Sideshows make magic in NY amusement park
<p> <span word="In">In</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="age">age</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="packaged">packaged</span> <span word="entertainment">entertainment</span>, <span word="special">special</span> <span word="effects">effects</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="YouTube">YouTube</span>, <span word="Coney">Coney</span> <span word="Island">Island</span> <span word="sideshows">sideshows</span> <span word="continue">continue</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="stun">stun</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="amaze">amaze</span>, <span word="much">much</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="century">century</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="weird">weird</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="amazing">amazing</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="simply">simply</span> <span word="gross">gross</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="alive">alive</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Coney">Coney</span> <span word="Island">Island</span>, <span word="where">where</span> <span word="sideshow">sideshow</span> <span word="performers">performers</span> <span word="test">test</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="limits">limits</span>.</p><p><span word="Coney">Coney</span> <span word="Island">Island</span> <span word="draws">draws</span> <span word="hundreds">hundreds</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="thousands">thousands</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="visitors">visitors</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="year">year</span>. <span word="For">For</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="century">century</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="amusement">amusement</span> <span word="park">park</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="offered">offered</span> <span word="tourists">tourists</span> <span word="fantasy">fantasy</span>, <span word="thrills">thrills</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="cool">cool</span> <span word="ocean">ocean</span> <span word="breezes">breezes</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="southern">southern</span> <span word="tip">tip</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Brooklyn">Brooklyn</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="bizarre">bizarre</span> <span word="sideshows">sideshows</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="draw">draw</span>, <span word="originated">originated</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="circus">circus</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> 19<span word="th">th</span> <span word="century">century</span>.</p><p><span word="Dick">Dick</span> <span word="Zigun">Zigun</span> <span word="founded">founded</span> <span word="Coney">Coney</span> <span word="Island">Island</span> <span word="USA">USA</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="non">non</span>-<span word="profit">profit</span> <span word="organization">organization</span> <span word="keeps">keeps</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="culture">culture</span> <span word="alive">alive</span>.</p><p>"<span word="If">If</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="left">left</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="America">America</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="preserve">preserve</span> <span word="sideshow">sideshow</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="freak">freak</span> <span word="show">show</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="course">course</span> <span word="Coney">Coney</span> <span word="Island">Island</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="place">place</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Zigun">Zigun</span>. "<span word="If">If</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sideshow">sideshow</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="scream">scream</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="laugh">laugh</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="cry">cry</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="maybe">maybe</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="throw">throw</span> <span word="up">up</span>."</p><p><span word="Princess">Princess</span> <span word="Pat">Pat</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Nigeria">Nigeria</span> - <span word="that">that</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="stage">stage</span> <span word="name">name</span> - <span word="is">is</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="sideshow">sideshow</span> <span word="performers">performers</span> <span word="here">here</span>.</p><p>"<span word="I">I</span> <span word="am">am</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="artistic">artistic</span> <span word="family">family</span>, <span word="so">so</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="here">here</span>, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="thing">thing</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="here">here</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="blade">blade</span> <span word="box">box</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="slowly">slowly</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="started">started</span> <span word="learning">learning</span>," <span word="she">she</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="Alejandro">Alejandro</span> <span word="Dubois">Dubois</span> <span word="specializes">specializes</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="escape">escape</span> <span word="acts">acts</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="dangerous">dangerous</span> <span word="feats">feats</span>.</p><p>"<span word="My">My</span> <span word="inspiration">inspiration</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Harry">Harry</span> <span word="Houdini">Houdini</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="taught">taught</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="keep">keep</span> <span word="pushing">pushing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="envelope">envelope</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="far">far</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="killing">killing</span> <span word="yourself">yourself</span>," <span word="noted">noted</span> <span word="Dubois">Dubois</span>.</p>
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