I remember in the 1970s riding ski lift up to Oz in North Carolina. I had always wanted to go zip lining, so I finally went when I was 70! It was amazing!
Hi Jacob, I last saw Gatlinburg on my honeymoon in April of 1965. It was very different way back then and I remember taking chair lift there and looking through the stationary binoculars to look down on the town. Hubby would have loved your videos of our honeymoon place.
Definitely never go too fast down an alpine slide! I've flipped over on one of those before, and I was really lucky I only got really scraped-up elbows and knees.
Jake ziplining looks faster and scarier than it is. You do the mountain coaster things, you'd have no issues at all ziplining. Great video, I've not been there in 2 decades!
Come to lake placid, they have a MTN coaster, bobsledding, and luge open to the public. Olympic tracks and mtn. Lake Placid NY, and next door is a quaint town called Saranac Lake, with a massive hotel as the center piece. Great fishing area, if you’re into that. A lot of mom and pop shops. Look into it. It’s right up your ally.
I've only been to Gatlinburg once as a young child in the 80s. Oddly enough, on of the things I remember being strangely fascinated by were the signs for Ober-Gatlinburg. I remember looking out of the car window at night seeing all these fantastical signs and just wondering what this mysterious place was.
What a fun place to come enjoy. I felt sorry for the bears😫They need to be in the wild.i hope to get there sometime! Thank you Jacob for the great video
I went up when i was 14 or 15 yrs old. Fell in love with anyplace in the Smokies.. so beautiful and I think the next time we visit , we will go up the tram and see all the amazing sites up there. Never knew they had so much there.
I have vague memories of the Wisconsin Dells Xanadu way back in the early '90s as a child and realize that I've also been to Ober Gatlinburg around that time as well growing up.
Morning Jacob 🤓📸 good to see u on this morning. Classic attraction rides, thanks for sharing this. I see that Jenn is not with you for today's video. Take care.
I rode that alpne slide about 25 years ago.I liked it way better than the Anakeesta which is short and goes the opposite direction as most coasters go up then down.Jacob,I know you grew up north where it's cold and has ice.I figured you had skated as a kid.
A great place! We had a bogo from super savers So much fun! The rides were great The view from the zip line platform is spectacular Glad you were able to show how neat Ober is! Thanks Jacob
I grew up close by when it opened. It originally had a Hauf Brau House, skiing and the alpine slide. And, that was it to my memory. I do remember the foam house I was fascinated by the champagne bed and black oak kitchen cabinets.
Thanks for the update! I went to Gatlinburg a few years ago for my brothers 21st birthday and we loved Ober mountain. Even just using the tram as transportation to downtown from our cabin in the mountains was amazing 🥰🐻
Man I love it up on ober! Alpine slide has always been my fav up there ever since a kid! Like u said that retro vibe. Dude u gotta go full throttle! Omg was so funny when u were on the bumper ice cars n u were like oh look someone spinning... Let's bump em! Bwaaahah!!!
I didn’t do the Xanadu in gatlinburg, but I did see the one in Orlando The new observation deck at the top of the scenic chairlift is a nice improvement.
I used to go to action Park that was the most dangerous amusement park ever . It was Run by teenagers it was so much fun. The Alpine slide was so much fun people smashing into from behind at a high rate of speed it was so much fun it was a free for all one kid died on it slammed into a boulder. People wouldn’t even put the brakes on their Alpine slides. They would just go full force. And I was one of them if you didn’t come out of there with at least half your skin missing from the slide you didn’t do it, right. There’s a Netflix movie about action Park. It’s actually worth the watch. It’s called class action Park. The lawsuits were insane.
Hi Jacob ty so much for such a fun video 😊. You make my day. I wish you would have bought that yetti for Jen lol 😅 I get so much pleasure from watching your videos. Thank you for sharing your fun times.
There's a magazine called REMIND that features roadside attractions that no longer exist. It featured Xanadu a few months ago and also featured Fort Dells. Every month, there is a different article with pictures and stories about the attraction. I went to the one in the Dells as a kid, too.
When we went up to anakeesta, the lady on the chair lift in front of us had a panic attack about half way down. When she got off, they had to attend to her. My husband went and got her a bottle of water and stayed with her and her son until she was ok.
We stayed at the Alpine Motel every year when I was a kid! I would watch people make taffy, saw the animatronic Hillbilly Bears show, the wax museum, and Xanadu was the coolest of all! It had a champagne glass bed, and glass stovetop that stayed cool.
