Sad. I lived here as a child when park was still operational and could hear the roller coaster from my trailer. I still have dreams about walking through the park with my dad.. although in the dreams the park is often abandoned like this but not as bad.. feels like a ghost of a beloved memory. An entire lifetime ago.. I remember when it was full of children, laughter and fun and games :(
It's heartbreaking to see these wonderful old "golden age parks" crumble away. So very few amusement enterprises survive as it is, and to lose treasures like these is a tremendous loss. Tragic as it is, I am glad that you have documented this place for everyone to see.
I grew up going to this park. Then at age 14 (50 years ago), I worked there selling ice cream sandwiches. It was very sad when it closed down. All the big parks like Hershey Park finally put it out of business. Like another small park close to here. They still use the top part where the steam engines were as a flea market every Sunday. A lot of memories.
Sad to see it like this. My grandmother used to take me there when I was a kid. It was a nice alternative to the much more expensive Hersheypark. The problem is, anytime it would rain for a couple days or snow a lot over the winter, that place would be underwater. I was surprised it lasted as long as it did. It had to be a pain in the butt for the owners every time it flooded. Especially since they didn’t charge much for anything. I think the main attraction for anybody for that place was the waterslide. Something not anybody else had anywhere near there. It was cheap too. Like five dollars for a day. I think you can get an armband to write everything throughout the day for like eight dollars. They had a great arcade too. Such great times such great memories.
What a pity. They left so much stuff behind! I wouldn't mind (legally) having some of those relics. Places like this mesmerize me. I love abandoned places. What a shame, really. Great job and thanks for posting.
Makes me think about the families, the workers the community that once supported this place. Seems like it was a fun destination on a hot summer night watching fireworks over the lake after a cookout. Sounds and sights, fireflies and crickets, cicadas, birds, bees and butterflies.
As a kid I went to this park. ..... was so nice .... had a water slide .... I miss these kinds of parks where you could pay as you go and just walk in and enjoy
If you want a park like that go to Knoebels, it's the biggest free admission park in America, and the most expensive rides (the big coasters) are a mere $3.
When I was really young, my aunt took us to Nayog Park, which was an amusement park in PA. The other amusement park in PA that I remember was Ghost Town in the Glen, in Moosic, PA. I just wondered if you remember either of those parks.
MegaGinia Ghost Town and the Glen!!! Awesome. I remember the day I said to myself "I want to learn to play music" was while I was on the bumper cars there and Lonesome Loser was playin over the park loudspeakers. Lol. Never ever will forget it.
Nay Aug is still a park, but the carnival rides were taken out many years ago, and the Scranton Zoo has also been shut down for many years. Still has a big swimming pool, though different than when it first opened. Has a drive through Christmas lights display every year. Picnic areas, a pavilion, the tree house and some other things. www.scrantonpa.gov/nayaug_park.html
Yes and MegaGinia do you remember ROLLING GREEN AMUSEMENT PARK? MY Parents took us to KNOEBELS AMUSEMENT PARK every summer and then one summer they took us to ROLLING GREEN. It was as good as Knoebels! Then a few years later it was closed down and turned into parking lots I heard!
You have bigger balls than I do trespassing like that, kudos to you and thank you for risking your freedom to bring us reminders of the past. I fully support what you do.
@@izzimichaels2892 Yeah man. Dat is nots rights, yez know? Tresspassin ain't rights and I agreein wit ya. Good points bout dat tresspassin. Yez can't like tresspassin and I tink yez right.
@@izzimichaels2892 everyone who cares about history, our past, architecture, design, big business & conglomerates dictating what the public needs & wants, and all sorts of other things, should support trespassing... Don't be silly, the people documenting these things are not going into some low-income family's house and bothering/ destroying their things. State agencies and local governments don't want us to remember that many things were better in the past, when people communed, when there was less variety yet somehow more, and there was way more comfort. They don't want us to stop craving new, improved, bigger, better, more expensive, more homogenous. They don't want us to realise humans are better off, not to mention much more happy, when we spent time having dinner together at a table, went places together as a family on weekends, and didn't spend our free time indoors - shopping, playing video games, or on social media. They don't want us to know just how many pieces of land are sat rotting, because it makes someone, somewhere, more money than utilising that land. So anyone with a brain should support this sort of trespassing. They don't want us to see these places for a reason.
