Trimper’s Rides

You can take your kids and let them have a great time riding age appropriate rides!

Trimper’s Rides has something for everyone! From the little little ones to the crazy thrill seekers. We have a big family, so we always come at the bracelet time. 4 hours is more than enough time to get through everything we want to do. It’s clean & always a good time. The variety of rides is perfect for our family, as we have young kids thru middle school aged. Really is something for everyone!

We love this place! Best rides in OCMD! We never make it in time for the wristband special but the ticket prices are still ok. Love an «old school» park!

Visited this place during our extended Labor Day Weekend getaway from New York City. We stayed closeby so a nice walk along the boardwalk to Trimpers was a joy. Trimpers is definitely a no frills old school amusement park. It was perfect for my 3 year old who likes the easy going rides. This place kind of filters out the teenage and young adult crowd. It is perfect for children under 10 and thats all who i saw there. A lot of the older rides were mechanical, which was cool. I loved to see the gears and mechanics functioning. Tickets for the rides were very inexpensive, 50 cents per ticket with rides varying from 4 tickets all the way to 8 tickets. Most rides have minimum heights that you can ride by yourself, and then another height requirement if accompanied by an adult. Adults do have to pay for their seats on the rides though. A ride operator was even nice enough to allow my girlfriend to go with my son for free because he was a bit scared. The staff is very helpful and friendly, which is a big plus when dealing with children. An overall great experience, the only downfall is that its not somewhere that you would spend for long. A lot of the rides are classic spinning or rotating and can become boring after some time. I’d say about 2 hours or so. Don’t plan on spending a full day there.

The afternoon wristband special is awesome. The kids had a blast. The service staff is also excellent. We purchased a wristband for a 15 month old. Because of new state regulations she could not go on any rides. They apologized and reimbursed the cost of the wristband.

Afternoon wristband special is a great deal… Trimpers is everything that a boardwalk amusement ride park should be. Lots of variety and fair pricing.

Great for little kids! They still have some of the same rides I rode in the 70’s. It is really fantastic to see my kids on rides I rode as a boy. They always have fun here. The bigger rides out back can keep the bigger kids happy while the small indoor ride make the little guys day. I like to see my kids faces and know they will have some of the great childhood memories I have about Trimper’s. Good, old fashioned rides and atmosphere. Great for 2 year old and up. You can buy an all day bracelet or tickets. This place is an Icon of Ocean City and has remained changed for at least 40 plus years. All the rides are in great shape and classic. A must go if in OC.

Ah… one of my favorite childhood places in the world. Definitely a must stop destination while on vacation in OCMD, and much better than the other amusement parks/​activities in the area. The Haunted House is an absolute classic and a landmark for the city. My only complaint is the cleanliness and some of the prices, but I would gladly come back here any day with my own kids.

This place sucks. Sat on a ride for 20+ minutes waiting for it to start and no apology. Plus the people working the rides are not enthusiastic and can barely speak English. Very disappointed

There is a little haunted house ride at the end of the board, and it is great! It is $ 4 a person (cash only), and you ride in a little rollercoaster style bucket and it takes you through a two level haunted house. It is completely animatronic as well as twists, turns, and darkness that scares you, but it does the job. We visit this everytime we are in OC for a little fright and fun for a few minutes.

I’ve been coming Trimper’s Rides ever since way back when the excitement of the Snoopy Planes would cause me to lose control of my bladder and leave a wet spot on the seat for the next passenger. Yes, last summer was great!
The truth is, there are few places in this region, if anywhere, that can compare with Trimper’s for an unreconstructed nostalgic carnival atmosphere. I was hanging out in here thirty years ago, and I don’t think anything has changed. My dad rode some of these same rides before me. Now I take my own kids there and buy a 40 pack of tickets for 18 bucks and let them revel in these 1950’s (if not earlier) rides. They go spinning around in fire trucks while the calliope wails like a seaside zoo, and all is bliss.
I stick to the inside rides with my little ones, but they have an outside area behind the boardwalk with more thrilling attractions for those too jaded to ride the Popeye Boats.
In addition to buying ride tickets, they also sell bracelets good for unlimited all day riding, but my children can’t read yet, so don’t tell them.
Of all the things you can do in Ocean City that evoke summers past none is finer than Trimper’s. Even if you have no kids, take a walk through and remember what carnivals were like in your youth before the era of deep fried kool aid.

