Coney Island Parachute Jump

The Parachute Jump is an old amusement park ride on the boardwalk in Coney Island, Brooklyn, New York. The structure is 250 feet tall and has twelve cantilever...
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The Parachute Jump is an old amusement park ride on the boardwalk in Coney Island, Brooklyn, New York. The structure is 250 feet tall and has twelve cantilever arms. When the ride was in operation these arms would support a parachute attached to a lift rope and two guide cables. Riders were strapped into two person canvas seats, hoisted up and dropped. The parachute and shock absorbers slowed their descent. The ride was built in 1939 for the Worlds Fair in Flushing Meadows Corona Park in Queens, New York. In 1941 the ride was moved to Coney Island Steeplechase park. It was operational until 1961. The structure is consider an Iconic part of Coney Island.
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