My brother (right) and me (left) standing in front of Sportland Pier during a winter trip to Wildwood in the early 80s.

Sportland Pier has been nothing but a go-cart pier for several years now, but at one time it was loaded with fun rides.  Although the rides on the pier were closed in the early 80s, we did get the opportunity to ride Dr. Blood’s House of Horror the season before it closed.  This enormous two-level dark ride was packed with classic stunts and seemed to last forever.  The attraction still remains on the pier, but it has not operated since the summer of ‘81 when we rode it for the last time.