The Days and Nights of the Coney Island Carnies
Worked at Coney: 1 year
Operates: The Cyclone
I started working here because I knew someone who did it and liked it and the people you get to meet are nice—all sorts of different people. I’ve been coming since I was a kid. They redid a lot of stuff. It’s not as ghetto as it was. I like it better now but it’s still changing. It’s not done yet.
I love the ride, first time I went on it was in 1989. People throw up sometimes though. Nobodies been really hurt since I’ve been here. But they do get bloody noses a lot. Their noses just start bleeding on the ride.