Good place for kids and get the wrist band other wise it’s about $ 2.50 a ride and they can burn through 10 rides in 20 minutes. A lot of small rides for the 3 – 6 year olds and some «scary» rides for the older kids. My girls had a great time (2 and 4 years old)

Our family consisted of three tweens and one Preschooler. All of them had a great time. For $ 23 you can get a wristband that gets you all of the rides until 7pm. The staffers were super nice to my 3 yr old which always makes me happy.

I have been going to Trimpers for 30+ years. My parents and grandparents took me as a kid, I took my kids and no sometimes I just go alone or with friends. The rides are always clean and safe. The Carousel is a tradition for me. I ride it every holiday just like I did when I was a kid. Hat’s off to Trimpers when I was there over the 4^th of July. They run a top notch facility and hire help that is very nice and friendly. I hope I can take my grandchildren one day.

Wow… it doesn’t get any better than Trimper’s! Old fashioned carnival rides is what you’ll find… from the Himalaya, to the Merry Mixer, to my personal favorite… the Tilt ‘a Whirl… then on to the roller coaster, and the fun house… can forget to go through the indoor rides to check out the kids on the old fashioned bumper cars and the antique carousel… also, a visit to the Boardwalk Haunted House is a must!!! Trimper’s is a treat for all ages!!!

rides wasnt safe

I would give this place 0 stars if possible. I called 4 times and was hung up on 4 times in a row when asking what the hours were on Friday of Memorial Day Weekend. How do you expect me to spend money if you hang up on me 4 times.

Antique carnival rides… yeah, it doesn’t get any better than this. I felt like I was stepping back in time and it was the most fun I had in a while. The once in a lifetime ride on the hand carved wooden carousel was delightful. I only hope future generations get the chance to taste this kind of history!

Trimper’s is a small boardwalk park that has an incredible collection of amazing classic rides. If you’re looking for a huge roller coaster, head away from the coast — but if you want some sweet old-​time thrills, take an afternoon or evening at Trimper’s.
The carousel is so beautiful — antique and hand-​carved/​painted, with great variety of animals. The Toboggan and the Zipper will show you how spoiled we are with the silky-​smooth modern engineering of rides these days. We crunched our spines on the Toboggan and broke a camera on the Zipper — but laughed hysterically and had a great time on both rides! The Wacky Worm is really cute and classic, too. The Matterhorn ride is a staple at amusement parks, but this one is FAST — sort of scary, actually. With timed rides like this one, it’s worth noting that the ride operators let you ride for a relatively long time (especially if the park isn’t crowded).
Some of the rides are designed for the little ones, but a lot of them are antiques and are at least fascinating to look at.
Consider getting a wristband for the day — tickets are fairly priced, but if you want to spend a while, the wristband give you unlimited access to the amusements — sweet!
Also, let’s not forget how important it is to support locally-​owned businesses! The Trimper family is SO sweet and kind. If you bump into one of them at the park, he will be happy to talk with you and answer any questions you have. They’re full of great history about the area and they’re all dedicated to preserving it — thanks, Trimper family!

Trimper’s on the Boardwalk is a must-​stop location for those with younger kids in tow who can’t really enjoy the big rides or participate in the teenage hormone festival going on in the arcades and out on the boardwalk.
This indoor, air conditioned area of a larger park complex is full of rides perfect for those 2 and up. The centerpiece is a huge, gorgeous, antique carousel that’s well maintained and operated. Lots of other rides, including bumper cars (2 tracks — one for little kids and one for big kids), a mini ferris wheel, a few cars-​on-​tracks kind of rides, and even a boat ride. All in all there’s about ten rides in the building, and a shooting gallery.
The kids simply love coming here. $ 18 gets you a pile of tickets that should last about an hour, as the ride timers are very generous.
Make sure you get the $ 1 off coupon that’s running around.
The operators are friendly and understanding — I think they keep all the surly ones outside and let the happy ones work in the air conditioning. Or maybe being outside in the summer makes you surly, I don’t know.
If the weather is good, the tickets are accepted outside at the rest of the park (also operated by Trimper’s) that has several rides that also work for this age group.