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@TheMarkvanes

Жыл бұрын

Do 'Land van ooit' next!

@bearyqnailz

Жыл бұрын

Yes!!!! So happy to see this! Was a pretty great coaster!

@arthur.jaanus

Жыл бұрын

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@Bearkat43

Жыл бұрын

Yup and that was also the location of Atlantis water park

@bearyqnailz

Жыл бұрын

@@Bearkat43 wasn’t Atlantis where oakwood plaza is which is nearby on stirling?

Thank you for helping document and preserve Florida theme park history, and making it accessible to everyone

@ExpeditionThemePark

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for watching!

I went to Boomers in 2009 for a friend’s birthday party and marathoned the Hurricane, unaware of its impending closure but loving every minute spent on board Now I’m even more glad I enjoyed this coaster while it lasted, RIP the Hurricane

@Kait16xo

Жыл бұрын

Boomers Dania Beach was that bitch back in the day

I was going on my first cruise probably around 2008 and saw this on the side of the highway to the hotel, my poor mom walked me down the side of the highway from the hotel that night so I could get a few rides on it, I argued that it didn't feel like a vacation without a rollercoaster ride, mom's still around but seriously I don't think she knows it's one of my favorite memories with her. meant the world to me and now knowing the fate of it I'm honored to have ridden, and loved, this beautiful ride. 😢

@aidenlav

6 ай бұрын

aw this warmed my heart reading 😢 i hope you can give her a big hug soon and remind her of this beautiful memory. bless you both

In 2015 my friend Rob and I were the very last customers who walked out the door at midnight saying good bye to the staff and history well earned...👍

@aidenlav

6 ай бұрын

damn.. that must’ve felt weird

@MiggerPlease

6 ай бұрын

​@@aidenlavhe's lying lol

Everytime I hear about a theme park becoming a mall, breaks me theme park loving heart, but then again Astroworld was my home park and it's just an overflow parking lot/"outdoor venue"

South Florida native of 27 years here! I remember Boomers in its prime and when the Dania Beach Hurricane opened! LOVED this coaster, I went on it so many times with everyone I could get to come with me. An amazingly intense ride with tons of airtime, especially for kids like me! It's such a shame that Boomers was torn down and became just another shopping center (across from another shopping center ironically), when it used to be such a fun family spot. Thanks so much for covering this literal piece of my childhood, it felt incredibly nostalgic to see a video on this coaster's history.

THANK YOU FOR MAKING THIS!!! I'm from Ft. Lauderdale and I feel like nobody ever talks about this!!!

Man I haven't seen no one talk about this in years thanks my friend this hometown to me I always heard parts about what happened but my friend I know you have it all I really appreciate i would love for you to do more abandoned theme parks keep up the sensational job

@retrorambles517

Жыл бұрын

I love the ironic double negative

@redhottopics3454

Жыл бұрын

I passed it once in 2015 and only saw it once

As someone who lives in South Florida, in Davie specifically, it’s wild hearing all these names said in a video, I still live on State Road 84 to this day. I have so many great childhood memories of Boomers, I even had a few birthday parties there. Thank you so much for this wonderful, nostalgic trip through local history.

@karenwade6713

Жыл бұрын

I lived in South Broward County for many years and remember this. I graduated from nursing school at BCC at the Davie campus.😊

Hahaha! That headline in the newspaper at 9:02 is hysterical! How have I never seen that... Didn't go viral? Omg so funny.

@derekashworth5884

Жыл бұрын

I want to know how many different editors looked at that headline and said "Yep, nothing wrong with that! Print it!"

I like how at 1:37 the newspaper talks about another Expedition Extinct park, Six Flags Atlantis!

This coaster means a lot to me- the coaster was a staple of South Florida and growing up in Fort Lauderdale, I remember buying passes to ride it over and over again on weekends. Thank you so much for bringing back memories and sharing this with others!

