Coney Islands Parachute Jump

by John Telfer

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Coney Islands Parachute Jump

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John Telfer

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Photograph - Photograph

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Over the summer I decided to go to Coney Island and take a walk along the famous Coney Island boardwalk. I asked my two daughters if they would want to join me since they had never been to the famous Coney Island boardwalk. I told them we could get something to eat, like of some of Coney Island's famous Nathan's hot dogs and relax and see some of the famous rides that Coney Island is famous for such as the Cyclone roller coaster, the Wonder Wheel ferris wheel, the Thunderbird and the Parachute Jump. It was a beautiful day to be walking on the boardwalk and we walked out on the pier that takes you out into the Atlantic Ocean. From there you could see all of Coney Island's famous rides with all of their amazing colors. I told my daughters the Parachute Jump no longer is in use but is a major tourist attraction and still lights up at night. As you can see in the photo the Parachute Jump while not in service is still open at the top giving the impression of working, the colors are an amazing red with a base of multiple colors. This ride more then any other ride at Coney Island stands out just for the height of it. For more information on the Parachute Jump please feel to read below;
he Parachute Jump is a defunct amusement ride in Coney Island, Brooklyn, New York, whose iconic open-frame steel structure remains a Brooklyn landmark. 250 feet (76 m) tall and weighing 170 tons (150 tonnes), it has been called the "Eiffel Tower of Brooklyn".

It was originally built for the 1939 New York World's Fair in Flushing Meadows�Corona Park, Queens,and moved to its current site, then part of the Steeplechase Park amusement park, in 1941. It is the only portion of Steeplechase Park still standing today. The ride ceased operations in 1964, when the park shut down for good.

The ride was based on functional parachutes which were held open by metal rings throughout the ascent and descent. Twelve cantilevered steel arms sprout from the top of the tower, each of which supported a parachute attached to a lift rope and a set of surrounding guide cables. Riders were belted into a two-person canvas seat hanging below the closed chute, then hoisted to the top, where a release mechanism would drop them, the descent slowed only by the parachute. Shock absorbers at the bottom, consisting of pole-mounted springs, cushioned the landing. Each parachute required three cable operators, keeping labor expenses high.
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