Indiana Beach Review | Monticello, Indiana
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- A full in depth look at this wacky boardwalk amusement park located in the middle of nowhere in Indiana. While the park is very quirky, it's actually a pretty fun place! You may be surprised by what this park has to offer.
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‘’Indiana beach what a meme’’ says the biggest coaster meme literally ever
The reason the water tasted like blood was probably because it comes from a well, or the water just has a lot of iron in it
I live about 45 min from here and go all the time and I can tell ya it is definitely well water
Gotta get kinetico to sponsor a water ride in exchange for a softener system
As someone who camped at Indiana Beach all summer, every summer until 18. I can confirm that the water is FULL of Iron. When you go there at the beginning of the season and run the water it is full brown.
Your park reviews are always a must before i go anywhere. Great info
Didn’t expect to see you here lol
@@skreeon he always been a coaster studios copycat
This place is literally in the middle of nowhere if you’re coming for northwest Indiana going down I-65 its cornfield cornfield cornfield lake and roller coaster
RaR Hart that’s also Holiday World.. but in northern Indiana
Exactly. Lived near Indy since 1990 but had never been here. We were in the middle of corn and my brother kept asking if it was still even operating. Finally a little sign maybe a mile before we arrived.
As the ad says there's more then corn in Indiana
For real. I thought I was going to the country with how many fields there where.
Yea true
It’s too bad Apex made this park feel like a dump
Gene Staples is really trying to recover this park after Apex trashed it for 5 years so good for him! He’s amazing. Ed Hart 2.0
“It really just kinda smells like weed”
Taylor 2018
I was just thinking that
Smells like weed because the back lot is where you go to smoke weed
I like how you said Monticello incorrectly
Mont-uh-SELL-oh haha. VS. Mont-uh-CHELL-oh. 🤦🏻♀️😂
@@tiffanyjacobson6410 He's from Virginia. They pronounce it differently. I used to pronounce it Mont-uh-KELL-oh
I thought it was pronounced this way too
same aha
I thought that’s how you pronouced it
Who else saw he changed the title to say “Defunct”
Edit: Not anymore
TrentoNosko call defunctland!
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Because it has just closed and is for sale.
Now he needs to change it back to functional. It just got purchased
@@FrankDufek Its opening in a month
You know someone is addicted to rollercoasters when they say from SFGAm to Kings Island instead of Chicago to Cincinnati.
It really sucks cause I heard they are closing, I used to come here every summer as a child. I had the best memories here!
New owner, they'll be open June 26th
I am actually going there this year June 4- June 6
It opens and closes all the time-Don’t stress it because even if it does close it’ll open again soon enough 😂 It’s open right now, under new ownership (again)
WAYYY Underrated park. Went on Labor Day weekend this year. Walked right onto Hoosier Hurricane and Cornball Express. Rode each 5+ times (both great btw). 5 minute wait was the longest for any of the 5 adult coasters. My daughter Berea (9) called it her favorite park ever, and for especially the 7-13 range I'd agree completely. Been to Cedar Point, King's Island, 3 Six Flags etc, but the actual quality of rides combined with 0 to 10 minute max wait times puts this as my new favorite. HIGHLY RECOMMEND especially for parents with youngsters. HH and CE are very cool. I believe Cornball was even rated as #1 years ago, although I actually liked Hurricane more. Will be back next year for sure.
clevelandcbi if you go to great adventure during the week el toro is almost always a walk on
SEENABEAN_00 Thanks man!
clevelandcbi I hate they are permanently closed .... I went 4th of July last year and we had the exact experience you had couldn’t wait to go back this year... I’m 😞
I rewatch this vid a lot and every time I’m like he liked my weird home park yay
R.I.P. I remember when they had Battle boats… You had a Gunner and a driver. Shot tennis balls At your opponents. We had to pay for the ride on top of the ticket. Hopefully someone can save Indiana beach
I don’t know how true it is but rumors are saying someone else about the park and intend to re-open
I want to go here just for Lost Coaster.
