Awesome!! This place is amazing, I appreciate the dedication to getting inside and documenting it! Who knows, in a few years it could be demolished, or they stop paying the security and it just gets vandalized. Excellent video!! 8:34 Love that picture, Kelly does a great job with the stills.

@ThunderAdventures

5 жыл бұрын

TheCRTProductions she does doesn’t she! We make a pretty good team! Glad we got to be the lucky few to get in! Who knows its fate! Thanks for checking it out man! 🙏✌️

@TexasCarWashChannel626

4 жыл бұрын

Thunder Adventures 0:17 please don’t blur the sign logo of the water park please edit the video and show the logo on the building so I can look it up and so I can go explore it please ty

@ssteezybreezyy4479

4 жыл бұрын

Thunder Adventures hey uh some of your info is incorrect i stayed at this hotel in august of 2017 and it was still open and so was the waterpark

@TexasCarWashChannel626

4 жыл бұрын

Thunder Adventures show the park name please

@zacballard1691

3 жыл бұрын

ssteezybreezyy no you didn’t lol you might want to check your memory bc I ran security in June and July of 17

Thank you for documenting this! I went to this Waterpark in a 7th grade class field trip back in December of 2011. This video gives me such an erie feeling as I now remember being there with my classmates, splashing around and having fun, and now it's like a haunted house 😱

@JoelTorres-yx3hm

Жыл бұрын

Are you sure you were there?

@AxelFuentesMusic

Жыл бұрын

@@JoelTorres-yx3hm hmmmm, lemme get in my nifty time machine and hop back in time a few years just to verify for you, dawg

@JoelTorres-yx3hm

Жыл бұрын

@@AxelFuentesMusic I was just asking because that's actually cool 😎

@AxelFuentesMusic

Жыл бұрын

@JoelTorres-yx3hm I'm just messing with you 😂 I was there yes, and I had a blast, it was the last day right before winter break 🥶

@JoelTorres-yx3hm

Жыл бұрын

@@AxelFuentesMusic 😃

God this is good. My brother in law is a Columbus cop and pulled special duty guarding this place after it closed and was supposedly being refurbished, but that was several years ago so obviously that fell through. This was an AWESOME urbex. Your filming and still photography are fabulous. And dude, that must have been some rave 😂

I remember going here with all of my friends for a birthday party when I was in 7th grade. It’s so crazy how it looks now... I remember going on all of those slides! but we stayed the night and all of us had a terrible cough from the poor ventilation of the waterpark. The only ‘clean’ air was either in the bathroom or you had to leave the water park area to get fresh air.

@Lilchris1678

Жыл бұрын

Same for me it was just horrible I only stayed 1 night before I left and was sick still but now I’m fine

I live about 15 minutes from here! Idk why but I always considered this untouchable since it closed. Really loved going here as a kid, bit you'd always leave with your and skin somewhat burning.

@ThunderAdventures

5 жыл бұрын

TravelwithAustin yea kind of thought it was too. Drove by many times and it wasn’t happening. We just got lucky! I had been a couple times about a decade ago. It was a blast! Thanks for checking it out 🙏✌️

@_rynnXO

5 жыл бұрын

TravelwithAustin ay Man. Can u tell me what town or city this place is in. I’m trying to find it

@TravelwithAustin

5 жыл бұрын

@@_rynnXO sorry if they don't want people to give out the location I'm going to respect their wishes, plus it's heavily guarded anyway

@SecondJoestar

4 жыл бұрын

Oh no...

@kierralynn3491

3 жыл бұрын

@@_rynnXO Columbus ohio

I live 5 minutes from here and drive by it several times a month. So much potential this could have had. Will never understand why people who are incapable of managing things like hotels try it. I still think it can eventually be salvaged but by people or groups with the means and patience necessary.

@ICYX31K

2 жыл бұрын

Same i always pass here

I went here as a kid with my cousins. It was our favorite trip. I still have the stuffed horse I got actually. So I have to ask, how did you get in and around without being noticed? I wanted to snoop around lol

@kennedy8791

3 жыл бұрын

FRRR

@TwentyOnePilotsFan

3 жыл бұрын

I went there with family once it was really fun sad so see it gone

yess thanks for filming this, I've been wanting this. I came here when I first moved here in 2006, my cousins from Norway also with us, on the black bowl slide, one of them hit their head pretty hard on the exit of the bowl and had to get stitches. I remember seeing a lot of bad press about this place during it's final years, and apparently a water line exploded on one the top floors about 3 years ago.

