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Post by CondorAlex on Apr 6, 2006 18:56:32 GMT -5
The look of the website has been updated with a different interface, and new information on the changes to the waterpark. Information on the changed park includes: - Island-themed décor/style
- Beach club atmosphere
- Sandbar specialty drinks (alcoholic and non-alcoholic)
- Private cabana rentals available with beverage and towel service
- Massage service
- Chair and umbrella rentals
- Games (chess, backgammon, etc.)
- Specialty menu
I guess alcoholic beverages legal in the waterpark was passed afterall? www.moreyspiers.com |
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Post by wildre on Apr 6, 2006 19:30:26 GMT -5
I don't think the liqour issue has been brought before council again. I didn't see it on this weeks agenda. Maybe Thom might know?
I do know there appears to be lots of opposition to it throughout the county.
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Post by JerseyDigger29 on Apr 6, 2006 20:26:33 GMT -5
I don't think the liqour issue has been brought before council again. I didn't see it on this weeks agenda. Maybe Thom might know? I do know there appears to be lots of opposition to it throughout the county. At last opportunity, the ordinance for alcohol at the waterpark was killed - dead! - because no one on City Council wanted to go up against that huge crowd of Philly and out of town summer residents and would not "second" the motion to approve. That ordinance is completely DEAD. Period. However, it can be brought up again as a completely new ordinance that must go through the entire approval process from beginning to end all over again. I don't have all the info yet, but the talk is that council is rewriting the ordinance and trying to incorporate rules that acknowledge the concerns of those opposed to the previous one. Rules that place stricter standards and requirements on the park, etc. It may come up again in early May, though it has not yet been included on an agenda. Early May would be just in time to let Morey's Pier go ahead about Memorial Day. The ordinance process works like this for those who don't know: (1) Introduction and First reading. (2) Two weeks later, Second Reading, public hearing, and approval. (3) Official Publication in the newspaper. (4) 20 days later, the ordinance becomes law. From the preliminary conversations I've had, I think Council wants to do everything it can for the Morey's but they need to make sure the new ordinance will address the concerns of those who complained. Government is a tough business: how do you please everybody, all the time? Hope this helps - Thom  TheWildwoodsReporter.com |
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Post by homer on Apr 6, 2006 21:23:37 GMT -5
I think (Morey's) they might not have counted on NW having any "teetotalers" in North Wildwood (Home of the Irish Festival, which, by the way, has litle to do with Irish heritage of late.) I though they were being very careful about advertising alcoholic beverages in the park this summer...(I received a flyer in the mail which only advertised "beverages.")
The opposition to booze in the parks is completely misguided. The entity with the most to lose is Morey's Piers itself, not North Wildwood or its residents. If Morey's Piers lets people get drunk and spoil the family atmosphere, Morey's will be the ones who pay. If they let someone get drunk and injure themselves or others, they will pay (in lawsuits.) That is why they are charging $5 for beer and $8 for mixed drinks...it's not going to be a place you'll go to tie one on. It's for those family members who enjoy a cocktail (or MAYBE 2) by the shore.
This is just another case of the locals' envy of the Moreys (or, more specifically, of their success.) I have seen it (even felt it at times) for my whole life.
The irony in all of this is that some locals (who were buddy with the government/construction officials) were able to build hundreds of fire traps that will likely tarnish the reputation of the Wildwoods for decades without so much as a second glance from NW or WW.
But a legit business trying to be above board and get all appropriate approvals will be shot down...hypocrites.
Edit: Thanks for the excellent facts and even-handed response, Thom. I understand Morey's has a very big PR presentation planned for the council meeting when it is presented. We will see...
