Astroland Park sold, will close in 2007, Cyclone to remain

I did a google search for Thor Equities the people who bought Astroland. I went thru their news section and found an article dated Monday Oct 3rd (it's a .pdf) about the purchase.

It seems that their chief designer designed the MGM Mirage in Vegas. Thor's president also frequented Coney as a kid and remains a fan.

Besides a 4 star hotel and conference center the article also mentions plans for an indoor/ outdoor waterpark, preformance venues like the House Of Blues and possibly somthing like Cirque du Soleil. No mention of any rides in the article.

Sounds like a Circus Cricus style attraction or somthing very similar to me.

The city owns the Cyclone. I don't think it's going anywhere.

To answer Jeff's question (a good one, BTW), the loss of Astroland is bad because it contains a huge concentration of Coney's rides. While the area is comprised of many ride vendors, Astroland is by far the largest and most well-known. Together with the Cyclone (and might as well toss in Deno's because that is pretty significant), Astroland more or less defines Coney's amusement area.

I don't fear for the Cyclone right now, but I doubt that Astroland is planning a move. I can't see an old Intamin observation tower being relocated to another spot in the Coney area.

Losing that Breakdance will be a real shame!

Unless Knoebels would buy it! :)

i go to coney island alot, and sad as it is to see any park close, the only things worth riding there are cyclone, wounderwheel, and the various haunted houses. everything else are typical carnival rides. i have always thought that coney island deserves to be a great park. i fully understand it's historical revelence, but in 2006 (now almost 2007) a park that sells itself on it's past is not going to attract a huge crowd. i say someone willing to invest in coney island and put real rides in there is nothing short of fantastic. i understand the fears some of you have shared, but legally the cyclone cannot go anywhere. it is owned and partially operated by the city (the city saved it years ago when it was extremly close to being torn down) and is a historical landmark. someone willing to invest in a great park in a great location is exactly what's needed here. i also welcome the condos. really now, have you looked around outside of the parks?? it's the ghetto. some higher-end property nearby would prehaps make it a safer area with more police patrolling the area. keep this in mind also- no one is going to build condos in coney island without improving the area, and improving the parks. short of the parks, it is just a ghetto where you would surely lose big time on a real estate investment