Used to take my kids to Lakeside when we lived in Colorado. It's a shame the owners don't have the money to really properly maintain and run the park. It is a gem of yesteryear and the kind of Amusement park I used to love as a kid. Would love to see the park fully restored, wish I had the money to do it.
@@teresaroger8826 I first went there in 1980 or 1982. It was run down back then but now it is Krabby Land. By the way you describe her she must be Mrs. Krabs. (Sorry for the SpongeBob theme but it seems to fit.) Last year I heard Elitches is getting kicked off their lot. They should have left it where it was.
Fun fact: Lakeside Amusement Park was one of the amusement parks featured on the PBS documentary Great Old Amusement Parks back in the late 90s. It opened in 1908 and was originally named White City and the train that goes around the lake was brought in from the 1904 St Louis World's Fair so it's older than the park itself.
It was! They had a big record player that a crowd of people jammed onto and the "Fun House Controller" spun it around super fast until only one person was left and they were declared the winner.
They had a rolling barrel that had sections that changed directions several times and you would fall down in there and get stuck; until someone drug you out.
That same Lakeside Fun House also had compressed air that would shoot out of holes in the floor (thanks to the controller) and blow up the girls dresses and startled you, keep in mind this was the 60's... we learned to hold our skirts down tight while in there; (dirty young/old men)...
30 years ago they used to maintain Lakeside really well and everything was working and it was crowded. I spent a lot of time at Lakeside in the 70s and 80s, and the original Elitch Gardens which was so much better than Lakeside. Good memories. Thanks Adam!
Art Deco reached it's height of popularity in the 1920's era. The 1950's/1960's drive in marquee type building style was different than Art Deco, n the Art Nouveau was early 1900's up to 1920's Art Deco period. This Lakeside amusement park is one of the coolest places I have ever seen!!! The rides, amazingly enough, are still running and they are originals that you don't see anymore. This entire jewel 💎 of a park 🏞️ is a classic span of decades of different era decor n building n technology!!! What a great choice!!!! Attaboy, Adam the Woo!!!! Wonderful video!!!
Most of the art deco in this park was made in the late 1930's to the mid 1940's at the tail end of the art deco era. Some later 1950's and 1960's stuff lightly played off of the earlier art deco stuff to create a very constant environment. Definitely is a jewel!
When I was 16 (in the 70’s), I went to Lakeside almost every week for the whole summer!! This brought back such great memories!!! The place hasn’t changed much😁
Same here! Though not quite as often as once per week. But a few times a summer, my group of friends and family kids would be dropped off for the entire day. My personal favorite attraction was the funhouse. It wasn't unusual to spend 2 to 3 hours in there. I was one of the older kids, so was also responsible for the younger ones. I think I went to Elitches maybe 4 times total, compared to at least 100 times for Lzkeside. We loved Lakeside!
That was FUN! That place would be a great place for a period piece film. I really imagined the sights & sounds of yesterday at the amusement park! Loved that place!!! Sad your parents had to leave, it's always nice having them along!!! Colorado, is turning out to be quite the state!!! 👍👍
Thank you for posting an honest and positive video about Lakeside! Too many times people, even locals, badmouth Lakeside and judge it by it's looks calling it an eyesore or a dump in some cases sometimes without even having visited before. Sure, it has seen much better days and needs quite a bit of work, but it is still very much a fun place to visit and ride some classic rides. It has charm, and as a Colorado native it has been my favorite summertime activity since I was little. It is really unique and remains a very special part of Denver, especially considering its previous rival amusement park, Elitch Gardens, relocated from it's original 1890 location in 1994. Up until then Elitch Gardens was mere blocks away from Lakeside and both parks were quaint older family run amusement parks. Then Elitch's decided to relocate to downtown Denver, losing all of it's own charm and destroying 104 years of Denver history in the process. What is really cool about Lakeside is that it has been run by the same family since 1935. It is owned by Rhoda Krasner and her daughter Brenda helps run the park. They really are nice people and are passionate about what they do. Unfortunately Rhoda can be stubborn and routinely turns down most outside efforts of help, whether it be restoration campaigns or even fundraising to help the park. If I had the means and if she'd be more open to outside assistance, I'd love to donate to help fix the walls, repaint, and re-light the tower of jewels for starters. I really wish this place could become a national landmark. It truly deserves it for a multitude of reasons not limited to Denver historical significance. It's really too bad you went when the Cyclone was down. That's the most iconic and popular ride in the park. It really is a fun classic wooden roller coaster! Unfortunately it has been down all season this year and most of the season last year due to a accident and lawsuit from a rider who didn't follow instructions and apparently injured himself. This has really hurt the park, and the Cyclone will likely never operate the same way again, but will likely return, hopefully next season! Anyways, love your content! Keep up the great work, and thanks for going to Lakeside with an open mind! Glad you enjoyed your visit and liked this hidden Denver gem!
