Playland in Ocean City, New Jersey

It was a blast checking out the rides at Playland, one of the two amusement parks in Ocean City. As the rides twirled, even the relatively sedate ferris wheel created beautiful nighttime patterns.

I don't know what was going on inside the Gravitron, but this thing was really spinning.

The Hurricane was one of the craziest. It is this long row of seats - with impressive looking shoulder harnesses - which is suspended and then twirled from two axels.

Finally the Cyclone is this big claw which swings and twists crazily. Not my cup of tea based on the screams I heard.