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THE BILL TRACY PROJECT

Enjoy a comprehensive look into the personal and professional life of the designer and builder of Trimper's Haunted House: Bill Tracy.
The Bill Tracy Project >

A TRIBUTE TO GRANVILLE TRIMPER

Take time to pay a tribute to Granville Trimper who hired Bill Tracy in 1964 to build the famous Haunted House.
A Tribute to Granville Trimper >

OCEAN PLAYLAND & GHOST SHIP

Ever want to know exactly how the Trimper’s acquired Ghost Ship’s stunts for the Haunted House expansion in 1988? Get the real story behind Ocean Playland & Ghost Ship!
Ocean Playland & Ghost Ship >

PIRATES COVE - TRIMPER'S RIDES

This Tracy-built masterpiece that includes forced-perspective hallways, a spinning tunnel, drunken pirates and even a mirror maze. Ahoy Mates! Are you ready to walk the plank?
Trimper's Pirates Cove >

ALADIN'S LAMP - TRIMPER'S RIDES

A classic Arabian-themed funhouse at Trimper's Rides that has been attracting tourists for nearly three decades. Its floor obstacles, maze, spinning floor disc and rotating barrel will surely give you a run for your money!
Trimper's Aladin's Lamp Funhouse >

PAST: GHOST HOLE DARK RIDE

With an original German name of Geister Höhle, this dark ride sat on Trimper’s side street beside the Matterhorn for nearly a decade before it was sold to Coney Island Amusements in April of 1999.
Ghost Hole >

CELEBRATING LAFFING SAL - JESTER'S FUN HOUSE

Let's take time to celebrate one of history's most iconic amusement figures; Laffing Sal. Sal, which is now in the Ocean City Life-Saving Station Museum, was a staple feature at Jester's Fun House, once on Ocean City's boardwalk.
Celebrating Laffing Sal >

HAUNTED HOUSE WORKSHOPS

This is a brief feature giving you a behind the scenes look at the HH workshops.
Haunted House Workshops >

TRACK PLAN & STUNT PLACEMENT

A layout of the interior of the HH, both track and stunt locations.
Track Plan & Stunt Placement >

EMERGENCY PROTOCOL

A brief overview of the systems and operations in place should the ride suffer an emergency, including fire, vandalism, breakdown, etc.
Emergency Protocol >

STUNTS: HOW DO THEY WORK?

A behind-the-scenes analysis of exactly how the HH stunts work. I included in this article information regarding photoelectric sensors, pneumatics, compressor filtration and relays.
Stunts: How do they work? >

BILL TRACY'S WOMEN IMAGERY

A brief analysis of how Bill Tracy uses woman figures as crucial parts of his stunts in Trimper's Haunted House.
Bill Tracy's Women Imagery >



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