I wonder how many acid trips were had in Castle Dracula...

Being able to see Dante's Inferno again after all of these years. ...you made my day!!!!❤❤❤❤❤

This one was dope, but Moreys had the craziest haunted house back in the late 80s-90s Also you must always heed the call of “watch the tram car please “ lol

My grandmother loved the Grand Smorgasbord. I swear that is my mom at 11:40. It looked just like her.

Im from Philadelphia born and Raised. I remember going to wildwood to the shore and boardwalk. And i remember this castle when i was 6 back in the 90's it was scary wildwood aint the same without it.

A lot busier than Long Branch or Asbury Park.

I worked there 86-87

We used to stay at the Parkside every summer when my son was young, right by the Tabernacle. One summer Oral Roberts preached thrre. Mack & Mancho, , heavenly pizza.

I was there that summer and was 17 years old. I remember all those things on the boardwalk and across the street from the big building by the Funcade is where we stayed called Sans Souci. Some of the best times of my life.

if that's really wildwood at 1:31 they must have extended the beaches by alot. even with the current erosion issues the boardwalk piers aren't in the water.

Wow, what an awesome documentary that was so well done. I can’t believe it. Brings back all the memories of my childhood. They just don’t have things like that anymore and that’s a shame.

I was there that opening summer. My gosh the memories, forever in my heart. A simpler time.

Really cool. Wish I could have gone. Great video! thanks for making this

This was one of the best mini docs on a dark ride I have ever seen. What a loss we can't go through it now

I love the gost ship

The "shanty town" had a name, Grassy Sound!

I still remember being a little kid and thinking it was so cool. My Mom wouldn't let me go in. She said it's "too scary for you" By the time I got older it was gone.

I went to it once in the 80's really cheep displays. But it was fun.

3 years probation. Lawyers and demonrat courts. A families dream. All blood sweat and tears. Just ripped away by a sucky world. Plus, the fact admission would be $75 in todays post covey world.

Born in 1960. Thank God we grew up when we did.

I rember the brigantine castle. Same idea.

Not so much a “dark ride” as a very light ride. Very disappointing

summer of 1978

That is me at 6:59 working the picture frame in the front room. I was 17 and now am 64. That was by far the most fun job I ever have had. I started upstairs in the rat hallway , I used to wear a hang mans rope and would take it off then strike the metal grate on the floor while screaming at the people , they would run to get away . After a while they moved me up front to the picture frame. After my short speech on the mantle , often times I would jump off the mantle and land into the group , wearing heavy boots {loud thud} then remove my heavy hang man rope from my neck and pound the floor with it. My favorite was every now and then a person would faint , many times they would run out of the room screaming with me right behind them.

As a little kid, I remember the TV commercials. They scared the crap out of me.

Awesome attractions I enjoyed it and fished there

What a walk down memory lane’ absolutely couldn’t go up the boards without going there and enjoying the scene’ it was awesome’ now it’s nothing but 200 stores all selling Chinese garbage of the same things just arranged in different spots in the store’ and the same old rip off games you can’t win.

Your pop did a great job! Thanks for sharing this video

Doggone it ! This was my favorite haunt in the early eighties. Fast forward to 2009, I wanted to take my new Bride to the Castle on our honeymoon. I hadn't been to WW since '85. Didn't know about the fire, the Castle website led me to believe it was still in operation. We walked up and down the whole boardwalk looking for it. No dice. Asking locals and learned it had burnt down. Heartache. Thanks for the video trip down memory lane ! Wife now sees what I was talking about all those years ago. As a haunted attraction afficionado, Castle Dracula will always be the benchmark I compare others to, and none has ever met the mark.

Tubes of Terror - lol Only in the 80's!

in some ways it's a good thing young folks today dont have any idea how much life in america has deteriorated since the turn of the century. well at least there are 10 thousand water parks to go to right, right?

Wooow! That's really is sooo wild. this documentary showed up in my feed and hit me with a serious nostalgia bomb!! What great memories dude, thanks.

Does anyone remember the pizza stand right under Draculas Castle? A large pizza, cut 5 ways and a $1 a slice. Burned the roof of my mouth every time!

Those kids got away with their crime with a slap on the wrist. 🤬

So, I heard this was coming back? Is this true?

2 dopey kids ruined it! Way to go - probably their biggest achievement in their lives

Can u upload one without the girls carrying on its too hard to focus and I hate kids

Spent summers on Glenwood ave...dad owned bay isle apartments....days on diamond beach..nights on boardwalk.....whatvwas once ,will never be again...

I love these docs so much.

I worked for the nickels bros (Nicky's games) for many many years. Angelo aka Nicky

Purchased the boardwalk for $90,000! 😭 You need at least a million now.

I think I was 5. I couldn't remember the name of it till this video. My memory was the best haunted house ever. Now I know it's name

I think I was there

We went on school trips. The blacks from W. Philly would rob the white kids.😊😅😂

My family went to Wildwood once in '78 (once because I think Jaws from 2 yrs earlier left an impression on my 6 yr and my brothers 11 year old mind.) My Mom was a horror fan and wanted to go through (My Dad and my brother and I were just too scared). In retrospect it doesn't look as creepy as Brigantine looked 😂 back then. Boy did we miss out on something cool. Instead we did the King Kong ride. As a kid I made up for missing this by riding the Bucket of Blood at Dorney Park, another classic dark ride lost to a fire 🫤

Poor rats 😢😢

Omg I luved that place

They had to write an essay oh boy 🙄

I live in Philly and was born in 1970 ... My entire youth was spent down in the Wildwoods and Castle Dracula and Brigantine castle were awesome .. Such great memories ...

I'll never forget when I was like 6 years old in 1989, I was standing by the railing and one of the cast members reached through and grabbed my leg and tried to pull me through. I was screaming and crying. I was scared of everything for like 5 years after that. Too bad my kids won't get to experience anything like that. Truly a special time in life on the Jersey Shore.