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Luna Park in Coney Island is managed and operated by Central Amusement International Inc. (CAI), a privately owned family company. The Zamperla family has been in the amusement industry for over a century.

The Rebirth of Luna Park

In an effort to revitalize historic Coney Island to its once glorious past, the City of New York, under the leadership of the Bloomberg administration, purchased 6.2 acres of land in November 2009 and quickly put out a request for proposals, welcoming bidders to submit their proposal for a state-of-the-art facility that would be completed by spring of 2010.

CAI was awarded a 10-year lease for 3 parcels of land, which encompassed the 6.2 acres of land the City had previously purchased from a private developer. On February 16, 2010, Mayor Michael Bloomberg and CAI held a joint press conference to unveil plans for Luna Park, a new amusement park coming to Coney Island that very spring.

The season opening of Luna Park in 2013 was a memorable moment as the park opened on time despite surviving Hurricane Sandy the previous autumn. Newly formed CAI Foods was in full effect with several food kiosks, cafes, and a new boardwalk restaurant. On the ride side, CAI Parks introduced the world premiere of Water Mania, a new Zamperla ride. Track work continued on the Coney Island Cyclone but the area of focus that season was Steeplechase Plaza. Located within the plaza is the Parachute Jump. A now defunct ride, the Parachute Jump regained some of its former glory that season when CAI covered it in 8,000 LED lights.

In 2014, we introduced another two rides – Luna 360 and the Thunderbolt roller coaster. Zamperla has championed these two new additions to the park to continue the upside down fun, the spinning in circles fun, and the g-force moving fun.

In 2016, Luna Park recreated a new classic, Endeavor which will give riders the sensation of flying sixty feel through the air! Coaster to coaster, from the almost 90 year-old wooden roller coaster, to the new steel Thunderbolt; there’s something for everyone at Luna Park in Coney Island.

What’s next? You tell us! It’s the People’s Playground and we’re listening.

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