Marineland Review, Niagara Falls Amusement & Animal Park | Weirdest Theme Park
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 15 ต.ค. 2024
- Marineland is a massive amusement and animal park on the Canadian side of Niagara Falls. This theme park features a small, but unique ride lineup with rides such as Dragon Mountain and Sky Screamer. Then you also have sea and land creatures scattered about. But the most notable thing about this park is how weird it is. Find out why in this review!
Video Credits
Sky Screamer Commercial (Marineland)
Background Music
Cinematic Drone Light Rock by Infraction [No Copyright Music] / Nature- • Cinematic Drone Light ...
I remember going there as kid. I remember really wanting to leave which is unusual but I understand why now… it’s normal to be frightened to see a whale in a fish tank. For me it was always weird… I remember the commercials and everything, like the “everyone loves marine land” one. Now looking back on it I’m glad I was able to visit for the experience… but screw that place.
The park has a lot of potential, but those past wrongs are saddening.
As someone who lives in the area, a big problem with it is the location. It’s basically out of the way from downtown. Far away from the main attraction of Niagara Falls, the waterfall and downtown.
It has huge potential, but sadly has been neglected for decades.
I agree it's not quite in the main tourist stretch.
@@CanobieCoaster it also doesn’t help the public transit is how shall I say… bad. 1 ride an hour, that’s it. Compare this to my stay at universal studios and that was like every 10 minutes to the hotel and back. Apparently the city is supposed to be adding more bus lines in the future, but without frequency, the only people who’ll use them are the poor and the desperate. And for a tourist city, that’s not good
The fact that the employees drive trucks and golf carts but just force the guests to walk the whole way seems kind of annoying when you’re visiting
It's definitely annoying.
They should let us drive our cars down those pathways too.
Definitely a very North American way of thinking 😅
Can confirm based on the opinions of locals (I'm related to a few, and am friends with some locals, I went to school there) that yeah it's pretty sketch, the lack of people on Canada Day weekend kinda isn't shocking. I've fixed this place up in my head but can see Gene Staples having a massive "bring it back to life from defunct" project should he choose it in the future. Edit: gosh dang it I have that song in my head now ahhhh!
I'd love for SeaWorld to buy them.
It would mean an influx of things like coasters for sure but the Canadian view on Marine mammal parks is quite poor, most of my friends cringe why I say that I've ridden Mako, Kraken and Manta because that means I've been to SWO and they don't like that so I would expect that move to not add much to the public perception of the park.
As someone who has visited Marineland twice, I must say it is a pretty sad park with good potential. It was so weird being one of the only people there, especially in an area with so many tourists. It doesn't help that there were signs saying boycott Marineland near the entrance though...
It was so much potential.
Bruh marine land is literally a graveyard of 1000+sea animals the abuse is disgusting they should shut down.
@@xjpnfanx who cares i hate animals I got to the dump and buy used batteries to throw them in the sea
Wonderland Canada
@@CanobieCoaster - Indeed, MarineLand was the default option for Toronto when it opened in 1961. But the opening of Canada’s Wonderland in 1981 took away the entire northern portion of its catchment area, restricting MarineLand to just the Niagara Falls/Western NY area. If the park had been built out to full potential then, it’s likely someone else buys the park well before the problems happened.
"Marineland is the weirdest theme park."
Japanese Parks: Allow us to introduce ourselves.
Japan has some weird parks too.
@@CanobieCoaster Ever seen the train at Greenland?
There were a lot more animals in the 80's.
I remember a large petting zoo with deer etc. That's why it's so empty.
Oh that may explain it.
When I was young in the early 2000s they still had that deer petting area you saying this now I'm shocked they don't have it anymore I'm sad
some idiot father and son caused a stampede in the deer park in 2019 and that forced the park to close off the deer park to guests so now you can only stand at the fence and look.
we are still allowed to feed them tho i went this year
Yep i have pics of me petting the deer when i was 6 in 82, i have alot of pics but dont remember anything on here
this feels like a dollar store version of seaworld
Yes it does.
i went here once as kid back in elementary school with tickets i won at a silent school auction and my favorite rides were Sky Screamer and Dragon Mountain, this would be a great park to shoot an indie horror film! (and yes those classic TV-Jingles do get stuck in your head now and then) Also that kiddie coaster design appeared in the OG Roller-coaster Tycoon 1+2
I imagine an annihilation-style story, that is, the place is invaded by some kind of monsters and a group of explorers try to find out the reason for this
I think it would be a very good premise for an episode of love death and robots
Nice!
