With the news that Coney Island will close permanently at the end of the year, we're republishing this story, which first ran in 2021. Old Coney Island closed down 50 years ago at the end of the ...

New York’s Coney Island is not closing at the end of the year. But Cincinnati, Ohio’s Coney Island amusement park is shutting down permanently on Dec. 31, 2023.

The Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra paid millions to buy Coney Island, where it plans to create a world-class entertainment campus including a new concert venue.