▁addition ▁to ▁sell ▁tick ets ▁for ▁r ides ▁within ▁the ▁park . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 9 7 , ▁Sea ▁Lion ▁Park ▁was ▁joined ▁by ▁Ste e ple ch ase ▁Park , ▁the ▁first ▁of ▁three ▁major ▁am usement ▁par ks ▁that ▁would ▁open ▁in ▁the ▁C oney ▁Island ▁area . ▁George ▁T ily ou ▁designed ▁the ▁park ▁to ▁provide ▁thr ills ▁and ▁entertain ment . ▁The ▁combination ▁of ▁the ▁nearby ▁population ▁center ▁of ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁and ▁the ▁ease ▁of ▁access ▁to ▁the ▁area ▁made ▁C oney ▁Island ▁the ▁emb od iment ▁of ▁the ▁American ▁am usement ▁park . ▁C oney ▁Island ▁also ▁featured ▁L una ▁Park ▁( 1 9 0 3 ) ▁and ▁Dream land ▁( 1 9 0 4 ). ▁C oney ▁Island ▁was ▁a ▁huge ▁success ▁and ▁by ▁year ▁ 1 9 1 0 ▁attend ance ▁on ▁days ▁could ▁reach ▁a ▁million ▁people . ▁Fue led ▁by ▁the ▁efforts ▁of ▁Frederick ▁In gers oll ▁who ▁borrow ed ▁the ▁name , ▁other ▁" L una ▁Park s " ▁were ▁quickly ▁ere cted ▁world wide ▁and ▁opened ▁to ▁ra ve ▁reviews . ▁ ▁The ▁first ▁am usement ▁park ▁in ▁England ▁was ▁opened ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 6 ▁- ▁the ▁Black pool ▁Ple asure ▁Beach ▁by ▁W . ▁G . ▁Be an . ▁In ▁ 1 9 0 4 , ▁Sir ▁Hir am ▁Maxim ' s ▁Capt ive ▁F lying ▁Machine ▁was ▁introduced ; ▁he ▁had ▁designed ▁an ▁early ▁aircraft ▁power ed ▁by ▁steam ▁engines ▁that ▁had ▁been ▁un success