Laffland - Authentic 1950s Pretzel Dark Ride - Sylvan Beach Amusement Park

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@knottheory79220 2 жыл бұрын

I'm proud of Jacob for taking on the bomber.

@melanieiwasko4393 2 жыл бұрын

Me too! :/

@LVVMCMLV 2 жыл бұрын

Do we really need to see him suffer like that? Please take it easy ...no need to hurt yourself to have fun

@filipohman7277 2 жыл бұрын

Me Too 👍😀

@bobbabione 2 жыл бұрын

That was so funny!

@MandoHalrissian 2 жыл бұрын

@@LVVMCMLV Yes. Yes we do.

@kookiemonster9222 2 жыл бұрын

“There are children, CHILDREN in there!” Jacob is so funny - & so brave...😁

@thomhurley7126 2 жыл бұрын

Those are the same rides I rode when I was a kid growing up nearby. They all seemed pretty old and janky even back then. Dude I’m 60 now. Those things are fossils. Love, love, love Laffland.

@agerven 2 жыл бұрын

True, they are fossils, and so are we, the elder of the subscribers ;)

@bg199083 2 жыл бұрын

"It's a tea cup ride on steroids." Vintage Carpetbagger 🤣😁

@stephanieremsen8564 2 жыл бұрын

I don’t know how old you are, but I’m 46 and while I used to be a daredevil who could ride anything, I’m now unable to ride anything that even almost messes with my equilibrium without hugging the nearest trash can for hours. That spinny-turny “bomber” ride that arrived straight from the bowels of hell? No thanks.

@kookiemonster9222 2 жыл бұрын

Same thing has happened to me. Nothing daunted me but now my spirit is still willing but the body refuses to co-operate. Too sad 😕

@JJMarkin 2 жыл бұрын

[laughs] And I'm 70. Luckily, my body doesn't react with nausea. Unluckily, I can feel my heart going bonkers on me on rides like that, or roller coasters, all of which I loved as a kid. And it can take a while for the heartbeat to return to normal, too. [sighs] Growing old sucks sometimes.

@eternylbliss2151 2 жыл бұрын

I am 53 and I will get nauseous watching a train go by. I have made myself sick watching spinny type rides on youtube. I will still pick 1 crazy ride at fair and go on it as long as it doesn't spin. I am ok with roller coasters though (I think) its been awhile.

@videogeekin 2 жыл бұрын

“That bomber ride was called ‘ The Roll-o-plane’ in the 1950’s. Back then a lot of automobiles didn’t even have seat belts, same with the carnival rides. It appears it has been there over 50 year’s.

@JJMarkin 2 жыл бұрын

By the early '60s, it was called the "Dive Bomber", which is how I knew it. And I'm old enough to remember watching my father install seat belts in our old station wagon when the laws changed. I can attest to the fact that there were none in the Dive Bomber. Also that safety helmets for bicyclists did not exist. We kids lived dangerous lives in those days, didn't we?

@GeneSavage 2 жыл бұрын

Our local amusement park (Bell's Amusement Park, R.I.P.) called it "The Bullet." I was NEVER so beat up on a ride as I was on that thing... was on a date at the time, got off, walked over to the flower beds, and promptly THREW UP into them. You couldn't hear me but I was screaming at the screen, "don't do it, Jacob!!! Don't get on that thing!!!" :-D

@lorrainethepain 2 жыл бұрын

I love the guy giving instructions to the guy who's ridden almost every dark ride in the country...

@jmc224 2 жыл бұрын

And you’ll hear the same at any amusement establishment because it’s to ensure your ass is covered in the event that one person out of so many, fails to follow safety rules. Can’t tell you how many times my repetition of the safety rules saved mine because you never know when a dumbass is at the park.

@gmcnewlook 2 жыл бұрын

Liability reasons, and the guy is so used to spouting those lines it’s like second nature, I used to volunteer for a miniature railway and every weekend I said those instructions so many times…. I can still remember them….

@uncanny_ally 2 жыл бұрын

Yet some woman hops off the boat in Living With the Land in EPCOT to pick a cucumber in the greenhouse and the video goes viral. I watched a German tourist hop off the boat in the desert scene. Security was escorting her out of the park when I exited the attraction.

@thekaz2289 2 жыл бұрын

"Why did it stop? So we could go backwards!" LOL! That was awesome!!

