Wildwood NJ used to have Castle Dracula/Dracula's Castle, a dark boat ride/walking tour that opened in the late 70's. Unfortunately it burned down in 2002. I remember it also had an animatronic Count Dracula who would come out onto his balcony. I miss that Castle! It was awesome.
i love people watching, while watching your videos. So many people do not realize they are in the presence of a legend and just give weird looks when they see the camera. I'd be ecstatic if I was somewhere and crossed paths with The Carpetbagger.
I was there in wildwood when Jacob was there! I was so damn excited to see him I started having an asthma attack. 🤣😅 I’m autistic so I was also awkward as hell 🤣🤦🏻♂️ He was very gracious and I got a pic with him!
It was great seeing you on the Wildwood Boardwalk Jacob. I’m glad I got to meet you and be in your video at the end. I am the one driving the Gig Sighteer Tramcar at the end of the night. The Wildwoods is a great place to explore.
Thanks for posting Jacob. I’m from Wildwood. Great to see the boardwalk getting recognition. My dad was the bread man of the wildwood boardwalk.. the one year anniversary of his death is approaching. I needed this video so badly. I miss my home almost as much as I miss my dad. Thank you so much. RIP Chip. The boardwalks first season without you in 20 years… she’s still thriving dad!
3:18 the Ape on the swing ride is a Throw back to the King Kong ride from the 60's and the 2 Most Iconic rides at Wildwood one that Burned down in 2004 Castle Dracula and the other Being The Golden Nugget which the ride house was destroyed around 2013 and Sold to Knoebels amusement park in PA now known as the Black Diamond coal ride
Vacation in Wildwood all the time. The Tram Cars are actually from the 1939 World's Fair. They've been updated a little over the years but they have some history before coming to The Wildwoods. Also, you have to try Sam's Pizza and Mack's Pizza. One of the fun things people like to do is argue which one is better. Both are iconic pizzerias to Wildwood.
Amazing place. Loved Dante's dungeon that was an awesome dark ride . Moe's Tavern looked like a lot of .fun. Thanks for taking us along Keep Safe ❤Keep Well❤
I love Wildwood. Our family went there every year. Then I took my family there ever since. I have seen rides change year after year. The Hunts Pier used to have a Roller Coaster,A Train and the Gold Nugget ride. They are all gone now but the coal cars from the Nugget Ride are now at Knoebels Coal Mine Ride. You can never go wrong in Wildwood.
What beautiful flash on these attractions! (Flash is the carney term for the deco on a ride or attraction facade.) Thanks again for a wonderful expedition!
I've been to Wildwood Crest nearly 50 years ago or longer. Don't know about this portion. Fantastic though. Wiildwood was my favorite beach as a teenager and 20's.
Love that you always visit wildwood . My down the shore trip every summer as a kid . Ocean city isn't far from wildwood .has 2 nice peirs of rides also . 👌 oc is in better shape than wildwood nowadays . Those water tanks have been there since I was 9 years old maybe longer . I'm almost 40 now and they're in the same exact spot. I wish they would rebuild castle Dracula 🏰. Classic attraction
You were just up the road basically from Cape May, where I was born, they have some great whale watching tours, an amazing lighthouse, and you can find Cape May Diamonds just off the beaches, or some Cape May Diamond jewelry around town that Jen may like.
@@sebbie153 I just came back from WW, from the Fireman's Convention this past Sunday. I was visiting my mother (who lives on Talyor Ave.) had a great time
I was stationed in cape may and pretty much lived in wildwood lol. Dracs Castle was there and the "new" rollercoaster was the hurricane or something like that. Also you could ride Gravedigger monster truck.
loved this video! We were there 2 weeks ago.(stayed in the hotel next to Grab a Weiner) Sorry I missed you, though I would have totally disrupted your filming bc I would have to acknowledge the amazing Carpetbagger!! Thanks for all the great work you do.
Best fries on the Boardwalk. I cant believe you didn't ride the Great White Coaster!!! My favorite ride in Wildwood. I hope you got some Waffles and Ice Cream. Great Wildwood tradition!!!
I wish you would have visited there in the '80s, it was fantastic. tons of dark rides. if you ever decide to go there again you should talk to somebody who can fill you in on some of the history. it's really a great place.
