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SEASIDE HEIGHTS -- A new roller coaster and 131-foot Ferris Wheel are coming to the expanded Casino Pier for summer 2017.

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Casino Pier is being expanded onto the beach on the pier's north side after the state approved a controversial beach-swap plan with the borough.

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The as-yet-unnamed roller coaster is a Eurofighter model manufactured by German amusement ride builder Gerstlauer, according to Maria Mastoris, the pier's marketing manager.

Seaside traded Casino Pier's owners, the Storino family, 1.36 acres of beach in exchange for the iconic 1910 Dentzel/Looff Carousel, which has resided in Seaside since 1932.

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The borough also will receive a parking lot located between Sampson and Carteret avenues, where Seaside plans to build a pavilion to house the carousel and an amusement museum.

The Jet Star roller coaster, formerly located on the pier, was dumped into the ocean when superstorm Sandy sheared off the pier's eastern end in October 2012. The roller coaster in the ocean became one of the enduring images from the storm.

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Seaside Mayor Anthony Vaz said he welcomes the new rides, which he hopes will lure more families to the borough.

'This is a big project for the community,' the mayor said. 'The Storino family have thrown a lot of money into the community. They have great faith in what the community can become and will become.'

'This is a big project for the community,' the mayor said. 'The Storino family have thrown a lot of money into the community. They have great faith in what the community can become and will become.'

Seaside officials have been working to rebrand the borough as a family destination in the wake of twin disasters: 2012's superstorm Sandy, which flooded Seaside and destroyed sections of Casino Pier and Funtown Pier, and 2013's boardwalk fire, which devastated the south end of the boardwalk and burned what remained of Funtown.

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Borough officials and many business owners considered the expansion of Casino Pier vital to Seaside's tourism community, especially as it seems unlikely that Funtown Pier will be rebuilt.

Many spoke in favor of the beach swap at hearings the borough held on the plan.

But others argued that it was a bad idea to trade a portion of beach for a carousel that could be expensive to restore and operate.

In September, an Ocean County Superior Court Judge ruled against a Seaside man's contention that the Borough Council acted illegally when it voted in favor of the beach swap deal.

'This is an attempt to restore the local economy,' Judge Arnold B. Goldman said, before ruling in favor of the Storino family, which owns Casino Pier, and the borough, 'to create a tax ratable and to preserve a local iconic piece of the borough's history.'

Vaz said the business community realizes an expanded Casino Pier is needed to draw more tourists.

'The business community, as well as the property owners, all realize the importance of this new adventure,' he said of the new roller coaster and Ferris Wheel.

The roller coaster will carry riders at 45 mph along more than 1,000 feet of track. The roller coaster includes an Immelman turn, in which riders will make a half-loop and then exit traveling in the opposite direction, and a 360-degree 'heartline roll,' according to a Casino Pier press release.

The roller coaster has two, eight-passenger cars with lap-bar restraints.

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The 131-foot-tall Ferris Wheel has a total of 34 six-passenger cars, and one of the cars is accessible for disabled riders. The Ferris Wheel will give riders great views of the boardwalk, beach and ocean.

'I looked at the diagram the other day and they're really beautiful,' Vaz said.

Work continues on the expanded pier, with workers installing decking in recent days.

Jean Mikle: (732) 643-4050, jmikle@gannettnj.com

Casino Pier is an amusement park situated on a pier, in Seaside Heights, New Jersey, United States. The pier opened in 1932 and formerly extended approximately 300 ft (91 m) into the Atlantic Ocean, from the narrow strip of the Barnegat Peninsula (approximately 6 blocks) in which Seaside Heights is situated.

Casino Pier was partially destroyed in October 2012 after part of the pier collapsed into the Atlantic Ocean due to the storm surge generated by Hurricane Sandy.^[1] Park management rebuilt the pier's lower deck, and a shortened version of the pier reopened with limited rides in 2013.^[2] An expansion for the pier opened in 2017, which includes Hydrus (a Euro-Fighter roller coaster) and a Ferris wheel.

• 2Attractions
  • 2.1Current attractions
  • 2.2Former attractions

Facilities[edit]

Casino Pier is an amusement facility center composed of numerous rides, games, and concession stands. Before Hurricane Sandy, there were 38 rides on the pier, ranging from family rides to roller coasters; other attractions include a rooftop miniature golf course, a chairlift that runs the length of the Seaside Height's boardwalk north of Casino Pier, a figure 8 Go-Kart track, and numerous concession stands which serve typical boardwalk fare (pizza, cheese steaks, sausage sandwiches, ice cream, funnel cake, and lemonade).

Located in the Casino Pier Arcade, between the boardwalk and Ocean Terrace is the historic antique carousel built by Dentzel and Looff in 1910 named the Dr. Floyd L. Moreland Carousel. This carousel first arrived in Seaside in 1928. A Wurlitzer style #146-A Military Band Organ originally built in 1923 is also included to provide the carousel's music. The arcade also houses the Pier Grille, a restaurant. The arcade features numerous arcade games, including claw and pusher redemption games, many popular video games, as well as classic arcade offerings such as Skee-Ball, pinball, and video poker.

The pier itself also featured several games. Some are games of chance, such as spinning wheels, but more often, the games involved a rudimentary amount of skill, such as a ring toss, basketball shoot, and Ladder Climb.

