Coney Island

1991 | 58 minutes | 6.0 ★ (1)

Coney Island
  • Overview

    Before there was Disneyland, there was Coney Island. By the turn of the century, this tiny piece of New York real estate was internationally famous. On summer Sundays, three great pleasure domes--Steeplechase, Luna Park and Dreamland--competed for the patronage of a half-million people. By day it was the world's most amazing amusement park, by night, an electric "Eden".

  • Release Date

    04 February 1991

  • DirectingRic Burns
  • Budget

    $0.00

  • Revenue

    $0.00

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