Gotta love the background of the UK parks vs ours in the US. UK: "This was formerly a monastery and given to a conquering knight" US: "This land was formerly a swamp no one wanted to live in"

@HGmolotov

5 жыл бұрын

"so we built a castle there. It sank. So we built another. And then IT sank. So we built a third. It set on fire, fell over and then sank into the swamp."

@Si-Harris

5 жыл бұрын

I know I'm a year late, but this comment is brilliant!

@mrquavers

4 жыл бұрын

Maryse Bowen well if a baby went on one they would probably fly out and die

@scout_princess

3 жыл бұрын

I’m proud to be from the UK

@A_Sturdy_Door

3 жыл бұрын

British has better theming than American parks

I won a season pass to Camelot and got the “key to the castle” and as a child I can 100% tell you it was the happiest day of my life and me and my friend rose whirlwind 30 times in one day. 😂🤦🏼‍♀️

@sarahwilkins5622

3 жыл бұрын

Key to the castle" woah that rings a bell what is it? I used to go to this enchanted dream land in the nineties ( I've probably been to Camelot lands in my dreams since though)

@fnyourmom3064

2 жыл бұрын

@@sarahwilkins5622 it sounds like a “key to the city” which isn’t really anything besides the city holding a ceremony for someone they like whilst giving them a key that does nothing

@chanel113

2 жыл бұрын

Husband is like hey I thought marrying me was the happiest! Nope, it’s winning key to Camelot lol

@jadeyxboox

2 жыл бұрын

@@fnyourmom3064 yeah it was just the season pass and I got to hold a massive key for press photos 😂

@IamNiggler

2 ай бұрын

@@sarahwilkins5622I'm gay too giddy lol

It wasn't just a theme park, it was built around an important and proud part of British culture. The most tragic thing about it for me.

@loganmccain9573

3 жыл бұрын

This is why we left and beat Britains ass

@loganmccain9573

3 жыл бұрын

@@c.c.schaeffer8678 I enjoyed that aspect so much I highlighted it again. Isn’t that wonderful friend?

@sinc4284

3 жыл бұрын

Shut up

@white-dragon4424

2 жыл бұрын

Pity it wasn't better run and placed in Somerset, where the real Camelot was supposed to be. The marginally better weather down south would've also helped it. Looking at it, it's obvious that the person behind it had very little idea about the legend. It just comes across as a generic amusement park with some crude Arthurian touches.

@joet7644

4 ай бұрын

Eerm, it was themed around a mythical King who never existed. Not sure how that qualifies as important British history and culture.

"Camelot!" "It's only a model"

@anavelgato2004

2 жыл бұрын

No, on second thought, let's not go to Camelot. It is a silly place

The problem with Camelot was that it was really out of the way for most people. Other theme parks like Pleasure Beach or Thorpe Park are in more touristy areas, while Camelot was in what was basically the desolate outskirts of Preston

@HeyItsMad

Жыл бұрын

Desolate outskirts of preston 😂 never heard chorley called that before

@MGMutt

10 ай бұрын

Alton Towers is in the sticks

@jayhackett7240

5 ай бұрын

Went to the Scare City Experience last October and I'll admit from Manchester it wasn't too far to travel: just one train to Chorley via the Blackpool route then a bus from the main bus station opposite to the park "gate", but once you are there it really is in the middle of no where since the bus stop is in the middle of an overgrown country road. Nearly missed my stop but probably helped with the scare maze atmosphere coming in at least trying to figure out where I was XDD

Very nostalgic video for me. Camelot was my local theme park growing up and we used to go there every year in the school summer holidays (not to mention countless school trips as well!). So sad to see the state it is in now, unfortunately it would have taken someone with a huge budget to turn the park around when Blackpool Pleasure Beach & Alton Towers are both not too far away.

@ExpeditionThemePark

6 жыл бұрын

Yeah, a shame really!

@corbanXV

4 жыл бұрын

same here, born and still in lancashire, had a lot of memories with this theme park

@bigfish74f

3 жыл бұрын

And blackpool has peel holdings throwing cash at it

Wow I'd almost forgotten about this theme park, pretty sure I went there with the family as a kid and enjoyed it immensely. Its worth noting that from 2007-2012 we had some seriously sh*tty summers in Britain and that coupled with the credit crunch can not have helped matters.

