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🎡 Ocean City community group calls Boardwalk hotel project "a big mistake"

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June 26, 2025

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🎡 Ocean City community group calls Boardwalk hotel project "a big mistake"

Is it a “better idea” or a “big mistake” to change the Wonderland site on the OCNJ Boardwalk?

The much-debated site of the former Wonderland Pier continues to be a point of contention amongst various organizations and developers in Ocean City. The Ocean City 2050 shared its vision for a shared, multi-use space called “Wonderland Commons.” The local community group calls the luxury resort plan a “big mistake” and offered what it called “a better idea” in opposition to the previously presented plans.

Read more about the Wonderland Commons concept, along with artist renderings, at https://ocnjdaily.com/news/2025/jun/21/ocean-city-community-group-calls-boardwalk-hotel-project-a-big-mistake/.

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Sunday, June 29

  • 🎶 Brian Stokes Mitchell with the Ocean City Pops | Music Pier | 7:30 p.m. | More details here

Monday, June 30

Wednesday, July 2

  • 👨‍🌾 Farmers’ Market | Ocean City Tabernacle | 8 a.m. - 12 p.m. | More details here

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Mondays

  • Beach Exercise Yoga | Sixth Street beach | 8 a.m.

  • Family Nights on the Boardwalk | 7 p.m. – 9 p.m.

Tuesdays

  • Beach Walks | 59th St & Central Ave | 9 a.m.

  • Fantastic Tuesdays | Asbury Avenue | 10 a.m. – 1 p.m.

  • Mummers Nights on the Boardwalk | 7 p.m. – 9 p.m.

Wednesdays

  • Beach Pilates Yoga | Sixth Street beach | 8 a.m.

  • Beach Walks | 59th St & Central | 6:30 p.m.

  • Family Nights on the Boardwalk | 7 p.m. – 9 p.m.

Thursdays

  • Market Days | Asbury Avenue | 10 a.m. – 1 p.m.

  • Mummers Nights on the Boardwalk | 7 p.m. – 9 p.m.

Fridays

  • Beach Exercise: Low Impact | Sixth Street beach | 8 a.m.

  • Walking Club | Boardwalk from the Music Pier | 8 a.m.

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