Damn, Carpetbagger in my neck of the woods! Haven't been to "Childwood" in years. Too busy working in the summer season. Glad you had a blast! And like some others said, hit up Cape May, NJ too. Ya gotta see the concrete ship....well, the tiny bit that's left! Cheers!
I am glad that you had a chance to visit Wildwood and enjoyed your time. This video was much needed today. My family went to Wildwood for the first time when my mom was pregnant with me and we went 21 consecutive summers staying at the same place. The last time we were there as a family was 2001. The motel we stayed at became individual condo units. That skull/octopus facade you were intrigued by has been there since the late 80s/early 90s. If I am remembering correctly it was a pirate themed dark ride called Den of Thieves.
I’m 47 and I grew up and still live near Philly and have been to Wildwood many times since I was a little kid. The true running gag down there is the “watch the tram car, please!” announcement. It has been the EXACT SAME recording with the same voice since I was little 40+ years ago - and probably for many years before that!
I've been to Wildwood so many times and EVERY SINGLE TIME Pirates of Wildwood has been closed. I never ever got to experience it. How cool! You lucked out. And that pirate ship haunted walk thru has always been closed as well
My friend and I went to Dante's Dungeon about 30 years ago. A guy popped out with a Freddy Kruger glove, my friend tried to rip it off him. I miss the fun back then.
Always a treat when you visit a place I've been to! This video got me so excited. Wildwood holds a special place in my heart, so glad you enjoyed the boardwalk and piers!
Glad you got to tour my old stomping grounds of Wildwood. The sad thing is the music express ride used to have a killer Judas Priest mural on the back wall. God I miss that beautiful slice of art.
I’m so happy you went there! I spent awhile summer living there! Quite familiar with wildwood! Worked and lived there for a summer! Watch the tram car please🤣🤣🤣
The “Sister” ride to Dante’s was the version that was formerly at Astroland, in Coney Island NY. I was lucky enough to get a walk thru that one, which had a rare “Devil Man” prop that had to be from an older dark ride. Last I heard, it is still for sale and sitting in storage. Great facades on both of them!
Hi Jacob love all your videos. When you head back south you should check out Ladew Gardens off Jarrettsville Pike in Monkton MD, Mr Ladew build the gardens all by his own hand back in the 1920's and left it in trust for everyone to enjoy after his death, also has a great house tour as well.
I live in Jersey and I haven't been to Wildwood in season since I was in high school. I always seem to end up on the boardwalk well after locals summer. I think I might need to change that! Hope you enjoyed your time here!
In Australia here we also gotten the gravatron ride I absolutely loved that ride ever since I was in my preteens life span altogether in Australia here
First dark ride you went into- you jumped, screamed, I jumped. 1st time ever. Wildwood Boardwalk looked exciting. I bet those fries really were good dunked in malt vinegar. Your seafood sandwich was inviting too. Those claw machines sure loves quarters. I was never lucky with them either.
As a kid I used to love looking at the exterior of this ride but be too scared to open my eyes on the ride itself, so it's nice to see a videos of whats actually in there lol
Wildwood NJ used to have Castle Dracula/Dracula's Castle, a dark boat ride/walking tour that opened in the late 70's. Unfortunately it burned down in 2002. I remember it also had an animatronic Count Dracula who would come out onto his balcony. I miss that Castle! It was awesome.
Those were the days
Dante's dungeon is a far cry from Dracula's Castle. I'm just sad that rumors of rebuilding the castle were false.
That castle scared me as a kid lol!
I wish Jacob got to experience the Castle!
That brings back memories. The organ music was enough to keep me away from that place as a kid.
i love people watching, while watching your videos. So many people do not realize they are in the presence of a legend and just give weird looks when they see the camera. I'd be ecstatic if I was somewhere and crossed paths with The Carpetbagger.
I went to Henry’s Doorly zoo right around the time he uploaded that video and I tell ya, I still to this day am so sad
I was so close to meeting him
Those side eyes are because he looks like a lone creepy predator at a children's park.
I was there in wildwood when Jacob was there! I was so damn excited to see him I started having an asthma attack. 🤣😅
I’m autistic so I was also awkward as hell 🤣🤦🏻♂️
He was very gracious and I got a pic with him!
