operators added a variety of rides and attractions, spending $70,000 in total. The manager, Charles R. Miller, reported that Luna Park's revenue during 1935 was at its highest level in six years, in part because of the presence of new basketball and handball courts, a large swimming pool, and new shows. Luna Park's operators added more attractions during 1937, including two funhouses and an assortment of flat rides, but they were unable to compete with Coney Island's beach, which charged no admission and was consequently more popular among travelers. The following year, Miller added vaudeville shows and replaced the Streets of Paris attraction with a concert space called Willow Green. Collier owned the park until his death in March 1939. The park had gone into receivership the prior month, when the Prudence Bonds Corporation foreclosed on a $400,000 mortgage that had been placed on the park. Jack and Irving Rosenthal, operators of Palisades Amusement Park, considered taking over Luna Park at that time. The park ultimately reopened in June 1939 after Harry Meinch, Silvio Pinto, and Walter Burgess leased Luna Park from its creditors. For the previous two seasons, only a small section of the park was open to the public. Early 1940s Milton Sheen, the park's manager, announced plans in early 1940 to renovate Luna Park for $100,000. Later that year, Sheen announced plans to relocate at least eight attractions from the 1939 New York World's Fair after the fair closed. Prior to the 1940 season, a syndicate composed of Edward and Harry Lee Danziger, William Miller, and Sheen took over the park, signing a ten-year lease in December 1940. At the end of that month, Miller announced plans to relocate 15 attractions from the World's Fair to Luna Park. The plans also included a building for commercial exhibits, a swimming pool, a ballroom, and live shows. Luna Park's managers ultimately spent $9 million to rebuild the park and install new attractions. Even after the United States entered World War II, Luna Park was allowed to open for the 1942 season, but the park had to keep its lights dimmed for wartime security. Miller continued to operate the park for the 1943 season while his partners, the Danzigers, served in the United States Army. Despite wartime restrictions and increased ticket prices, Luna Park remained popular. Several concessions were damaged in a fire in February 1944, but most of the