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Post by JerseyDigger29 on Apr 6, 2006 22:26:46 GMT -5
The opposition at the meeting on March 7 (IMO) came not from locals but from out of town summer residents who were there to complain about the Revals and their emotion intruded on an ordinance they had heard nothing about and mostly knew nothing about before that meeting. They just heard the words alcohol and amusement park in the same sentence at a time when they weren't in any mood to think straight, and quite frankly they acted just like a mob. No politician on earth would want to argue in a public meeting with an irrational mob, so they just didn't approve the ordinance, knowing that it would come up again in a different form. And you're right about the opposition to drinks in a resort park being misguided. Disney has booze in their resorts. No child is going to get anywhere near a drink, the spa area won't be anywhere near children. People will also not have any opportunity to overdue it either. It's just going to be one or two drinks in a relaxing spa environment. I understand they're also going to be providing hot towel service and massages for goodness sake. And I guarantee you, there ain't gonna be anyone coming off the beach to get a drink and take it back down to their blankets. If the Wildwoods is going to attract a different class of clientel along with the traditional masses, it is going to have to accept modern tourism marketing and promotional ideas like these. How else are we going to compete with all the other major resorts in this country -- and fill those huge new condotels with people who can afford them? These kind of people are not going to want to lie out in the sun at the waterpark spa and sip on lime rickeys and cool Dr. Pib. (Remember that one?) Thom |
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Post by FlyinGN on Apr 7, 2006 6:51:14 GMT -5
oh great just what these water parks needs. Drunk parents.. They don't watch their kids now, with drinks even less. You go to the water park for your childrens enjoyment.. The place is for them. Drinking is not a good idea..
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Post by wildre on Apr 7, 2006 8:36:36 GMT -5
Thom + Homer thanks for the clarification. The Morey's want to set one of their parks apart from the other 2 on the Island. I find it odd that there is so much opposition to it. When I see so many families enjoying the beach. While Mom + Dad drink there beers, wine coolers or "beach juice". The waterpark affords the control over it that isn't available on the beaches. The price alone for these beverages would limit intake for many.
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Post by skuakid on Apr 7, 2006 10:07:57 GMT -5
The look of the website has been updated with a different interface, and new information on the changes to the waterpark. Information on the changed park includes: - Island-themed décor/style
- Beach club atmosphere
- Sandbar specialty drinks (alcoholic and non-alcoholic)
- Private cabana rentals available with beverage and towel service
- Massage service
- Chair and umbrella rentals
- Games (chess, backgammon, etc.)
- Specialty menu
I guess alcoholic beverages legal in the waterpark was passed afterall? www.moreyspiers.comHere's a few formulas to consider......... Alcohol + Water Park = Death Death + Lawsuits = Bad Press Bad Press + Less Tourists = Recession for WW Recession for WW = $600,000 condo - $300,000 in resale value Who actually thinks this is a good idea? I like the sound of booze on the boards because there is nothing like sitting at an open air bar on a summer night. The problem is you are mixing elements (family fun and club hopping) which would be volatile. It's better for the town to keep the drinks off the boards. Doesn't anyone remember those lean years in the early to mid 90's?? |
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Post by CondorAlex on Apr 7, 2006 14:03:52 GMT -5
The look of the website has been updated with a different interface, and new information on the changes to the waterpark. Information on the changed park includes: - Island-themed décor/style
- Beach club atmosphere
- Sandbar specialty drinks (alcoholic and non-alcoholic)
- Private cabana rentals available with beverage and towel service
- Massage service
- Chair and umbrella rentals
- Games (chess, backgammon, etc.)
- Specialty menu
I guess alcoholic beverages legal in the waterpark was passed afterall? www.moreyspiers.comHere's a few formulas to consider......... Alcohol + Water Park = Death Death + Lawsuits = Bad Press Bad Press + Less Tourists = Recession for WW Recession for WW = $600,000 condo - $300,000 in resale value Who actually thinks this is a good idea? I like the sound of booze on the boards because there is nothing like sitting at an open air bar on a summer night. The problem is you are mixing elements (family fun and club hopping) which would be volatile. It's better for the town to keep the drinks off the boards. Doesn't anyone remember those lean years in the early to mid 90's?? Ocean City, Maryland seems to pull it off okay, but I agree with you, in Wildwood it might not turn out as well as they'd like. They are putting in a sense that only Mom and Dad are going to throw back a few while their kids ride, which seems logical and it's a good way parents can relax instead of just watching their kids. Back to reality Dad's going overboard with the shooters, next thing you know he's laying face down in the endless river. |
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Post by Crippled_Visions on Apr 7, 2006 21:44:42 GMT -5
oh great just what these water parks needs. Drunk parents.. They don't watch their kids now, with drinks even less. You go to the water park for your childrens enjoyment.. The place is for them. Drinking is not a good idea.. I actually agree with Flying on this one. Wildwood has enough problems... it doesn't need to be more like Sleezeside hieghts. |
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