Photos: Hurricane damage at N.Y., N.J. amusement piers

An aerial photo shows the damage caused by Superstorm Sandy to the Casino Pier amusement park in Seaside Heights, N.J.  (Mike Groll / Associated Press)

A man looks over the debris on the Seaside Heights, N.J., beach near Casino Pier after Hurricane Sandy slammed into the coast.  (David Gard / Associated Press)

Owner Billy Major surveys the damage on the FunTown Pier in Seaside Heights, N.J., where only four rides survived Superstorm Sandy.  (David Gard / Associated Press)

A car from an amusement park on the Seaside Heights, N.J., boardwalk is partly buried in the sand at Mantoloking, about eight miles to the north.  (Wayne Parry / Associated Press)

Damaged rides and debris are strewn across the Keansburg Amusement Park after Superstorm Sandy slammed into the New Jersey coastline.  (Andrew Burton / Getty Images)

A damaged roller coaster sits inside Keansburg Amusement Park after Superstorm Sandy swept across the Jersey Shore.  (Andrew Burton / Getty Images)

A heavily damaged carousel sits inside Keansburg Amusement Park after Superstorm Sandy swept across New Jersey.  (Andrew Burton / Getty Images)

People brave high winds and blowing sand along Coney Island beach in Brooklyn as Hurricane Sandy approaches New York.  (Mark Lennihan / Associated Press)

Employees of Luna Park amusement park on Coney Island work to secure the moving parts of the rides as Hurricane Sandy approaches.  (Carolyn Cole / Los Angeles Times)

The Morey’s Piers amusement park is still standing on the beach at Wildwood, N.J., after Hurricane Sandy blew across the area.  (Clem Murray / McClatchy-Tribune)