I wish I had a video or film camera around back when I first started going to the park in the mid 70s. It was so different.

They sure do!

It really has. I have been going to the park since the mid-70s and have seen it change many different ways. It's such an incredible place!

It is strange. That was was still incredibly popular back then.

And Raptor only a year old

the first year and month i first rode this, end of jul 1995. my dad took me lol magnum had a 2 hr wait than omg

Those were the days!

Did you see or get to ride Pirate Ride by the Blue Streak? 1996 was it's final year of operation. It was a spook house dark ride with bang doors and themed rooms and you rode in boat shaped cars that were powered by and guided by a center rail. The building is now used for a Boo Hill fun house in the fall. The Pirate Ride props and cars were saved and put into storage, and some props would be displayed during HalloWeekends.

I was absolutely obsessed with that coaster for a few years. I went almost every weekend in 1994 and most weekends in 1995, because of that ride alone.

And I discovered through a book that I bought at the park, I'm from near Dorney Park (where Demon Drop now is) that Raptor replaced a log flume called Mill Race in 1994. They also got rid of White Water Landing after 2005, and more recently closed Shoot the Rapids which opened 2010. They got rid of Turnpike cars for Valravn, and more recently got rid of Antique Cars in Frontiertown for more seating areas based on guest feedback. They still have Cadillac Cars though. And, Pirate Ride closed after 1996 and the building is now used as a Boo Hill fun house in the fall I believe. I rode Pirate Ride over and over in June 1995. Dorney Park had a similar ride that burned Sept. 28, 1983 called Bucket O' Blood, it was Pirate's Cove from 1962-1974, and Devil's Cave before that since the 1930's. CP's 125th summer was 1995, and Dorney Park's 125th summer was 2009. Cedar Fair bought Dorney July 1992.

Ha ha! It's strange to see some of the footage I recorded, even back in the 80s, as it was very "vlog-like" as well.

Thanks for watching, Jacob! I have been going to the park since the mid 70's and always am surprised at how much the park has changed over the decades. Every time I drive up the causeway and see that skyline, it always boggles my mind that a place like that exists.

Sean Flaharty Same, and I drive the cause way to work every day! 😂

When I recorded this video, there was a rumor going around that the world's largest B&M stand-up was going to be installed there, with a layout of six inversions and no vertical loop. Well, half of it was correct anyway. Ha ha.

I hadn't watched this footage for years until I edited it months ago. It's crazy to see how much the park has changed in twenty-five years.

And maybe a coaster to break the 300 foot height in a few years.

Ha ha! Those were the days. It's strange because I also mentioned Wildcat "moving" and being replaced with bleachers. Hmmmmm. Wasn't 1995 the year we met? If so, happy friend-a-versary! :)

Sean Flaharty indeed it was the tear we met. Standing at the front gates that year waiting for the park to open! I remember you were wearing your Desperado shirt! I struck up a conversation saying how I wanted to ride it… and well… the rest is history!

Back then rumors were all over the place in regards to new rides. There was a rumor that a big B&M stand-up would be coming to the park. It ended up being true.

Thank you!

I started going to the park in the mid-70s and loved it growing up. It's so strange seeing just how much the park has changed since then.

It really was a much different place. It was still an incredible place, even back then.

I never recorded any footage of that ride, even though I did ride it a couple of times.

Unfortunately, I didn't record any of the laser light show. I don't know how it would be to record a laser show nowadays but my camera didn't pick up lasers very well back then. Thanks for watching!

Thanks for watching!

The upside down house was one of my favorites. I loved going though that when I was a kid. I was really bummed when they removed it for King Arthur's Court....or whatever it was called. I only went into that thing once.

@@SeanFlaharty I thought that was cool,I remember the little old lady in the Rocking Chair upside Down ,Lol ,Good times then ,,Have a Great Day 🤘🤘

@@rebelrocker7494 Yes! As well as the cool spiral slides at the end, in the dark. You have a great day as well!

Yep, it was still "the ride" when this video was taken. Raptor took away some of its thunder but I clearly remember waiting an hour plus each time I rode it back then.

It really was. I have been going to the park since the mid-70s. I love looking back and seeing just how much the park has changed over the decades.

@@SeanFlaharty can't even imagine how different it must have looked back in the 70s 😂

@@Demon-POT It was a much different place but I loved it, even back then.

@@SeanFlaharty yh I can't imagine cedar point being a bad theme park, also wat coasters where around in the 70s then, I can only think of gemini ( i think ) and blue streak

@@Demon-POT You had Blue Streak , Mine Ride, Wildcat and a little number called Jumbo Jet. Corkscrew didn't show up til 76 and Gemini was 78. the 70's also featured a double ferris wheel and you had not one but TWO sky rides. The second sky ride was called The Frontier Lift and it was very long, taking you over a mass of undeveloped property over to Frontier Town

I have had a few others suggested I do a complete vlog with some of my older cameras. While I still have most of my older cameras in storage, the 8MM Canon I recorded this with bit the dust a couple years later so I switched to Sony and. Hi8.

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They indeed were.