Moreys Piers Discussion Thread

[Zand]

^I did try that Pierogie stand. Theyre pretty good! Not quite Knoebels good, but still worth stopping by if you like them.

Glad I had a good-before-7 wristband when I went because it got me on the piers early before the lines started building up. When I stopped by Adventure Pier at 10:30 that night I couldn't believe how many people were riding the big money attractions (myself included admittedly). Place is definitely raking in the dollars this year!

[Zand]

Embarking on my annual Shore trip August 21-23. Will be driving down Sunday and probably stopping for Gale Force and Manco & Manco pizza on the way down. Monday is Wildwood day and I already have a full day wristband ready to go as well as some drinking money for Capt'n Jack's and Pig Dog. Staying at Key West this year.

Any updates on Moreys (and the Ocean City parks) from the locals? Missed the flume last year as well as a couple other attractions (Ghost Ship, Pirates). Also hoping that by going late in August, crowds won't be as bad as they were the last week of July last year.

Tuesday my wife will spend the traditional tens of thousands of dollars on stuff at Douglass' Candy (if she ever hit the lottery I swear she'd just buy the store) and then we'll stop for a couple El Toro laps on the way home. 

[coneyislandchris]

1 hour ago, Zand said:

Any updates on Moreys (and the Ocean City parks) from the locals? Missed the flume last year as well as a couple other attractions (Ghost Ship, Pirates). Also hoping that by going late in August, crowds won't be as bad as they were the last week of July last year.

Ghost Ship is still closed for this season, according to their website. No indication that either Zoom Phloom or Pirates are currently closed, and I remember seeing Bill post about riding the flume just a couple weeks ago so you should be good on that front.

Don't forget that two out of the three piers have a late opening on Mondays. They don't start operating the rides until 5 PM on Surfside and Adventure, so plan accordingly.

[boldikus]

Can concur the flume is open for the season as is Pirates. Ghost Ship will not open this year.

Capt Jacks is great and all but if you've never had a drink upstairs at Joe's Fish Co, you should. Their food is good too. Best view on the island for thoosies like us.

 

[Zand]

25 minutes ago, boldikus said:

Capt Jacks is great and all but if you've never had a drink upstairs at Joe's Fish Co, you should. Their food is good too. Best view on the island for thoosies like us.

 

Ha...definitely always go to both when I'm there. I like the atmosphere and drinks better at Jack's but definitely can't beat the view at Joe's.

 

And no problem with the 5pm opening. Only problem last year was my wristband was only good till 7 with the same hours, so I had limited time on Surfside and didn't have time to get to Adventure Pier to use the wristband. So all good this year.

[boldikus]

3 hours ago, Zand said:

Ha...definitely always go to both when I'm there. I like the atmosphere and drinks better at Jack's but definitely can't beat the view at Joe's.

Last year we tried the newer Capt Jacks above the Boardwalk Mall and it kind of sucked - on two occasions. We had some drinks at the Capt Jacks across from Sams a few weekends ago and to be honest they were great. Sat at the back of the upstairs bar for the first time which was nice and breezy on a steamy hot afternoon. Apps were good too. Just prefer Joe's overall on all of those items and the view of Surfside is *chefs kiss*.

[Zand]

I also like the outdoor bar behind Jack's. Awesome breeze and views from there too. Lots of Adirondack chairs and cornhole games and such.

Yeah the new Jack's isn't as cool but we've...uhh...opened it for the day with a few Long Islands the last couple trips down so it's become a tradition to us to throw a few back at 11am after breakfast at the Pink Cadillac.

Man I'm excited to get back there

[Zand]

Early report: Breakfast at Pink Cadillac was excellent as always, our traditional opening of Capt'n Jack's at 11 went off without a hitch, rode the world's greatest Boomerang which was great, and now sitting at Capt'n Jacks drinking Pina Coladas again watching them test Zoom Phloom so I won't be getting burned by a closed Flume today. Surfside opens in 10 mins. PigDog in a couple hours. Great White and Screamin Swing laps tonight.

