Casino Pier Explained

Casino Pier
Location:Seaside Heights
Location2:New Jersey
Location3:United States
Opening Date:1932
Season:year-round
Rides:31
Coasters:3
Water Rides:1
Owner:Storino family
Slogan:"Rebuilding Family Memories"

Casino Pier is an amusement park situated on a pier, in Seaside Heights, New Jersey. The pier opened in 1932 and formerly extended approximately into the Atlantic Ocean from the narrow strip of the Barnegat Peninsula, including approximately six blocks within Seaside Heights.

Casino Pier was partially destroyed in October 2012 after part of the pier collapsed into the Atlantic Ocean due to the storm surge generated by Hurricane Sandy.[1] Park management rebuilt the pier's lower deck, and a shortened version of the pier reopened with limited rides in 2013.[2] An expansion for the pier opened in 2017, which includes Hydrus (a Euro-Fighter roller coaster) and a Ferris wheel.

Facilities

Casino Pier was an amusement facility center featuring numerous rides, games, and concession stands. Before Hurricane Sandy, there were 38 rides on the pier, ranging from family rides to roller coasters; other attractions include a rooftop miniature golf course, a chairlift that runs the length of the Seaside Height's boardwalk north of Casino Pier, a figure 8 Go-Kart track, and numerous concession stands which serve typical boardwalk fare (pizza, cheese steaks, sausage sandwiches, ice cream, funnel cake, and lemonade).

Located in the Casino Pier Arcade, between the boardwalk and Ocean Terrace was once the historic antique carousel built by Dentzel and Looff in 1910 named the Dr. Floyd L. Moreland Carousel. This carousel first arrived in Seaside in 1928. A Wurlitzer style #146-A Military Band Organ originally built in 1923 was also included to provide the carousel's music. The arcade currently houses the Pier Grille, a restaurant. The arcade features numerous arcade games, including claw and pusher redemption games, many popular video games, as well as classic arcade offerings such as Skee-Ball, pinball, and video poker.

The pier itself also featured several games. Some are games of chance, such as spinning wheels, but more often, the games involved a rudimentary amount of skill, such as a ring toss, basketball shoot, and Ladder Climb.

Although most of Casino Pier's offerings have been on the pier itself, additional Casino Pier recreational and concessional areas are located on the boardwalk between Grant Avenue and Sherman Avenue. Casino Pier owns a water park across the street, Breakwater Beach, which was remodeled in 2003 from the original Water Works water park that once stood on the property. Breakwater Beach incorporates numerous water slides with a heavy focus on families. Breakwater Beach has undergone several phases of reconstruction, and several slides have been rebuilt.

The antique Dentzel/Looff carousel was acquired from Casino Pier in 2017 to refurbish and relocate it. The carousel has been closed and was shut off on April 7, 2019, and the disassembly and relocation process began in November 2019. The carousel is now relocated to a new building built specifically to house it and is a carousel museum. The building is located next to the boardwalk between Carteret and Sampson avenues.[3] The carousel was originally scheduled to reopen in its new location by 2021.[4] However, the carousel has reopened July 3, 2024.[5]

Attractions

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Current attractions

Kiddie rides

Family rides

Thrill rides

Former attractions

Rides removed after Hurricane Sandy

Rides destroyed during Hurricane Sandy

Rides removed before Hurricane Sandy

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sandy damages Casino Pier in Seaside . APP.com . October 31, 2012.
  2. Web site: O'Neill . Erin . April 7, 2014 . Seaside Heights' Casino Pier announces more new rides ahead of opening weekend . The Star-Ledger . November 15, 2017.
  3. Web site: Mikle . Jean . Seaside Heights carousel will be moved, $1.5M sought from NJ for new home . Seaside Heights (NJ) . Asbury Park Press . March 8, 2019 . March 8, 2019.
  4. Web site: Agency providing $750,000 grant for 109-year-old carousel . Morning Call . Associated Press . October 7, 2019.
  5. Web site: Historic Carousel Spins Again For Public In Seaside Heights . Patch . Karen Wall . July 6, 2024.
  6. http://www.themeparkreview.com/parks/pimages/Casino_Pier/2010_Park_Map/IMG_0002.jpg Park map (2010, picture)
  7. https://casinopiernj.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/CP-Map-2017-1024x712.jpg Park map (2017, picture)
  8. Web site: May 16, 2013 . Demolition Begins on N.J. Coaster Wrecked by Sandy . Insurance Journal . Associated Press.

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