Posts Tagged ‘coney island’

ghost hole

Thursday, July 2nd, 2009

What is a ghost hole?  It’s a nebulous concept.  Webster’s Dictionary defines a “ghost hole” as… well, no, Webster’s Dictionary doesn’t define a ghost hole at all.  It’s the name of a ride at Coney Island.  Wikipedia tells me it used to be called the “hell hole,” but I guess that language wasn’t family friendly enough.  I didn’t even go in the ghost hole, but was mesmerized by this weird animatronic display in front of the ride:

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What is going on here?  Is it a suggestion that the ride will make you so scared you will puke and shit violently (if liquidly), basically a complete meltdown of the gastrointestinal system?  I’m going to say yes.