Ghost Hole
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The Ghost Hole, formerly known as the Hell Hole is a horror
-themed dark ride
on Coney Island
operated by 12th Street Amusements, a division of Li'l Sassy Anne, Inc. It is located at 12th street and Bowery Avenue, Brooklyn, New York.
The exterior of the ride is painted in graffiti-style imagery and two animated figures, a devil
stirring a pot and a large growling demon
. At one time, a morass of three serpent
s was another animated figure on the front of the ride, and other animated figures have been there previously. The serpents were absent for the first part of the 2007 season, though they later returned in greater quantity, though the two on the right come too close together, rubbing off the foam rubber eye of the rightmost serpent. A greenish vulture
was also added to the leftmost window. In front of the ride, a glass case holds an animatronic figure who simultaneously vomits and defecates while hunched over a toilet. The ride's cars are like bumper cars, similar to the Dante's Inferno
at Astroland
, although they are in multiple colors and have heavier protective guards that are lowered over riders. As of April 2009, there are two virtually identical vultures on the exterior of the ride, the serpents are again removed, and the vomiter/defecator has been given a female likeness, including a long blonde wig and a black skirt.
The ride opens with a long trek up a slope similar to a roller coaster
. A halved man hangs from the ceiling over the car, and the first full stunt passed is of an electric chair
execution. After a brief U-turn outside, one is greeted by a bulging eyed bellhop
and a plunge down another slope past several strands that make contact with the rider. At the bottom of this dark passage the more traditional dark ride elements begin. These include torches, horror-oriented familial groups sitting together, torture victims, Tiki
creatures, a snapping alligator, and another vomiting man (both have vomit that is obviously water spayed hard and wide), among others. Some of these lean threateningly toward the rider. This last and longest part of the ride is not a complete building, but housed in black tarpaulin
.
As far as sound effects, aside from thunder, there is a lot of gunfire, although no guns are shown.
Current admission price is $6.00.
Horror fiction
Horror fiction also Horror fantasy is a philosophy of literature, which is intended to, or has the capacity to frighten its readers, inducing feelings of horror and terror. It creates an eerie atmosphere. Horror can be either supernatural or non-supernatural...
-themed dark ride
Dark ride
A dark ride or ghost train is an indoor amusement ride where riders in guided vehicles travel through specially lit scenes that typically contain animation, sound, music, and special effects....
on Coney Island
Coney Island
Coney Island is a peninsula and beach on the Atlantic Ocean in southern Brooklyn, New York, United States. The site was formerly an outer barrier island, but became partially connected to the mainland by landfill....
operated by 12th Street Amusements, a division of Li'l Sassy Anne, Inc. It is located at 12th street and Bowery Avenue, Brooklyn, New York.
The exterior of the ride is painted in graffiti-style imagery and two animated figures, a devil
Devil
The Devil is believed in many religions and cultures to be a powerful, supernatural entity that is the personification of evil and the enemy of God and humankind. The nature of the role varies greatly...
stirring a pot and a large growling demon
Demon
call - 1347 531 7769 for more infoIn Ancient Near Eastern religions as well as in the Abrahamic traditions, including ancient and medieval Christian demonology, a demon is considered an "unclean spirit" which may cause demonic possession, to be addressed with an act of exorcism...
. At one time, a morass of three serpent
Snake
Snakes are elongate, legless, carnivorous reptiles of the suborder Serpentes that can be distinguished from legless lizards by their lack of eyelids and external ears. Like all squamates, snakes are ectothermic, amniote vertebrates covered in overlapping scales...
s was another animated figure on the front of the ride, and other animated figures have been there previously. The serpents were absent for the first part of the 2007 season, though they later returned in greater quantity, though the two on the right come too close together, rubbing off the foam rubber eye of the rightmost serpent. A greenish vulture
Vulture
Vulture is the name given to two groups of convergently evolved scavenging birds, the New World Vultures including the well-known Californian and Andean Condors, and the Old World Vultures including the birds which are seen scavenging on carcasses of dead animals on African plains...
was also added to the leftmost window. In front of the ride, a glass case holds an animatronic figure who simultaneously vomits and defecates while hunched over a toilet. The ride's cars are like bumper cars, similar to the Dante's Inferno
Dante's Inferno (ride)
Dante's Inferno was a dark ride created by Anton Schwarzkopf that was located at Astroland on Coney Island; a similar ride called Dante's Dungeon is at Morey's Piers at Wildwood, New Jersey...
at Astroland
Astroland
Astroland was a amusement park in Coney Island first opened in 1962. It was located at 1000 Surf Avenue on the boardwalk...
, although they are in multiple colors and have heavier protective guards that are lowered over riders. As of April 2009, there are two virtually identical vultures on the exterior of the ride, the serpents are again removed, and the vomiter/defecator has been given a female likeness, including a long blonde wig and a black skirt.
The ride opens with a long trek up a slope similar to a roller coaster
Roller coaster
The roller coaster is a popular amusement ride developed for amusement parks and modern theme parks. LaMarcus Adna Thompson patented the first coasters on January 20, 1885...
. A halved man hangs from the ceiling over the car, and the first full stunt passed is of an electric chair
Electric chair
Execution by electrocution, usually performed using an electric chair, is an execution method originating in the United States in which the condemned person is strapped to a specially built wooden chair and electrocuted through electrodes placed on the body...
execution. After a brief U-turn outside, one is greeted by a bulging eyed bellhop
Bellhop
A bellhop, also bellboy or bellman, is a hotel porter, who helps patrons with their luggage while checking in or out. Bellhops often wear a uniform , like certain other page boys or doormen...
and a plunge down another slope past several strands that make contact with the rider. At the bottom of this dark passage the more traditional dark ride elements begin. These include torches, horror-oriented familial groups sitting together, torture victims, Tiki
Tiki
Tiki refers to large wood and stone carvings of humanoid forms in Central Eastern Polynesian cultures of the Pacific Ocean. The term is also used in Māori mythology where Tiki is the first man, created by either Tūmatauenga or Tāne. He found the first woman, Marikoriko, in a pond – she seduced him...
creatures, a snapping alligator, and another vomiting man (both have vomit that is obviously water spayed hard and wide), among others. Some of these lean threateningly toward the rider. This last and longest part of the ride is not a complete building, but housed in black tarpaulin
Tarpaulin
A tarpaulin, colloquially tarp, is a large sheet of strong, flexible, water-resistant or waterproof material, often cloth such as canvas or polyester coated with urethane, or made of plastics such as polyethylene. In some places such as Australia, and in military slang, a tarp may be known as a...
.
As far as sound effects, aside from thunder, there is a lot of gunfire, although no guns are shown.
Current admission price is $6.00.