As a New Yorker I have a hell of allot of respect for the Cyclone. It’s nearly 100 years old and still operating strong. Strong is understatement actually, as riding it feels as if you’ve been in multiple car accidents at once, that intense. Especially the rear seat where the train literally leaps off the tracks on hills despite the heavy old trains and couch seats (thanks god for those). Ride the front row first and then the last, as both are completely different experiences 💪🏼
Visited New York and rode the Cyclone in 1966 when I was 13 and it scared the hell out of me! I had a pic taken when I got off and I looked like a crazy person!!😂
My parents grew up in Brooklyn and my dad took my mom here on one of their dates, and he took her on the Cyclone. She came off that ride cursing him out because of how terrifying it was. Fast forward about 25-30 years, and we went to Coney Island one day as a family (we’re only about 1.5 north of there and my grandparents still live in Brooklyn so we’re in the area pretty often). After I finally got over my fear of roller coasters, my dad took me on the Cyclone. I got off that ride, cursing up a storm because of how much I hated it. My dad couldn’t stop laughing at how much I sounded like my mother.
The people who conceived and built this amazing structure were geniuses. No technology like today yet still one of the greatest coasters ever built. Coney Island was an amazing place to spend an entire day great memories.
Sooooo glad I live in brooklyn! Best place ever with best amusement park and hands down best hot dogs in the universe! Also it's so much more chill then Manhattan, take it from me when you live in Brooklyn you rarely go to the city and when you have to it's like a chore! It's great and all but to many tourists, the city does have great food though!!!
Max Teicher best amusement park? Ever heard of cedar point, kings island, phantasia land, Europa park, six flags magic mountain, knots berry farm, six flags great adventure, and any other park that isn't cony island?
Who wouldn't love the world famous Coney Island Cyclone? It's a pretty good ride, even though it is very old and a bit rough, the seats really make a difference for this ride.
+Tony Kim My mom. lol. According to her, the Cyclone was her first and last rollercoaster and that it scared her out of ever going on another rollercoaster.
the former st Cassian chamber choir, who on Monday, September 14th, would board the cyclone roller-coaster at 6:17pm. at 6:19, this same roller coasters front axle would break, causing it to derail at the apex of the loop de-loop hurtling the children to their deaths
That was part of the thrill and terrifying experience knowing this ride is ancient. You feel like it will break apart at any moment. The Wonder Wheel (swinging cars) gives you the same horrifying experience. The creaks alone sound like the cars will go flying off into the ocean. Scary stuff but oh so much fun!
Some might say we're released Pushing daisies, deceased But we all know the worms must be fed There's just one lingering fear Oh my soul, is it here? Or is it rotting somewhere with my head? Oh my soul Oh my soul Oh my soul Oh my soul Ooh... Ooh... Ahh... Ahh... ah Oh no soul, and no name And no story, what a shame Cruel existence was only a sham? Oh Saint Peter, let me in! You must know where I've been Won't you tell me at last who I am? Who I am Who I am Who I am Who I am Ooh... Ooh... Ahh... Ahh... ah And from the ground, beneath my feet I hear the anguish of the street A choir never complete And like an old forgotten tune A song that no one knows... Forgot how it goes Just John and me Forever eternally, Jane Doe And I'm asking "why, lord?" If this is how I die, lord Why be left with no family And no friends? I’ve got no celebration Just this consolation Time eats all his children In the end A melody floats through the air When silence falls, does no one care? Does anyone care? Another sad, forgotten tune Another song that no one knows So that's how it goes! Just John and me Forever eternally, Jane Doe And she's asking "why, lord?" Why, oh why, oh why, oh why...? "This is no way to die, lord!" No one to sing, no one to sigh Now that all is said and done Isn’t there anyone to tell me who I am? No singing songs of celebration (Ah ah ah ah) Just this sorry speculation (Aah ahh) Like John I’ll be eternally A forgotten name, some lost refrain Just "Jane" Jane... Doe! A melody floats through the air When silence falls, does no one care? Jane Doe
Grew up in Bay Ridge, in the 80’s, during the summer/on weekends after midnight, the cyclone would ride BACKWARDS!!! You would climb up that first hill w/ your back to the top - it’s was AWESOME…
I just recently went on my first big roller coaster in my life, it was this one! It was AMAZING and it was much faster than what it seems like in videos!
