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Wildwood Writer

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!

Watch The Flitzer Get Ripped Out

Watch The Flitzer Get Ripped Out For all those who were hoping that the Flitzer would be saved or moved to a different park in America, today is the day we lose hope. For the past 24 hours Morey’s Piers have been ripping the Flitzer apart piece by piece. Now last week we went ahead …

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The Original Tram Car Toy

The Original Tram Car Toy I was doing research on the history of the tram cars in Atlantic City, which you can read by clicking the link below, and stumbled upon something really cool Atlantic City Once Had Tramcars As you all may know Wildwood’s famous tram cars are from the 1939 World’s Fair held …

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Paradise Hotel Construction Update (Oct 26th)

Paradise Hotel Construction Update (Oct 26th) Every few weeks we live to fly our drone over the new Hotel that is being built in Wildwood. It will be located on the cornerofAtlantic and Spencer ave in the heart of Wildwood New Jersey. You can see our older updates on the motel below. The latest update …

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This Weekend in The Wildwoods (Oct 26th – Oct 28th)

This Weekend in The Wildwoods (Oct 26th – Oct 28th) We may have a Nor’easter heading our way but it will be out in time for a fun weekend. You can see our updated forecast for the weather by using the link below. Below are the events taking place around the Wildwoods. You will be …

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Wildwood Halloween Spooktacular

Wildwood Halloween Spooktacular Don’t be scared, the Wildwood Halloween Spooktacular is coming to Fox Park!This family friendly event features fun for everyone. Pumpkins will be available for picking and painting, and a “scary” Hay Maze will provide endless fun. Come see the live show featuring professional pumpkin carving, starting at noon. Kids will enjoy trick …

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Downtown Wildwood Halloween Movie & Treats

Downtown Wildwood Halloween Movie & Treats *DUE TO THE THREAT OF INCLEMENT WEATHER, THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED* Enjoy a Halloween movie under the stars on the Downtown Wildwood Farmers Market lot at 3501 Pacific Avenue in Downtown Wildwood! Children 12 and under will receive a free bags of treats beginning at 6 p.m.! Bring …

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Ripping Out Surfside Pier’s Go-Karts

Ripping OutSurfside Pier’s Go-Karts I have some sad news for everyone today. As I was filming the update video on the Flitzer deconstruction, [Which you can watch by clicking here –Flitzer Deconstruction Update] we saw some activity going on under the boardwalk. As you all may know, Surfside Pier used to have Go-Karts under them. …

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Atlantic City Once Had Tramcars

Atlantic City Once Had Tramcars By now, most of us are used to The Wildwood Boardwalk being the only place in New Jersey where you can hop on a tram car and head up and down the boardwalk but that wasn’t the case. In our Facebook Group, “Wildwood talk” someone shared a photo of a …

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