Cool to be so close to the water falls. This may be an empty park but the ride collection honestly isn't horrible and you get a walk on with pretty much everything. Dragon Mountain is a lot like Lock Ness and has a unique 1 of a kind element. The S&S Space Shot has stunning views, and a flat ride thats only 1 in North America.
It has the headlining rides. It just needs filler.
Considering how much negative attention Marineland has received due to the poor treatment of many of its animals (and rightfully so), I think its best chance for survival is to phase the animal exhibits completely out and concentrate more on rides. Sure, it might feel more like a Canada's Wonderland clone then, but Niagara Falls is a large enough tourist area to support a full-fledged amusement park, and Wonderland could do with some of its crowds being dispersed. Marineland needs to reinvent itself. Otherwise, for rides, go to Canada's Wonderland. To see animals that *are* well-treated, go to the Toronto Zoo.
Switching to ride based entertainment like SeaWorld would be smart.
I agree. Great Escape in Queensbury, NY does a ton of business from non-locals on vacation at Lake George (as well as some from Saratoga although that’s about an hour away). MarineLand could aim to be more like that park with appeal to vacationers - eliminate the animal attractions (I would go to Niagara Aquarium on the US side for that anyway), add in rides to fill out their line-up and possibly add an outdoor waterpark. (Wouldn’t do an indoor waterpark since NF has numerous already).
The target demo should be families with young kids, so Great Escape and Idlewild should be the general vibe they shoot for.
Given the size, this park probably has around 5 staff members per square mile.
Pretty much.
I visited the park when i was elementary school age in the 80's and had a lot of fun. Sad to see it the way it is now with buildings closed and less people there but it tends to be the trend with theme parks in recent times as what thrills and entertains people are changing.
Several parks are still thriving like Wonderland, but this one isn't.
Marineland would be a good candidate for a Gravity Group coaster. Plenty of land means they can have freedom to design something like the jungle trailblazers GG built in china. It would be a standout attraction. Out of the 5 wooden coasters in Canada, only 1 is any good, and that is in Vancouver. As an added bonus, Gravity Group does most of their sub-contracting with Martin & Vleminckx, a Canadian based company.
They could fit a clone of the Beast here if they wanted to.
thwy should get an intamin exacoaster with 17 inversions
That would make headlines.
That would be wild
@COAST34 falcon’s flight
You gotta wonder if that’s actually what they’re going to name 500+ ft coasters lol
I was hoping that Disney would buy the whole property and make “Disney Land Niagara Falls”. I think it would be cool to see the whole place flattened and replaced by Disney. It would be Direct competition with Canadas wonderland. It would also pull in people from New York State as it’s so close to the border
I want SeaWorld to buy it.
This would be a fun scenario in rct, get 1600 guests and a park rating of 600 by the end of october year 3
Lol
You got me in a video clip operating the ladybug coaster! That’s awesome
Nice!
You know honestly Marineland should add more rides cause they have so much space there that could possibly be perfect for some new rides
They're one of the few parks where land will never be an issue.
I've never been on a Star Shape or Magic ride, and I haven't been on a Condor ride since the one at Morey's Pier went bye-bye. That one could ride all of these (and walk-on, no less), is insane to me.
And yet ... 'emptiness', thy name is!
It worth the trip there for Magic. It’s like an Eyerly Monster but more floaty and swoopy since it is suspended from above. Plus it has 4 wide seating and quick loading. It’s a shame there aren’t more of these wonderful rides in North America.
Star Shape looks amazing. Like a Top Scan with fantastic views. I like the program they run this one on where you get that pause in the middle to enjoy the scenery
The flats are really weird here.