I'm so glad a big theme park history channel has finally covered this!!! Absolutely surreal to see such a staple of my childhood covered like this (you even mentioned the name of the street I spent the first 21 years of my life living on!), and I loved Boomer's so much as a kid and have so many stories to share about it, beyond just being creeped out by that weird mustachioed face over the entrance you showed in some of the clips. The old, closed Boomer's arcade building sat abandoned beside the go-kart track for many years as the go-karts remained in operation. There was very little signage for the go-karts, and it was in the middle of a lot of empty land and warehouses, and you had to walk around to the back of a creepy abandoned building to find a handful of teenagers running the track, usually pretty bored because business was far from booming (pun intended). Very weird feeling. Plus, there were several safety scandals with the go-karts, including long hair getting caught in the motors and causing injuries. They started telling girls to put their hair in ponytails, but I don't really know how much that could've helped. All that said, it was a huge and awesome course. Still hands-down the best I've ever seen. Watching the coaster sit abandoned by the highway for years and years was so depressing-I really regret not riding it as a kid. My only memory of seeing it up close was walking down the boardwalk to its gate with my dad when he rode it-I had to be six years old or younger at the time. It's one of those early childhood memories that's just a snapshot of a moment, but it's always stuck out to me. And I guess a little fun fact I can share just by knowing the geography of the area is that if the coaster were still standing today, those POV videos would have a great view of the Hard Rock guitar hotel (if you could call a view of that eyesore "great"). It's been so sad to see my lovely, weird, janky little beach town of Dania get paved over with luxury shops and condos. I've only been gone since 2020, but every time go back to visit, it feels like my hometown exists less and less. I can't even afford to live there anymore, and homes are being bought up by real estate groups to turn them into full-time AirBnbs. It's a depressing change in my world. Thank you so much for covering this special little oddity. I wish you could've seen my face when I read the title of this vid. Keep up the good work!

Born and raised South Floridian, the Hurricane was my favorite landmark driving down I-95. I have some friends who claim they broke into the park one night and walked the track during its years of abandonment; good story.

One of the most tragic tales of any roller coaster. RIP Dania Beach Hurricane 1 November 2000 - 26 April 2011

Oh yes, I remember this coaster incredibly well. Drove by it A LOT growing up seeing as I was raised in Broward County. Unfortunately, I didn’t overcome my fear of coasters until after it had been abandoned. Thank you SO MUCH for covering it!

I grew up going to Boomers and riding The Hurricane at least 5 times in a row everytime we went. I lived not far from it when Kayrina and Wilma hit (the eye of Wilam went right over us!) My mom still has a magnet of the rollercoaster and I had my 7th (i think 7th???) Birthday there. Amazing times! Thank you for helping preserve this amazing peice of history

I live in South Florida and it was awesome to have this coaster down here, sucks what happened to it

@ExpeditionThemePark

Жыл бұрын

Yeah a real shame

@Matt561

Жыл бұрын

@@ExpeditionThemePark when I heard it was closing and went and rode on a 10 times in a row.

Typical South Florida story. I remember when it was Malibu and raced in the Road Runner cars. And Castle Park was not too far either. You need to do a video on Six Flags Atlantis! South Florida is kryptonite to family fun

@ExpeditionThemePark

Жыл бұрын

I actually did Atlantis a couple months ago!

@butterbook

Жыл бұрын

@@ExpeditionThemePark Oh cool....I will check it out!

@Drebe73

Жыл бұрын

We visited the various version of the attraction complex here ever since Atlantis. Got to experience my first sky coaster there. Got to attend The Hurricane dedication ceremony when I was a member of American Coaster Enthusiasts (ACE). It was a great coaster.

@cup_and_cone

Жыл бұрын

Don't forget Blockbuster Golf & Games and the Blockbuster theme park Wayne Huizenga wanted to build!

@saturdaynighttacos1689

Жыл бұрын

I loved Atlantis. I'm still bitter about it, and it makes me happy to see that plaza in shambles

When the coaster was opened I remember me and my parents were driving to see family in West Palm Beach, traveling from Hialeah (Miami-Dade), and I wanted to ride it so bad. I never did get the chance even as I got older. I'm glad you are able to bring this icon of south Florida to everyone to see.

I used to LOVE seeing this coaster as a kid on the way to my uncle's house. I only ever saw it running once. I wish I'd ridden it before it was abandoned/closed. I just recently went to Boomers, and while it was super fun, the lack of the Hurricane was apparent. The parking lot was so vacant and almost liminal.

