What and where is your local park that you made amazing memories at?

@RGL.

2 жыл бұрын

Georgia Cyclone at Six Flags over Georgia. I remember it was one of my favorite roller coasters and I used to ride it for hours when i was little and not tall enough for the other coasters. It was my favorite ride at that time and I marathoned it for hours every visit. I made so many memories from riding with my parents. Also I have many memories from riding Scream Machine Backwards also at Six Flags Over Georgia. It was a quiet day and all of my family were on the train. It was rough but we all had a fun time.

@josephallington6838

2 жыл бұрын

Drayton manor. I miss pirate adventure and Excalibur

@Bossk-mt8me

2 жыл бұрын

Indiana Beach

@EBCVTV

2 жыл бұрын

CAMDEN PARK... HUNTINGTON,WV.

@heatherfigueroa5144

2 жыл бұрын

Busch gardens Tampa

I suppose a plus side of closing down a Diggerland vs a normal theme park is that they can just drive the rides away, and put them back to use in construction.

@kasuraga

2 жыл бұрын

The one theme park where the rides have use beyond the park.

@raphaellauf7786

2 жыл бұрын

technically speaking, the park and rides can deconstruct the park and itself

@katlynklassen809

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah you can probably make more money putting them to work lol

@isaidwhatisaid76

Жыл бұрын

🤣🤣

@rattar7640

Жыл бұрын

Or sale at the nearest tractor supply store

Oh this park, My dad used to work there for awhile years ago, he would sometimes take me there when it's closed and allowed me to ride some of the diggers. Those were fun times.

@ExpeditionThemePark

2 жыл бұрын

Good times !

@Charliefox71

2 жыл бұрын

What the fuck?!? Why would anyone name an amusement park that?!?! Ohhhhh…..”Digger”. Sorry. I read it wrong.

@Justme-jt1ef

2 жыл бұрын

@@Charliefox71 I feel sorry for you kid.

@TwilightPrincessFR

2 жыл бұрын

Omg i feel so jelly 🥰🥰🥰🥰 u were super lucky ♡ what a dream 😍 this seems sOOO FUN😍

The whole concept of Diggerland is insane, but you can see they people behind it really had a passion for bringing diggers to those not fortunate enough to be OSHA-Certified. Them having such a positive safety record is incredible.

@ixcutamp8059

2 жыл бұрын

Something I-ve heard before is that kids like to be taken seriously (by that i mean to be treated like adults) and when they are taken seriously, they usually behave much better. That may have something to do with their safety record.

@cocolocobirb981

2 жыл бұрын

@@ixcutamp8059 that’s one reason why adventure playgrounds are better, and can even be safer then the “safe” playgrounds. When kids are using bricks and nails they know it’s serious, but when they are on equipment designed to be safe they are going to take risks and hurt themselves because it’s designed to be safe so they don’t think it’s going to hurt them.

@cocolocobirb981

2 жыл бұрын

@@ixcutamp8059 another thing that kinda relates is shop class? In shop you’ll have 11 year olds messing with saws and drills and yet they don’t usually get majorly hurt, yes a few burns or scrapes/cuts but no sawing off your hand. They are usually scared, and so are cautious, whereas an experienced user can get comfortable enough to make a mistake that causes a major injury.

@cocolocobirb981

2 жыл бұрын

@@ixcutamp8059 sorry for the rant(?) 😅

@ixcutamp8059

2 жыл бұрын

@@cocolocobirb981 Exactly. In fact, what I said was from a "documentary" about adventure playgrounds

another thing i just realized is how this celebrates such an essential job! i feel like most folks these days (at least from what ive seen on the internet) look down upon construction jobs, but they’re so important and necessary and deserve to be recognized 💛🚜

My fiancé genuinely had an end of university day out at Diggerland with his whole course and loved it, I was and continue to be baffled by the existence of Diggerland! 😂

I went to Diggerland Devon soon as it opened in 2001, and many more times after that when I was young. Operating a digger and driving cars at the age of 7 was literally the best thing I had ever done lol. The early 2000s was such a good time to be a kid.

@blackleague212

Жыл бұрын

yea the 2000s era was racist as well, Digger park? yea I know how many whites were reall happy to say that word . Racist filth.

Watching this I think I finally understand how most people feel about Disneyland. I’ve been lucky enough to operate heavy equipment since I was very young, but having an entire park dedicated to it is a dream. Also pretty funny to think that I have 3 “theme park rides” on my own property

This seems like a place I would have LOVED when I was a bit younger, and maybe even today! Looks like a good time for younger kids.