I feel like the recent cleanup and the big inverting flat is a last ditch effort, don't see this park lasting another decade. Definitely a bucket list park for the insane backroom zones, gotta get out here
I hope it can last, but the lack of crowds is concerning.
trust me, this family has very deep pockets. The sign it's on it's last legs is when they start selling the land around the park. The park isn't going anywhere. They may be trying to sell the park because that's been a rumour for a few years in Niagara.
@@bennyhonna8195 true. Do they own the land those two factories work on?
@@Kittyhat
No they own everything that’s not developed behind the park 3 small parcels of land on the west side of Stanley ave. 2 are developed for admin buildings and one is an old trailer park they purchased and removed. They also own a campground along the river. Based on how much real estate is in the area, they are sitting on at least 100 million in undeveloped land alone. That doesn’t even touch the current parks land.
I love this channel, but animal abuse is not an option. Please don’t glorify it if it’s bad.
I intention focus mostly on the rides. While I've never witnessed any abuse personally there, I know it has happened.
The animals are treated better than many humans are. Have you seen the homeless and drug addicts in Niagara?
Lol sftu u don't know what your talking about John holers dead there's no more animal abuse
I'll agree there was Animal abuse when John holer was still owner but that was year ago
Thank you, it’s very helpful:)
You're welcome!
Never been to this park but probably will visit next year. And, yep, this park has the best theme song!
The song is so good.
1:08 dude is that footage you got from your visit? That orca looks so sad, poor kiska :(
Yes it was.
Just wondering how many days anyone would recommend for a family of 4? Kids 7 and 4. They’ll ride things multiple times before they get bored.
1 day is plenty
You notice if they had a twilight hours type pricing before the ticketing area closes early? Or it just the flat 51 no matter what time you arrive?
I don't, sorry.
we used to go on GUYANA day and turn up and buy couple white tailed deer to cook fresh for the deer curry competition good old days
Was that a thing?
@@CanobieCoaster yes the owner at the time would let us pick the deers we wanted and they would slaughter them and sell the carcasses to us for our competition feeds the scraps we didn’t use to the whales and seals this place has a very dark history believe it or not and a lot of bad things happened here
How is this abbatoir still operating?
There are rumors it may be closing, but I'll wait to see how it sorts out.
I’m a local and have been a season pass holder for the last 15yrs
My kids love Marineland.
It’s a good starter park for younger kids as it’s not as busy as something like wonderland
But before 2012. The park actually used to get quite busy.
There was over hour waits for most of the bigger rides. And even the kiddy rides were usually a half hour wait.
It was quiet even in my 2010 visit.
I heard It was busier post 2012
Bit of an update for this park, the place has a new owner, this is a gift from God, I’m sure the former park owner is in a worse place now for treating those animals like crap, hopefully the remove the animals and release them into the wild where they can be happy and focus on more amusement park.
It sounds like the park will open with just animals this year and no rides.
I remember all the everyone loves Marineland commercials that would air in the Erie area. It made me want to go there. I still have yet to. A little TLC, some flats and maybe 1 or 2 solid coasters would elevate this park.
TLC and filler rides are what they really need.
Bright Sun Films just did a video on this place on his channel and called it "North America's Worst Theme Park." He gets into alleged animal mistreatment there in the vid., it's pretty interesting.
I've read many things about the mistreatment.
I have worked there and can confirm the old owner who died a few years ago did not care about the state of the animal enclosures. The new owners (his wife and family) are very different. I have personally talked to the wife and she is such a sweet lady and really wants to see the park become as popular as it was in the 80s and 90s. Even through COVID the difference she has made in the park is very evident! My buddy is also a maintenance worker there and he said the back log of work that needs to be done on the current rides is insane because the old owner would only let them do the bare minimum to keep the rides operating.
i recall seeing the commercials for these a lot during my adolescence, i lived in Kirkville NY at the time but they would play Marineland commercials a lot during the summers, that being said (due to Maineland being in canada and me living in New York USA) i'm glad i never got to go due to the controversies and how poor a park it was.
Such catchy commercials!