My grandfather worked at Lakeside in the 50's so I went there and to the racetrack a lot. There was a very loud Laughing Sal over the fun house door that still haunts my memories. Thanks for this video, Adam. 🙂
I was so sick of that laughing lady; to this day I can still hear it, the only bad thing that I remember about Lakeside. Even the "Chipmunk" ride was fun, though rough.
The 60's were the hay days of Lakeside (in north Denver) along with the old original Ellitch Gardens that they unfortunately tore down and built a new one in downtown Denver. I rode the Wild Chipmunk ride and sprained my ankle, it was a very rough ride and I was 7, maybe too small for the ride. I loved the train around the lake. The wooden coasters scared the crap out of me!. Too bad that no one has come in to fix it up to what it once was.
It definitely is rough around the edges. I agree that the 1960's and I'd argue even into the early 1970's were the park's golden years. After that it has been downhill with many challenges and unfortunate sacrifices, like the Fun House, but at least they didn't move like Elitch Gardens. It could use a lot of work, but if you really look every year you will notice little fixes that go on in the background in the winter. They are bringing back the Roll O Plane and Heart Flip!
Lakeside is awesome, especially at night with the lights on! It really does feel like going back in time. Too bad the Cyclone wasn't running, it's a great coaster. And the spooky abandoned speedway next door just adds to the atmosphere
What a gorgeous slice of art deco deliciousness. I just want to fix up all those rides myself. Last chance to preserve these wonderful show rides from yesteryear I would say.
Native of Denver…I used to go to lakeside clear back in the late 50s…lol. They use to have a gigantic laughing woman that would constantly laugh. All good things eventually come to an end. Thank you for bringing back such wonderful memories. So great to have you here in Colorado. Come back again.
Lakeside was the bees knees back in the 60s-70s. During the summer as a kid our parents would take us there & to (the old) Elich Gardens. 😊 The good ol days.
I was there in 1958, I was 7 years old. So my son took me there July 2024, just a few days ago. I didn't even realize it still existed. What an amazing experience. 😊
I remember growing up in the early 80s and 90’s and my dad used to take us every other weekend. It was a blast every single ride I remember great memories.❤❤❤
Deep fried mushrooms are one of my faves! Yum! The Carpetbagger says Kennywood Park near Pittsburgh is one of his favorite parks and has lots of its old time rides from the 1930’s- many more than here and innPittsburgh, they all work as the park has been kept up! You need to go to Kennywood !Take Jacob with you!
I enjoy when you do an in- depth visit to one area- keep it up! You really gave us so many things to see in the Pueblo area! Do the same for Pittsburgh PA- it’s so much more than just Mr .Rogers, though we love and miss him ! You did such an emotional blog from the Mr.Rogers museum in the “Burgh”!
Good morning Adam 🌞 thanks for sharing, have fun on the vacation. Glade to see you and the family. Its been a blast on seeing them on video. Take care.
Went there a million times back in the 90's when my family went out west for vacation. The place was PACKED every night and all of the rides worked. Ahh the memories. I guess it reopened in 2021. Sad to see the shape it's in now. Those old rides are absolute gems. If you notice when driving in Denver, the streets are all in alphabetical order. It made it so easy to remember where you are.
My brother and I worked there the summer of 1996. Their chili cheese fries were amazing! The old wooden coaster was up and running about every other week back then. They were constantly working on it and making repairs. Good times!
I was there also in the 90s like 1994 Denver and Boulder with my family I'm the youngest the third. It was great and my first time in Colorado. I would to return there to see it again and other stuff.
I've lived in Colorado my whole life (41 years old) and been to Lakeside many times growing up. It's sad to see it in such disrepair. But I am so glad the Chipmunk is still working. I'd go there just to ride that ride! That said, my joints might not love that ride so much, its a crazy little ride!
Your in my home town! I’m here in Lakewood Colorado and went to lakeside every year with friend and also their kids! Glad to see it’s still used! I pass it every so often and I miss it so much! The best park ever. Thank you for sharing
The cyclone Rollercoaster was crazy, it would whip you right over a turn right by the lake, it used to make you feel like you're going into the lake lol. Great memories as a kid
I visited earlier this year. The state of this park was very sad. I hope they will be able to get the Cyclone open at somepoint. This park has so much potential to be amazing.
Thanks for a great video! So many memories of going there in the 60's. My favorite was the Fun House. A creepy laughing person "welcomed" you as you entered. The Cyclone was an awesome wooden coaster that scared me every time I went down the first big drop; the anticipation of going up the big hill only added to the experience, then the immediate left turn at the bottom and getting smashed against the side of the car. Great memories of growing up in Denver!