Although most of Casino Pier's offerings have been on the pier itself, additional Casino Pier recreational and concessional areas are located on the boardwalk between Grant Avenue and Sherman Avenue. Casino Pier owns a water park across the street, Breakwater Beach, which was remodeled in 2003 from the original Water Works water park that once stood on the property. Breakwater Beach incorporates numerous water slides with a heavy focus on families. Breakwater Beach has undergone several phases of reconstruction, and several slides have been rebuilt.

The antique Dentzel/Looff carousel was acquired from Casino Pier in 2017 to refurbish and relocate it. The carousel has been closed and was shut off on April 7, 2019 and the disassembly and relocation process began in November 2019. The carousel will eventually be relocated to a new building which will eventually be built specifically to house it and to be a carousel museum. The building is planned to be located next to the boardwalk between Carteret and Sampson avenues.^[3] The carousel is scheduled to reopen in its new location by 2021.^[4]

Attractions[edit]

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Current attractions[edit]

Kiddie rides[edit]

• Boats – Classic boat-themed carousel
• Car Combo – Classic car-and-truck-themed carousel
• Dizzy Dragons – Dragon-themed tea-cups attraction
• Hot Tamales – Mexican-themed kiddie roller coaster
• Jump Around – Dune buggy themed carousel ride manufactured by Zamperla that randomly jumps and bounces as it rotates
• Motorcycles – Classic motorcycle-themed carousel
• Pony Carts – A pony cart themed carousel
• Speedway – Children's version of the classic whip ride themed to NASCAR
• Mermaid Parade – Mermaid themed 'North Pole' kiddie log flume ride manufactured by Zamperla (coming 2020)
• Elephant Express - Classic elephant themed ride manufactured by Zamperla

Family rides[edit]

• Bumper Cars – Classic bumper cars attraction featuring music and special-effect lighting
• Crazy Cabs – a flat ride that modernizes the tea cup ride, where you are spinning in multiple directions on a platform
• Disk'O – A circular platform ride with outward-facing seating that spins riders as the platform moves back and forth along a half-pipe track
• Go-Karts – Single and double passenger go-kart vehicles that travel up to 14 mph (23 km/h)
• Ferris Wheel – A spinning Ferris wheel that takes riders 131 feet (39 m) above the Jersey shore
• Moby Dick – Horizontal platform ride that elevates and descends quickly as it rotates vertically
• Musik Express – Caterpillar ride that features pop music, lighting, and sound effects
• Pirates Hideaway – Pirate-themed roller coaster (many people call it a junior coaster, but it's more family-built)
• Pirate's Island – Pirate-themed maze with ropes, bridges, and a slide
• Sky Ride – Chairlift transport ride
• Super Slide – A classic slide that riders use rugs to slide on
• Surf Shack – Surfer-themed funhouse obstacle course
• Tilt-A-Whirl – Classic Tilt-A-Whirl platform ride
• Wave Swinger – A tilting swing ride that swings riders in a circle as they elevate and descend

Thrill rides[edit]

• Air Race – Airplane-themed attraction in which riders experience up to 3 G's during loops and dives that reach heights of 25 feet (7.6 m)
• Centrifuge – an indoor scrambler with lights and interior effects adding to the experience
• Hydrus – a Euro-Fighter Roller coaster manufactured by Gerstlauer with a 97 degree drop
• Shore Shot – Drop tower ride that shoots riders 125 feet (38 m) into the air at 45 mph (72 km/h) producing both positive and negative g-force
• Skycoaster – Swing-style ride that drops riders from 109 feet (33 m) reaching speeds up to 80 mph (130 km/h)
• Skyscraper – A Gravity Works, Inc. Windmill-type attraction that rapidly spins riders 170 feet (52 m) into the air at speeds up to 70 mph (110 km/h)
• Super Storm – Pendulum type of ride that makes a 360-degree revolution

Former attractions[edit]

Rides destroyed during Hurricane Sandy[edit]

• Star Jet – fell into the Atlantic Ocean during Hurricane Sandy in 2012 and was demolished in May 2013^[7]
• Wild Mouse
• Log Flume
• Lady Bugs
• Kite Flyer
• Samba Balloons
• Kid Swing Ride
• Pharaoh's Fury
• Tornado
• Safari Train
• Funhouse
• Centrifuge - the original one got destroyed, and Casino Pier added a brand new one after the storm
• Stillwalk Manor
• Rock Wall
• Rock N' Roll
• Enterprise
• Musik Express – the original one got destroyed, and Casino Pier added a brand new one after the storm
• Tilt a Whirl – the original one got destroyed, and Casino Pier added a brand new one after the storm

Rides removed before Hurricane Sandy[edit]

• Jet Star (roller coaster operated from 1970 to 2000)

References[edit]

1. ^'Sandy damages Casino Pier in Seaside'. APP.com. Retrieved October 31, 2012.
2. ^'Seaside Heights' Casino Pier announces more new rides ahead of opening weekend'. NJ.com. Retrieved November 15, 2017.
3. ^Mikle, Jean (March 8, 2019). 'Seaside Heights carousel will be moved, $1.5M sought from NJ for new home'. Seaside Heights (NJ): Asbury Park Press. Retrieved March 8, 2019.
4. ^'Agency providing $750,000 grant for 109-year-old carousel'. Morning Call. The Associated Press. Retrieved October 7, 2019.
5. ^http://www.themeparkreview.com/parks/pimages/Casino_Pier/2010_Park_Map/IMG_0002.jpg
6. ^https://casinopiernj.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/CP-Map-2017-1024x712.jpg
7. ^'Demolition to begin on NJ coaster wrecked by Sandy'. Associated Press. May 14, 2013. Retrieved May 14, 2013.

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