Ironically, it sits in roughly the same location as the park's former Wild Mouse. Let's get the credits out of the way first. ![]() Why.?Īnd this would be one of roughly 847 Wacky Worms in Ocean City. ![]() That's right! You can buy a photo of you and/or your child on the Wacky Worm!Īh, but this Wacky Worm is special. The one on the left is motorcycles, while the one on the right is random vehicles. These two Hampton kiddie rides have been at the park since its opening in 1965. Nothing like a little conspicuous advertising on the kiddie flat to keep things fresh. I promised you every ride at the park, but I made no such guarantee about providing clever captions for each one. "Look out, dude! It's going straight for your oversized package!" Matterhorn/Musik Express/Hurricane (it had no sign, so it's hard to say which one it really is). By the way, is it just me, or does Jolly Roger seem to single-handedly support the airbrush sign industry in Ocean City?Ī Gravitron with its "Gravitron" sign newly removed for 2009.įun Slide (named by the same person who comes up with the names of Cedar Fair rides, apparently). The Giant Wheel apparently is a great place to store boxes. and white guys demonstrating Indian stereotypes. (Most of the rest shared ride ops, usually one op per three or four rides, it seemed.)ĩ0 DEGREES! (Note the kiddie bumper boats at the left-this is integral in making sure you have seen every ride at Jolly Roger.) It was clearly the most popular attraction at the park and just about the only one with a full-time ride op. While that train is undergoing repair, let's take a look at this one. And unlike the rides, each and every single one of them was staffed. Jolly Roger also offered a full complement of games. Hey Big Mike, how many duckies are in here? Which brings to mind two questions: Why would a park want to theme anything (other than maybe a haunted house) as a decrepit building, and what is anything remotely having to do with theming doing at Jolly Roger? The backside of the stage is themed as a decrepit old house. You want to eat at Jolly Roger? This is where you go. ![]() I know a few readers out there who wouldn't mind trying Big Willie's banana. The park's property also contains a number of upcharge attractions, including two miniature golf courses. Jungle Golf is by far the most elaborate of the two. Treasure Golf, on the other hand, is nice too. Along with this quasi-elaborate entrance, they actually sprung for a handful of fiberglass statues to spread throughout this course. Jungle Golf is by far the better of the two. Splash Mountain is Jolly Roger's upcharge water park. You probably shouldn't expect to find Br'er Rabbit here. You'll find the upcharge go-kart concession at Speedworld. The fact that they took the effort to paint the tires astounds me. Note to Jolly Roger's marketing department: Threatening patrons is probably not the best way to get them to visit your second location at the Ocean City Pier. You get to see everything I saw-only you get to do it sitting down in the air conditioning! Enjoy! With that in mind, I now present to you every single ride at the park. I think I can legitimately say that if not for its adjacent water park, this permanent carnival would have become condos a long, long time ago. Now, I hadn't been to Jolly Roger since they took us there for a class trip when I was in third grade. Being the wonderful girlfriend she is, Kelly agreed to let me spend part of our day chronicling Jolly Roger Amusement Park. It's great living 30 minutes from the beach in the summertime! With a long weekend for Independence Day, my girlfriend Kelly and I decided to head to Ocean City, MD, on Friday for a little sun and randomness.
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