@AndyandPapa 2 жыл бұрын

Years ago at our county fair my two brothers and I had to ride the , same ride, bomber. Swear it is the same one . only they called it the hammer. We got on. It didn't seem bad at first. I after awhile puked and passed out. My brothers cried. They lost it after the ride. Puked all over. We felt sick the rest of the night. I saw it once again years later. Swear I felt sick from seeing it.

@mopar574 2 жыл бұрын

Love the nostalgia! It's nice to sea places like this, left back in time

@kmeadows 2 жыл бұрын

PLEASE tell me you did that on purpose. 😂

@mopar574 2 жыл бұрын

@@kmeadows Lol ... yes the "sea" instead of "see"

@lapetitemaison4219 2 жыл бұрын

As a kid, I was on a similar Bomber/Hammer ride. During a vertical drop, the ride froze up and my companion and I was stuck face-ing downward for about 15-20 minutes till they were able to get it going again. Never will I ever go near one of those again!

@justmejenny7986 2 жыл бұрын

Grew up going here every summer. Lots of memories. Laff land is my favorite ride.

@justmejenny7986 2 жыл бұрын

Can't believe you went on the Bomber.I have not belly laughed like that in a long time. Thanks for that!

@markdavis6568 2 жыл бұрын

I actually live about an 1/2 hour from this amusement park and actually worked there 10 years ago. About a couple of years ago Ghost Hunters were there and shot an episode

@Artemis13579 2 жыл бұрын

What!? Omg i had no idea! I'm from New York too lived in Camden no far from there. That's so cool it's getting some attention.

@markdavis6568 2 жыл бұрын

@@Artemis13579 about damn time

@Artemis13579 2 жыл бұрын

@@markdavis6568 right? Like about time something came to the small towns

@markdavis6568 2 жыл бұрын

@@Artemis13579 Jacob the carpetbagger also came to Sylvan Beach as well

@chrisnixon1991 2 жыл бұрын

i definitely would have a panic attack on the twisty turning go upside down rocketship ride!

@SantosChronicles 2 жыл бұрын

Oh man the rides here are the old school rodes from when I grew up. Never heard of a dark ride before. This would be pretty creepy for sure. Always finding new places through you.

@porcelainthunder2213 2 жыл бұрын

Glad you finally made it on Laffland! The whole place is pretty much out of the 50s (excepe the arcades, of course). And your ride on the Bomber was hillarious (obviously, not for you). The expression on your face was priceless.

@MalevolentBystander 2 жыл бұрын

As a CNY native watching you ride the bomber almost brought me to tears laughing so hard. Thank you

@vincentschmitt7597 2 жыл бұрын

Just as you were contemplating bouncing the super ball the Simpsons pimply-faced teen gave you the dont do it stare.

@manlymcstud8588 2 жыл бұрын

when your dark ride sounds like a ping pong tournament.... stuff like this still being in operation is fantastic, not only mechanically but culturally. sure, it might be more like the 'scary' carnival ride from 'the simpsons' than is comfortable to admit, but this is like a time machine. love it! this looks like the kind of place that just mesmerizes you at night when all the lights are on and people screaming. pure america, right here, kids.

@justmejenny7986 2 жыл бұрын

It's wonderful at night. It's right in Oneida Lake. Used to go swimming and have bonfires on the beach after the park closed. Eddie's restaurant is a fabulous place to eat. I believe it's had celebrities like Dean Martin and Frank Sinatra as customers back in the day. Great food.

@Deecula 2 жыл бұрын

Oh man you're brave going on the bomber. Well done you!

@stephenpierson2958 2 жыл бұрын

Way to s hang in there for you viewers. My goodness man I bet you will be sore in the morning. Thanks for the videos

@colabear2490 2 жыл бұрын

Jake we love your eyeballs ! Don't ever lose your sight !

@markfancher3 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for taking me away.. I've been battling covid and all of the side-effects since Christmas 2020 still in rehab. I missed all summer and spring.. I have a tracheostomy and a hole in my neck forever. Thank you Love all your videos. 💘😻💜

@opens11 2 жыл бұрын

Such an awesome ride! That bomber ride looks so fun! You made me laugh so hard with your rating of being stabbed in both eyeballs 🤣🤣🤣

@filipohman7277 2 жыл бұрын

👍👍😂😂😂😂

@tacob69 2 жыл бұрын

I had a sausage patty, eggs with salsa,hopefully we've seen the last of that!Hahaha!!!