Flying Dragon is really cool and doesn't get the proper respect it deserves. I've never seen another ride like it at any park and it gives an experience and feeling like no other. I think it's like 40 years old too.
It is a forceful little ride.
I’m a fan of classic rides so with the old Huss stuff and dragon mountain it looks like heaven for me
Such a weird park.
13 years ago i asked a ride operator running the sky screamer how many G's it had going up. He said it was just under 4gs, which is pretty intense
Wow!
After hearing about the orca that died after being alone for 13 years I would give this place a zero!
That's fair. Their animal treatment is less than ideal.
I hope they open up the rides again. I like to stay away from big, thrill coasters, but i'd ride Dragon Mountain just to say I did.
I hope they reopen as well.
You couldn’t help but play the theme song again could you? Thanks. Now I’m going to have, “everybody loves Marineland” in my head.
I had to.
One issue likely scaring off a potential buyer: the park is currently under a criminal indictment for mistreatment of animals on its grounds. Until that case is over, no one will even consider a bid. A conviction likely will put the company into insolvency proceedings, forcing a sale of assets. An acquittal will only likely then happen. But I can’t see Six Flags (they already own Darien Lake) bidding. SeaWorld might, but not with the indictment and trial in progress.
Another thing: when MarineLand opened, it was the theme park for all of western NY and the Golden Horsehoe area, which had a catchment area of around 13-14 million. However, the opening of Canada’s Wonderland and Darien Lake for the 1981 season took nearly all of that catchment away. Funtime (later Premier Parks/Six Flags) and Taft (later Paramount and now Cedar Fair) have invested in those parks. The Holer family have not have had the deep pockets to invest in MarineLand.
Those are good points.
all lawsuits have been dropped its a clean record now
Was the splash pad area open? Ive read reviews stating that it was closed. Please let me know. Awesome video by the way🤙🏼
Yes, it opened sometime in the afternoon.
@@CanobieCoaster awesome! Thank you for letting me know. Heading there tomorrow :)
I’ve always thought it would be a good idea for Sea World to buy the park. I think they could complete this park and fill those un occupied areas that could reach that potential the park needs.
I can dream!
They should keep the SeaWorld name off it.
SeaWorld spent years rebranding away from orcas to thrill rides.
Busch Gardens Canada sounds really good to me though.
Meh, I don't see the point. It's competing against Niagara Falls, Clifton Hill, Canada's Wonder Land and Six flags on the American side. To get investment you need potential.
if they bought it, it would be for the aanimals, an if they are in as poor of health as ppl assume, then thats a waste as well. the real estate though is probably valued at insane prices givin its location. u cant get any better than that really for a big money investor. can u imagine a sky tower where that drop ride is? going up 3 times as high, n the view of the falls! man your talkin huge potential outside of the marine life, they should really just fully rebrand, n with all this crap goin on about them, im sure they are planning an looking for investors, or planning on selling, i cant see this being very sustainable AT ALL. 2 reasons why the rides are throttled like they are, is A to try an save as much power as possible, n the 2nd n least likely reason, is to drive traffic too the animal sections as well
@@CanobieCoaster We sure can dream! Also and yeah I think you all are missing the point, all though you all make good points but i don’t necessarily agree heres why. I think by Sea World buying the park they can make it more non Marine, it has the attraction foundation to give it less of a Marine feel and more of a theme park. I also don’t think competition wouldn’t really be that big of a problem sure you got Six Flags Darien Lake and Six Flags Great Escape but there not really massive parks to cause big time competition. Also sure Canadas Wonderland is only an hour away it’s just there’s not really anything in the Niagara Falls area witch I don’t think they would really need to complete.
I also think it should be for both animals,theming and coasters kinda like a Bush Gardens Tampa style of park, because I think those Animals need better care yeah sure Sea World doesn’t have a very good history Ik. Maybe what I was thinking of is that Sea world can sell it to like an organization that is great with animals or hire them to help redeem there image even more. I don’t know how that would work but I guess y’all might get the picture. I don’t know if they make Sky towers anymore but I agree I think an observation of some kind would be perfect for that park.
