A few weeks ago, I took a few of our wonderful scholars to Lunar Park in Coney Island. But that’s not all! Luna Park was kind enough to donate four FREE 4 hour unlimited ride vouchers to the Stephanie Marie Burgos Scholarship. A big round of applause for them!
Together with Jennifer Moran and Marianne Beaute—who brought a long her friend, Jiamin Zena—Team SMBS sought out to conquer the extreme roller coasters of Lunar Park and the iconic Cyclone! Unfortunately, unlike our other brave scholars, I am a chicken. The idea of going on big scary roller coasters petrifies me.
But what I love about Lunar Park is that the rides are conveniently rated by intensity. The rides are organized into four categories, Extreme Thrill, High Thrill, Moderate Thrill, and Mild Thrill. This means that there’s rides in Lunar Park for everyone and for all ages. There are also a lot of games where you can win prizes, and of course concession stands that help you reload on energy after a day of extreme thrills!
Anyway, Team SMBS had a game plan, we were going to pace ourselves. After every super fast ride we went on, we took a breather and went on a slower one. Doing this made us really relish the rides and their different speeds and slopes. It also saved us from getting too sick by riding all the extreme rides at once. It’s for this reason that I highly recommend getting the 4 hour unlimited ride wristbands because it gives you access to the majority of the rides at the park. It also saves you the hassle of having to keep track of your tokens, and how many rides you can go on.
We all liked the wide variety of rides the park had to offer. For example, there’s the Brooklyn Flyer which sends you up one hundred feet over Coney Island giving you a nice view of the area. It was rated ‘High Thrills’, but I had an adrenaline rush just seeing all of the park from such a great height. If you also like to get wet, the scholars and I would recommend the Wild River and the Speed Boat. Perfect for a hot summer day in August!
Another thing that impressed me about Lunar Park was that the food was reasonably priced. In other amusement parks, you would end up spending a fortune on food. Here, you can get a five dollar burger, which is not only reasonable, but the burger was quite tasty. My compliments to the chef!
Overall, the scholars and I had a blast, and there’s something in Lunar Park for everyone—even scaredy cats like me! The scholars and I would like to once again thank Lunar Park for generously donating vouchers to such a fabulous organization as SMBS!
Written by: Richard Bohan
Former S.M.B.S. Scholar (2009) & Current Board Member (2013)
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