This is the very 1st coaster I was on, I wascthe youngest of five and my older siblings took me on this ride without my parents knowledge scared the you know what out of me. I am 70 years young now and can think back with a smile. Maybe I will bring my grandchildren to experience it
idk i heard six kids rode this but the front axel derailed and they died, pretty sure one was unidentified, poor girl, and constance seemed really nice too. rip ocean o'connell rosenberg, constance blackwood, noel gruber, mischa bachinski, and ricky pots, and the unidentified body that we call jane doe (holy why did i write so much)
Is far behind on the ground, like our far from the city Little itty bitty pretty home town Just a teeny tiny dot on a wee blue ball And we've all been spinning (All been spinning...) Round and round and round... And round and round... Round and round...
Ah i remember on Monday September 14th 6 teenagers boarded the cyclone roller coaster at 6 17 p.m at 6:19 this same roller coaster front axle would break causing it to derail the apex of the loop de loop causing the children to fall to their death tho I can’t recall or remember the sixth one name or how looked liked hm…
This was the first roller coaster I've been on. I live in a small unknown part of Canada in the country side. The biggest ride I've been on is the zipper, so this was a big step up.
I took the same ride with my brother in the front seat 25 years ago. When I got off I was sobbing. You can get your picture taken at the top. I did it with my wife. Again.. terrified. Clickity clack. Clickity clack. Whoosh. Amazing.
last time i rode this the front azel derailed during the loop de loop and sent me to my death. Luckly i sang my way back to life. I dont really reccomend xx
One thing I will say is this is no short fucking ride. Buckle up and hang on. One of the greatest coasters ever. And with those views of the Atlantic Ocean? 🔥
Rode this thing a few times as a kid back in the 70's. The thing that makes this ride so great is it's like visiting a haunted house. It creeks and groans, clicks and clacks.. and then plummets you straight into the cellar! Then... once you think all is safe...you get a load of the wooden rails supposedly there to prevent you from plummeting to your untimely demise. I'm pretty sure the last time I rode that thing was just before they were considering closing what remained of the "Old Coney Island". Which by then was essentially just a bunch of independent operators. There were still tons of cheesy carnival booths, ring tosses, huge stuffed animals to win, cart vendors everywhere, the original Nathan's and (unfortunately) garbage strewn all over. It was still pretty seedy and packed back then even though the beach was closed due to the horrid state they were in at the time. I'm amazed that rollercoaster has lasted all these years, even more so because by the time I had ridden it as a kid for the last time... it was already over 40 years old.
Got on when I was 12 weighed about 77 lbs almost jumped off my seat and fell, seats very unsafe for skinny people! Truly terrifying feeling of knowing you’ll come crashing down to solid concrete from 30-40 feet above ground!
ACLet'sPlay I can relate! I am 12 and I am 80lbs!!! Honestly I loved it more, it did feel like you were gonna fly out, but it felt nice like you were flying! Amazing experience!
Last time I was on it was 60 years ago. The Cyclone is basic rollercoaster, but it’s the best! I’m still in Brooklyn but can now “ride” this only on video.
I remember when I was much younger, I went on the ride twice in a row. Once in the front car and the other in the last seat. There were only a few other people on the coaster.
Apparently this is one of the steepest wooden rollercoasters in the world, which is pretty impressive for a coaster built in 1927, long before Vekoma, RMC, Gravity Group and GCI revolutionised wooden coasters.
I live on the Central Coast of California and have rode The Giant Dipper in Santa Cruz more times than I can count. Hope to ride The Cyclone one day and be one of the few people who've ridden both rides.
I live in California and have ridden the Giant Dipper countless times, too. On a trip to NY in 2005, went out to Coney Island and rode the Cyclone, which is very similar looking to the Giant Dipper from the ground. However, they feel completely different from each other! The Giant Dipper is so much more fun and less painful. The Cyclone is much, much rougher and truly painful. After our ride, the operators were offering us a two-for-one price to ride it again, and we passed because it was just so miserable. With the Giant Dipper, you get off and run back to the line to go again. Happy to have the Giant Dipper on the west coast!
