Trip Reports

Vacation has come and gone, and even though I've been back for not even a week and a half, it already feels like a lifetime ago. The video is divided up into 2 parts. I was away from 8/26-8/31. As per usual with my videos, nothing flashy, no loud music, just simply wanting to share the experience,

My son and I were back in Wildwood this past weekend. Here are some more observations: They are still working to replace all the draw poker monitors in Mariner's Arcade. They had custom glass panels made to replace the openings were the old monitors were. Jumbos was changed to Founder's Grub

We were down to Wildwood from April 5th to the 8th and had a great time. It was nice on the 6th, but got colder as the week went on. Here are some observations. The hotel on Pacific seems to be close to finishing. They put huge digital signs on the outside walls...not sure if it makes it look a

Here is a look back to 2012 when Morey's Piers ran Morey's Fears for the second and last year. My son in front of the Morey's Fears entrance. The spooky teacups. They added some extra gore to the Ghost Shop. They changed Pirates of Wildwood into "The Other Side". Spooky ambience. The

So my family and I went down to Wildwood this weekend so that my son could work at Mariner's Arcade on Saturday and Sunday. The weather was great and we had a nice time, but the unsanctioned H2O car event put a blemish on the trip. There were endless kids with loud obnoxious cars driving up and do

We finally heading back to our beloved Aloha at the point after a 6 year hiatus. It was a picture perfect vacation. in fact we loved it so much(PERFECT 80 degree weather and not a drop of rain of one greenhead) that come friday, our last day we could not bear to leave and stayed till Sunday at the C

I was down in Wildwood at the end of June to celebrate my son's 16th birthday. The weather was pleasant and we had a great time. Here are some pictures and observations: This new game is at the old Olympic block. I think you need to shoot balls into the volcano or bowls. So the door at the ba

I took a weekend trip with my Fiancé and her daughter and stayed at the Imperial 500. This was our second time there and I had been there before for the Kenny Chesney concert. I have nothing but good things to say about the Imperial. This has to be one of the best run motels on the island. The famil

I was down with the kids from Friday to Sunday and the weather was beautiful. My son worked on Saturday and Sunday, but we still got to do many of our favorite things. Here are some pictures and observations. Some of the Coke neon was out on Friday night, but it was working by Saturday. The l

Since my husband had to work on Saturday, we didn't leave until 2:30; however, this time around it only took us 2 1/2 hours to get down there. We drove in around 5:30, and usually, we like to drive around before we check-in but I wanted to get settled. I was happily surprised to hear that we had be

Even though the weather was cold and windy, we made a quick trip to Wildwood from Friday through Saturday to take care of a few things at the house. Here are a few observations from our trip. Although the boardwalk was empty...the Coke sign was on. Unfortunately, more of the neon in Cola is not

Since there hasn't been much activity on the forum, I figured I'd throw up a retro report. My son was only 2 months old and this was his first trip to Wildwood. He is now 15 and worked last summer on the boardwalk. His first time on the beach. It looks like it tired him out. Dante's Inferno ha

After sunset, these are photos of Christmas lights about town. https://doowopcity.wordpress.com/2021/11/26/its-beginning-to-be-a-doo-wop-christmas

My wife and I love strolling on the boardwalk in the peaceful off-season, especially in October. Here's our report; it was a short walk: just from Cedar Avenue to Gateway 26 and back. https://doowopcity.wordpress.com/2021/11/14/the-wildwood-boardwalk-in-october

Well, plans slightly changed. Shortly before vacation my girlfriend got word that she got a new job that starts the 1st, so we wouldn't be able to stay until the 2nd as planned. Thankfully, the Shalimar was accommodating and is offering us credit for next year's stay since they don't do refunds. To

We just returned from a far too short 3 night, 4 day stay at The Fleur de Lis. As my grand children get older and more involved in summer sports and other activities, it becomes more challenging to make reservations. And too The Fleur de lis books up quickly and that adds to the challenge. June was

My son and I went down to Wildwood for a day trip to check on the house. The weather was nice...chilly, but sunny. Here are some pictures and observations. Vegas is staying open all winter this year. They are open everyday from 8 to 2. Gateway put a digital sign in the back. They have a used B

We were down this weekend for our final trip of the season. My son worked in Mariner's Arcade Saturday & Sunday...and they were very busy. The rest of the boardwalk didn't seem very busy. The weather was nice and we had a good trip. Here are some pictures and observations. Many shops in the ce

Still hitting me that vacation is over and I go back to teaching tomorrow (ugh) . So, since I have to prepare for tomorrow, I will spare the day by day breakdown of what I did and share the two videos of my vacation I posted on my Youtube.

As the countdown to summer 2020 continues, and inspired by Bill's retro report, I thought I'd have some fun and do one as well: a trip report of my first time in Wildwood. I don't have much video of it (less than a minute, either battery issues or my dad accidentally taped over it) , I'll have to lo

I was down to spend some time with my son for the 4th of July. The weather was nice and we had a great time. Here are some pictures and observations: I had a delicious slice of Mack's. I asked about their missing sign (the one that hangs above the "STOP" sign) and I was told that it is being r

Was down to Wildwood from June 5th to the 7th to drop off my son for the summer. Here are a couple pictures and observations. This lady was added to the indoor Miniature Golf façade. No signs of life at the old Howard Johnson/King Inn. New pizza place and ice cream/shaved ice place at the 2

We took a day trip to our beloved place to meet friends last weekend. Took the back roads down and stopped at Dinos seaville diner for breakfast. This is fast becoming our trip down breakfast tradition. Got there around 10 am and met our friends and we gave them a guided tour of the boardwalk, Macks

We were down in Wildwood from April 12th to the 16th and witnessed the island coming back to life. The weather was decent, although it was a bit windy on a few days. Here are some pictures and observations. The rides do not open until the end of this month...but they were doing lots of work on

Here's a look back at some of the changes to the island in 2007. The Dasani tram car makes its debut. The ride-through zombie ride goes "3-d" and adds this headless horseman stunt outside. The aquarium gets its new neon sign. Supercade sells off its horse race game. Randy Senna purchased thi

Well I returned from our trip to find the new forum. So I will do my best to adapt to this. I have been a member for years, and we make our once a year visit from Toledo, OH, which is a 12 hour drive. Due to new jobs and family issues, we could only fit in a small trip this year. But any time in

My wife and myself headed down to Wildwood Crest on Sunday 10/3 and although it was later in the year than our usual September trip due to family events we had a great time. The weather was beyond what we could have ever hoped for with temperatures averaging about 75. We hit Morey's Octoberfest for

We were in Wildwood for the day to check up on the shore house and the island. We got a good lunch at the Mud Hen and then hit the boards for a bit. We played fascination in the Retro Arcade and talked with Randy for a bit, then hit Gateway and got $70 in free play just for stopping in. The weath

We were down from Friday to Sunday so that my son could work at Mariner's Arcade for the closing weekend. The weather was warm, but it was cloudy and rainy Saturday night. That really slowed things down...but we still had a good time. Here are a few pictures and observations. I got my last pie