Ik it would be so cool
@@JmanplaysMC1 I had a similar situation. He went to the niles scream park back in 2020, and I live in the area, so I wish I could've met him.
It was great seeing you on the Wildwood Boardwalk Jacob. I’m glad I got to meet you and be in your video at the end. I am the one driving the Gig Sighteer Tramcar at the end of the night. The Wildwoods is a great place to explore.
Thanks for posting Jacob. I’m from Wildwood. Great to see the boardwalk getting recognition. My dad was the bread man of the wildwood boardwalk.. the one year anniversary of his death is approaching. I needed this video so badly. I miss my home almost as much as I miss my dad. Thank you so much. RIP Chip. The boardwalks first season without you in 20 years… she’s still thriving dad!
I grew up in Philadelphia and went to wild wood every summer I miss those times
3:18 the Ape on the swing ride is a Throw back to the King Kong ride from the 60's and the 2 Most Iconic rides at Wildwood one that Burned down in 2004 Castle Dracula and the other Being The Golden Nugget which the ride house was destroyed around 2013 and Sold to Knoebels amusement park in PA now known as the Black Diamond coal ride
Dantes dungeon. WOW. That my friend looks like a true WORLD CLASS ride! Im jealous.
My personal favorite dark ride ever
I use to go every summer as a kid wildwood New Jersey has a special spot in my heart Mack’s pizza is my favorite on the boardwalk
Vacation in Wildwood all the time. The Tram Cars are actually from the 1939 World's Fair. They've been updated a little over the years but they have some history before coming to The Wildwoods. Also, you have to try Sam's Pizza and Mack's Pizza. One of the fun things people like to do is argue which one is better. Both are iconic pizzerias to Wildwood.
Mack n Mancos lol
Literally watching this while in wildwood! Love the video.
Wildwood New Jersey looks like a nice place
This boardwalk has a great variety of attractions for all ages!
Glad you enjoyed the fries in malt vinegar! It's great when you learn tips and tricks from other travelers.
I found my love for darkrides on the Wildwood boardwalk in the 80s. I really miss Hunts pier and Dracula's Castle.
Watch the tram car please....have vacationed in Wildwood for years !!!! Love those Wildwood days 😍 💕
Swing by Cape May too, there's plenty of neat stuff. The Victorian houses are also cool.
i love wildwood and moreys piers, thanks for sharing!
Amazing place. Loved Dante's dungeon that was an awesome dark ride . Moe's Tavern looked like a lot of .fun. Thanks for taking us along Keep Safe ❤Keep Well❤
Ha, we were down there Aug 16th, 17th and 18th... very much enjoy wildwood
One day we will witness The Carpetbagger win something out of a claw machine. One day.
@@RC_Colorado , The Dinosaur right?. I was happy he finally won something!.
keep the dream alive, and the hope alive too.
he wone a dino out of a jurassic game lol
I love this boardwalk
I love Wildwood. Our family went there every year. Then I took my family there ever since. I have seen rides change year after year. The Hunts Pier used to have a Roller Coaster,A Train and the Gold Nugget ride. They are all gone now but the coal cars from the Nugget Ride are now at Knoebels Coal Mine Ride. You can never go wrong in Wildwood.
Once upon a time loved the Castle Dracula Dungeon Boat Ride. Burnt down over 20 years ago. Best dark ride ever!
This boardwalk looks like a blast. I would love to visit this one.
It’s good to see pirates of wildwoods open after 3 years
What beautiful flash on these attractions! (Flash is the carney term for the deco on a ride or attraction facade.) Thanks again for a wonderful expedition!
I've been to Wildwood Crest nearly 50 years ago or longer. Don't know about this portion. Fantastic though. Wiildwood was my favorite beach as a teenager and 20's.
Love that you always visit wildwood . My down the shore trip every summer as a kid . Ocean city isn't far from wildwood .has 2 nice peirs of rides also . 👌 oc is in better shape than wildwood nowadays . Those water tanks have been there since I was 9 years old maybe longer . I'm almost 40 now and they're in the same exact spot. I wish they would rebuild castle Dracula 🏰. Classic attraction
I love your dark ride content, CB. Never fails to put a smile on my face.
Me too, especially since I know i'd never be able to brave one irl
Love to see the perspective of someone visiting here as I have lived here my whole life and the summer just means that work is more busy.