So glad you got to experience Lakeside, Adam!! My dad grew up in the area and would go there and to the original Elitch Gardens Amusement Park, that closed in 94. I know one day this place will be lost to time as well, but good to see it’s still standing.
Adam, those rides looks so fun, really enjoyed your awesome and cool video! Thank you for taking me along with you! I love your awesome vlogs and can't wait till your next one. Adam, YOU ROCK!!!!!!
hi again Adam , been nice seeing your family again , that ghost town museum looked great , i have no words for that Amusement park lmao, really well done and thank you 😊
Thanks for the memories, haven't been at Lake side for about 50 years, seeing the same rides was awesome, too bad the fun house wasn't there any more. There was a race way next door where my dad drove, so went a lot.👍👍😉🐾🐾
The last time I saw Lakeside was on a PBS special about Great Old Amusement Parks and at that time (Circa 1994ish) the place was still in beautiful condition and to see the state it’s in now is just depressing as all get out! How sad. 😢
I love that your finnaly checking out all rhe cool stuff we have in colorado!! I live on lakeside and it was awesome to see you had a good time. In the past you always checked out the basic stuff. This trip you have covered alot!! ❤❤❤
That park looks like you stepped back in time…this is so dang cool!!!! The chipmunk coaster looks like my favorite. If this park was up at 100% functionally it would bring loads of money. Beautiful art deco and neon 🤩
The problem is that most of Denver just doesn't care anymore like they did in the past decades. It really is special and unique to Denver. So many people assume the worst without even going to see for themselves and giving it a fair chance.
@@MisterTwister1964 the excuse that people don’t care about older things is tiring and just lazy assumption. People are busy. People literally have less free time and extra money now than ever before. We are always working and it’s never enough. It isn’t that people cared more about an amusement park years ago. It’s that people had the time and resources to do things that are only for leisure.
@@willb.383 That may be true that people don’t have as much time, but Lakeside is dirt cheap. It’s $5 to get in and you can buy tickets around 50 cents a piece for a chosen amount of rides or bands with unlimited rides for $30. Yet everyone goes to Elitch Gardens. I wonder why? Maybe because it seems nicer yet isn’t in many ways, like having crappy rides that break down and no significant maintenance done on rides often enough to keep them running reliably. There’s always trash too as well as basically no landscaping. Lakeside has wonderful shade trees and even some gardens. Elitch Gardens is more expensive. Gate entry is $60 often $70 even. Maybe because it’s the “newer” park yet repeatedly is a huge disappointment because it is run extremely poorly and has little to no investment. Another comment I put somewhere else on this video is true, and that’s that most people think of it as an ugly eyesore and often don’t even visit once.
@@willb.383 Do you think money grows on trees? You have to invest to get money back. That’s how this works. They don’t make enough to invest as much as bigger parks. You can’t just magically make a bunch of money. They also do a much better job keeping their rides in working order because they are older and were built to last. Unlike the crappy newer rides they have at Elitch Gardens which constantly face downtime for tons of mechanical issues and staffing issues since they struggle badly to even staff half of their park on any given day.
Damn, that amusement park was awesome. Just looking at the ride/sign designs from the 1950/1960s is worth the admission. I wish there was more signage lit up. I hope it remains open until I'm able to check out Colorado, because you can get some great pictures at t this park. LOVE old neon. Can't get enough of it.
It really is a cool place. I've been going since I was a kid and it really is stuck in time for the most part. Only a few things have changed in 20 or even 30 years, and that's rare in most parks these days. Fridays and weekend days are always a much better time to visit as more is open and more lights are on. There are always some lights out, but that's just how it is with these vintage lit buildings and rides, plus neon isn't cheap. It likely isn't going away immediately, but definitely come check it out as soon as you find the opportunity! It's future is very uncertain.
The old amusement parks like that are pretty much gone now. It looks like that one is on its way out too. Very reminiscent of the amusement parks near St. Louis, the Chain of Rocks Amusement Park, and Holiday Hill. Both now just a distant memory. It was a time for me when we could escape the everyday doldrums of our youth, and have a blast. Cotton candy and popcorn. Even a soda, which we rarely got. Too bad they are not keeping up some of the bigger rides. I’m sure the roller coaster needs structural reinforcement, but what a draw it would be to the park! Looks like fun!
It definitely is one of the last parks of it's kind. It slowly is going away, but the fact that rides aren't taken down and never seen again is a somewhat good sign. The Cyclone is down because of an accident that apparently happened last year and has prevented them from operating it. A ride supposedly didn't follow the safety instructions and the park's insurance on the coaster likely skyrocketed even if it wasn't their fault. In 20 years last year and this year have been the only times it has been closed, and it definitely has affected guest attendance.