@ExpeditionThemePark

2 жыл бұрын

Yep!

@helensfairyknits

2 жыл бұрын

I went for my 4 year old bday last year…by the end of the day all the toddlers are asleep and the dads are having the time of their lives playing with diggers lol

@jamesevans938

2 жыл бұрын

honestly the adults seem to have just as much fun if not more than the kids

As someone who grew up driving heavy equipment on my grandparents' farm I can see why the park has been such a success, and why its safe. That equipment is dangerous but it's really easy to limit that danger, especially for the operator. I can remember one time I had a load high in the bucket on a skidsteer and managed to flip it forward... well besides knocking me around and scaring the shit out of me it didn't hurt me or the machine and being that it caught itself with the hydraulic arm I just pushed it back upright and scooped back up the load that spilled. God that shit is fun!

@blackleague212

Жыл бұрын

Damn your gandparents farm. Did they give that land to BLACK americans? Thats all that matters.

On a whim my Dad took me and my sister to diggerland. He wasnt sure it was going to be any good so he packed swimming costumes expecting us to get bored and want to go swimming nearby. We ended up staying at diggerland until closing, it was honestly awesome. The rides were great. I drove my first car there. Ill never forget this totally odd but fun park!

This concept is honestly kind of genius, considering how much kids (and adults) love the idea of playing with construction equipment

I'm so baffled by this. 😂 Of all the things one could make a park out of, somehow "construction equipment" never would have crossed my mind! I really liked that jingle though. >_>

@Arjay404

2 жыл бұрын

This is like one of those ideas that you think "Now why didn't anyone think of this before?"

@castorvolk

2 жыл бұрын

it's not that out of the park: the original version of DCA had a section dedicated to farming, with full sized caterpillar equipment on show. unfortunately, you couldn't drive it, and the area was later repurposed to become bugs land, now Avengers Campus.

I never realized I had my own personal theme park as a kid. I just thought my parents and grandparents were making me work on the farm. My personal favorite was the auger ride, where you stand on the three point hitch to act as extra ballast while your dad digs post holes. Make sure to keep your arms inside the ride at all times, lest the auger rip them off.

@we.r.wine.bottles.im.at.work.

2 ай бұрын

😂😂😂

I took my daughter to Diggerland in Kent nearly 10 years ago. She loved it! She drove a car for the first time there (an ex-police car, no less) and chauffeured me around in a massive tractor. We had dumper races too! The Spindizzy is ace. Alex got massive brownie points at school for operating heavy plant (she had pictures to prove it), and she looked at the vehicles in use when more houses were being built at the end of the road in a completely different light.

Diggerland looks like such a weird theme park. But good on the guy for creating it - I hope things get better for him and his business ventures 👍

As someone from Durham it just feels wild having so many people have no idea this exists, i guess i was kind of ignorant to the fact it's pretty unique. Side note, only ever heard amazing things about the place but never been myself (:

@LynxBlack

2 жыл бұрын

As someone from Teesside I can confirm it was awesome when I went

@davidpurkiss7777

2 жыл бұрын

From County Durham as well, went for a birthday as a kid and was absolutely in love, had a t-shirt and everything

@damiennew90

2 жыл бұрын

I worked at Durham diggerland working their made me realise how boring it was I'm sure as a visitor it was different tho

@nicwilson89

Жыл бұрын

From County Durham, went in the early 2000s, can confirm it was fucking awesome haha, at least as a visitor

Totally sold, booking the next available tickets to the UK! 🚜 You're 100% right about the draw of Diggerland.... _all kids_ love playing in the mud, heaps grow up playing with Tonka Toys. And when we get to be big kids we just want to play with the real ones! 🚧🚛

@ExpeditionThemePark

2 жыл бұрын

Exactly !!

@jenniferh376

2 жыл бұрын

If you are US based, there is a Diggerland in NJ that is still operating.

This has unlocked a memory i forgot existed. I remember spinning around on that large digger arm as a kid.

@ExpeditionThemePark

2 жыл бұрын

yessss

@alex220101

2 жыл бұрын

@@ExpeditionThemePark Great video as always!

@Oldbmwr100rs

2 жыл бұрын

There's a full size one in Las vegas if you make it out. I believe it started with the 2008 market crash. One construction had leases on loads of heavy equipment and a massive lot if dirt that suddenly had no construction contract. The owner opened it to the public instead, kept some employees on to teach customers to operate the machines and let them go out and have fun in bulldozers and other large machines. Successful enough that it seems they moved and kept it going.

