Steve! How the hell did you get such great footage. OMG. So many memories. I grew up in Port Colborne. I will always remember the excitement as we turned onto the road leading in. My parents would hand us a wad of tickets and send me and my sibs on our way while they ate and drank at the picnic tables. Such great days.

The original Art Deco type signs & buildings were amazing! This park had rows of shade trees and even a huge building enclosed carousel. No place around like this today!

I loved this place. We would take the ferry from Buffalo and the second we got off the boat I booked to Super Duper Mountain lol. Going backwards on the comet, the taffy, the loganberry….it was the best.

Steve, another great video. Brings back so many happy memories but also makes me sad because that was the official end of my childhood.

@deepstate1015

3 жыл бұрын

I remember riding that yellow roller coaster one last time on one of the last days they were open. While on it I remember thinking to myself: this cant be it is it? I was in disbelief when it actually did close. Still am til this day. The entertainment world sucks today. All Hollywood and big bank ran bullshit.

I miss the park so much

Miss this place a lot. It closed not long after my 15th birthday back in '89. Spend my entire childhood there & practically went every weekend with my dad, brother, and sometimes with friends. Hell, if i ever won the mega lottery, id open another place just like it.

those were the good ole' days👍😎

Wow ! Great before and after video of that historic park . I wonder how many condos there have a picture of the Lake Shore Legend ( Comet ) in there rooms .

I was 8 years old in 89

Too bad crystal beach couldn't relive this era and recreate another world class amusement park. I bet you ppl would flock back just to relive there childhood memories and also as a way to bring back entertainment to this town

@deepstate1015

3 жыл бұрын

It's so sad that they couldn't figure out a way to keep it open. Must be the big banks & corporations that ran it outta there just to build profitable housing, condos, etc. I haven't been there in years though. I'm just guessing that's what's there now.

@Jay-vr9ir

3 жыл бұрын

@@deepstate1015 Too old , too many wood structures , too many more modern amusement parks to compete with and too far off the beaten path to attract Toronto money .

@eaanyills

2 жыл бұрын

@@Jay-vr9ir Too old? There’s hundreds of current amusement parks out there just as old. The closest amusement park to compete with is Darien Lake and Darien Lake might be the one of the most mismanaged parks in the the country. The Golden Horseshoe of Southern Ontario along with Buffalo could have absolutely supported a small-mid sized park like Crystal Beach.

@Jay-vr9ir

10 ай бұрын

It didn't , the biggest mistake Crystal Beach made to save money , was to take out too many rides .They charged a general admission which is fine , but to take at out the rides and replace the rides with games , felt like a rip off.@@eaanyills

Love these videos steve I miss canada

Roberta and her cousin Debbie at 1:31 I know them. Very young there

Please contact the new owners of Fantasy Island!!!! Grand Island NY They are a definite possibility of bringing back the era of Crystal Beach!!!!

please note this campaign is over thanks for your support!

Its a shame the park is gone Thanks to the Hall brothers What about Trudy Roth

^Days

You might have eliminated the fuck you graffiti on the pier half way through?

Thank places like Cedar Point and Walt Disney World for this parks death!!!

@mickzed6746

Жыл бұрын

Darien lake and Canada's wonderland was the end for Crystal Beach.