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Wonder Wheel, the Glossary

The Wonder Wheel is a eccentric Ferris wheel at Deno's Wonder Wheel Amusement Park at Coney Island in the New York City borough of Brooklyn.^[1]

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Amusement rides in New York (state)
Amusement rides introduced in 1920
Ferris wheels in the United States

Billboard (magazine)

Billboard (stylized in lowercase since 2013) is an American music and entertainment magazine published weekly by Penske Media Corporation.

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Blackout (wartime)

A blackout during war, or in preparation for an expected war, is the practice of collectively minimizing outdoor light, including upwardly directed (or reflected) light.

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Boroughs of New York City

The boroughs of New York City are the five major governmental districts that compose New York City.

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Brooklyn

Brooklyn is a borough of New York City.

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Coney Island

Coney Island is a neighborhood and entertainment area in the southwestern section of the New York City borough of Brooklyn.

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The Cyclone, also called the Coney Island Cyclone, is a wooden roller coaster at Luna Park in Coney Island, Brooklyn, New York City. Wonder Wheel and Coney Island Cyclone are Coney Island and new York City Designated Landmarks in Brooklyn.

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Corrugated galvanised iron

Corrugated galvanised iron (CGI) or steel, colloquially corrugated iron (near universal), wriggly tin (taken from UK military slang), pailing (in Caribbean English), corrugated sheet metal (in North America), zinc (in Cyprus and Nigeria) or custom orb / corro sheet (Australia) is a building material composed of sheets of hot-dip galvanised mild steel, cold-rolled to produce a linear ridged pattern in them.

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COVID-19 pandemic in New York City

The first case of the COVID-19 pandemic in New York City was confirmed on March 1, 2020, though later research showed that the novel coronavirus had been circulating in New York City since January, with cases of community transmission confirmed as early as February.

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Dan Zanes

Daniel Edgerly Zanes (born November 8, 1961) is an American former member of the 1980s band the Del Fuegos and is now the frontman of the group Dan Zanes and Friends.

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Deno's Wonder Wheel Amusement Park

Deno's Wonder Wheel Amusement Park is a family-owned amusement park located at Coney Island, Brooklyn, New York City. Wonder Wheel and Deno's Wonder Wheel Amusement Park are Coney Island.

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Disney California Adventure

Disney California Adventure is a theme park at the Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, California.

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East Coast of the United States

The East Coast of the United States, also known as the Eastern Seaboard, the Atlantic Coast, and the Atlantic Seaboard, is the region encompassing the coastline where the Eastern United States meets the Atlantic Ocean.

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Ferris wheel

A Ferris wheel (also called a Giant Wheel or an observation wheel) is an amusement ride consisting of a rotating upright wheel with multiple passenger-carrying components (commonly referred to as passenger cars, cabins, tubs, gondolas, capsules, or pods) attached to the rim in such a way that as the wheel turns, they are kept upright, usually by gravity.

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Ferris Wheel (1893)

The original Ferris Wheel, sometimes also referred to as the Chicago Wheel, was designed and built by George Washington Gale Ferris Jr. as the centerpiece of the Midway at the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago, Illinois. Wonder Wheel and Ferris Wheel (1893) are Ferris wheels in the United States.

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German Shepherd

The German Shepherd, also known in Britain as an Alsatian, is a German breed of working dog of medium to large size.

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Golden Arches

The Golden Arches are the symbol of McDonald's, the global fast food restaurant chain.

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Gusset plate

Gusset plate is a plate for connecting beams and girders to columns.

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Hexadecagon

In mathematics, a hexadecagon (sometimes called a hexakaidecagon or 16-gon) is a sixteen-sided polygon.

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Home News Tribune

The Central New Jersey Home News Tribune is a daily newspaper serving Middlesex County, New Jersey.

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Hurricane Sandy

Hurricane Sandy (unofficially referred to as Superstorm Sandy) was an extremely large and destructive Category 3 Atlantic hurricane which ravaged the Caribbean and the coastal Mid-Atlantic region of the United States in late October 2012.

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List of New York City Designated Landmarks in Brooklyn

The New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC), formed in 1965, is the New York City governmental commission that administers the city's Landmarks Preservation Law. Wonder Wheel and List of New York City Designated Landmarks in Brooklyn are new York City Designated Landmarks in Brooklyn.