I sure wish I lived here!

[MoreyMan]

Got on Great Nor’Easter this past weekend and the Great White for the first time since I think pre-covid?

Gotta say even +/- 6 years after the re-track, Great Nor’Easter ran great. I get it, the SLC’s generally suck, but man I could have done a couple more laps on it. Aside from the one jolt after the in-line twists, still really smooth and fun. 

Great White really wasn’t bad either. A couple rough patches here and there, but was pretty enjoyable.

Sucks they got rid of the evening ride-only wristbands though, because at $16/ride for Great Nor’Easter/Great White, if you’re buying individual tickets, it’s a little crazy. And I have no use for the combo ride/water park package, nor the early bird wristband only valid until 7pm. 

[AmyUD06]

Oh, I was there on Saturday too, and Ghost Ship is back open!....sort of.  It's only like a third of the layout, and still the same ticket cost it used to be (I think), but it's open and had maybe 10 actors in it.  Staff said it wouldn't be back open in full until next summer.

That, plus a lap on Great White, and a fun ride on Zoom Phloom (I was there with friends as opposed to solo, which is rare, so I wasn't about to pass that up), were my only non-waterpark rides.

Also of note, the Musik Express got a new color scheme and light package that honestly does not look good.

I started the trip with like 125 tickets on a card that I've been milking for years, and still have 80-ish left.

[Zand]

I was there two weeks ago and ended up biting the bullet on the rides/waterpark combo even though I had no intention of using the waterpark half. The before 7 rides pass totally blows when the two good piers don't open until 5. I definitely got my money's worth out of the $110 wristband in comparison to single ticket prices, but still ridiculous. That said, it was mobbed so why would they charge less when suckers (including me) are paying for it?

It was good to be in the Ghost Ship again even if it was only partially open. I rode Sea Serpent a ton early when just Mariners was open since there's nothing else good over there and that is the best Boomerang in all the land. And I love a good boomerang...going backwards through the loop is one of my favorite coaster sensations. And then naturally bracing for the head bashing heading into the cobra roll and then remembering you don't have to worry about it on Sea Serpent is always funny.

Atmosfear is still my favorite drop tower outside of Demon Drop. I rode Zumanjaro a couple days later and even that experience is ruined by a good Larson tower although the view is worth it. Enjoyed many rides on all the usuals on Surfside and Adventure piers.

 

Also stopped in Ocean City for a couple hours for my annual Gale Force ride plus Manco & Manco >>>>>>>Mack's.

[MoreyMan]

9 hours ago, AmyUD06 said:

Oh, I was there on Saturday too, and Ghost Ship is back open!....sort of.  It's only like a third of the layout, and still the same ticket cost it used to be (I think), but it's open and had maybe 10 actors in it.  Staff said it wouldn't be back open in full until next summer.

That, plus a lap on Great White, and a fun ride on Zoom Phloom (I was there with friends as opposed to solo, which is rare, so I wasn't about to pass that up), were my only non-waterpark rides.

Also of note, the Musik Express got a new color scheme and light package that honestly does not look good.

I started the trip with like 125 tickets on a card that I've been milking for years, and still have 80-ish left.

I did notice Musik Express and went straight to google to figure out if I was going crazy. The mostly white color scheme is….something. 
 

I guess I didn’t realize you could carry over the ticket cards to new seasons - maybe that’s the move moving forward. I’m only there once a season so that’s good to know. 
 

8 hours ago, Zand said:

I was there two weeks ago and ended up biting the bullet on the rides/waterpark combo even though I had no intention of using the waterpark half. The before 7 rides pass totally blows when the two good piers don't open until 5. I definitely got my money's worth out of the $110 wristband in comparison to single ticket prices, but still ridiculous. That said, it was mobbed so why would they charge less when suckers (including me) are paying for it?

