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    Mariner's Arcade

    4.3 (22 reviews)
    Open 9:00 am - 4:00 pm
    Updated 2 weeks ago

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    I'm a ticket queen!
    Marlena K.

    This place is ADDICTING!! I would bring like $200-300 just to play games here! THE PLACE IS HUGE!! The games are so much fun it will make you feel like a little kid. From skee-ball to the circus game or wizard of oz game everything is a blast. You can accumulate your points if you visit yearly and save them for the year to come. The prizes they have are SUPER COOL. That includes everything from sports memorabilia to jewelry and kids toys... hands down best prizes on the boardwalk!! The only place I do prefer to play the "crane games" is Ed's arcade. Other than that I love mariners! They also have great poker machines which are so much fun and addicting so beware!! I love how some of the machines give you actual tickets and it's not just added to your card, brings you back to the 90s!

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    Mark C.

    My favorite arcade on the boardwalk for the last 15 years. It has a great selection of ticket and coin-reward games including skeeball, video poker, claw machines, scoopers, video games, Deal-or-No-Deal, and more. However, unlike other arcades on the boardwalk, they invest in bringing in repeat customers with frequent buyer cards to store your points (and give you bonuses), extra points for changing quarters there, and special bonus-point games every hour on the hour for either skeeball or video poker. The prizes offered are also better than your average boardwalk swag, so you can actually get more than a mustache comb and a wax mustache to bring home for souvenirs. Mariner's is centrally-located on the boardwalk as well, and air-conditioned, serving as a ready-made spot to stop when you need to sit down and cool off from the summer heat. You can't find a better spot on the boardwalk to rack up points, and get your prizes to show off later.

    Casey K.

    For those with small kids not able to ride all the bigger amusement park rides, this arcade is where to go. They kids can find plenty to do and see in here, and there are plenty of games for the adults to get into as well. Between the lights, large arcade video games, spinning wheels, quarter dozers, video poker, and plenty more, there is something for everyone. As with any arcade that dishes out tickets to later exchange for cheap prizes, it can get frustrating winning enough tickets for anything worth while, but thats all part of the fun. Lines at the ticket/prize counter were very short, even for a Saturday summer night, as there were plenty of employees ready to help. Had an issue with one of the machines taking quarters and not working, but it was promptly fixed. Huge crowds of people moving in and out of the arcade, but traffic seemed to flow well and it wasnt too difficult to gain access to the games. Inside was clean.

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    Remember When Pinball Palace & Retro Arcade

    Remember When Pinball Palace & Retro Arcade

    2.7(40 reviews)
    0.2 mi

    We live in Oregon and often visit the Fascination parlor in Seaside, where my wife's family has…read moreplayed the game for at least four generations. When we were planning a visit to my home state, New Jersey, we wanted to go to Wildwood to play Fascination. It is two hours from where we were staying, but we had never been there. So, we looked up the hours, planned our trip, and got there when it was supposed to be open - after 4pm on a Thursday. The place was closed. We lost a whole day of our vacation trying to get to this place, and from what we could see looking in from the outside, the arcade looks more like a storage unit. A total and complete mess. After this unfortunate, eye opening experience, I honestly don't have many kind words for the people who own and run this place. The nicest thing I can say is, they've got a lot of work to do.

    We were visiting Wildwood with the family and randomly walked into the retro arcade. My kids were…read moreinterested in those silly call games but once we made it past the front door, here at this place with something special, as if I had stepped into a tunnel back in time. This retro arcade was full of antique coin operated arcade games and other novelties even older. We enjoyed Gallagher and astroid, Miss Packman and a few others. It is amazing to me that these upright arcade machines were still working after all these years. To be fair, some thing this old can't be in perfect shape and your expectations should be sad accordingly there are some other types of games in the back but overall it was pretty fun.

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    Morey's Piers

    3.4(190 reviews)
    0.1 mi

    Until my recent visit, I hadn't been since I was 8 or 9 years old. Some rides have changed, some…read moreclassics never change. It seems a bit cleaner, and less threatening, though I'd still say some of the patrons are rough around the edges... all in all, there was much more of a family-friendly feel at the Piers than I remember as a kid. Back then, we'd drive from Stone Harbor to OC or Wildwood boardwalks for what I remember as tons of fun. But I grew up, and I'm no longer into rides, cotton candy, money-sucking games, etc. so I'd never visit an amusement park/carnival/boardwalk for myself, but I'll do it for a friend, or my kid. I mention that because this review will be from a mom perspective, as someone there to watch others enjoy, not really a connoisseur of amusements myself. I felt safe on the piers, and like people were out and about to enjoy themselves. People were actively going on rides, or preparing to do so. No one was loitering or trying to cause trouble (as sometimes happened back in the day). I passed a few smartallecks on the boardwalk, screwing the pedestrian flow by making people walk around them, or trying to be looked at, but no one was interested in their foolishness. Didn't seem like many people were under the influence of anything, and I was there past 10pm. Like I said, it really felt like a family ambiance, and I was pleasantly surprised. I got a tip last year from a mom on the beach that Morey's has a 40% off sale in (she said) October. But other reviews say it's December. So I looked last October and saw no sale, and my guess is it changes every year. Advice: sign up for their emails, or check their website between Oct and Dec. The 40% off is really helpful if you visit more than once, and/or have a number of people in your party, and/or like to go on lots of rides. So I missed the sale and had to buy a-la-carte full price, there on the boardwalk. Of course they do a system where it's X number of tickets per ride, designed to confuse drunk and stupid people. Annoying to say the least. Kiddie rides are 3-5 tickets each = $4.50 to $7.50 per person per ride (+ tax). Adult rides were 6-10 tickets each = $9 to $15 pp per ride (+ tax). So you'll wanna do the math for all the peeps in your party, and how many times you want to go, and how much you need for your ride fix. Or don't, and just get drunk and spend hundreds. Whatever. To put it into perspective, Disney passes are $109/pp/day, and you can easily match that here if you don't pay attention. While I definitely want my kid to have fun, there are much bigger priorities in my budget for him, so savings on this kind of entertainment are really worth it, and I will be seeking that sale later this year. For my recent visit, my toddler was able to get 2 rides with parent, and 2 kids only rides, and that was a ball for a first visit. But I know the BEGGING I used to do, so I am just waiting for that next year, lol. We didn't do any games, that is a hard no for me. I lack skills to win anything for my kid, and the prizes don't seem worth the money anyway. I realize there is a thrill in "winning" something, or having it won for you, but eh, it's just not for me. The novelty food, too, just isn't worth it. As a kid we only ever did rides because games and food were never even on my radar. It's also later in the evening/night and not really healthy to eat so late, especially for kids, so again, just not my thing. What else? Oh, parking. We parked on the street with the Wildwood app. It was like $2.50/hour. We ended up needing 2 hours, and were able to pay for just one, and get an alert when our time was running out, so we could just pay from the app, while still enjoying the boardwalk. Very simple. Our car was all safe about a block from the boardwalk, in a well lit spot. I felt safe getting back into the car with a toddler even when dark out, past 10pm. Their toll free number is really unpleasant. It's insultingly cheesy "congratulations you dialed our number, good for you" and designed to be as verbose and circuitous as possible to keep you listening to this nonsense for minutes before a menu comes up. All considered, I recommend Morey's, but advise getting tickets or passes during that 40% off sale! Enjoy, and (nose-pinched voice) "Please watch the tram car!"

    It's really cute but dear God it's insanely overpriced.. $9 for a Ferris wheel ride? It's $45 for…read moremy family to take a 5 minute Ferris wheel ride and ticket packages start at $92!!

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