I've seen many people climbing abandoned wooden coasters; for most it does not end well. Even after decades of not being used the wooden tracks are worse than walking on ice
Looks a nice area to spend the morning drinking coffee....Lots of trees, some manmade ambient features, sounds of excitement, and people gathering all around. Looks like its in the middle of the woods.
I rode that rollercoaster maybe a year or two before the park closed. I've been assured that wooden roller coasters are supposed to flex and bend and the supports are supposed to move when the car passes over, but it was quite terrifying to experience.
Man i must have ridden that rollercoaster 50 times. Lots of childhood memories there. That place used to be PACKED during the summer.Very cool to see. Thx for the video!
oooommmmgggg. That wooden roller coaster was nastalgic.....but scarey due to the fact it made noises that the coasters at Hershy never made...lol. I thank you for a reminder of childhood that I was NOT expecting!!
Thank you for providing invaluable images for my research for my novel. In it, my character goes into an abandoned carnival and this video has perfect imagery in it for me to include.
I wish you could have seen the park in all its glory, prior to the last owner owning it and destroying it. I was raised there along with my sister and four brothers. My sister got married in the chapel that is still there today. It was a great place to grow up at. It breaks my heart to see what has happened to it.
My parents would take my brother and myself to this park on Labor day every year in the 1950's early 1960's for one last fling before the new school year would start. We loved going there.
I used to live in one of the summer houses. The little white one, on the front side of the park, right behind the site where the WildCat used to sit. Living there during the summers when the park still operated, were some of the best summers of my life. I really wish Mr. Hughes would have found someone. My dad attemted to buy it, but the purchase was unsuccessful. It breaks my heart to see it like this.
I have no idea why, but there is something about this video that puts a smile on my face. Simply amazing. The intro to this dudes videos' are great too, baffles me how you don't have more subs. This is a show I'd love to watch on TV if it aired. On a side note, I'd love to tear up those poles in the ground and turn that into a rally track for cars. Not hurt anything, just clear out enough space to rip some cars through, hold competitions with awesome scenery/novelty.
Wow ... kinda sad, y'know? Some cool artwork on the walls ... And such wonderful steam trains an' stuff. I gather those are still in use ... not real easy to move 'em anywhere else, I'd imagine ... Thanks for an interesting vid!
Hadn't seen this in a long time, so I watched it again, more of an eye for detail this time. Must admit, I'd hafta flat-out steal some of that stuff! That collectible large Coca-Cola box, the two little tin boxes, and maybe even the spooky little wooden figure! Enjoyed seeing this again, but still think it has a rather sad feeling overall. And a tad dangerous; hey, who could resist the temptation to walk just a little way up the roller coaster tracks? And, those sheds holding dangerous chemicals, most likely still there; the photog had the good sense to stay away from them, I suspect!
Visited this place every summer throughout the late 90's with my dad's company picnic. It was always fun. I remember seeing a swan knock down a little kid and steal his hot dog by the paddle boat pond. Lotta nostalgia seeing this vid.
you missed the point, The Train Still run on Steam, instead of using wood for the firebox, they switched over to Bio Diesel and Regular Diesel. It still takes water to create steam pressure to make the drivers propel the engines forward. Its a cleaner burning system.
