I found this cool bucket list of Jersey Shore boardwalk rides that you HAVE TO ride, on nj.com and it's pretty cool.
I think my favorite is the Atlantic City Ferris wheel with is 227 feet and you can see the beautiful view of Atlantic City.
These rides made the cut too:
Chair rides are a classic. Flying through the ocean air and feel like a kid (again.). Wave swinger chair ride on Casino Pier in Seaside Heights. Chair rides are also at Jenkinson's South Boardwalk in Point Pleasant Beach and the Steel Pier in Atlantic City.
Riders sit on a giant disk facing outward and not only spin around but slide up and down the track. Disk'o ride on Casino Pier in Seaside Heights, NJ.
Super Himalaya Music Express
The more you scream the faster the ride goes, forward and backward. Super Himalaya Music Express ride at Jenkinson's South Boardwalk in Point Pleasant, NJ.
See the full bucket list here.