@mercedesroberts4680

3 жыл бұрын

I went too, most likey more towards 2011/2012

I didn't even know Camelot had closed down until I saw this video... man, that's pretty gutting. I went there at least once a year when I was a kid and I have a lot of fond memories! I remember the jousting matches being particularly fun back then. Also, I'm not entirely sure if it was here, but I think there was some kind of magic show hosted by Merlin - I got to go up on stage in that when I was about 6, and then completely froze up. One of my most embarrassing childhood memories but otherwise a great park! I'll miss it.

@ExpeditionThemePark

6 жыл бұрын

Yeah im pretty sure it was here! I would of been the same if they had pulled me up on stage also haha

@goldchimera3764

6 жыл бұрын

I dunno, I just don't really keep up with this sort of thing. I think I last went in 2009 or so, so I guess that's why

@goldchimera3764

6 жыл бұрын

Uh sorry?

@goldchimera3764

6 жыл бұрын

well then maybe you're more into theme parks and/or lancastrian local news than me what's your point

@ExpeditionThemePark

6 жыл бұрын

It’s not a competition, people can like it in the past or now but the fact is it closed and it doesn’t matter when you found it. Now we all know! :)

We used to go every other year in the 80s and 90s, to an 8 yr old, it really was magical. I feel as the years went on, it kinda lost the medieval theme somewhere along the way

@the0ffspring.

3 жыл бұрын

Lucky when i was small thw whole camelot theme park closed

This was a very well made video. As someone native to the Lancashire area, this was my family's favourite haunt whenever we wanted a day out. We had so many great times there and I miss it dearly. It's oddly crushing to see it in its current state and the track cam of the Knightmare brought back vivid pangs of nostalgia.

The 200 houses have been declined as of march 16th 2018 and camelot is still there

@mikekaraoke

5 жыл бұрын

Oscar-I know you posted this a while back now, But yea exactly since the houses have now been declined yet again from Story Homes then Camelot should re-open They were going to do that back a very longtime ago in March of 2013 but Story Homes pulled the plug

@oddsandwindsocks5905

5 жыл бұрын

@@mikekaraoke they can't reopen now .most of the stands and sideshows have corroded or been sold off.

@Bencrush7Shorts

5 жыл бұрын

@@oddsandwindsocks5905 i live in leyland and would love to go explore it before something happens, wouldnt go alone though lol

@johnquinones7243

4 жыл бұрын

i admit even when i went as a kid it wasnt the best park, one of the rides had those spring seat belts that literally just came off as soon as it started, waiting areas were not safe for kids but at least parts of it were fun, now people probably smoke crack there its like a ghetto ghost town

@TimeBunny

4 жыл бұрын

I remember seeing the top of the roller coaster as I was coming home from Blackpool last May. I’d love to go explore but it wouldn’t surprise me if it’s swarming with security now though.

I remember going in the late 90’s for my birthday, my parents pulled me & my sister out of school for the day and it was great! I don’t remember it being overly busy then but that would of been during the week and outside school holidays. I digress but we stopped by PC World on the way home to get me a pc game I wanted which just topped off a fantastic day...

I lived right close to Camelot and really loved it as a kid, although now a good number of years later, all I remember was the jousting and the amount of wasps there.

I used to love this place, as a kid, you never think they will shut down..... so many good memories Thanks for the nostalgia, mate.

I live pretty close to Camelot so I walk/drive past it all the time. The Knightmare has now been dismantled unfortunately, saw them taking it down last year, I don't think theres any rides/tracks left there now. I used to go all the time as a kid since it was so close, was gutted when it closed down. Me and a couple of friends explored it a few times in 2014, was weird to see what was left of the rides in disrepair, was proper horror movie vibes. After that the security got a lot more strict so we stopped going. Really enjoyed this video, was a nice nostalgia trip. Weird to see such an in-depth video with so many views about something that's just been common place to me throughout the years.