I’m so glad I spent a couple of my childhood summers going to Lakeside every weekend! Probably 199-2001. Back then some of those rides were still running, like the Ferris wheel and the Cyclone. The Cyclone was my favorite wooden coaster, and way better than what they had at Elitch Gardens! We always went to Lakeside instead because it was way cheaper.
I myself have frequented the park since around that time as well. Grew up going and riding all of the rides in Kiddieland as a kid, slowly graduating to the Whip, Satellite, train, and Cyclone over the years as I grew up. One of my favorite places! It definitely has seen a decline since then, but luckily it is still around for now!
Brought back memories of the 50’s and60’s when I was a kid. The Whip was my favorite at Savin Rock West Haven Ct. Thanks Adam. Your a good son to make memories with your parents. God bless.
The swings at Heritage Days, and the gravitron were my favorite back in the day. I went on the Bananna Boat in Eliches with my stepsister back in like jr high. We sat in the way back, and that was one of the most terrifying rides because I thought I was going to slip right out.
I also love this park very much as a little kid back then and got to work there in 1988 to 1997 and Roda herself at that time I was her No. 1 employee to work with back then from where you were it was called the casino theater many years ago and now it's storage space; in 1997 was my last year there and they let me run the rides all over the entire park and had a blast indeed!! Very good memories and seeing these videos they are still keeping the park going every year... thanks for the video it was fantastic!!!
Always so interesting, your travels...going to all these towns of yesteryear, and the old relics...those were the fun days...and 5.00 to get in...what a Deal!! at least its still open, most of the rides working, most of these Amusement Parks..are closed by now. ...Awe, the cute Bunny....Have Fun, Miss you in Celebration...Be Safe Have Fun!!
I love Lakeside! I grew up going there and to Elitch Gardens! I was visiting home and also hit Lakeside, I must have missed you only by a couple of days! Hope you enjoyed my home state!
Hi there. Going back to Lakeside takes me back to my childhood. Our mom & our aunt would take us there all the time growing up. How in God's green earth can they keep that place open. Holy cow!! Loved joining the two of you. Thank you for taking us along. ❤
This felt like a classic ATW video. Real “Joy-Land Amusement Park” vibes. A historic park in ruins, Adam adventuring around a park that’s losing a battle to Mother Nature. EXCEPT ITS STILL OPEN! I love it!
Used to take my kids to Lakeside when we lived in Colorado. It's a shame the owners don't have the money to really properly maintain and run the park. It is a gem of yesteryear and the kind of Amusement park I used to love as a kid. Would love to see the park fully restored, wish I had the money to do it.
When you're done making CZcams videos you can buy an amusement park 🏞 and fix it up. Than all of your subscribers can go and meet you.
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I think when the Southpark guys are done with casabonita they should fix lakeside!
Oh she has the money but won't update anything!!😢
@@teresaroger8826 I first went there in 1980 or 1982. It was run down back then but now it is Krabby Land. By the way you describe her she must be Mrs. Krabs. (Sorry for the SpongeBob theme but it seems to fit.) Last year I heard Elitches is getting kicked off their lot. They should have left it where it was.
Fun fact: Lakeside Amusement Park was one of the amusement parks featured on the PBS documentary Great Old Amusement Parks back in the late 90s. It opened in 1908 and was originally named White City and the train that goes around the lake was brought in from the 1904 St Louis World's Fair so it's older than the park itself.
WOW! Thanks Kevin.
Lakeside used to have the BEST funhouse!!!! 😊
It was! They had a big record player that a crowd of people jammed onto and the "Fun House Controller" spun it around super fast until only one person was left and they were declared the winner.
They had a rolling barrel that had sections that changed directions several times and you would fall down in there and get stuck; until someone drug you out.
That same Lakeside Fun House also had compressed air that would shoot out of holes in the floor (thanks to the controller) and blow up the girls dresses and startled you, keep in mind this was the 60's... we learned to hold our skirts down tight while in there; (dirty young/old men)...
30 years ago they used to maintain Lakeside really well and everything was working and it was crowded. I spent a lot of time at Lakeside in the 70s and 80s, and the original Elitch Gardens which was so much better than Lakeside. Good memories. Thanks Adam!
Agreed!! 💯 The old Elitch Gardens was my favorite also because of the Twister 🎢 roller coaster and the Log Ride!! ❤ #davesandersstepdaughter
Art Deco reached it's height of popularity in the 1920's era. The 1950's/1960's drive in marquee type building style was different than Art Deco, n the Art Nouveau was early 1900's up to 1920's Art Deco period. This Lakeside amusement park is one of the coolest places I have ever seen!!! The rides, amazingly enough, are still running and they are originals that you don't see anymore. This entire jewel 💎 of a park 🏞️ is a classic span of decades of different era decor n building n technology!!! What a great choice!!!! Attaboy, Adam the Woo!!!! Wonderful video!!!
