The Interpreter Posted August 3, 2014 Share Posted August 3, 2014 Includes rare Thunderbolt Express footage: So much has changed... 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBEASTunchained Posted August 3, 2014 Share Posted August 3, 2014 Wow, Thanks for sharing! Nice find! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OleShawn Posted August 3, 2014 Share Posted August 3, 2014 Park has really went down hill. :-( 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Interpreter Posted August 3, 2014 Author Share Posted August 3, 2014 To put it mildly. The fires have not helped, either. Nor the many, many ride removals. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westcoaster Posted August 3, 2014 Share Posted August 3, 2014 Nice find for the video: 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OleShawn Posted August 3, 2014 Share Posted August 3, 2014 They put in "The Rattler" but they need to put alot of money into the park, which I get the feeling ain't happening. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Interpreter Posted August 3, 2014 Author Share Posted August 3, 2014 Between the losses of Dodgem, Spider and Hot Kat and the physical appearances of Big Dipper and Scrambler in particular, this little park has its work cut out for it. I will try my best not to mention the tragically despicable restrooms (including a water fountain inside each....YUCK). Without a major rehab or install next year, as much as I hate to say it, the future looks very bleak. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OleShawn Posted August 4, 2014 Share Posted August 4, 2014 The Owners dont care, nor will they sell it to someone who does. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KI FANATIC 37 Posted August 4, 2014 Share Posted August 4, 2014 Camden Park had been quite crowded this year. My sister goes all the time with out family and they say it's been much more crowded than years past. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Interpreter Posted August 4, 2014 Author Share Posted August 4, 2014 The Owners dont care, nor will they sell it to someone who does.That was true of the previous owners. It is NOT true of the Boylens. If they didn't care, why are mother and son both there 12-14 hours a day? Why have they liquidated nearly every other asset they have while keeping the park? Why have they turned down buyers who would level the park?I know Jack Boylen personally. I have met his mother many times, for various reasons over the years. When making a statement like the quoted post, remember, those are PEOPLE you are talking about. In this case, people whose blood, sweat and tears have gone into that place. Yes, it's in bad shape. But, it is open. Which is far more than can be said of so many other parks. And it may have a future. So far, I've made it to the park too few times to suit me. And I'm depressed the place seldom gets mentioned here unless I mention it. Support your parks. Or watch them go away. 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastersRZ Posted August 4, 2014 Share Posted August 4, 2014 I have always wanted to get to this park. However, I have never had the opportunity to. I really need to, but I am just so busy right now with wedding planning, working two, sometimes three jobs and tending to the house, it doesn`t leave much time for amusement park trips. I still kick myself for not getting up to Americana/LeSourdsville Lake. Wish I would have made it up there before it closed. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RailRider Posted August 4, 2014 Share Posted August 4, 2014 Besides the Dippers and the Haunted House there is not much here that draws me back. More has left the park than has been added to the park over these past few years, which is sad. One of the few times that I think ride tickets would draw more guests that flat rate entry pricing. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KIBeast Posted August 5, 2014 Share Posted August 5, 2014 Great video, Interpreter. I am going to Camden in a couple of weeks with my son. It should be fun. I've been disappointed with their bathrooms for decades. They smell terrible and doesn't appear to be cleaned on a regular basis. I would like to see some investor(s) help out the family and get Camden back on track. I enjoyed the Spider, but from what I understand, they didn't even have a maintenance manual for it. All they had were some notes that the maintenance crew had written down in order to service the ride. I would like to try out their miniature golf course and see if it's any good. It looks decent. I also wish the previous owners would have taken care of the Thunderbolt Express. It was a great coaster addition for that park. I highly doubt a new coaster is ever coming there again. Although, I would like to see a small coaster installation there. Something along the lines of Wild Cat that used to reside at Cedar Point. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OleShawn Posted August 14, 2014 Share Posted August 14, 2014 The Owners dont care, nor will they sell it to someone who does.That was true of the previous owners. It is NOT true of the Boylens. If they didn't care, why are mother and son both there 12-14 hours a day? Why have they liquidated nearly every other asset they have while keeping the park? Why have they turned down buyers who would level the park?I know Jack Boylen personally. I have met his mother many times, for various reasons over the years. When making a statement like the quoted post, remember, those are PEOPLE you are talking about. In this case, people whose blood, sweat and tears have gone into that place. Yes, it's in bad shape. But, it is open. Which is far more than can be said of so many other parks. And it may have a future. So far, I've made it to the park too few times to suit me. And I'm depressed the place seldom gets mentioned here unless I mention it. Support your parks. Or watch them go away. I did not know about this, I stand corrected. I really hope they can do something with it. Was it them that put in The Rattler? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Interpreter Posted August 14, 2014 Author Share Posted August 14, 2014 Yes, indeed. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OleShawn Posted August 14, 2014 Share Posted August 14, 2014 Im going to take the kids this weekend or next. Next year im getting season passes. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Interpreter Posted September 13, 2015 Author Share Posted September 13, 2015 Any Camden Park updates? Terp, who cares....and worries. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oldiesmann Posted September 13, 2015 Share Posted September 13, 2015 Nothing on their Facebook page except teasers for their Halloween event and several posts saying they were offering $1 admission for military personnel last weekend (Labor Day weekend). 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Interpreter Posted September 13, 2015 Author Share Posted September 13, 2015 I meant from people who have been there. Expecting PR from Camden Park is like expecting good PR from The New Kentucky Kingdom! 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
homestar92 Posted September 15, 2015 Share Posted September 15, 2015 I was there late in the season last year and I enjoyed myself. It is quite small, but I was able to spend about 3 hours there, and I would have stayed longer if not for the fact that I had a three hour drive to get home. When I was there, all three coasters were running very well. And the staff was of the best and most courteous I've ever dealt with at any park. Yes, three coasters. Comparing it with others that I've been to, I would rank it at the top of my list among parks of similar size (Little Amerricka and Conneaut Lake come to mind the most prominently for that comparison). 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RollerNut Posted September 15, 2015 Share Posted September 15, 2015 Reithoffer Shows brings a smaller Pretzel Coaster(yes I call it a coaster, I watched it valley one day and it had to be man handled up the hill) but it is named "Mouse Trap", painted bright colors and not even darkness inside of the hairpins. It is kinda of a shame, videos I have seen of the Camden Park ride look way better than the Reithoffer one. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tubaman Posted September 15, 2015 Share Posted September 15, 2015 I need to get down there, or else I fear one day I'll find myself replying to this topic saying "I wish I had made it down there before..."If I ever can find the time to do so, I'll try and upload some of our home movies of Camden Park. We've got one from when I was quite young (which would predate this video by two or three years) and we've got some from my parents youth in the 60s/70s. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oldiesmann Posted September 16, 2015 Share Posted September 16, 2015 I need to get back out there as well. I was there in 2010 and haven't gotten a chance to get back out there since. The park has changed a lot in that time (the Hot Cat was removed and several other rides have been removed and/or added since then). Here's my contribution to the Camden Park videos though... That was the first time I'd seen this type of ride (slightly different than Coney's Flying Bobs), and playing great music to boot ("Those Nights" by Skillet). 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Interpreter Posted November 29, 2015 Author Share Posted November 29, 2015 On closing day, the Whip was being rehabilitated, with about half the floor replaced. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oldiesmann Posted November 29, 2015 Share Posted November 29, 2015 Any word on if/when bumper cars will return? I know the building was destroyed by a fire but I have yet to visit an amusement park (other than Stricker's Grove anyway) that doesn't have them. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Interpreter Posted November 29, 2015 Author Share Posted November 29, 2015 Nope. Nor Spider. The park looks very forlorn. The Whip rebuild gives me hope, else I'd fear there will be no 2016 season. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marth555 Posted December 1, 2015 Share Posted December 1, 2015 Big Dipper is a really great coaster 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeeastFarmer Posted December 8, 2015 Share Posted December 8, 2015 I'm planning on a visit to Camden Park in 2016, on my way to Kings Dominion. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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