I can see one of the rollercoasters- which I was too short to go on at the time- from my bedroom window. R.I.P Camelot 😔❤️

@CalOrange_Zoey

5 жыл бұрын

Gracie Taylor what was the name?

@downloaderbyproxy93

5 жыл бұрын

@@CalOrange_Zoey knightmare

@AdamKitchen700

4 жыл бұрын

Carriages of which are at Southport Pleasureland, though the owner won't admit it

@thehalloweenandchristmasfa3624

3 жыл бұрын

Well nightmare is not there now

@drewfinn2

3 жыл бұрын

@@CalOrange_Zoey the video goes over the naming @3:15 ...more names than just Knightmare

What a pity that Knightmare didn't get relocated somewhere else in the UK after the park closed, it looks like an awesome ride, far too good to be left sitting there abandoned like a giant fossil.

Update; The entire theme park has been demolished aside from some very small rides and assorted buildings. Knightmare is also gone due to being in too shit a condition to relocate after almost ten years of constant exposure with no up-keep. The landowners want to build houses on the land but it keeps being rejected by the council for whatever reason.

@HeyItsMad

Жыл бұрын

Oh boy, there's pretty much a one woman reason why 😅 She's an admin in local Facebook groups and if anyone has the audacity to sugguest we should maybe not keep protesting this and allow the land to be used for something, they become a local exile 😂 It's local village politics in action.

I remember going here on school trips in the 90s, such a blast from the past.

Most of Camelot's rides were sold to Southport Pleasureland like you said but they ended up getting much more. Such as excalibur 2, the twister, the pirate ship, the carousel, the ghost train and other smaller rides. They also have a lot of the props and decorations. Unfortunately after 2 seasons of operation excalibur 2 which was renamed to the OMG was scrapped due to multiple problems. The pirate ship ran for longer but was taken apart and now sits as a photo op. Great video! Hope my info sheds some more light for other people interested :)

@VulpixInferno91

5 жыл бұрын

Ahh didn't know Southport got rid of OMG, I briefly worked there when it was in operation but the rumour was a kid had fell out if the ride and died when it was still at Camelot and that's how Southport got it, no idea how true that is though 😂

I'm sad now....I didn't know Camelot closed down :( I have fond memorys of visiting it as a kid...

@ExpeditionThemePark

6 жыл бұрын

Yeah :( it happened quite quietly!

I spent my childhood at camelot watching this gave me nostalgia! They did a show and they chose me to be the princess in it lol my mum has a vid of it all. Miss this park so much. (I was about 5 or 6 when i went so my favourite was the caterpillar ride!)

Great video :-) I was a ride operator on The Beast back in 1991, I absolutely loved working at the 'Magical Kingdom' :-) It's so sad to see it in ruin now. Thanks for sharing

@mattjcwig

5 жыл бұрын

That's awesome! Are you able to shed light on two things for me? 1. My dad used to go on about a section of the beast where you hurtle at a wall then at the last second turn a corner? True? If so elaborate as when I rode Venom (I was too young to ride The Beast) nothing similar was in place. Also years back I went with a friend and in the shop at the end of venom the shop keeper told us that the beast shut down due to a rider banging there head on the bar you hold onto and injuring themselves, true or false? Thanks 😁

@000Mark000

5 жыл бұрын

@@mattjcwig In the original incarnation of the beast, the ride was accompanied by automatic lighting effects, animatronics and sound effects. The secret was that the ride would do two circuits of the track with different effects on each circuit. The turns into and out of the station were both very tight and had no banking. When the ride started, the lights in the station went out and the train left the station at low speed. The turn out of the station was not that thrilling. Likewise at the end of the ride as the train was slowing to a stop the turn into the station was also quite dull. But as you raced through the station between the first and second circuit, at speed, with the station in darkness, and the only light being on the stone (polystyrene) wall at the end of the station, you would have one very severe turn, in darkness, as you entered the station, immediately followed by hurtling towards a stone wall that you very sharply turn away from at the last second.

Excellent & informative feature on Camelot Theme Park, visited this park a couple of times in the 90s & "The Tower of Terror" was a fantastic coaster, videos ive seen online where people are exploring this abandoned theme park are fascinating

@ExpeditionThemePark

6 жыл бұрын

Disney Dave Thanks Dave, such a sad state the park is in but so interesting to see!