Most of the art deco in this park was made in the late 1930's to the mid 1940's at the tail end of the art deco era. Some later 1950's and 1960's stuff lightly played off of the earlier art deco stuff to create a very constant environment. Definitely is a jewel!
When I was 16 (in the 70’s), I went to Lakeside almost every week for the whole summer!! This brought back such great memories!!! The place hasn’t changed much😁
Same here! Though not quite as often as once per week. But a few times a summer, my group of friends and family kids would be dropped off for the entire day. My personal favorite attraction was the funhouse. It wasn't unusual to spend 2 to 3 hours in there. I was one of the older kids, so was also responsible for the younger ones. I think I went to Elitches maybe 4 times total, compared to at least 100 times for Lzkeside. We loved Lakeside!
What the heck was that scream when they were riding the marry go around
That was FUN! That place would be a great place for a period piece film. I really imagined the sights & sounds of yesterday at the amusement park! Loved that place!!!
Sad your parents had to leave, it's always nice having them along!!!
Colorado, is turning out to be quite the state!!!
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Love Art deco , it was a glamorous time is design ..
Twas great to see Ma and Pa Woo.
I used to love the fun house and watching the speedboat. Lots of fun memories at lakeside
Thank you for posting an honest and positive video about Lakeside! Too many times people, even locals, badmouth Lakeside and judge it by it's looks calling it an eyesore or a dump in some cases sometimes without even having visited before. Sure, it has seen much better days and needs quite a bit of work, but it is still very much a fun place to visit and ride some classic rides. It has charm, and as a Colorado native it has been my favorite summertime activity since I was little. It is really unique and remains a very special part of Denver, especially considering its previous rival amusement park, Elitch Gardens, relocated from it's original 1890 location in 1994. Up until then Elitch Gardens was mere blocks away from Lakeside and both parks were quaint older family run amusement parks. Then Elitch's decided to relocate to downtown Denver, losing all of it's own charm and destroying 104 years of Denver history in the process. What is really cool about Lakeside is that it has been run by the same family since 1935. It is owned by Rhoda Krasner and her daughter Brenda helps run the park. They really are nice people and are passionate about what they do. Unfortunately Rhoda can be stubborn and routinely turns down most outside efforts of help, whether it be restoration campaigns or even fundraising to help the park. If I had the means and if she'd be more open to outside assistance, I'd love to donate to help fix the walls, repaint, and re-light the tower of jewels for starters. I really wish this place could become a national landmark. It truly deserves it for a multitude of reasons not limited to Denver historical significance. It's really too bad you went when the Cyclone was down. That's the most iconic and popular ride in the park. It really is a fun classic wooden roller coaster! Unfortunately it has been down all season this year and most of the season last year due to a accident and lawsuit from a rider who didn't follow instructions and apparently injured himself. This has really hurt the park, and the Cyclone will likely never operate the same way again, but will likely return, hopefully next season! Anyways, love your content! Keep up the great work, and thanks for going to Lakeside with an open mind! Glad you enjoyed your visit and liked this hidden Denver gem!
Cyclone has Best Airtime
As a Colorado native it is very sad what has happened to Lakeside!! In it's heyday it was beautiful with all the lights and the rides working!!
My grandfather worked at Lakeside in the 50's so I went there and to the racetrack a lot. There was a very loud Laughing Sal over the fun house door that still haunts my memories. Thanks for this video, Adam. 🙂
I was so sick of that laughing lady; to this day I can still hear it, the only bad thing that I remember about Lakeside. Even the "Chipmunk" ride was fun, though rough.
The ride on the Satellite was so fun! It is a great ride - just like it was when I first rode it when I was 10 (60 now!).
The 60's were the hay days of Lakeside (in north Denver) along with the old original Ellitch Gardens that they unfortunately tore down and built a new one in downtown Denver. I rode the Wild Chipmunk ride and sprained my ankle, it was a very rough ride and I was 7, maybe too small for the ride. I loved the train around the lake. The wooden coasters scared the crap out of me!. Too bad that no one has come in to fix it up to what it once was.
It definitely is rough around the edges. I agree that the 1960's and I'd argue even into the early 1970's were the park's golden years. After that it has been downhill with many challenges and unfortunate sacrifices, like the Fun House, but at least they didn't move like Elitch Gardens. It could use a lot of work, but if you really look every year you will notice little fixes that go on in the background in the winter. They are bringing back the Roll O Plane and Heart Flip!
Yep, grew up in Denver ,,and Lakeside was so much more fun than Elitches. The roller coaster was amazing and scary. Best memories there
I have been loving your Colorado series. I would love to see other series where you explore other states.
