Celebrate this Friday in true “Tracy Style” with an amazing full-page ad from a June 1964 issue of the Millville Daily featuring Tracy’s Pirate Ship Skua on Hunt’s Pier in Wildwood, New Jersey! Skua was built in 1962 and was a walk-thru attraction featuring a very nautical and pirate-themed experience. It would close in 1989 but was one of four notable Tracy attractions on Hunt’s Pier, a pier sometimes coined as a “mini Disney” back in the day for its wide variety of rides and themed attractions.

Tracy, shown far right on the deck of Skua in the photo below, was very proud of this attraction as it was the first of its kind in his company’s portfolio.

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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.

One thought on “Pirate Ship Skua, Tracy’s Amazing Seaside Attraction Located in Wildwood, NJ”

  1. my influence has been mainly of Bill Tracy. I’m looking to remake the Golden Nugget and pirate ship skua in the Sarasota/ Charlotte county area in florida.if there are original prints of these rides please let me know

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