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Turning the Valve

May 7, 2012 By Alison 3 Comments

Some people flip a switch. Some yell, “Let the games begin!” Around here, summer can’t begin until we turn the valve. That valve opens up the floodgates which begins the 24 hour process of filling each of our rivers. In this case, we turned the valve on Friday afternoon to begin filling the new River [...]

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Where’d We Go?

May 2, 2012 By Tim 6 Comments

Hmmm, so we really haven’t posted much on the blog in the last couple weeks. I wish I could tell you that there was some other reason other than we are just busy, but honestly I can’t. I have to admit that we let you guys down on this one. I received a email from [...]

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Gearing Up For AARP

April 16, 2012 By Denise Leave a Comment

This Friday is our Annual Associate Recognition Program, jokingly named AARP. At this event, we celebrate, well….. us! All 160 full time associates of the Morey Companies: piers, hotels and Seapointe Village get together, celebrate associate’s years of service to the company and kick off the season. Currently, we have 15 associates in our Quarter [...]

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Tips for Getting Hired by Morey’s Piers

April 4, 2012 By Denise 4 Comments

We have been collecting applications for several weeks now and we are about the begin setting up interviews. During my professional career, I have interviewed literally tens of thousands of applicants and have a few tips for those of you looking for employment with Morey’s Piers. 1. Remember, everything you put forth is a [...]

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Sideshow School

March 26, 2012 By Alison 3 Comments

Last week, I was given the unique opportunity to attend Sideshow School in the one and only Coney Island, USA! With an excellent and experienced staff of professional carnies, I learned the basics of some of the craziest sideshow acts through a series of riveting lectures and, of course, hands-on (or feet-on as you’ll see!) [...]

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1st Day on the New Job…

March 21, 2012 By Maggie 14 Comments

On Monday, March 12th I officially became Morey’s Piers Digital Marketing/ PR Manager. So how did Tim and Jack break me in? Well throwing me in front of a television camera for NBC 40 of course. On day 2, a business trip to Philadelphia to meet with CBS 3 and on days 3 and 4 [...]

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Morey’s Piers on Pinterest!

February 29, 2012 By Alison 1 Comment

We’re just bursting with so many ideas, inspirations and amazing things to share! Come check out our boards on Pinterest to get a taste of vacation anytime you need it! With Boards ranging from Boardwalk Inspired Recipes to Doo Wop Art and Architecture to ideas on how to turn your home into an amusement [...]

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Viva Las Vegas!

February 1, 2012 By Tim 2 Comments

Viva Las Vegas, the overused term. Since the company shuts down for two weeks over Christmas, Sean and I decided to head to Vegas for a weekend before all of the holiday chaos ensued. I hadn’t been there in about 3 years, last time for a convention, so I was looking forward to seeking all [...]

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The Art of FUN!

January 23, 2012 By Alison 7 Comments

Another view of Wipeout. New at Ocean Oasis for 2012.

It’s hard to imagine what Raging Waters and Ocean Oasis will look like for the 2012 season with dust and bulldozers everywhere. To help inspire our engineers and architects, Jack commissioned Neal McPheeters, an accomplished local painter, to create high quality painted renderings of our two new waterpark attractions. McPheeters has contributed illustrations for books [...]

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Work and Play

December 7, 2011 By Tim 3 Comments

Every year a team of us venture from Wildwood to Orlando, FL, a motherland of sorts for us amusement folk. Even though the true amusement park started along the coastlines in places like Wildwood, California and the Great Lakes, Orlando offers one of the most dense collections of theme parks, attractions and resorts in the [...]

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