@LVVMCMLV 2 жыл бұрын

I thought he was going to blow chunks 4 sure

@jimbullard441 2 жыл бұрын

Nice vid. Loved your experience on the bomber....lol (it's something Adam the Woo would NEVER do..lol)

@pamelahicks517 2 жыл бұрын

So looking forward to when the Halloween attractions start. Love the dark rides at the amusement parks. You were certainly brave to ride that horrible ride. I felt so sorry for you. Thanks for taking us on all of your adventures.

@kaduq 2 жыл бұрын

I hadn't laughed this hard at one of your videos in a long time. Content GOLD!!!!

@TheDaniMarie0403 Жыл бұрын

Grew up around here! I have so many wonderful childhood memories from this place ❤️

@kyleh698 2 жыл бұрын

I CANT BELIEVE YOU DID THE BOMBER DUDE! HELL YEAH! THAT WAS THE BEST PART!!!!!!!!! A TRUE CHAMP

@brandyrose9997 2 жыл бұрын

I love seeing a new CB notification! Jacob, don't go on anymore Bomber-like rides for our sake. "This is uncomfortable. I'm being killed." 😂💜🐸

@kristencarlbon4561 2 жыл бұрын

There’s no way in hell I would ride that ride

@suzanrudulph4141 2 жыл бұрын

Omg! Used to go all the time as a child when I lived in New York. Didn't know it was still there. I'm now 71 years old. It has changed a lot. Memories for sure. 😁

@medicatedmenorah 2 жыл бұрын

Never miss a new upload! Keep them coming 💜

@doreenbonosconi879 2 жыл бұрын

I’m a fan of all these dark rides. A park should consider collecting all of these and open a Dark Land! I’m sure many of us over 50 would enjoy a trip back to our youth.

@jaks5338 2 жыл бұрын

OMG. That ride on the rocket = Funniest Carpetbagger EVER!! Loved it.

@damianjones7554 2 жыл бұрын

Nostalgia overload, great video Jacob, love this place.

@patsysoto1686 Жыл бұрын

I remember that bomber ride from when I was young... you are more courageous than I ever was...

@bonniekaye 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome video!!

@kellyj.azania4371 Жыл бұрын

He's the man! I can't even watch him the Bomber without getting dizzy. 🤣

@robertfrost8264 2 жыл бұрын

My extended family would spend Summers in Sylvan beach in the 80s and 90s. We all called it "Orange Park" because in that era almost everything was painted in that, classic, deep 80s orange color haha You can still see it on the tilt-a-whirl and the bomber, but *everything* had that orange on it.

@zanetaylor5639 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for taking one for the team and riding the Bomber.

@polmccartknee3792 2 жыл бұрын

good morning

@flickinggamer 2 жыл бұрын

I haven't laughed so hard as when Jacob was on that ride!

@Alrockem 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for getting on the bomber for solely our enjoyment. I lol’d 😂

@bartplays3392 2 жыл бұрын

Ooh this place seems cool!

@originalredneckgirl 2 жыл бұрын

Yeah when you were contemplating getting on that bullet ride thing.. what it was called when I was younger. ( I think its the same ride with no updates and I'm 62!) I was saying no no nope.. the most horrible ride ever , the most painful ride I've ever been on.. then you got on it anyway and seeing your discomfort I thought yup thats what it was like, I came out with solid bruises on my thighs from that bar! Terrible painful thing!

@frankbingham53 2 жыл бұрын

Love the dark ride video and your videos are amazing carpet bagger and I love your t shirt too dude this one is in the bag.

@liamdechick9571 2 жыл бұрын

This was my first amusement park ever and my first dark ride ever. There is a home video of me at age 7 telling the camera that I was brave enough to go in and that I had a good time. In reality, I had my eyes shut the whole time. I have a lot of great memories there. Thank you for doing this video.

@jasoninmichigan6078 2 жыл бұрын

You wouldn't catch other vloggers riding that antique of a thrill ride. Have guts like The Carpetbagger and do the unexpected. I watched Jacob ride the Bomber at least four times now.

