Broadway
Theme Park History
Ride Manufacturers
New York City
Art Photography
100

Hadestown opened on Broadway in April 2019 at this theater, named for a playwright-director.

Walter Kerr Theatre

100

Opened in 1990 in Orlando, Florida, this movie-themed park's tagline was "Ride the Movies."

Universal Studios Florida

100

This Swiss duo built Batman: The Ride, the world’s first inverted coaster, in 1992.

Bolliger & Mabillard (B&M)

100

In 1884, this showman marched 21 elephants, including Jumbo, across the Brooklyn Bridge to prove it was safe.

P.T. Barnum

100

This late Chinese contemporary artist gained international acclaim for his bold, brightly colored, and unapologetically provocative self-portraits and studies of youth culture.

Ren Hang

200

Opening in 1988, this Andrew Lloyd Webber show is the longest-running show in Broadway history.

The Phantom of the Opera

200

The "Roller Coaster Capital of the World" is located in this state.

Ohio

200

"Boomerang coasters" are made by this Dutch manufacturer.

Vekoma

200

Citi Bike launched in New York City in this year.

2013

200

Known for his monumental, mega-sized monograph SUMO, this provocative German-Australian fashion and art photographer redefined eroticism and luxury in high-contrast black-and-white.

Helmut Newton

300

Located at 51st and Broadway, this is the largest of all official Broadway theaters with 1,933 seats.

Gershwin Theatre (home to Wicked)

300

Created in 1967, this special district governs the land under Walt Disney World.

Reedy Creek Improvement District

300

This company, founded by Disney veterans, built the Matterhorn Bobsleds and made the tubular steel coaster possible.

Arrow Development

300

In 1930, this tower designed by William Van Alen, secretly assembled a stainless steel spire inside its crown, then raised it through the top to beat 40 Wall Street for the title of world’s tallest.

Chrysler Building

300

This Japanese visionary photographer pushes artistic boundaries through intensely saturated colors, surreal staging, and deeply personal explorations of death, desire, and flowers.

Nobuyoshi Araki

400

Based on a poem by T.S. Eliot, this musical's signature song "Memory" was originally performed on Broadway by Betty Buckley.

Cats

400

Opened in 1846 in Bristol, Connecticut, this is generally considered the oldest continuously operating amusement park in the United States.

Lake Compounce

400

Cedar Point’s Millennium Force, the first “giga coaster” over 300 feet, was built by this Liechtenstein-based company.

Intamin

400

Built in 1844 beneath the avenue it’s named for, this Brooklyn railroad tunnel is often called the oldest subway tunnel in the world. It was rediscovered in 1980 by Bob Diamond.

Atlantic Avenue Tunnel

400

This photographer founded the advocacy group P.A.I.N. in 2017 to pressure the Sackler family over their role in the opioid crisis.

Nan Goldin

500

The Lost Boys and Schmigadoon! tied for the most 2026 Tony nominations with this number each.

12

500

Opened in 1946 in Santa Claus, Indiana, Santa Claus Land is often called America’s first theme park. Today it operates under this name.

Holiday World

500

In 2002, after Arrow Dynamics went bankrupt, this Logan, Utah company acquired its assets.

S&S Worldwide

500

Before 1963, JFK’s three-letter IATA code reflected its former name, Idlewild. This was the code.

IDL

500

At 25, this photographer became the youngest artist to have a solo show at the Whitney Museum.

Ryan McGinley