We tried to get in here and cops pulled up as soon as we started walking around lol

@ThunderAdventures

5 жыл бұрын

Charles Holley haha yea this place is basically the whitehouse

@BusterDoberman

3 жыл бұрын

I Know how you feel That same thing happned to me a few years ago when I Tried to go check out the (now demolished) Brecksvile Va Hospita I litterly was about to start down the sidewalk when they pulled up But..To My Suprise after the officer asked what I was doing I got my phone out showed hima video or web page about urban exploring and then he said realy I used to do that and I was shocked but he said this is goverment property so I still cant let you go in there but he let me go without any charges or anything Smazing

@Shockwave_Thrill

2 жыл бұрын

SAME

All these great Waterparks going out of business and abandoned all over this country.. It makes me sick to see..This place should be reopened before it becomes to neglected to save!. We used to go to Action Park in NJ in the 80s and those are still my all time favorite vacations as a kid!!.

Damn!! I worked at Fort Rapids as a lifeguard in the summer of 2011, feels like forever after I saw this. Hope they bring it back to life sooner or later, totally loved the place. Hi to all the fort crew checking out this video !

@ellief4277

3 жыл бұрын

Pssst, location is supposed to be kept secret. Read video description. :)

@urbanexplorer260

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for this info

@AllTheBestVideos

2 жыл бұрын

If this is where I think it is, it’s still abandoned to this day!

@AllTheBestVideos

2 жыл бұрын

It is where I think it is. I passed by here yesterday, still abandoned. They’re vines all up the side of it, and the sign is gone. Never went here, I wonder what it was like. I’m guessing a lot like a Great Wolf Lodge.

@AllTheBestVideos

2 жыл бұрын

Looked this up on Google, glad I didn’t go 😢

Hope you had protection on, that place had so many roaches and bed bugs in the hotel. The pools also had mold and the slides were rotted a bit. I rem when that closed down, and I still drive past it on my way to work lolz

@ThunderAdventures

4 жыл бұрын

Just Lynn we never wear protection

@jakedrake1054

3 жыл бұрын

I think you’re thinking of Maui hotel resort

@jakedrake1054

3 жыл бұрын

@ElectricTurtle Didn't know that! sorry about the confusion

@VolFan8907

3 жыл бұрын

@ElectricTurtle can confirm lol. It was super nice for many years, but ownership changes was its demise.

@ShadeATV

3 жыл бұрын

@ElectricTurtle the 1st layer of my skin wore away when I woke up one morning when I went there in 2006

I'm by that place right now. I remember going here for all of my birthdays. I miss this place so much. I'm glad I found this place, and I was right about this place being creepy since it's abandoned. I really hope they bring it back

In case anyone was wondering why it was closed was due to multiple fire code violations, bug infestations and improper food handling.

@Udaling-Trashcan

Жыл бұрын

As someone who came here often when I was little I got sick quite a lot it was fun though 10 out of 10

@amtrakpepsiproduct1605

Жыл бұрын

Well that's just fine and dandy 💀👍

@brendajohnson5854

Жыл бұрын

And the chlorine levels were too high

@andreefranklin6268

Жыл бұрын

​@@brendajohnson5854 Yes they were

@Udaling-Trashcan

Жыл бұрын

Yeah roughly 32 people got sick from it

Still there today! I drove past it today and after some digging, I’m glad someone got in there to see it. Thanks for documenting it! 🤍 It looks so unique!

@maryedwards1028

3 жыл бұрын

Although, when I passed it today, it is very very VERY overgrown now. Fenced damaged and sort of patched back up to keep people out

I loved Fort Rapids as a kid in 2009 for my 6th grade trip. Sad that this place closed down due to infestation and violations

Wow the memories I had here as a kid and too see it like this now is crazy

i used to go there every christmas eve with my family. i remember so much. thank you for going inside here considering it got closed down

@kennedy8791

3 жыл бұрын

no seriously i’ve never been more grateful for a youtube video, just wanted to see it so bad again

Crazyyy, I just drove past it and gave me so much nostalgia I had to come see if anyone has done any type of video on this.

Damn that’s amazing, I drive past it everyday and think about going in one more time to see all my childhood memories. I had completely forgot about how they did the bunk bed rooms and everything.

So sad to think about all the money put into this place yet everything in it just sits to waste away😢

@ThunderAdventures

5 жыл бұрын

Alicia Walker I know right. Can you imagine how much this cost to build!?

@aliciawalker7573

5 жыл бұрын

Thunder Adventures i couldn't even imagine!