Kinda sad to see it this way. I have very fond childhood memories of visiting the park in the early to late 70s, with an encore visit as a grown-up, circa 1999/2000. My Dad worked for Carlisle Tire & Rubber and they used to have their company picnics there. Back in those days, there would be thousands of people in the park!
wow....that glow n the dark paint art work is some of the coolest stuff ive seen in a long time...., and that jockey devil guy is awesome as well...what a great video...thank you for sharing, and thank you for not putting in music thats annoyng that some tend to do...seems like a peaceful place
I have bin to this park after it was closed every Sunday from when I was 5 years old till the flea market was closed down because of an ascendant I was around 12 years old loved to walk around and play on the old Mary go round or what was left of it
most companies are creating a monopoly with the parks that are open. Also, when the economy is rough, people are less likely to pay to attend amusement parks (although it's such a shame when this happens. We are truly going to be sorry when they are all gone and we are only left with the modern option.
Attention all " grove" park fans. As I've posted here before, I helped dismantle most of the rides back in '07( fun house, disco star, monster, bumper cars, carousel,airplane, etc etc. the monster was packed into 3 shipping containers last week(10-04-14) and put on a cargo ship for the Dominican Republic. Maybe it will have a new life, as it was in good shape and I took care dismantling her. Better than the life she had the last few years, sitting on flatbed trailers,waiting for a buyer
ButThatsShacksTrain I used to go there all the time as a kid. We had "The Town Picnic" there for West Fairviewites. Good to know about the Monster getting new life- my friends and I called it the Vomit Comet, and one year they dared me to call the ride operator the Duke of Puke to his face, so I did, and at the end of the ride when he was letting all the kids out, he spun my car. And he'd let out all the kids on my branch, and then spin me again, and let out all the kids on the next one and so on... I was in that little spinning car for a long time and I will never forget that ride or that funky guy.
I have AMAZING memories of that park! Even when things began to decline, we went there for family "reunions". Back in the 70's & early 80's. Wish it were there for my kids today!
My grandfather used to work there in his youth. This guy entered through the still very active Steam Engineer's Association. They run that locomotive at their annual show every year in August.
The Cyclone is the scariest coaster ever. Tons of air time on the bunny hills and you felt like you were going out into the air when you hit the first horseshoe.
Partial, semi-collapsed roller-coasters have been restored in the past, but it is infrequent, expensive, and difficult to do. But, not impossible. The only "recent" example that comes to mind for me is the "Zippin Pippin" roller-coaster in Green Bay, Wisconsin. This roller-coaster was basically scrap timber, and it was completely rebuilt with as many of the original components as possible.
Nice work especially the creepy wall art! I used to visit the park and sometimes sell things when it was a flea market. My photos '07-'12 are on flickr.
This is one of the many amusement parks that I would like to get out of private hands and see them to be restored to their former glory as well as preserve their historical integrity to show to future generations.
Nice! I was there about the time period this vid was posted. Walked (crawled) to the top of the coaster - yeah, won’t be doing that again; it was rickety when it was in operation!
Anyone who captures footage in this park DOES have to protect their identity. This is one of the most protected abandoned parks in PA. The people who own it have no problem pointing a gun at those who trespass even if there is no intent to cause harm or loot.
biff's got a good point. Say they run into you in the park. Is telling them that the audio is obscured on your videos going to stop them from pointing a gun at you? once you're there it's too late. i'm sure they don't have some radar that tells them when people specifically from youtube are in their parks either.
right before the cars leave in a hurry you hear thos sounds saying things like "heres the storm lets go already", was this the rollercoaster's built in sound that they used to play or was that the people doing sketchy stuff in the parking lot thing?
Idk why Im on this side of youtube. Just Im like you people who are into the discovery and geographic stuff. That and I just find abandoned place really fascinating but creepy too, you know?
I know it still has a flea market, just not in the park, been there a few times so far this year. I liked the park better because of the nice shade trees, see ya there!
I'm the type of person that would love to go to these places if I had the nerve. They look so cool! And there's some sort of mysterious feel to them :D
for me the most interesting part of abandoned parks like this are the mini railways and trains, if i was there i would be all to to tempted to try and start them...
This is near my house. They still hold steam train events and a weekly flea market on the upper part of the property. Until last year or so, the flea market was also on the amusement park property. I would consider this to be active rather than abandoned.
Its not abandoned per say. The grounds are still used for a flea market, the tracks are used by the steam engine society. Its a shame that it closed, all good things come to an end.
