Coney Island Cyclone Statistics Park: Astroland Type: Wooden Opened: 6/26/27 Status: Operating Ride Time: 1:50 Track Length: 2640 feet Top Speed: 60 mph Inversions: 0 Lift Height: 85 feet Vertical Drop: ~70-75 feet Angle Of Descent: 58.6 degrees G-Force: 2-3 Designer: Vernon Keenan Builder: Harry C. Baker Cost: $175 thousand Capacity: ? riders an hour Features: Fast twister coaster in a figure 8 pattern. All parts of the coasters are original, and replacement parts are made just like they were in 1927. Vehicles: Structure: Wooden track supported by cement columns. History: Cyclone is owned by the city of New York. Astroland has a lease on this coaster. Designated by ACE as a "classic coaster".