I miss this ride so much! Glad it still is in use tho

@MikesTrainsandTravels

Жыл бұрын

Yeah, I'm glad it's still in use but I don't like it as much as a coal mine. The Golden Nugget was really a great ride. I wish they would have rebuilt it as a gold mine instead of a coal mine though

@dougwelsh9385

Жыл бұрын

​@@MikesTrainsandTravels eh it works because the area that it in now has a history of coal mines

Im glad this ride got a new lease on life as "Black Diamond" at Knoebels Amusement Resort.

From gold to anthracite, the legacy this ride holds lives on

I rode on this ride so many times back in the 60&70's as a kid growing up I can still smell the musty smell 😅 my favorite ride. Only the memories remain everything else in the entire area and era are long gone! Thanks for the memories ☺️

@DarkinthePark

Жыл бұрын

Yeah...we remember the smell too. The smell was similar in the pirate ship.

I rode this ride when i was a boy and my children rode this ride ... part of this ride will always live in my memory when I think about the joy and happiness of life.

It saddens me that Hunt's Pier is now just a storage area. Make it a "retro pier" , and bring back rides like the Condor, the old haunted house, a bigger arcade for Randy. I know though- that would cost money for the rides, maintenance, and staff. But a retro pier would be a hit imo.

@MikesTrainsandTravels

Жыл бұрын

Condor was a good ride. I also liked Keystone Kops, the train and the cars under the Flyer. They had a fun shooting gallery there too.

@davidhibbs6989

Жыл бұрын

​@@MikesTrainsandTravels are you talking about the shooting gallery where they had about 20 rifles set up for a quarter for 25 shots where you could shoot the bulls eyes to make the traffic light turn colors and make the duck quack and the player piano play with a mannequin and spittoon etc. I can still see it all in my mind at old hunts Pier!

@MikesTrainsandTravels

Жыл бұрын

@@davidhibbs6989 Yes, that's the one. I loved playing that every summer. Shooting galleries are a thing that seem to be gone now. When you do still find one, it's much smaller and not many targets anymore. My three favorite targets were the piano player, the traffic light and there was a bird sitting on a water pump and he would make noise and flap his wings and water came out of the pump. Hunt's Pier was always alot of fun!

@doggygaming950

3 ай бұрын

Wish I had a minds eye. I have aphantasia so my memories have no visuals.

I remember every creak!!!

Best ride ever, miss it, i remember the smell, noises...good memories, time flies my friends, scary!!

i miss the golde3n nugget, pirate ship skua, wacky shack, keystone cops...in fact the whole hunts pier. and castle dracula. these were all the best part of the boardwalk!

@DarkinthePark

Ай бұрын

Yep, we miss them too!

This is incredible! I wish you guys had the Keystone Kops

@MikesTrainsandTravels

Жыл бұрын

Yeah, that was a good ride

I’ve been dying to see ride through videos of Whacky Shack and Keystone Kops when they were in operation. Funchase has vids taken by Eric Princz after they were closed in 1995. I wish video would surface of WS and KK from the 80’s. I’m also kicking myself for not taping the Escape from Dinosaur Beach ride when riding. Most of my on ride videos though I snuck, I didn’t ask permission to tape and I got told at the end of Dark River, and at Chamber of Checkers.

@DarkinthePark

Жыл бұрын

It was always a challenge back then to get good video on dark rides because the equipment was so big and was obvious to the employees. You did a good job having the foresight to get footage on the rides you managed to Robert...so don't beat yourself up for missing some.

Riders really got a lot of bang for their buck.

What did the animatronics say when they were in the dark? I can’t make it out? Great video though can’t wait to show this to my dad this is the best video I’ve seen if this ride!

@DarkinthePark

Жыл бұрын

It sounds like they are saying that they want ice cream...lol. Honestly, I don't know. That stuff was added during the dinosaur beach days so it wasn't part of my youth.

Greetings! May I use this footage in a video I'm making discussing this ride's history? I will give your channel full credit in the video.

@DarkinthePark

5 ай бұрын

Sure, but also credit the guy who took the video: Robert Krasinski

What music is playing in the back ground at 0:00? I remember hearing this music in Brainy Baby Shapes and Colors!

@DarkinthePark

5 ай бұрын

Believe it or not, the name of the song is "golden nugget". It was part of the now defunct Digital Juice production music catalog.

I watched this to hear the whistle at the turn of the Bottomless shaft. Great memories.

@DarkinthePark

Жыл бұрын

I think it's more the sound of the brakes...but yeah....that sound really brings you back.

This looks cool shit they should bring this ride back

@S.J.C._Entertainment

Жыл бұрын

The actual roller coaster is still being used as black diamond at knoebals

Can I ask what you are using to transfer these old videos to digital? I’ve been searching for a high quality solution. Thanks!

@DarkinthePark

Жыл бұрын

I have various professional SVHS decks and digital decks from when I was an event videographer....so it's not like stuff I purchased from Best Buy. Certain videos transfer better on different machines...so sometimes it's trial and error depending on the quality of the tape. As far as the computer, I use Quicktime on an Imac to capture the files.

you had to be there.

I'm doing a bit for Golden Nugget for an upcoming video, would you mind if I use some of this footage? I would give on screen credit and link back to the video. Please let me know, thank you!

@DarkinthePark

10 ай бұрын

That is fine. Just credit Robert Krasinski and Dark in the Park.

@AirtimeThrills

10 ай бұрын

@@DarkinthePark thanks! I appreciate it

Do you have a video on the log flume on Hunt's pier? I was never on it. I'd also like to see a video in the pirate ship if you have one.

@DarkinthePark

Жыл бұрын

We do not have a ride through of either of those rides. The Pirate Ship was our favorite ride and I wish a walk though of that would surface. The Log Flume is still in operation at Arnold's Amusement Park in Iowa so you can still ride that! arnoldspark.com/project/log-flume-2/

@MikesTrainsandTravels

Жыл бұрын

@@DarkinthePark Thanks! I'll have to see if there are videos on the log flume from the other park. I loved the pirate ship to. I was young but I went through and I didn't take the "chicken exit" that was right before the spinning barrel. I liked the part when it felt like you were walking on the wall. I think I remember seeing a ball rolling up hill in that room to. Wildwood lost all the great rides that made it unique. Now, it's just rides that any park would have. Nothing special anymore

@DarkinthePark

Жыл бұрын

@@MikesTrainsandTravels Well...they still have the Ghost Ship on Mariner's Landing if it ever opens again.

@infinite_vortex

Жыл бұрын

@@MikesTrainsandTravels I agree with a lot of the uniqueness gone. Wildwood rides had character. I'm glad they brought Kong back. Hopefully that's a sign of things to come in terms of uniqueness.

@robkrasinski6217

Жыл бұрын

Walk through haunted attractions are a big liability for parks. But, Morey’s built Ghost Ship and chain parks like Six Flags and Cedar Fair have walk through haunted attractions in the fall.

Dinosaur beach was horrible . They closed after that summer.