Pleasure Pier Boardwalk and Rain Forest River Adventure Dark Ride - Galveston, TX

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  • @singlerider377
    @singlerider37710 ай бұрын

    The dark ride is a neat feature! Very campy but still cool that they offer it. The world needs more dark rides. :)

  • @suemoo22
    @suemoo2210 ай бұрын

    Thanks for taking us to places we might never see in person, I really enjoy the vlogs!

  • @maddog6620
    @maddog662010 ай бұрын

    You are cool 😎

  • @annking8633

    @annking8633

    10 ай бұрын

    Agreed.

  • @susanboatman7913
    @susanboatman791310 ай бұрын

    Great ride at Rainforest cafe and Pier. Thanks for this video it is taking my mind off Tony Bennett's passing. He was one of my favorite singer. May he RIP.

  • @olikiahill260

    @olikiahill260

    10 ай бұрын

    Im sorry for the loss of your favorite singer

  • @susanboatman7913

    @susanboatman7913

    10 ай бұрын

    @@olikiahill260 Your welcome

  • @robylove9190
    @robylove919010 ай бұрын

    I'm glad you two are having a good time in Texas. Jenn, I am happy you are getting to spend time with Jacob ❤️ I love you both 💗💗

  • @playingdirty3719
    @playingdirty371910 ай бұрын

    The Rainforest Cafe was wonderful and glad we ran into you and got a selfie. Made our trip so much more special 🎉

  • @randomguysview
    @randomguysview10 ай бұрын

    My home! Welcome to Houston/ galveston Love it here.

  • @mikealanfromchicagoland1209
    @mikealanfromchicagoland120910 ай бұрын

    The best part of that Eddy Burback video is him giving the middle finger to the menu at his final stop.

  • @stifledvoice
    @stifledvoice10 ай бұрын

    Eddy Burback has youth, a funny face, humor, great storytelling and editing skills, and he managed to get an online bank to fund his latest "every-Margaritaville" video that already has 1.5 million views, but he's no Jacob the Carpetbagger when it comes to sheer determination in churning out nearly daily content.

  • @ethanjennings6442

    @ethanjennings6442

    10 ай бұрын

    Eddy-Carpetbagger collab would be awesome

  • @Just.Rob.2017
    @Just.Rob.201710 ай бұрын

    Laundry’s pretty much owns Galveston area .. multiple laundry’s properties

  • @juanzapata492
    @juanzapata49210 ай бұрын

    The rain forest cafe food is delicious and the atmosphere is amazing

  • @denisefink507
    @denisefink50710 ай бұрын

    Check out moody gardens while in the area, glad you're enjoying Texas and taking Jen along with you!

  • @junedizer827
    @junedizer82710 ай бұрын

    This is my favorite dark ride that you have shown us 🎉

  • @tanyaneill3889
    @tanyaneill388910 ай бұрын

    Hope you visited Murdoch's while you were there, it's one of our favorite stores.

  • @laurag9203
    @laurag920310 ай бұрын

    Jenn helping Jacob out of that chair looked like a sneak peak into their golden years.

  • @bg199083
    @bg19908310 ай бұрын

    The moaning vulture literally made me laugh out loud 🤣😂🤣😂

  • @alexgeorge501
    @alexgeorge50110 ай бұрын

    This must be one of the more detailed Rainforest Cafe's in the states, glad you had fun and enjoy the rest of your time in the Lone Star State!

  • @Texastrailrider
    @Texastrailrider10 ай бұрын

    The last time I went to the Pleasure Pier it was the Flagship Hotel. Feeding the seagulls from the 6th floor window was a different kind of fun.

  • @unklejohn7381
    @unklejohn738110 ай бұрын

    I hope you get to visit the train museum while in Galveston! Also did you look into going by the Tee Pee Motel in Wharton, TX? Sadly, they aren't taking guests into the Tee Pee's even though they spent so much money on renovating it about 15 years ago.

