Brooklyn · NYC landmark
Deno’s Wonder Wheel
3059 West 12th Street · Brooklyn, New York City
A working Coney Island pleasure wheel with both swinging and fixed cars, preserving an early amusement-park ride.
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NYFE Summary
Sixteen cars slide along tracks inside the wheel as it turns. Eight others stay fixed around the rim. Riders can choose between the moving and stationary cars, which offer different ways to see the beach and amusement area below.
During the city’s 1977 blackout, the owners brought passengers down by turning the wheel by hand. The Vourderis family bought it in 1983 and made it the center of their amusement park. Admission to the park is free; riding the wheel requires a ticket.
NYFE summary from the official history and visitor sources linked below.
Plan a visit
Check the operator’s current opening, admission and access information before travelling. Historic status does not guarantee public access to every interior.
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