Luna Park (NYC) 2022 Expansion

[Niles]

The groundbreaking ceremony has finally taken place a few days ago on the 5/10/21, the new area is expected to be ready for the public in 2022:

Some concept art of what the new area will look like:

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Coney’s Luna Park to expand with new thrill rides, more space

America’s Playground is getting ready to bring even more fun next year. Coney Island’s Luna Park will be receiving three major rides and more space. A groundbreaking ceremony was held Tuesday, Oct. 5 to celebrate the park’s expansion, which is set to be completed in 2022. The announcement of...

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Pure amusement: Officials break ground on new Luna Park rides, attractions • Brooklyn Paper

A long-awaited expansion of Coney Island’s Luna Park previously postponed by the coronavirus pandemic finally kicked off on Tuesday morning, less than a year

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[TPoseOnTantrum]

We appear to have ourselves a name for the coaster alongside a train reveal - Tony's Express.

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The coaster will be named after Antonio Zamperla, it seems. Not unlike Fun Spot Atlanta's upcoming ArieForce One being named after John Arie, or Europa Park famously putting in an animatronic of Roland Mack on the rebuilt Pirates of Batavia last year.

 

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We appear to have ourselves a name for the coaster alongside a train reveal - Tony's Express.
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The coaster will be named after Antonio Zamperla, it seems. Not unlike Fun Spot Atlanta's upcoming ArieForce One being named after John Arie, or Europa Park famously putting in an animatronic of Roland Mack on the rebuilt Pirates of Batavia last year.

I've said it before, I'll say it again:

Damn narcisisim.

 

[Niles]

The project is coming along well with quite a bit of coaster track up.

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[TPoseOnTantrum]

A new photo album showing continued progress on Tony's Express, more prominently a completed lift hill. I give this coaster a couple days at most until they complete it;

https://flic.kr/p/2mRGrzD

Also, @Pokemaniac think that this warrants a move to construction, sorry to ping.

 

[Niles]

More pictures of the construction site from the park:





Source: https://m.facebook.com/LunaParkNYC/

 

[Wazzupnerds]

Mmmm, Luna Park is making want to come back if I go to NYC this summer. Tony's Express looks like a really fun coaster (plus im a sucker for boardwalk log flumes)

 

[Niles]

More theming elements are up as well as one of the drops for the flume, boats for it have also appeared on site, I like how cramped everything is, should make for some fun interaction between rides.





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[TPoseOnTantrum]

Tony's Express has recently begun testing;

 

[TPoseOnTantrum]

Perhaps one of the most ridiculously delayed 2020 coasters, Tony's Express suddenly entered the soft-opening phase yesterday. No word on when the log flume will open, I wouldn't be surprised if it gets pushed to next year given that water ride season is nearly done;

https://twitter.com/x/status/1568245100660105216

 

[Niles]

We have a POV, I really like the look of this, looks like a great little coaster. I think the buildings look really nice to and once the water ride is working it will be a great addition.

 

[Niles]

The new flume Leti's Treasure has been testing, they show it in Zamperla's new promotional video for the Wave Flumez.

And from this video back in October it was testing with people, so it should be good to go from the start of the season.