The mountains look so gorgeous at night. ♥ Sorry you didn't get to ride the coaster this time, but keep up the positive attitude and you'll absolutely get to ride it next time. : )
Hey Jacob, I seen you walking off the bumper car ride, I was in line. I was kind of taken back, like is that really the carpetbagger? I regretted not shaking your hand. Glad to see your still making videos man, that’s awesome!
I saw tons of bald eagles when I was in Alaska cruise back in 2018. You have to go to Juneau, Skagway, Glacier Bay, and Ketchikan. Hope you had a great time at Ober Mountain Jacob!
My family went when it was still Ober Gatlinburg and we drove to the top and didn’t take the aerial tram. Guess we’ll have to go back since they’ve updated everything.
With the alpine slides some of them have nylon runners as the brake which kind of lift the cart up if you pull back far enough. The wheels are usually rubber so you will slide little if at all in the corners. You don't want to go around them super fast but at the speed you travel being on the brake lightly if at all will probably feel more stable for you. My brother slid up the corner heavy on the brakes when we were kids and I was going faster but not on the brakes. I never really paid much attention until that happened.
I could see the bears from the tram car, but they did just look like black dots, even when you zoomed in. I'm always happy to see raccoons, as the raccoon is my spirit animal, and Casper was off the charts adorable. Also: Team car about to go over the highest tower. Jacob: Here we go... Random guy in background: Oh s#*@t!!😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Awesome video! I loved the animals! That slide was crazy! I might go here with my mom and dad next week! Depends on what we do! But this was really cool! Too bad you didn’t get on the Mountain Coaster! That looked really cool! Well, thanks for sharing! Have a great day!
Those old style alpine coasters are SO much more terrifying than the steel rail things. Action Park supposedly a typically Action Park-level dangerous one with all of the concrete abrasion opportunities that that breed of ride entails.
Love the content! But, I would have loved to see the trip down the slide vs. Your terrified face lol. 😂 We are now daily watchers. You put out so much content that we pretty much stopped watching everything else. 😁 Jen is the cutest ❤
They need to make that bear enclosure better. It’s almost as sad as it was in the early 2000s, the last time I went. They could take a note from Grandfather Mountain, Mildred the bear has a beautiful enclosure. I highly recommend going there.
2025 should be the year of the fridge magnet
YES!
I was the attendant at the bumper cars telling you how to get in!! -Thenise 😁 It was so nice to meet you!!
Wow you actually met the guy
I remember in the 1970s riding ski lift up to Oz in North Carolina.
I had always wanted to go zip lining, so I finally went when I was 70! It was amazing!
It was a pleasure to meet you
Super cool to finally meet him I bet. That's awesome
@@TheCarpetbagger you rock Jacob!
9:14 “Thank you for flying with me, my name is Ron. You guys were great. I was AWESOME .” 😆
I TOOK PEOPLE UP AND DOWN OBER GATLINBURG IN 2004 I HAD FUN WITH THE PEOPLE I MET 😁
Also, yes I went to Xanadu right there in Gatlinburg as a child. Blew my mind back then.
I saw two bald eagles just sitting on our street in Florida like I don’t know we had bald eagles here. I guess we do.
also at Ober Mountain, free wristband with military ID :)
Hi Jacob, I last saw Gatlinburg on my honeymoon in April of 1965. It was very different way back then and I remember taking chair lift there and looking through the stationary binoculars to look down on the town. Hubby would have loved your videos of our honeymoon place.
Definitely never go too fast down an alpine slide! I've flipped over on one of those before, and I was really lucky I only got really scraped-up elbows and knees.
I seen u last Thursday but couldn't get over to say hello. Hope to catch u on the next trip
Tried skating once as a preteen. Two black eyes later....no more.
Jake ziplining looks faster and scarier than it is. You do the mountain coaster things, you'd have no issues at all ziplining. Great video, I've not been there in 2 decades!
Love the skunk story. Jacob is the nicest man…😊
Mountain Coaster closed, Bummer
Zip line looks legit
Come to lake placid, they have a MTN coaster, bobsledding, and luge open to the public. Olympic tracks and mtn. Lake Placid NY, and next door is a quaint town called Saranac Lake, with a massive hotel as the center piece. Great fishing area, if you’re into that. A lot of mom and pop shops. Look into it. It’s right up your ally.
I've only been to Gatlinburg once as a young child in the 80s. Oddly enough, on of the things I remember being strangely fascinated by were the signs for Ober-Gatlinburg. I remember looking out of the car window at night seeing all these fantastical signs and just wondering what this mysterious place was.
What a fun place to come enjoy. I felt sorry for the bears😫They need to be in the wild.i hope to get there sometime! Thank you Jacob for the great video
I went up when i was 14 or 15 yrs old. Fell in love with anyplace in the Smokies.. so beautiful and I think the next time we visit , we will go up the tram and see all the amazing sites up there. Never knew they had so much there.