@@aggiesjc I'll take your word for The Cyclone being more painful than the giant Dipper, but the giant Dipper is no Picnic. Make no mistake, the giant Dipper is going to knock you around pretty good. When that rides over, you know you've been through an ordeal.
Rode the Cyclone in summer 2005 and was shocked by how rough it was. It was brutal and painful, and it seemed to take forever. When we got back into the station, the operators offered us a discount to ride it again, but with a huge neck ache and headache from the first time, we passed. We live in California and have ridden the Giant Dipper in Santa Cruz countless times. Since the Cyclone looks a lot like the Giant Dipper from the ground, we figured it would feel the same, but they're nothing alike in the feel of the ride. The Giant Dipper is much smoother and actually fun. On the Cyclone, I was just waiting for the agony to end.
It got a full retracking since then, and it's been running exceptionally well. It's still an aggressive ride with some really good laterals and airtime, but now it's enjoyably physical rather than painful.
@@A_A610 That is great to know. I'd almost like to try it again! However, being almost 20 years older with arthritis in my neck would probably keep me admiring it from the ground.
Although it may not seem like the kind of coaster to do it, the airtime on the Cyclone is actually insane. On literally every hill you get that heart stopping feeling that you’re about to float out of your seat, this thing is literally a torture device for me or anyone who doesn’t like experiencing G-force. Combined with the fact that the last time I rode there was nothing to hold onto when you drop, makes this thing a monster. Even when I went to Six Flags Great Adventure for a college trip and rode Nitro and El Toro I had something to grab onto to counter the airtime, but it seems like Cyclone was specially designed to make you feel every bit of it as you can without you able to counter it.
Went on this today my first rollercoaster.. Traumatized for life Edit: omg I can't believe I found this it's 2023 now and I am going back to Luna park this year
Last time I was on it, the front axel derailed at the loop de loop and sent all six of us flying to our deaths.
i was looking for this type of comment
Literally the
Literally waited for it.
(real)
then you were sailing through space?
*you know this dream of life is never ending*
It goes around and around and round again..
@@0429tracey you know the sun is rising while descending,
you know the sun is rising while descending
@@paintiisa It goes on and on and never ends
Is this Tay Tay??
As a New Yorker I have a hell of allot of respect for the Cyclone. It’s nearly 100 years old and still operating strong. Strong is understatement actually, as riding it feels as if you’ve been in multiple car accidents at once, that intense. Especially the rear seat where the train literally leaps off the tracks on hills despite the heavy old trains and couch seats (thanks god for those). Ride the front row first and then the last, as both are completely different experiences 💪🏼
Visited New York and rode the Cyclone in 1966 when I was 13 and it scared the hell out of me! I had a pic taken when I got off and I looked like a crazy person!!😂
for being 90 years old (It was made in 1927) it is pretty nice and in good conditions, which is pretty unbelievable.
Dax to the Max fr like how didn't it break yet..?
IKR. Especially after Sandy
@@leoross8088 He meant the ride is 90 years old you dumbass
@dave smith but it did get new track work thanks to GCI
Maybelline Magarin the ride is in he condition for the 1920s other rides are smoother
A video doesn't do this "gray lady" justice! That first drop is a DOOOOOZY! Still one of the best coasters I've ever been on.
And from the ground beneath my feet I hear the anguish of the street
a choir never complete
*and like and old, forgotten tune*
A song that no one’s knows… forgot how it goes!
just john and me
@@cherryvanillacola_ Forever eternally, jane doe
My parents grew up in Brooklyn and my dad took my mom here on one of their dates, and he took her on the Cyclone. She came off that ride cursing him out because of how terrifying it was. Fast forward about 25-30 years, and we went to Coney Island one day as a family (we’re only about 1.5 north of there and my grandparents still live in Brooklyn so we’re in the area pretty often). After I finally got over my fear of roller coasters, my dad took me on the Cyclone. I got off that ride, cursing up a storm because of how much I hated it. My dad couldn’t stop laughing at how much I sounded like my mother.
