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'It's Sad To Let Go': Amusement Park Closing After 94 Years Of Fun On Ocean City Boardwalk 'It's Sad To Let Go': Amusement Park Closing After 94 Years Of Fun On Ocean City Boardwalk
'It's Sad To Let Go': Amusement Park Closing After 94 Years Of Fun On Ocean City Boardwalk An Ocean City amusement park is shutting down after creating nearly a century of summer memories for children and families. Mayor Jay Gillian, the owner of Gillian's Wonderland Pier, said he'll terminate the multi-year lease for the theme park in a couple of months. He made the announcement in a letter posted on the pier's Facebook page on Friday, Aug. 9. Mayor Gillian said he has "little choice" but to retire, closing the park and 6th Street Pizza and Grill along the Ocean City Boardwalk. "The memories I've made with my family and the joy of meeting so many wonderful t…

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by Chris Spiker
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$150M Luxury Beachfront Resort Proposed In Jersey Shore Town $150M Luxury Beachfront Resort Proposed In Jersey Shore Town
$150M Luxury Beachfront Resort Proposed In Jersey Shore Town A $150 million luxury hotel has been proposed near the Ocean City Boardwalk. Icona Resorts' massive eight-story hotel proposed for a plot of land between Ocean City High School and the beachfront would feature 325 rooms, a pool overlooking the boardwalk, upscale shops and more. An artist's rendering of a plaza in front of the proposed Icona Ocean City resort hotel.Icona Resorts/DAS Architects via Ocean City Council Meeting The artist's renderings of possible variations on the project were presented to the City Council on Thursday, Feb. 23.  Icona would need to acquire a city-owned park…

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by Jon Craig