Yes, thank you for helping the skunks cross the road. God bless you! 🥰
Looks like a fantastic place to visit
Could 2025 be the year of the buildable souvenir collection? The brick ones, the wooden ones, the little metal ones...
I have vague memories of the Wisconsin Dells Xanadu way back in the early '90s as a child and realize that I've also been to Ober Gatlinburg around that time as well growing up.
Can't wait to see you go down the mountain!
I used to ice skate there in the 80s but in around 2015 I went up there and rode the Mountain coaster and I loved it Have fun.
Morning Jacob 🤓📸 good to see u on this morning. Classic attraction rides, thanks for sharing this. I see that Jenn is not with you for today's video. Take care.
I rode that alpne slide about 25 years ago.I liked it way better than the Anakeesta which is short and goes the opposite direction as most coasters go up then down.Jacob,I know you grew up north where it's cold and has ice.I figured you had skated as a kid.
I love All Of Your Videos And I One Of Your Biggest Fans
I loved Ober Mountain when I was there!
"My name is Ron. You guys were great and I was awesome." 😂 Skytramdriver is funny.
I love your channel. I follow you, and watch you daily. Keep up the good work!!!❤
Took that ride way back in 82
Ober Mountain looks like such a great time. Might have to plan on a trip soon.
Good morning Jacob watching you from Cathlamet WA state
Rather you than me on that mountain slide. This was such a fun day.
Have a great day, Jacob ❤
Oh my gosh!! What fun!!❤
Casper is adorable!!
I loved Xanadu. For the longest time, I was trying to remember where it was located in Gatlinburg. Thanks for the info.
A great place!
We had a bogo from super savers
So much fun!
The rides were great
The view from the zip line platform is spectacular
Glad you were able to show how neat Ober is!
Thanks Jacob
The view is amazing 🥲🥲😍😍 hahaha you're too adorable especially with blue crocs
Funny to see him ride the little pony 😂
The best bear interaction was at the bear place in Helen GA
I grew up close by when it opened. It originally had a Hauf Brau House, skiing and the alpine slide. And, that was it to my memory. I do remember the foam house I was fascinated by the champagne bed and black oak kitchen cabinets.
Thanks for the update! I went to Gatlinburg a few years ago for my brothers 21st birthday and we loved Ober mountain. Even just using the tram as transportation to downtown from our cabin in the mountains was amazing 🥰🐻
Really nice of you to walk right in front of the others waiting to get on the tram at the end.
I never put my brakes on one time going down the Alpine slide come on carpetbagger you can do it
Saw Xanadu with my dad in Gatlinburg and it is interesting to see what is there today!
Yet another great day out !!! It was nice to see the changes..XXX
Man I love it up on ober! Alpine slide has always been my fav up there ever since a kid! Like u said that retro vibe. Dude u gotta go full throttle! Omg was so funny when u were on the bumper ice cars n u were like oh look someone spinning... Let's bump em! Bwaaahah!!!
I loved the Xanadu House in Wisconsin Dells so much!!! That was my dream house.
That old school chair lift was so cool! I love anything old school
Good morning Jacob
We were eating in Bennett bbq ,when one came trough the parking lot
I didn’t do the Xanadu in gatlinburg, but I did see the one in Orlando The new observation deck at the top of the scenic chairlift is a nice improvement.
Well hello carbagger it's amazing to see you're amazing video today have a wonderful day
They have a slide like this in north conway nh and I remember as a kid a guy flying off the track and broke his arm
Good Morning Jacob 🙋🏽.
Awesome video as always Jacob beautiful view
No doubt about it ... that view you had at the very top, is worth visiting Ober again. ;-)
Nice view the ice boat s look awesome
I used to go to action Park that was the most dangerous amusement park ever . It was Run by teenagers it was so much fun. The Alpine slide was so much fun people smashing into from behind at a high rate of speed it was so much fun it was a free for all one kid died on it slammed into a boulder. People wouldn’t even put the brakes on their Alpine slides. They would just go full force. And I was one of them if you didn’t come out of there with at least half your skin missing from the slide you didn’t do it, right. There’s a Netflix movie about action Park. It’s actually worth the watch. It’s called class action Park. The lawsuits were insane.
Thanks!
Liked the zoo the best.
Hi Jacob ty so much for such a fun video 😊. You make my day. I wish you would have bought that yetti for Jen lol 😅 I get so much pleasure from watching your videos. Thank you for sharing your fun times.
FYI, Instead of taking the tram you can just drive to the top. That tram ain't cheap.
