Yo Ho for the Jolly Roger
We took our 5, 4, and 2 year old here with the 7pm+ wristbands for the amusement park and it was well worth the price. It was a Thursday night with no lines. Not sure why everyone else went or what other experiences they've had, but two comments to be made stand out: 1) Just like everywhere else in Ocean City, MD, there's lots of foreign students working here. It's part of the scene. Everyone was friendly and helpful with the kids. Yes, there's some language issues, but half-English and half-smiles works fine, and that's not really any different anywhere else in OC. 2) Compared to the traveling carnivals throughout the USA, this was bigger and better. Plenty of rides, none broken down, no problems except a bit of crying from the ones that were too short to go on certain rides (same as everywhere else.) Of course the carnival games are a rigged rip-off, but if you haven't figured that out by the time you're old enough to be taking your own kids to a park, shame on you. Also, one hint: they have a new obstacle course/rip line circuit set up but you need to be wearing solid footwear to go on it -- lots of people wasted lots of time in line before getting to that part of the release form. (And the guy running this "ride" spoke very well and was very clear with his instructions. He was strict on the safety and also very encouraging with getting the kids to push themselves a bit.) You should be putting good sneakers on before going to a place like this anyways, but this is another reason. Nobody was smoking like mentioned in other reviews and certainly nobody was talking on a phone while checking safety belts or other such things. It was a Jolly good time and we would not hesitate to go back.