To all the people complaining that this ride isn't scary: 1. This ride is *sixty years old* , give it a break. 2. It was intended as a family ride, meaning kids were intended to ride this thing.
So true! This new generation...pffft! No appreciation for vintage nostalgia. Been on the ride numerous times, from a child til an adult, but is it me or does it seem some effects are missing? For one, I recall a Witch jumping (or flying) out towards you...I clearly remember this as I would always wave at her and say, "Hi Grandma!"
How cute and so rustic.It's practically an antique and it is such excellent condition. Its been around just as long as Haunted Mansion. The first skeleton made me jump. Oh how it emanates nostalgia!I love the sound the buggy makes and the slight soft clicks it makes. I adore those animals. It is a bit dizzying but I have to admit it has style.
Looks better than most carnival horror rides. Giving it props for being 60 years old, actually having moving props (than mannequins), actual scenes (instead of black walls with an occasion of fluorescent paint), and more than 3 monsters in ride (and I don't count paintings of monsters). lol
Places like this scare me far more than actually well put together haunted mantions because of that exact fact; they seem so run down and poorly built, without any ambient sound or music, this one being just a big open warehouse especially - really creeps me out. x.x
This is really awesome! I love the clicking sounds of the vehicles as they roll through the spook house track ride. A totally classic and vintage amusement park ride of yesteryear still operating today. FANTASTIC! Thanks for uploading.
There were tons of these old school spook houses when I was a kid. Those loud click click cars, dark musty buildings, twisting tracks, & in-your-face stunts. They were always creepier than the well-designed high-budget dark rides. Spook-O-Rama is one of the very few survivors from a lost era of dark rides. Enjoy it while it lasts!
Such a fun ride! Best ridden at night. Also, the camera don't catch all the air cannons to the face or the cobwebs at the end. Always puts a smile on your face this one. Once a year ride for me.
Fun fact: the carts used here are in fact authentic Pretzel carts (which would make sense considering they built the ride), but they’re actually not originally from Coney Island. Instead, they were transferred over from Canobie Lake Park in New Hampshire (another historic park), and used for the ride
I love this ride I've ridden it now for close to 40 years it's not the scariest I know but it's an old school throwback to a better time. Can't wait to ride it again this year.
In the 1960s schools were safe campy batman was most kids favorite TV show. The Jerky coney island Spooky house ride was plan simple fun intended for young children and teenagers trying get their arm on a girl's shoulder. Coney Island was the quiessential amusement park designed for your amusement nothing more. Back in the day children let their imagination run a mock in the spooky house. The video amused me and brought back happy childhood memories Thanks for sharing.
I remember an indoor section some 30-40 years ago (heading away from main show building) where you'd pass through a garden with alleged poison ivy. Then in the shallow building the cars went behind a "blood" red waterfall behind some glass or mirror.. Further more there were people with (I assume) airguns playing a shooting gallery. Giving the effect you are the target. Somehow they couldn't see you but you could see them. Cool parlor trick. I remember that stretch
Now you see why dark ride usually pass through double doors. This ride only has one door, and when it opens daylight lights up the whole ratty interior and ruins the effect. This ride is best ridden at night.
I'm 66 and remember this ride from when I was a kid. What I remember most about Spook-a-Rama was the smell of the ancient wood as the car banged through the entrance doors.
I love this attraction because it reminds me of the fun fair ones like in Germany and the UK. I like the lighting and the animatronics throughout the attraction. 🎃
Initially disappointed that we could see the whole room at first, I ended up impressed with how close some of the jump scares were and how smooth some of the animations were. A little pricey, but if I were there I'd have to ride it... just to say I'd ridden a Pretzel! Thanks for this excellent video.
Old school haunted house ride. I remember the one in Wildwood NJ in the 70's, same rounded seats, rustic look. I was a kid and a little scared. Hehe. :)
This is way better than it was when I was a kid, which some much-improved scares. (Though nothing was better than the cyclops with Laurel & Hardy statues on the top of the entrance). I remember at one point on the ride your chair went outside in broad daylight in a backyard area and you just drove around back there for a bit with absolutely nothing scary happening, LOL.
Really great Ghost Train deffinently one of the better ones out there but what i think would make it even better is if they split everything with walls because you can kind of see whats coming some times and i think that eould make it even better
I wish that I was there in real life! Best haunted house ride i’ve seen in my life! I’m from Holland and the haunted houses here are sooooo bad if you compare it with ride.
