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Trimper's Rides
2 reviews for Trimper's Rides
Trimper's is a small boardwalk park that has an incredible collection of amazing classic rides. If you're looking for a huge roller coaster, head away from the coast - but if you want some sweet old-time thrills, take an afternoon or evening at Trimper's.
The carousel is so beautiful - antique and hand-carved/painted, with great variety of animals. The Toboggan and the Zipper will show you how spoiled we are with the silky-smooth modern engineering of rides these days. We crunched our spines on the Toboggan and broke a camera on the Zipper - but laughed hysterically and had a great time on both rides! The Wacky Worm is really cute and classic, too. The Matterhorn ride is a staple at amusement parks, but this one is FAST - sort of scary, actually. With timed rides like this one, it's worth noting that the ride operators let you ride for a relatively long time (especially if the park isn't crowded).
Some of the rides are designed for the little ones, but a lot of them are antiques and are at least fascinating to look at.
Consider getting a wristband for the day - tickets are fairly priced, but if you want to spend a while, the wristband give you unlimited access to the amusements - sweet!
Also, let's not forget how important it is to support locally-owned businesses! The Trimper family is SO sweet and kind. If you bump into one of them at the park, he will be happy to talk with you and answer any questions you have. They're full of great history about the area and they're all dedicated to preserving it - thanks, Trimper family!
Trimper's on the Boardwalk is a must-stop location for those with younger kids in tow who can't really enjoy the big rides or participate in the teenage hormone festival going on in the arcades and out on the boardwalk.
This indoor, air conditioned area of a larger park complex is full of rides perfect for those 2 and up. The centerpiece is a huge, gorgeous, antique carousel that's well maintained and operated. Lots of other rides, including bumper cars (2 tracks -- one for little kids and one for big kids), a mini ferris wheel, a few cars-on-tracks kind of rides, and even a boat ride. All in all there's about ten rides in the building, and a shooting gallery.
The kids simply love coming here. $18 gets you a pile of tickets that should last about an hour, as the ride timers are very generous.
Make sure you get the $1 off coupon that's running around.
The operators are friendly and understanding -- I think they keep all the surly ones outside and let the happy ones work in the air conditioning. Or maybe being outside in the summer makes you surly, I don't know.
If the weather is good, the tickets are accepted outside at the rest of the park (also operated by Trimper's) that has several rides that also work for this age group.
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