@alaeriia01

6 жыл бұрын

Where is Tower now? I know it became Twist 'n' Shout...

@urban_fox_cub_urbex

5 жыл бұрын

Explored it my self when it closed and again in 2014 the hotel is still fully functional the Knight mate coaster is still on site but the knightmare train is 40 miles south dumped in some woods

@urban_fox_cub_urbex

5 жыл бұрын

Dragon flyer trains are not at Southport they where cut up and scrapped

I almost died in this place in 2003. Was on a ride when safety straps broke. Only my 'I dont wanna die' grip saved me. After I got off - I told the staff operating. As I walked way I saw two staff DUCT TAPE the seat and kept it going.

@coreydobbs2087

4 жыл бұрын

So they fixed the problem... Nothing removes duck tape

@Jess-et5oq

4 жыл бұрын

Which ride?

@ranosian1135

4 жыл бұрын

@@Jess-et5oq It was something like a dragon. I dont remember its name but the cars looked like dragons

@anthonywhite4500

4 жыл бұрын

@@ranosian1135 no it wasn't. You're talking shit

Great video, I’ve many happy memories of both visiting Camelot and working there for four seasons. The park was split into three sections and I worked as a ride operator in section 1, which included the Beast/Venom, Pendragons Plunge, the Dragon Flyer and a few others. Driving the Dragon Flyer was great, but the diesel fumes left you feeling rotten by the end of the day, plus you had to remember to fill it up or it would grind to a halt halfway round the track! My voice also featured on the Log Flume as King Arthur giving the safety briefing! Slight correction on The Beast/Venom: the mountain facade was in place right up until the ride closed in 2001 (I was one of the last to operate it). When they rethemed the ride to be called Venom in the late 90s, there was a walk-through reptile house with live snakes, lizards etc. before you reached the queuing area. This is the bit that closed to make way for the Family Entertainment Centre, meaning the Venom queue was moved outside. The ride was a shadow of its former self by then as most of the original lighting and sound effects had broken or been disconnected.

Camelot was basically my childhood. As a kid, I used to go pretty much every year either on a school trip or with friends and family. Some of my fondest memories as a kid are riding the Dragon coaster and the Whirlwind. Seeing it in a state of destitution really hits me in the feels :(

Saw this on my way to Alton towers on the m6 motorway. Completely forgot about Camelot! Had been as a kid when I was in scouts or something. Don’t have loads of memories of it but remember the knights jousting shows and the diesel dragon rollercoaster. Shame it’s closed down :(

2012? God it doesn't feel that long ago, used to go to Camelot every summer growing up, still have a huge ass pink shark I won on one of those stupid games where you chuck balls into a bucket. Miss that place man, made a lot of memories there :/

As a little kid this was an annual school trip at the end of the year as a special treat. I never got to ride some of the bigger attractions as I was only young, between 5-9 I'd say. It was a great experience going on the log flumes and the caterpillar rides and especially the justing show. I remember going a few times with my mum and siblings aswell. Truly was a magical experience and I'm not ashamed to say that seeing the park in disarray in this video, and seeing the clips of older film showing the park at its peak brought a tear to my eye. Thanks for reinventing my memories, love the videos, keep it up mate.

I live in Chorley, this park is literally a 40 minute walk from me. I loved going here as a kid and it’s so sad to see it fade away

I remember one summer with my brother and sister drinking copious amounts of free cadburys chocolate milk sold at camelot. Such good memories of going to this theme park as a kid. One year we went at opening time when Tower of Terror rollercoaster was just new. I went on it round and round tons of times while it was quiet. Such fun :)

Thank you for treating this old dog to a trip down memory lane..such a great theme park in it's hay day..😭

I remember going in here and exploring the site after if had closed down and been abandoned and taking photos as I walked around. It's good to see the clips of when it was open

I really do enjoy these videos! It's nice to learn about different theme parks in various parts of the world. I learned a lot about UK-based theme parks from your channel.

