Oral History Archive

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John Hunt
Model builder of roller coasters and amusement rides including the Cyclone and Deno's Wonder Wheel
Robert Serrano Jr.
Ride operator at Deno's Wonder Wheel Park for 11 years and Michael Jackson impressionist
Jewel Hough
Working at Coney Island's Deno's Wonder Wheel Park for 18 Years
Ronald Kannatt (The Prince of Coney Island)
Twenty years at Deno's Wonder Wheel Park's Karaoke on the Boardwalk
Lola Glass (Lola the Illustrator)
A nine-year-old artist whose favorite place is Coney Island paints a mural at Deno's Wonder Wheel Park
Joel Zika
The founder of the Dark Ride Project on documenting Spook-A-Rama and other historic dark rides
Marie Martorano
Bensonhurst native recalls riding Spook-A-Rama and playing Fascination in the 1970s
Jorge Gallegos
Working year-round at Deno's Wonder Wheel Park for 30 years
Happy New Year 2016!
New Year's Day greetings and Coney Island memories recorded at Deno's Wonder Wheel
Max and Stef
Getting engaged on the Wonder Wheel, the most romantic ride in the world
Louis Beard
Arcade game repairman
D.J. Vourderis
D.J. Vourderis adds solar panels to the Wonder Wheel