why was it closed?
It stopped operating as part of Steeplechase Park upon the latter's closure in 1964 and according to an engineer Helen Harrison, the last documented incident on the ride was when a young girl was reported to have gotten stuck halfway through the the drop on May .30,1968.
Parachute Jump
stopped operating as part of Steeplechase Park upon the latter's closure in 1964
when did the coney island parachute jump close 1960s what was this? It is a defunct amusement ride and a landmark on the Riegelmann Boardwalk on Coney Island in Brooklyn, New York. when was it established? 1939
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Parachute Jump [SEP] Closure
The Parachute Jump stopped operating as part of Steeplechase Park upon the latter's closure in 1964. Sources disagree on whether the ride closed permanently or continued to operate until 1968. The local historian Charles Denson says it closed in 1964, but that many publications give an erroneous date of 1968. The nonprofit organization Coney Island History Project maintains that the attraction closed in 1964 and the 1968 date was based on an inaccurate newspaper article. The "Guide to New York City Landmarks" also mentions that the ride closed in 1964, while the "Brooklyn Paper" says the Jump was shuttered in 1965.