@Livk57

3 ай бұрын

Every time I passed the Boca Boomers! location while I was at FAU it was empty looking. My friends and I used to say we'd check it out, and we never did, which I assume is a common FAU student fruitless social exchange 😂 we were always at The Irishman or gathered on the skydeck in the studio one theatre.

Although i never rode this coaster i do remember going to boomers and seeing it up close. It was the first wooden coaster i saw in person actually. (The second one i saw up close was in busch gardens only last year) the boomers place was really fun and i was heartbroken when it closed. Such a shame. Now i have to wait for the seasonal fairs

Oh man brought so back so many memories!! Thank you! Grand Prix and boomers were entertainment staples growing up in Broward in the 90’s and early 2000’s. So man field trips and parties and weekend trips. I remember going off track in the go kart track once and remember the teen working it said “oh man that’s broke yo” lol. I rode the hurricane a few times. When it first opened. It was fun. But I like the arcade and the go karts more lol. It blows my mind that it was still standing in 2013 when my daughter was born. That little piece of dania beach off 95 will always be special.

I will forever remember this coaster. Had some truly strong ejector airtime throughout and the people who ran it we're very fun and charming. Really broke my heart to see what had ended up happening to it.

Wow what a classic. All the Broward County kids remember this, but i'm surprised anybody else does! Neat.

The tonal whiplash from "sold nuclear fuel rods" to "family entertainment center operator" woke me up.

@ExpeditionThemePark

Жыл бұрын

Ahahah right

@Ramonatho

Жыл бұрын

@@ExpeditionThemePark hey ETP I don't usually make requests but would you be willing to do a video on Adventureland Iowa? Lotta history at my home park.

@ExpeditionThemePark

Жыл бұрын

@@Ramonatho I will take a look!

Omg this one hits very close to home I went on this coaster many times I loved this coaster so much I've been to the dania beach boomers so many times I loved this place my dad and my grandmother would bring me there all the time and I would go on the coaster over and over again there was rarely ever a line and I loved the arcade and the mini golf course was really nice

@ExpeditionThemePark

Жыл бұрын

It’s such a shame

@mattstecker

Жыл бұрын

Yes it is and now it's just more retail space what a waste so sad I had so many memories at this place 😢

I remember all his happening. The Dania mall opened up recently. Just restaurants, movie theatre, and bowling. The Hurricane lives on in our heart 😞

So did anyone notice that newspaper article that stated " I was tossed like a salad and I loved it" lol interesting choice of words..as always sir great content, the work you put into your vids really shows..

Ponce De Leon ventured to Florida in search of the Fountain of Youth. Many "fortune seekers" set up shop in Florida to attract the young at heart. Many things have come, gone, expanded, and changed through the decades. One thing that prevails is the eternal quest for youth and fun. Thanks for the great video! Such a cliche' that an amusement venture biting the dust to a shopping mall. Then the mall being replaced by E-commerce.

For only having to drive only 20 minutes, this was a really great coaster. Their 5 mini golf courses were also all fun. Back before home videobgame consoles became ubiquitous, the arcade at Boomer's was awesome. I miss it. 😀

When I was young, Boomers was THE place to have your birthday party. The go karts, the arcade, and the hurricane. It was awesome. Though when I was on the hurricane as a kid, my seatbelt came off in the middle of the ride and hit me in the head. >_>

And this ladies and gentleman is exactly why we can't have an amusement park here in South Florida, every piece of property that is available down here is being Eye'd for housing or shopping malls. Wonderful video it brought a tear to my eye to see old DB Hurricane again.

Thanks!! I lived near there 20 years, and raised my son near there. We had many birthdays there, and rode the Hurricane every week. All day passes were $5 at the end. Lots of airtime

Grand Prix was my childhood, spend hours there on the weekends, birthday parties etc. grew up a mile away from there. The Dania Beach Hurricane was an amazing feat, and such a waste. South Florida definitely needs more shopping(Sarcasam) so I'm glad they could make that a reality. That being said the way we consume entertainment has certainly changed over the years. The hurricane was a great ride and will always hold a place in my heart.

