Why was there a Potato Chip Theme Park?
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Күн бұрынWhat’s in a name?
I present a deep dive nobody asked for into the Irish crisp (potato chip) theme park: ‘Tayto Park’. Tayto is an Irish institution and for years I’ve been fascinated that there was a theme park based on it. My obsession reached new heights when in February 2022 they announced the park would be changing its name, prompting national outrage. But why is it happening? Why does it matter? Why did I fly all the way to Ireland for the day just for this dumb video? Find out in this extremely niche but very thorough video essay.
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Twitter: / mikefromtheprty
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Special thanks to Iain O’Connor for making a cameo as the voice of Tayto PR, Sinéad Hammond for her camerawork and supervision of dangerous candle-lighting, as well as Sally Ní Thuama, Emily O’Keeffe, Harry Robertson and Molly Parker for their wonderful feedback.
This is obviously a very niche topic so any engagement (likes, comments, subscribez) would be greatly appreciated.
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Music Used:
Overdose and B-Side by Jahzzar: freemusicarchive.org/music/Ja...
Roads that burned our boots, Magic Mountain and Driver by Jahzzar: freemusicarchive.org/music/Ja...
So far So Close by Jahzzar: freemusicarchive.org/music/Ja...
Frozen Egg by Lame Drivers:
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All tracks have been adapted to sound like they’re at a party.
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Media Used:
AmusementInsider / @amusementinsider
Bord Bia / @bordbia
Clisare / @clisare
Cormaction / @cormaction
CoasterForce / @coasterforce
Dara Coyne / @daracoyne
Discover Ireland / @discoverireland
DoDublin Tours / @dodublintours
EOY Ireland / @eoyireland
Expedia / @expedia
FailteIrelandTV / @failteirelandtv
i-D / @i-d
Ireland AM / @irelandamvmtv
JOE.ie / @joedotie
Kevin Horgan / @kevinhorgan123
Kantar / @officialkantar
Kavaleer Productions / @kavaleerproductions
Knowledge Fable / @knowledgefable2732
LADbible TV / @ladbible
Martin Varghese / @chrymartin
McCannDublin / @mccanndublin2663
Mr Big Mac / @corkypayne
Mr. Tayto / @user-rq9dn4iy7q
Napalm69 / @napalm69
Ride Review / @ridereview
RTÉ Late Late Show / @rtelatelateshow
Tadhg Fleming / tadhgfleming
Tayto Northern Ireland / @taytonorthernireland1736
Tayto Park / @taytopark
Things and tings / @thingsandtings
ThoughtCatalyst / @thoughtcatalyst
Trinity College Dublin / @trinitycollegedublin
Vekoma / @vekomaridesmanufactur...
Verve Showrunner / @verveshowrunner
Visit London / @visitlondonofficial
Wjzima / @wjzima
www.ukrides.info / @ukridesinfo
Other misc sources:
www.irishnews.com/news/northe...
www.thegrocer.co.uk/tayto-sal...
www.igarykelly.com/work/tayto...
www.thejournal.ie/tayto-park-...
www.irishtimes.com/news/irela...
www.rte.ie/news/special-repor...
www.interlink-lg.com/case-stu...
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Sections:
00:00 Intro
02:38 Part 1: Tayto History 101
11:34 Part 2: Tayto as a brand
20:39 Part 3: Tayto’s presence in Tayto Park
41:39 Part 4: A Taytoless Future
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#themepark #videoessay #taytopark #deepdive #ireland #rollercoaster #emeraldpark
@BrianKScott Жыл бұрын
I like to think these are all the same party. He keeps going up to different girls and not learning that multi-hour theme park rants don't get you laid. It's like 3:00 am. The girl he's talking to is stoned, not there mentally. The night before he did intense amounts of research.
@girlism369 Жыл бұрын
Thats so funny bc im watching this stoned 😂😂
@quinnzykir Жыл бұрын
Best way to watch documentaries, honestly
@Foxy02016 Жыл бұрын
Pin=Canon
@njdotson Жыл бұрын
Idk what you're talking about because this would be the very first guy I talk to. But, maybe your point still stands as I am not a girl
@quinnzykir Жыл бұрын
@@njdotson this is about a theme park. You okay
@meetmeindreamland Жыл бұрын
I like this channel because it's a social life simulator for attending parties I'd actually enjoy.