Bas W this is nothing in in the USA we make very terrifying haunted houses. Just look around on UA-cam. Especially Transworld conventions. They sell the haunted house props.
I went here a few times in the 1990s and remember it was so run down that workers hid in the shadows and pushed the cart back into action when it would get stuck, lol. Good times.
Some well-placed black tarps would make a big difference. Though when daylight comes in, it's not ideal for the ride. Great video though! Will watch again. The dragon sculpture outside above the entrance is cool.
I went on this ride many times when I was a kid. You would go right into one house and ride around for a while then come out and ride around for a few minutes then go into another house. It seems a lot less scary now that they changed all the stuff that they could show 60 years ago but can't anymore. One time my brother jumped out of the car to go spit on one of the exhibits and couldn't find his way back, he really scared some other kids when he tried getting in their car. He came out on foot and the barker chased him halfway down the Bowery.
There's nothing like going 2 Coney I been there so many times I grew up there I rode every ride they have it's a blessing 2 even have that place here vintage & well updated 💗it thank u Coney Island 4 given me & my family so much fun & thank u 4 downloading this video if u have been 2 Coney island u should go it's so much fun 💖& blessings 2 all from SWEETS👄💋💯
Fun fact, this ride was on of the few that survived hurricane sandy. It use to have a different name I can’t remember. Bonus fact, that dragon on top was actually involved in a fire and I’m pretty sure they just kept it because it looked cool lol
Wow....it's certainly no Haunted Mansion,but when you consider how many ghost trains have gone the way of the drive-in theater and the arcade,it's definitely a survivor! I'm guessing much of what's in there was ready-made....there are several companies that make scary animatronics like those.
Yes! Years ago the cars would leave one building then go through a "backyard" with effects then enter another structure, exit that then go back across the "backyard" again and into the first building before exiting again. Correct me if I'm wrong.
Would rather ride one of these "rickety," original old "Carnival" dark rides than the slicked up, "clean," tech-scrubbed rides of today. They have an inherent, deep-rooted, subliminal, fear-inducing, psychologically disturbing creepiness and nerve-jarring reality-chaos that modern rides lack.
i went on this ride in 2018. i was scared out of my mind when one of the things TOUCHED MY KNEE. didnt help afterwards that the worker scared the crap out of me and my cousin by jumping up behind our car and screaming before letting us out
There use to be a park in Wichita Kansas called Joyland, and their version was called the Wacky Shack. I never liked scary rides and only went on it a handful of times as a kid, and each time I would always bury my face in the arm of the person I was with. One cool thing I would keep my eyes open for was at the very beginning.. there were a bunch of neon glow in the dark doors that the car would bang open (I think the later removed those doors). The one thing I hated most in there was this loud truck horn that would sound at a certain point. I still remember how it was always kind of cooler (temp wise) in there and the smell of electricity. Oh, and so many people complaining about this ride.. I think they missed the part where you said that it's been in operation for over 60 years. Also, it's meant to be for kids to go through. It's just good old fashion fun!
cool ride because of the animatronics jumpscares is not just only like a statue that people would just look at it but they scare wish it has like that here in Philippines
When I took my son through this we saw a grand total of three things inside, the rest was complete darkness. Loooong stretches of absolutely nothing. So weird and very disappointing!! Wild to see how much is "usually" in there I guess going by this video?!
This is good ,actual mechanical things jumping towards you and lights ,noises, its excellent ,Millennials and their younger generation minions wouldnt like it though, mainly because they cant take their eyes off their phones long enough to see anything else .
To all the people complaining that this ride isn't scary:
1. This ride is *sixty years old* , give it a break.
2. It was intended as a family ride, meaning kids were intended to ride this thing.
Martin D. I’m not even a kid. (23) but this ride is one of the best haunted houses i’ve seen in my life though!!
Uh Haunted Mansion in Disney is a family ride and decades old too but still one of the greatest classic dark rides.
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Yes, but that had a bigger budget.
Not scary? That first skeleton scared the hell outta me the rest not so much but it got me at least.
The ride it's self might be that okd but the props inside are only a few years old and from scarefactory.
The “Who Let the Dogs Out?” had me laughing.
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Honestly the old feel and absence of music made this actually scary
Luna McLean HAHA you right. Wow that song really compliments the vibe of the ride
Remember the laughing lady?
Spook-a-rama is a true Coney Island classic and one of the last remaining pretzel dark rides.