Omg, I LOVED Gran Prix Race O'Rama! I was too young to drive the go carts, but I loved sitting passenger because the track was cool.

I grew up in South Florida and remember going to the park every weekend. Riding the Hurricane was a right of passage. I would love to see you do a video on Wannado City.

@level3xfactor

Жыл бұрын

Seconded on this!

I live in Florida but only moved to South Florida within the past 3 years. My parents and I would visit the area and EVERY TIME we passed The Hurricane it was cloudy and gloomy so it always looked cryptic. 3 years into living here and passing Dania Pointe every day on my way to work I never realized that that was where The Hurricane was located and now I will never see it the same again.

This brought back memories, a shame i never rode the rollercoaster but i always saw when driving on i95. I still hope one day we get some amusement park down here. Good video btw. Good job! 👍

my mom and dad took me here growing up and that was my first roller coaster , thank you for the memories

I rode this coaster once and it was a rough ride. I remember thinking when it first open that it was a dumb idea to build a coaster in what was essentially a game room / go-cart park. You have to understand that there were no other midway rides that you would expect at a county fair for that matter. It just didn’t make sense and was out of place. It was also expensive to ride and I never saw it at full capacity. Considering that Orlando is a 2 hour drive and Tampa a 3 hour drive it was not planned well.

@bcc5701

Жыл бұрын

Yeah I rode it after gocarting a couple times and it the corners were rough as hell I remember it being really jerky

Thank you for this historical monument. I Worked at Grand Prix Race o rama back in 1998 one of the most funnest Jobs I have ever had as a teen.i started making $5.75 I did not care to much about low pay , I was still living with my Parents.The sounds of the Arcade Machine, Friday nights the long lines to get into Grand prix is a memory I'll never forget .Thank you for the Video

So many memories at this park… school field trips, going karting with friends and non stop riding the hurricane. I’m glad I got to ride it and experience boomers back in those days. My only regret is not visiting after closure and climbing it like some did.

That was Malibu Grand Prix race o rama.lots of great memories there in the 90’s and 2000’s ..it was just a hop away from us in Miami.thank you for this.

Rode this twice and that was way more than enough. Albeit it was towards to the end of its life. That whole area, Grand Prix Race-O-Rama, held so many great memories for me. You did a great job of capturing that whole area. So reminiscent and nostalgic. Thanks for this

Born n raised in SoFlo this coaster was a great time in my youth along with the boomers

My uncle used to work on the Grand Prix race-o-rama owners boat. I use to get so much free stuff out of that and spent just about every weekend at that place. Such great memories from that time.

Born and raised in Dania and I remember a bunch of school trips and birthday parties spent at boomers, the coaster and mini golf. I still have a roll of boomers coins at my parents house. Always fun and now we have a mall that creates a ton of traffic issues getting to I95 from the east. End up going to Sawgrass or Aventura malls cause why bother going to a huge outdoor mall in S Florida

I lived in Dania Beach and rode this all the time. It was sad to see it sitting unused for so many years. The shopping mall is very nice though and a great addition.

There was a great pop of airtime as you came up to that turn by I-95. You really felt as if you were going to fly out into the interstate. That was always my favorite element of the ride and a perfect use of how the roller coaster was situated.

I succinctly remember seeing this coaster when I was down in Florida when I was young. We were visiting Miami, and it struck me to see a roller coaster so close to the highway! I’m glad you made this video!

I grew up in South Florida and currently live in Hollywood Florida, across the street from Oakwood Plaza (which is where Six Flag Atlantis used to be) and went to Grand Prix Race-o-Rama/Boomers for birthdays. Plus I am only a few miles from where Pirate World used to be, which is now an aparment complex.

Thanks for the video. I frequented the original Grand Prix Race-orama, even had an arcade game from when they auctioned them off. I worked for the city of Dania Beach during the 2000's and was there for the tear down. Boomers was really hurting when it was coming to it's end.

"I was tossed like a salad and I loved it" What a headline! Haha

Man, growing up in south Florida, Grand Prix race-o-rama was a big part of my childhood. Especially once I was in high school, this was THEE hangout spot. This brought back some memories. Well done 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾.