@MikeFromTheParty Жыл бұрын
Hahahaha I love this description
@VisenyaHDrayce Жыл бұрын
I know right? I'd personally never go to a party, but I love this kind of conversation
@ksolesky2 Жыл бұрын
I literally spit out my coffee at "as the park once said about its zoo animals, death is inevitable"
@MikeFromTheParty Жыл бұрын
Hahaha, I was very proud of that line after I wrote it
@CodytheVictorian Жыл бұрын
I'm a Texan, I call 'crisps' chips and I've never even heard of Tayto but yet I've watched a 42 minute video on a theme park based around an Irish potato chips company.
@sullysullivan1282 Жыл бұрын
Hi from Boston. Work brought us to Ireland last spring, and I bought some Taytos, if only because I thought the name was amusing. They were pretty alright. Honestly not all that big on the cheese and onion. Thrilled they have salt & vinegar over there, though.
@makealittlehistory Жыл бұрын
why am I grieving theming based on a chip i’ve never eaten of a park that i’ve never heard of in a country i’ve never been to ? 😭 i’ve known mr tayto for almost one hour and if anything ever happened to him i would kword everyone in this room and then myself 🎩🥔👖
@MikeFromTheParty Жыл бұрын
I'm glad you understand how I feel!!
@mahonkeith Жыл бұрын
My partner went to meet with Largo Foods as part of a job she was doing around the time the Coyles were still involved. Charles Coyle at the time was not running it but was involved in the company so she met him. She found out that because he was the heir to the Tayto brand and was a fierce good lookin man he was locally known as "Prince Tayto". That is probably the closest thing Ireland has to royalty.
@MikeFromTheParty Жыл бұрын
"Prince Tayto" is cracking me up
@splendidsimp Жыл бұрын
I honestly really love the theming of this channel, its a really creative addition to the video essay format
@MikeFromTheParty Жыл бұрын
I'm glad you like it, I was quite pleased when I came up with the idea!
@Foxy02016 Жыл бұрын
@@MikeFromThePartyit is an amazing idea, not enough channels will put this much effort into creating a setting
@v.heywood Жыл бұрын
Absolutely! Its refreshing to see someone that is going to do more than sit at their computer desk 😂 It's a good foundation to work from aswell. It gives you so much flexibility to organically explore your creativity and develop further as a content creator
@awesomotommy Жыл бұрын
Just sat and watched an hour documentary about something I glanced through 6 years ago on a wikipedia page. 10/10 would attend ted talk again.
@MikeFromTheParty Жыл бұрын
Thank you for watching!
@caranook Жыл бұрын
I live in Dublin, and have gone to Tayto park every year since 2011. It’s always been a great day out, but you rarely meet anyone who isn’t Irish there. It’s not a tourist location. It’s not in an easily accessible place and it’s not very big. I feel like it’s almost insulting that they went with a name targeted at audiences abroad rather than here, where the actual demographic is. Most Irish people despise the stereotype of Ireland being all shamrocks and leprechauns. I’m really hopeful that the rebrand won’t be too tourist focused, I’d like to see more Irish mythology and history themed attractions.
@killardkaiser Жыл бұрын
Good mix between defunct land and ordinary things. Keep it up!
@MikeFromTheParty Жыл бұрын
Thank you! Both excellent channels to be compared to 🙏
@PandaWithAJetpack Жыл бұрын
As a lifelong resident of Hershey PA, former Hersheypark employee, and avid theme park enthusiast, thank you for throwing the best party I’ve ever attended
@MikeFromTheParty Жыл бұрын
Thank you for coming! I hope to visit Hersheypark one day, it looks really mad (in a good way)
@DarkxxPixie Жыл бұрын
The distant party noises and conversation is such a brilliant touch!
@MikeFromTheParty Жыл бұрын
Thank you, I'm glad you like it!
@JohnTaylor-xg4jn Жыл бұрын
So I love how I can hear the music in the background "In the other room" keeping me immersed in the fact we are at a party. What a great concept, and also the video is great in general. The algorithm has deemed you worthy to be on my recommended videos today.
@MikeFromTheParty Жыл бұрын
I'm glad you enjoyed it 🥳
@Azvee Жыл бұрын
Now I'm bummed about a park I've never been to and craving a snack I've never had. Also I firmly believe the park poll chose purposely bad names so that 'Emerald Park' would be a definite winner and might attract future international tourist.
@MikeFromTheParty Жыл бұрын
I definitely think that survey was rigged too!
@nbctheoffice Жыл бұрын
I think you’ve really hit on something with the party setting acting as the sort of catalyst for the video. I look forward to your growth!
