Oral History Archive

Filtering by dark rides back to all
Jeff Brooks
Tales of unusual dark rides, riots, the Tornado, and the Bowery
Michael Liff
Memories of working at the Tornado roller coaster and other Coney Island rides and games in the 1970s
Fred Stern
Bus driver for 35 years on the B36 route and the shuttle bus inside Sea Gate
Lou Nasti
Mechanical display creator who redid the tricks for Astroland's Dante's Inferno dark ride in the 1990s
Patricia Casola
Daughter of Coney Island artist, banner painter and Cyclops creator Dan Casola
Wesley Casola
Son of Coney Island artist, banner painter and Cyclops creator Dan Casola
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
Carmen Arcendiga
Memories of family picnics under the Boardwalk and making new memories at Spook-A-Rama
Philomena Marano
Artist and co-founder of Coney Island Hysterical Society
Joel Minesquero
Helping his Dad run a dark ride called the House of Horrors
Neal Kavakos
Memories of Tunnels of Love ride operator John Kavakos