Astroland SOLD -- Cyclone to Remain Open

[[jonrev]]

The vintage Astroland Amusement Park, one of the anchors of Coney Island since its 1962 opening, was purchased Tuesday by a developer intent on restoring the Brooklyn beachfront as a $1.5 billion year-round resort. The historic Cyclone wooden coaster will remain operational after the park closes.

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[Trailblazer Tony]

Well, as long as the Cyclone stays open, that sounds okay to me. The park is really run down and rather dangerous to get to, I hope this new development can bring the area back up to what it used to be!

[rct2wizard360]

The plans from the buyer are one or two announcements below this one on Screamscape.

They really want to give it the feel of a modern theme park.

I'm really curious to see how this is going to turn out.

Considering the plans still haven't been approved.

[w00dland]

Anyone who has visited this park before knows how terrible it was. It was run down, very dirty, and has the feel of a carnival that you'd probably get a few STD's from just by going on the drop tower. I hope they work with the city to restore the whole area around the park because the nicest thing there was the subway station.

[Trailblazer Tony]

^exactly!!!! Let's just hope these new plans go through

[FParker185]

the plans do not include an amusement park, just 2 coasters, cyclone and the new steel coaster. The rest of the redevelopment will be condo's, retail and entertainment (similar to Universal Citywalk).

Also once the area is rezoned I'd be willing to wager that no rides will be built nor reatail or entertainment and it goes all luxury condo which will complain about the cyclone and it's noise til it's ordered closed, but that's just me (and land values as residential land)