@MikeFromTheParty Жыл бұрын
Thank you, I'm so glad you like the framing device!
@crescentcreates6286 Жыл бұрын
I’m American and have never heard of Tayto before now but this is a great video and I like the mascot’s design.
@MikeFromTheParty Жыл бұрын
Thank you! It's an iconic design for sure
@Arraydeess Жыл бұрын
Imagine being a ghost of king, seeing your castle being turned into a chip factory
@caroldevaney7630 Ай бұрын
God, I'd read that short story
@margaret_adelle Жыл бұрын
If parties were filled with people telling me about obscure theme parks... I might actually go to parties.
@MikeFromTheParty Жыл бұрын
Fortunately (unfortunately?) for my friends, this isn't far off what I'm like at parties
@bettyward8777 Жыл бұрын
The Romeo and Juliet reference plus second Tato reveal = chef’s kiss
@MikeFromTheParty Жыл бұрын
Ahahaha thank you I was very proud of how that turned out
@RobHebert Жыл бұрын
This is a legitimately novel framing device. Love it!
@MikeFromTheParty Жыл бұрын
Thank you Rob!
@SniffyTugBoat Жыл бұрын
my whole entire heart goes out to TaytoPark. it seems like such a lovely place. I hope its next stage in life is equally as charming. a free bag of chips?? that's amazing. helluva park. Emerald Park is gonna have a hard time following that up.
@MikeFromTheParty Жыл бұрын
It was such a lovely little place. Very curious to go back in a few years and get a sense of the Emerald Park incarnation
@modestlobster6041 Жыл бұрын
When you follow a guy to get a light and wind up engaged in an hour long conversation untangling why an Irish potato chip company is unsponsoring a theme park in front of his shrine dedicated to the mascot of said chip company
@chloe_louise123 Жыл бұрын
I didn't know I needed this video today but the KZfaq algorithm knows me well. Also I live in Ireland but I went to London just to go to Thorpe Park, Legoland and Chessington, because I think it's fairly easy to get to them and I love Thorpe's coasters
@MikeFromTheParty Жыл бұрын
Glad the algorithm led you here! You're totally right, it makes sense for Irish people to travel over for those parks due to the proximity and lack of major alternatives nearby. Thorpe does have a solid coaster line-up!
@chloe_louise123 Жыл бұрын
@Mike From The Party agreed, and on the other hand it doesn't really make sense for people from the UK to travel to Ireland (except for NI) to go to Tayto Park (or Emerald Park) because why would you when you have so many more options in the UK which you don't have to fly for? I feel like only theme park enthusiasts, or maybe families going to Dublin on holiday at a push, would find Tayto Park worth the trip
@HerrDeutschBlood Жыл бұрын
This is probably the closest we'll ever get to having an actual "Potatoland" featured from the newer Mickey Mouse shorts.
@MikeFromTheParty Жыл бұрын
I've not watched many of these shorts but saw a video by Storybook Amusement on Potatoland, and immediately thought of Tayto Park!
@little_lottie Жыл бұрын
As an introvert who never goes to parties, I was thrown off by the party chat roleplay theme of this channel. After watching two videos, I quite like it.
@celesweet Жыл бұрын
your videos are so unique. the way all of it is stuff ive never heard of. the fact it's all at a party. PLUS you have captions? literally insane. im so shocked you don't have even 1k yet. love the vibes i just know you're going places & can't wait to see more ❤️
@MikeFromTheParty Жыл бұрын
Thank you, I'm so glad you appreciate them (especially the captions!). You manifested the 1K, literally just crossed it!
@celesweet Жыл бұрын
@@MikeFromTheParty omg im checking back now and ur past 3k!!! congrats! ur content is great :)
@MikeFromTheParty Жыл бұрын
@@celesweet thank you! it's so mad but really exciting
@sweetalissum Жыл бұрын
Really appreciate finding a deep dive into this little Irish park! I'd been to Ireland a few times but hadn't heard of this until my last trip in 2018 for a friend's wedding. I bought my husband some Taytos straight off the plane to welcome him to Ireland and we both were amused by the ads for the park on the back and wished we knew more. We didn't get to the park since we had other plans, but the wedding reception did bust out Tayto sandwiches at around 1 am so we had a representative cultural experience.
@MikeFromTheParty Жыл бұрын
Glad you got to experience a tayto sandwich at least!