I wish there way a way to get that roller coaster out of there I feel like could be still put to use by another park so sad I wish there was something I could do :(
Brian M it is we go to the racetrack across the street from the park and you can see the rides and stuff and it feels like someone will jump out and shoot ya
Sad. I lived here as a child when park was still operational and could hear the roller coaster from my trailer. I still have dreams about walking through the park with my dad.. although in the dreams the park is often abandoned like this but not as bad.. feels like a ghost of a beloved memory. An entire lifetime ago.. I remember when it was full of children, laughter and fun and games :(
+Todd Jumper (Toddimus) Bless your heart.
Todd Jumper If you've got kids of your own now do it with them .good luck.
Todd Jumper I agree Todd I would go to this amusement park for long time I miss it so much wish that someone could get it back up and running
I went here all the time as a kid
What's the name?
I was in Pa last weekend and finally got to go to Knoebels.Had a great time!! Pa.is a pretty state!!!
I grew up going to Knoebels! Best park ever. I prefer even over the big parks! Thanks for loving my state as much as I do!
It's heartbreaking to see these wonderful old "golden age parks" crumble away. So very few amusement enterprises survive as it is, and to lose treasures like these is a tremendous loss. Tragic as it is, I am glad that you have documented this place for everyone to see.
I grew up going to this park. Then at age 14 (50 years ago), I worked there selling ice cream sandwiches. It was very sad when it closed down. All the big parks like Hershey Park finally put it out of business. Like another small park close to here. They still use the top part where the steam engines were as a flea market every Sunday. A lot of memories.
Grace S where is this?
can you imagine all the laughter and good times that was spent here .... sad is all I can say
Sad to see it like this. My grandmother used to take me there when I was a kid. It was a nice alternative to the much more expensive Hersheypark. The problem is, anytime it would rain for a couple days or snow a lot over the winter, that place would be underwater. I was surprised it lasted as long as it did. It had to be a pain in the butt for the owners every time it flooded. Especially since they didn’t charge much for anything. I think the main attraction for anybody for that place was the waterslide. Something not anybody else had anywhere near there. It was cheap too. Like five dollars for a day. I think you can get an armband to write everything throughout the day for like eight dollars. They had a great arcade too. Such great times such great memories.
What a pity. They left so much stuff behind! I wouldn't mind (legally) having some of those relics. Places like this mesmerize me. I love abandoned places. What a shame, really. Great job and thanks for posting.
Makes me think about the families, the workers the community that once supported this place. Seems like it was a fun destination on a hot summer night watching fireworks over the lake after a cookout. Sounds and sights, fireflies and crickets, cicadas, birds, bees and butterflies.
Excellent job. This place is breath taking . Would love to see it up and running again.
As a kid I went to this park. ..... was so nice .... had a water slide .... I miss these kinds of parks where you could pay as you go and just walk in and enjoy
If you want a park like that go to Knoebels, it's the biggest free admission park in America, and the most expensive rides (the big coasters) are a mere $3.
There's a few around, it usually more affordable to buy the "all day wristband" though
1.) i think someone should buy the place and fix it up it looks like a great place to go and
2.) at 6:21 did that thing scare/creep anyone else out?
Kinda weird for that metal thing to be there, there was a bath next to it...
scared the living CRAP out of me
That scared the life out of me!
I agree!
When I was really young, my aunt took us to Nayog Park, which was an amusement park in PA. The other amusement park in PA that I remember was Ghost Town in the Glen, in Moosic, PA. I just wondered if you remember either of those parks.
MegaGinia Ghost Town and the Glen!!! Awesome. I remember the day I said to myself "I want to learn to play music" was while I was on the bumper cars there and Lonesome Loser was playin over the park loudspeakers. Lol. Never ever will forget it.
