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My name is Joey Contino. I am a big lover of anything Wildwood. I have lived and worked in Wildwood my whole life. I worked jobs from working on the beach renting umbrellas and chairs to being a supervisor at Morey's Piers. Wildwood is my life and my home!

Surfside Pier Opens This Weekend !

Surfside Pier Opens This Weekend ! You know summer is right around the corner when Morey’s Piers starts opening up other piers! Since Palm Sunday Morey’s Piers has only been operating Mariner’s Pier (Mariner’s Landing). Every Mother’s Day Weekend they open up Surfside pier. With Mother’s Day weekend this weekend, [Make sure you have a …

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Mother’s Day Celebration at Morey’s Piers

Mother’s Day Celebration at Morey’s Piers CELEBRATE MOM WITH A GIANT TEA PARTY! Morey’s Piers is honoring Mother’s Day with tea for two…or three…or four…or more, inviting moms to celebrate their special day with an unforgettable tea party for the whole family at the beloved Tea Cups ride. Activities for the day include: 12:00pm – …

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Wildwood Water Tower Get’s A Make-Over

Wildwood Water Tower Get’s A Make-Over Driving around Wildwood today we noticed some construction taking place around the Wildwoods water tower located at New Jersey and Garfied Aves. Yesterday we noticed the trucks but today we noticed scaffolding starting to form around the base of the water tower. Turns out that we are going to …

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The Runaway Tram Cars Are Here!!!!

The Runaway Tram Cars Are Here Morey’s Piers posted on Instagram that first parts for their NEW coaster, The Runaway Tram, just got delivered to them. In the photos and videos you can see the front ride car and some of the motors. WE put together a video showing them all to you! Check it …

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Military Helicopters Are Training In Cape May

Military Helicopters Are Training In Cape May How cool is this! It is always wonderful to see our service men and woman in action! [Photos at the Bottom] Yesterday around 3pm we had heard reports of a helicopter hovering over a ship off the coast of Cape May. It looked like there were three unmarked …

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Wildwood Beach Patrol Releases Schedule

Wildwood Beach Patrol Releases Schedule Press Release Wildwood Beach Patrol schedule from Memorial Day Weekend through June 22nd 2019 The following is the Wildwood Beach Patrol schedule beginning May 25th 2019: Lifeguards will be on duty Memorial Day Weekend 5/25-5/27, and the following weekend 6/1-6/2 at a limited number of beaches from 10:00 AM to …

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Douglass Fudge Celebrates 100 Years

Douglass Fudge Celebrates 100 Years We have a big mile stone here on the Wildwood Boardwalk! Douglass Candies aka Douglass Fudge, which is located at Wildwood Ave and the Boardwalk, has hit 100 Years of operation. This is such an amazing feat! We reached out to Jason D. from Douglass to get the inside scoop …

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Wildwood to Get Doo-Wop McDonalds

Wildwood to Get Doo-Wop McDonalds The Doo-Wop Preservation League sent out an awesome email outlining the NEW McDonald’s coming to the Wildwoods. For those who don’t know. About two months ago the McDonald’s located at 4900 Park Blvd in Wildwood announced that they would be knocking down their old 90s style location and rebuild a …

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Wildwood Boardwalk 1991 Rides

Wildwood Boardwalk 1991 Rides Relive some of the greatest rides on the Wildwood Boardwalk in 1991. While this film doesn’t have any sound i’m sure enough that you can hear everything quite clear! Try to name some of the rides in this video! Uploaded by ESPONET. Please Subscribe to our YouTube channel – http://bit.ly/2rk23G7 Check …

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The Wildwood Power Plant Might Be History?

The Wildwood Power Plant Might Be History? Did you know that Wildwood used to have their own electric plant on the island? Between the blocks of Spicer and Spencer Ave lies a building that takes up the entire front block. This building was once called the West Jersey Electric Co. This building for the past …

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