  • @knightwinggl1800
    @knightwinggl180010 ай бұрын

    Pleasure Pier was once home to the historic Flagship Hotel from 1965 until 2008. It was totally built over water. Hurricane Ike severely damaged it and subsequently closed. The Pleasure Pier opened in in 2012.

  • @elizabethtiberi8177
    @elizabethtiberi817710 ай бұрын

    I love when you’re with Jen, your happiness shows! ❤your vids!

  • @horseplop9
    @horseplop910 ай бұрын

    Jenn was smart. PASTA looked amazing

  • @quinnjohnson9750
    @quinnjohnson975010 ай бұрын

    Been to Pleasure Pier Boardwalk forever ago. Made me nostalgic about the past. Hopefully I can be able to go to Galveston again one day. Keep up the good work.

  • @jmorgan5252
    @jmorgan525210 ай бұрын

    Great Vid Jacob always a treat to see Jenn

  • @2_thumbs_up_baby
    @2_thumbs_up_baby10 ай бұрын

    I haven't seen on youtube anyone as entertaining as you doing these theme places etc....its always a gd time with Jacob 😋

  • @crimshaw8172
    @crimshaw817210 ай бұрын

    I hear the river adventure is the only one in the world for the rainforest Cafe franchise

  • @silverghostcat1924
    @silverghostcat192410 ай бұрын

    I'm surprised there wasn't a dark ride on the pier. Glad you're enjoying Texas in spite of the heat 🥵💖

  • @AwkwardAnxiousJennifer
    @AwkwardAnxiousJennifer10 ай бұрын

    I lived in Galveston for 3 years and never visited either the Rainforest Cafe or the Pleasure Pier (I think it's a little ridiculous to charge just to walk on the pier and not ride any rides) so it's cool to see what I missed. I hope you and Jenny also spent some time just relaxing on the beach!

  • @agerven

    @agerven

    10 ай бұрын

    i do understand your point of view for charging access to the Pier. It is actually customary in several locations, in and out of the USA, sometimes at ridiculous prices (in which case i fully follow your example). But when you realize that the Pier needs an investment to build, needs maintenance, power, and needs some personnel, then you may better understand why there is a charge for access.

  • @AwkwardAnxiousJennifer

    @AwkwardAnxiousJennifer

    10 ай бұрын

    @@agerven That's a reasonable argument, and if there were no other revenue-generating streams on the pier, I would happily pay to access it. However, with the rides, games, food stalls, and restaurants, I think there's more than enough money being generated to cover the cost of maintaining the pier. Just my opinion. 🤷‍♀

  • @adamtereska8734

    @adamtereska8734

    10 ай бұрын

    I felt the same way as I live in Texas City. Paying for admission just to walk on the pier and not ride rides is ridiculous.

  • @kellyburnett1833
    @kellyburnett183310 ай бұрын

    I agree that Iron Shark coaster looks really nauseating and frightening.😮

  • @GettingOutInLife
    @GettingOutInLife10 ай бұрын

    In 1987, I stayed at the Flagship Hotel there with my youth group. We were on the top (7th) floor. I distinctly remember people fishing off of their balconies, and we were watching the seagulls catching the pieces of bread we threw in mid-air. The last time I was there was three weeks after Hurricane Ike in 2008 to help with relief efforts. The entrance to the Flagship Hotel was halfway hanging in the water, and part of the wall of the hotel was opened up revealing the inside of one of the rooms. The hotel was a total loss, and the Landry’s corporation took over and built the Pleasure Pier. I have not been back since the hotel was destroyed.

  • @Thecorgially
    @Thecorgially10 ай бұрын

    Love the Rain Forrest Restaurant and the dark ride. All animatronics not taxidermy animals.

  • @TheVictorCruz
    @TheVictorCruz10 ай бұрын

    Interesting little fact: Landrys also owns Golden Nugget in Las Vegas!! Therein, use points at Landrys locations, get comps at Golden Nugget!