@kennedy8791

3 жыл бұрын

@@ThunderAdventures 40 million 😩😩 Now they’re only selling it for 6.5

I just saw hotel impossible, and now I see what these incredible owners have done. This place had a lot of potential.

@jennasralik5608

3 жыл бұрын

This place isn’t Maui sands

I remember going here with my kids and niece and had so much fun! We stayed in the loft suites.I do remember people in the water park getting sick from the poor air quality. Never bothered us much. Maybe a little eye irritation. We stayed there within weeks before it closed. We were all sad. Never tried the buffet but did order food from the bar. Wasn’t bad. Can’t believe it’s been closed for 4 years now. Wish they would do something with this place. I drive by it everyday to and from work.☹️🤞🏼

@olivius8891

Жыл бұрын

You would cough like a WW1 trench soldier from the chlorine lol

I live right by this place and literally pass it every day on the way to work.

I went here for my 16th birthday a few months before it shut down. I've been waiting for someone to do this location!

Your camera stabilization makes this look exactly like a horror game. Cool style

I worked there as a lifeguard for years! Would be so interested in going in to see it now!

@VolFan8907

3 жыл бұрын

I worked there doing banquets for a long time!

I worked here for a while doing banquets. When the place first opened it was amazing. It was always busy, had a great atmosphere, was super clean, all kinds of events. Then the ownership changes started and they started not caring. They would run weird promos and events and started having issues with riff raff coming in and causing problems. Pair that with the roaches and bed bugs and the fact that they used way too much chlorine (to try to combat bugs in the water park). I believe it changed hands 3 times before shutting down. But man when I first started working there (and up until the first ownership change), it was such an amazing place to visit, stay, and even work. Super sad that it went downhill. It also doesn’t sit in the greatest area. Definitely not an area that people flock to for tourist type things.

@kennedy8791

3 жыл бұрын

I know the people who first opened it, i got to go there for free at least once a month :( After they sold it it went to shit since the new owners weren’t keeping up on everything, definitely a weird spot to put a waterpark, but it was so fun and clean at first ! Shit was like a hidden treasure of columbus, i’m glad the people i know took care of it while they had it at least :)

i remember going here as a kid, so many memories, just one of those tacky hotel water park places but it holds a special place in my heart, weird to see it in this condition since its been years since i was there and it was operational at the time

@olivius8891

Жыл бұрын

I went there in it's final stages of operation. Never stayed in the hotel area. Did you start coughing after going down the big slides? I did and I think it was from the chlorine rising to a higher elevation (the slide waiting area). I wanted to know if I was a freak incident or if this was more frequent.

Ah yes. Fort Rapids was really fun when it was open.

I took a trip here as a kid with my family. Sad to see it closed down.

I actually remember going to this water park. I went to it TWICE, and the room with the bunk bed looks exactly like the room I stayed in the second time I went. I heard it closed because there was a bug increase on the rooms. And I actually won a glass chess set when I was there.

@hillorisartin6129

3 жыл бұрын

The health department closed it down due to multiple violations.

This was my childhood lol I still remember a lot

Wow what an awesome explore well done buddy 💗👍

@ThunderAdventures

5 жыл бұрын

Urban lad “ Yorkshire “ thanks so much man! One of our all time favorites that’s for sure 🙏✌️♥️

Really enjoyed your video! Came across your video and subscribed to your channel

I cant believe that the hotel looked that clean and pristine. It looked as though it was still being used. Amazing. I always wanted to run around a water park when it was empty. This is a good explore. Thanks for this!

@ThunderAdventures

5 жыл бұрын

Burning Sands Exploration Amazing isn’t it! One of our all time favorites! Thanks for checking it out 🙏✌️

I've been here before they closed. It was in 2012 with my cousins. I remember that the place was a mess when I went at least. The rides were very dirty and a bunch of the arcade games were broken. I also remember going on the inner tube ride and going down the hole backwards. Seriously, I thought that was a safety hazard. They closed due to fire concerns apparently, but I wouldn't be surprised if other factors also played a part in it. Many online reviews have also stated that the hotel rooms had bedbugs, which isn't good at all.

@kiplingwasafurry1108

3 жыл бұрын

I remember I went there when I was 6 or 7 and I got stuck at the top of the inclosed slide right before it went down into the pool. Luckily I was stuck there but I was scared that I would get stuck in one part of the slide and wouldn't be able to get out lol. Idk if it was a safety hazard but it gave me nightmares.

@Saya_613

3 жыл бұрын

I actually think it was the health department that shut it down due to the hotel being infested with insects and poor care.