Love that old-timey amusement park, especially the coaster! 🙂
Lakeside is awesome, especially at night with the lights on! It really does feel like going back in time. Too bad the Cyclone wasn't running, it's a great coaster. And the spooky abandoned speedway next door just adds to the atmosphere
What a gorgeous slice of art deco deliciousness. I just want to fix up all those rides myself. Last chance to preserve these wonderful show rides from yesteryear I would say.
This has been an amazing series 🎉 Action, adventure, beautiful surroundings, South Park references… So much to enjoy ❤
i can tell SOOO many lakeside stories!!!
Native of Denver…I used to go to lakeside clear back in the late 50s…lol. They use to have a gigantic laughing woman that would constantly laugh. All good things eventually come to an end. Thank you for bringing back such wonderful memories. So great to have you here in Colorado. Come back again.
I also live here with my father and my sister I live right next to lakeside
Morning bro ✌️😎that Art deco look and Old Neon is so Cool there
Lakeside was the bees knees back in the 60s-70s. During the summer as a kid our parents would take us there & to (the old) Elich Gardens. 😊 The good ol days.
Lakeside is such a hidden gem. I hope one day it gets the popularity and money it deserves.
I was there in 1958, I was 7 years old. So my son took me there July 2024, just a few days ago. I didn't even realize it still existed. What an amazing experience. 😊
Love the museum and that amusement park! This was a fun video! Thank you for showing this!
I love to see these videos when you in my part of the world. I'm glad that you got to check out Lakeside. I haven't been since before covid.
I am a Denver native and when I was a kid in the 70's and 80's, all of the rides were working. And at night, the neon lights were so amazing.
I remember growing up in the early 80s and 90’s and my dad used to take us every other weekend. It was a blast every single ride I remember great memories.❤❤❤
Deep fried mushrooms are one of my faves! Yum! The Carpetbagger says Kennywood Park near Pittsburgh is one of his favorite parks and has lots of its old time rides from the 1930’s- many more than here and innPittsburgh, they all work as the park has been kept up! You need to go to Kennywood !Take Jacob with you!
I enjoy when you do an in- depth visit to one area- keep it up! You really gave us so many things to see in the Pueblo area! Do the same for Pittsburgh PA- it’s so much more than just Mr .Rogers, though we love and miss him ! You did such an emotional blog from the Mr.Rogers museum in the “Burgh”!
Lakeside's a dream! Looked like you stepped into the past. So great that the inoperable areas were lighted in the evening. :)
Good morning Adam 🌞 thanks for sharing, have fun on the vacation. Glade to see you and the family. Its been a blast on seeing them on video. Take care.
Love the amusment park
❤ have fun and enjoy
Went there a million times back in the 90's when my family went out west for vacation. The place was PACKED every night and all of the rides worked. Ahh the memories. I guess it reopened in 2021. Sad to see the shape it's in now. Those old rides are absolute gems. If you notice when driving in Denver, the streets are all in alphabetical order. It made it so easy to remember where you are.
My brother and I worked there the summer of 1996. Their chili cheese fries were amazing! The old wooden coaster was up and running about every other week back then. They were constantly working on it and making repairs. Good times!
I was in Denver back in the 90s. It’s so beautiful there
I was there also in the 90s like 1994 Denver and Boulder with my family I'm the youngest the third. It was great and my first time in Colorado. I would to return there to see it again and other stuff.
Awesome another great video I-watch all of your videos Thank you.
Love this!!! Well needed after a long day❤
Love all the art deco, md century, and neon! So awesome.
I've lived in Colorado my whole life (41 years old) and been to Lakeside many times growing up. It's sad to see it in such disrepair. But I am so glad the Chipmunk is still working. I'd go there just to ride that ride! That said, my joints might not love that ride so much, its a crazy little ride!
Lakeside is the oldest amusement park in Denver
Amazing place!!! This video put tears in my eyes! Gotta go there!
Good show Adam love the fact I can see parts of the country through your videos that I will probably never see .... keep up the good work!!!
Good morning from Gatlinburg TN Smoky Mountains Park Mr Woo..🏞️🐻🌄
Your in my home town! I’m here in Lakewood Colorado and went to lakeside every year with friend and also their kids! Glad to see it’s still used! I pass it every so often and I miss it so much! The best park ever. Thank you for sharing
The cyclone Rollercoaster was crazy, it would whip you right over a turn right by the lake, it used to make you feel like you're going into the lake lol. Great memories as a kid
I visited earlier this year. The state of this park was very sad. I hope they will be able to get the Cyclone open at somepoint. This park has so much potential to be amazing.
May I thank you for this amazing post.
Cool Park Thanks Adam 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼
Thanks for a great video! So many memories of going there in the 60's. My favorite was the Fun House. A creepy laughing person "welcomed" you as you entered. The Cyclone was an awesome wooden coaster that scared me every time I went down the first big drop; the anticipation of going up the big hill only added to the experience, then the immediate left turn at the bottom and getting smashed against the side of the car. Great memories of growing up in Denver!
