Thrill seekers rejoice — there’s real “action” heading to Coney Island this summer.
A 50-foot rock-climbing wall, a skydiving simulator and a rope-climbing obstacle course are among the features at a new adrenaline-laden fun zone called “Big Mark’s Action Park” set to open in Coney Island on Memorial Day weekend.
“This park is geared for today’s active lifestyle, so it won’t have the type of traditional rides that would go head-to-head with our neighbors,” said operator Mark Zientek, who owns an amusement rental company in New Jersey.
The park is slated for a one-acre tract on Stillwell Avenue near the boardwalk that was previously used by Cha Cha’s Steeplechase Fun Park, which was destroyed during Hurricane Sandy last October and shuttered after one season.
A spokesman for the site’s landlord Thor Equities said, “We don’t have a lease signed with anyone at this point and are reviewing our options.”
But Zientek said, “Closing the deal is a formality” that will be completed once he makes a March payment.
Although the park will serve a healthy menu, it will also serve booze.
Zientek said he’s turning an abandoned ride called the Mega Whirl that was damaged during Sandy into an elevated bar.
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