The towering Ferris wheel is the center of the park, and has been in Coney Island for longer than Deno’s itself — founder Denos Vourderis bought the Wonder Wheel in 1983 and built his new amusement ...

Ferris was hardly the first to imagine such a wheel. In fact, a carpenter named William Somers was building 50-foot wooden wheels at Asbury Park, Atlantic City and Coney Island; a roundabout ...

New Yorkers turned out in force for Saturday’s reopening of Coney Island’s Luna Park, with some arriving long before any of the amusement park’s workers. Bensonhurst’s David Zubin ...

"The Wonder Wheel is the heart of Coney Island, here in the center. And to alter that skyline and to change that, it just puts a knife in my heart," said Dennis Vourderis. Brooklyn Borough ...

Deno’s Wonder Wheel Park held its annual “Blessing of the Rides” opening ceremony this Sunday. This year, the amusement park is also celebrating its 105th opening season. The first 105 ...

Summer’s knocking at Brooklyn’s door. Screams will fill the air and egg creams will flow on Coney Island this weekend as Luna Park throws a three-day blockbuster party to celebrate its 122nd ...

CONEY ISLAND, Brooklyn -- Luna Park, home to Coney Island's famous Cyclone roller coaster, drew a loyal, enthusiastic crowd to its annual opening ceremonies. Coney Island's self-proclaimed monarch ...