The beloved Ocean City amusement park had been open for 94 years.
Gillian’s Wonderland Pier is shown in 2021., in Ocean City, N.J. Gillian’s on the Ocean City Boardwalk is ordered up for auction after being greatly affected by the COVID-19 shutdown and restrictions.Boardwalk.
“I have worked with so many talented people, too many to name, and in the end, I was able to work with our kids and see our 13 grandkids take their first rides,” read Gillian’s emotional note, thanking guests past and present and reminiscing on the 47 years he’s spent working on the boardwalk.Gillian, the Ocean City mayor and only the latest to take the reins of the multi-generation family-run operation, said he first started working at the park when he was 13-years-old.
Still, the amusement park had run into trouble in recent years, making headlines in 2021 when Gillian defaulted on $8 million in loans,Gillian said the amusement park and 6th Street Pizza will be open through Indian Summer Weekend, which typically is in October. Gillian said he would be ending his multiyear lease and because the property is not his, he can’t speak to its future.
“It’s definitely always sad to hear one of our traditional powerhouses is going out of business,” said Wes Kazmarck, president of the Boardwalk Merchants Association. “An amusement park is an important part of the boardwalk.”
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