Another great video. It is sad to see the smaller parks shutdown. Not everyone can go to Disney or Universal. We need to support the little guys too :)

@LordoftheEagles

Жыл бұрын

Their (disney/universal) prices are borderline reserved for wealthy now!

As someone who works as a marshal at the Yorkshire park I can honestly say that people who haven’t visited one of these places are missing out. Literally most of the rides are different each time you go on and it’s usually pretty quiet when you go on an off peak day (on my last shift there were less than a hundred visitors all day).

Look at that, I actually got the notification!

@ExpeditionThemePark

2 жыл бұрын

im surprised! aha

I was never a kid who cared about construction equipment, but I remember lots of classmates who were, so they would have loved this sort of theme park. That mascot, though...

I used to live maybe 30 minutes away from Diggerland USA and it never struck me that there was a reason for the “USA” in the name. Never went, but I saw this video and was shocked to learn that this concept was in multiple locations.

@rotary_turbo99

2 жыл бұрын

the first one in strood is like 10 minutes from my house, i had a friend in college that worked there

My local Diggerland was the one in Devon, I never went as when I was a kid it was Verbeer Manor and I seem to remember blaming Diggerland for its closure (most likely they had nothing to do with it) but they had the most awesome death slides, got some serious friction burns off those! 😂

Once a year a local excavation company would move a bunch of their equipment to a gravel pit they owned and for the weekend kids could come for free to drive diggers and dump trucks. My son loved it. They quit doing it after a few years I would guess insurance put an end to it.

@ExpeditionThemePark

2 жыл бұрын

Ah most likely

@SquishyZoran

2 жыл бұрын

That’s awesome they would do that!

i've been to diggerland so much as a child. My most memorable moment was being the last group on the spindizzy and getting to stay on for two runs in a row, both on faster speed and for twice the length of time.

I'd never even heard of this one, my nephew would have killed to go there a few years back. It's an idea that is genius, incredibly British and massively eccentric all at the same time - it's one of those things that seems so obvious with hindsight. Totally true that even adults are fascinated by diggers and other related equipment, some of the most popular youtube channels are centred around it. Pleased to hear it's surviving - some of the older marketing is a bit cringe though ;)

As someone who’s worked at one of the parks this video was excellent 👍

@ExpeditionThemePark

2 жыл бұрын

ThNk you!

i grew up right around the corner from diggerland west berlin!!! honestly being an edgy teen when i first heard about it, i thought it was a kind of dumb idea, but now i’ve seen so many of my friends take their kids there and they get so happy and excited! that alone is worth so much. you’re making me realize how cool the concept of a construction park actually is - i might have to take a trip back home to go and ride a JCB :)

As someone who lives in Southern New Jersey and about 10 minutes from Diggerland, it’s become such a running joke

@ExpeditionThemePark

2 жыл бұрын

I’m not surprise

@alexmurphy8837

2 жыл бұрын

​@@ExpeditionThemePark don't be haha. It's also hidden from the main road in the area, so it's just awkwardly placed on a back road behind that indoor water park referenced in the commerical

@spyder2k2

2 жыл бұрын

I drive by this everyday to work in West Berlin and thought my nieces and nephews would enjoy this.

@alexmurphy8837

2 жыл бұрын

@@spyder2k2 it does look like the destination to go if you're like 8 years old

I took my grandchildren to the one in Berlin, NJ. They had a great time. Their favorite attraction was climbing a 6 story high skeleton building.

@litl_kim

2 жыл бұрын

I worked in Berlin and passed it everyday 😆 I forgot all about this place lol

@hr106

2 жыл бұрын

I went to the water park next door and saw them build this and I was like this is awesome I must bring the kids here and then C-19 hit

I live near Diggerland Durham and you used to be able to drive the skidsteers "freeroam" in the little pen, and since there was no attachment on the front a wheelie was really easy to do, good fun. Now though the skidsteers are on a course you have to do so if you try and reverse to wheelie the beeping alerts the marshall so no more wheelies :(

The Smile on a Kids Face if you ask him if he wants to sit in the Digger on the Constructionsite is just pure Medicine for the Soul.

I went here about 20 year ago on a family holiday. We still speak of it to this day! I'm so glad it wasn't a mad fever dream 😂

@toonylcfc781

2 жыл бұрын

Who would wanna go Kent for a holiday 🤣

@inamostdelightfulway

2 жыл бұрын

@@toonylcfc781 that's why I thought it was a fever dream 😂

Wow, I used to love going to Diggerland as a kid but completely forgot it existed till seeing this! Cheers for jogging my memory 🤣🤣

My only addition to the conversation is I live near Diggerland USA and adults can have bachelor/bachelorette parties that allow you destroy actual car in addition to the regular park activities. Also they have a Christmas lights and a pool for summer because the waterpark next door is a separate charge

I remember when Diggerland Kent opened, at the time I was a moody teen and thought it sounded a bit crap. The older I get the more fun it sounds, the next time I go home I am so tempted to drag a few friends for a day out. It seems like a really good way to let out some anger.

