October 14, 2024 Gillian's Wonderland Pier closes leaving questions about what's next for Ocean City's boardwalk Could owner Icona Resorts really build a hotel – with a liquor license – in the ...

A beloved amusement pier on the Ocean City boardwalk is closing in a few months after nearly 100 years of business.

Whether old-fashioned paper or new card swipes, tickets to Gillian's Wonderland in Ocean City were known to never expire. Until now.

Artifacts from Gillian's Wonderland Pier that are up for sale are stored at Obnoxious Antiques in Burlington, N.J. on Thursday, November 21, 2024.

Gillian’s Wonderland Pier in the Ocean City Boardwalk is closing after 94 years. In a letter posted on their website, Jay Gillian, the current operator of the facilities, said he tried his best ...

Gillian's Wonderland, which opened in 1965, closed its gates for good at 6 p.m. Sunday, ending a 59-year run as one of Ocean City's most iconic symbols.

Jay Gillian said in a letter Friday afternoon that after 47 years of working at the Boardwalk, he had “little choice” but to retire, saying the amusement park was no longer a viable business.

Families squeezed one last trip to Gillian's Wonderland Pier in Ocean City, New Jersey, before it closed for good on Sunday, Oct. 13.

And in the heart of it was Gillian’s Wonderland Pier, an amusement park that was the latest in nearly a century-long line of family-friendly amusement attractions operated by the family of Ocean ...