It was good to be in the Ghost Ship again even if it was only partially open. I rode Sea Serpent a ton early when just Mariners was open since there's nothing else good over there and that is the best Boomerang in all the land. And I love a good boomerang...going backwards through the loop is one of my favorite coaster sensations. And then naturally bracing for the head bashing heading into the cobra roll and then remembering you don't have to worry about it on Sea Serpent is always funny.

Atmosfear is still my favorite drop tower outside of Demon Drop. I rode Zumanjaro a couple days later and even that experience is ruined by a good Larson tower although the view is worth it. Enjoyed many rides on all the usuals on Surfside and Adventure piers.

 

Also stopped in Ocean City for a couple hours for my annual Gale Force ride plus Manco & Manco >>>>>>>Mack's.

Yeah, that’s just it. I bought the tickets after the 7pm cutoff, I’m sure the thousands of others did too. Ticket booths were consistently busy. Great White and Great Nor’Easter didn’t really have lines when I was riding, but they were both running 2 trains and both trains on both coasters were going out full pretty consistency so I guess they’re making their money lol

[ricklap77]

I wonder if someone would know but many years ago Mr. Morey lais out plans to build a huge twister/out and back wooden coaster that would start on one of the piers and travel underground to the next pier.  I don't know if it's still one of his plans!?  Does anyone know? 

[AmyUD06]

48 minutes ago, ricklap77 said:

I wonder if someone would know but many years ago Mr. Morey lais out plans to build a huge twister/out and back wooden coaster that would start on one of the piers and travel underground to the next pier.  I don't know if it's still one of his plans!?  Does anyone know? 

It was actually supposed to travel above the beach between the piers, suspended on a bridge.  Here's the only proper concept art that was ever done:

I imagine it might still be in the works, but recent developments (such as Runaway Tram) were built in such a way that the original plans are now likely extremely unfeasible.

The owner gets asked about it every so often, and always give the same "We're always looking for exciting opportunities for future development!" type response.

Honestly, if it was a priority, (IMHO) they wouldn't have dumped $4+ million into retracking Great Nor'Easter, however much they spent on the retracking of Great White, however much they spent on the renovations to Sea Serpent, the addition of Runaway Tram, all of the non-park investments Morey's has been expanding into lately, etc. etc. 

Then there's also the fact that it would need to be certified and inspected by two different municipalities (who wouldn't have any legal authority to inspect the other half), which for anyone not familiar with NJ politics, is no small matter to overcome.  It would also need to get by all of the residents above Sam's Pizza who would lose their pristine view of the beach.  If you haven't been paying attention in NJ, people who don't even live in beach towns have be throwing an absolutely shit fit about windmill electricity generators 15 miles out into the ocean because it would ruin their view.

This was originally announced over a decade ago in 2011....I think it's time to give up.

[Zand]

When is that Condor getting built?

[ricklap77]

Thanks for the info AmyUD06!  I remember seeing that concept art.  At some point it was getting close to being built.  But now I guess it is dead for good.

[abovethesink]

Road Trip Day 4 - Morey's Piers Trip Report

If you want to catch up, Day 1 was King's Dominion, Day 2 Busch Gardens Williamsburg, and Day 3 was Six Flags America. Reports are in their respective threads. The trip was myself and my oldest son, soon to be 14.

After two near 100 degree days and a 104 degree day at SFA, it was a relief to be heading to the ocean. I was a little concerned a few miles away when it was still 95, but the temperature dropped all the way down to 78 as was covered the last few miles. Unfortunately, I had made my first and biggest miscalculation on the trip when planning this day. It was supposed to be Morey's Piers followed by a drive up to Casino Pier. I had gotten us to Morey's Piers at 1 PM as that was the time a quick google told me the park opened, figuring there wouldn't be crowds yet, we'd blow through everything quickly, and then head up to Casino Pier. Well, had I done anything more than the bare minimum research, I would have learned that only the middle pier opened up at 1 PM and the outside two piers opened at 5 PM. Oops.

