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Luna Park Opens On Time, Gets Good Reviews
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Jaya Saxena
Published May 30, 2010
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After the politicians had their fun, the new Luna Park officially opened to the public on yesterday, and so far has been getting fantastic reviews. One visitor told the Daily News, "My dad and grandfather used to tell me about Luna Park and the old rides. I think this is just as good, just as beautiful." Just 12 of the 19 rides were up and running, and the park opened an hour later than planned, but they made up for it by making all the rides free for an hour and charging a reduced $15 for a four-hour unlimited pass.
In a few hours, Dick Zigun, Coney Island "Mayor" and founder of the Coney Island Circus Sideshow, will be giving his State of Coney Island address, and a press release says it will include "the proposal for PEACE TALKS AND NEW STRATERGIES [sic] FOR AMUSEMENTS." Peace would be nice, but somehow we don't think developer Joe Sitt is ready to raise the white flag just yet.
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