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	Amusement park - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Amusement park (also called theme park) is the generic term for a collection of rides and other entertainment attractions assembled for the purpose of entertaining a fairly large group of people.
		Steeplechase Park was a huge success and by the late 1910s, there were hundreds of amusement parks in operation around the world.
		The introduction of the world-famous Cyclone roller coaster at Steeplechase Park in 1927 marked the beginning of the roller coaster as one of the most popular attractions for amusement parks as well as the later modern theme parks of today.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Theme_park (1480 words)

	Steeplechase Park - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Steeplechase Park was an amusement park in the Coney Island area of Brooklyn, New York from 1897 to 1964.
		Steeplechase burned during the 1907 season, destroying most of the park.
		After a downward spiral of accidents, clashes between rival groups within the Tilyou family, and rising crime in the neighborhood of the park, it closed permanently at the end of the 1964 season.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Steeplechase_Park (281 words)

	The Steeplechase Ride, Steeplechase Park, Coney Island- New York (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		The Steeplechase Ride was built by George Tilyou because he felt his park needed a ride that rivaled the Shoot-the-Chutes found at Paul Boyton's Sea Lion Park.
		This course with eight, two-person horses ran at the park from 1898 to 1907.
		The Steeplechase Ride was one of the many rides where it became acceptable for men and women to hold tight to one another in a conservative society.
	history.amusement-parks.com /steeplechaseride.htm (257 words)

	Amusement park (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		An park is more elaborate than a simple park or playground as an amusement park meant to cater to adults teenagers and small children.
		The introduction of world-famous Cyclone roller coaster at Steeplechase Park in 1927 marked the beginning of the roller as one of the most popular attractions amusement parks as well as the later theme parks of today.
		During the peak of the "golden age" amusement parks from roughly the turn of 20th century through the late 1920s Coney Island at one point had three distinct parks: Steeplechase Park Luna Park (opened in 1903) and Dreamland (opened in 1904).
	www.freeglossary.com /Amusement_park (1856 words)

	Steeplechase Park, Coney Island- New York (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Steeplechase Park is one of the most famous (and most influential) amusement parks in the industry's history.
		Steeplechase Park was the heart of Coney, watching the island through good and bad times from the late 1800's to the mid-Sixties.
		This is the entrance to the park from the Boardwalk.
	history.amusement-parks.com /steeplechase.htm (502 words)

	Steeplechase Park
		Steeplechase was named after its signature ride, a winding, iron railed, mechanical horserace, whose serpentine tracks ringed the entire park.
		The symbol of Steeplechase Park was the "Funny Face" an expression of hilarity (and a little menace) which many people believed was a portrait of the park's founder.
		Finally, Steeplechase Park closed in 1964 and was torn down by Fred Trump, father of Donald Trump, who intended to build apartment complexes on the beachfront property.
	www.fortunecity.com /victorian/moma/166/id20.htm (518 words)

	Painting the Town -- Museum of the City of New York
		By 1905 there were, in addition to Steeplechase Park, the brilliantly illuminated Luna Park (1902) and the whimsical Dreamland (1903).
		Steeplechase Park opened in 1897 at Ocean and Surf Avenues and West 16th Street.
		The park's creator, George C. Tilyou, who promoted himself as the "first impresario of controlled chaos," recognized that people in such disconcerting situations were amused, and that at the same time they entertained themselves and each other.
	www.mcny.org /collections/painting/pttcat55.htm (483 words)

	Amusement park Summary
		Steeplechase Park (1897-1964), Luna Park (1903-1947), and Dreamland (1904-1911) attracted millions of working-class New Yorkers who enjoyed the intense thrills provided by the roller coaster and other mechanical devices, and the fabulous atmosphere of fantasy, sensuality, and chaos created by the extravagant architecture, incredible illuminations, and disorienting attractions.
		The nation's first modern theme park was born and would dramatically alter the future of the amusement park industry, despite the skepticism it faced at its beginning.
		Theme park visitors are certainly not completely fooled by the content of the fictitious utopias that they experience, but, for a few hours or days, they can safely forget their age, social status, and duties without feeling silly or guilty.
	www.bookrags.com /Amusement_park (3574 words)

	Coney Island Ruins (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Steeplechase Park had as its main attraction the Steeplechase Race, a ride where visitors rode on mechanical horses on iron rails.
		Dreamland Park was destroyed by fire in 1911.
		A small amusement park opened on the site of Steeplechase Park in the 70's but eventually closed, leaving many of the rides to slowly decay.
	www.modern-ruins.com /coney/coneytext.html (410 words)