What a treat and fitting tribute! Thank you so much! I remember riding the coaster when I first moved to South Florida. For years and sometimes to this date the landmark was widely used for directions and as a marker. When it was demolished we all felt a loss. I remember distinctly driving north on 95 to a friends home and loosing my bearings as I looked for the coaster as my guide to get off and kept driving passing 3 cities. LOL. Thank you again! I always enjoy your work.

it was a blast !!!! glad I was lucky enough to get on it !!!!!

Rode it dozens of times in 2007/2008ish. I was attending classes not far from the coaster and unlimited bands were only like $7 or $8 for weekdays. Went a few times and it was always a walk on, marathon all you want; sometimes you were the only person the on the train. By that time only one train existed, the second train was basically cannibalized down below the station. The turnarounds were pretty jarring as the train hunted, but the return run of bunny hills back to the station had some insane airtime.

The thought of a family fun center building a coaster like the Hurricane boggles my mind. I can't imagine that happening today, at least where I live. I'd love for a coaster manufacture to develop a model that captures the thrill of a full-on roller coaster but is affordable for something like a FFC. Chance's Hyper-GTX seems like it could be that, but only one has been built. I guess the allure of retail space is just too strong so that's where the investments go.

Thank you Grand Prix and Boomers. Thanks to you I saw Dragon's Lair and visited the batting cage for the first time ever. I never did the sky coaster or ride the hurricane although I did also ride a go kart for the first time, I had no idea it had a brake and was kicked out after one lap.....I was 12 give me a break

My brother in law Father was one of the people that did the first ride on that Coaster .' I went once on it with my sister .

Grand Pric Race a Rama was the go to place for kids in Miami in the 80s and 90s.

Really fascinating watching stuff like this and finding out about old attractions at places I pass every day!

Thanks so much for this. I grew up in south Florida and have great memories of Grand Prix Race O Rama. As many times as we visited, we did not ever take pictures so it was really neat to see the arcades and tracks and giant mustache again!

I was just binging your videos earlier this morning and I'm so happy to see a new one just got uploaded. Thank you!

@ExpeditionThemePark

Жыл бұрын

Have a great day! Thanks

Wow I love that you did this, I’m from the area in south Florida and really appreciate you reminding us this happened

I got to ride it atleast 50 times. It was super fun, slighty rough, and the airtime hills at the end were crazy.

i rode The Hurricane many times when i used to live in florida. so sad to see it go because it truly was one of my favorite wooden coasters. thank you for the video and taking me back down memory lane

I absolutely loved this coaster and made a few trips from Orlando just to ride it. The FLCC (Florida Coaster Club) even had a few events there as well.

Great video and sad story of what was such a promising venture. Long live the Hurricane in the memories of all those that enjoyed it 🎢

Wasn't expecting a new one , I hope your relaxing after the cruise ! Xx

I’m from south Florida this rollercoaster was AMAZING I absolutely loved it! Great video

My family frequently vacationed in South Florida when I was young to visit cousins and I got to ride this quite a bit as a kid. Honestly it was a blast, I miss it and it's a shame it got relegated to this sad fate.

I used to work at boomers from 2011-2012. It was so sad (and annoying as a cashier) to see so many people come to the location not knowing the hurricane had already been closed. And not having any reason to give them as to why. We always just told people it was owned seperately from boomers and that they filed for bankruptcy. Great video, I had always wondered what really happened.

Had no idea about this coaster! Thanks for the education! Have a great week coaster fam!

@ExpeditionThemePark

Жыл бұрын

Thank you Corey!

Bravo on the effort put into this video! If you hadn’t posted this I wouldn’t have known about all this history right in my backyard!

9:00 I was tossed like a salad, and loved it. Has a quite a different meaning these days.

I used to love this coaster... Best memories at this park, and still have my on ride photo 🤭 Thank you for doing this video!🤗

I was catching up on your episodes while working in FL. I didn't know about this coaster until now and am happy to find out about it while I'm staying at a hotel at Dania Pointe Mall. I would never have known there use to be a coaster here.