Good to see that someone knows and appreciates the historical significance of an attraction like this. Wish more rides like this survived the years.
So true! This new generation...pffft! No appreciation for vintage nostalgia. Been on the ride numerous times, from a child til an adult, but is it me or does it seem some effects are missing? For one, I recall a Witch jumping (or flying) out towards you...I clearly remember this as I would always wave at her and say, "Hi Grandma!"
I appreciate the ride carts those are pretty cool. How you ride side ways the entire ride.
iam16bits yep
I remember when I was young I went and was scared so I kept my eyes closed the whole ride
How cute and so rustic.It's practically an antique and it is such excellent condition. Its been around just as long as Haunted Mansion. The first skeleton made me jump. Oh how it emanates nostalgia!I love the sound the buggy makes and the slight soft clicks it makes. I adore those animals. It is a bit dizzying but I have to admit it has style.
Lol
Cute? How is that ride any cute??? That ride was frightening when I went on it and I was crying the whole time, after that first skeleton popped out.
Looks better than most carnival horror rides. Giving it props for being 60 years old, actually having moving props (than mannequins), actual scenes (instead of black walls with an occasion of fluorescent paint), and more than 3 monsters in ride (and I don't count paintings of monsters). lol
Places like this scare me far more than actually well put together haunted mantions because of that exact fact; they seem so run down and poorly built, without any ambient sound or music, this one being just a big open warehouse especially - really creeps me out. x.x
I agree....I love the old style haunted house rides the best
Bro go to the one at rye playland you would love it.
@@EM-wo6wfyea i love that they have 2 haunted houses , love playland
The "scary" factor in this is thrown right out the window the moment someone asks "who let the dogs out?"
Ikr lol
PikadrewTheCreeper 😭😭😭😭
Agreed
Kills the 'suspension of disbelief'.
The Baha Men should have stayed in the 90s, so I think mentioning them in 2020 is pretty scary :P
did anyone else hear, who let the dogs out? lmao
Carl Lamonio It was Hella random too lol
2:59
Well that is horrific, so it fits.
Yeah. It was for those biting wolves lmaooo
Carl Lamonio yes, I did.
This is really awesome! I love the clicking sounds of the vehicles as they roll through the spook house track ride. A totally classic and vintage amusement park ride of yesteryear still operating today. FANTASTIC! Thanks for uploading.
Indeed. There are so few of these left. I make it a point to go to Coney at least once every year and hop aboard.
Kanao Kanegon , I hear that; something about these vintage rides. But the appearance of 'Who Let the Dogs Out" was random as hay.
Considering it's over 60 years old, it's not that bad
@@sweetsunnyvibes they are talking about the rides condition it's not falling apart or anything
the chicken wire is always a sign of the best dark rides.
There were tons of these old school spook houses when I was a kid. Those loud click click cars, dark musty buildings, twisting tracks, & in-your-face stunts. They were always creepier than the well-designed high-budget dark rides. Spook-O-Rama is one of the very few survivors from a lost era of dark rides. Enjoy it while it lasts!
3:04
LOL.
It started playing who let the dogs out I laughed so much.
Shout out to the lads playing air hockey really loud in the background of the video.
(Odd-Moss) , they were so annoying.
The moving cabs on the wonder wheel are intense, love me some Coney Island
Wow! I've never seen more quality scares packed into one short attraction! Love it!
During the 50s there was the Parachute ride. It had a real Parachute and was called STEEPLECHASE.
„Short“?🤔🤔
WHO LET THE DOGS OUT !!!
Such a fun ride! Best ridden at night. Also, the camera don't catch all the air cannons to the face or the cobwebs at the end. Always puts a smile on your face this one. Once a year ride for me.
Fun fact: the carts used here are in fact authentic Pretzel carts (which would make sense considering they built the ride), but they’re actually not originally from Coney Island. Instead, they were transferred over from Canobie Lake Park in New Hampshire (another historic park), and used for the ride
Those eyes on the doors might be origjnal. I am in my 60s and I remember them as a child.
I love this ride I've ridden it now for close to 40 years it's not the scariest I know but it's an old school throwback to a better time. Can't wait to ride it again this year.
I love dark rides. Thanks for vlogging them.
For an old school type of pretzel ride, this was not bad.
In the 1960s schools were safe campy batman was most kids favorite TV show.
The Jerky coney island Spooky house ride was plan simple fun intended for young children and teenagers trying get their arm on a girl's shoulder.
