▁was ▁Atlantic ▁City , ▁a ▁famous ▁vac ation ▁resort . ▁Entre pr ene urs ▁ere cted ▁am usement ▁par ks ▁on ▁pi ers ▁that ▁extended ▁from ▁the ▁board walk ▁out ▁over ▁the ▁ocean . ▁The ▁first ▁of ▁several ▁was ▁the ▁Ocean ▁Pier ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 1 , ▁followed ▁later ▁by ▁the ▁Ste el ▁Pier ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 8 , ▁both ▁of ▁which ▁bo asted ▁r ides ▁and ▁attra ctions ▁typical ▁of ▁that ▁time , ▁such ▁as ▁Mid way - style ▁games ▁and ▁electric ▁t rol ley ▁r ides . ▁The ▁board walk ▁also ▁had ▁the ▁first ▁Round about ▁installed ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 2 ▁by ▁William ▁Som ers , ▁a ▁wooden ▁prede cess or ▁to ▁the ▁Ferr is ▁W heel . ▁Som ers ▁installed ▁two ▁others ▁in ▁As bury ▁Park , ▁New ▁Jersey ▁and ▁C oney ▁Island , ▁New ▁York . ▁ ▁Another ▁early ▁park ▁was ▁the ▁E ld or ado ▁Am usement ▁Park ▁that ▁opened ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 1 ▁on ▁the ▁banks ▁of ▁the ▁Hudson ▁River , ▁over looking ▁New ▁York ▁City . ▁It ▁consisted ▁of ▁ 2 5 ▁acres . ▁ ▁Modern ▁am usement ▁par ks ▁ ▁The ▁first ▁permanent ▁en closed ▁entertain ment ▁area , ▁reg ulated ▁by ▁a ▁single ▁company , ▁was ▁founded ▁in ▁C oney ▁Island ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 5 : ▁Sea ▁Lion ▁Park ▁at ▁C oney ▁Island ▁in ▁Brook lyn . ▁This ▁park ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁to ▁charge ▁ad mission ▁to ▁get ▁into ▁the ▁park ▁in