It'd been over 20 years since I was here. I rememb...

It'd been over 20 years since I was here. I remembered some of the rides from when I was a kid, and regained a few somewhat foggy memories.. I assume parents feel this same weird nostalgia as well when they share their past with their kids. Gillian's is still here -- just as annoyingly wonderful and somewhat overpriced as it's always been, along with randomly closed rides and super friendly staff. Get a custard cone with jimmies, sit down on the bench, and watch kids laugh and cry on the different rides, or watch your friends have some moments with their kids, and maybe take a picture to remember it. There's a cool 'we'll spend 50 bucks and 3 hours here but the kids will never forget it' vibe while you look at how badly the place needs to be painted and how many facades cover up the reality of how blatantly cheap and yet wildly profitable this place really is. Jersey Shore, yo.

Gillian's hasn't changed at all in over 2 decades, and for that, quite frankly, I'm thankful. If I ever have kids it'll be a right of passage to get them on that damn Ferris wheel without them bursting into tears.