Nay Aug is still a park, but the carnival rides were taken out many years ago, and the Scranton Zoo has also been shut down for many years. Still has a big swimming pool, though different than when it first opened. Has a drive through Christmas lights display every year. Picnic areas, a pavilion, the tree house and some other things.
www.scrantonpa.gov/nayaug_park.html
Yes and MegaGinia do you remember ROLLING GREEN AMUSEMENT PARK? MY Parents took us to KNOEBELS AMUSEMENT PARK every summer and then one summer they took us to ROLLING GREEN. It was as good as Knoebels! Then a few years later it was closed down and turned into parking lots I heard!
I was at Rocky Glen in Moosic the very last day it was open. Was going back the next year, but it never reopened.
Amazing video. I'm from PA about 45 min north of Harrisburg. This is just amazing.
I'm in hughesville!
That artwork in and around the ghost train was really good!
I ABSOLUTELY love watching these kind of videos! Just if your ever bored, this'll give you a spine chill
You have bigger balls than I do trespassing like that, kudos to you and thank you for risking your freedom to bring us reminders of the past. I fully support what you do.
you support trespassing ? thats odd.
@@izzimichaels2892 Yeah man. Dat is nots rights, yez know? Tresspassin ain't rights and I agreein wit ya. Good points bout dat tresspassin. Yez can't like tresspassin and I tink yez right.
@@izzimichaels2892 everyone who cares about history, our past, architecture, design, big business & conglomerates dictating what the public needs & wants, and all sorts of other things, should support trespassing...
Don't be silly, the people documenting these things are not going into some low-income family's house and bothering/ destroying their things.
State agencies and local governments don't want us to remember that many things were better in the past, when people communed, when there was less variety yet somehow more, and there was way more comfort. They don't want us to stop craving new, improved, bigger, better, more expensive, more homogenous. They don't want us to realise humans are better off, not to mention much more happy, when we spent time having dinner together at a table, went places together as a family on weekends, and didn't spend our free time indoors - shopping, playing video games, or on social media. They don't want us to know just how many pieces of land are sat rotting, because it makes someone, somewhere, more money than utilising that land.
So anyone with a brain should support this sort of trespassing. They don't want us to see these places for a reason.
Nothing like seeing an abandoned roller coaster with the cars still on the track. This place looks awesome. Great Video
There's something I like about abandoned wooden rollercoasters. I don't know what and why.
Ikr
Coffeelips Yeah. There's like a certain charm to them.
+RCgaming01 definitely
I want to see you ride one.😈😬😜🙃🌟⚡️🌞
I've seen many people climbing abandoned wooden coasters; for most it does not end well. Even after decades of not being used the wooden tracks are worse than walking on ice
Looks a nice area to spend the morning drinking coffee....Lots of trees, some manmade ambient features, sounds of excitement, and people gathering all around. Looks like its in the middle of the woods.
I rode that rollercoaster maybe a year or two before the park closed. I've been assured that wooden roller coasters are supposed to flex and bend and the supports are supposed to move when the car passes over, but it was quite terrifying to experience.
Man i must have ridden that rollercoaster 50 times. Lots of childhood memories there. That place used to be PACKED during the summer.Very cool to see. Thx for the video!
That was the 1st roller coaster I ever rode & the very last one too!
WHATS THE PARK???
What was the name of this park?
I grew up in Harrisburg and would swear that I've been to this park.
oooommmmgggg. That wooden roller coaster was nastalgic.....but scarey due to the fact it made noises that the coasters at Hershy never made...lol. I thank you for a reminder of childhood that I was NOT expecting!!
Ikr
sad
hershey has a coaster that sounds EXACTLY the same....most wooden coasters do
Spent childhood there. It MADE the 70S. Stoned out 70s rock and rollers ran the rides.
Great story
I appreciate you providing background information on your adventures unlike other urban explorers on UA-cam
I visited this park back in (approx) 1994. Believe it or not, the roller coaster did not look any better back then than it does in this video!
Thank you for providing invaluable images for my research for my novel. In it, my character goes into an abandoned carnival and this video has perfect imagery in it for me to include.
