Steeplechase Park

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Steeplechase Park

Brooklyn, New York, USA

Status

Defunct

Opened

1897

Closed

1981

Coordinates

40.573948°N 73.983904°W / 40.573948; -73.983904

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Steeplechase Park was an amusement park previously located in Brooklyn, New York, USA. It was part of the Coney Island peninsula.

History

Steeplechase Park opened in 1897. The park suffered a fire in 1907 and was re-built for the 1908 season.

Steeplechase Park closed in 1981. The Parachute Jump is the only remaining structure from the park.

Coasters

Defunct

Name	Manufacturer	Type	Opened	Closed	Fate
Figure 8	Unknown	Wooden	May 17, 1908	1908 or later	Unknown
Flying Coaster	Unknown	Kiddie	1948	1948 or later	Unknown
Flying Turns	Unknown	Wooden Bobsled	1934	September 14, 1939	Damaged by fire and destroyed
Steeplechase Ride	Unknown	Unknown	May 17, 1908	September 20, 1964	Relocated to Pirate's World
Jumbo Jet	Schwarzkopf	Sit Down	1972	1980	Unknown
Limit	Unknown	Wooden	1925	1925 or later	Unknown
Ocean Roller Coaster	Unknown	Wooden	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
Zip	Unknown	Wooden	1925	1965	Unknown

Attractions

Defunct

This list is incomplete, please expand it if you can.

Name	Manufacturer	Type	Opened	Closed	Fate
Parachute Tower	Unknown	Paratower	Unknown	Unknown	Standing but not operating
Giant See-Saw	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Scrapped

External links

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  Steeplechase Park on the Roller Coaster DataBase.