We decided to axe Casino Pier from the plans even though it would still be technically possible given how late these places are open. Road trips are fun but exhausting and we just didn't want to be out that late.

Sea Serpent -- Whatever we did first would be my 250, so I chose the best coaster available on the middle pier after buying the all access wristbands which are good until 7 PM. This was their Boomerang, though at least I knew it had a good reputation. It lived up to it. The conversions to vest restraints have revitalized many boomerangs I have ridden at this point, but I think this one takes the cake in terms of smoothness. Sea Serpent was a really good ride and an acceptable 250 in my book. 

Rollies Coaster -- Somehow now over 250 credits in, this was my first Pinfari Zyklon despite them being everywhere all over the world still. It was fun! The ride was janky and didn't have any amazing forces by any means, but it kept itself moving and had a few nice little pops. There isn't much more to say really.

Wild Whizzer -- If there isn't much to say about the Zyklon, what is there to say at all about the SBF Visa? It did its figure eight. The ride is operated with four laps, or at least we got four laps. We added the credit to the list. I don't hate these by any means, but everyone knows what they are and they all ride more or less the same. Fun little addition for FECs, tiny family parks, or places like boardwalk piers with limited space. After riding, we walked back to our car parked across from the pier with Great White to extend our parking as we had only paid through 6 PM and figured we would be cutting it close. Plus, we had time. Then we walked all the way down to the far pier, which is much further apart from the others than the first two are, and my kid talked me into Dominos for lunch. That was fine. From there, we explored the closed third pier with the SLC, walked in the sand a bit, and then sat and played games on my phone while waiting the last two hours for five o'clock to hit. 

Doo Wopper -- I complained about Apple Zapple being forceless on my King's Dominion report. Doo Wopper must have read it and decided that I didn't know anything about a forceless ride. It would show me and it did. The ride was inoffensive and smooth. It was weirdly and somewhat cutely themed to ordering fast food too, as far as I could tell, but the ride itself was a big old nothing. At least this wild mouse didn't hurt me on any of the jarring laterals I guess. That's something, maybe. Oh well.

Runaway Tram -- This Vekoma family coaster wasn't bad for what it is. It has some mild forces on the helixes and the ride is lengthened by a second lap. Initially we were the only ones in the station and took the first car spot in line, but when a little girl came up with her mother and acted like she wanted front row, we gladly gave it up. I think an enthusiast was born and we got to listen. The little girl was nervous on the lift hill, this was clearly her first coaster from our brief conversation, and yelled with joy about how much she loved it the entire rest of the way. It was one of those unexpected moments of joy that really made this ride fun in a way it wasn't going to be and I am glad we got to experience it hearing her reactions. Obviously then, this one hits its mark in terms of pleasing its target audience.

Great Nor'Easter -- I had read the hype. The good SLC. Even having experienced what the vest restraints can do at best in the form of Riddlers Revenge at SFNE, I was skeptical. Having the vest restraints the day before at Six Flags America wasn't reassuring. While Skywinder there was better than many SLCs I have ridden, it tracked poorly enough to still not be good despite the absence of headbanging. Well, I am a believer now. There was at least one hard jolt, if not more than one, but they were so isolated that they didn't cause any sort of jackhammering discomfort. The rest of Great Nor'Easter was glass smooth. Honestly, it was astonishing after so many SLCs to get to ride one that was legitimately excellent. My hat is off to Morey's Piers. They even have free lockers (maybe they were only free because of our wrist bands -- not sure) to put your valuables in. This is the first time I have immediately jumped back in the queue for an SLC since the late 90s when I was first experiencing them popping up in the parks around me. I can't praise this thing enough.

Unfortunately, after the long walk back to the first pier towards the woodie and our car, we found Great White had never opened for the day and was not going to. That is a shame as I anticipated it being easily the second best coaster of the piers at worst going into the day, though the boomerang might have ended up giving it a run for its money. We were back our car at 6:30 and still decided to book a hotel instead of heading on to Casino Pier due to wanting to rest. Someday we will swing back down and hit the rest of the pier parks.