@glennfamilygardens3644

2 жыл бұрын

That’s my biggest fear when I stay at a hotel 😳

@bripettis4943

2 жыл бұрын

Do you remember the jelly bean thing they had in there?

@tamacat2001

2 жыл бұрын

@@bripettis4943 Yes I do!

alot of good memories here, went for 10 years in a row for my birthday sad to see it go

Crazy. I went here some years ago. I would love to look around it alone. I didn't stay in their hotel area (thank God, apparently by the end stages when I got there they were dealing with a bug infestation). I remember the entrances to the big slides were at a high elevation. There must have been a leak or something by the time I went there because you would come down those slides with a cough, probably from chlorine rising. I guess I was only mildly alarmed that I got chlorine gassed like a WW1 trench runner.

I worked security here back in 2017 after it shut down, my old boss was going to run the new construction. I stayed in one of the villas during my time there

@eneszengin1071

3 ай бұрын

Hey! May I ask why they never refurbish the place? I worked there in 2012 as a housekeeper and loved the place. I got so many memories. I would love to see it coming alive and running again like old days

I actually remember this place lol. Some of my friends went there for a birthday party a long time ago and one of the kids got somewhat sick from eating a corndog. Good times.

I only went once and then it shut down due to violations Thank you for the amazing content of showcasing this water park

I used to go here when I was little I still remember going down that yellow slide in the kid section

Aww I used to go there all the time when I was little. I miss the place too bad that it closed:(

Love that drone footage!

@ThunderAdventures

5 жыл бұрын

Kelly Ewing I love your drone footage bro

The water park is called fort rapids and I visited there a-lot when is was a kid and it was AWESOME!!!! 🤩🤩🤩

I remember how in the winter after it shut down, the whole thing was frozen over.

I can tell you right now I wouldn’t wanna be a night guard for an abandoned place. If I heard people walking around inside, I’d immediately assume it’s ghosts and pee my pants 😂

When I’m on the highway next to that water park I see there all the time

I remember having a party here seeing it now is so creepy. Even if it’s been shut down so long.

And to this day this place still stands. I actually went there as a kid even back then I realized how ran down the place was. It was also in a not the best area. Ohio certainly has some interesting abandoned places. Amusement packs to giant baskets.

@VolFan8907

3 жыл бұрын

@Alan Brown nah that area is a shithole. They’re trying to dump money into it now so hopefully that changes. About 30 seconds down the road is eastland mall and that whole strip right there is basically a ghost town.

I used to go quite a bit with my cousins it was so fun!

i was at this water park when it was open in 2012 back in middle school man i remember my girlfriend and i going through the buckets filled with water that would dump on us and going on field trips to remember the the big bucket that dump down when it was full of water and the black slide i rode on with my mom it was awesome

I still see it when I drive it’s sad what happened to it it was a pretty big deal for a long time

Hmm, is this in Columbus?

Makes it ever more creepy exploring it and night and I would definitely be afraid

I remember this place, went there as a boy scout in like 2014/2015 i remember its final years struggling hard and being very sketchy. Food tasted like crap, rooms were infested and frequently disgusting. good riddance. hope the cops ease up tho id like to go sometime

Why didn't they just fix those problems instead of shutting it down?? What a waste.

And it’s in Columbus btw

This is cool af!!

I love close to here and pass it on the highway most of the time before I moved somewhere else that's kinda close to Tanger Outlets!

Bruh, I know this is that other place you said not to tell, but this building seemed so familiar (decor wise) to the water park/ hotel in Pigeon Forge all the way south in TN. Been a while though.. my god, almost ten years (summer of 2011.)

@jadenf2571

3 жыл бұрын

Omg, I was thinking about this indoor water park that I went to in pigeon forge and I legit thought this was the same water park. It has the same set up and everything.

went here with my younger brother for a birthday im assuming like right before it closed, miss it so much ;-;

This property is in great condition *because* they have good security. It's in great condition for being left for so long. I'm sure its worth quite a bit. Maybe it'll reopen.

@hillorisartin6129

3 жыл бұрын

I am surprised at how well maintained this is considering the area and the fact it has been closed for so long. It looks cleaner now than when it was open.

@jazzieb.4587

Жыл бұрын

Nope it's closed for good

Man i used to go here all the time as a kid 😮 so weird to see it like this

Was here yesterday, security personnel on-site, and new fencing . No entry!

The last time I was here in 2015 I’d say, someone puked in the basketball pool area when I was in it and we were grossed out and got out lol

Me and my brothers used to get on the roof three the laundry room🤣🤣

I was swimming at this place in 2014 what happened!!