So glad you got to experience Lakeside, Adam!! My dad grew up in the area and would go there and to the original Elitch Gardens Amusement Park, that closed in 94. I know one day this place will be lost to time as well, but good to see it’s still standing.
How sad to see the Park in such a state of disrepair back in the day it was so awesome
I'm glad that I can't see it.
That amusement park , how ever dilapidated , was awesome !!
Adam, those rides looks so fun, really enjoyed your awesome and cool video! Thank you for taking me along with you! I love your awesome vlogs and can't wait till your next one. Adam, YOU ROCK!!!!!!
Also, that amusement park looks amazing.
hi again Adam , been nice seeing your family again , that ghost town museum looked great , i have no words for that Amusement park lmao, really well done and thank you 😊
old school amusement park I remember the whip when I was a kid. All of those are old rides ! The round up yes !
Thanks for the memories, haven't been at Lake side for about 50 years, seeing the same rides was awesome, too bad the fun house wasn't there any more. There was a race way next door where my dad drove, so went a lot.👍👍😉🐾🐾
The last time I saw Lakeside was on a PBS special about Great Old Amusement Parks and at that time (Circa 1994ish) the place was still in beautiful condition and to see the state it’s in now is just depressing as all get out! How sad. 😢
I love that your finnaly checking out all rhe cool stuff we have in colorado!! I live on lakeside and it was awesome to see you had a good time. In the past you always checked out the basic stuff. This trip you have covered alot!! ❤❤❤
That park looks like you stepped back in time…this is so dang cool!!!! The chipmunk coaster looks like my favorite. If this park was up at 100% functionally it would bring loads of money. Beautiful art deco and neon 🤩
If the park would bring in loads of money, they wouldn’t have an issue keeping the rides in working order.
The problem is that most of Denver just doesn't care anymore like they did in the past decades. It really is special and unique to Denver. So many people assume the worst without even going to see for themselves and giving it a fair chance.
@@MisterTwister1964 the excuse that people don’t care about older things is tiring and just lazy assumption.
People are busy. People literally have less free time and extra money now than ever before. We are always working and it’s never enough.
It isn’t that people cared more about an amusement park years ago. It’s that people had the time and resources to do things that are only for leisure.
@@willb.383 That may be true that people don’t have as much time, but Lakeside is dirt cheap. It’s $5 to get in and you can buy tickets around 50 cents a piece for a chosen amount of rides or bands with unlimited rides for $30. Yet everyone goes to Elitch Gardens. I wonder why? Maybe because it seems nicer yet isn’t in many ways, like having crappy rides that break down and no significant maintenance done on rides often enough to keep them running reliably. There’s always trash too as well as basically no landscaping. Lakeside has wonderful shade trees and even some gardens. Elitch Gardens is more expensive. Gate entry is $60 often $70 even. Maybe because it’s the “newer” park yet repeatedly is a huge disappointment because it is run extremely poorly and has little to no investment. Another comment I put somewhere else on this video is true, and that’s that most people think of it as an ugly eyesore and often don’t even visit once.
@@willb.383 Do you think money grows on trees? You have to invest to get money back. That’s how this works. They don’t make enough to invest as much as bigger parks. You can’t just magically make a bunch of money. They also do a much better job keeping their rides in working order because they are older and were built to last. Unlike the crappy newer rides they have at Elitch Gardens which constantly face downtime for tons of mechanical issues and staffing issues since they struggle badly to even staff half of their park on any given day.
Nice of Adam to include the metal spaceship atop Sheet Metal Workers’ Local 9 union hall and school! UNION YES✅
Loved this video! I used to work at the Morrison Inn, I wish I knew you were visiting there, I would have loved to stop by and say hi! Great video!
The Old West Town is awesome!!! What a find!!!
That is so COOL. Thanks for bringing us along, Adam. There's something to be said for "... the Good Old Days.
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Damn, that amusement park was awesome. Just looking at the ride/sign designs from the 1950/1960s is worth the admission. I wish there was more signage lit up. I hope it remains open until I'm able to check out Colorado, because you can get some great pictures at t this park. LOVE old neon. Can't get enough of it.
Signs are even earlier... like 30s
@@dana3975 Most are 40's or 50's with some 1960's like the Satellite.
It really is a cool place. I've been going since I was a kid and it really is stuck in time for the most part. Only a few things have changed in 20 or even 30 years, and that's rare in most parks these days. Fridays and weekend days are always a much better time to visit as more is open and more lights are on. There are always some lights out, but that's just how it is with these vintage lit buildings and rides, plus neon isn't cheap. It likely isn't going away immediately, but definitely come check it out as soon as you find the opportunity! It's future is very uncertain.