  • @stevenangelico9275
    @stevenangelico927510 ай бұрын

    Jacob did the walk of shame funny as hell lmfao.

  • @jolandabrink4634
    @jolandabrink463410 ай бұрын

    Hello Jacob, a fan here from the netherlands.....I love your video's!! Especially the board walk video's...but I watch them all...the road side attractions are also great...always makes me feel as if i'm on a road trip myself!! Keep up the good work.I love watching you!!😘 Jolanda.

  • @danalynch8889
    @danalynch888910 ай бұрын

    I like watching you as you can be silly.

  • @nicochicago2028
    @nicochicago202810 ай бұрын

    Jenn should have cheer you up with a funnel cake. After the strongest man

  • @Just.Rob.2017
    @Just.Rob.201710 ай бұрын

    When you went to San Antonio . You should have went to the rainforest there it’s the only three story location in the world .. fun for guest to see a nightmare to work in .. worked at that location for 9 yrs

  • @allensherrill850

    @allensherrill850

    10 ай бұрын

    I heard how difficult it was to work at a restaurant like yours.

  • @beachmum4758
    @beachmum475810 ай бұрын

    Galveston, Texas is my home sweet home! It's island time!

  • @riccroll8190
    @riccroll819010 ай бұрын

    THX vor showing us all the carrusells! It makes me Happy 😊❤🎠

  • @dodiatkins4515
    @dodiatkins451510 ай бұрын

    Great seeing the two of you having fun. 😊

  • @waterhorse5199
    @waterhorse519910 ай бұрын

    My goodness, Jacob! Your zigzagging all over Texas is making me dizzy!!😂🥴

  • @adventureswithjose9739
    @adventureswithjose973910 ай бұрын

    That was the original location of the Pleasure Pier in Galveston until Hurricane Carla in 1961. Then from about that time on it was the Flagship Hotel. Then after Hurricane Ike in 2008, Landry's purchased the pier and brought back the Pleasure Pier. Landry's also developed the Kemah Boardwalk in 1997.

  • @gregvazquez9196
    @gregvazquez919610 ай бұрын

    Hey Jacob, love your videos. The Landry's Select card gets you priority seating usually within 15 minutes and gets you a birthday award. Take care.

  • @annaratliff4638
    @annaratliff46386 ай бұрын

    We went to ride the Rainforest Cafe Dark Ride last month with our kids because of you. It was so much fun

  • @totainium
    @totainium10 ай бұрын

    I'm sure all that water was very welcome after all the heat in TX

  • @N3ttwerk

    @N3ttwerk

    10 ай бұрын

    Sorta, but the water is like 89F lol

  • @horseplop9

    @horseplop9

    10 ай бұрын

    I wouldn't Play in that Water .

  • @chadoutler3499
    @chadoutler349910 ай бұрын

    Glad you are having fun in Texas. Jave a great day .

  • @SamanthaNoelCakes
    @SamanthaNoelCakes10 ай бұрын

    Eddy Burback Carpetbagger crossover 2023!!!

  • @allensherrill850
    @allensherrill85010 ай бұрын

    Hot here in central California, but the river ride you were on, cooled me down. Thanks Jacob

  • @barbaraboeckman1510
    @barbaraboeckman151010 ай бұрын

    I always feel like ive been there, wherever you go! Thanks for the adventures 😊

  • @trainmands2535
    @trainmands253510 ай бұрын

    I went to the pier last year with my papa and we had a blast there, I’m glad you got to visit the pier and hope you had a blast as well.

  • @markzeahammer183
    @markzeahammer18310 ай бұрын

    Carpetbagger, ...California is getting a MEOW WOLF.. So we will see you here soon.

  • @BubbasBigAdventures
    @BubbasBigAdventures10 ай бұрын

    Well. One more stop on our to-go list. Thanks Jacob

  • @iowndvc
    @iowndvc10 ай бұрын

    Before the amusemnt park was built on the pier, it had a histooric hotel built in the 1960s called The Flagship hotel. Stayed there a couple nights several years ago. The hotel was irreparably damaged during Hurricane Ike in 2008. It was the first fully over water hotel in North America.