@kaffiene97 Жыл бұрын
Glad to finally have an in depth review of the theme park I've only experienced by reading pamphlets in a tourist center lol, I loved the novelty of the theme, especially the 'cheese and onion' and 'salt and vinegar' car parks. I've been fortunate enough to visit Ireland a few times with my parents during the Tayto Park era, but the huge travel cost from Australia meant we were lucky to spend a couple days outside of Galway or Mayo. The whole purpose of the trips was spend as much time with extended family as possible, who understandably had no interest in visiting a potato chip theme park in Meath 😂
@MikeFromTheParty Жыл бұрын
Totally makes sense when you've there to see family and not nearby! I don't think I ever would have ever been if I wasn't living in Dublin
@WDWCentral Жыл бұрын
Happy someone is addressing this, at least the park is going for a massive expansion
@MikeFromTheParty Жыл бұрын
It's going to be so interesting to see the direction the park pivots to in the next few years!
@dubmeup 6 ай бұрын
I am American but on a brief trip to Ireland, I ate Tayto’s and fell in love (maybe it was Mr. Tayto’s smiling face) so much so that my mom managed to have them shipped to us as a gift a few years later. I proceeded to share them with all my friends who also fell in love (seriously what is it about him?). I am horrified to see that I have missed out on the opportunity to visit this park with Mr. Tayto’s at the helm.
@kathylennerds750 Жыл бұрын
The cut-in to the park and it being grey, rainy and Mike being completely DRENCHED is so funny to me considering it's in IE. Ofc, what else could the weather be!
@starsanctuaries 8 ай бұрын
i think tayto just brainwashed me into clicking this video, i was eating tayto and kind of forgot about what i was eating and immediately clicked this video when it showed up 😭😭
@attabooii Жыл бұрын
Just wanna say the twisted potatoes are something that's really common throughout the US too! Growing up, I would eat them all the time in county fairs, beach boardwalks, boba shops, etc
@MikeFromTheParty Жыл бұрын
This is interesting, I didn't know they were such a big thing!
@caroldevaney7630 Ай бұрын
"I'm really curios about what would happen to Tayto in the reunification of Ireland" is a question I never thought to wonder
@tallyraven Жыл бұрын
As soon as this video landed in my recommended I practically leaped out of my seat bcs I didn’t think anyone would shine a light on this touchstone for our school trips. Really loved the cultural analysis of the Tayto brand itself, and seeing your experience of the park. And also the chicken filet roll bit made me know I could immediately trust you with my life. Looking forward to see more! :) Footnote prawn cocktail is underrated af.
@MikeFromTheParty Жыл бұрын
I'm glad you enjoyed it!!
@Foxy02016 Жыл бұрын
Hey man, thanks for the party invite, glad you took me aside to talk about stuff that we’re both passionate about (theme parks), definitely gotta ring the bell next time your having a party
@MikeFromTheParty Жыл бұрын
Looking forward to the next party 🎉
@Foxy02016 Жыл бұрын
@@MikeFromTheParty you bring the coaster facts, I’ll bring the soda
@ortizedson58 Жыл бұрын
Lmao the twisted chip thing is super common in mexico. We called them "espiropapas" (spiral potatoes/spiral chips). I thought you would mention that at some point in the video. Its not branded in anyway and just sold by anyone that has that machine that spirals potatoes.
@MikeFromTheParty Жыл бұрын
I've looked into it since someone else commented and apparently it originated as a snack in Korea. The more you know!
@parkpiggy Жыл бұрын
"Cú Chulainn is well known in Ireland but not so much outside of it" laughs in fate/stay night
@Shane-el7wy Жыл бұрын
Laughs in Shin Megami Tensai.
@L0rdOfThePies Жыл бұрын
I went to tayto park last summer, it was a cleansing and pure experience. To enter a building and see tall shelves lined with many teddies of the beloved mr tayto overlooking me from my position like judges, deciding my fate. It activated my fight, flight or freeze mechanism, or was it simply my soul staying put for their ruling? They let me live luckily, but since that day i have been humbled, not once will i regret a second in my mortal coil, i know the before and the after, in it's dear cheese and onion leaden glory, I can't imagine tayto land without such a thing and as you can imagine, the news upset me greatly
@MikeFromTheParty Жыл бұрын
💀 💀
@koopcourt Жыл бұрын
Oh look, I found a new KZfaq channel to get hooked on. And now I’m heartbroken that I’ll never get to experience Tayto Park.
