Jolly Roger Amusement Park is an

amusement park An amusement park is a park that features various attractions, such as rides and games, as well as other events for entertainment purposes. A theme park is a type of amusement park that bases its structures and attractions around a central ...

located in

Ocean City, Maryland Ocean City, officially the Town of Ocean City, is an Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic resort town in Worcester County, Maryland, Worcester County, Maryland along the East Coast of the United States. The population was 6,844 at the 2020 United States cens ...

. The park features two locations in Ocean City: one at the pier on the Ocean City

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and one further uptown at 30th Street. Both locations feature numerous thrill rides, including a looping

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at the pier,

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, a

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, a

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, and kiddie rides, among others. The parks also contain typical

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-like games and eateries. The 30th Street location additionally features two eighteen-hole mini-golf courses, Splash Mountain, a full-service waterpark with many slides and activity pools, and 10 go-kart tracks.

History

In 1964 Charles "Buddy" Jenkins collaborated with golfer

Arnold Palmer Arnold Daniel Palmer (September 10, 1929 – September 25, 2016) was an American professional golfer who is widely regarded as one of the greatest and most charismatic players in the sport's history. Dating back to 1955, he won numerous ev ...

to open the park initially as the Arnold Palmer Putting Course and Driving Range on 30th Street. 10 rides were added the next year. The Ocean City pier location was purchased by Jolly Roger in 1974.

Pier Rides

Jolly Roger at The Pier operates yearly from April-October and features a 108 foot tall ferris wheel, slingshot, looping rollercoaster, carnival games and more.

30th Street

Jolly Roger 30th Street is the main amusement park. The park is operated yearly from May-September. There are 3 Rollercoasters that sit at the park. The Rollercoasters consist of Wacky Worm, The Barracuda, and WildCat. The 30th Street Park also is home to a 118-foot tall Ferris wheel, carnival games, and rides. Also, 30th Street is home to Speedworld, Splash Mountain, and Jolly Roger Mini Golf.

Miniature Golf

Jolly Roger Has 2 18-hole miniature golf courses located at Jolly Roger’s 30th Street Park, which have an operating season from April-October.

Splash Mountain

Splash Mountain is Jolly Roger's

waterpark A water park (or waterpark, water world) is an amusement park that features water play areas such as swimming pools, water slides, splash pads, water playgrounds, and lazy rivers, as well as areas for floating, bathing, swimming, and other baref ...

at 30th Street, which operates from Memorial Day to Labor Day and has many attractions including: *Eye of the Hurricane- one of the park's most popular rides features riders sliding down a steep slide and into a toilet-shaped funnel before exiting into the lazy river. *Master Blaster- Roller coaster-style

waterslide A water slide (also referred to as a flume, or water chute) is a type of Playground slide, slide designed for warm-weather or indoor recreational use at water parks. Water slides differ in their riding method and therefore size. Some slides re ...

with riders going up and down and through a series of turns in tubes *The stealth- slide similar to a

half pipe A half-pipe is a structure used in gravity extreme sports such as snowboarding, skateboarding, skiing, freestyle BMX, skating, and scooter riding. Overview The structure resembles a cross-section of a swimming pool, essentially two concave ram ...

, in which tubes travel down a steep slope and up the opposite side several times *Six-Lane Super Racer- Guests race each other down six parallel slides on mats. *The Rainforest- play area consists of numerous passageways lined with sprayers and water features which lead to slides. It also contains a giant pirate head that dumps water every few minutes * Black Hole Slides- Riders slide down 3 partially and fully enclosed slides of varying intensity *

Wave pool A wave pool is a swimming pool in which there are artificially generated, large waves, similar to those of the ocean. Wave pools are often a major feature of water parks, both indoors and outdoors, as well as some leisure centres. History T ...

- customary tidal pool where patrons swim in waves. The pool requires a life jacket for anyone under 60 inches, which is tightly monitored by staff. * Lazy River- the park's lazy river winds through much of the park and is the run out for many of the park's most popular slides.

SpeedWorld

SpeedWorld is Jolly Roger's center for

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racing activities, operating from April-October and includes 10 race tracks designed for varying abilities and preferences. SpeedWorld also is home to the park's new

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and adventure course, located above the tracks.

References

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External links

Official website
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