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Playland's Castaway Cove

Location
Ocean City, New Jersey
Address
1020 Boardwalk, Ocean City, NJ 8226
Official website
oceancityfun.com
Opened
1959
Rides listed
8

New rides

No new rides announced. The newest ride here is GaleForce (2017).

Events

We have no event guides for Playland's Castaway Cove yet. The park's official website lists its seasonal events.

Sources

  • oceancityfun.com/amusement-rides-ocean-city-new-jersey (Official ride list (31 rides) including GaleForce Roller Coaster, Wild Waves Coaster, Whirlwind Coaster, Pirates Gold Rush and High Seas Log Flume; no Python, Mighty Mouse or Sea Serpent.)
  • oceancityfun.com/contact/ocean-city-new-jersey-amusements-lo... (Official address: 1020 Boardwalk, Ocean City, NJ 08226; 'Ocean City's oldest amusement park'.)
  • rcdb.com/4675.htm (RCDB park page: Playland's Castaway Cove (formerly Playland), 1020 Boardwalk, Ocean City, NJ; operating; website oceancityfun.com; operating coasters Pirates Gold Rush, GaleForce, Wild Waves, Whirlwind; defunct coasters Roller Coaster, Flitzer, Python, Mighty Mouse, Sea Serpent.)
  • foxocnj.com/?p=35032 (February 25, 2019: David Simpson founded the park in 1959 on the site of the Flanders' former salt water pool; son Scott Simpson is the second-generation owner; company SNT Amusement Co.; High Seas log flume renovated (steel structure galvanized); GaleForce announced 2015, built 2016, debuted for the 2017 season.)
  • phillyvoice.com/ocean-city-roller-coaster-playlands-castaway... (April 25, 2023: January 2021 fire destroyed the pirate ship facade and arcade; park closed nearly two months; owners planned a fourth coaster on top of a rebuilt arcade and pirate ship.)

Rides at Playland's Castaway Cove

Tallest first. Open a ride for its full stats and our write-up, or compare rides across every park.

RideTypeHeightTop speedInversions
GaleForce Steel Launched 125 ft 64 mph 0
Wild Waves Steel Family 50 ft n/a 0
Python (closed 2015) Steel Looper 36 ft n/a 1
Whirlwind Steel Spinning Coaster 14 ft n/a 0
High Seas Log Flume Log Flume n/a n/a n/a
Mighty Mouse (closed) Steel Wild Mouse n/a n/a 0
Pirates Gold Rush Steel Family n/a n/a 0
Sea Serpent (closed) Steel Family n/a n/a 0