@Zoopop13 Жыл бұрын
this sounds like a super downgraded Six Flags with like no rides. at least that’s my vision of an American equivalent. though Mr Tayto is so cute I wish we had one!
@Katye2332 Жыл бұрын
These videos are perfect, sad I’m barely finding out about Tayto Park but thanks for chatting with me at that party Mike.
@MikeFromTheParty Жыл бұрын
Thanks for listening 🥳
@procrastination_productions Жыл бұрын
Idea: drain loch naigh and build a mega-tayto park sponsored by northern tayto
@MikeFromTheParty Жыл бұрын
Genius, balance would be restored
@sofiecarlson8017 Жыл бұрын
Wonderful video! I'm so glad the KZfaq gods led me here. Can't wait to see the content you'll go on to create.
@MikeFromTheParty Жыл бұрын
Thank you, I'm glad they brought you here too. I'm excited for what I've got in the pipeline, though I think it will be hard to top this one!
@dsylee88 Жыл бұрын
I'm now devastated about a theme park that I didn't know existed, changing... I mean how will I go on knowing I could have gone to Tayto park but it's too late now? Also I want to be friends with Mr. Tayto and read his biography
@MikeFromTheParty Жыл бұрын
Tayto Park lives on in our hearts ❤️
@whydidntigetanysoup Жыл бұрын
You’ve done a lot of homework and are coming out of the gates swinging!!! You know exactly the niche theme park content the people are hungry for 😂 great work!!!
@MikeFromTheParty Жыл бұрын
Thank you, I'm so glad people seem to be liking them :)
@CharlemagneSupernova Жыл бұрын
If only someone told Goofy Potatoland was in Ireland. Would have saved Mickey and Donald all that trouble.
@TalysAlankil Жыл бұрын
i stumbled upon your channel because of the twilight video and my god. these are well researched. and now i want your take on disneyland paris, home of my heart.
@MikeFromTheParty Жыл бұрын
Glad you like them! I love Disneyland Paris and I'm writing a video on one of the rides there... but a head's up it's more of a critical take, sorry 😬
@roxannedwed7709 Жыл бұрын
I’m genuinely so happy somebody is talking seriously about my very obscure childhood memories
@panfluteskeleton Жыл бұрын
Looks like this party has a snack. And I'm not talking about the crisps
@bibithegipsytime5423 3 ай бұрын
Found your channel recently and i am really enjoying the content very creative format and refreshing twist to the theme park content as someone that consumes and follows so many channels about parks i can appreciate the difference topics i dont see much anywhere else thank you for that
@sarahgoodwin6573 4 ай бұрын
when i first went to tayto park, they were still doing the factory tour and it was definitely a huge highlight of my trip, i was like 12 at the time and had never been in a factory so it would probably not hold up today but definitely a cool experience. will never stop calling it tayto park though, they can change the name all they like lmao
@Derangedlefty Ай бұрын
“Death is inevitable” is FUCKING CRAZY 😭
@serendipitousjesterofharmi4712 Жыл бұрын
This is a great video. It answers questions I never knew I had. I was friends with a guy once who was from Ireland, years ago, he told me about this park and how everyone he knew in school wanted to get jobs there in the summer. I mourn the loss of Tayto Park bc the name will always remind me of some guy i knew one time. Its a tragedy that he'll never get to say he worked at Tayto Park.
@MikeFromTheParty Жыл бұрын
This is a lovely story, shows the power names have in our memory!
@mikeyfrederick1232 Жыл бұрын
Just gotta say I'm really enjoying your content sir..interesting and your intros make me laugh each time...plus you cover all these topics I have never heard of so cheers to your originality...I love learning about weird amusement park stuff lol and you are a great source..you deserve some major credit for the channel..keep doing what you do!
@MikeFromTheParty Жыл бұрын
Thank you so much! Welcome to the party 🥳
@kandyburra Жыл бұрын
Im obsessed with this channel so much
@MikeFromTheParty Жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@yeemcgee8149 Жыл бұрын
I saw the thumbnail and thought “why is the smiling friends guy so detailed and sad?”
@29holden Жыл бұрын
Why does Mr. Tayto look like he could be Charlie from Smiling Friends’ Brother?
@Saint_Dan132 Жыл бұрын
brilliant video, so insightful. i honestly do not know why i have never been recommended any of your work before, i am hear now. looking forward to the next one.
@MikeFromTheParty Жыл бұрын
Thank you!!
@impossiblehorse7884 Жыл бұрын
I'm wicked interested in this framing device of being a captive audience at a party. It's like it adds a little extra layer of entertainment.