It's such a shame you couldn't capture the beauty of the ducks, etc that were in the river around the park. This place was so fun back in the 70's
Definitely one of my favorite exploring videos of yours. I love these places and wish I could reopen it. All of your videos are best at night too :)
every time your intro comes on i get pumped to see the video!
I grew up going to this park, then enjoyed taking my oldest there. Super cheap, never any lines.. Miss this place...
I wish you could have seen the park in all its glory, prior to the last owner owning it and destroying it. I was raised there along with my sister and four brothers. My sister got married in the chapel that is still there today. It was a great place to grow up at. It breaks my heart to see what has happened to it.
My parents would take my brother and myself to this park on Labor day every year in the 1950's early 1960's for one last fling before the new school year would start. We loved going there.
That little devil man scared the crap out of me!
Such wonderful family memories! Miss this place.
I used to live in one of the summer houses. The little white one, on the front side of the park, right behind the site where the WildCat used to sit. Living there during the summers when the park still operated, were some of the best summers of my life. I really wish Mr. Hughes would have found someone. My dad attemted to buy it, but the purchase was unsuccessful. It breaks my heart to see it like this.
I have no idea why, but there is something about this video that puts a smile on my face. Simply amazing. The intro to this dudes videos' are great too, baffles me how you don't have more subs. This is a show I'd love to watch on TV if it aired.
On a side note, I'd love to tear up those poles in the ground and turn that into a rally track for cars. Not hurt anything, just clear out enough space to rip some cars through, hold competitions with awesome scenery/novelty.
Wow ... kinda sad, y'know? Some cool artwork on the walls ... And such wonderful steam trains an' stuff. I gather those are still in use ... not real easy to move 'em anywhere else, I'd imagine ... Thanks for an interesting vid!
Hadn't seen this in a long time, so I watched it again, more of an eye for detail this time. Must admit, I'd hafta flat-out steal some of that stuff! That collectible large Coca-Cola box, the two little tin boxes, and maybe even the spooky little wooden figure! Enjoyed seeing this again, but still think it has a rather sad feeling overall. And a tad dangerous; hey, who could resist the temptation to walk just a little way up the roller coaster tracks? And, those sheds holding dangerous chemicals, most likely still there; the photog had the good sense to stay away from them, I suspect!
Things come and go and the park can be no more but our memories of what once was will be in our hearts for ever.
Visited this place every summer throughout the late 90's with my dad's company picnic. It was always fun. I remember seeing a swan knock down a little kid and steal his hot dog by the paddle boat pond. Lotta nostalgia seeing this vid.
you missed the point, The Train Still run on Steam, instead of using wood for the firebox, they switched over to Bio Diesel and Regular Diesel. It still takes water to create steam pressure to make the drivers propel the engines forward. Its a cleaner burning system.
Kinda sad to see it this way. I have very fond childhood memories of visiting the park in the early to late 70s, with an encore visit as a grown-up, circa 1999/2000.
My Dad worked for Carlisle Tire & Rubber and they used to have their company picnics there. Back in those days, there would be thousands of people in the park!
wow....that glow n the dark paint art work is some of the coolest stuff ive seen in a long time...., and that jockey devil guy is awesome as well...what a great video...thank you for sharing, and thank you for not putting in music thats annoyng that some tend to do...seems like a peaceful place
It would have been nice to see a picture of the park in it's glory days.
@ 4:58 why would you buy an egg sandwich from an amusement park??? ugh that just doesnt sound right... lol
Bc it was turned into a flea market many years later
And fed vendors who arrived early and wanted thier egg sandwich for breakfast.
Lol.
I have bin to this park after it was closed every Sunday from when I was 5 years old till the flea market was closed down because of an ascendant I was around 12 years old loved to walk around and play on the old Mary go round or what was left of it
NO! The ascendant, you freakin idiot. THE ASCENDANT!!!!!!!
The blacklight murals were pretty cool! Random SUV bumper?
Location: Pennsylvania. Right, that really narrows it down.
Williams grove amusement park. Dont attempt to go in there you WILL get busted.