Anyone else here because there obsessing over ride the cyclone at the moment
Yes. Im too obsessed with this musical
Right here
yES
YES
this musical is actually my whole life rn
Went on it the other day, that second drop made me almost fly out my seat I swear
Foxyy that’s what it’s supposed to do. It’s called airtime
To clarify the reply, you're not supposed to fly out of your seat, but it is supposed to feel that way
Ikr, I just tried it today and it was awesome, it just goes up and down super fast without stopping
next thing you know, you’re in a theatre and have to sing for your life (iykyk)
Ikik
Ik :|
technically it was a warehouse
Real!
The people who conceived and built this amazing structure were geniuses. No technology like today yet still one of the greatest coasters ever built. Coney Island was an amazing place to spend an entire day great memories.
🎵Falling through the air I wonder HOW CAN THIS BE FAAAAAIR OOOOOOOOHHH AAAAHH~🎵
AAAHHH AHHAAA AAAHHH AHHH AOOO AH
What a load of freaking junk!
That crusty carnie, clearly drunk!
Sue that fair for everything they've got!
I’m literally singing this rn
@@RivkaaaaaaaWhat’s the point of even suing dead we’re done there’s no undoing
How the hell did this thing survive hurricane Sandy?
Willard22 meanwhile there was star jet
I’m guessing they had a giant tarp.
I’m not good at physics...
iRanger722 probably didn’t get hard put they probably put some braces on it or something
Good point..
Just be glad that it did
Sooooo glad I live in brooklyn! Best place ever with best amusement park and hands down best hot dogs in the universe! Also it's so much more chill then Manhattan, take it from me when you live in Brooklyn you rarely go to the city and when you have to it's like a chore! It's great and all but to many tourists, the city does have great food though!!!
Max Teicher best amusement park? Ever heard of cedar point, kings island, phantasia land, Europa park, six flags magic mountain, knots berry farm, six flags great adventure, and any other park that isn't cony island?
Max Teicher I would rather go for the boardwalk than the rollarcoasters in Coney Island.
Is the beach at Coney Island nice? From the pictures I've seen it looks kind of dirty.
Sam Owen waters on the east coast are darker. I don't like it. U never know what's coming.
@@CoasterCrab No long lines at Coney Island and it's a short train ride away.
who else only watches these rollercoaster videos the day before you go to amusment parks
Even months in advance lol. I went in April too haha
ChickenNoodle Soup meee😂
ChickenNoodle Soup mee
ChickenNoodle Soup me
ChickenNoodle Soup me
Who else are the Ride the Cyclone fans here looking at this video for the obvious reason?
I rode it 60 years ago. The Cyclone is the best!
I'm rite here
✋️
right here
u called?
Went on it today lol
The oldest (and STILL the best) wooden coaster I've EVER been on. It was my first: "big coaster ride" as a kid.
Got to ❤ Coney Island! 🎉
Rode this once and it was so frightening that I had my eyes shut the whole time. A total classic coaster.
Man those poor kids who rode the cyclone
is this a reference to the musical
@@pipzmclean yep
Who wouldn't love the world famous Coney Island Cyclone? It's a pretty good ride, even though it is very old and a bit rough, the seats really make a difference for this ride.
+Tony Kim My mom. lol. According to her, the Cyclone was her first and last rollercoaster and that it scared her out of ever going on another rollercoaster.
love the seats. there like couches
Auggie Whitman irk they are comfy
I went on this during summer 2019 and I felt like I was gonna fall out. I had my eyes closed for pretty much the entire ride. Yep. It was that scary.
You should see el Toro in six flags great adventure. 2x the comparison if you ask me
Same
Me too
@@arcturus9952 fr lol, wait till u get on el toro
You could of been Jane doe oh no
where are the theater kids in these comments bro
I'm rite here!