The giggle you did on the dark ride drop was priceless.😂
You were just up the road basically from Cape May, where I was born, they have some great whale watching tours, an amazing lighthouse, and you can find Cape May Diamonds just off the beaches, or some Cape May Diamond jewelry around town that Jen may like.
I lived in Wildwood for 3 years
So fun! I was just in Wildwood last weekend. Mostly spent the time off the boardwalk in Kelly’s Café though. 🍻😁
They have great food
@@ford982 Yes! Waited years to get back there and get a bowl of their French Onion Soup. I don’t even care if it’s summer, it’s SO good!
@@sebbie153 I just came back from WW, from the Fireman's Convention this past Sunday. I was visiting my mother (who lives on Talyor Ave.) had a great time
Omg! I was there almost one month ago! As a french canadian fan, to see you there is so awsome! It's definitly my happy place
Love all the dark rides, Jacob.
Some really awesome dark rides. This place looks loads of fun.
I was stationed in cape may and pretty much lived in wildwood lol. Dracs Castle was there and the "new" rollercoaster was the hurricane or something like that. Also you could ride Gravedigger monster truck.
My favorite beach been going there since i was 5
I always went to Ocean City Maryland for vacation growing up and I thought that was awesome but Wildwood is very impressive!! I wanna go!!!
Awesome Work Jacob, thaaaaanks!!! Greetings from Helsinki, Finland 🇫🇮🇺🇸🇫🇮🇺🇸🇫🇮🇺🇸
Go every year for a few days! Best beach in NJ to go to!!! Super clean boardwalk and Morey's Pier is also super clean!!! Love that soooo much!❤️
loved this video! We were there 2 weeks ago.(stayed in the hotel next to Grab a Weiner) Sorry I missed you, though I would have totally disrupted your filming bc I would have to acknowledge the amazing Carpetbagger!! Thanks for all the great work you do.
Glad to see you came back!
Best fries on the Boardwalk. I cant believe you didn't ride the Great White Coaster!!! My favorite ride in Wildwood. I hope you got some Waffles and Ice Cream. Great Wildwood tradition!!!
A Cygnus X-1 Graviton? The decorator must be a Rush fan! Rush on! 🤘
I wish you would have visited there in the '80s, it was fantastic. tons of dark rides. if you ever decide to go there again you should talk to somebody who can fill you in on some of the history. it's really a great place.
Damn, Carpetbagger in my neck of the woods! Haven't been to "Childwood" in years. Too busy working in the summer season. Glad you had a blast! And like some others said, hit up Cape May, NJ too. Ya gotta see the concrete ship....well, the tiny bit that's left! Cheers!
I was just telling my Mom that we haven't been to Wildwood for atleast 20 years and we live in NJ. Glad you had a good time.
I am glad that you had a chance to visit Wildwood and enjoyed your time. This video was much needed today. My family went to Wildwood for the first time when my mom was pregnant with me and we went 21 consecutive summers staying at the same place. The last time we were there as a family was 2001. The motel we stayed at became individual condo units. That skull/octopus facade you were intrigued by has been there since the late 80s/early 90s. If I am remembering correctly it was a pirate themed dark ride called Den of Thieves.
Looks fun! Never been. I'm right in PA maybe I'll visit someday 👍😃
I’m 47 and I grew up and still live near Philly and have been to Wildwood many times since I was a little kid. The true running gag down there is the “watch the tram car, please!” announcement. It has been the EXACT SAME recording with the same voice since I was little 40+ years ago - and probably for many years before that!
Fun Times with C Bagger
Cygnus X1. An X-ray source in the constellation Cygnus. Also possibly a nod to the rock band Rush. It's the name of one of their songs.
Hi Jacob. I'm glad you're still out there. Thanks.
I've been to Wildwood so many times and EVERY SINGLE TIME Pirates of Wildwood has been closed. I never ever got to experience it. How cool! You lucked out. And that pirate ship haunted walk thru has always been closed as well
Found the Dublin General Store where Carpetbagger here visited last week, they had some KICKASS fudge!
You had too much fun shooting that guy with paintballs! 😳
My friend and I went to Dante's Dungeon about 30 years ago. A guy popped out with a Freddy Kruger glove, my friend tried to rip it off him. I miss the fun back then.
