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Dreamland was an amusement park in Coney Island, Brooklyn, New York City that operated at the site of the defunct Astroland park for the 2009 season. It was replaced with a new Luna Park the following year.

The park was operated by Anthony Raffaele for Thor Equities. The park contained two large freak shows as well as independent attractions to see a giant snake, a giant rat (really a baby capybara), and a tiny woman. It also included a carousel, a scrambler, and other rides.

Thor Equities shut the park down before the end of the 2009 season because the operators had accumulated $600,000 in unpaid back rent. Thor locked the operators out in the middle of the night without a formal eviction.

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8. McLaughlin, Mike (August 28, 2009). "IT'S OVER! Coney's Dreamland will be closed for the rest of the summer". Brooklyn Paper. Retrieved July 22, 2019.

v t e Coney Island
Brooklyn, New York City
Parks	Deno's Wonder Wheel Amusement Park Luna Park Former Astroland (1962–2008) Dreamland (1904–11) Dreamland (2009) Luna Park (1903–44) Sea Lion Park (1895–1903) Steeplechase Park (1897–1964)
Roller coasters	Circus Coaster Cyclone Soarin' Eagle Sea Serpent Family Coaster Steeplechase The Tickler Thunderbolt (built 2014) Phoenix Starflyer
Other rides	B&B Carousell Ghost Hole Spook-a-Rama The Whip Wonder Wheel
Other attractions	Ford Amphitheater Maimonides Park New York Aquarium Quester I Riegelmann Boardwalk
Defunct	Roller coasters Cannon Coaster Drop the Dip Flip Flap Railway Loop the Loop Rough Riders Switchback Railway Thunderbolt (1925–1982) Tornado Other rides A Trip to the Moon Dante's Inferno Parachute Jump Witching Waves Other attractions Childs Restaurants Surf Avenue Boardwalk Coney Island Velodrome Elephantine Colossus Shoot the Freak Shore Theater
Community	Abraham Lincoln High School Coney Island Creek Park Coney Island Light Coney Island Fire Station Pumping Station Gargiulo's Italian Restaurant Half Moon Hotel Jewish Center of Brighton Beach Kaiser Park Nathan's Rachel Carson High School for Coastal Studies Shore Theater Hotel Totonno's Trump Village
Organizations	Coney Island History Project Coney Island USA Coney Island Beautification Project
Neighborhoods	Brighton Beach Manhattan Beach Sea Gate
Subway stations	Brighton Beach Coney Island–Stillwell Avenue Neptune Avenue Ocean Parkway West Eighth Street–New York Aquarium
Cultural impact	Coney Island in popular culture Coney Island Mermaid Parade Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest Steeplechase Face
See also: Brooklyn Community Board 13

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