10 Rides You Miss From Hunt’s Pier Let’s jump back in time to the 1970s. At this time there was one powerhouse in Wildwood, the Hunt’s family. They owned movie theaters, stores, and one amazing amusement pier. With time things changed and they closed their doors in 1985. From 1957 through 1985 Hunt’s pier …
Hunt’s Pier, Wildwood NJ – 1988 Video and description by Dark in the Park “I recorded this walk down Hunt’s Pier in 1988. The summer after I shot this, most of the classic rides on the pier were removed to make room for a large looping coaster. The owners eventually went bankrupt and the looping coaster …
Check out this very rare video of Hunt’s Pier’s “The Ranger” ride! Debuted in 1982 this ride was so ahead of it’s time. It cost Hunt’s Pier $360,000 to purchase! Below is a newspaper clip of “The Ranger.” Thank you to Scott Hand for the photo and information! Here is the video!
Take a second and jump back in time to the Wildwood Boardwalk In The 1970s. Close your eyes and remember walking down the boardwalk and seeing Morey’s Piers KONG trying to get the Bi-planes out of the sky, listen as you hear the roar of Hunt’s Pier’s Flyer race down the track… Does it all come …
From the summer of 1943 on the Wildwood Boardwalk in New Jersey. Wonderful rare images of the amusements in action including the Swooper, Over The Jumps, and The Jack Rabbit Roller Coaster. The raw footage in this short video is owned by Bill Galvin, who was kind enough to share it with Funchase. It is …
This entertaining young lad was a former employee of Hunt’s Pier. Unfortunately his name is unknown but thanks to Michael Hawthorne his act was captured on film… a classic. Video By: funchase
See! Three props saved from the Golden Nugget working again. Plus footage of the roof before the trake was removed. Video By: MrBoardwalk.net
Golden Nugget Ceremony Preview A look at the first floor of the Golden Nugget a day before the ceremony. Couldn’t make to the ceremony? Don’t worry MrBoardwalk.net has you covered! Video By: MrBoardwalk.net
Old Hunts Pier Movie Trailer 1960s This is a black and white trailer for Hunt’s Pier that played in movie theaters in Wildwood, NJ in the 1960s. You might remember riding the rides on your Wildwood vacations as a kid. The music was added, as there was no soundtrack on the original film. Video uploaded …
Wildwood Rollercoaster – Kamikaze & Sea Serpent 1991 Go back in time with a flashback of the summer of 1991 and Wildwood, New Jersey’s crazy rollercoasters!! Here we feature the Kamikaze and The Sea Serpent in Wildwood, where it’s a carnival every night of the summer! From 1989 – 1991, me and my wife, rode …