Playland's Castaway Cove - Ocean City, NJ
N 39° 16.438 W 074° 34.475
18S E 536695 N 4347265
Originally established in 1959, this fantastic amusement park features over thirty exciting rides for the whole family, including four roller coasters for all ages, bumper cars, an old-fashioned train, a tilt-a-whirl, and log flume.
Waymark Code: WM72MV
Location: New Jersey, United States
Date Posted: 08/24/2009
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Playland has over 30 rides for the whole family including the Double Shot, which has been called the "Best Amusement Ride" at the shore by Atlantic City Magazine. There are also 4 roller coasters, including Ocean City's only looping coaster, Python.
The posted coordinates are for the boardwalk entrance. When you arrive in Ocean City, walk straight down tenth street after parking along the metered spots along the street. During the summer, parking is a big problem. You will go up a ramp and pass Steel's Fudge on your right and Kohr Brothers Ice Cream to the left. Make a right at the boardwalk (admire ocean here) and walk down 5 store fronts and enter the amusement park.
This amusement park has less baby rides than Wonderland Pier a few blocks away, also on the boardwalk. These rides are mostly geared toward the teen crowd and a little younger. Rides cost tickets which can be purchased at various booths located throughout the park. 1 ticket costs $1. We purchased 44 tickets for $30 and used our credit card. The more you buy the better the cost. The have a family plan too if you plan on coming down week after week, like my children do.
When you first enter, there is an arcade with all sorts of fun stiff under a roof, so if ti rains, you got it covered. They have four of those coin operated rides, an old fashioned penny smashing machine, a Zoltar fortune telling machine, many first person arcade/video games, basketball, skeeball, and everything else you would expect to find at America's Greatest Family Resort.
In addition to the roller coaster, there is the Tilt-A-Whirl, Bumper Cars, Antique Cars, old-fashioned Train and Log Flume ride, and all manner of attractions to make you vomit and spew on yoru neighbor. My five year old went on a ride called the Hurricane which scared the bejeebers out of me. He loved it, I got sick watching.
Contact Information
1020 Boardwalk
Ocean City, NJ 08226
609-399-4751
Open at 1 PM Daily
Web Page can he found HERE