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 ...

How Coney Island got its name remains a mystery ... Thompson built what is considered by many to be the world's first roller coaster, known as the Switchback Railway, not far from the Elephant ...

The famed Cyclone roller coaster in New York City's Coney Island has reopened two weeks after a mechanical problem forced a mid-ride stop and people had to be helped off the attraction.

She added: "As a roller coaster lover, it was a dream." It's a Coney Island tradition to christen the first Cyclone ride of the season with one of New York's indigenous egg creams. Chris White ...

As the future of Playland remains in limbo, here's a look at the history of the iconic amusement park in Westchester.