  • @limerent72
    @limerent7210 ай бұрын

    Omg, that's an enormous Rainforest Cafe! There's a $2B theme park they're planning to build along Rt 66 in OK called American Heartland. It's going to be built by former Disney Imagineers and builders. They plan to have it ready by 2026!

  • @GuruChaz
    @GuruChaz10 ай бұрын

    Houston area also has Kemah Boardwalk and a wooden rollercoaster and other rides. Don’t miss that.

  • @JDiology
    @JDiology10 ай бұрын

    Ur on the biggest n best in the nation. Rainforest cafe.

  • @syedhamidi5643
    @syedhamidi564310 ай бұрын

    I love Jacob’s vibes 🎉

  • @johnbowman74
    @johnbowman7410 ай бұрын

    Love it as always.

  • @anillustratedimagination4223
    @anillustratedimagination422310 ай бұрын

    If you are still roaming around Texas, the Stanzel Model Aircraft Museum is in Central Texas between Houston and San Antonio.

  • @henryescat1104
    @henryescat110410 ай бұрын

    That must be a strong pier to support the weight of all those crazy rides...

  • @andrewnguyen1890
    @andrewnguyen189010 ай бұрын

    imagine I see you in person because I want to Galveston, TX on July/16/2023 with my mom and my brother, and we going to Moody Gardens and we going back home on July/17/2023 after you want there. How exciting it would be.

  • @nataliecrow6533
    @nataliecrow653310 ай бұрын

    The rollercoaster on the Pier is similar to the one that got stuck upside down because a rider’s purse fell in the tracks below 😮

  • @Alacallacazam
    @Alacallacazam10 ай бұрын

    If you liked pleasure pier you could also try kimah boardwalk they have a themed train ride and a wooden coaster

  • @junedizer827
    @junedizer82710 ай бұрын

    Hi Jenn! We love you!

  • @dawnbenchley7237
    @dawnbenchley723710 ай бұрын

    You guys had a lot of fun.

  • @insidedianeslife2456
    @insidedianeslife245610 ай бұрын

    I want to go to all these one off rides. I can't wait to start traveling. Love those stools.

  • @talfacprez
    @talfacprez10 ай бұрын

    You could have ridden the Farris Wheel since you had Jenny with you, but you didn't. In Galveston there is one of the cruise ship ports. Each of those cruise liners are literally a floating city in itself.

  • @lauriemathon7074
    @lauriemathon707410 ай бұрын

    You and Jen are fun❤

  • @marybmccormick
    @marybmccormick10 ай бұрын

    So much fun 😅 today awesome dark ride beautiful merry-go-round enjoyed jenn😅 being here you guys rock 🥌🪨🥌 see you tomorrow ❤️❤️❤️

  • @Alacallacazam
    @Alacallacazam10 ай бұрын

    You had a lucky experience I’ve never gotten stuck on the dark ride

  • @tomklock568
    @tomklock56810 ай бұрын

    Glad to see you guys together. Looks like you've had a great time in Texas...dare I say a hot time? Ha ha. Thanks for the video!

  • @mariehendrick7173
    @mariehendrick717310 ай бұрын

    Totally amazing what's not to love the food looks WOW and the ride.. And the pier.. This is a fantastic day /night out... So pleased to see you enjoying this great place.!!!! XXX

  • @matthewfarmer2520
    @matthewfarmer252010 ай бұрын

    Awesome Jacob 😎 thanks for sharing, have your fun. It's cool to see. You take care and stay safe 🤓📸✌️

  • @chuckoneill2023
    @chuckoneill202310 ай бұрын

    If you want to visit every Rain Forest Cafe --- just wait, they're closing down, one after the other; soon, that one in Galveston could be the sole survivor. The few left (for now) are just sad shells of what they used to be.

  • @omizj6951
    @omizj695110 ай бұрын

    Haven’t been here in a while, with school and work. You and Jen are still always enjoyable to watch.

