Slice of OLD Brooklyn Life - Coney short-lived Roller Coaster - 1917-1920 Scenic Spiral Wheel a.k.a The Top (1917-1920). While your car went around the tracks the entire structure was moving too, in the manner of a top. While some sites indicate this was a scary ride, others indicate it was supposed to be a covered ride. And still a couple of sites are repeating the information here: "It was a 45 ton, 70 foot diameter steel wheel that was tipped towards its heavier side where it rested on its bo