Demolition of Jet Star Roller Coaster Gets Underway

Seaside Heights amusement ride has been an international symbol of Sandy's destruction

Crews from Weeks Marine have started dismantling and demolishing the Jet Star roller coaster, which has sat in the ocean off Seaside Heights since Superstorm Sandy struck Oct. 29. The demolition got underway prior to Prince Harry's visit to the borough Tuesday morning, and will continue for about 48 hours straight, said Toby Wolf, spokeswoman for Casino Pier, where the ride was formerly located. Wolf said a piece of the ride will be kept and made into a memorial once the pier fully reopens. Construction on the pier, she said, will continue through the summer and rides will be added as the pier grows. One new ride, called "Superstorm," a thrill ride named for the storm that destroyed the Jet Star, will launch this season. Police Chief …

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Wilda

2:05 pm on Wednesday, May 15, 2013

Good one, LOLOL.   more ›

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Legislators get tour of Shore destruction

Members of New Jersey's General Assembly toured Ocean County communities devastated by Superstorm Sandy Thursday. The tour, led by State Police Superintendent Col. Rick Fuentes, along with local officials, gave lawmakers and members of the press an up-close look at what Sandy left behind – including the remnants of the Seaside Heights boardwalk and the now-iconic Jet Star roller coaster, which dropped from Casino Pier to the ocean during the storm. Casino Pier will be repaired in what is estimated to be a $45 million project, Seaside Heights Police Chief Thomas Boyd said, and the roller coaster will be removed from the ocean floor. Funtown Pier in nearby Seaside Park, is in the preliminary stages of assessing the damage with its insurance …

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PatrickL

2:56 pm on Wednesday, December 12, 2012

Lucie47, it is the ignorant people like you that give Seaside Heights such a "bad reputation." First off, The Borough of Seaside Park and the Borough of Seaside Heights are two separate municipalities, they are not decent and indecent "areas" of the same borough. Second, during the 60's and 70's, Seaside Heights was at the height of its GOOD reputation as the number one place for family fun along…   more ›