Deno's Wonder Wheel Amusement Park

Deno's Wonder Wheel Amusement Park
Previously known as Ward's Kiddie Park
LocationConey Island, New York, United States
Coordinates40°34′28″N 73°58′45″W / 40.574310°N 73.979182°W / 40.574310; -73.979182
Public transit
Opened1920 (Wonder Wheel)[1]
1950 (other rides)
OwnerDennis Vourderis and Steve Vourderis
Attractions
Total22
Roller coasters3
Websitehttp://www.denoswonderwheel.com/

Deno's Wonder Wheel Amusement Park is a family-owned amusement park located at Coney Island, Brooklyn, New York City. It features six adult rides and 16 kiddie rides, including a dozen family rides that parents and children can ride together. The park is named for its main attraction, the Wonder Wheel, a 150-foot (46 m) eccentric wheel built in 1920.[2]

The park overlooks the Atlantic Ocean and Riegelmann Boardwalk along the Coney Island beach. The Wonder Wheel was made a New York City designated landmark by the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission in 1989.[3][4]

  1. ^ Denson, Charles, "Coney Island Lost and Found," Ten Speed Press, 2002, pages 227–231
  2. ^ "Wonder Wheel History". Deno's Wonder Wheel Amusement Park. Archived from the original on February 3, 2011. Retrieved February 15, 2011.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference :0 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ Hillman, Jim (2013). Amusement Parks. Bloomsbury Publishing. p. 9. ISBN 9780747813590. Retrieved January 14, 2019.