However, they are somewhat inaccurate because they are incomplete and if a ride has changed names, I just assumed it is a new attraction. While Billboard was quite good at covering news at Luna Park and Dreamland, both Steeplechase and Independent Ride coverage was quite sparse. In the case of Steeplechase, after George Tilyou died in 1914, little is mentioned until 1920. They mention many new rides in the 1920's but stop at the end of the decade. Luckily the publishing of the Onarato diaries in October 1997 has provided me with a complete record of the park from 1928 - 1964.
Any problems occurs during the park's early years.
The roller coaster list has little information about ride heights and lengths. Sometimes the years of operation are incomplete. Also I'm confused about many of the Thompson Scenic Railways on Surf Avenue. The Steeplechase roller coasters have me confused. too. Many of Coney's roller coasters were dismantled in the winter of 1923-1924 to make room for the widening of the Surf Avenue and the Bowery.