K'burg Amusement Park celebrating 105th year The Courier,July 17 Posted:07/19/08
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It's a take on numbers. The Keansburg Amusement Park, located right off Exit 117 of the Garden State Parkway will be celebrating its 105th year at an amazing price.
$1.05.
That's the cost of many rides, games and foods on Thursday, August 7, at the Keansburg Amusement Park.
The establishment is well known in the Bayshore as a colorful, family-friendly Shore icon.
Katharine Koehler, the park's marketing director, said William Gehlhaus originally created the resort more than a century ago.
She said the area quickly became an entertainment hub. The park was eventually taken over by Gehlhaus's son, Henry.
It was sold during the 1970s. In 1994, Henry's sons, Hank and Bill, had the opportunity to buy the park back.
Koehler said the two jumped at the chance.
"The first thing [Hank and Bill] did was add a water park to put [the area] back on the map," she said.
Runaway Rapids has been operating for 13 years and has already been renovated to add new attractions. Koehler said there are always new water rides.
Koehler said visitors love the amusement park because it is timeless. She noted vintage kiddie rides and antique car rides as crowd favorites.
However, Koehler also said there were many modern rides, equally as popular, including the "techno" Frog Hopper.
Koehler said the anniversary date would celebrate "the way it was then."
