Laff in the Dark

My tribute to this classic R. E. Chambers' dark ride using audio from 9-2-1989 and images from 8-3-1984 and 9-2-1989. It was located in the now defunct Crystal Beach Amusement Park in Canada from 1936 to the last day of the park in 1989.

[@JP129]

Went on this many times. I think I can still smell the ozone from the sparking track brushes as I listen to this. :-)

[@BenjaminMunsonMN]

I can smell the weed from the folks who went on it solely because it was a semi-private place to smoke a bowl at Crystal Beach.

[@scottkeppler7251]

I went there a few times in the 80s was so cool.

[@homerfry9234]

Went on that ride every summer from the mid 60's to the mid 70's, nothing ever changed in there

[@buffguy31264]

that was one of the best rides at the park!

[@JosephC1974]

I was the ride operator for this the final season '89 . Tks for posting👍

[@rudykw1965]

Cool! Wish I had a real video of the whole ride. You wouldn't happen to remember all the stunts of the final season and in what order? I guessed the order of the stunts that I had photos of.

[@JosephC1974]

@@rudykw1965 I don't

[@JosephC1974]

@@dontmesafrusciante lol. yeah, we'd just turn the lights on, shut the electrical power to the track, and go in to get off whatever fell onto the track.

[@scottkeppler7251]

Thanks for great memories, I'm 48 went there a few times in the 80s my mom took myself and my older sister there miss laugh in the Dark and the magic castle.

[@spikeschilde621]

I was 3 or 4 when I went in Thurs. Kept my eyes closed till the end and only remember the hanging bat that said thank you.

[@chautauqua14781]

Great sights and sounds!

[@rudykw1965]

Thanks. Wish I could add the motion and the smells...

[@christinatait8714]

The noises on this ride are scarier than the scenes

[@MellowYell0w]

Watching this at 3am probably isn't the best idea.

[@scottkeppler7251]

Sad it's gone now.

[@MrBROTHERFELDER]

The smell of lube oil from the machinery, and the dancing skeletons who "died well lit"

[@jimmy59ca2001]

brings back a lot of memories

[@Strode78]

I seem to remember this place being a little scarier with more skeletons and horror themed displays.

[@rudykw1965]

I never took photos of every stunt. Just what's in the video.

[@marygambino1389]

I remember this! The criss-cross barrier between my little car and that flashing thing. I rode it once. I wasn't scared by the images or sounds, I disliked the sharp-turns my car made. I disliked LITD from every aspect.

[@HauntFreak13]

i wish i knew the exact spot of the property where this ride was

[@nathanbuhr1117]

Thats where google satellite with coordinates comes in good handy

[@jessesears1000]

Wasn't there a dead body here

[@felizbootyclapper]

yes

[@MrBROTHERFELDER]

What about the dancing skeletons who "died well lit"

[@rudykw1965]

Yep. I never took a photo of that and other stunts. Only what's shown.

[@stevegross6094]

burnt my hands trying to pull strings hanging from ceiling!

[@jays1850]

I remember in 1983 when I was 10 I just finished watching the horror movie The Funhouse and I went to CB the next day and was leery as F in riding LITD because it reminded me of the same type style of ride from the movie and some mutant killer was gonna get me inside. I was scared 💩less to ride it from then on until it closed in 1989. 😳