I'm pretty sure the bears habitats were trashed by the hurricane as well. They're just looking for food and somewhere safe.
There's a magazine called REMIND that features roadside attractions that no longer exist. It featured Xanadu a few months ago and also featured Fort Dells. Every month, there is a different article with pictures and stories about the attraction. I went to the one in the Dells as a kid, too.
Great video, Jacob. Love the bears 🐻. Till the next one, take care my friends and as always safe travels.
I’m glad they added more to do besides the alpine slide and arcade machines. Years ago I was about the only person going up. Nice!
I do miss the old vintage arcade machines
@@TheCarpetbaggerWe have a restaurant near us called Crab Towne that has vintage arcade machines. I was surprised it's still around.
When we went up to anakeesta, the lady on the chair lift in front of us had a panic attack about half way down. When she got off, they had to attend to her. My husband went and got her a bottle of water and stayed with her and her son until she was ok.
I would love too go too over mountain it looks like fun I have been too tennsee before I would love too go back
That is a fun place😊
I wad able to go into the Xanadu in Orlando a long time ago.
Looks like fun
Over crowded train; all aboard 😂
We stayed at the Alpine Motel every year when I was a kid! I would watch people make taffy, saw the animatronic Hillbilly Bears show, the wax museum, and Xanadu was the coolest of all! It had a champagne glass bed, and glass stovetop that stayed cool.
The mountains look so gorgeous at night. ♥ Sorry you didn't get to ride the coaster this time, but keep up the positive attitude and you'll absolutely get to ride it next time. : )
Jacob I’m afraid of heights and I love Ziplines
Hey Jacob, I seen you walking off the bumper car ride, I was in line. I was kind of taken back, like is that really the carpetbagger? I regretted not shaking your hand. Glad to see your still making videos man, that’s awesome!
I saw tons of bald eagles when I was in Alaska cruise back in 2018. You have to go to Juneau, Skagway, Glacier Bay, and Ketchikan. Hope you had a great time at Ober Mountain Jacob!
Adam the WOO is there now. He finally made it to all 50 states amd his videos are super exciting and landscapes are glorious !!!
Greetings from Poteet Texas and thanks for another great video.
Keep on grinding away me and my wife have watched you from the start keep up the positive vibes your a inspiration Jacob 🤟🤟🤟
I’ll never stop
Been to Xanadu... Long, long, ago. Dells❤
you should do a fontanna dam / deals gap video
My family went when it was still Ober Gatlinburg and we drove to the top and didn’t take the aerial tram. Guess we’ll have to go back since they’ve updated everything.
Xanadu, yep! I remember going there Wi Dells
Love some good old Ober Gatlinburg. Did they get rid of the classic arcade and shooting gallery? Those were my favourite!
With the alpine slides some of them have nylon runners as the brake which kind of lift the cart up if you pull back far enough. The wheels are usually rubber so you will slide little if at all in the corners. You don't want to go around them super fast but at the speed you travel being on the brake lightly if at all will probably feel more stable for you. My brother slid up the corner heavy on the brakes when we were kids and I was going faster but not on the brakes. I never really paid much attention until that happened.
Terrifying to have this much control 😂
Smashing pumpkins like the band.
Hey Jacob 👋
I could see the bears from the tram car, but they did just look like black dots, even when you zoomed in. I'm always happy to see raccoons, as the raccoon is my spirit animal, and Casper was off the charts adorable. Also: Team car about to go over the highest tower. Jacob: Here we go... Random guy in background: Oh s#*@t!!😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Awesome video! I loved the animals! That slide was crazy! I might go here with my mom and dad next week! Depends on what we do! But this was really cool! Too bad you didn’t get on the Mountain Coaster! That looked really cool! Well, thanks for sharing! Have a great day!
That’s so sweet that you helped the skunks cross the street 🥹
I was at the one in Wisconsin Dells
one. I was about 17, I think. Now I'm old.
I was very little probably in elementary school when I visited
There is a big population of bears in Gatlinburg Tennessee. They are in the top 10.
Those old style alpine coasters are SO much more terrifying than the steel rail things. Action Park supposedly a typically Action Park-level dangerous one with all of the concrete abrasion opportunities that that breed of ride entails.
Gotta try this
I remember the Gatlinburg Xanadu house
Love the content! But, I would have loved to see the trip down the slide vs. Your terrified face lol. 😂 We are now daily watchers. You put out so much content that we pretty much stopped watching everything else. 😁 Jen is the cutest ❤
They need to make that bear enclosure better. It’s almost as sad as it was in the early 2000s, the last time I went. They could take a note from Grandfather Mountain, Mildred the bear has a beautiful enclosure. I highly recommend going there.