@MikeFromTheParty Жыл бұрын
I'm glad you like it 🥳
@cosmocosmandoo9074 Жыл бұрын
i love this. i love how the entirety of the 50 minute video is technically all happening because of a lighter and all this during a houseparty xd. i love these layers. Subbed!
@michelle7860 Жыл бұрын
Your videos and vibe are impeccable. So thankful I got in on the ground floor of this party
@MikeFromTheParty Жыл бұрын
Thank you for coming 🥳 see you at the next one!
@LailaSkye17 20 күн бұрын
I’m an American Irish dancer and we are all obsessed with taytos they sell them at competitions and where I dance. When I say we’re obsessed my friends got gifted a box of them for Christmas lol
@eternalenigma1628 Жыл бұрын
Stumbled across the Twilight video and immediately needed to watch the rest of your videos. I love how creative the framing is!
@MikeFromTheParty Жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for watching them!!
@Brownieofthunder Жыл бұрын
Like with everyone else, love the style! Definitely a creatively engaging approach to topics I love. Your clear level of research and passion is certainly a bonus, plus a post-credits scene?! Marvellous. Bravo!
@MikeFromTheParty Жыл бұрын
Thank you Mikey! I'll be honest, I included the credits just so I could have that post-credit scene 🇲🇹
@Brownieofthunder Жыл бұрын
@@MikeFromTheParty Iconic. I’ve done a similar thing on some upcoming videos of mine, but outtakes rather than ‘it’s me, Blorko’ (praying you get the reference)
@uhhhhhhhhhhmm Жыл бұрын
Please do more vids on ireland stuff! Like on funny mascots for sports or other food brands! It’s such good content to put on to learn a new thing or two 😆 Also your intros are so iconic 👏👏
@MikeFromTheParty Жыл бұрын
Thank you! Honestly I'm not much of an expert on anything else Irish apart from this and as someone who only lived there 4 years I want to make sure I stay in my lane. But if I have a great idea I wouldn't rule it out...
@makealittlehistory Жыл бұрын
awesome video btw, when i went to look at your channel and saw you only had 3 videos and 700 subscribers i was shocked. i feel like i’ve got in on the ground floor for once 👍🏻 i was so engrossed that if my partner said something to me while we were watching i paused it. notifs on, can’t wait for more!
@MikeFromTheParty Жыл бұрын
Thank you, I'm glad you liked it! Welcome to the party 👯♀️
@Paulsr7 Жыл бұрын
great, now i am sad over the loss of something i never knew existed
@keroseneppr Жыл бұрын
I'm loving your videos! Can't wait for the next!
@MikeFromTheParty Жыл бұрын
Really appreciate it, thank you!
@genericgoth Жыл бұрын
damn i didn’t know that tayto park died. always seen it on the back of the crisps here in aus
@MikeFromTheParty Жыл бұрын
They sell it in Australia??
@watwat9807 Жыл бұрын
Glad I stumbled on your channel! Great stuff!
@MikeFromTheParty Жыл бұрын
I'm glad you stumbled here too! Thank you for watching ☺
@dianafrik2234 5 ай бұрын
After reunification the two Mr. Taytos would obviously get married.
@tonycave48 3 ай бұрын
The ending was crazy omg
@AnymousScreams Жыл бұрын
It might be that I disliked Hersheypark because I worked as a games clerk. The park itself is fine, but the food was the main thing for me. The dessert stands and the Crabfries were great. I only went to Hersheypark on my days off because they used to give you two free tickets every other paycheck or something. The theme park in this video sounds pretty rad, though.
@AidanPatko Жыл бұрын
Hearing a KZfaqr mention another channel I like is always exciting. Obviously he’d know Defunctland, but it makes the website feel just a little smaller.
@mcrclaire Жыл бұрын
This has SO many twists but I was not prepared for Mr Riley 😅 Amazing work!
@MikeFromTheParty Жыл бұрын
Only the real ones make it to the Mr Riley reveal 😌 Thank you for watching!
@Razzledazzy Жыл бұрын
the beginning of this feels exact like every conversation i've ever had at a frat party
@teddybearable Жыл бұрын
I was SO confused when you started talking about Twisted Chip (I wasn't looking at the screen) but THEN I realised you were talking about what we call Chips On A Stick here in Australia, they're only ever really at big carnivals or fairs in a food truck. They're super popular but I've never seen a brick-and-mortar Chips On A Stick store before, one of those would probably disrupt the fabric of the universe in immeasurable ways (also they're the best with chicken salt, any other flavouring is bullshit)
@VideoGamePhilosopher 2 ай бұрын
Did you say 16 million? That’s insane. I thought you said 60 million but I had to go back and watch again. 60 million would have been tiny but 16 is crazy.