We were at Diggerland in Castleford, Yorkshire in August 2021 - the kids loved it (as did we) I'm glad Metal Mickey was nowhere to be seen, hopefully buried somewhere....deep.

@xiamaramu1538

2 жыл бұрын

He got the traveller experience and got recycled?

Thanks, you’ve just put the Diggerland song in my head rent free for the next 3 weeks

@ExpeditionThemePark

2 жыл бұрын

Mine too!!

I wish there were a park like this in Houston. We see equipment trying to kill us every day on the roads, it'd be great fun to be able to play with them.

@monkeygaming2841

2 жыл бұрын

😳

@TheGooberman91

2 жыл бұрын

LoloL the equipment that tries to kill us daily are Altima drivers.

0:15 Dude. That got me all nostalgic! I LOVED Bob the Builder as a kid! It was that and Thomas the Tank Engine that were my favorites back in the day.

Digger land was amazing as a kid, I went again as a slightly older kid where it wasn’t as amazing but I got to ride the spindizzy. Way better then Thorpe

@ExpeditionThemePark

2 жыл бұрын

Agreed!

Used to absolutely love this park, never knew it would appear on expedition extinct.

Took my youngest son to Diggerland in 2002, would happily go again, I loved it.

I remember Diggerland Devon, my dad took me there within the first few months of opening.. fun times for a kid for sure

@ExpeditionThemePark

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah a shame it closed

@SJTrains2024

2 жыл бұрын

I remember going there

They need to add a steamroller to Diggerland and let the kids experience riding a steamroller with the vibration on, that's fun. Also a concrete pump is an awesome machinery and everyone should try working on one, or at least play with one...

This park was so fun and that excavator spinner was the best

@ExpeditionThemePark

2 жыл бұрын

such a cool place!

So unexpected this video, didn’t think you’d ever cover it, tbh I’d forgotten about the park until recently! Thank you for covering it - sadly even though I was only ‘down the road from the kent one’ I never actually visited, on my bucket list! As you say support the smaller parks..

Its really interesting how creative people can be that they use actual construction equipment to subsitute for amusement park rides adn you know what I respect the hustle as long as the park does well thats all that matters

Great content as always sir! Job well done! 👍🏻

Great vid, I've taken my kids to Diggerland Kent and Castleford but I think I had more fun then they did.

@ExpeditionThemePark

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you.

Diggerland USA is in my hometown. Never would've thought my little town off a state highway would have such a unique attraction.

The funny thing is. With our British humour, we can visit Diggerland and tut muttering TYPICAL... ITS STILL UNDER CONSTRUCTION lol

I just added this to my bucketlist What a time to be alive

I love your UK Videos. Long may they continue

@ExpeditionThemePark

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you

I had my 8th birthday at Diggerland Yorkshire back in 2008. Those were the good times, I’m glad to have been a 2000s kid.

Still going in Castleford West Yorkshire and a great day out. It really is a unique experience. Several years ago they sponsored the rugby league team and you could get the chance to watch the game from a heightened posting in the bucket of a digger. Hope it continues in future.

Wow. I just found this channel and this video came up on my recommendation feed! I went there last fall with my child and it was really cool! They were having a fall fest and the weather was cooler. Hardly any lines, everyone was super friendly, and my kid went wild with happiness. Very expensive, but definitely a wonderful experience for a kid who is obsessed with construction vehicles.

I love how much shinier and glossier the American Diggerland is compared to the UK parks XD

@Cartoonman154

2 жыл бұрын

Have you seen all the Diggerlands in the UK that have been opened since the early 2000s? It's like Diggerland USA has only been open for a few years. XD. Logic.

Cracking vid as always - it has inspired me to go visit a diggerland in the new year. Merry xmas all x

DIGGERLAND WAS SO GREAT! I used to go here all the time it was so so so fun

I live 20 miles from West Berlin and never knew there was a Diggerland. So neat. Great video as usual.

I went to the Kent park and it was very fun. The charming local buisness mixed with the cool construction theme made it quite enjoyable.