Finally, I will say that Morey's Piers and the Wildwood Boardwalk as a whole is a really cool place. I was really surprised how much they were able to cram on the three piers, especially the water park(s). They looked great. It is a touristy place for sure, but I would gladly bring the whole family back once the twins (2.5 years old) are a couple years older. There would be tons for them and all of us to do, especially when factoring in the beach right there. This place will never have some great coaster collection, but it does really well with the space it has and takes immaculate care of the coasters that are there. It is a shame the woodie wasn't open, but I bet I will see it again with the whole crew in tow in a couple years. I really enjoyed Morey's Piers. Busch Gardens Williamsburg will, of course, go down as the best park we visited on this trip, but the combined Wildwood Boards/Morey's Piers/Beach atmosphere might have actually made this place my favorite on the whole trip. Very cool.

Next up was Dorney Park with a quick stop at Sesame Place on the way. 

 

[michaellynn4]

16 hours ago, abovethesink said:

Well, had I done anything more than the bare minimum research, I would have learned that only the middle pier opened up at 1 PM and the outside two piers opened at 5 PM. Oops.

I was actually there yesterday with my mom and 2 year old and we made the same miscalculation. Ended up on the pier with GNE first and didn't realize it didn't open until 5 until after my daughter had already picked out with horse she wanted on the carousel. Ended up being fine, just walked down to the middle one anyway.

16 hours ago, abovethesink said:

Then we walked all the way down to the far pier, which is much further apart from the others than the first two are, and my kid talked me into Dominos for lunch.

THIS, however - with all the great pizza at the boardwalk (Mack's, Sam's, Franconi's, etc.), you really chose Dominos? I mean, look, I get how kids can certainly be (and mind you I'm playfully teasing you a bit here), but at some point parents have to prevent them from making terrible, life-altering decisions like eating chain pizza at the Jersey shore. 

[abovethesink]

4 hours ago, michaellynn4 said:

THIS, however - with all the great pizza at the boardwalk (Mack's, Sam's, Franconi's, etc.), you really chose Dominos? I mean, look, I get how kids can certainly be (and mind you I'm playfully teasing you a bit here), but at some point parents have to prevent them from making terrible, life-altering decisions like eating chain pizza at the Jersey shore. 

I had won too many food place battles in a row on the trip and had to take a loss by that point.

[BobloLives]

Heading to the Morey's area for the first time in a couple weeks. Great report on the coasters above; any suggestions about great/awful/so-awful-they're-great tourist attractions in the area?

[Zand]

Annual Wildwood trip has come to an end. Best part of today was learning they have a brand new tiki bar complex right across from our hotel which was super nice and a great addition to this part of town. There's also a new Honky Tonk bar facing the street on the block as well, which took over the space of the former arcade in the Boardwalk Mall. Didn't get a chance to check that one out.

Kind of getting disappointed in the operations of the piers considering they charge $120 for a full day wristband. If you're going to charge Disney prices then you need to have as much open as possible. Mariners is the only pier open before 5 and they had a grand total of 5 adult rides running: Sea Serpent, Ferris Wheel, Pirates, Rollie's, and the Bumper Cars. It just seems like highway robbery to charge that much and then run the place like a higher class carnival. I don't know if I can justify doing this year after year anymore. 

When 5:00 came, everything got up and running except Moby Dick and the Swings. Honestly I paid for my wristband with Atmosfear and Sea Serpent alone (considering it costs about $13 per ride). Larson towers are just the best and with the beautiful clear skies and no haze today, the view all the way to Atlantic City to the north and Rehoboth Beach to the South was incredible. Also that boomerang is 100x better than any other boomerang and I kind of just lapped it for hours since nothing else good was open.