@logicalschizoid_intp9698 3 ай бұрын

OMG, Jacob! I lived here until 2015! Now I live over an hour away, in what was the Pancake House. It was the first big building in the town, built in 1819. Where the hotel is now (across from the Circle K) was a TB hospital and sanitarium, run by Dr. Martin Cavana, until about 1910. Called the Lakeview hospital. I'm glad you finally got to visit Sylvan Beach. It has a ton of history!

@Whiffert 2 жыл бұрын

Nice to see you exploring my neck of the woods :) I am a bit embarrassed to say I've never been to Sylvan Beach, though. Sadly, you are about 50 years too late to visit Suburban Park in Manlius, NY, Home of the Comet roller-coaster. As well as 90 years too late for Longbranch Park. So much for pining over what once was. I hope you have fun at your next destination!

@drewwadsworth3285 2 жыл бұрын

I went there once when I was very young, in the early 70s. I have many memories though of riding past the old sign and the lonely roller coaster when everything else was gone.

@chrismclellan259 8 ай бұрын

Grew up around the park loved it

@The1ROCKGOD 2 жыл бұрын

You suffered for our amusement. In that godless contraption. Bravo sir.

@melanieiwasko4393 2 жыл бұрын

You the bomb Jacob! 🤣🤣

@amandakohler8810 2 жыл бұрын

Omg, that's awesome! Thank you for checking it out!

@NessieMay 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for going on the bomber, pure entertainment!

@chetthebee1322 2 жыл бұрын

Sylvan Beach is where I grew up. I lived right down the road from the amusement park near Captain John's Restaurant. One night I watched some guy rip the headless skeleton off the wall of Laffland and drive off with it. Some great memories down by the canal

@MRWTFPURPLE 2 жыл бұрын

The old ones are one one track so thay dont really go back but thay do zig zag very close to the previous part of the track. Haven't been on this one but another very similar one does go back and forth to the same walls.

@rocdocs 2 жыл бұрын

Saved this video for this evening. :) Vintage dark rides with CB is balm for my soul.

@donaldroy4180 2 жыл бұрын

AWSOME video Carpetbagger!🤣

@SmellyBananna 2 жыл бұрын

Jacob taking on thrill rides are the best

@T-RavisComics 2 жыл бұрын

There’s a dark ride just like this one at Beach Bend park in Bowling Green KY

@genevawaters3407 2 жыл бұрын

I enjoy your videos and I live in whitley city Kentucky (mccreary county) I saw your Cumberland falls video which is 15 minutes from my house and video at Somerset ky at oddities museum where I was grow up Thank you so much for your videos putting a smile on my face

@Mamarenee88 2 жыл бұрын

The bomber has to be the most terrifying ride I've ever seen in your videos... we appreciate you sacrificing your health and safety lol

@catcoven6443 2 жыл бұрын

Those vintage coin games are awesome I especially love the fortune telling one♥️

@Gregory...... 2 жыл бұрын

This park is really cool !! This park has, what other parks lack, Charisma ! Very proud of you Jacob, for riding the Bomber. I know that took a lot of Guts for you to face you'r fears of extreme ride's. Maybe, just Maybe, You will start to face you'r demon's, and start riding more intence ride's in the future. Great Park ! Loved the video !!

@peggyfillmore1971 2 жыл бұрын

That's me on the roller coasters and every other ride that makes me dizzy...vertigo sucks

@ZacBrzuchalski 2 жыл бұрын

Rotors are my favorite ride! You enter a cylinder room and stand against the wall. The cylinder room spins making you stick to the wall and then the floor lowers down leaving you hanging stuck against the wall. As the ride slows down the floor comes back up and then the ride stops and you exit down the exit ramp.

@idamaeteufel4371 2 жыл бұрын

I went on the bomber when I was 9 years of age. I screamed and cried so much to stop the ride. They did.

@fury210 2 жыл бұрын

Riding the Bomber was the funniest thing I’ve ever seen! Hahahaha!

@HockeyMakeup 2 жыл бұрын

I was literally in tears laughing at the bomber ride experience! You definitely took one for the team!! If there was a face for fear and regret, it was yours that entire time on the ride. LOL! I don't know if it's still there, cause even though I only live about 20 minutes away, it's been years since I was at Knoebles, but there was a bomber ride there too. As much of a front seat riding rollercoaster, no fear girl I am, I could NEVER bring myself to get on the bomber ride.