@mark-breen Жыл бұрын
Hearing you say "chicken fillet roll" and calling Dublin a dump is a better way to convince me that you're Irish than any passport ever could. I'm so glad that someone has made a video about this national institution and its fearless leader, the handsome Mr Tayto, who is way cooler than the Northern Ireland Mr Tayto.
@annika.im.wunderland Жыл бұрын
Glad to see attractions from Phantasialand so high in your Top10 Cuelines 😊 The Mystery Castle one scared me the most as a kid, because sometimes actors would lurk in the dark and jump out... Love from Bonn, Germany ❤️
@MikeFromTheParty Жыл бұрын
Absolutely adore Phantasialand! I went mid-week so thankfully no actors were lurking to scare me. I'll probably do a video on a ride from there at some point...
@annika.im.wunderland Жыл бұрын
@@MikeFromTheParty I don't think they do it anymore.. (Or maybe they do.. So the next time you visit, maybe you'll get the same sense of fear, like i do nowadays 😉) I'll keep an eye out, I'm really curious which one you'll choose 😀 Keep up the good work, i really enjoyed your videos 😊
@MissTrish1993 Жыл бұрын
I'm Scottish and one of my friends is Irish and mentioned Tayto Park to me, I owe her an apology because I thought she was taking the p*ss. Love your videos.
@MikeFromTheParty Жыл бұрын
It definitely sounds like something made up ahahaha
@caseylascallette7269 Ай бұрын
Your channel is undersubbed af... Amazing premise and interesting original topics... Your gonna blow up
@bibithegipsytime5423 3 ай бұрын
i will leave here a second part to my comment as I feel like your channel would really fit this type of content/request I am from Portugal and there are two parks from my childhood I never see covered anywhere one ( in Portugal) is closed now for many years and there are basically urban legend to why it closed… i never menage to find any video about this … its still seats there abandoned and intact since the yearly 2000s the other one (Isla Magica in Spain) is the most popular theme park near by… it was so grandiose and amazingly themed… is still pretty good now but as gone down a bit… i would love to see a video covering it up in the style of a typical “ disney history of the park” kind of video… i love seeing those kinds of videos i know is alot to ask for but i feel like it would really suit your channel as so far for what i see u cover so many different topics that aren’t the usual Disney and Universal
@willowleigh1786 Жыл бұрын
Love this video. Fed in my fixation of obscure theme parks. 🙂
@kikakuli Жыл бұрын
I visited Tayto Park in 2018 and met the Mr. Tayto mascot while there! I am going to miss the park so much and its a shame that Tayto Park won't be the same anymore :(
@MikeFromTheParty Жыл бұрын
I'm so jealous you got to meet him! It will never be the same 😔
@v.heywood Жыл бұрын
I love your style, keep up the good work, mate! My favourite is the reoccurring and entirely earnest "I'm not a ________ expert"
@MikeFromTheParty Жыл бұрын
Hahahahaha well you know what the internet can be like
@loreescape47 Жыл бұрын
This is delightful. Any chance for a follow up video about the biography? As someone extremely interested in the life stories of extremely niche characters, I'd love to know the details.
@MikeFromTheParty Жыл бұрын
So I originally bought the book to include a bit on it but I cut it as I thought it was a tangent too far. Unless this video goes mega viral I probably wouldn't do a video just on it to be honest but I can share a bit with you! The vague vibe is that it's the real story of the Tayto company but retconned to include Mr Tayto, so with real photos but photoshopping him in. In the book Mr Tayto's dad was friends with Joe Murphy and they set up the company together based off Mr Tayto's grandmother's recipe. The book then goes through each decade of Ireland's history since the 50s, sharing Mr Tayto's opinion on everything from rock music to boob jobs. It's a weird read!
@loreescape47 Жыл бұрын
@@MikeFromTheParty Oh wow, that is more extensive than I thought, thank you! I'm assuming the book never really goes into the moral issues of a potato participating in the business of potato chip consumption? ;) In a perfect world the quirky food based theme park would be the video that really blows up, but I get why your Twilight video is more popular. (I'll admit that I only invested the time in watching this after seeing that one.) As someone who grew up with a dream of going to Hershypark, this content speaks to me!