  • @brendakrieger7000
    @brendakrieger700010 ай бұрын

    Fun! So much joy seeing you & Jenn!🥰🥳

  • @ChristopherHovis
    @ChristopherHovis10 ай бұрын

    I haven't been to Texas since I was little ❤

  • @davidm3569
    @davidm356910 ай бұрын

    Another great fun vlog 👍😁

  • @michaelcornelius4716
    @michaelcornelius471610 ай бұрын

    I grew up coming here, awesome to see you visit!

  • @juliefaye47
    @juliefaye477 ай бұрын

    Love this video! Love the Rain Forest Cafe! I only visited the one in Atlantic City. This ride looks amazing!!! Thanks for sharing!

  • @barbarah9917
    @barbarah991710 ай бұрын

    Always great watching u nice one!😁🤗

  • @agerven
    @agerven10 ай бұрын

    Hey there, so good to see both of you happy and healthy at the Pier. Very good camerawork from both of you! Your gear is very well suited for the dark ride and for the Boardwalk Pleasure at night as well.

  • @baddecisions9186
    @baddecisions918610 ай бұрын

    I love galveston

  • @grfeld84
    @grfeld849 ай бұрын

    20:57 And now, the walk of shame! Poor Jacob! Better luck next time! Eat fewer Fruit Loops and more Wheaties!

  • @fallvr-hv2pc
    @fallvr-hv2pc10 ай бұрын

    I was 10 year old and my mom forced me on the Texas chair swing. I was terrified but the view was amazing! I loved it, and you should go on it! This is the best pier! I go to galveston for a vacay. So glad you get to experience this too!

  • @Lancedunn623
    @Lancedunn62310 ай бұрын

    Less than a month ago i rode the ride a went to Galveston tx to go on a cruise it was great so fun

  • @FLgurl407
    @FLgurl40710 ай бұрын

    The swingers at the Pleasure Pier huh? 🎠🎢

  • @viviennemorgan7217
    @viviennemorgan721710 ай бұрын

    i want to go to the rainforest cafe one day so i can be on the dark ride

  • @viviennemorgan7217

    @viviennemorgan7217

    10 ай бұрын

    but i hope you will have a great time in texas.

  • @kristaseyler654
    @kristaseyler65410 ай бұрын

    How fun I hope to get there soon !!!

  • @jacobkrug
    @jacobkrug10 ай бұрын

    love your videos keep up the good work

  • @nobreyner60
    @nobreyner6010 ай бұрын

    I live within 30 miles of Galveston

  • @ckcoffey
    @ckcoffey10 ай бұрын

    Literally just watched the visiting every Margaritaville video before this one and you mention the every rainforest cafe video lol. Very nice

  • @martyweeniehead1792
    @martyweeniehead179210 ай бұрын

    Awww. You’re just a few blocks away. I’d like to meet you.

  • @Savagemister
    @Savagemister10 ай бұрын

    Me and my kids, when they were little Savages, rode this dark ride. It was fun. And we liked the erupting volcano outside at night.

  • @richardduhaime8071
    @richardduhaime807110 ай бұрын

    I wish I knew were going to be here. I would hav e bought you lunch! The ship lights on the horizon are ships waiting their turn to come into Houston to unload.

  • @RikFTK
    @RikFTK10 ай бұрын

    Hippocampus is actually the latin name for the regular seahorse you were riding on.

  • @calebm.7337
    @calebm.733710 ай бұрын

    I have videos of that rainforest cafe location

  • @Sprite255
    @Sprite25510 ай бұрын

    just went there last friday

  • @TheGatlinburgHussey
    @TheGatlinburgHussey10 ай бұрын

    Good morning from Gatlinburg TN Smoky Mountains Park Mr Bagger 🏞️🐻🌄

  • @shadowdanzer4878
    @shadowdanzer487810 ай бұрын

    I hope you go back for Mardi Gras and make a video about that