Yea I said the same thing about the train. You never see an abandoned coaster with the cars still on the tracks. It amazing seeing that
It's really a shame this place closed. Little, quaint parks like there just don't exist anymore.
most companies are creating a monopoly with the parks that are open. Also, when the economy is rough, people are less likely to pay to attend amusement parks (although it's such a shame when this happens. We are truly going to be sorry when they are all gone and we are only left with the modern option.
I remember going to here when i was a kid, and that was only in the late 90s till the early 00s
Attention all " grove" park fans. As I've posted here before, I helped dismantle most of the rides back in '07( fun house, disco star, monster, bumper cars, carousel,airplane, etc etc. the monster was packed into 3 shipping containers last week(10-04-14) and put on a cargo ship for the Dominican Republic. Maybe it will have a new life, as it was in good shape and I took care dismantling her. Better than the life she had the last few years, sitting on flatbed trailers,waiting for a buyer
Don Levi The railroad still operates on a regular basis I think its just the amusement park that's closed
ButThatsShacksTrain I used to go there all the time as a kid. We had "The Town Picnic" there for West Fairviewites. Good to know about the Monster getting new life- my friends and I called it the Vomit Comet, and one year they dared me to call the ride operator the Duke of Puke to his face, so I did, and at the end of the ride when he was letting all the kids out, he spun my car. And he'd let out all the kids on my branch, and then spin me again, and let out all the kids on the next one and so on... I was in that little spinning car for a long time and I will never forget that ride or that funky guy.
ButThatsShacksTrain Since you once worked there do you know who currently owns the property?
I have AMAZING memories of that park! Even when things began to decline, we went there for family "reunions". Back in the 70's & early 80's. Wish it were there for my kids today!
Don Avan
Yes the trains are still there. Took a ride on them last summer during the classic tractor show. 👍
Your work is captivating and i appreciate your knowledge. Thanx
Wow That's Scary...
Fantastic footage, and thank you for the information that you give too. I wouldn't get to see any of this or know about it otherwise.
Abandoned Water Parks & Theme Parks are always so depressing to me. A place was once so much fun and now is just left there. So sad :-(
My grandfather used to work there in his youth. This guy entered through the still very active Steam Engineer's Association. They run that locomotive at their annual show every year in August.
6:20 I died a little :s
My brain like squeezed itself
Well done! Remove nothing, leave nothing, change nothing.. and do be safe. Thanks for posting!
The Cyclone is the scariest coaster ever. Tons of air time on the bunny hills and you felt like you were going out into the air when you hit the first horseshoe.
HA! When i was a small boy my family would go there in the summertime, I remember riding that roller coaster
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Partial, semi-collapsed roller-coasters have been restored in the past, but it is infrequent, expensive, and difficult to do. But, not impossible. The only "recent" example that comes to mind for me is the "Zippin Pippin" roller-coaster in Green Bay, Wisconsin. This roller-coaster was basically scrap timber, and it was completely rebuilt with as many of the original components as possible.
Nice Job. I worked both worked and lived there in 1985. Had a lot of fun that summer. That flatbed trailer omg. Had a thousand uses then.
That mannequin scared the crap out of me,my heart skipped a beat!
So cool, thanks UnknownCameraman !
Wow. I went to this place as a child... So spooky to see it so desolate. I remember going through that haunted house!
AWESOME VIDEO! I LIKE THE FACTS BUBBLE THAT POPS UP. VERY WELL DONE! HATS OFF TO THE PEOPLE/PERSON WHO FILMED THIS! : )
I fast-forwarded straight to 6:39... Holy shit, I almost shat my pants!
Nice work especially the creepy wall art!
I used to visit the park and sometimes sell things when it was a flea market. My photos '07-'12 are on flickr.
This is one of the many amusement parks that I would like to get out of private hands and see them to be restored to their former glory as well as preserve their historical integrity to show to future generations.
Wouldn't that be awesome??
Let's all raise taxes some more and do it! Or maybe we could just move to Venezuela and see how socialism really works out.