✋️
Here, my lucky number is 7, I will sour great Hights, and I will be sure to ride the cyclone
the former st Cassian chamber choir, who on Monday, September 14th, would board the cyclone roller-coaster at 6:17pm. at 6:19, this same roller coasters front axle would break, causing it to derail at the apex of the loop de-loop hurtling the children to their deaths
BAHAHAHAHAH YESSS
And then you're sailing through space...
@@LadyMythos315you don't know up from down
And you feel a little strange, from all that spinning *rooouuund*
And everything you loved, and everything you dreamed, and everything you fear, and everything that seems so oh-so-terrifying…
That was part of the thrill and terrifying experience knowing this ride is ancient. You feel like it will break apart at any moment. The Wonder Wheel (swinging cars) gives you the same horrifying experience. The creaks alone sound like the cars will go flying off into the ocean. Scary stuff but oh so much fun!
yk i miss this ride, last time i was there some kids got killed on the loop lol
did they ever identify the body of the girl whose head got lost?
it’s just a riiiIiIiiiiiiiiiiiiididddDdDdDdDdeeEeEeEeE
Some might say we're released
Pushing daisies, deceased
But we all know the worms must be fed
There's just one lingering fear
Oh my soul, is it here?
Or is it rotting somewhere with my head?
Oh my soul
Oh my soul
Oh my soul
Oh my soul
Ooh...
Ooh...
Ahh...
Ahh... ah
Oh no soul, and no name
And no story, what a shame
Cruel existence was only a sham?
Oh Saint Peter, let me in!
You must know where I've been
Won't you tell me at last who I am?
Who I am
Who I am
Who I am
Who I am
Ooh...
Ooh...
Ahh...
Ahh... ah
And from the ground, beneath my feet
I hear the anguish of the street
A choir never complete
And like an old forgotten tune
A song that no one knows...
Forgot how it goes
Just John and me
Forever eternally, Jane Doe
And I'm asking "why, lord?"
If this is how I die, lord
Why be left with no family
And no friends?
I’ve got no celebration
Just this consolation
Time eats all his children
In the end
A melody floats through the air
When silence falls, does no one care?
Does anyone care?
Another sad, forgotten tune
Another song that no one knows
So that's how it goes!
Just John and me
Forever eternally, Jane Doe
And she's asking "why, lord?"
Why, oh why, oh why, oh why...?
"This is no way to die, lord!"
No one to sing, no one to sigh
Now that all is said and done
Isn’t there anyone to tell me who I am?
No singing songs of celebration
(Ah ah ah ah)
Just this sorry speculation
(Aah ahh)
Like John I’ll be eternally
A forgotten name, some lost refrain
Just "Jane"
Jane...
Doe!
A melody floats through the air
When silence falls, does no one care?
Jane
Doe
i love you random stranger
Does bro know this dream of life is never ending
(Me- this don't look that scary) *when I'm on the ride* "DEEP HEAVENS JESUS CRIST SAVE ME FROM THIS DEATH! I HATE THIS SO MUCH
IKR , I'm a Only 9 Dear GOD
Jolly Jelly It’s so fun lol
This is true
right i am so feeling bad
There was drop after drop I didn’t get a chance to catch my breath 😭
This ride is super fun. Rode it 4 times in a row with my cousin and uncle 😛🔥
the drop
looks so short from the vidoe but in reality it feels so long
So true…I thought the same thing 👍🏼
Grew up in Bay Ridge, in the 80’s, during the summer/on weekends after midnight, the cyclone would ride BACKWARDS!!! You would climb up that first hill w/ your back to the top - it’s was AWESOME…
I just recently went on my first big roller coaster in my life, it was this one! It was AMAZING and it was much faster than what it seems like in videos!
My first roller coaster was nitro in six flags!
Hm sure hope no one rides this on Monday September 14th and is a member of the St Cassian choir
Uh... why?
Edit:ik why
At 6:17 pm
“They found my body…but not my head”
No parents came and so they never learned….
My name or who I used to be.
my life an unsolved mystery
@@pipzmclean from ashes I was made
And ashes I return
The Greatest Roller Coaster Ever Built.
U obviously haven’t been on much
THE HEAD OF THE GIRL SITTING NEXT TO ME FLEW OFF 🙀🙀🙀🙀
Oh no! Did they ever find out who she was?
