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 center of the boardwalk are already closed. Once you walk off of Mariner's Pier....things get dark and quiet. The CocaCola light is still turning on...but much of the neon is still out.
The boardwalk is closed from Pine to 26th for the next stage of the boardwalk rehab. Many railings have been removed and seats moved to the center of the boardwalk. Shops in the center of blocks had to close. Some shops with side entrances could stay open, like Randy's Retro Arcade.
We stopped into Gateway 26 and talked with one of the managers. He said that they plan on replacing all the draw poker machines over the winter with updated machines with touch screens and additional options. He also stated that they plan on replacing many of the slot machines with updated ones.
They are continuing the mural on the boardwalk mall to the side that once had the whale mural. This section pays tribute to Castle Dracula.
They had a lot of live bands playing on Mariner's Landing this weekend to close out the season. The pier closed for the season on Sunday at 5 pm. The arcade will be open for another week.
They also had the live polka band for their October Fest celebration.
There was a marathon happening Sunday morning.
This was the line waiting to get into Mariner's Arcade Sunday morning for their morning madness special. The arcade was very busy all weekend.
I think it's interesting how the crest has their own "logo". I wonder if they hired a marking firm to come up with the design.
And finally, I got my last slice of Mack's for the season on Sunday...and it was delicious like always. I'm already looking forward to the spring.
There's something very odd, yet special and exciting, about revisiting older posts like this. It makes reading about the end of season less sad knowing places are still opening up and the season will be in full swing before we know it.
loved it!
Really enjoyed. Appreciate your posts. Thanks......Warren
Sad to see another season in the books. Spring will be here before you know it. October's somehow already almost over.
That dang Coca Cola sign really needs to be repaired.
I always enjoyed that Crest logo.
So glad to see the Castle Dracula mural!! The Castle has been getting a lot of love lately, which makes me happy. I hope the Morey's are paying attention. I can certainly see that wall being a good photo opp for people- fans from back in the day and newbies alike!
Looks like a fun time though. I was gunning to go down that weekend, just for fun, but couldn't maneuver things with work.
Thanks for the great photos and comments as usual! It's great to see they are not wasting any time with phase 2 of the boardwalk rehab and the new mural looks awesome. There is something very sad about the end to the season as almost everything shuts down especially with the weather still decent. When we checked out of the Waikiki on 9/12 I was bummed knowing we probably won't be back on the island for many months.
The last macks is such a sad thing. It seemed like last week we we’re celebrating macks opening