@ExpeditionThemePark

6 жыл бұрын

Well check back next weekend and you will learn even more! :) Thank you!

We used to go every summer with school before breaking up for the holidays. Some great memories

This was my childhood. It's a shame that it's gone

@Dan23_7

4 жыл бұрын

Tiny Plays Are you nearby to it ? I live about 5 miles away from it and used to go a lot when I was younger

This place was magical enough to me! Living somewhat near Chorley, it was a nice and cheap day out that I think I usually went to for my Birthday. I was too young to remember each seperate trip, but I have plenty memories nonetheless. I even have photos of my day out in Approx July 2012 (or thats when my mum uploaded them anyway), and before. One of my first credits ever was Dragon Flier, and I have images of me on it. We have a magnet of a ride photo from the Flume. However, I appreciate not all people had a lovely experience as I had, on the balloons, slides, dragon Flier and feeding the animals. My sister's boyfriend -- contrary to me -- has had rides spoiled from one of his trips to Camelot, after his experience on Excalibur 2. The basics are that his restraints unlocked midway through the ride and him and his mates had to hold him in when it went upside down. Now, he just won't go on any ride. This has made things quite awkward between him and our family, cause our family want to take him to Disney, and he thinks it won't be fun if he doesn't go on any of the rides. Case in point: I think this place really held its place in the Northwest British population, and anyone who has been to it, is probably not totally impartial to it.

@gimme_da_pieeee

Жыл бұрын

Oh also, I came back for Scarecity just to go in the castle, but I was so scared during it I kinda forgot I was in the castle in the first place.

My greatest memories of this theme park was when I visited in 2015 as an URBAN EXPLORER!...I wondered around with the whole place to myself , I took many photos of its sad dilapidated state and thought of all the people who had once enjoyed this wonderland . Thankyou for this most informative history video on a place that brought much happiness to many people of the northwest .

I used to go to Camelot all the time as a kid, between here and Blackpool Pleasure Beach we had so much fun. Camelot wasn't just a theme park though, it was a cultural icon.

My god, I'm 41 years old and haven't thought about this Park since I visited as a kid back in the 80s!! I remeber that Excalaber Ride for sure.

Every year for my birthday as a child, my parent took me to a theme park. I love these videos on Lightwater Valley, Camelot, American Adventure, Flamingo Land, Alton Towers, Thorpe Park and Drayton Manor. Pure nostalgia! We were so luck to have so many in England!

Me and my family visited a couple months before it shut down- it was a really amazing place that I enjoyed thoroughly and it was a hecking shame they shut down

Came here after your Crinkley Bottom video hoping that this place might still be going but somehow slipped my radar... Saddened to see it in ruins within seconds of clicking this video. Anyways, cool channel, subbed

@ExpeditionThemePark

6 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much. Glad to have you here. Let me know if there is anything you want to see!

At 11:25 in the top right you can see the old Latvian Consulate across the road, I belive it has been demolished now but the white roof was the indoor pool and the building to the far right was the stables

@ExpeditionThemePark

6 жыл бұрын

Oh really I didn’t know that!

@000Mark000

5 жыл бұрын

@@ExpeditionThemePark The house that was the Latvian Consulate was previously John Rigby's house.

This was one of my favorite places to go when I lived in Chester from 1996-2001. So sad to see it fall. I have watched a few people going their to look at it now that it's been empty for so long. So sad.

So much nostalgia. We went here a lot as kids on visits to my mum's family in Liverpool from Scotland. My first upside down coaster was Tower of Terror, no shoulder restraints in those days! And thus my lifelong love of coasters was fixed. We also went to Morecambe quite a lot, another British classic resort. Thanks for the trip down memory lane. Guess this means I'm getting old when you remember parks like this in their heyday......

@ExpeditionThemePark

6 жыл бұрын

Hey doesn't mean your old. Means you had time to experience the good stuff! :D I am the same way with The American Adventure.

@alaeriia01

6 жыл бұрын

Wait, they ruined another Schwarzkopf? ANGERY

Very happy to see this in my subs this morning! Happy New Year! Thanks for these great episodes

@ExpeditionThemePark

6 жыл бұрын

Happy New Year to you also! Thank you for watching and really glad you enjoyed it!