Mr. Meloetta Lost Coaster - sit facing backward, as the only person on the seat - and prepare to be thrown around like a rag doll in a way you’ve never experienced on any coaster. Not even a Volare. It’s amazing that such a ride is possible.
Was my 9 year old daughter Berea's favorite ride there and honestly so wacky her cousin, my brother, and myself had a blast too. A few "Oh sh##" moments I wasn't expecting at all. Goofy but very fun. Everyone we watched came out laughing too.
Gene Bone Heck yeah! Hoosier Hurricane was amazing too. Can't believe I moved to Indy when I was 10 and it took me 28 years to go here. My new favorite park simply based on nearly zero wait time. The Ferris Wheel was the longest wait at 11 minutes. Go Labor Day Weekend like I did. Was EMPTY. Rode CE and HH 5 times apiece in under an hour.
worst than ninja at six flags saint Louis
Mr. Meloetta I live in the town of Indiana Beach and that coaster has been closed 8/10 times
Marathoning Cornball Express in the very back row (crucial) is pretty awesome.
Went there with one of my great friends in late August. The place was empty. It was drizzling off and on. We were the only one on most rides. Everything was running too. Had an awesome time and had great experiences on every ride. Food was great too. However, there is a beach there... Sorta. It's trapped behind the piers over by the Waterpark. It was way too cold when we went. But it's there.
Hahaha love how you pronounce our Town's name. Monticello it sounds like Mont-a-cell-o lol love it montachello hahaha. Glad for the good review though.
“It’s smells like weed and walking past some sketchy hotels” That made my day😂
You’re going to all of these amusement parks that I haven’t heard about and make awesome reviews on them!! I like it dude!! The review as awesome by the way! Totally deserves more likes than it has
This is so sad, i remember riding the Hoosier hurricane with my cousin we rode it 60 times straight an we got t-shirts 😔😔😔
Taylor: "What a meme"
What a meme
I love Steel Hawg, Hoosier Hurricane, and especially Cornball Express.
WITHOUT A DOUBT, the best pleasant (AWESOME) surprise park I've ever frequented. Really does have "something for everyone." Didn't ride Tig'rr cuz my daughter was a tad too short, but all other coasters were VERY cool. Hoosier Hurricane is an absolute gem. No way it and Cornball Express shouldn't be more well known. If you crave attendance it'll disappoint. If you're a coaster junkie you'll love it. If you're a parent with little ones over 48" you'll be in heaven. My daughter and niece are 9 and LOVEDDDDDD it. Was awesome for me and my brother too!
You didn’t even talk about steel hawg lol come on?
Brandon i'll do a review of it
My dumbass brother lost his glasses and phone on first inversion. That was great. My daughter loved it too!
Coaster Studios yay
Btw you still haven’t done a review of Ravine Flyer which you promised that you would do
Man if you like Wacky places like this then I would highly recommend visiting Bakken in Denmark next time you'll be in Europe. The best way to describe that place to be honest is like Indiana Beach, Knoebels, Lagoon and Gröna Lund all had a baby which subsequently was the oldest ever amusement park (Yeah no kidding that place opened in 1583!) In terms of weird rides they have a very wacky wooden coaster as well as a really unique Launched spinning coaster called Tornado by Intamin, as well as a top notch Fun house themed to a sinking ship and so much more. If you're going to Northern Europe/Scandinavia again in some years I would definitely recommend visiting this and Tivoli Gardens just down the road, they're litterally the half way point between Hansa Park and Liseberg
DrDewott that sounds fantastic hah
Coaster Studios Tivoli Friheden in Denmark is also very wacky, and they've got the craziest attraction called Sky Tower. If you go there, you should also visit Djurs Sommerland. It's only 20 minutes away, and they've got an Intamin mega-lite. I would highly recommend that. Then I would finally have the opportunity to meet you!
@@CoasterStudios As an America, my recommendation is for your next coaster trip to visit the Benelux and Denmark.