Good evening Mr Adam the Woo. Thank you for the vlog. Great content. Enjoyed☺️
The old amusement parks like that are pretty much gone now. It looks like that one is on its way out too. Very reminiscent of the amusement parks near St. Louis, the Chain of Rocks Amusement Park, and Holiday Hill. Both now just a distant memory. It was a time for me when we could escape the everyday doldrums of our youth, and have a blast. Cotton candy and popcorn. Even a soda, which we rarely got. Too bad they are not keeping up some of the bigger rides. I’m sure the roller coaster needs structural reinforcement, but what a draw it would be to the park! Looks like fun!
It definitely is one of the last parks of it's kind. It slowly is going away, but the fact that rides aren't taken down and never seen again is a somewhat good sign. The Cyclone is down because of an accident that apparently happened last year and has prevented them from operating it. A ride supposedly didn't follow the safety instructions and the park's insurance on the coaster likely skyrocketed even if it wasn't their fault. In 20 years last year and this year have been the only times it has been closed, and it definitely has affected guest attendance.
I’m so glad I spent a couple of my childhood summers going to Lakeside every weekend! Probably 199-2001. Back then some of those rides were still running, like the Ferris wheel and the Cyclone. The Cyclone was my favorite wooden coaster, and way better than what they had at Elitch Gardens! We always went to Lakeside instead because it was way cheaper.
I myself have frequented the park since around that time as well. Grew up going and riding all of the rides in Kiddieland as a kid, slowly graduating to the Whip, Satellite, train, and Cyclone over the years as I grew up. One of my favorite places! It definitely has seen a decline since then, but luckily it is still around for now!
Great video! Love those old amusement park rides and games as well. May God bless your travels and travelling mercies for your parents return home.
Thank you Adam...
great ,and funny video...ur the best !
That amusement park looks like a riot, gotta love the old school parks like this one that are still around!
Shame that it ain’t maintained my favorite amusement park
It almost looks Defunct... The WHIPP Rides were Cool, I remember them from the 1970's they were common rides back then.
I’d love to see a vlog of you at Knoebels in PA. Family owned with free parking and free admission. I went there every year growing up.
Would love to go there!
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Brought back memories of the 50’s and60’s when I was a kid. The Whip was my favorite at Savin Rock West Haven Ct. Thanks Adam. Your a good son to make memories with your parents. God bless.
The swings at Heritage Days, and the gravitron were my favorite back in the day. I went on the Bananna Boat in Eliches with my stepsister back in like jr high. We sat in the way back, and that was one of the most terrifying rides because I thought I was going to slip right out.
I also love this park very much as a little kid back then and got to work there in 1988 to 1997 and Roda herself at that time I was her No. 1 employee to work with back then from where you were it was called the casino theater many years ago and now it's storage space; in 1997 was my last year there and they let me run the rides all over the entire park and had a blast indeed!! Very good memories and seeing these videos they are still keeping the park going every year... thanks for the video it was fantastic!!!
The Whipp is probably my all time favorite ride!
Always so interesting, your travels...going to all these towns of yesteryear, and the old relics...those were the fun days...and 5.00 to get in...what a Deal!! at least its still open, most of the rides working, most of these Amusement Parks..are closed by now. ...Awe, the cute Bunny....Have Fun, Miss you in Celebration...Be Safe Have Fun!!
another great video all love stay safe tomorrow
This was the best old amusement park!! That rocket ride was funny with the noises. I see it was steam driven . Great video.
I love Lakeside! I grew up going there and to Elitch Gardens! I was visiting home and also hit Lakeside, I must have missed you only by a couple of days! Hope you enjoyed my home state!
I love that park!
This place looks wonderful and needs preserving forever
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Hi there. Going back to Lakeside takes me back to my childhood. Our mom & our aunt would take us there all the time growing up. How in God's green earth can they keep that place open. Holy cow!! Loved joining the two of you. Thank you for taking us along. ❤
Love Morrison and Red Rocks! My childhood place!!!!!
That looked scary fun for sure!
I didn't realize Lakeside was still open. I would pay $5 just to walk around and see the fun retro stuff.
I live in Arvada and have driven back Lakeside park so many times. I didn't realize it had all that. I'll have to check it out!
Try the breakfast burritos at the blue cow !
Another good one. I started chuckling, when you went by the Ferris Wheel and some letters were burned out and t said Ferris Eel. Too funny.
Boy, this is good stuff !!!!!
This felt like a classic ATW video. Real “Joy-Land Amusement Park” vibes. A historic park in ruins, Adam adventuring around a park that’s losing a battle to Mother Nature. EXCEPT ITS STILL OPEN! I love it!
fantastico!!
Those kiddie rides at Lakeside are the exact same ones I rode as a little boy in the 70’s. Exact ones.