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\"Let's<\/a>When I was a boy Coney Island in Cincinnati, Ohio was “the” amusement park. Sure, there were other parks, but none as close, nor as glamorous (in my opinion) as Coney Island. Most people only referred to the park as Coney. Coney is situated on the south-east corner of Cincinnati, Ohio on the banks of the Ohio River. Because it is on the banks of the river and in the flood plain, Coney is flooded almost annually. But one would never had known of this condition once the park opened for business. Coney was always clean and neat. One would never suspect \u00a0that the area they \u00a0might \u00a0be standing in \u00a0was several feet under water within the last several months. Coney boasts that \u00a0the swimming pool, Sunlite Pool, is the world’s largest recirculating pool. I do not know if this is true, but to my knowledge, the claim has not been disputed.<\/span><\/p>\n

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One day each year my Dad would come into the room and in a matter-of-fact tone state “Let’s go to Coney”. I am sure he pre-planned the day for a while, be we as kids never saw it coming. We would pack a picnic lunch, pile into the car and off we went. The good news was, for most of this time in my life we lived in a nearby suburb and the trip generally took less than 15 minutes to get there. The itinerary was always the same, the morning was spent swimming in Sunlite\u00a0Pool, then to the picnic grove for lunch, and finally we were able to go on the rides. That was my favorite part. Back then, there was no pay one price to ride all day. Each ride required tickets. If you were lucky and the park was not crowded, you could ride a ride, give the ride operator more tickets, and “go again”. This was particularly cool if you happen\u00a0to get one of the “good seats” on any given ride.<\/p>\n

In 1972, with the opening of King’s Island, Coney Island closed the gates forever. . . orfor a while. It was supposed to be the end of the park, and I think due to some type of non-compete agreement, it was not able to operate as an amusement park. \u00a0 I think the plan was to placate the locals by moving a lot of the old Coney Island Mall to King’s Island, where it still is today, though hardly recognizable. \u00a0Over the past 40 years, Coney has slowly begin resurrecting itself. Each year something gets added. Concessions, kids rides, miniature golf, and more. \u00a0Sunlite pool and Moonlite Gardens have never ceased to operate. I don’t know if the park will ever fully return to its former glory days. I am sure we will never again take a ride on the Wildcat or the Shooting Star or the Lost River or the Tumblebug. . . . .or will we?<\/p>\n

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Those are my thoughts, what are yours?<\/p>\n

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