Wildwood Boardwalk Reviews Summary

Category: Amusement park

Address: 3500 Boardwalk, Wildwood, NJ 08260, USA

Rating: 4.6
based on 246 reviews.

Beach and Ocean Experience

Pros:

  • "Water was chilly but pleasurable. Great sand, not many shells, sandy bottom in ocean."
  • "Beach is very clean and well kept."
  • "Free beach access, there's a dog beach section, tons of stuff to do here."
  • "The beaches are beautiful and never really too crowded."
  • "Absolutely beautiful, from sunrise to sunset. The beach is clean and the waves are wonderful."
  • "The beaches are free and huge, so there is no problem finding a spot."
  • "It also has a huge public beach for all with warm waters and low depth."

Cons:

  • "Hardest part for my older mom was that very long walk to the beach.. this could be advertised better prior to arrival so she could be prepared for this walk."
  • "The distance from parking to the actual beach is a no go, especially with young children."
  • "Beach is pretty wide so prep for a long walk from board-walk to the ocean (200+steps per pedometer- but there is a beach taxi)."
  • "The walk to the water across the beach is about a quarter mile."
  • "Beach was very far from the boardwalk and all I can see a long stretch of sand."
  • "The beach is fun to go to, but it is a little dirty."
  • "No fresh water to rinse off and changing room."

Boardwalk Attractions

Pros:

  • "Fireworks on Fridays and make sure to check out the event calendar for extra fun activities like the kite and marbles tournament."
  • "Typical American Jersey Shore boardwalk. Colorful amusement park rides, greasy food, ice cream, candy, arcade games, and boardwalk games."
  • "The boardwalk is clean, the beaches are large & pristine...including port-a-potties & no smoking."
  • "It's just pure, it's what it is, fun, everybody around you.... Pure America, pure summer..."
  • "Best boardwalk out there! There's tons of great food, stores, games, and rides."
  • "The Wildwood Boardwalk is full of shops with great food, arcades, stores with all kinds of merchandise and piers with all kinds of rides and games."
  • "The boardwalk is the heart of Wildwood. You have amusement piers, games, restaurants, boardwalk pizza and of course a wonderful beach view."

Cons:

  • "Unfortunately tickets for the rides are ridiculously over priced.. It cost us $25 to just ride the ferris wheel."
  • "Rides will generally cost between 3-10 tickets each, and a ticket card loaded with 150 tickets will run you about $170."
  • "Be ready to pay the equivalent of a trip to Great Adventure for a couple of rides + parking."
  • "The piers are no longer for little kids, just rowdy people!"
  • "Alot of stuff was closed, the piers had weird and late open times which made it hard for the little ones to participate."
  • "The only problem is the water rides are closed too early for this time of year."
  • "Most of the shops and rides are closed for the season."

Accessibility and Convenience

Pros:

  • "Parking spot are available all u need is to get the parking app."
  • "We rented electric scooters for elder parents..worth $100 for 2 for the day. They had a ball."
  • "Plenty of close parking ($60 for 12 hrs)."
  • "There is a great tram service available."
  • "If you are staying at a hotel or a rental house you will probably have a parking space."
  • "Patrolled by police and pfc the tr car to get you around if you don't want to walk."
  • "There were many people visiting that day but didn’t feel crowded."

Cons:

  • "Not enough parking given the size of the joint... Had to walk quite the distance to avoid outrageous parking lots."
  • "Parking is a bit expensive the closer you park to the boardwalk."
  • "If you're not staying close by or lucky enough to find on street parking, they charge you $25+ to park in a paid lot for a few hours during peak times."
  • "Close parking is important because the walk from the pier to the water is about half a mile or more."
  • "The tram car wasn't running til after 5pm was extraordinarily inconvenient."
  • "No public restroom open on whole boardwalk no tram running after 5 no transit buses to take you thru town."
  • "The boardwalk needs to be repaired, I tripped MULTIPLE times."

Food and Shopping

Pros:

  • "The variety of shops is astounding. The food - wow! Amazing prices & great selection - deep-fried oreos are a necessity to try!"
  • "Food is good and the lemonade is outstanding."
  • "So much to eat on the board walk."
  • "We love the different food shops (pizza, frozen custard, gyros, etc.) and the arcades."
  • "The food was delicious. Breakfast was enjoyed by all."
  • "The food is always great."
  • "Food options are wonderful entertainment is wonderful."

Cons:

  • "Prices on undoubtedly very pricey for a lot of food, and water is always overpriced!"
  • "Everything is pricey."
  • "VERY expensive! (as in the Lifefuard store is more affordable than the beachy bs shops all around)."
  • "But Jesus they price gouge every single thing."
  • "Also everything here is very expensive."
  • "Everything is super expensive however, seems every store is trying to make up for the past two years in one summer."
  • "Most things are pretty expensive, including ride tickets."

Atmosphere and Environment

Pros:

  • "Beautiful atmosphere for families, teenagers, kids and young couples. plenty of public restrooms."
  • "Wildwood is the perfect place for families and for all ages!"
  • "It's a cool place to walk and for bicycle riding people it's a good place and path for bike riders till 12 PM."
  • "It's a beautiful boardwalk. Clean, a lot of Activities and food."
  • "It's even more beautiful at night."
  • "The Wildwood Boardwalk is always a wonderful place to go."
  • "This boardwalk fulfills the exact beachy, fun, summer vibes you're looking for."

Cons:

  • "Its now just a place where teens hang out and over party. Not quite the family setting."
  • "But it gets insanely crowded all throughout the boardwalk and piers on the weekends."
  • "Once you're on the boardwalk it's crowded and hard to navigate through the people just *stopped* in the middle of everything."
  • "But at night the boards get more seedy and less appealing for families."
  • "Wish there were less t-shirt shops with the vulgar images and sayings."
  • "The boardwalk looks old and dirty, the beach smelly and water black."
  • "The adult oriented t-shirts and homeless people on the boardwalk made me cringe. The boardwalk was filthy with trash everywhere."

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