Yeah you also have a direct train conecting bakken, tivoli gardens and copenhagen airport.
I went there last June. I had a lot more fun then I realized. The parks unique placement over the water was really cool, and the ride lineup was still very decent despite not being anything big. The only downsides were that all the rides didn't open up until an hour after the park opened its gates, all the coasters except Cyclone were running only one car or train, and the All American Triple Loop wasn't even open yet despite them saying that this would be opening year.
I live in Monticello and I have been to indian Beach
This is so crazy! I live right near here and have gone several times. It’s so cool to see this tiny Indiana place recognized!
There's a taco stand next to the lost coaster that had the absolute best tacos ever!! I grew up coming to this park. I've only gone a few times as an adult... and it was just as fun. Go to the top Diner, have a few shots of booze, rides some rides, feed the fish, get tacos, more shots, more rides, then cap of the night with some flat rides and shopping. I hope they find someone to buy IB. It is such a landmark here in Indiana. Even though I live closer to Chicago, and the SF in Gurnee.... IB has my heart when it comes to Amusement parks.
How about the antique cars that you can't steer? 🤣
I visit family in Valparaiso (only about an hour North of the park) at least once every few years, so I will totally make it a point to check out Indiana Beach the next time I'm up there. 😁
It's worth it I promise
I visited this park this past June on the way from my cousin’s place in Illinois to Cedar Point (Six Flags Great America was closed due to flooding from a massive storm over the midwest). Half the rides here were closed due to the storm, but I did have a lot of fun on Cornball Express (was the only one on the train for one ride)! Steel Hawg, Double Shot, and Dr Frankenstein’s Haunted Castle are also some recommendations for those who plan to visit. Hoosier Hurricane was allright, nothing memorable. Just make sure you go on a sunny day if you plan on getting all the credits.
I think there might be high copper levels in the water, that's probably why it tastes like blood.
Edit: Here you go, Taylor:
www.waterlogic.com/en-us/resources/water-problems/why-does-my-water-taste-like-metal/
Coaster Studios did you hear that Indiana Beach is closing could you please do a video on it.
When I was a kid we had a coaster there called Tigers Den. It tilted so that you were almost completely on your side and the “restraint” consisted of basically a canvas strap the you pulled through one of those metal half loop things. As an adult I realize how totally unsafe this was. Kind of blows my mind I was allowed to ride it lol
Taylor how do you know what weed smells like hmmmmmm
Krak Rex because I've been to California and Colorado plenty of times and everywhere you go in those states smells like weed
And he's been to the Netherlands after all
@@CoasterStudios Better question, how do you know how blood tastes like?
You know what's worse, a combination of skunky beer and urine!
Coaster Studios or are just simply a vampire lol
1:27 I thought you were talking about Indiana Beach, not Michigans Adventure
I went to Indiana Beach 10 years ago and it was really crowded. I'm sure its fun if its totally empty, but trying to see this park operate with crowds put it on my list somewhere with Mt Olympus and LaRonde, it was a truly horrible experience.
I go to this park every year for camping and to ride some rides and I would recommend this place is amazing
Indiana Beach might yet be saved! The search for a buyer appears to have been reopened, and an online petition is gaining steam. If you love the park, now is the time to be vocal about it. Jump on google, search “Help save Indiana Beach” and take the 10 seconds it takes to sign the petition at Change.org! And spread the word before it’s too late!
I go here every 2 weeks because i have a season pass. This is actually one of my favorite parks because it's so weird and the coaster lineup makes no sense but it's fun. The coaster Tig'rr is the only jet star 1 left in the world and Steel Hawg is the first SNS El Loco model. I'm pretty sure that Lost Coaster Of Superstition Mountain (LCOSM) is the only wooden coaster to have a elevator lift. The food is good I really like the soft pretzels so I give this park a 8.5/10.
That cornball restraint race I hate. Last time I was there and they did that my seatbelt undid itself on the drop.
