A new Ocean City Boardwalk attraction celebrated its official grand opening Saturday with a ribbon-cutting ceremony.
Boardwalk Bounce features bounce houses, slides and a small rock-climbing wall in a renovated 5,000-square-foot facility at Ninth Street and the Boardwalk.
The space features a viewing area for parents with free WiFi access and service for food and drink concessions. The attraction caters to children ages 2 to 12 and includes a special Candy Playland for toddlers.
Weekend hours are 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday and 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday.
The project marks a milestone in the transformation of a property that first opened as a theater in the 1930s. In the age of the cinema multiplex, the small-town Strand theater had been in decline even before Superstorm Sandy flooded the building in October 2012.
A local investment group had recently purchased the property, and they gutted it to remediate for mold, ultimately restoring two of the cinema’s five screens. Boardwalk Bounce fills the remaining space at the Strand. The Strand’s two remaining movie theaters are open this weekend.
The Strand’s sister property, the Moorlyn Family Theatre, a block away on Moorlyn Terrace, was renovated by the Ocean City Tabernacle as a venue for movies, live shows and community events. The two properties now provide a hub of family entertainment at the heart of Ocean City’s Boardwalk.
For more information:
- Visit www.boardwalkbounce.com
- Follow Boardwalk Bounce on Facebook
Boardwalk Bounce is available as a “weather-proof” place for children’s birthday parties, family reunions or summer parties. Visit boardwalkparties.com to learn more.
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