It's a Coney Island tradition to christen the first Cyclone ride of the season with one of New York's indigenous egg creams.

Others trace the first usage to Stephen ... to outdo each other, the roller coaster entered into most fantastic phase. For a time, virtually every ride at Coney Island used gravity to work its ...

When the roller coaster at Coney Island first debuted in 1884, thrill seekers climbed aboard a ride that scaled a 15-foot hill and sped at four miles per hour. Modern coasters can reach heights of ...

Opening day festivities kick off at noon in front of the beloved Cyclone roller coaster ... attractions on Coney Island date back to 1884 with the debut of the area's first coaster, the Gravity ...