It was an incredibly wonderful place, we had many brilliant short breaks when our kids were young staying at the Parkhall Hotel. Always sad to drive past on the motorway and see it rotting away. Great vid!

I used to visit this spot all the time as a kid and it is by far my favourite theme park. Very important to my development as a child

We tried to get in the abandoned site but security caught us , my advice to anyone who wants to explore it . It’s not worth it once you get in

@ExpeditionThemePark

6 жыл бұрын

Yeah heard they are pretty tough now

@OatmealDonk

5 жыл бұрын

Well, while it may not be illegal it certainly isn't exactly a safe environment. Its currently slated for demolition for a housing development (as it is owned by a company called story homes who are trying to get planning permission the last time i checked) so the site isn't exactly being taken care of and i imagine they are trying to avoid giving people the opportunity to be injured and attempting to sue them (not that the trespasser would win anyway). On top of that not every trespasser is nice. plenty would just want to cause damage. And if not that there is the risk of squatters.

@jayzo

5 жыл бұрын

Camelot was one of the first abandoned places I visited. Unfortunately, we had kids running riot so decided to leave after about 15 minutes. Just as we were leaving in the car we saw a large crowd of kids bolting it out the front entrance followed by at least one (I didn't see any more but I'm sure there had to be) security guard. We didn't actually get seen despite parking practically in the car park. Unfortunately, the next time we came they moved the security hut to the very front of the site.

@OatmealDonk

5 жыл бұрын

@@jayzo i mean, in all fairness that is trespassing and your lucky to have gotten away with it once. :-P but on a serious note the big problem places like this have is that stupid kids will try and climb the ride structures which are already rusted and dangerous as it is, before leaning over guard rails and stuff to get pictures. thats the big reason they bother putting security on is because if somebody injures themselves they could try and blame story homes. its just not worth their time.

@RTPxPJ

4 жыл бұрын

@@OatmealDonk Actually it isn't a criminal offence to trespass in the UK

Seeing this makes me so depressed, I loved going to camelot

you should do one on Southport pleasureland next time you have a slow week. its been going since 1913, so you'd have over 100 years of history. the most interesting part of the parks life was in about September 2006 when there was a big controversy relating to Blackpool pleasurebeach (which im still boycotting blackpool pleasurebeach over)...

Ooh great more houses. Just what we need. Anyone remember that cage/ cell on the right as you went in. You push a button and I’m pretty sure a dragon started talking to you. My childhood man.

I've been there twice, when i was only little and when again when I realised it was still open. It was so wonderful to see Camelot once more and being able to go on the diesel dragon coaster one last time. A year later when I found out it closed down I was glad that I got to visit it again.

This type of thing always makes me wonder how the gullivers parks do so well… If you look at it from a business point of view, by making the age limit for guests up to 12 years old, that massively decreases the possible customers for the park. But they are still expanding, and still only a family run business

Great and very interesting video! I had actually never heard of it until it closed, I guess that shows that advertising wasn’t so good.

Yay Sooty. Really love seeing the history of some of the British parks. Keep up the good work

@ExpeditionThemePark

6 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much. Should be another one out soon!

I come from Blackpool, one of the competitive places, but me and my friends used to go there all the time. That place was my childhood! I asked my friends, that have now grown distance to me, if they remember any of it. Im the only one that I have contact With That remember that place like the back of my hand. We used to go on the caterpillar ride with some of my friends younger siblings and then We, the older ones, would go on things like the whirlwind. I never actually went on the nightmare. The last time u went was some where around 2010/2011. I could see that they were having trouble because barely anyone was there. We used to be the only ones left at like 5pm or something. We used to feed the ducks and stroke the donkeys in the petting zoo. The most funniest time was when my friend started talking to the ducks. Im acting/sounding as I'm old. Im not, I'm 15. Btw, I have no idea how late I am to this. I just really wanted to share my experiences of this theme park that was such a good part of my childhood. I will always miss going here. How come I can remember these things, but I can't remember simple maths? Why is my brain like this 😂

@ExpeditionThemePark

6 жыл бұрын

Because Math is not as fun as a theme park! Thank you for sharing your memory. I actually remember driving past the park heading down to Alton Towers and not even realised at the time it was it's final year. If i had i would of gone in that last year!