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Los Angeles Times

The Los Angeles Times is a regional American daily newspaper that began publishing in Los Angeles, California in 1881.

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Luna Park (Coney Island, 2010)

Luna Park is an amusement park in Coney Island, Brooklyn, New York City. Wonder Wheel and Luna Park (Coney Island, 2010) are Coney Island.

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Mafia

"Mafia" is an informal term that is used to describe criminal organizations that bear a strong similarity to the organized crime groups from Italy.

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McDonald's

McDonald's Corporation is an American multinational fast food chain, founded in 1940 as a restaurant operated by Richard and Maurice McDonald, in San Bernardino, California, United States.

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Memorial Day

Memorial Day (originally known as Decoration Day) is one of the federal holidays in the United States for honoring and mourning the U.S. military personnel who died while serving in the United States Armed Forces.

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Mr. Robot

Mr.

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Nathan's Famous

Nathan's Famous, Inc. is an American company that operates a chain of fast-food restaurants specializing in hot dogs. Wonder Wheel and Nathan's Famous are Coney Island.

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New York City blackout of 1977

The New York City blackout of 1977 was an electricity blackout that affected most of New York City on July 13–14, 1977.

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New York City Department of Buildings

The New York City Department of Buildings (DOB) is the department of the New York City government that enforces the city's building codes and zoning regulations, issues building permits, licenses, registers and disciplines certain construction trades, responds to structural emergencies and inspects over 1,000,000 new and existing buildings.

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New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission

The New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC) is the New York City agency charged with administering the city's Landmarks Preservation Law.

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New York Daily News

The New York Daily News, officially titled the Daily News, is an American newspaper based in Jersey City, New Jersey.

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Newsday

Newsday is a daily newspaper in the United States primarily serving Nassau and Suffolk counties on Long Island, although it is also sold throughout the New York metropolitan area.

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NPR

National Public Radio (NPR, stylized as npr) is an American public broadcasting organization headquartered in Washington, D.C., with its NPR West headquarters in Culver City, California.

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Pixar Pal-A-Round

Pixar Pal-A-Round (formerly known as the Sun Wheel and Mickey's Fun Wheel) is a eccentric wheel at Disney California Adventure, at the Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, California. Wonder Wheel and Pixar Pal-A-Round are Ferris wheels in the United States and Operating amusement attractions.

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Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins

Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins, also released as Remo: Unarmed and Dangerous, is a 1985 American action-adventure film directed by Guy Hamilton.

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Riegelmann Boardwalk

The Riegelmann Boardwalk (also known as the Coney Island Boardwalk) is a boardwalk along the southern shore of Coney Island in the New York City borough of Brooklyn, facing the Atlantic Ocean. Wonder Wheel and Riegelmann Boardwalk are Coney Island and new York City Designated Landmarks in Brooklyn.

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Rivet

A rivet is a permanent mechanical fastener.

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Southern United States

The Southern United States, sometimes Dixie, also referred to as the Southern States, the American South, the Southland, Dixieland, or simply the South, is a geographic and cultural region of the United States.

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St. Louis Post-Dispatch

The St.

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Steeplechase Park

Steeplechase Park was an amusement park that operated in the Coney Island neighborhood of Brooklyn in New York City, United States, from 1897 to 1964. Wonder Wheel and Steeplechase Park are Coney Island.

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The Electrical Experimenter

The Electrical Experimenter was an American technical science magazine that was published monthly.

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The Klezmatics

The Klezmatics are an American klezmer music group based in New York City, who have achieved fame singing in several languages, most notably mixing older Yiddish tunes with other types of more contemporary music of differing origins.

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The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel

The Marvelous Mrs.

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The Warriors (film)

The Warriors is a 1979 American action thriller film directed by Walter Hill.

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Trade union

A trade union (British English) or labor union (American English), often simply referred to as a union, is an organization of workers whose purpose is to maintain or improve the conditions of their employment, such as attaining better wages and benefits, improving working conditions, improving safety standards, establishing complaint procedures, developing rules governing status of employees (rules governing promotions, just-cause conditions for termination) and protecting and increasing the bargaining power of workers.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wonder_Wheel

Also known as Deno's Wonder Wheel.

Wonder Wheel, the Glossary

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See also

Amusement rides in New York (state)

Amusement rides introduced in 1920

Ferris wheels in the United States

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