That was back when it was Dante's Inferno.
@@MindofSmoothie you're right, do you know why they changed the name?
@@snevissniffle7905 I think it was just a re-theming. It took place in the mid 2000s just trying to make it more modern.
@@MindofSmoothie got it, thanks again
Kind of like Santa Monica Pierre down in California Wildwood Pier Boardwalk you go down to go down to Atlantic City Boardwalk near Jacob
been going there for over 30 years, the castle was the best before they replaced it with a water park...........
The kid behind you is hoping you get the toy in the crane 🤣
wildwood broadwalf looks like a lot of fun.
Always a treat when you visit a place I've been to! This video got me so excited. Wildwood holds a special place in my heart, so glad you enjoyed the boardwalk and piers!
Glad you got to tour my old stomping grounds of Wildwood. The sad thing is the music express ride used to have a killer Judas Priest mural on the back wall. God I miss that beautiful slice of art.
It looks so funn there
i've never seen a paintball game like THAT before! hahaha
I actually felt bad for the guy that has to stand there and let people shoot him all day.
@@christophermichael.w.7577 im sure he was a lovin it!
This is fun. Genuinely watching it makes me happy.
Great coverage of Wildwood Boardwalk.
I’m so happy you went there! I spent awhile summer living there! Quite familiar with wildwood! Worked and lived there for a summer! Watch the tram car please🤣🤣🤣
I haven’t been to Wildwood in 15 years ago.
The “Sister” ride to Dante’s was the version that was formerly at Astroland, in Coney Island NY. I was lucky enough to get a walk thru that one, which had a rare “Devil Man” prop that had to be from an older dark ride. Last I heard, it is still for sale and sitting in storage. Great facades on both of them!
Love Wildwood ❤️ miss the Haunted Castle that was there🧛♂️👻
I was first introduced to eating fries dipped into malt vinegar in Wellington New Zealand way back in 1980. That is the only way to eat fresh fries.
Hi Jacob love all your videos. When you head back south you should check out Ladew Gardens off Jarrettsville Pike in Monkton MD, Mr Ladew build the gardens all by his own hand back in the 1920's and left it in trust for everyone to enjoy after his death, also has a great house tour as well.
Really Cool night Jacob
Hell YEAH CARPETBAGGER IN MY STATE.
I live in Jersey and I haven't been to Wildwood in season since I was in high school. I always seem to end up on the boardwalk well after locals summer. I think I might need to change that! Hope you enjoyed your time here!
Awesome work Jacob keep them coming.
OMG WHO ARE YOU!? Oh ok I thought it was a scare actor 😂😂😂
I LOVE claw machines!!! Going Broke- Worth it
Thanks for taking us along
Love this boardwalk.
Would love to visit.
I loved Mo s place!
What a grate place to have fun!
Thank you for sharing
Ah man wish I had seen you! My family and I were there the same time as you. Happy you had perfect weather this time around.
Thanks Jacob!
4:48 “AH! Something grabbed at me” that my friend would be the live actor lol
In Australia here we also gotten the gravatron ride I absolutely loved that ride ever since I was in my preteens life span altogether in Australia here
First dark ride you went into- you jumped, screamed, I jumped. 1st time ever. Wildwood Boardwalk looked exciting. I bet those fries really were good dunked in malt vinegar. Your seafood sandwich was inviting too. Those claw machines sure loves quarters. I was never lucky with them either.
Super great fun!!!! Amazing rides. Great haunted house. Hope your well Marie XX
Really enjoyed this video Jacob, great job!
As a kid I used to love looking at the exterior of this ride but be too scared to open my eyes on the ride itself, so it's nice to see a videos of whats actually in there lol
@ 5:38 "what even is that" had me rolling hahaha
I loved go to wildwood growing up
I went to Wildwood, New Jersey August of 2018!
Fun video 😊 Just ordered my No scares on stairs pin. Can't wait for haunt season!!!
Welcome to my neck of the woods I'm born and raised in the Wildwoods
This place looks awesome!!
The glow in the dark wolf is from the golden nugget ride from the old Hunts pier!
That display over the Old Time Photo used to be a part of Den of Thieves, just like in Indiana Beach.
The drive through safari is nice, but I prefer the hands on with feeding ones! It just reminded me of a drive through zoo!