@ThunderAdventures

4 жыл бұрын

Alex Grubbs I did too! Apparently violations combined with finance issues!

@XXXXDreamChaserXXXX

4 жыл бұрын

Little bit of everything I think, it closed in 2016 I believe

@jaycee330

3 жыл бұрын

@@ThunderAdventures I miss Ft Rapids

@hillorisartin6129

3 жыл бұрын

Multiple health violations.

There been rumors at my school that there was bed bugs there. I hated the big bucket in the pool it hurt when it came down 😂😂😂

ok this is DOPE!

@ThunderAdventures

5 жыл бұрын

That Nate Guy On KZread 🙏🙏 thanks! We’re still daydreaming about it 😂

I pass this place everyday and it makes me sad.

What if the park and hotel was just closed for the season lmao 😂

@ThunderAdventures

4 жыл бұрын

Nintenlan 😬😬 whoopsie daisies

@r3d83

4 жыл бұрын

No it’s not, that hotel is Maui sands in what I believe is Sandusky Ohio. It was condemned because of how disgusting it was

@landonjarred3420

4 жыл бұрын

It's R3dM00n no it is not mauie sands

@joshmayhan

4 жыл бұрын

Its Fort Rapids, in Columbus, Ohio.

@arabellabelljade7140

3 жыл бұрын

It's R3dM00n it’s not Maui I live in Sandusky and pass Maui everyday, the inside looks hella similar but completeeely different outside

Great video man.

@ThunderAdventures

4 жыл бұрын

Kendal Myers thanks! Much appreciated! 🙏 ✊🏼✌🏼

My mom worked here as a waitress in the restaurant, she's got some stories. Management was sketchy and the owners kept changing, along with that the kitchen was absolutely disgusting

Need to look into Maui Sands in Sandusky, Ohio. Place is now closed and condemned. Indoor water park and hotel.

@exoticdro390

3 жыл бұрын

I went to it a few years back! It was a pretty good place overall but the one ride gave me bruises.

@neckass22

3 жыл бұрын

The proper people just posted a vid 4 days ago! I was waiting for that

I went there once when it was open. It was fun

You should've explored the villas on the west side of the building/lobby

I’ve been here before when it was open but I never went back there

Damn, I remember going here as a kid.

Used to go to fort rapids for every birthday 🥺

Quick question, was there security when you guys went? My friends and I went today and had to avoid many cars and people. We made it in to the kitchen area but had to leave right away bc some people opened the front doors

@gagewilson2376

9 ай бұрын

Have you tried going back since I really wanna go up and explore it but idk where to being lol I pass it everyday going to work drives me crazy bc I wanna get in lol

what a find

@ThunderAdventures

5 жыл бұрын

One of the great white buffalos 🤘✌️

Was this place in Columbus Ohio cuz I know this place

lifehack, if you cant see when they're in the water park turn your brightness up.

Health violations are what closed this place off, sad to drive by it every time cause it’s just wasting away :/ hopefully city can do what they can and bring it back to life. Great location for the resort tbh

This is sick i went here as a kid all the time

I used to go here when I was a kid

I remember it being very muggy and it smelled like chlorine. My guess is the ventilation system was way off. All this place needs is an upgraded HVAC system and new toys 😆

I live near here in Etna Ohio I have actually been there multiple times as a kid

@jennasralik5608

3 жыл бұрын

You’re thinking of Maui sands, this is a different resort

I remember it’s final days…water park was so empty

I wonder what do the villas look like there I’m curious

Used to come here all the time as a kid till they went under ... What a shame

It is still available to go to 😮

Apparantly was shut down due to a moisture issue. Mold city.

I live so close from there I live in Hamilton rd

What stopped you from gaining access to the building?

I’ve actually been there a long time ago

@ThunderAdventures

5 жыл бұрын

ToyBonnieGames And Fun when it was over

@toybonniegames6582

4 жыл бұрын

When it was open I was about 4or5 maybe idk but my grandma my cousins mom dad we went there I remember were the room was located but not which room I forgot which room was ours it was on the side closer to the top middle sort of but we had a view of the water park

@Tgoodricht

4 жыл бұрын

Yesss i was 4 when i went there!

@TexasCarWashChannel626

4 жыл бұрын

Thunder Adventures show the indoor water parks name so I can explore it

@alisrodriguez7573

3 жыл бұрын

@@TexasCarWashChannel626 Its Maui Sands in Sandusky Ohio

How did you get in here? Was it just unlocked?

Fort rapids?