Coney Island was the quiessential amusement park designed for your amusement nothing more.
Back in the day children let their imagination run a mock in the spooky house.
The video amused me and brought back happy childhood memories
Thanks for sharing.
Love this! There's nothing more classic and Vintage as an old spooky, Dark Ride. :)
I just love the fact it's one jumperscare after another to the point you're just rolling your eyes
Holy cow, this is huge! I was not expecting to see so much. That's amazing.
I remember an indoor section some 30-40 years ago (heading away from main show building) where you'd pass through a garden with alleged poison ivy. Then in the shallow building the cars went behind a "blood" red waterfall behind some glass or mirror.. Further more there were people with (I assume) airguns playing a shooting gallery. Giving the effect you are the target. Somehow they couldn't see you but you could see them. Cool parlor trick. I remember that stretch
Now you see why dark ride usually pass through double doors. This ride only has one door, and when it opens daylight lights up the whole ratty interior and ruins the effect. This ride is best ridden at night.
I'm 66 and remember this ride from when I was a kid. What I remember most about Spook-a-Rama was the smell of the ancient wood as the car banged through the entrance doors.
Yes this ride looks amazing I love New York and this ride omg I would totally go on. This ride is old if it’s been up for 60 years jeez that’s crazy.
This is AMAZING! I JUST LOVE oldschool rides!
Loved the old timey feel to it.
3:03 増える父さん〜♪
I love this attraction because it reminds me of the fun fair ones like in Germany and the UK. I like the lighting and the animatronics throughout the attraction. 🎃
I love this stuff,keep it coming
These old dark rides are the best.
This brought back memories of the 90s ☺️thank you
目がチカチカする！光の勢いが凄い
Initially disappointed that we could see the whole room at first, I ended up impressed with how close some of the jump scares were and how smooth some of the animations were. A little pricey, but if I were there I'd have to ride it... just to say I'd ridden a Pretzel! Thanks for this excellent video.
Oh man, at the first spook, I just jumped back in my seat!
If you go in real life its scary its so dark
I love your videos keep going! Come in France we've got a lot of rollercoasters as well :D
Thank you for filming this
Went on this ride many times as a kid. It was definitely scary. "Who Let the Dogs Out" wasn't there in the 1960s!
The werewolf with who let the dogs out! 😂
3:03 Wow sooo scary :l
I love rides like this!!
Yes, this is one of my favorite "Ghost Trains", if not my favorite.
Old school haunted house ride. I remember the one in Wildwood NJ in the 70's, same rounded seats, rustic look. I was a kid and a little scared. Hehe. :)
That was awesome, some cool ideas in there, I like that most of those pop outs were really close.
Great vídeo my friend! !!!!!!
This is way better than it was when I was a kid, which some much-improved scares. (Though nothing was better than the cyclops with Laurel & Hardy statues on the top of the entrance). I remember at one point on the ride your chair went outside in broad daylight in a backyard area and you just drove around back there for a bit with absolutely nothing scary happening, LOL.
Really great Ghost Train deffinently one of the better ones out there but what i think would make it even better is if they split everything with walls because you can kind of see whats coming some times and i think that eould make it even better
Cool footage 👍👍👍
Great video
Coney Island=“WARRIORS,COME OUT TO PLAY”
I love this ride. It's got that Mr Toad style track where it keeps looking like the cars are gonna collide.
0:46 *what I REALLY want is a Nathan's Hot Dog AT Coney Island! 😭 Then ride this, of course! Gracias 4 the Upload!* ✌
I wish that I was there in real life! Best haunted house ride i’ve seen in my life!
I’m from Holland and the haunted houses here are sooooo bad if you compare it with ride.
Bas W this is nothing in in the USA we make very terrifying haunted houses. Just look around on UA-cam. Especially Transworld conventions. They sell the haunted house props.
Okay but this is ART 😱
I went here a few times in the 1990s and remember it was so run down that workers hid in the shadows and pushed the cart back into action when it would get stuck, lol. Good times.
Better than most rides of this type, usually just mostly dark.
More hilarious than spooky lol ..who let the dogs out 😂
The insane electric shock sound and the jerky/pop out movements are terrifying! This is A LOT lol!
This is a good ghost train with some good jumpscares and lively animatronics.
I love these things. I feel like a kid again.
Some well-placed black tarps would make a big difference. Though when daylight comes in, it's not ideal for the ride. Great video though! Will watch again. The dragon sculpture outside above the entrance is cool.