This is the first video I came to looking for Indiana beach reviews! Thank you for your honesty! I haven’t been there in 8 years, and I’m going this weekend! I needed this update ☺️
Ha ha the Yo Yo Ride... I remember that ride from way back at Casino Pier in Seaside Heights, NJ. Its exactly as you described it. May have to Indiana Beach just to ride it again....
I've been to Indiana beach many times. When my kids were younger, my parents took them and myself to Indiana beach a few years in a row. I actually like the park myself. You are right when you said they used the space wisely. There really is allot of rides in a small area which is nice if you have smaller kids because they don't get tired out as easily as they would if they were walking thru a much larger park. It's worth checking out at least once.
This past weekend they closed Indiana Beach.
This is my home park. I am so happy it got saved. The rides are so weird, the coasters are really good, I love it.
This park it is getting better every year.... don't forget to visit:
Esmeraldas Pancake House voted for "best breakfast" and " best Mexican cuisine" Every Saturdays and Sunday breakfast buffet 8:00am to 1:00pm and dinner buffet every Friday night 5:00pm to 8:00 pm
🎁Its my birthday today! 🎂
I remember last year on my Bday I went to my home park Six Flags Great America on its last day of operation for the season and got an awesome full moon night ride on American Eagle.
Good review! I want to check out Indiana Beach sometime. I was originally going to go there with my dad and step-mom Brooke five years ago, but we didn't because Brooke looked up the reviews for the place which said that it sucked. Lol
BryceFourn 2001 Trust me and GO THERE! Both my brother and I were shocked at how empty it was, and stoked that us and our daughters were literally walking onto Cedar Fair/Six Flags quality wooden coasters. Rode both Hoosier Hurricane and Cornball Express 5 times in a row each. Steel Hawg was great and Lost Coaster was surprisingly cool and just funny. We went Labor Day weekend (Sat.) and kids rode everything multiple times by 6 pm. Seen longer lines at town carnivals. Ignore negative reviews. I'm 38 and had a blast. Taking my 15 year old son with us next year. Prefer it to the bigger parks for those tiny or nonexistent lines and high quality coasters.
Oh, and we already bought season passes for next year (Very cheap!) Tell your family to pencil in Labor Day weekend. Was so empty my brother thought it was closed. Were kicking ourselves for waiting so many years to go.
New owners 4 years ago and the park is in great shape again! I would love to see new stuff and additions but other than that it’s a great place
Indiana Beach tacos will be forever in my heart rip
now when you say the parking lot smells like weed, how dank are we talking 🔥🥴
my favorite park of all time
Lost Coaster of Superstition Mt used to be a slow dark ride. I grew up going to this park. It was opened by a family and ran by them until the founder passed and some one bought it. Those people ran it onto the ground. It's got new owners now ( Apex) and they are trying to get it back to it's former glory. It'll take some time but they are doing awesome!!
Indiana beach will always hold a place in my heart, my home park is Six Flags Great America, so me and grandma go camping at their camp ground every summer with my cousin and sisters, we aren’t permanent campers there but I can always count on yearly visits to Indiana beach. I think that some of these facts are true, but it’s still a pretty fun place, and if your there at night, it’s very pretty. My only complaints are that the super loop thing is always closed when I go, idk how it is during the year but when I was there it was always closed, the other one I have is the first year I went, the tram to get from the campground to the park was supposed to come around 6, but it never did, the employees keep saying it was coming soon but it never did, we ended up walking back to the camp ground, yes it was right across the street, but it would have been faster to take the tram. Then we got to the campground and we were gonna go swimming but they told us it would be opened till 8, but it was closed (probably because of the weather because it was gonna storm) anyways when we were actually at the campground walking to our camper we saw the trolly leave, and we were like, “where were you when we needed you”
Steel Hawg, Cornbal Express, Lost Coaster..... one of the best Top 3's ever.
