Wildwood Alert

[Cindy]

Hi Everyone! Sorry I have not been posting much, but a case of tendonitis coupled with the lack of air conditioning in the computer room has kept me away.

I saw this book in Borders last night and had to share it - Amusement Parks of New Jersey by Jim Futrell. Moreys Pier is on the cover.

www.amazon.com/gp/product/0811729737/sr=8-1/qid=1154177733/ref=sr_1_1/002-4861789-9827231?ie=UTF8



This is a pic from amazon.com (good price, by the way).

[Captain Phil]

Cool stuff! Thanks Cindy!

[Robert]

There's some neat stuff in there, including info about Hitchcock Manor and what was inside, and about the demise of dark rides after the Six Flags Great Adv. Haunted Castle fire in 1984. But, there was nothing mentioned about Castle Dracula although Nickels Midway Pier got mentioned. Also there's an aerial shot of the Long Branch Pier which had the Haunted Mansion walk-through which burned down in June, 1987. There's alot of amusement park info, I also have the PA book which has a history on Dorney Park. A nice aerial shot of DP from the 70's submitted by former owner Robert Ott showing the lower end of the park with the coaster, old mill (Journey to the Center of the Earth), Zephyr train, etc.

[nance]

I have the same 2 books. Great reading and good information.