Live Hot Wheels monster truck show makes Nassau Coliseum debut
Eric Steinberg is the driver of the new Hot Wheels mega truck called Gunkster, which comes to Long Island for the first time in January at the Nassau Colliseum. Credit: Hot Wheels Monster Trucks Live/David T Kindler
A fire-breathing dinosaur that crushes cars in its claws and spits them onto the arena floor, monster Hot Wheels trucks big enough for the giant in “Jack and the Beanstalk,” and daredevil motocross riders take the stage when Hot Wheels Monster Truck Live Glow Party makes its first trip to Long Island this month.
The show is aimed at children ages 3 to 10, to introduce them to the world of Monster Trucks by super-super-super sizing seven of the miniature toys such as Tiger Shark and Boneshaker that they play with at home, says Brian Sharenow, the behind-the-scenes director of operations, who grew up in Commack.
Here are six things to expect at the performances on Jan. 21 and 22 at Nassau Coliseum in Uniondale:
Hot Wheels Monster Trucks Live comes to Long Island for the first time this month. Credit: Hot Wheels Monster Trucks Live/David T Kindler
Beth Whitehouse writes about families, parenting and great things to do with the kids on Long Island. She’s been a Newsday editor and shared a 1997 Newsday staff Pulitzer Prize for coverage of the crash of TWA Flight 800.
