Comments on: Thrill Makers of Coney Island (Jun, 1931) http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2010/02/18/thrill-makers-of-coney-island/ Yesterday's tomorrow, today. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 18:19:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.4 By: Firebrand38 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2010/02/18/thrill-makers-of-coney-island/comment-page-1/#comment-1075807 Firebrand38 Sat, 20 Feb 2010 03:27:35 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/?p=9026#comment-1075807 Hip2b2: That's too bad. I used to go to Palisades Amusement Park as a kid and now most people that hear the song on the oldies channel don't realize it was a real place. Hip2b2: That’s too bad. I used to go to Palisades Amusement Park as a kid and now most people that hear the song on the oldies channel don’t realize it was a real place.

]]> By: Hip2b2 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2010/02/18/thrill-makers-of-coney-island/comment-page-1/#comment-1075806 Hip2b2 Sat, 20 Feb 2010 02:58:51 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/?p=9026#comment-1075806 Coney Island has been pretty much torn down. It was all downhill once the Steeplechase was gone. hip Coney Island has been pretty much torn down. It was all downhill once the Steeplechase was gone.

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]]> By: Firebrand38 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2010/02/18/thrill-makers-of-coney-island/comment-page-1/#comment-1075779 Firebrand38 Fri, 19 Feb 2010 04:45:01 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/?p=9026#comment-1075779 Hip2b2: Too bad about the Thunderbolt getting torn down. http://rcdb.com/423.htm?p=0 Hip2b2: Too bad about the Thunderbolt getting torn down. http://rcdb.com/423.htm?p=0

]]> By: Hip2b2 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2010/02/18/thrill-makers-of-coney-island/comment-page-1/#comment-1075777 Hip2b2 Fri, 19 Feb 2010 01:54:57 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/?p=9026#comment-1075777 I grew up in Flatbush, Brooklyn and spent many a happy day at the amusement park at Coney Island. Many of the rides mentioned in the article were familiar to me, including the Thunderbolt roller coaster; though I must confess to being more of a fan of the Cyclone. Not to be overly pedantic, I have to comment on economics of the Thunderbolt. If it cost $250,000 to build, and generated $112,500 in 3 years of operation there is not much chance that it will be paid off in the 4th year. This does not include any allowance for operating costs, maintenance, taxes or interest on the loan. Seems like nothing changes, businessmen are always way too optimistic. hip I grew up in Flatbush, Brooklyn and spent many a happy day at the amusement park at Coney Island. Many of the rides mentioned in the article were familiar to me, including the Thunderbolt roller coaster; though I must confess to being more of a fan of the Cyclone.

Not to be overly pedantic, I have to comment on economics of the Thunderbolt. If it cost $250,000 to build, and generated $112,500 in 3 years of operation there is not much chance that it will be paid off in the 4th year. This does not include any allowance for operating costs, maintenance, taxes or interest on the loan. Seems like nothing changes, businessmen are always way too optimistic.

hip

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