Where to stay and go at ocean city

[Anonymous]

Stay away from MD and DE beaches. They are sad and trashy. Spend the money to fly to a real beach. Check out southern CA.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Yeah stay away for the restaurant playgrounds in OC. The kids who inhabit those spaces are the spawn Children of the Corn, Satan, and the Wildings and rolled into one inside the body of Chucky III.

What is wrong with you?

Have you ever been to one of those playgrounds? If you have and you see no problem with the little wildlings then you to might have a little Chucky 1, 2, and 3. Maybe more than one…

You’ve got to be kidding. They are like any other playground.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP you don't want Ocean City you should go to Rehoboth.

You can park your car walk to everything you need. Much more family oriented.
Much cleaner.
Much easier to navigate with kids as it is smaller.


Bethany is too small. Rehoboth is just right.

Agree, but it’s much more expensive and the beach disappears at high tide.

[Anonymous]

We have kids the same age and go to OC. Agree with the PP that said mid-June is tough bc of the beach week teens. Also agree with the recommendation to stay up north. Tailchasers around 120th has a playground, there’s a large recreational area with lots of playgrounds, boat rentals, and sports fields around 135th, I think. There’s an Alley Oops up there, and then your usual Sunsations, Candy Kitchen, what have you. That’s all you need for a few days.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The boardwalk gets pretty rowdy and isn't really a joy. The only people that I know that enjoy are those in their 40s and 50s blinded by nostalgia.

It’s not rowdy before sundown, it doesn’t really get rowdy until the drunk movies come out much later.

Plus OC boardwalk has always been trashy, fringed belly shirts, tattoos and piercings have been OC for as long as I can remember, but that’s part of what makes it amusing.

It’s a public beach, not the country club. I wouldn’t live there but makes for good people watching and a fun evening.

[Anonymous]

drunk minors.^^

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:The kids hate horse smile??!! What?

I’m also going to need to know more about horse smile.

Yes, that caught my attention!

I hope they have never seen reruns of Mr. Ed!

I’m pretty sure OP meant “horse smell.” Probably a typo, and not all DCUM posters are native English speakers.

[Anonymous]

Don’t listen to the rehoboth/bethany people it can’t be more boring there.

I’d stay at the Hilton or Aloft.

The boardwalk due in no the day will be fun. I would not go after dinner.

There is Alley oops, bowling, indoor putt putt and indoor ice skating if it rains.

There are a ton of things to do with kids.

The Rocket is a boat ride, there is a boat that takes kids to search for sand crabs, jolly rogers, you can rent kayaks or wave runners, you can do a fishing trip for 2 hours, rent bikes, endless summer has surf lessons for kids, there are fishing tournaments and it’s fun to see the boats come in with their catch.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Don’t listen to the rehoboth/bethany people it can’t be more boring there.

I’d stay at the Hilton or Aloft.

The boardwalk due in no the day will be fun. I would not go after dinner.

There is Alley oops, bowling, indoor putt putt and indoor ice skating if it rains.

There are a ton of things to do with kids.

The Rocket is a boat ride, there is a boat that takes kids to search for sand crabs, jolly rogers, you can rent kayaks or wave runners, you can do a fishing trip for 2 hours, rent bikes, endless summer has surf lessons for kids, there are fishing tournaments and it’s fun to see the boats come in with their catch.

For her young kids, Funland in Rehoboth is perfect and definitely not boring.
Ocean City is wall to wall drunks and weed smell.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Don’t listen to the rehoboth/bethany people it can’t be more boring there.

I’d stay at the Hilton or Aloft.

The boardwalk due in no the day will be fun. I would not go after dinner.

There is Alley oops, bowling, indoor putt putt and indoor ice skating if it rains.

There are a ton of things to do with kids.

The Rocket is a boat ride, there is a boat that takes kids to search for sand crabs, jolly rogers, you can rent kayaks or wave runners, you can do a fishing trip for 2 hours, rent bikes, endless summer has surf lessons for kids, there are fishing tournaments and it’s fun to see the boats come in with their catch.

For her young kids, Funland in Rehoboth is perfect and definitely not boring.
Ocean City is wall to wall drunks and weed smell.

Incorrect. Rehobeth is a complete snooze fest. I agree with all comments above about north oc but getting around without a car could be challenging. You may want to look closer to the very very end (north side) of the boardwalk and try to make sure you are near either a grocery store or mini mart.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The Carousel hotel has always been a place for families. It’s in north OC and has pools and a playground. The property is dated, but no more so than plenty of other hotels. Take the city bus down to the boardwalk one day from about 2-6. Go to an arcade, eat some fries, maybe you and DH grab a drink, then clear out. Two family friendly restaurants near Carousel are Original Crabcake Factory and Dumsers. Nick’s Dino Golf is nearby.

Yes to this advice. There is also a grotto pizza near that Dino golf and dumsers.
Also it’s a little further but you can also drive up to Bethany or rehobeth from the north part of oc if you wanted to check that out

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The kids hate horse smile??!! What?

I’m also going to need to know more about horse smile.

Yes, that caught my attention!

I hope they have never seen reruns of Mr. Ed!

I’m pretty sure OP meant “horse smell.” Probably a typo, and not all DCUM posters are native English speakers.

Yes, obviously.

But who can miss the opportunity to have a little fun with it?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The kids hate horse smile??!! What?

I’m also going to need to know more about horse smile.

Yes, that caught my attention!

I hope they have never seen reruns of Mr. Ed!

I’ve been laughing about this comment off and on for the past half hour. Thank you PP.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The kids hate horse smile??!! What?

I’m also going to need to know more about horse smile.

Yes, that caught my attention!

I hope they have never seen reruns of Mr. Ed!

I’m pretty sure OP meant “horse smell.” Probably a typo, and not all DCUM posters are native English speakers.

I wouldn’t be so sure about that. I think she means the way their mouth and teeth look when they Winnie.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:The boardwalk gets pretty rowdy and isn't really a joy. The only people that I know that enjoy are those in their 40s and 50s blinded by nostalgia.

It’s not rowdy before sundown, it doesn’t really get rowdy until the drunk movies come out much later.

Plus OC boardwalk has always been trashy, fringed belly shirts, tattoos and piercings have been OC for as long as I can remember, but that’s part of what makes it amusing.

It’s a public beach, not the country club. I wouldn’t live there but makes for good people watching and a fun evening.

Disagree- we when went last summer there were drunk and high people all over the boardwalk and it was around lunchtime. Pot smell everywhere.