218:, indoor rides such as Keystone Kops and Whacky Shack, and an outdoor boat ride called Jungleland. For many years, The Golden Nugget had the honor of being the oldest ride on the Wildwood Boardwalk still surviving in its original form and location. The Golden Nugget originally opened in July 1960 on the newly constructed oceanside section of Hunt's Pier. The Golden Nugget was built three stories high with the top floor designed to imitate a mine car ride through the desert. The classic coaster ride was specially constructed for Hunt's Pier by the
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Adventure Maze are now on the front of the pier. Morey's Piers previously announced plans to construct a wooden roller coaster crossing from Surfside Pier to Hunt's Pier, but as of 2022 no announcement or
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In 1985 Hunt's Pier was sold and continued operation until the end of the 1988 season when many of the "Super Custom" rides and attractions were demolished. Under the ownership of
Conklin Shows it reopened in 1989 as Conko's Party Pier, highlighted by a new steel roller coaster called
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William Hunt in 1935 and converted to an amusement park with rides, including a
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entered into agreement with Morey's Piers to acquire the trains, tracks, and ancillary mechanical equipment from the Golden Nugget ride. The equipment was moved to
Pennsylvania in early 2009 for a planned reproduction of the Golden Nugget at its
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Keystone Kops characters, ride and attraction models, and hundreds of photographs. Authors Rob Ascough and Al Alven, working in partnership with the museum, published
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Kamikaze having found new homes at Knoebels Amusement Resort and Six Flags Over Georgia, the former Log Flume currently operates as The Boji Falls Log Ride at
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