Lastly I think Sea World would bring in a lot more people because of how the name just sticks it would be great for business and great for the park but aye that’s just my thoughts.
I wonder if you could take a bicycle in there? seems like a good way to get around
Not sure!
I am debating whether I should visit the park this year. The last time I visited this park was 2010.
A little off topic, do you plan to visit Centerville amusement park to ride their indoor Scrambler? I remember commenting on your video on indoor Scrambler rides that this small amusement park has one.
I did make it to that park. It was charming.
@@CanobieCoaster that's great
#FreeKiska
She is the only orca and has been alone over 12 years now, has outlived all her calves and is sick/suicidal. If you look up Free Kiska on TH-cam, you’ll see her banging her head against the tank wall because she’s suicidal and very alone. She needs to be rescued and sent to one of those ocean tanks, where a good and large part of the ocean is fenced off and after about 2 years, they’re released into the wild. Wild orca pods have accepted orcas that were raised in captivity as well as released orcas from captivity creating their own pods as well!
Seal lions eyes are burnt out from the chlorine, the dolphins skins are floating away and there are about 50 beluga whales in ONE small tank! We must go after the Canadian government and their laws for marine animals. MarineLand already had issues with their land animals which were checked out by officials but not the marine animals.
Please spread the word yall!
I wish they took better care of the animals.
With Kiska gone and the current owners looking to sell or redevelop the park from what i heard, I really wonder what the future of the park will be.
It will be interesting.
Good job with this video, most the comments I read were just talking about animal abuse but I didn't see any when I was there in 2017 n 2019
I know it has happened in the past, but I haven't personally seen it.
Cedar fair needs to buy them out. This park has so much potential and is so close to the falls.
I'd love to see SeaWorld buy them. Cedar Fair may not make sense with Wonderland nearby.
8:20 I felt like you were talking directly to me on both points there. I may get to this park someday.
Dragon Mountain is worth it for the uniqueness.
I don't think they mean to be abusive towards them but nevertheless i hope this park starts to treat their animals better because otherwise I can't see them staying open much longer. To be honest I am surprised they're open right now with what they have (or don't have I should say).
I hope the animals get good care too.
The animals are treated very well. Why would you think otherwise?
@@IainHendry I am just going by what he said in the video
@@IainHendry what’s your source? Just the fact they’ve kept their only orca in solitary confinement for years suggests otherwise.
@@rileym8370 what’s your source on anything contrary? Mine is what I see with my eyes in the park. If yours is nothing but sensationalist news and the lies spread by the detractors then you have nothing to go by. Have a great day
I live in Niagara Falls. Marineland is terrible. My husband and I put this video on thinking it would be about the whales, we both went to this place on school trips. Everyone here Hates marineland. There is a whale graveyard in a field behind the park that was kept secret from the public until it was discovered by the police. The owner was known to drive around the park late at night shooting the captive deer
Yikes, that sounds terrible.
🎶"Everyone Loves Marineland"🎶
Great song.
There’s 6 bathrooms
One beside the entrance at the penguins.
One beside the gift shop,
One at the deer park,
one at the water park,
one at the top of sky screamer hill
One behind sky hawk
Good to know!
I live 15 minutes from this park - I think it should be converted into Canada's Wonderland #2.
I wish!
2 reasons why the rides are throttled like they are, is A to try an save as much power as possible, n the 2nd n least likely reason, is to drive traffic too the animal sections as well
I get why the park does it. It's just annoying as a guest.
@@CanobieCoaster for sure, I get ur point, I'm just spittin some bs
Broo this place was so ass! I just went there 2 days ago! I was shocked on how depressing this place is
Sorry you didn't like it!
I could see a MACK WaterCoaster themed to a certain waterfall….
That would be cool.
If this park even has enough money to build anything like that. I'm surprised they're still open.
Marine land does animal cruelty giving dolphins and other sea animals a very small space. They should have used more space for the sea animals and they should build a giga coaster
I wish the animals had better care.
@@CanobieCoaster I’m not vegan but still
You know I think the ladybug coaster at Marineland is better than taxi jam just because taxi jam is a kiddie coaster and it requires you to go on with a kid but the ladybug coaster doesn't and it runs 4 times which is pretty good
I can't get on Taxi Jam without a kid, but they look comparable.
