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Post by diesl44 on Aug 14, 2006 21:28:22 GMT -5
just wanted to say hi ....my first time back to wildwood in about 15 years was a huge delight .... stayed at the carribean , and loved it will surely be back , thanks to the website for introducing me to these fantastic doo wop hotels , my wife and three year old daugther had a blast ....way back when i stayed at the ala moana and then the casa bahama .... never realized these places were being demolished until i read a disheartening article in the star ledger ...i'll post some pics from our early august vacation as soon as i figure it out ....thx phil
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mike
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Post by mike on Aug 14, 2006 21:37:59 GMT -5
welcome!
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Post by MMM on Aug 14, 2006 22:36:53 GMT -5
Welcome!
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Post by FlyinGN on Aug 15, 2006 5:25:00 GMT -5
welcome diesel:) tell us more about you..
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Post by thelastresort on Aug 15, 2006 7:53:27 GMT -5
welcome! must seem quite different.
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Post by cutietnj on Aug 15, 2006 14:55:50 GMT -5
Hi and welcome!  |
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Post by Al Alven on Aug 15, 2006 15:22:09 GMT -5
Welcome, Phil. It's great to have you here! |
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Post by crazyaboutwildwood on Aug 16, 2006 22:39:13 GMT -5
Welcome!
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Post by wildwanderer on Aug 17, 2006 19:39:21 GMT -5
Hi Back!! Welcome aboard.
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pam
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Post by pam on Aug 20, 2006 9:45:03 GMT -5
I'm new too. Only 2 posts so far. I enjoy reading Thom, Robert and some others who seem to be about my age. Your memories are my memories. I've been so busy trying to read everything. My last trip to WW was the week of July 4th. Our view from our house on Stockton toward the beach was destroyed by the new condos. We used to enjoy seeing the light from the signs...Astronaut, etc. My first trip to WW was in 1958, just a baby. I recently found a picture of my family standing in front of the Keystone Kops ride circa l963-64. I'm pretty sure it was the Kops. Loved it. My grandparents lived on E. Columbine in Crest. We make it a point to visit the neighbors who still live in the same house. I grew up with their kids. I believe one of the sons is a lifeguard in the crest.
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Post by FlyinGN on Aug 20, 2006 10:01:24 GMT -5
btw- Thom is in his 50's and Robert is in his 20's..
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pam
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Post by pam on Aug 20, 2006 15:56:24 GMT -5
Thanks. Man, Robert, you really missed out on some great times way back.
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Post by huntspier4ever on Aug 20, 2006 17:26:16 GMT -5
btw- Thom is in his 50's and Robert is in his 20's.. Robert is only in his 20s?? WOW, now I feel old... I thought he was my age or older! LOL! Welcome Diesl44 and Pam! |
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Post by Crippled_Visions on Aug 20, 2006 20:56:07 GMT -5
I'm new too. Only 2 posts so far. I enjoy reading Thom, Robert and some others who seem to be about my age. Your memories are my memories. I've been so busy trying to read everything. It will take you at least a year to read all of Robert's posts. |
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Post by Robert on Aug 21, 2006 1:51:09 GMT -5
I was born Jan. 14, 1974. I think I'm a year younger than you, Kristen. Actually the great times for me were the late 70's-early 80's when Dorney Park had most of it's original dark rides and WW had almost everything like Hunt's, the Castle, Fun Pier wih Castle Frankenstein, Lost World, and Crazy House and mirror maze and Jungleland, Sportland fully open, yes I remember that, Morey's Haunted House, and the wax museum by Castle Dracula. Everything was great until the mid-80's then things started to go down hill as amusement places closed or scaled back operations and rides were removed. In 1970-1980 you had 7 piers open all with normal rides and individually owned, in the later 1980's you had 4 piers open Morey's Nickels Hunt's, and in the 90's basically the same except Morey's reopened Fun Pier and Hunt's Pier had a rocky time, closing and reopening and half-closing again. Now, it's down to the three Morey's Piers as normal ride piers and the others are go-karts or waterslides with missing or closed SBNO dark rides.
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