I used to love Camelot, Granada selling it was the beginning of the decline but after 2005 it really started to get run down. It had so much potential but lack of investment killed it.

If you wanna, and like I'm not asking just giving some feedback, you should redo this one next. It would make sense as it's the same people. Regardless love rewatching these. Such good quality. Much fun.

Loved Camelot. I grew up just down the road from it so went often. The Tower Of Terror was the first inverted coaster I ever road. Excallibur and Excallibur 2 (the upgraded version of 1) was my favourite ride. So many great memories.

I miss Camelot, used to take my son when he was younger, we both loved the jousting.

Awesome video! Great editing and so informative! I’ve never heard of this theme park, but it sounds really cool!

@ExpeditionThemePark

6 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much! Yeah it was a cool idea for a park, and could of been alot more!

Bril video. I worked there one summer and loved it. Worked on the rides with some great girls. I heard the local council kept turning down planning applications for new rides.

@ExpeditionThemePark

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Yeah, such a shame

"Great knights and amazing days." That's clever. I like that.

Have fond memories of Camelot. Took a brownie pack a couple of times then when my daughter was born we took her a few times. Sad to see :(

Thanks for this, very well researched history of this Themepark. I have always wondered about the demise of place, the knightmare ride still stands tall near to M6 motorway.

I used to have a season pass and only lived about 20 minutes away. Me and my family would go every other weekend, i loved it :(

i loved going to cemelot when i was a kid, the jousting shows were amazing

If you drive up/down the M6, you can still see the top of the roller coaster just north of the Charnock Richard Motorway Services. I didn't realise what it was and told my wife I saw a roller coaster on my way home from Liverpool, and we should go. She said that's Camelot and it's been closed for 8 years xD

I use to love to go to this plave. I actively use to be terrified of rolacoster until my friend dragged me on to the biggest rolacoster in this park. This park did not have a lot of attractions and started to lose customers but I think of they extended the park by added cafes and shops to go to and new attractions it would still be running by now.

i used to scare my friends by telling them someone died on excalibur and the park just stuck a "2" on the end and reopened it. >:)

@jadeyxboox

5 жыл бұрын

Excalibur 2 was shit scary tbf

I remember coming here as a child... I miss it

A shame really, not the best theme park ever, but a great little place for those in Lancashire.

Miss Camelot one of the best places I have went to as a kid

Throughout this whole video I was thinking to myself "is this the place they recorded that one episode of Sooty & co. where Scampi fills all the bins with ice cream?" so I was really happy you added that little bit at the end lol. It's really interesting to learn more about these places I saw on TV but never got to visit. :)

11:55 That would have to be my favorite episode, especially repeating the coaster looping as he's shouting "We're the Lucky OOOONNNEEEEEESSSSSS!!!!" XP

When I was younger, I lived in Chauley and visited the park regularly! It was actually pretty fun from the stuff I remember as I was quite young. You could even see it from my house and I would always watch the rides go round. When the park closed down, me and my family were devastated and didn’t know why so we asked the people in our village ( it was an everyone knows everyone kind of thing ). A lot of the stories were different but there was one common reason. About 5 people said it was because someone fell off of the roller coaster and as a 4/5 year old this scared me. When the park was being torn down, you sometimes could find random pieces of attractions in my village!!!

I was just telling my kids about the fun we used to have in Camelot on school trips. I was gutted to hear it’s closed 🙁

Dude!!!!! Seriously!!! Look at Knightmare!!!! Why am I seeing this for the first time?? Holy Cow that ride looks amazing!!!!!

it's gone through so many changes !!! hard to believe people who worked there didn't mess up when giving directions

I always wanted to explore this abandoned theam Park but never got the chance 😭 same as Mr. Bobby land in the UK

Really enjoyed a look into a UK theme park, especially one I'd never have a chance at visiting. Looked like a pretty fun place to be in the height of it all.