	George C. Tilyou (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Steeplechase was thus designed to provide a series of active, intense amusements that would totally involve its patrons and sweep them away from everyday concerns and restraints.
		The popular Steeplechase race, for example, was essentially a hobbyhorse for adults, which provided a simple but giddy sense of transport as the mechanical steeds galloped along their inclined tracks.
		George Tilyou proudly proclaimed his park as "Steeplechasc- the Funny Place" and adopted as its emblem the huge grinning "Funny Face." A grotesque, vaguely diabolical jester, it served as a fitting image for Steeplechase: a promise of the irrespon sible hilarity visitors hoped to experience within.
	www.meta-gizmo.com /intro/Coney/geo.c.htm (1050 words)

	The American Experience \| Coney Island \| People & Events \| Luna Park Opens
		Extending their success with illusion rides, Thompson and Dundy filled their park with visions of exotic events and locales, such as "The War of the Worlds," "The Kansas Cyclone," and of course, the ever popular "Trip to the Moon." The park itself was designed so as to keep visitors constantly on the move.
		With Steeplechase Park and Luna Park operating at full tilt, the momentum was overwhelming, and in 1904, Senator William Reynolds and a group of speculators opened Coney Island's third large-scale park.
		The same thing had happened to Steeplechase Park in 1907 and George Tilyou had rebuilt it without thinking twice, but the owners of Dreamland, unlike Tilyou, had not grown up with Coney Island sand in their shoes, and they decided to cut their losses.
	www.pbs.org /wgbh/amex/coney/peopleevents/pande09.html (466 words)

	The American Experience \| Coney Island \| People & Events \| Steeplechase Park Opens
		The first of the great Coney Island parks, Steeplechase Park, was the work of George C. Tilyou, and it grew from the sprig of envy.
		When the park closed, there was talk of designating the Pavilion of Fun as a historical landmark, but real-estate developer Fred C. Trump had it demolished before a ruling could be made.
		Today, the last sign that Steeplechase Park ever existed is the defunct Parachute Jump, purchased in 1940 from James H. Strong, a retired naval officer who originally had it built to train real-life paratroopers for service.
	www.pbs.org /wgbh/amex/coney/peopleevents/pande08.html (712 words)

	Site History
		Today, all that remains of the park is the rebuilt Steeplechase Pier and the landmarked Parachute Jump.
		Steeplechase was once home to numerous attractions, including the famous Pavilion of Fun—a 270-foot-wide, 450-foot-long and 63-foot-high Art Nouveau steel-and-glass pavilion built in 1907.
		In 1964, Steeplechase Park was bought by developers who demolished it for a high-rise housing development.
	www.vanalen.org /competitions/ConeyIsland/siteH.htm (334 words)

	PARACHUTE JUMP - Historical Sign
		Eager to turn the area into a family-oriented amusement park, Tilyou had opened the park in 1897 and specialized in acquiring mechanical rides for it.
		Popular rides at Steeplechase Park included the Steeplechase Race, in which visitors raced gravity-powered wooden horses around a circular steel track, and Trip to the Moon, a simulated rocket ride.
		In tribute to the park’s past, the Parachute Jump remains visible from the stadium seats in its present location.
	www.nycgovparks.org /sub_your_park/historical_signs/hs_historical_sign.php?id=12477 (718 words)

	The Enduring Coney Island It would be impossible to describe the history of the amusement park without mentioning Coney ...
		The main attraction of Steeplechase Park was J. Cawdry's mechanical horse ride from which the park's name was derived.
		When the park opened in May 1903, visitors where overwhelmed by the greatest concentration of electric lights in the world and all the attractions they announced.
		Joining their flagship Trip to the Moon creation was Fire and Flames, where firemen regularly combat the flames engulfing a four story apartment building, a recreation of the Johnstown flood of 1889 and the Galveston flood of 1900, a Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea attraction, and the simulated eruption of Mt. Vesuvius.
	www.icewind.net /themepark/h_coneyisland.htm (1126 words)

	Coaster Kingdom - Steeplechase, Pleasure Beach Blackpool
		Amusement parks were all the rage, and with several parks close together, the competition was fierce to build the next big crowd puller.
		One of these was Steeplechase Park, which offered visitors the chance to mount carousel type horses and race around the park.
		In co-operation with Arrow Dynamics of Utah, the Steeplechase park idea was reborn, using a three-lane track, and a figure of 8 layout which would wind its way through the space between the main turnarounds of the Roller Coaster and Big Dipper.
	www.s104638357.websitehome.co.uk /html/steeplechase_main.htm (1247 words)

	Steeplechase
		Even though Steeplechase’s attractions were slightly more low class and vulgar than those of the competition, the public was still eager to gobble it up.
		Steeplechase Park operated until 1964 when Coney Island experienced the worst season in a quarter of a century.
		Steeplechase Park closed permanently on September 20, 1964.
	www.pdxhistory.com /html/steeplechase.html (574 words)

	The Brookhill Steeplechase - college park student area
		The College Park student-only area is designated for socializing with friends while enjoying the races.
		Students may park vehicles in their lawn spaces and tailgate while watching the action.
		It is the responsibility of each person present to make sure that they are incompliance with all federal, state and local (or organizational) requirements in all facets of their attendance at Brookhill.
	www.brookhillsteeplechase.com /collegepark.html (279 words)

