1960s CONEY ISLAND AMUSEMENT PARK PARACHUTE JUMP MERRY GO ROUND ROLLER COASTER XD45214

Want to support this channel and help us preserve old films? Visit Visit our website Made by Howard Berkowitz, this short film “Amusement“ presents views of Coney Island amusement park in the 1960s including the famous Parachute Jump which ceased operating in 1964. At 1:38 it shows the merry go round, and at 2:01 a wooden roller coaster, probably the Cyclone. At 2:26, the Steeplechase Park sky cars are shown along with more shots of the Cyclone. At 3:02 rocket ships spin on a gantry. At 3:30 a Ferris wheel is shown. The End. We encourage viewers to add comments and, especially, to provide additional information about our videos by adding a comment! See something interesting? Tell people what it is and what they can see by writing something for example: “01:00:12:00 -- President Roosevelt is seen meeting with Winston Churchill at the Quebec Conference.“ This film is part of the Periscope Film LLC archive, one of the largest historic military, t