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Steel Pier
- Location
- Atlantic City, New Jersey
- Address
- 1000 Boardwalk, Atlantic City, NJ 8401
- Official website
- steelpier.com
- Opened
- 1898
- Rides listed
- 3
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Steel Pier is an amusement pier at 1000 Boardwalk, near Virginia Avenue, in Atlantic City, New Jersey. The pier is about 1,000 feet long and has about two dozen rides, including a 227-foot observation wheel that opened in 2017.
History
Steel Pier opened on June 18, 1898. For much of the 20th century it was an entertainment venue: Frank Gravatt bought and renovated it in 1925 after a fire, and it hosted concerts, exhibits and shows, including the Miss America crowning from 1935 to 1938. George Hamid bought the pier in 1945. At its longest it reached 2,298 feet, and storms and fires damaged it several times, including a 1982 arson fire. Resorts International bought it in 1978, and most of the pier closed in 1979.
Donald Trump acquired the pier in 1988 along with the Taj Mahal casino, and the rebuilt pier opened in 1992, mainly as an amusement park. The Catanoso family has operated it since 1993 and bought it in 2011. In 2006 its rides were removed for a planned condominium project, but the plan was dropped and the pier reopened.
Its two roller coasters are Crazy Crab, a spinning wild mouse built by Premier Rides, and Loco Motion, a family coaster. Other rides include a carousel and a SlingShot.
Sources
- steelpier.com (Official site: 1000 Boardwalk, Atlantic City, NJ 08401; founded 1898; The Wheel observation wheel.)
- steelpier.com/tickets-rides (Official ride list: 20 ticketed rides including Crazy Crab and Locomotion, plus SlingShot, helicopter rides and The Wheel.)
- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steel_Pier (Catanoso family owners since 2011; 227-ft observation wheel opened 2017; about two dozen rides.)
- rcdb.com/4739.htm (RCDB: Steel Pier, 1000 Boardwalk; operating since 1898; operating coasters Loco Motion (2013) and Crazy Crab (2025-05-24); defunct Go-Gator, Crazy Mouse (1999-2021), Big Top Sideshow (1994-2012), Wildcat (1994-1999), City Jet (1976).)
- rcdb.com/20199.htm (Crazy Crab: Premier Rides wild mouse with spinning cars.)
- phillyvoice.com/atlantic-city-steel-pier-for-sale-expansion-... (September 16, 2026: the Catanoso family put Steel Pier up for sale; article lists the Crazy Crab and Loco Motion coasters as current attractions.)
Rides at Steel Pier
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| Ride | Type | Height | Top speed | Inversions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Wheel | Observation Wheel | 227 ft | n/a | n/a |
| Crazy Crab | Steel Wild Mouse | 49 ft | 37 mph | 0 |
| Locomotion | Steel Family | n/a | n/a | 0 |