Parachute Jump Thrill Ride 1939-1940 New York World's Fair

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This 67 year old color film was taken by my father (copyright) at the 1939-1940 New York World's Fair. A short clip from this movie includes the infamous Parachute Ride in the Amusement Zone at the World's Fair. Riders paid about $.40 a ticket to be hoisted up by a cable system in essentially a park bench affair, with just a few straps, up 25 stories until the chute reached the top of the steel structure. Cables released the chute, a free fall occurred unitl the chute opened in the floating descent to the base. See a few of the ascents, some bouncy landings, and just appreciate the level of 'safety' of one of the original thrill rides as compared to today's amusement parks! Yikes!

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I want to take a ... ( 1 year ago by GonzosFilms)

I want to take a ride!

doogie - I remember ... ( 1 year ago by StanMyMan66)

doogie - I remember seeing a PBS documentary on the 1938-40 worlds fair narrated by Jason Robards. It used real color footage taken by the fair. I don't know if it featured some of your father's footage or not.
Thanks for posting...

You might consider ... ( 1 year ago by trylonperisphere)

You might consider contributing the film to archive (dot) org/details/movies

I saw that and ... ( 1 year ago by doogie1136)

I saw that and bought the film through the Queens museum- very interesting to watch, given our own footage that wasn't in that movie. Also see Aquacade and Hot Mikado footage here...

this footage is ... ( 11 months ago by psargen)

this footage is absolutely beatiful- you should be very proud of it

my grandpa worked ... ( 9 months ago by blueyeragazza)

my grandpa worked on the cyclone, greasing up the tracks and my grandmother got stuck riding the parachute jump. it took them 3 hours to get her down from the top of the ride. my grandpa is buried in staten island, the view from his grave looks straight towards Coney Island and the Parachute Jump. They spent their lives telling stories of when they worked on the Boardwalk and all the rides. Thanks for posting this.

I am curious to ... ( 9 months ago by doogie1136)

I am curious to know if there are any remnants of the parachute ride in Coney Island to this day as that is where the tower was moved to after the fair. Interesting to hear your personal connection to the Fair through your family.

I hear there will ... ( 9 months ago by Demonridesthemoon)

I hear there will be new Parachute Jump when Coney Island is remodelled

funny how the park ... ( 4 months ago by kazegiri)

funny how the park next to my house once hosted on of the greatest fairs of all time. The parachute jump is extinct in this day and age as you know and astroland is about to be torn up. Fun to see this though =]

It's near the local ... ( 4 months ago by Highice007)

It's near the local baseball park. Do a search for Astroland Coney Island, and go West from there. The tower is still up, but sadly the ride hasn't been in operation since 1968:(

I hate to take away ... ( 2 months ago by yUnGxJaCkAsSXx23)

I hate to take away from the experiance and great history from this park, but coney island (amusment park) sucks. i really hate to say it, but it is true, the rides have gotten boring and the cyclone is really great to ride, but, since theyre are way better roller coasters this day, it has really gotten stale, and the free admission, with all the

* litter and dirt ... ( 2 months ago by yUnGxJaCkAsSXx23)

* litter and dirt that has built up through the years, it has lost its exitment, the fact though that it will be completely remodeled is going to be awesome though, and finally we can get some new things going on instead of the same old 3 adult rides and the rest kiddie rides and polar express rides that blast music like hell, anyway, happy to hear we get new stuff for coney island, though. :D

yOU CANTAKE A RIDE ... ( 1 week ago by sunshineloveirka)

yOU CANTAKE A RIDE AT six flags. This ride is available there. Fin ride it is. ;)

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