Shore Season Approaching, Is No Different

NBC 10 also reported yesterday on the shore, which will be super-crowded this weekend thanks to Memorial Day. The price of a slice of pizza is up — oh no! — at Sam’s Pizza in Wildwood, though it’s only going from $1.75 to $1.90. Eh, that ain’t so bad.

And also the Morey’s Pier rollercoaster, The Great Noreaster, has a new name — and boy is it clever:

Just in time for summer, Morey’s Surfside Pier in North Wildwood is putting a new spin on one of its most popular rides. “It’s the Great Nor’easter, which we’re now calling ‘Fly the Great Nor’easter,’” Morey Organization Vice President Geoff Rogers said.

Oh, I see, they put “Fly” in front of it. Like that Sugar Ray song! After two winter trips to Atlantic City, I really can’t wait to get down the shore when the sun is shining and I can actually go in the ocean.

Roller Coasters, Pizza Costs, Gas Giveaways Shaking Up Shore [NBC 10]

Down The Shore: Sam’s Pizza Lives

Last year, Sam’s Pizza on the Wildwood boardwalk burnt down in a fire that started in a motel behind it.

Those of us who grew up going to Wildwood every summer figured that Sam’s would join Dracula’s Castle as an old Wildwood landmark that had burnt down and never returned. (In 2002, some teenagers managed to burn down Castle Dracula during Wildwood’s off-season. Bastards.)

Oh, ho ho, not so fast, said the Sam’s Pizza owners, who have rebuilt the restaurant to twice its size and are still producing the best pizza on the Boardwalk, if not the world. The place is still packed and, now that Wildwood has its best pizza — right across from Curly’s Fries — all is right with the world again.

Amen.

Endless Summers for Shore Businesses [Inquirer]
Wildwood Digs Out From Historic Fire [NBC 10]
Tribute to Castle Dracula [X-Entertainment]