@@Rivkaaaaaaa I don’t think they did 😔
Rode it in 2002 and there was no line. This was the most intense coaster I've ridden, period. It was soooooooooooooooo fast!!
Did the front axel happen to break? Causing it to de rail at the apex of the loop-de-loop, hurdling you, to your death?
@@R0TT3NSTR4BB3RRYOmg it did that for me but I got revived
This is the very 1st coaster I was on, I wascthe youngest of five and my older siblings took me on this ride without my parents knowledge scared the you know what out of me. I am 70 years young now and can think back with a smile. Maybe I will bring my grandchildren to experience it
WHAT THE WORLD NEEDS IS PEOPLE LIKE ME
TO KEEP IT ALL SPINNING AROUND
idk i heard six kids rode this but the front axel derailed and they died, pretty sure one was unidentified, poor girl, and constance seemed really nice too. rip ocean o'connell rosenberg, constance blackwood, noel gruber, mischa bachinski, and ricky pots, and the unidentified body that we call jane doe
(holy why did i write so much)
and then youre sailing throught space..
You dont know up from down...
And you feel a little strange..
From all that spinning roouuunndd...
And everything you loved...
And everything you dreamed...
And everything you feared...
And everything that seemed so oh so terrifying...
Is far behind on the ground,
like our far from the city
Little itty bitty pretty home town
Just a teeny tiny dot on a wee blue ball
And we've all been spinning
(All been spinning...)
Round and round and round...
And round and round...
Round and round...
Had a strange feeling from the start!1!1! Bought are tickets stood in line a rickety cart!!
i did not feel safe at all..
tick-a tick-a heard the crack,
down the drop now i know we're never going back!
but what really happens what happens after
Ah i remember on Monday September 14th 6 teenagers boarded the cyclone roller coaster at 6 17 p.m at 6:19 this same roller coaster front axle would break causing it to derail the apex of the loop de loop causing the children to fall to their death tho I can’t recall or remember the sixth one name or how looked liked hm…
LMAO
I went on this ride a month ago..it felt like my soul came out my body
DUDE SAME I was so shocked I couldn't scream!
At least it didn’t actually
One of the best wooden coasters I have ever been on ❤❤❤❤❤❤
This was the first roller coaster I've been on. I live in a small unknown part of Canada in the country side. The biggest ride I've been on is the zipper, so this was a big step up.
I rode it 60 years ago. The Cyclone is the best!
Huh cyclone, small unknown part of Canada, sorry are you on choir
I'm riding the cyclone with my choir on Monday! Nothing can go wrong right?
Everything went wrong
OMFG I LOVE THIS
rip. fly high st cassian chamber choir 🙏🏻
It's on my bucket list, even if I normally don't do coasters.
I remember going on a this when visiting my family up in Brooklyn. Loved it!
"Can you spot where the track repair work has been done?" Its eye gouging from how much there is XD
WOW-it is FLYING. O don't think I've ever taken those top level turns that fast!
Going on this on Monday, September 14 with my fellow choir
I'm supposed to go on it today and I've never went on a rollercoaster.. looks amazing
This was my son first roller coaster
Today I went on the cyclone. Let me tell you, the ride still is working good and it’s fun!
Rode last summer for first time in my 59 years. Bucket list item - it was worth every penny.
Never going on here again. 0:42 lost my head and everything 💀
Damn, same. I have a spare doll’s head of you need one
FALLING THROUGH THE AIR I WONDER HOW CAN THIS BE FAAAIIIIRRRRR
I took the same ride with my brother in the front seat 25 years ago. When I got off I was sobbing. You can get your picture taken at the top. I did it with my wife. Again.. terrified. Clickity clack. Clickity clack. Whoosh. Amazing.
this ride is really old and rough, but the seats make up for it. it doesnt make a difference on your height cause im 4'9 andi was perfectly fine
went on this and died, had to sing my ass off in some warehouse. 10/10 experience.
last time i rode this the front azel derailed during the loop de loop and sent me to my death. Luckly i sang my way back to life. I dont really reccomend xx
Ok penny
Yo wsg Penny
No way!!!! Penny Lamb is in the comments
PENNY 🤯
Went on 3 Times last year. Best roller coaster ever.
guys.. I was there when it happened. I was 7. I almost died but I broke my wrist. I also have a scar on my left wrist. I loved that roller coaster.