That go cart track looks fucling insanely fun

Growing up I remember passing the Hurricane a lot on the highway. I went to Boomers at least once either on a school trip or during summer camp, can't remember which. But I never got to ride the Hurricane. I was sure I would at some point....

oh my god, i used to drive past this every weekend, it was such a huge thing for us in miami

I used to be the voice of the Dania Beach Hurricane. When you called the number I had recorded a 45 second long message all about the coaster. I watched that thing get built, it was a hot mess.

I feel so lucky to have experienced this coaster a few times. On two separate trips to Boomers! my brother and i rode it at least twice without anyone else on the train. We did the front row and the back row, the back was better. I think i was probably 12 and 13 on those trips, but my family visits Dania beach most years for Jaxson's ice cream (my great grandfather donated the White Plains Rd. Sign you pass under to enter, and my grandfather who owned an autobody shop in New York donated some of the NY and NJ vanity plates on the walls). I remember when Boomers! closed we were super disappointed because we didn't know until we were in Dania Beach. I went to FAU, which is right next to the Boca Boomers! but i never went there because it didn't have the Dania Beach Hurricane i loved so much :(

Wow! I really enjoyed the flashback in time on the seeing the best places that made life so much fun for me going to these attractions Grand Prix Race Orama, Six Flags Atlantis in Hollywood and the Dania Beach Hurricane. Fun Times in the 70's and 80's for me for theme parks especially wood roller coasters in your backyard. Disney World was an After Thought of longggg lines in hot weather waiting for hours. There was another theme park in Dania that had a wooden rollercoaster unless you've already made a video on it. It was called Pirates World! I loved those rollercoaster rides. Thanks so much for memories.

The fact that this was replaced by a mall is SO hilarious.

@ExpeditionThemePark

Жыл бұрын

Typical right

@vanessaloy1049

Жыл бұрын

Six Flags Atlantis was across the street. It’s now the Oakwood plaza, a huge strip mall.

Thank you for doing this! I went on this coaster many time! It was fun but it never had the best Maintenance!

I rode this roller coaster years ago! Interesting learning the history behind it!

Another well researched and interesting video Sam, It's a shame it's now gone especially since it was a woodie 🙂 I remember riding it whilst staying nearby whilst on a holiday. Keep up the great features. Regards Mark @ AAA

🥹I remember going to boomers when I was a child, I will never forget seeing the coaster when driving by on the I-95

I don't know how I didn't realize until I watched this, that the comedy club I've been going to semi-regularly is where Boomers used to be. I went to Boomers all the time in college, but hadn't visited that area in nearly a decade since it closed, until the Improv opened in the new shopping center. The first time I went to this area recently, I did briefly wonder what used to be here before this popped up, but never put it together or remembered to look it up. Thanks for the epiphany!

Thank you! For this video. Never new what had happened to it, and why it lasted so little. So sad. I wish it was still there. It was majestic. Always wished to ride it, never got to. 😪 Thx👍😊

I drove past that thing hundreds of times. By the time I was tall enough to ride it, it sat abanded mocking me.

@ExpeditionThemePark

Жыл бұрын

The worst 😞

I rode it in the early 2000s when my wife and I made a trip to Miami for a cruise. I marathoned the coaster for a few hours and got many rides with just me on the ride. So few were riding it.

Weird to see you talking about my hometown lol. Thank you for showing my city some love!

Wow, I feel lucky to have ridden this in South Florida. Great times!

Hi Sam, I am new to your channel. Looks very interesting. Found out about it through Jackie's latest video. You guys are great and super natural in your videos. Looking forward to watching all your videos. Thanks for making them for our enjoyment. Cheers!!!

Man, you ever randomly stumble upon a video on youtube and are suddenly hit with the visceral 'i've seen this place before' kind of gut punch reaction? that was me suddenly coming to the realization that dania beach was the theme park i went to on a field trip (i think?) as a kid. i've never been one for roller coasters (inner ear disorder means i'm probably going to have a really bad time) so i didn't ride the hurricane, but i remember we used to drive by it and it was kind of neat to have that weird foray down memory lane, especially for something that isn't one of the major (see also orlando/tampa based) parks in florida.

17:04 I need a t-shirt with that on it. Great video as usual.