Seaside Heights, NJ – Mayor Considering Leaving Roller Coaster Submerged By Sandy As ‘Tourist Attraction’

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    FILE - In this Friday, Nov. 9, 2012 file photograph, the roller coaster from an amusement pier rests in the Atlantic Ocean in Seaside Heights, N.J., after the region was pounded by Superstorm Sandy. The remains of the roller coaster that was knocked off a New Jersey amusement pier by Superstorm Sandy and partially submerged in the Atlantic Ocean might be left there as a tourist attraction. Seaside Heights Mayor Bill Akers tells WNBC-TV in New York that officials have not made a decision on whether to tear down the coaster. But the mayor says he's working with the Coast Guard to see if the coaster is stable enough to leave it alone because he believes it would make "a great tourist attraction." (AP Photo/Mel Evans)Seaside Heights, NJ – The remains of a roller coaster that was knocked off a New Jersey amusement pier by Superstorm Sandy and partially submerged in the Atlantic Ocean may be left there as a tourist attraction.

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    Seaside Heights Mayor Bill Akers tells WNBC-TV in New York that officials have not made a decision on whether to tear down the coaster. But the mayor says he’s working with the Coast Guard to see if the coaster is stable enough to leave it alone, because he believes it would make “a great tourist attraction.”

    Meanwhile, efforts to rebuild the storm-ravaged town are continuing.

    Demolition crews have removed the resort’s damaged boardwalk. And Akers says construction on a new boardwalk should begin in January and be ready by Memorial Day.


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    CherryKnish
    CherryKnish
    11 years ago

    That’s a great idea. It’s also a reminder of G-d’s wrath & power.

    mugsisme
    mugsisme
    11 years ago

    I road that one this summer. What a shame.

    mewhoze
    mewhoze
    11 years ago

    maybe it can be made with waterproof sitting capsules that can go underwater…imagine that