The Great Nor’easter

Morey's Piers & Beachfront Waterparks is a seaside amusement park located on The Wildwoods' boardwalk in Wildwood and North Wildwood, New Jersey. The park has been family owned and operated since 1969 and was run by second generation Morey Brothers, Will and Jack.

Photo: Kubuswoningen, Public domain.

Type: Tourist attraction
Description: amusement ride
Also known as: “Fly – The Great Nor’easter” and “The Great Noreaster”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Hunt’s Pier and Rollie’s Coaster.

Hunt’s Pier

Pier

Hunt's Pier was an amusement pier located along the Wildwood, New Jersey, boardwalk from 1957 through 1985. Over its nearly 30 years in operation, Hunt's was home to many classic dark rides, roller coasters, and other attractions. Hunt’s Pier is situated 470 feet southwest of The Great Nor’easter.

Rollie’s Coaster

Roller coaster

Photo: Dplcrnj, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Sea Serpent

Photo: Dplcrnj, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Sea Serpent is a steel roller coaster at Morey's Piers in Wildwood, New Jersey. Opened in 1984, it was built by Vekoma, and was the first boomerang-style coaster to be built in the US. Sea Serpent is situated 2,500 feet southwest of The Great Nor’easter.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Wildwood and Wildwood Crest.

Wildwood

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Wildwood is on the Southern Shore of New Jersey. It is primarily a resort town whose population swells in the summer months with vacationers coming mainly from New Jersey, New York, Philadelphia, and Quebec.

Wildwood Crest

Photo: Dough4872, Public domain.

Wildwood Crest is a borough at the southern end of the Wildwood barrier island in Cape May County, in the Southern Shore region of New Jersey. It is the quietest and most residential of the three Wildwoods municipalities — Wildwood, North Wildwood, and Wildwood Crest — and draws primarily families and visitors seeking a lower-key beach experience.

Whitesboro

Hamlet

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Whitesboro is an unincorporated community and census-designated place located within Middle Township in Cape May County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. Whitesboro is situated 4½ miles northwest of The Great Nor’easter.

The Great Nor’easter

Categories: amusement ride, steel roller coaster, building, and tourism
Location: City of North Wildwood, Cape May County, Jersey Shore, New Jersey, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude

38.98934° or 38° 59′ 22″ north

Longitude

-74.80224° or 74° 48′ 8″ west

Open location code

87C7X5QX+P4

OpenStreetMap ID

way 230920888

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=attraction

Wikidata ID

Q1434526

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