Nice! I was there about the time period this vid was posted. Walked (crawled) to the top of the coaster - yeah, won’t be doing that again; it was rickety when it was in operation!
to protect the individuals filming? Come on, you're not breaking into NORAD
***** Low life? You're coming off pretty judgmental there, you dont even know me
+BiffBallbag Consistency. Watch the other videos.
Anyone who captures footage in this park DOES have to protect their identity. This is one of the most protected abandoned parks in PA. The people who own it have no problem pointing a gun at those who trespass even if there is no intent to cause harm or loot.
Jennifer M Even if what you say is true, how would protecting your identity on youtube have any effect on that?
biff's got a good point. Say they run into you in the park. Is telling them that the audio is obscured on your videos going to stop them from pointing a gun at you? once you're there it's too late.
i'm sure they don't have some radar that tells them when people specifically from youtube are in their parks either.
right before the cars leave in a hurry you hear thos sounds saying things like "heres the storm lets go already", was this the rollercoaster's built in sound that they used to play or was that the people doing sketchy stuff in the parking lot thing?
I've always wanted to see someone try to test the Rollercoaster going downhill, (not necessarily ride it) but see how far it can go
I was hoping he would.
is there still power for the rides
Idk why Im on this side of youtube. Just Im like you people who are into the discovery and geographic stuff. That and I just find abandoned place really fascinating but creepy too, you know?
Omg Im like that to! Lol
It’s understandable
I bet its a rush doing this. Nice video!
So very sad, I spent many wonderful weekends here. Just such a shame to see it in this shape.
Your videos are the best. You don't rush so we can sense the drama of what used to be. Do you use a Go Pro? Your quality is smashing. thanx.
I went there back in the 80's.
I haven't been to this park since the year before it closed. I knew where it was the second I saw this video. :) I dig your videos!
Holy Hell that thing at 6:21 scared the poop outta me😂
same i thought it was alive for a second...like something....like....a robot?
😂😂😂
Me too! Lol
That was rather creepy. 😱
I know it still has a flea market, just not in the park, been there a few times so far this year. I liked the park better because of the nice shade trees, see ya there!
May I use this footage in a video project I'm making about abandoned roller coasters? I will give your channel full credit in a subtitle in the video.
Why is no one saying the name of the park??
I'm the type of person that would love to go to these places if I had the nerve. They look so cool! And there's some sort of mysterious feel to them :D
Very cool place.
Thank you for uploading and sharing.
:)
Back when food was cheap
Ikr..
Hershypark charged you 6 for a slushie. For flavored ice!!' And thats cheap
Derek Lutz At Dorney Park, they charge you only 3. though, you gotta buy a cup that's 18 bucks.
MysteryMrR it's still cheap in America
Regards from Switzerland.
Shiiiitttt..
for me the most interesting part of abandoned parks like this are the mini railways and trains, if i was there i would be all to to tempted to try and start them...
It makes me sad to think that someday Idewild Park might look like this one day...
This is near my house. They still hold steam train events and a weekly flea market on the upper part of the property. Until last year or so, the flea market was also on the amusement park property. I would consider this to be active rather than abandoned.
Correction, the park is completely out of use, but the physical location is active.
6:22 would have scared the crap out of me
So VERY sad......makes me nauseous.....
But...thank you for going there and taking the vids.
Its not abandoned per say. The grounds are still used for a flea market, the tracks are used by the steam engine society. Its a shame that it closed, all good things come to an end.
That is some very cool artwork inside there!
I wish there way a way to get that roller coaster out of there I feel like could be still put to use by another park so sad I wish there was something I could do :(
Parts of it look like they are in great shape. I can't believe they didn't tear down the roller coaster
Place must be hella spooky at night...
Brian M it is we go to the racetrack across the street from the park and you can see the rides and stuff and it feels like someone will jump out and shoot ya
Excellent videos, exciting stuff!
I can only hope it still looks like that now in 2020. No more looters, vandalism, or graffiti. Thanks for this video!
probably the best video on you tube from Pa..!....bigtime..