This thing is like 2 steps above Kennywood's old school Le Cachot when it was still around. This was great!
I went on this ride many times when I was a kid. You would go right into one house and ride around for a while then come out and ride around for a few minutes then go into another house. It seems a lot less scary now that they changed all the stuff that they could show 60 years ago but can't anymore. One time my brother jumped out of the car to go spit on one of the exhibits and couldn't find his way back, he really scared some other kids when he tried getting in their car. He came out on foot and the barker chased him halfway down the Bowery.
There's nothing like going 2 Coney I been there so many times I grew up there I rode every ride they have it's a blessing 2 even have that place here vintage & well updated 💗it thank u Coney Island 4 given me & my family so much fun & thank u 4 downloading this video if u have been 2 Coney island u should go it's so much fun 💖& blessings 2 all from
SWEETS👄💋💯
If spirit Halloween had a convention.
Fun fact, this ride was on of the few that survived hurricane sandy. It use to have a different name I can’t remember. Bonus fact, that dragon on top was actually involved in a fire and I’m pretty sure they just kept it because it looked cool lol
3:02 "WHO LET THE DOGS OUT"... Lmaoo
Very cool wldve loved to see that
Wow....it's certainly no Haunted Mansion,but when you consider how many ghost trains have gone the way of the drive-in theater and the arcade,it's definitely a survivor!
I'm guessing much of what's in there was ready-made....there are several companies that make scary animatronics like those.
They have a lot from Scarefactory in there.....
Omg i love this rid i always go to it in coney island so good
1:52 got me good 😂😂
It is amazing 🖤
I remember this ride many years ago, had a longer track with two dark houses the other dark house had a waterfall
Yes! Years ago the cars would leave one building then go through a "backyard" with effects then enter another structure, exit that then go back across the "backyard" again and into the first building before exiting again. Correct me if I'm wrong.
Would rather ride one of these "rickety," original old "Carnival" dark rides than the slicked up, "clean," tech-scrubbed rides of today. They have an inherent, deep-rooted, subliminal, fear-inducing, psychologically disturbing creepiness and nerve-jarring reality-chaos that modern rides lack.
I haven't even SEEN one of these rides up close (much less ridden one) since I was a kid in the 1970's!
This ride is an experience. It was good. Recommend it.
i went on this ride in 2018. i was scared out of my mind when one of the things TOUCHED MY KNEE. didnt help afterwards that the worker scared the crap out of me and my cousin by jumping up behind our car and screaming before letting us out
Kick ass ride ,Man !😄💀☻🖤
There use to be a park in Wichita Kansas called Joyland, and their version was called the Wacky Shack. I never liked scary rides and only went on it a handful of times as a kid, and each time I would always bury my face in the arm of the person I was with. One cool thing I would keep my eyes open for was at the very beginning.. there were a bunch of neon glow in the dark doors that the car would bang open (I think the later removed those doors). The one thing I hated most in there was this loud truck horn that would sound at a certain point. I still remember how it was always kind of cooler (temp wise) in there and the smell of electricity.
Oh, and so many people complaining about this ride.. I think they missed the part where you said that it's been in operation for over 60 years. Also, it's meant to be for kids to go through. It's just good old fashion fun!
Decent assortment of animated figures. There were a few spots that could've used a little something.
The scariest part of this ride is the lack of a soundtrack, it makes you feel like you're entering a psychopath's dungeon.
I like the car you get to ride in. The long back to give a sense of security.
cool ride because of the animatronics jumpscares is not just only like a statue that people would just look at it but they scare wish it has like that here in Philippines
Who let the dogs out lol😎🐕🐕🐕
This looks like fun
Awesome 👏
As a kid i was just too afraid to ever get on the spooky rides. Its cool to see what i missed out on. This probably would've traumatized me lol😅
Better than expected. Though it's a little bit too bright for its own good inside. Then again, at least I can see what's going on at all.
just rode this two days ago. what a ride.
This was terrifying.
When I took my son through this we saw a grand total of three things inside, the rest was complete darkness. Loooong stretches of absolutely nothing. So weird and very disappointing!! Wild to see how much is "usually" in there I guess going by this video?!
remember riding this and being petrified as a kid. great memories.
This is good ,actual mechanical things jumping towards you and lights ,noises, its excellent ,Millennials and their younger generation minions wouldnt like it though, mainly because they cant take their eyes off their phones long enough to see anything else .
Except this is only how the ride has been since 2013 after hurricane sandy