Heart breaking seeing Camelot the way it is

i live in chorley and i remember my brother and his friends going to camelot lots, but my parents told me i was too young for the rides so i never actually got to go. i remember when it closed i was gutted because i never got to go. now it just sits there and the castle is full of moss and cracks and vines. it’s actually pretty weird to see and go past now all abandoned when it used to be so lively and always have people there. i remember my brother and his friend coming home from camelot one day and they were talking about how cool and fun it was and it got me so excited, but it closed down before i got the chance :((

My dad used to take us there nearly every weekend at 5pm and sneak us in for free for the last hour before closing. I worked there for a little bit... they treated staff like slaves, no wonder it closed down. Still, huge shame...there would surely a huge demand if a crowd fund was set up to get it going again, if just for nostalgia purposes

this video unlocked some deep memory of this place. I remember visiting around 2007, though im low-key sad to see that it's just rotting away

Looks like a cool park, shame it closed. Great video as always.

I miss Camelot, I'm glad that I got the opportunity to ride on Knightmare before the end 😊

...it’s only a model... ...shh!!

@ExpeditionThemePark

6 жыл бұрын

Camelot, Camelot, Camelot

@temarinara77

6 жыл бұрын

When I saw this video I was like someone better make a Monty python reference

@offrails

6 жыл бұрын

On second thought, let's not go to Camelot. It's a silly place

@SeaBeast4Life

5 жыл бұрын

I H A V E T O P U S H T H E P R A M - A - L O T ! ! !

The Camelot I have has a go karts, water bumper cars, an arcade, and my favorite part, a mini golf course.

Its My first theme park I visited in the UK in 1997 still remember all beautiful memories

The way Merlin are Running Alton Towers with the cutbacks they are doing and lack of value for money, you’ll be doing one of these vids for Alton Towers in a couple of years.

@themeparkreel

5 жыл бұрын

they might run it terribly but it's still incredibly popular especially since the Wicker Man opened so that will never close

@chriswinnard3491

5 жыл бұрын

@@themeparkreel Wicker Man is a great ride - i have been on it and it's worth the wait

@OatmealDonk

5 жыл бұрын

they just dont have the attendance they used to: so keeping high cost rides like sub terra or charlie just isnt financially viable. they have tried a bit now with the new dungeons opening this year, but thats coming at an extra cost.

@mrbrown2186

5 жыл бұрын

@@themeparkreel at one point American adventure/Camelot was just as popular and well known as Alton Towers, so don't be too sure. They are going to run that place in to the ground too.

So sad i remember mum and dad took us there and was turned away as it was full. Would have loved to go

So many happy memories made there......sad to see it go.

GREAT job once again! 👍🏻 Now here's a suggestion I'd like to make for a future episode: *SeaWorld Ohio.*

@ExpeditionThemePark

6 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much. Seaworld Ohio is on the list for the future 100%

@velociraptor4you3291

6 жыл бұрын

Expedition Theme Park You are quite welcome! 😊 And COOL! I'll be looking forward to it.

@ExpeditionThemePark

6 жыл бұрын

Kinda but it’s two parks

@velociraptor4you3291

6 жыл бұрын

Expedition Theme Park From what I researched (and you could use this), around the early 2000s when SeaWorld sold their Ohio property to Six Flags, that company then combined the former SeaWorld Ohio and Geauga Lake properties into one huge Six Flags park called 'Worlds of Adventure.'

@Lrules364

6 жыл бұрын

Yes sir. And ive been to that park. As well as the sea world, and geauga lake parks. I went up that way quite a lot as a kid. Lots of great memories in the 90s.

We went to explore it not too long after it closed with little security and it was so awesome then we went back a couple years later and bumped into so many other groups exploring it and it took the buzz away of being there, but now I’ve heard it’s pretty hard to get in!!

loved it!! Sam (the husband) was telling all about Camelot and the rides he went on. He's also obsessed with theme parks.

@ExpeditionThemePark

6 жыл бұрын

Aw haha! I was actually looking into a Theme Park in Scotland that was closed i might do a video on in the future!

My dad used to work here as a teenager, he told me he broke into it (as it’s now abandoned) a while back