So this weekend Deno’s Wonder Wheel at Coney Island in New York has been celebrating it’s 100th birthday! I follow a lot of pages on Facebook from my trips to NY, including the wonder wheel page. Seeing all the posts has made me reminisce of my most recent trip which included 2 trips to Coney Island, which now has a special place in my heart.
Deno’s Wonder Wheel is such an iconic sight on the Coney Island Boardwalk and has been a feature in many films such as The Warriors and Wonder Wheel. As well as music videos including The Wanted’s Lose My Mind and Beyoncé’s XO. The wheel has been a designated landmark in New York City since 1989.
On our visit when we spent the whole day at Coney Island we had to go on the wheel. You can choose between a static car or spinning car which makes it unique and unlike most other Ferris wheels. It is also the last family ran amusement park in Coney Island.
It was so much fun and really cool to experience a ride that has been around for so long and has so much history behind it! I looked into it more after going and found it so interesting, it made me love it even more.
Coney Island is one of my most favourite places I’ve ever been and can’t wait to go back hopefully one day not too far in the future. I feel we’re now at the point of lockdown where I’m really longing to be able to travel again (safety first of course) and keeping my fingers crossed we can go on more adventures soon.
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