In addition to the new rides, Luna Park will also unveil the 50-foot custom-designed Sky Chaser Ropes Course and pedestrian plazas. Leti’s Treasure will pay homage to Shoot the Chutes, a partially aquatic ride that operated in Coney Island in the first half of the 20th century. These renderings show Luna Park’s new pedestrian plazas. Tony’s Express will evoke Switchback Railway, which was the first rollercoaster at Coney Island. The two rides are set to be intertwined and to pay tribute to the rich history of Coney Island’s rides. When she was a child, she played by the Piave River in Italy, one reason the water-borne flume ride is named after her. ![]() Photo courtesy of Luna ParkĪntonio Zamperla became the first Italian to be inducted into the IAAPA, The Global Association for the Attractions Industry Hall of Fame, in 2005.Īccording to Luna Park management, Letizia Zamperla was the matriarch of the family, and used to drive tractor-trailers loaded with rides across Europe. The station house for Leti’s Treasure and Tony’s Express is reminiscent of the old Coney Island. It then will plunge down to over 35 miles per hour before the splash. Leti’s Treasure will operate with 12 flume boats seating up to six guests at a time, lifting riders up to 40 feet in the air and providing a panoramic view of Coney’s shoreline. Its two trains will be equipped with ADA access. It will bend and curve around Leti’s Treasure at more than 40 miles per hour with more than 1,200 feet of track. Tony’s Express is described as a family-friendly coaster. “The intertwining attractions celebrate Coney Island’s history as well as my grandparents’ relationship that inspired our family’s spirit of continuous innovation.” “My family has been blessed to work in the amusement industry for over five generations, and it is truly a humbling moment to be able to honor my late grandparents with Tony’s Express and Leti’s Treasure,” he told the Brooklyn Eagle. A rendering of what the new amusement rides, Tony’s Express and Leti’s Treasure, will look like. ![]() The family owns Central Amusement International Inc., the parent company of Luna Park and the rides pay tribute to President and CEO, Alessandro Zamperla’s grandparents, the late Antonio and Letizia Zamperla.Īlessandro said they are thrilled to officially announce the names of their new rollercoaster and log flume ride coming this summer. The titles pay homage to the Zamperla family and its legacy in the amusement industry. ![]() The new rollercoaster for the park will be called Tony’s Express, and the new log flume ride will be known as Leti’s Treasure.
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