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.Īlthough 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. The pier itself also featured several games.

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 arcade currently houses the Pier Grille, a restaurant. A Wurlitzer style #146-A Military Band Organ originally built in 1923 was also included to provide the carousel's music. This carousel first arrived in Seaside in 1928.

Located in the Casino Pier Arcade, between the boardwalk and Ocean Terrace was once the historic antique carousel built by Dentzel and Looff in 1910 named the Dr. 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). An expansion for the pier opened in 2017, which includes Hydrus (a Euro-Fighter roller coaster) and a Ferris wheel.Ĭasino Pier was an amusement facility center featuring numerous rides, games, and concession stands.

Park management rebuilt the pier's lower deck, and a shortened version of the pier reopened with limited rides in 2013. 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, including approximately six blocks within Seaside Heights.Ĭasino 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. Seaside Heights, New Jersey, United Statesģ9★6′33″N 74☀4′09″W / 39.9426°N 74.0692°W / 39.9426 -74.0692Ĭasino Pier is an amusement park situated on a pier, in Seaside Heights, New Jersey. Casino Pier as seen from the south prior to Hurricane Sandy

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