@MikeFromTheParty Жыл бұрын
@@loreescape47 Yes it just totally (and sensibly) side-steps the implied cannibalism. Thank you, this is definitely my favourite I've done but I'm very content it's getting a nice amount of views spilling over from the Twilight one!
@JonathanMcCormack Жыл бұрын
We went there a few weeks after it first opened. There was hardly anything there at the time, the cafe, factory tour, zoo, playground and the climbing wall and the jumping harnessed things. The Native American theming was bigger then and they had people dressed as native Americans walking around chatting to kids and taking photos. We enjoyed it but thought it was doomed to failure as so little there to make you do a return visit. Glad to be proved wrong with how much they have invested into it and usually went every year up until COVID-19.
@Gibbs-yf8bl Жыл бұрын
Bruh I need a detailed video rant on your top 10 European theme park queue lines! I can tell by this video that you clearly have great taste with this
@MikeFromTheParty Жыл бұрын
Ahahaha will definitely consider it
@mattsmocs3281 Жыл бұрын
Darned. I wish i went. Now all we got left is the chocolate company park (Hershey) and the tomato sauce company park (delgrossos) which are both in the same state. There was 3 food based amusement parks. Like a nickel it appears one was lost shuffling in the pocket.
@MikeFromTheParty Жыл бұрын
Did not know about delgrossos! let me look it up
@mattsmocs3281 Жыл бұрын
@@MikeFromTheParty they are a smaller park on 2 sides of the highway, but a Italian themed water park is worth it
@RooTheSailor Жыл бұрын
Finally a house party I would actually enjoy!!!
@MikeFromTheParty Жыл бұрын
The best kind!
@Silver-rx1mh Жыл бұрын
I'm sorry, but watching this I cannot get Father Teds "Tunnel of Goats" 'ride' outta my head. lol
@CountryBwoy Жыл бұрын
The first time I saw Taytos was in a pub scene in some UK detective/crime show. I wasn't sure if they were real or made up for the show. But thanks to a quick online search I learned that they were real. I can't wait to try them.
@leiblack2944 Жыл бұрын
Omg I paused the Video to read your top 10 queue list, hoping to see at leas on of the Phantasialand Rollercoasters on there... and then there were three haha. Truly a man with taste and reliable opinions 😌
@MikeFromTheParty Жыл бұрын
They had impeccable queue lines, what can I say. Though I went on a quiet day so didn't get to fully appreciate them!
@snowbeast4463 Жыл бұрын
I can't believe I became so invested in a crisp themed amusement park.
@MikeFromTheParty Жыл бұрын
My exact thought process as I was making this video
@snowbeast4463 Жыл бұрын
@@MikeFromTheParty It definitely worked.
@ApolloVIIIYouAreGoForTLI Жыл бұрын
I missed the part where you were asked for a lighter & so given the backdrop of a house party I thought you were handing the "person" some MDMA for a second lolz Also that second Mr Tayto seems more lie a "Peter Griffin is to Homer Simpson" kind of situation...
@RedHotMessResell Жыл бұрын
Oh my dear lord if they opened one in the south here in America it would be Tater Park and I’m living for it. 😂😂😂
@heather1980 Жыл бұрын
Lol-I’ve been to both Thorpe and Chessington and I’m from Orlando.
@MikeFromTheParty Жыл бұрын
This is so funny to me. What did you think of them?
@heather1980 Жыл бұрын
@@MikeFromTheParty I mean I’ve been to 99 parks as of last month. I think it’s awesome that most of the UK parks have a spooky/horror theme that we only see here at Halloween. There is a lot more theming than we see in most of the amusement parks here (Excluding Disney/Universal). The queue/pre show thing for The Walking Dead scared the life out of me. The hotels at Chessington and Alton Towers serve some of the best breakfasts in the world! Alton is responsible for the research and development that led to some of my favorite coasters and Nemesis and Smiler make my top 50.
@MikeFromTheParty Жыл бұрын
Ok if you've been to so many parks that makes a lot more sense! I love the positive things you have to share - the first time I did that Walking Dead pre-show we were the only ones there and it was so scary walking down that long corridor alone. I do have a couple videos in the pipeline about Thorpe Park...
@aidanchilders9043 2 ай бұрын
Ray Coyle's voice sounds like every bag of "Tayto chips" he's every has actually been a canvas bag full of nails and he never noticed that's not what most people eat
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