The Days and Nights of the Coney Island Carnies
Worked at Coney: 10-15 years
Operates: High Striker—a test-your-strength game
I like it here because it’s fun and you get to meet interesting people. People pull their tops off on the Thunderbolt all the time. It’s random, you’re just looking around, and it’s like, Whoah!
met my wife here. I worked the carousel in the kiddie park. I was just doing my job, going around in circles. A young lady with her kid caught my eye and one thing led to another.