| Tornado | |
| Location: | Coney Island |
| Type: | Wood |
| Status: | Removed |
| Track: | Twister |
| Height Ft: | 71 |
| Length Ft: | 2970 |
| Inversions: | 0 |
| Cost: | $250,000 |
| Custom Label 1: | Builders |
| Custom Value 1: | Frank Darling Frank Prior Fred Church LaMarcus A. Thompson |
| Rcdb Number: | 2984 |
Tornado (formerly known as Bobs) was a roller coaster located at Coney Island along Bowery Street in Brooklyn, New York City. Designed by Fred Church and built by the L. A. Thompson Company, the roller coaster cost $250,000 to build and opened in 1926. Much like the neighboring Coney Island Cyclone, it was a hybrid design consisting of a wooden track and steel structure. The coaster's track wrapped around a tower atop which the ride's name was attached. The land under the coaster was narrow, only 70 feet wide at its widest.[1]
In 1977, much of the coaster was destroyed by arson.[2] The coaster was completely demolished in April 1978.