@Coinmancer 2 жыл бұрын

That bomber was hilarious. Its like an old cold war torture device haha That little rollercoaster arcade is amazing! This is definitely a favorite video... I love arcades...

@TheSassy777 2 жыл бұрын

Looks like a old park but a Fun Place from yesterday

@joshbrown8299 2 жыл бұрын

Nice view from the bomber

@pretzelrides3748 2 жыл бұрын

We put Laffland and Sylvan Beach on the internet about 20+ years ago. Still one of the best preserved Pretzels running, complete with the Pretzel “Black Box Stunts”. The park is threatened by expansion of the nearby Casino.

@bertiejohnson9276 2 жыл бұрын

Just be honest and say it's threatened by the indian nation buying up all the land around it. They would have to make two seperate purchases if they bought that park . The building with the carousel isn't owned by the park.

@MsRene98 2 жыл бұрын

That one ride was a classic The Hammer ride. Loved that when I was a kid.

@harleycynofficial 2 жыл бұрын

I've seen this ride in animated films and shorts. I didn't know folks were basing it on a real ride. Thanks, Jacob!

@angiedillman6251 2 жыл бұрын

You didn't hear me yell NOOOOOO DON'T DO IT !! When you were on the bomber!! No way would I do it!! Thanks for taking one for the team! Heehe

@doreenbonosconi879 2 жыл бұрын

I absolutely love the carousel art!

@norfolkman6275 2 жыл бұрын

Epic as always. Thank you Jacob.

@HowTo4Uvideos 2 жыл бұрын

We were there this past summer and loved Laffland. My kids rode The Bomber, but you couldn't get me in that. You were brave!

@PianoHead26 2 жыл бұрын

Cool! I am a dark ride enthusiast as well, loved them since I was a kid. Laff Land was very cool, very vintage and fun. :D

@ahorserunning 2 жыл бұрын

gotta say, that bomber operator gives pretty decent ride time value so respect to that guy

@shieldmansam2284 2 жыл бұрын

I appreciate that you rode the roll-o-plane (bomber). That’s a rare find for carnival rides. Not a lot of them left. Never been on one myself but would jump at the opportunity. Same with the Rock-o-Plane Ferris Wheel that this park also has. I’d go to this park just for those rides honestly

@Artemis13579 2 жыл бұрын

Haha from my hometown!!! Love it. Never thought anyone would come to Sylvan Beach. That is cool!

@thegerm574 2 жыл бұрын

Lol. “I hate this I hate this so bad” I know the feeling when you regret getting on a ride that you can’t want until it’s over.

@queen_sophie7515 2 жыл бұрын

You riding the bomber made me laugh so hard!!! Thank you.

@jasonsteele6920 2 жыл бұрын

Jacob on that old school roll-o-plane/loop-o-plane ride was intense -- you really suffer to entertain us!

@taipan9604 2 жыл бұрын

The zipper and the bullet were the 2 most terrifying rides at fairs when I was a kid.

@cherilg88 2 жыл бұрын

Boblo Island had the Rotor. I loved that ride when I was a kid! Thanks for riding the Bomber, awesome footage.

@filipohman7277 2 жыл бұрын

😁😁😁👍👍👍 Awesome Work Jacob Thanks!!! Greetings from Helsinki, Finland 🇫🇮🇺🇸🇫🇮🇺🇸

@fernandochavez4312 2 жыл бұрын

This was a really good one! You took the Bomber like a champ.

@biblioshark 2 жыл бұрын

Filming while in that ride was commitment 🤣🤣

@jennybird2770 2 жыл бұрын

The part where you are recounting what you had for breakfast and hoping it doesn't come back up - oh honey that would have been me, too! Haha! So glad you toughed it out. That ride was a doozey! I think you are braver than me. Thanks for your videos! One of the best channels ever

@goldengirl54 2 жыл бұрын

What fun to follow you today on my Birthday! :)

@Maynardthetool 2 жыл бұрын

My local chuck e cheese had the little Rollercoaster arcade thing. It was so cool as a kid

@tammyf8215 2 жыл бұрын

Omg. Jacob I'm like about 40 minutes from there. Thats so awesome. Sylvan beach is a great old school place. Your so funny..

@gilbertgarza5807 2 жыл бұрын

We love your videos Jacob! I am a new follower, my wife & I enjoy the places you go. Laughed at your ride experience but glad you made it safe & sound on the ground. Thanks for the videos.