Honestly I won’t lie this looks like a blast. I got to use a JCB 100C-I at my old city job when I was around 20. I mainly drove it around the equipment yard after construction work when it was turned in and it was something else for sure! Would love to try this out!

I grew up in Berlin and was in high school when this was built. I remember all my friends and I thought it was ridiculous. After seeing this video, glad to see I have such a curious piece of theme park history in my hometown.

Awesome view of the park. The one in NJ has an indoor water park next door and always curious at this place. They also had equipment at the Philly auto show so cool to see what its like. Great video

This looks so marvelous. There's a place (I think in Texas?) where you can pay a few hundred bucks to run a piece of heavy equipment for a few hours. And even with that, it sounds tempting. This sounds way better. Hopefully they don't go extinct, I'd love to go there.

I'm so happy one of these is within 3 hours of me!! As the daughter of a heavy-machinery mechanic, I love this stuff!

Yess!!!! I used to go to Diggerland when I visited my grandad. Holy cow. Core memory unlocked.

There needs to be more offroading parks for trucks and suvs in my opinion. They'll bring in a lot of money over time and increase revenue to the local area

Your word play and puns were so good this episode.

Seriously brilliant concept

I am from Medway and remember this as a kid aha! Although I did find out today there were more sites as I always assumed the Kent one was this weird one off! Still thanks for this little nostalgia trip!!

@jessicacannon5534

2 жыл бұрын

I'm from Canterbury and thought ours was the only one too! It wasn't until a couple of years ago when an ex from Cornwall mentioned the one in Devon that I found out there's multiple locations. I'm proper made up that they opened multiple locations!

I've been curious about this place ever since the absolute deluge of advertising for it started in New Jersey. I had no idea it was created in the UK.

Dude you do not have enough subs! Another incredible video mate 👏🏻

You do love your puns! :-) Thank you for this video. I never quite knew what to make of this park chain. But now it's much clearer. When I was a child, my parents would take me to the local county fair each year where there were many displays of farming equipment that you could sit in. None of them worked, but it was a thrill just to be at those controls. I would have loved the chance to operate that equipment. I too hope Diggerland survives.

Very Nice Video, Brings Back A Lot Of Childhood Memories 👍🏻😎

Great as always!

@ExpeditionThemePark

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

This is a fantastic video, reminds me of how inspired by machines I was as a little kid. Thanks for all your hard work and Merry Christmas :>

If you get the chance to go to one of these. GO TO ONE OF THESE. I've been to the Kent one multiple times, they're very fun parks

@jamesayers1048

Жыл бұрын

Diggerland U.S.A. Is going strong. They have Waterpark included in the admission

Omg I can’t believe you made a video of digger land in good old Castleford. And omg that jingle was catchy when I was younger

For some bizarre reason, they built another location in suburban south Jersey in America recently. It’s definitely regarded as a weird roadside attraction even by the locals. I haven’t been yet but I drive by every time I’m in my hometown.

@johnrudy9404

Жыл бұрын

Southern NEW jersey. NOT Jersey. Stop referring to my state that way. Very disrespectful!

I do remember going to the Devon location back in 2012/2013. Quite sad to hear it had to close due to the pandemic. I do have a few memories of the place, like when I was driving a big backhoe around an off road track. Good times. Great video!

COOL Theme Park Thank You for sharing.

@ExpeditionThemePark

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Brought our son and his friend to digger land in New Jersey. It was amazing

Been looking forward to Exhibition Diggerland for a while!!

This brought back some memories

was so excited when i saw this video i had forgotten about going here as a kid

The Diggerland USA location in new jersey is still open as far as the website seems to suggest. Im planning on going there in the spring. I didnt know it was a UK based park. I thought it was just a new jersey thing.

Love the idea!

after spending a few days here your good to get an heavy equipment operator job

I've never been here but this seems very weird yet fun

@ExpeditionThemePark

2 жыл бұрын

you gotta go!

This is a place where I actually want to experience it at least once because I remember being obsessed with construction when I was younger

I grew up around the corner from the HE Services site on the Medway City Estate. As a small child, being let loose on a load of heavy construction equipment was seriously cool

Welcome back to Expedition Diggers

I never knew such a park ever existed. Still looks fun. I'd go.

Can you do a expedition theme park on the Gulliver parks in the Uk? I feel like they more to them than meets the eye, like old tracks at Milton Keynes, the wooden coaster Antelope at Warrington. The ONLY wooden coaster in ANY of the parks. I also remember seeing some modal the log ride at Matlock bath with a year in the 80s I think. I think it would be really interesting to look into the background of that.

This is such a great idea.

Kid you not, this place was my childhood...