One ride on Zoom Phloom was great as always, would love to ride it more but Morey's has that atrocious no single rider policy on this, Pirates, the Ferris Wheel, and I'm sure other rides as well and my wife doesn't want to do a lot of these things so I kind of just get screwed. 

Great White and Screamin Swing were excellent but very busy at 8:00 when I was over there, so one and done on both. Swing was only running one side for some reason. 

Ghost Ship STILL only half open which is kind of getting old. I wouldn't complain if they didn't charge an absolute premium to partake. Nor'Easter still pretty good and fast ops rolling two trains. It running a good long program tonight but it did NOT have quick ops. 

Never had time to hit the usual haunts like Joe's rooftop and Jack's patio because both closed before their advertised 10pm closing (was gonna hit both when I got to Surfside around 9:45) which is amazing because the boardwalk was packed tonight. 

As much as I would miss lapping Atmosfear I really think next year will just be an enjoy the boardwalk and beach and drink the day away type trip. Maybe pay for a single ride or two. 

[BitterOldHag]

I'm curious as to the No Single Riders policy on Morey's Flume and especially the Pirates dark ride. Is this manufacturer recommended? Is there a history of people offing themselves on these rides when they are alone? Is it the lack of restraints? It seems that there are more and more rides lately that enforce this rule. I was at a local fair last month and they had a No Single Riders rule on a Chance Music Fest. Hadn't seen that one before. I also believe their Paratrooper had a No Single Riders deal. 

And in regards to their Ferris Wheel, does anyone know why there are 3 cars then an empty space all the way around? I'm assuming it has to do with weight distribution, but I'm no engineer. It just looks, well, odd that way!

Morey's has always been a bucket list place for me, but it sounds like between the insane prices, poor operations and several No Single Rider attractions, I may have to go through life having never experienced one of the gems of the Jersey shore.  

[Schrecken]

Here is my recent trip report for this park.  I attended the annual "Coastin by the Ocean" enthusiast event this past weekend.  This was my first trip ever to this park, and to this part (Wildwood) of the Jersey shore.  I finally got the chance to get this "backyard" credit (meaning any nearby park that, for some reason, I've never been to). 

On Saturday morning they had ERT on Great Nor Easter and some of the other rides and coasters on that pier.  I hadn't ridden a Vekoma SLC in ages (purposefully avoiding for obvious reasons) but considering the Nor Easter has the newer restraints I was happy to give it a go.  Being that it is an SLC, it still rode rough, as most all of them do.  But it was a much nicer experience without having my ears boxed in or having to try and defend myself from such.  I took three rides on it and rode the Runaway Tram, the haunted house ride and the flyers.  Also rode the flume but I didn't notice anything about no single riders.  Perhaps they let that slide as it was an ERT.  Once the park opened to the public I was going to ride the Doo Wopper but it was down, so I ended up coming back later to ride that one. 

The only other ERT scheduled for Saturday was the Great White in the dark at midnight.  So I went over to the middle pier and rode the Sea Serpent. I was going to ride Rollies Coaster, but due to the OTSRs it looked like it might be a headbanger, so I left it for Sunday.  I wandered around the boardwalk for a while and then later that afternoon I went back and went to the water park on the Nor Easter pier.  Then I met back up with my husband (who has absolutely no interest in coasters but is happy to wander around and shop by himself) and we ate dinner.   We went back to our motel so I could chill out for a while before going back for the midnight ERT on Great White.  I got back to the Great White pier around 10pm, figuring I could get a few rides on some of the other stuff while waiting for the ERT. I rode the Screaming Swing, which was pretty good despite its small size.  I thought about riding the Sky Scraper, but, knowing it was on ERT for Sunday and I was worried about my dinner coming back to haunt me, I declined.  I took a short stroll on the board walk and then came back and sat down to rest.  I was watching people ride the Sky Coaster and wondered if it was included on the wrist band they gave us.  As I sat there, I started getting kind of sleepy and was looking for something to help keep me awake.   So I went and asked if the Sky Coaster was included, and luckily it was, so I got in the virtual cue and wandered around some more until my time came up.  Well, riding that did the trick - I was wide awake again, and it was getting close to midnight.  

