All 6 of us will be spending Easter weekend in Atlantic City as we do every year.  With Easter being so early this year our plans will be a bit different from previous years.  In another post I explained our cold weather haunts.  We have so many places to see on our list that we had to sit down and figure out which were our priorities for the weekend. 

STEEL PIER – No doubt we are hitting the rides!  And Steel Pier has a great deal going on, Buy One Ride Ticket Book Get One FREE, you can even make your purchase on-line.   The sale will also be available at Steel Pier’s Ticket booths March 23rd & 24th and March 29th – April 1st. 

On Saturday, March 30th kids 12 and under get a Pancake Breakfast and Unlimited Rides with the Easter Bunny. Breakfast will be served 11am until 12:30 with unlimited rides until 5pm. For just $10 plus tax, for reservations call 609-345-4893.

On Easter Sunday, March 31st  the Steel Pier hosts a parade and best-dressed contest, pre-register from 12-1:30pm and the contest will take place at 2pm. Prizes will be awarded for the Best Dressed Boy/Girl up to age 15, and Best Dressed Family. The Easter Bunny will be giving away FREE Goodie Bags, while supplies last.  Visit their website to see all their Easter weekend events www.steelpier.com

BIKE RIDE – Hoping for good weather and loving the extended cycling hours during this time of year, we will go for a ride on the boards.  We generally head down to the park in Vetnor right off the boardwalk for CSURE, a really great playground.

FAMILY FUN STATION – We are going to try out Tropicana’s Family Fun Station.  We like to walk through the Quarter when it is cold out and really enjoy their snow show during the Holiday Season, but, other than that it really just gets us out of the cold, so we are excited for this new option.  Their website states it is an arcade with air hockey, basketball, and skeeball, well, they had me at skeeball! Check their website for hours, it is not open early in the morning or late at night, www.tropicana.net

ABSECON LIGHTHOUSE – It has been fully restored and we can’t wait to climb it!  The Absecon Lighthouse is NJ’s tallest lighthouse and the third tallest in the country, how neat. Visit www.abseconlighthouse.org for current hours and operating days.

LIGHT SHOW – With Spring here we will have the opportunity to catch the  light show “Duality” projected onto Boardwalk Hall before the Summer show begins.  The light show is free and runs every half hour from 8-11pm.

Phew, I’m tired and we haven’t even packed our bags yet!  I am sure there will be several food stops too, what might we be in the mood for, Whitehouse Subs, Tony Baloney’s, Gilchrist pancakes…