“Cyclone in her hay day!”

Brooklyn NY - The infamous Cyclone at Coney Island has turned 80 years old! Gerry Menditto,64, has been working on the coaster for over 33 years. Carol Albert, whose family has run the Cyclone since 1975 had this to say:

He’s like an orchestra conductor. He has such a sense of feel for that machine and what it’s doing.

It is a little strange that roller coaster is turning 80 and people are still getting on it. When grandma turned 80, one person wouldn’t ride her, let alone 30. It just doesn’t sound safe.

Oh: grandma!