Astroland Granted a Stay of Execution

If you like your Astroland, there's some good news. The Post is reporting that the Coney Island amusement park will be open for another summer. Apparently, Councilman Domenic Recchia Jr. is brokering a deal to keep the park open through the 2008 season. Astroland's operators are working out details of the deal, including compensation, with Thor Equities

As you know, Thor has grand plans for the Astroland site. After purchasing it for $30 million last year, plans now call for an amusement park with a water park and a swanky hotel (the condos were dumped). The article also says that the city is looking for a new location for Astroland near Keyspan Park, the home of the Brooklyn Cyclones minor league baseball team.

Of course the extension of lease would come too late for some of the rides already demolished ahead of the previous closing date of Labor Day this year.

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By tien mao in News on June 21, 2007 10:39 AM

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guest

Which rides are gone? It's Astroland who has the rollercoasters and log plumes, right?

Is the "thunderbolt" still there? If the go-karts are gone, I assume the bumper cars are gone, too.

And, that silly Dante's inferno, whippy like cart ride into darkness.

Shows you how long I've been to coney.

guest

The difference at night is, it's dark.

guest

Astroland is awful. While I might not be Thors #1 fan it would be nice to have good, adult rides (other than the cyclone) in coney. They should also save the freak show.

guest

i want my fucking go-carts!

bastards

guest

Is there a difference between going to CI in the daytime vs. going at night? I take my nephew there for a nice day trip, what's it like at night?

Nick S

yay!

Toby von Meistersinger

I'd hardly call Thor's plans grand.

Generic bland Di$ney wannabe crap to attract people from Wisconsin and the suburbs, but not grand.