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