I got one ride right around midnight on Great White with the lights on, and I found overall to be a fun and exciting ride.  I was worried about roughness, but there were only a couple of places early on that were a little rough but no big deal.  Once they turned the lights out, I rode 4 more times, going about 2/3rds of the way towards the back until it got rougher than I liked.  I got one front seat ride that night before I quit.  This is IMO the best coaster in the park. 

Sunday morning, having slept in a bit from being up for that late ERT, I was back out on the boardwalk around 11am, when there was ERT on Sea Serpent and Rollies Coaster.  I did another lap on Sea Serpent (which is actually a decent ride, IMO the 2nd best in the park).  It was nice to ride a Vekoma Boomerang with the newer restraints..  However, I still close my eyes on the backwards part, as for some reason I get a little too much dizziness doing loops backwards.  Then I went for the last credit, hoping I'd not regret it.  Actually, Rollies Coaster wasn't too bad.  A couple of rough spots but nothing really painful.  Got the credit and was done there. 

Then, back on the other pier there was ERT on Great White, which I took a daytime ride on.  Then there was the Spring Shot.  As some others have mentioned, yet another no single rider ride.  But, being this was an ERT, I was able to pair up with someone who was willing to ride with me and I got to ride.  Then came the last ride I hadn't done, the Sky Scraper.  I had eaten breakfast long enough ago I figured I was safe, and so I went for it.  This ride is about the fastest, most intense non-coaster ride in the park, and you can see a long way when you are at the top.  Later that afternoon me and my husband headed back home, but, had I been able to stay the whole day, my wrist band would have been good until the park closed. 

Some other things to note about the Coastin by the Ocean event - they were supposed to have a catered dinner for us, but that got cancelled due to the threat of bad weather.  Which, thankfully, did not materialize.  But in lieu of that, they gave us a gift card to use for food and merchandise, so I was able to get plenty to eat and drink and got some souvenirs as well. 

As far as I am concerned I had a good time and I'd attend the Coastin by the Ocean event again.  I got my money's worth and then some considering some of the rides (Sky Coaster and Spring Shot) are upcharge rides at most all other parks.  I hadn't done either of those kinds of rides in years because I don't want to pay extra for them.  I am glad I had the chance to do them this weekend. 

Here are some random pics I took of the park and boardwalk;

 

[Zand]

On 8/13/2024 at 7:30 AM, BitterOldHag said:

I'm curious as to the No Single Riders policy on Morey's Flume and especially the Pirates dark ride. Is this manufacturer recommended? Is there a history of people offing themselves on these rides when they are alone? Is it the lack of restraints? It seems that there are more and more rides lately that enforce this rule. I was at a local fair last month and they had a No Single Riders rule on a Chance Music Fest. Hadn't seen that one before. I also believe their Paratrooper had a No Single Riders deal. 

And in regards to their Ferris Wheel, does anyone know why there are 3 cars then an empty space all the way around? I'm assuming it has to do with weight distribution, but I'm no engineer. It just looks, well, odd that way!

Morey's has always been a bucket list place for me, but it sounds like between the insane prices, poor operations and several No Single Rider attractions, I may have to go through life having never experienced one of the gems of the Jersey shore.  

Definitely worth going to once (do the whole shore, or at least do Ocean City and Seaside for the better coasters). As far as Wildwood, the boardwalk and town are as much fun as the piers themselves. Just wish prices weren't so insane.

As far as single riders, I think there was a suicide on a wheel in NJ (it even may have been Morey's IIRC) but it's only a rule at Morey's, no such rule at any of the other shore parks from what I know. One time on the Flume I even tried walking up and asking if I can wait for a party of 2 so that I could ride in the back of their log, and the ops said no. It's frustrating as hell.