Went on this and died, had to sing my ass off in some warehouse with a robot and a rat. 10/10 experience.
Happened to me too. It really sucked. (It was great 10/10)
I remember riding the Cyclone back in 1973, when I was a wee kid. Nice to see they still have it.
That was same year I went on for first time…I was 8!!!! 🤪
One thing I will say is this is no short fucking ride. Buckle up and hang on. One of the greatest coasters ever. And with those views of the Atlantic Ocean? 🔥
Ahhh the memories. Thanks for the post.
When on this ride in the early 70s and later on wound up servicing the neon sign amazing love Coneyisland
Oh man!I went at night,next time I will go in the day time for viewing of everything!
Thank you so much for uploading!!
One if the best in the world! Love it!
Rode this thing a few times as a kid back in the 70's. The thing that makes this ride so great is it's like visiting a haunted house. It creeks and groans, clicks and clacks.. and then plummets you straight into the cellar! Then... once you think all is safe...you get a load of the wooden rails supposedly there to prevent you from plummeting to your untimely demise.
I'm pretty sure the last time I rode that thing was just before they were considering closing what remained of the "Old Coney Island". Which by then was essentially just a bunch of independent operators. There were still tons of cheesy carnival booths, ring tosses, huge stuffed animals to win, cart vendors everywhere, the original Nathan's and (unfortunately) garbage strewn all over. It was still pretty seedy and packed back then even though the beach was closed due to the horrid state they were in at the time.
I'm amazed that rollercoaster has lasted all these years, even more so because by the time I had ridden it as a kid for the last time... it was already over 40 years old.
Got on when I was 12 weighed about 77 lbs almost jumped off my seat and fell, seats very unsafe for skinny people! Truly terrifying feeling of knowing you’ll come crashing down to solid concrete from 30-40 feet above ground!
Why tf you 12 and only 77lb!?
ACLet'sPlay yes I felt like I was gonna fall off. Rough as hell to. And I'm an adult.
I’m 11 and I’m 100 pounds..
ACLet'sPlay
I can relate! I am 12 and I am 80lbs!!! Honestly I loved it more, it did feel like you were gonna fly out, but it felt nice like you were flying! Amazing experience!
Holy shit you're fucking underweight. Do you starve yourself?
There is actually a book about it. It's by Doreen Cronin and it's called Cyclone
Read the description; lowkey gives me Ride the Cyclone vibes.
its amazing. I've lived in Brooklyn my whole life and never rode the cyclone. I intend to change that tomorrow.
Last time I went on the Cyclone they found my body but not my head.
omg this happened to me too!!!
Dont tell me that no parents came.. and so they never learned your name or who you used to be
@@SUPERFREAKYFELLAR Unfortunately, my life was an unsolved mystery.
@@crow464 from ashes you were made.. and ashes you return
@@SUPERFREAKYFELLAR So I walk alone and wonder why
Its a Cory and Riley moment lol HOLD ME DADDY, DADDY, HOLD ME! (I GOT YOU RILEY) DADDYYYYYYYYYY
I remember. Cyclone day. Was that wat it was called
Yeah
Jezuz Christ I posted this last year? It seems like forever
ME AND MY SISTER ARE GOING TO RIDE IT TOMORROW, FINGERS CROSSED THE FRONT AXEL DOESNT DERAIL AT THE LOOP DE LOOP.
Oh no! I hope it doesn’t hurl the children to their deaths!
Last time I was on it was 60 years ago. The Cyclone is basic rollercoaster, but it’s the best! I’m still in Brooklyn but can now “ride” this only on video.
that first drop. handle because the coaster intensifies. the best coaster on the planet
Of all the roller coasters, the cyclone racer in Long Beach was my all time favorite.
I highly respect this utter beast now.
