Kanao Kanegon Do you remember Wave Jammer?

Yes, I do remember "Wave Jammer" which was next to the Sky Glider station. It was replaced by "Rock & Roll". I also remember before "Wave Jammer" it was the "Paratrooper" that was located there.

Kanao Kanegon Your too ancient to be on the internet.

Kanao Kanegon just want to echo your sentiment. I'm from Sacramento and I've going to Santa Cruz to visit the Boardwalk and Wharf have been a tradition in my family since my Grandpa came from Mexico in the 40's. Three generations have gone. The Boardwalk and Santa Cruz will always have a big spot in my heart. Nothing like a busy summer night enjoying some soft serve and watching Friday Night Concerts. Its the best.

Lol! As a local, who hasn't worked at the Boardwalk as their first job? One of my only photos of my mom was when she worked there as a young teen. I'm not sure how many generations back I've got tied here, but I know my grandparents built their home downtown (the '89 earthquake destroyed) and my great grandparents used to live in a house downtown that is now a local business. I just recently saw some old home movies a relative gave me, in black and white from the early 60's of a drive pass the Boardwalk. So vintage! I drove by yesterday and it was cool to see the lights/people (as it's "Boardwalk Season"). I haven't been there this year but I'm going tomorrow night! Maybe check out the band on the beach (Smashmouth is playing next week), play some arcade games (I used to go LITERALLY ever day for a solid year, yea, even Christmas), carnival games, and hopefully win a cute prize! I love the dime toss, even though I don't ever need anything. hehe! I'm not much for rides, but there is a new one since this video came out for anyone interested. They MAJORLY re-constructed a section of the Boardwalk entrance and added the Shockwave Ride.

The CLAWaholic nice. I can't wait to visit in April.

You should come visit some time in the Summer. The first "Free Movie on the Beach" they play is The Lost Boys. =) It's pretty cool, they put out a giant screen on the beach.

wow sounds awesome

And now we have "US"

In.the.movie.The.Lost.Boys.they.couldnt.use.the.exact.name.Santa.Cruz.so.they.went.by.Santa.Carla.instead...another.movie.that.was.filmed.on.location.there.was..Bumblebee.and.a.Clint.Eastwood..movie..Sudden.Impact.just.to.name.a.few

Sir Isaac wow relly i went on it every time i go its my favorite ride

Sir Isaac that ride was boring but I loved all the scenery

Haunted Castle is my favorite Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk ride!

@@grvcas I.ll.tell.you.one.thing.thats.boring.since.you.say.that.Haunted.Castle.ride.is.boring The.long.line.having.to.wait.is.super.boring Get.on.The.Giant.Dipper.instead..the.line.will.move.up.faster.when.they.got.the.other.rollercoaster.cars.on.the.main.track I.saw.how.they.transfer.it.onto.the.track.by.using.some.machine They.push.a.button.then.the.floor.moves.to.put.the.other.rollercoaster.onto.the.track Its.interesting.to.see.how.they.do.it

Coaster Seeker I haven't been on Fireball or Double Shot. Are they any good?

breanntheartist1989 yeah they are especially the fireball

Coaster Seeker 1. Giant Dipper 2. Loggers Revenge 3. Undertow 4. Fireball 5. Double shot

Coaster Seeker Never went on any of those. The undertow looks scary, the giant dipper closed before we could get on it, I’ve always wanted to go on the fireball but was too scared, the double shot is super high (125 feet exactly), and loggers revenge was too slow to be going at that height.

Coaster Seeker mine are 1. Tusnami 2 . Loggers Revenge 3 crazy surf 4. Giant Dipper 5.swings 6. Wipe out I honestly love all the rides it so much fun There!

Not the best but really good parks

hell yea it does & everything is good af 😍🖒👌🤘

Rob's Rides famous home maded chocolate covered bacon, just wow.

texas donuts are gigantic and so good

Have you tried the garlic fries? They're great.

Deep fried Oreos🤤

Spoken like a local...calling it "Big Dipper" ❤ Feels so weird to me when people say "giant."

It would take 52 minutes right now, given there is no traffic at 9:30pm. So it would depend when you leave. If you stay tl the park closed...it could be less time, as opposed to leaving earlier in the day when the extreme amount of people all go home. You can take HWY 17 all the way up to 880 to intersect with the 101.

CarJay7 I've been there most of my life

Coaster Seeker I moved to Arizona 5 years ago and Santa Cruz was like my everyday place now that I'm older I have more work

No. The name comes from the old days when they built wooden decks along the beach or out into the ocean on piers and called them boardwalks......sidewalks made out of boards. They were usually filled with any number of entertainments from dance halls, skating rinks, bowling alleys, movie theaters, food vendors, carnival rides, and roller coasters.

How did you like it? :)

Marc Weiner yeah, it's nice. you should visit it.

youre missing out, this is the best place to be in the summer if you live in Nor Cal

Marc Weiner lol I work there and it is awesome

Not so. It was built specifically for the Beach Boardwalk by Arthur Loof, the same man who built the iconic carousel.

​​@@EastPeakSlimYour correct!!!!! The old wooden rollercoaster that was at Neptune's beach in Alameda was a much different track layout and built by a different designer. Also Arthur Looff's older brother Charles ID Looff built the 1905 merry go round that operated at Playland at the beach in San Francisco from 1913-1972

Chris C yeah Taylor if you ever go to south Texas you should do it

Amusement Parks WorldWide when I went a few years ago it looked cool but sadly I was scared of roller coasters at the time

PS: It have nothing to do with Peter Pan.

I think what you might be talking about is the Wharf (aka a pier)? You can do fishing there, they have some (more highly priced but amazing) restaurants, some shops, Marianne's Ice Cream, and of course the sea lions that hang out under the wharf. =) They're so adorable to watch. Very talkative too. Sometimes you can catch an otter or other wildlife swimming nearby. It's a nice walk and a great view! You can see the Boardwalk from it. Yea...walking from one end of the Boardwalk to the wharf and back...is quite the "workout" XD Sometimes just walking back and forth on the walk alone is fun and you don't even realize how much walking you've done. haha! When I worked there I would literally run from one end to the other on my break so that I could go to the main arcade and play a game I was addicted to. =D

Roller Coaster FanBoy easy I just came up with a design and put it up for sale! Not hard!

shane brown With this being my home park, trust me, it is. You can spend your whole day there if you wanted

I didn't ride it the first time I went! However since this video was made, I've been back to the park and got a chance to experience it!

Maybe it depends. I took the highway 17 bus to San Jose Diridon Station before and it took 30 minutes. That was by BUS! Then you could take the VTA to Great America in Santa Clara. So maybe, you could hit it in 45 min if going by car. I mean...at this exact moment (9pm) in the evening...google maps times it at 43 min to get to Sunnyvale from Santa Cruz by car, but 1 hour 25 min via bus. OBVIOUSLY if it's Boardwalk Season and you're driving after everyone leaves the boardwalk, you'd never make it in that time, the traffic is stop/go. But if it's clear...at night...then yea you could. Take HWY 17 all the way up tl 880, then intersect with the 101 (near the clover leaf)

No this carousel was built in 1911 by the Looff family. There's also a Charles ID Looff carousel that's older than the Santa Cruz carousel. It was built in 1905 by Charles ID Looff and operated at Luna Park in Seattle, WA from 1905-1911, then moved to San Francisco's Playland in 1913-1972 after Luna Park burned down in 1912

They took the rings away as they had people walk off with 50,00 to 70,000 a year, When they quit the ring grab and toss the riders went down to less that 50%, so they brought the rings back and are still tossing today. :-)