Coney Island opened its first roller coaster, called Dip The Dips, in 1911. More than 100 years later, the park is closing for good. 1 weather alerts 1 closings/delays. Watch Now.

Coney Island announced on Thursday that the entire property including Sunlite Pool will permanently close on December 31 after its Nights of Lights event.

It's been almost a year since Coney Island announced it would close its doors, when management announced Coney Island was sold to Music & Event Management Inc.