astroland Archives - The DoD3 Coasters, carnivals and more! Sun, 19 Jan 2014 18:51:08 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 News: January 2014 Edition http://thedod3.com/news-january-2014-edition/ http://thedod3.com/news-january-2014-edition/#respond Sun, 19 Jan 2014 18:49:11 +0000 http://www.domainofdeath3.com/?p=3199 Astroland rocket, Casino Pier, Zumanjaro, and NoLimits 2!

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]]> http://thedod3.com/news-january-2014-edition/feed/ 0 Five Years Since Astroland’s Closure, but Where’s the Rocket? http://thedod3.com/five-years-since-astrolands-closure-wheres-rocket/ http://thedod3.com/five-years-since-astrolands-closure-wheres-rocket/#respond Tue, 10 Sep 2013 00:26:02 +0000 http://www.domainofdeath3.com/?p=2967 Astroland's iconic rocket needs to come home!

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]]> http://thedod3.com/five-years-since-astrolands-closure-wheres-rocket/feed/ 0 News: Astrotower Demolition http://thedod3.com/news-astrotower-demolition/ http://thedod3.com/news-astrotower-demolition/#respond Thu, 04 Jul 2013 17:16:25 +0000 http://www.domainofdeath3.com/?p=2748 Former Astroland tower gets chopped down

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]]> http://thedod3.com/news-astrotower-demolition/feed/ 0 Video: Astrotower in Coney Island, NY http://thedod3.com/video-astrotower-in-coney-island-ny/ http://thedod3.com/video-astrotower-in-coney-island-ny/#respond Mon, 19 Oct 2009 20:27:45 +0000 http://www.domainofdeath3.com/?p=1494 A video on and off Coney Island's famous Astrotower observation ride.

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]]> http://thedod3.com/video-astrotower-in-coney-island-ny/feed/ 0 This is Dreamland? http://thedod3.com/this-is-dreamland/ http://thedod3.com/this-is-dreamland/#respond Wed, 29 Apr 2009 17:28:23 +0000 http://www.domainofdeath3.com/?p=1242 Sittland rises up in the form of bouncey castles and a giant Batman.

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]]> http://thedod3.com/this-is-dreamland/feed/ 0 Astroland’s Unceremonious Removal http://thedod3.com/astrolands-removal/ http://thedod3.com/astrolands-removal/#comments Fri, 09 Jan 2009 18:48:53 +0000 http://www.domainofdeath3.com/?p=936 Farewell Astroland...

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]]> http://thedod3.com/astrolands-removal/feed/ 1 “You’re a Mean One, Mr. Sitt” http://thedod3.com/youre-a-mean-one-mr-sitt/ http://thedod3.com/youre-a-mean-one-mr-sitt/#respond Fri, 26 Dec 2008 18:21:20 +0000 http://www.domainofdeath3.com/?p=912 “You really are a heel…” According to the New York Post and many postings over at the Coney Island Message Board, it looks like developer Joe Sitt and Thor Equities were evicting tenants on their land just before Christmas…and they were doing it Sitt style. It seems that the boys at Thor have been going ... “You’re a Mean One, Mr. Sitt”

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]]> http://thedod3.com/youre-a-mean-one-mr-sitt/feed/ 0 NYC Attempting to Clean Up the Sitt http://thedod3.com/nyc-attempting-to-clean-up-the-sitt/ http://thedod3.com/nyc-attempting-to-clean-up-the-sitt/#respond Tue, 18 Nov 2008 18:18:45 +0000 http://www.domainofdeath3.com/?p=827 The Coney Island land grab, buy back saga continues with the Bloomberg administration looking to purchase 10.5 acres of property in Coney Island…property that Thor Equities owns. Devloper Joe Sitt is said to be “ready to give up” on his plans to make his properties into gigantic casinos, malls, condos, and whatever else he had ... NYC Attempting to Clean Up the Sitt

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]]> http://thedod3.com/nyc-attempting-to-clean-up-the-sitt/feed/ 0 Coney Island/Astroland Video http://thedod3.com/coney-islandastroland-video/ http://thedod3.com/coney-islandastroland-video/#respond Thu, 02 Oct 2008 19:11:33 +0000 http://www.domainofdeath3.com/?p=463 I haven’t gotten around to making that Astroland trip report since I’ve been busy lately, however, I did manage to whip up this video of my most recent trip to Coney Island. It features a lot of Astroland’s rides and  Coney Island attractions in a video set to “Feels Like Tonight” by Daughtry. You can ... Coney Island/Astroland Video

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]]> http://thedod3.com/coney-islandastroland-video/feed/ 0 Goodbye Astroland http://thedod3.com/goodbye-astroland/ http://thedod3.com/goodbye-astroland/#respond Mon, 08 Sep 2008 05:01:54 +0000 http://domainofdeath3.com/?p=24 Astroland Amusement Park closed on Sunday and as far as everyone knows, it’s for good. Unlike last year, another year’s lease simply did not come to fruition. It’s sad seeing a piece of Coney Island history closing, especially when the lot may very well sit vacant next year while zoning is still an issue. The ... Goodbye Astroland

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