	My Web Page 2
		The formal amusement park was said to be invented at Coney Island.
		Sea Lion Park, Steeplechase, Luna Park and Dreamland attracted people to come have excitement on many of their rides they offered.
		In 1940 the parachute tower is moved from the 1939 World’s Fair to Steeplechase Park.
	udel.edu /~jclloyd/mywebpage2.html (526 words)

	HighHope2004 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		The High Hope Steeplechase, produced by the High Hope Steeplechase Association, Inc., is a day of racing and family fun held in support of the Kentucky Horse Park Foundation and Central Kentucky Riding for the Handicapped.
		The Kentucky Horse Park is a working horse farm and an educational theme park dedicated to manâs relationship with the horse.
		The park is an agency of the Kentucky Commerce Cabinet and hosts nearly 850,000 visitors and 80 special events and horse shows each year.
	kentucky.gov /Newsroom/khp/Archive/HighHope2004.htm (412 words)

	Luna Park
		They purchased Sea Lion Park, a minor attraction owned by Captain Paul Boyton and set about creating a park the likes of which had never been seen before.
		He was retained as the manager of the park, but, having always been very high strung, his health suffered and he experienced several breakdowns caused by chronic illness.
		Luna Park suffered several fires and many changes in management before finally burning to the ground in the 1940's.
	www.fortunecity.com /victorian/moma/166/id19.htm (432 words)

	Coney Island
		Coney Island was the birthplace of the first Amusement Park in 1895 and it became home to several of the largest amusement parks in the world.
		There was Steeplechase Park, Luna Park and Dreamland.
		Partners Frederick Thompson and Elmer Dundy built the Trip to the Moon for Steeplechase in 1901 and two years later, Trip to the Moon was the centerpiece of their newly opened Luna Park.
	www.pdxhistory.com /html/coney_island.html (630 words)

	Preservation Online: Story of the Week Archives: Thrill of a Lifetime
		Afterwards, the ride became the star attraction at Steeplechase, the world-famous amusement park that opened on Coney's fabled shore in 1897.
		Today, the jump's tower is all that remains of the park that once billed itself "Coney Island's Only Funny Place, Where 25,000 People Laugh at One Time." The city-owned landmark's proximity to the Brooklyn Cyclones' KeySpan Park, the successful minor league baseball stadium that opened in 2001, has given it a new lease on life.
		Following Steeplechase Park's lead, Intamin created the Great Gasp, Texas Chute Out, and the "Parachute Training Center, Edwards AFB Jump Tower." Futrell points to the controlled descent of the Intamin rides as a model for the restoration of Coney Island's Parachute Jump.
	www.nationaltrust.org /magazine/archives/arch_story/013004.htm (1263 words)

	Amusement / Theme Park Research: History of Amusement & Theme Parks
		A nationally-recognized personal injury law firm, Weitz and Luxenberg is committed to helping clients win cases, get the compensation to which they’re entitled and get on with their lives.
		By 1968, the second Six Flags park, Six Flags Over Georgia, opened, and in 1971, Six Flags Over Mid-America (now Six Flags St. Louis) opened near St. Louis, Missouri.
		Roller coasterDuring the 1970s, the theme park industry started to mature as a combination of revitalized traditional amusement parks and new ventures funded by larger corporations emerged.
	www.weitzlux.com /themeamusementparksattorney/history_4650.html (1416 words)

	City of College Station - Lick Creek Park (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		This park was established as part of land negotiations to create a city industrial park.
		The park currently offers several miles of trails and provides an excellent opportunity for hiking, cycling, bird watching, equestrian activities and nature study.
		In February of 1998 the City of College Station adopted the Lick Creek Park Master Plan which established an improved trail system, new entrance drive, parking lot, visitor's center and outdoor classroom facilities.
	www.cstx.gov /home/index.asp?page=538 (127 words)

	ParkMaps.com The Georgia International Horse Park - Conyers, Georgia
		The Irish began the fine tradition of steeplechase in the 15th century.
		The Steeplechase has been selected as the site of the exposition area for the Grundig/UCI Mountain Bike World Cup through the year 2000, and it can easily accommodate large groups for many types of functions.
		The stable complex at the Georgia International Horse Park is one of the finest equestrian facilities in the nation.
	www.parkmaps.com /USA/Georgia/City/conyers/horsepark1.htm (916 words)

	CoasterGallery.com -- Astroland - Coney Island
		In the last one hundred years, a large number of parks have operated on the island.
		Three of the most notable parks are these: Steeplechase Park, Luna Park, and Dreamland Park.
		Steeplechase Park burned in 1907, but it was rebuilt and operated until 1964.
	www.coastergallery.com /2003T/coney.html (237 words)

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