Taco shop isn't out of business. They are opening up in town not at the park anymore
I go to Indiana alot since I live in IL like 2 1/2 miles away from it, but never been to Indiana Beach before. Indiana is a mostly boring state to be honest, but it's good they have this place for the locals to enjoy. I also like Circle Centre mall in downtown Indianapolis. I go to Indiana alot due to gas and groceries being cheaper there, and from what I researched this amusement park is definitely cheaper than 6 flags.
I grew up with this park, it is so much fun and it is entertaining even to this day, it has a sentament to Hoosiers around the state
R.I.P Indiana Beach; 1926-2020
Cornball operators always race! Also its pronounced Monti-sell-o. And the tacos are awesome. This place is insane. The ski lifts have no restraints. Im so happy i spent my childhood summers here lol
I grew up in Southwest Michigan and I'm a huge Indiana Beach fan. But I kinda hate LoCoSuMo. I know it's unique, but I've never had an especially good time riding it.
Cornball Express is one of those rides that really heats up throughout the day and is an airtime monster from dusk to the park closing. While it only runs one train I've often been able to get rides every 2-3 cycles, which often made for more than two dozen in an afternoon/evening.
Steel Hawg is fun and bizarre.
They run all their flat rides and even the S&S double shot in properly aggressive modes. I don't usually bother with scramblers and yo-yos, but these ones are worth a spin. The scrambler when the lights are on at night is crazy.
Such a great little place.
Could not agree more. How's Michigan's Adventure btw? One of the few within 300 miles from Indy I've never seen in person.
@@clevelandcbi Michigan's Adventure is just okay. Definitely more professional than IB or Mt. Olympus but also not as charming.
They don't have a lot of mature trees and the place didn't really start growing until the 90s. Shivering Timbers is an airtime monster and if they've kept up on retracking, was quite reride worthy. Everything else is just... fine.
If you're in GR or headed up to Traverse City or something, it's worth an afternoon. But I wouldn't plan a trip just for it.
RadioMuse1 Thanks man!
I didn’t even know Indiana Beach existed and now I hear to it’s gonna be closing.. but man this park looks super cool!
Hey Taylor. It is worth mentioning that Tig’rr Coaster at this park is the only Schwarzkopf Jet Star left operating in America. So this park is a destination for rare credit seekers.
Kyle Hancharick Really cause I rode Jet Star 2 last week at Lagoon
This theme park is the closest to me (currently living in NW IN). SF Great America is getting to be too expensive like almost $100 per person. But Indiana Beach is like up to $40 per person. Other than that the park is a bit smaller and near Lake Monticello for a free boat ride.
it seems great thx for the idea
Ik that it opened back up
Your description of this park reminds me of the dozens of small family-owned parks that used to be found in Pennsylvania, but have mostly been turned into housing developments now. I worked at one for a summer, and I can recall the, let's say "laid-back" attitude toward maintenance.
I grew up every summer rt next to the board walk entrance my grandparents on the resort rt there it was a vintage park which really got lost on the younger crowd and with the family selling it. It was never supposed to be a theme park but more of a year round cost effective family fair filled with memories sad it was lost due to trying to make it something it never should of been
When I went to ride Tiger ( I know I spelled it wrong) I was half and inch short, the ride operator said “I’m not to picky”. Indiana Beach!
5:14 well well well what kunda dark magic is this. Are we gonna talk about how Taylor just predicted a future.
HoosierCoasterFan it’s such a shame
Indiana Beach has always been my favorite place to go every Summer and it's the closest Amusement Park to me in my region of Indiana and the Taco Shoppe is actually in downtown Monticello now!
There actually is a beach, it's part of the water park and goes into the lake. Also, the reason Lost Coaster is so awkward and partially themed, is it used to be a dark ride themed like you were going through an old gold mine. They converted that into the coaster that is there now and left the cave and theming from before. Source: grew up about 45 min away and went every year as a kid.
I went here in 2016 and it was literally INFESTED with Mayflies
I would like to go here sometime. I live in the Chicago area and we get advertisements for IB because they try to get people from Northwest Indiana. Also, I can get a discount admission through my union.
