The Coaster
No Result
View All Result
Monday, January 18, 2021
  • Login
  • About The Coaster
  • Advertise in The Coaster
  • Subscribe to the Coaster
ADVERTISE
SUBSCRIBE
  • About The Coaster
  • Advertise in The Coaster
  • Subscribe to the Coaster
No Result
View All Result
The Coaster
No Result
View All Result
Home Asbury Park City Desk

The Zombies Are Coming!

by The Coaster Editorial
September 30, 2015
Reading Time:2min read
0

 

RELATED POSTS

Incumbents Leading in City Council Race

Thousands of Ballots Still Being Counted

Asbury Park Leaf Collection Dates

coaster-news-200-newBy JOSEPH SAPIA

It is hard to kill the undead — Asbury Park’s zombie walk is scheduled for Sat., Oct. 3 for the 8th consecutive year.

Jason Meehan, founder of the walk, has sold the event — the rights, events, Facebook and website sites, and brands — to city tavern-restaurant owner John “Johnny Mac” McGillion.

“I think it’s terrific, not necessarilly (that) I’m the owner, but that the Zombie Walk won’t have any problems, financing it and so on,” McGillion said. “It’s a great thing for the town, us and I can’t wait to get it started.”

The contract between McGillion and Meehan was signed Friday, Sept. 25. Both declined to discuss the sale price.

The event is to run as it has in years past — makeup artists assisting participants and a Boardwalk-to-downtown walk, this year at 4 p.m. — with a name-change difference: from the New Jersey Zombie Walk of years two to seven back to the original name, Asbury Park Zombie Walk.

Vote Pallone Vote Pallone Vote Pallone
ADVERTISEMENT

“Everything’s a green light for the event to happen Saturday,” said Meehan, who is staying aboard this year to assist.

Meenhan said he will be working with Madison Marquette, the company that owns the Boardwalk, on the Boardwalk elements, while McGillion and the Asbury Park Chamber of Commerce will be working on the downtown aspects. The chamber also is involved overall, McGillion said.

“The chamber’s going to be a big help,” McGillion said.

The makeup artists will be in the Carousel House from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., helping to create the zombie effect from $15 and up, Meehan said. At 4 p.m., the free walk starts at Convention Hall on the Boardwalk, heads down the Boardwalk onto Cookman Avenue, then Cookman Avenue to the downtown.

A disc-jockey will be playing at Merchants Park at the corner of Cookman Avenue and Main Street, from about 4 p.m..

The official party is at Johnny Mac House of Spirits, 208 Main St., at the corner of Cookman Avenue. Johnny Mac House of Spirits will be open from 11 a.m. to Sunday morning at 2.

Tropical Storm Joaquin was forming in the Atlantic Ocean earlier this week, affecting the East Coast. The National Weather Service in recent days was forecasting the likelihood or possibility of rain through Saturday, the day of Zombie Walk.

In the past, Zombie Walk has attracted 15,000 or more, a combination of participants dressing as zombies and spectators, according to the Asbury Park Chamber of Commerce. In 2013, for example, there were an estimated 10,000 “zombies” and 10,000 spectators, the chamber has said.

What also may be working against Zombie Walk this year is the Is-it-on-or-Is-it-off? question if it would happen until recent days. Eight days before the event, both the website and Facebook pages announced the event was a go, Meehan said.

The way the continuation of Zombie Walk unfurled probably helped, giving the event a spark, McGillion said. Not only was the word put out by Meehan on Friday, but word has been unfolding the event was looking to continue, McGillion said.

“I think the word is around,” McGillion said. “The word spread well.”

City officials formally approved this year’s event last week.

Share this:

  • Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)
  • Click to email this to a friend (Opens in new window)
  • Click to print (Opens in new window)
Tags: Asbury ParkJoe Sapia
ShareTweetShare

The Coaster Editorial

Related Posts

Incumbents Leading in City Council Race
Asbury Park City Desk

Incumbents Leading in City Council Race

November 6, 2020
Thousands of Ballots Still Being Counted
Asbury Park City Desk

Thousands of Ballots Still Being Counted

November 6, 2020
Asbury Park City Desk

Asbury Park Leaf Collection Dates

October 7, 2020
Asbury Hotel Employee Charged with $400,000 in Theft
Asbury Park City Desk

Asbury Hotel Employee Charged with $400,000 in Theft

September 25, 2020
Asbury Park City Desk

Construction Planned for Main Street in Asbury Park

September 17, 2020
Asbury Park City Desk

Interview with City Council Candidates on Asbury Radio

September 16, 2020
Next Post

Condos, Marina Planned for Shark River

Neptune Basketball Standout Returns Home

Recommended Stories

Out & About in Belmar

December 5, 2014
Jersey Pride Parade & Festival Photos

Jersey Pride Parade & Festival Photos

June 2, 2014

Neptune Police Investigate Armed Robbery

February 19, 2015

Popular Stories

  • New Biking, Walking Path Planned Along Shark River

    New Biking, Walking Path Planned Along Shark River

    0 shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0
  • Neptune City Police Officer Facing Charges; 4 Other Officers sentenced

    0 shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0
  • Cache of Drugs, Money Seized in Ocean Grove

    0 shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0
  • Holy Spirit Church to Be Sold

    0 shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0
  • Restaurant Owner Decides Against Beachfront Facility

    0 shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0
The Coaster | Editorial Newspaper & Online Stories

We bring you the best stories around our New Jersey Shore communities that keep you up to date about the latest news and stories.

Recent Posts

  • VNA to Begin Vaccinations at Asbury Park Senior Center
  • Athletics Notebook
  • 3 False Public Alarms at Gym

Categories

  • Asbury Park City Desk
  • Business
  • Featured
  • Health
  • Music
  • Politics
  • Shore Communities
  • Special Features
  • Uncategorized

Tags

Adopt-A-Pet Allenhurst Arts and Entertainment Arts and Recreation Asbury Park Asbury Park Election 2013 Avon Bonnie Graham Bradley Beach Chris Christopher Deal Deal Lake Denise Herschel Don Stine Ed Salvas Interlaken Joanne L. Papaianni Joe Sapia Joseph Pangaro Katharina Cavano Local Joints Loch Arbour Long Branch Melissa Beveridge Michael Rogers Music Neptune Neptune City Night Out Ocean Grove Ocean Township Out & About Pete Walton Police Blotter Prosecutor's Office Richard Virgilio School News Shark River Hills Shore Communities Sports The BPlot The Question Is... Tinton Falls Tom Chesek What's Up!

© 2020 The Coaster | NJ Shore Editorial | Newspaper and Online Stories. Site proudly designed by Jolt Fire Studios- Boutique Creative Studio based in New Jersey.

No Result
View All Result
  • About The Coaster
  • Advertise in The Coaster
  • Subscribe to the Coaster

© 2020 The Coaster | NJ Shore Editorial | Newspaper and Online Stories. Site proudly designed by Jolt Fire Studios- Boutique Creative Studio based in New Jersey.

Welcome Back!

Login to your account below

Forgotten Password?

Create New Account!

Fill the forms bellow to register

All fields are required. Log In

Retrieve your password

Please enter your username or email address to reset your password.

Log In
Are you sure want to unlock this post?
Unlock left : 0
Are you sure want to cancel subscription?
loading Cancel
Post was not sent - check your email addresses!
Email check failed, please try again
Sorry, your blog cannot share posts by email.