GUYS!!! DONT RIDE THE CYCLONE ON SEPTEMBER 14TH (6:17 PM)!!! ME AND MY CLASSMATES WENT AND ONE THEM LOST THEIR HEAD!!!
REAL I WAS THERE
ME TOOOOO
@@dewcrownedmuseMISHA?!
I GOT DECAPITATED. 0/10 DO NOT RECOMMEND
Me too, I miss my fiancé 😔😔😔
Rode this ride for the first time last week.....its def a wild roller coaster
I remember when I was much younger, I went on the ride twice in a row. Once in the front car and the other in the last seat. There were only a few other people on the coaster.
Beautiful done! Bravo!
Apparently this is one of the steepest wooden rollercoasters in the world, which is pretty impressive for a coaster built in 1927, long before Vekoma, RMC, Gravity Group and GCI revolutionised wooden coasters.
First ever coaster keep it there
I went on this rollercoaster and it was great!!😍😄
I live on the Central Coast of California and have rode The Giant Dipper in Santa Cruz more times than I can count. Hope to ride The Cyclone one day and be one of the few people who've ridden both rides.
I live in California and have ridden the Giant Dipper countless times, too. On a trip to NY in 2005, went out to Coney Island and rode the Cyclone, which is very similar looking to the Giant Dipper from the ground. However, they feel completely different from each other! The Giant Dipper is so much more fun and less painful. The Cyclone is much, much rougher and truly painful. After our ride, the operators were offering us a two-for-one price to ride it again, and we passed because it was just so miserable. With the Giant Dipper, you get off and run back to the line to go again. Happy to have the Giant Dipper on the west coast!
@@aggiesjc I'll take your word for The Cyclone being more painful than the giant Dipper, but the giant Dipper is no Picnic. Make no mistake, the giant Dipper is going to knock you around pretty good. When that rides over, you know you've been through an ordeal.
This makes me miss NY so much!!
Nice! Still one of the best and most efficient wooden coasters!
Ah.. the last time I’ve rode that, it derailed causing me to loose my head but I hope you had fun?
oh no time to sing some opera notes
I went on it today and bro bro bro brooooo my phone would fly out of my hands if I tried this, btw my favorite ride
Rode the Cyclone in summer 2005 and was shocked by how rough it was. It was brutal and painful, and it seemed to take forever. When we got back into the station, the operators offered us a discount to ride it again, but with a huge neck ache and headache from the first time, we passed. We live in California and have ridden the Giant Dipper in Santa Cruz countless times. Since the Cyclone looks a lot like the Giant Dipper from the ground, we figured it would feel the same, but they're nothing alike in the feel of the ride. The Giant Dipper is much smoother and actually fun. On the Cyclone, I was just waiting for the agony to end.
It got a full retracking since then, and it's been running exceptionally well. It's still an aggressive ride with some really good laterals and airtime, but now it's enjoyably physical rather than painful.
@@A_A610 That is great to know. I'd almost like to try it again! However, being almost 20 years older with arthritis in my neck would probably keep me admiring it from the ground.
No fair! I've always wanted to ride this as a kid!
Although it may not seem like the kind of coaster to do it, the airtime on the Cyclone is actually insane. On literally every hill you get that heart stopping feeling that you’re about to float out of your seat, this thing is literally a torture device for me or anyone who doesn’t like experiencing G-force. Combined with the fact that the last time I rode there was nothing to hold onto when you drop, makes this thing a monster. Even when I went to Six Flags Great Adventure for a college trip and rode Nitro and El Toro I had something to grab onto to counter the airtime, but it seems like Cyclone was specially designed to make you feel every bit of it as you can without you able to counter it.
Almost look like the roller coaster at paragon park the slant up before the drop very fun ride
It's still operating at Six Flags America in Maryland as Wild One.
Reminds me of the big dipper at Blackpool pleasure beach. Can't wait to ride this in 3 weeks time
Went on this today my first rollercoaster..
Traumatized for life
Edit: omg I can't believe I found this it's 2023 now and I am going back to Luna park this year
At least you weren’t with a choir on September 14 on 6:17 am
You can keep your loopy di loop rollercoasters.. All one really needs is the Cyclone... The greatest in the world!!