Coney Island
is really Coney Island (Luna Park and the boardwalk), Brooklyn, New York
Real place, reimagined
Real-world photo: Wikimedia Commons
How close does the game get to the real place?
In the game
The seaside amusement park at the southern tip of the game's Brooklyn, lit up with fireworks, wooden roller coasters and a Ferris wheel renamed the Big Wheel. You visit it in the story mission A Second Chance.
The real place
Coney Island has been New York's seaside playground since the late 19th century. Deno's Wonder Wheel has turned since 1920, the wooden Cyclone roller coaster opened in 1927, and the red Parachute Jump tower, built for the 1939 World's Fair, has stood by the boardwalk since 1941.
Visiting
Take the subway to Coney Island-Stillwell Avenue, the end of the D, F, N and Q lines. The rides run from spring to autumn, and a hot dog at the original Nathan's Famous on Surf Avenue is part of the trip.
Coney Island is also in Grand Theft Auto IV. See all 2 games side by side
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