Funland Rehoboth

Here are some shots of the preparations for the replacement of the roof section that became separated from the deck during the huge storm in November.

Looks like another noreaster is bearing down on the Delmarva Peninsula! Blizzard warnings have been posted through Saturday afternoon!

Anxious to see how much we get when it’s all said and done!

It’s been pretty nasty here the past 24 hours, and isn’t supposed to let up anytime soon!
Some storm forcasters have put this system right up there with 1998, and even the storm of 1962:
storm surge

Because of the gale force winds and wind gusts approaching 50 mph, Funland will not open this evening.

We are presently experiencing rain squalls that are to continue throughout the evening.

We are sorry for any inconvenience, we hope to re-open at 7 PM on Friday, September 11th.

Funland will open with limited outside rides at 7 PM this evening.

Due to the continued forecast for heavy rain, some of the rides may not be in operation.

Due to the immanent rain forcasted for this afternoon, Funland will delay opening until at least 5 PM

Please call 302 227 1921 for opening information later this afternoon!

Stay Dry, hope for clearing skies!

Ok, I wasn’t going crazy….I just didn’t post these pictures here.

These are pieces of the Tracy that were uncovered after they wrecked, sorry for the pun, the auger that was being used to make the piles for the boardwalk re-do.

Found the picture of the coal collier that was beached during a storm in 1944. I had previously posted some pictures of pieces of steel plate that were uncovered when the pilings for the boardwalk were being dug.

This picture was taken from the foot of Brooklyn Avenue. Underneath the stern of the vessel, you can see the  remnants of the wooden barge, the Merrimack. 

 Below is another picture of the the skeleton of the Merrimack:

It’s been a busy winter here at Funland, we’ve all had our projects going for quite some time and, hopefully soon, those projects will start coming together….so we can open the doors for business!

Parts of the Merry-Go-Round are painted and ready to be re-assembled. The Freefall will soon be set back in place, along with everything else we have apart. It is a little scary how much we have to re-assemble, but I’m sure it will all get done!

Big news is that of the boardwalk project, the guys have been hard at work, rain or shine, putting down a tremendous amount of lumber. It is most impressive:

I know it’s been awhile since the last post. Just not enough organizational skills, I guess.

Here are some pics of the progress on the boardwalk project.

Maybe they hit an old buried bumpercar ]from the ‘62 storm!

Pre rebar insertion

Inserting Rebar

30-45 pile a day, ahead of schedule

Layout of finished piles