Cannon Coaster, Wooden roller coaster in Coney Island, Brooklyn, US.

The Cannon Coaster was a wooden roller coaster on Bowery Street in Coney Island, Brooklyn, designed by George Francis Meyer. Riders climbed a lift hill and passed through the bore of a giant cannon-shaped tunnel before exiting from its muzzle onto the track.

George Francis Meyer built the ride in the early 1900s, when Coney Island became the leading amusement destination on the East Coast. The coaster was part of a wave of new roller coasters that appeared in the area between 1901 and 1907.

The cannon theme outlasted the gap: at the top of the lift hill, riders passed through the bore of a cannon-shaped tunnel and out of its muzzle. Owners marketed the ride to young couples, asking in one advertisement: "Will she throw her arms around your neck and yell? Well, I guess yes!"

The coaster was located on Bowery Street in Coney Island, making it easy to find among other attractions in the area. Visitors should know the ride closed by 1907 and no longer exists today.

The ride was originally designed with a gap jump, where cars would leap over a break in the track. After testing with sandbags revealed safety concerns, this dangerous feature was removed while keeping the cannon theme.