Luna Park in Coney Island

"A winter festival at Coney Island's Luna Park featuring a Santa’s Wonderland, tree lighting ceremony, amusement rides, and a holiday market with wintertime treats."

"The most recent delight at Luna Park is the Thunderbolt, which opened in 2014. This thrill-ride includes over 2,233 feet of steel track that starts with a terrifying vertical drop and increases to speeds of 55 mph. The steel engineering masterpiece is a whopping 125 feet tall and riders are pulled up and dramatically dropped in a series of mind-blowing inversions and routes." - work x work

"Coney Island is as much about the rides and amusements as is it about the beach and boardwalk. Luna Park offers everything from extreme thrills on the historic Cyclone rollercoaster to a hang glider, carousel, sea side swings, whackamole, arcades, and the Kiddie Park for the little ones. One design note, you’ll find Coney Island’s iconic “Funny Face” logo throughout, which dates back over 100 years to Steeplechase Park, one of the area’s original theme parks." - work x work

"A bit of a trek for those staying in midtown Manhattan, New York City's very own amusement park is a 45 minute train ride to the end of the line. But a day trip to Coney Island is a blast, especially in summer; grab a Nathan’s hot dog on Surf Avenue or fried clams on the boardwalk before getting your thrills on the rides. Older kids will make a beeline for the Cyclone, the historic wooden roller coaster that has been scaring the bejeezus out of children for more than 90 years. Smaller kids will love the carousel, the swings on Lynn's Trapeze, and the Wild River log flume." - Sunshine Flint