Pirates Cove was one of Tracy’s most popular attractions during the “dark ride boom.” Many parks along the east cost commissioned Tracy and his company to build this attraction, which included an enormous pirate on the façade, floor obstacles, and nautical-styled stunts like drunken pirates, skull waterfalls, and killer sharks. Check out the original project proposal on our Documents page from Bill Tracy and his company, Amusement Display Associates, from the early 1970’s that outlines the attraction in full detail. This proposal includes a full price list for the completed attraction, totaling roughly $47,000.
Published by Brandon Seidl
Brandon is a longtime enthusiast, chronicler, and author of Ocean City, Maryland's amusement and boardwalk history and is the creator & author of Trimper's Haunted House Online (ochh.net), co-author of "Images of America: Trimper's Rides," co-author of "History Press: Ocean City Oddities," and co-creator & author of The Bill Tracy Project. View all posts by Brandon Seidl
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