Phantom's Revenge Parody!
LOL .. Can't anything after three years!! Learn it!
i have been here so much and the lost coaster is always closed and yeah the bathroom are gross but my favorite park never lets me down
I went here recently and its a lot better since they've fixed it up. I could pretty much agree with your experience though.
Thanks for the review. I am visiting for my first time this Saturday, August 3rd. Coming from Los Angeles I have been to Disneyland, California Adventure, Knotts Berry Farm, Six Flags Magic Mountain and of course Universal Studios. I like theme parks, and you mentioned they dont care for theming. But I know I will have fun. I look forward to it. The water surrounding the park is going to add to the magic.
Loved our visits to Corny Island but I do miss the Chance Twister. They had the best ride op ever. He could make you brown out if the lines weren't too long.
I love Indiana. I live here and it’s cool. I’ve been their 5 times
You missed the jet star coaster tiger . The new owners apex has been putting a lot of money in fixing and improving the park and new in 2019 Rockys toy box and retracted Hoosier hurricane.
Indiana beach is a great park ,been there 3 times since labor day!!!!
That's Indiana for ya
I went here a couple summers ago. I liked the different atmosphere of the place. The rides are a lot of fun. I really enjoyed Lost Coaster I've never been on anything else like it. Also don't eat at the Skyroom. Service is terrible. My server gave us an attitude when a friend asked for silverware to spread a sauce on their burger. They said it was against restaurant policy to "cut your burger."
that's hilarious
I went here this past summer. Super weird... but really fun. It’s definitely a carnival feeling. Lines are super short cause they have so many rides. Steel Hawg is the star attraction here, super weird and uncomfortable restraints but honestly a very good ride imo
This is pretty much my home park but I’ve only been here once because it’s just way more worth it to drive to cedar point. The rides at Indiana beach are mediocre and the water is actually awful. I’m pretty sure they just use the river water or whatever body of water is beside there
The way you talk about the rides being sketchy in the most fun way cracks me up. I don't think I'd ever equivalate a swing ride to a dive coaster. XD
I live about 30 minutes away from this park and it’s sketchy, the last time I went on the Steel Hog they said and I quote. “The back seat is the one that doesn’t latch right?” The the lady shrugged and sent us off to a 95 degree drop were I had the potential to be thrown out. Id rather just drive the 3 hours to Cedar Point which is what I do twice a year. Plus, I get bored about 2 hours after being there. Its like the park is frozen in time to the 70s or 80s. No safety checks and none of the employees care. 😂😂
Your lucky I have to drive 13 hours to cedar point once every three years
This is my home park second to holiday world. I’ve learned to love it but it feels so depressing. I wish they had more and honestly they could really use an SLC or a boomerang one of those smaller cheap models because it feels kinda baron. But the saving grace is how charming it is, it feels like home.
There’s not just corn in Indiana.
RIP
Me and my family go at least once a year and we stay for a few days, it’s really amazing for just some family fun
6:03 It's also on the way from Six Flags Great America to Holiday World and Kentucky Kingdom.
Stopped by on my way to Appleton, WI from Columbus, OH. My immediate thought was “who the heck builds a park in the middle of a river”. Very wacky park with a nice carnival feel to it.
I have been here once and it is so fun because I rode 3 roller coasters the tallest i rode was hoosier huricane and i rode tigger and lost coaster to but nothing else
I would put Enchanted Forest as the weirdest theme park in America. And you should go to Silverwood if you haven’t already.
Lived in Monticello for many yrs. & went here often back in 90-93. I see the SAME RIDES lol Be Careful
5:28 “ It tastes like blood”
Taylor=vampire?
Been to this park twice. Cornball is one of my favorite coasters!
1:33 That's why i love dutch theme parks, riding a coaster stoned is pretty enjoyable. And i love the smell of weed :D
Freundlicher Mensch have you ever been high on a drop tower? It’s insane