Aha! There's the dragon!
Yes still running.
Correction: the magic carpet ride is made by Zierer not Huss
Ok thanks!
I would like them to put some dark attraction or a log flume Or more flat rides And as for roller coasters I think another 2 would not hurt how about a wild mouse Or an indoor roller coaster Like the closed MGM grand adventures
oh and a Halloween event like Halloween horror nights would not go amiss with tremendous space it would fit many houses and scare zones
I wish!
Absolutely love MarineLand! I love how unique it is. Everything is so well maintained, and it has such a unique collection of very well maintained European flat rides. You won't find a HUSS Magic or Zierer Star Shape anywhere else in North America.
It has an interesting ride lineup.
They should let people ride bicycles in there with all that path space and low attendance.
That would be nice.
Hopfully this park gets bought up soon by somone this park really deserves more attention, they still have the best beluga breeding program in North America. Lol people talk about the abuse but forget about how good there beluga program is
I'd love for SeaWorld to buy them.
@@CanobieCoaster that would be the dream option, John Holers wife cares alot more for the animals then him but she's done nothing for the park beside add the the 2 new attraction with barley any advertisement they have 2 buyers for the park I forget which companies but sadly it's not seaworld.
the park has some cool and rare rides which is good and bad because the old rides often are closed and need new parts
It's such a strange park.
I noticed you didn't mention Kiska... too depressing? We will find john holers grave someday and destroy it. The attractions mean nothing when the place is filled with cruelty. RIP Kiska, we will avenge you.
I wish the animals had better treatment in the past.
In my opinion I think Marineland should be turned into a zoo because it seems like Marineland is more of a zoo than a theme park and also because half of the space there does not have any rides
If anything, I think the park would want to skew more towards rides due to the controversies around this place.
As much as I am intrigued by this parks strangeness and rides, I could not bring myself to come here. I adore cetaceans, especially orcas, and am strongly anti-captivity when it comes to them. I could not bring myself to enjoy my time here knowing that Kiska spent her final years completely alone in every sense of the word. She was literally the only captive orca left in the entirety of canada, and to my knowledge, they made no effort to move her to a location where she could thrive even just a tiny bit more in her final years. Miami seaquarium is making an effort to do that with Tokitae, so why couldn’t marineland do that with Kiska. It’s just so unfortunate. I’ve heard the park is under new ownership, so I truly hope they treat the animals with the respect and proper care that they need and deserve
I completely understand, especially given their past.
The sky screamer used to have a food stand and washrooms, might not anymore.
That would have made sense.
@@CanobieCoaster it’s also kinda behind the entrance of the ride and on the other side of the mountain so you may not have went around
Also, apparently this year Marineland has been sold and will be opening around a month late this year and possibly lower ticket prices with them only doing "core attractions" but they said their gonna make a announcement on May 1st about exactly whats gonna be happening. Still haven't announced who bought it. Theres quite a few rumors going around but they have been quite about it and it hasn't gotten leaked yet though hopefully all those details will be posted within the next few days.
If ONLY I could win Mega, PowerBall or Texas Lottery. I'd be the new owner. Boyyyy do I have plans for all of that space! I'm dying @ the Brady Bunch restrooms there. 1,000 acre park with just 2 "turlets" BTW did they at least have bidets?
They didn't.
they where open when i went this year
I visited this year too.
Well that was a way to get my attention.
“Some animals have escaped…”
**shows video of whales**
It was land animals that escaped. Just didn't have much video of them.
i wish disney or universal would buy this park similar to how cedar fair did to wonderland,. So much potential. actually sad.
That would be amazing.
Magic Experience is actually a Huss Airboat.
They're similar looking rides, but I thought Magic was a variant on that.
@@CanobieCoaster That's actually a common misconception.
You know the place is bad when even dragon mountain has a better rating then the park itself
It's a flawed park, but it has potential.
I want to go to this park as a pit stop just for the credits as it looks like the worst park in North America.
It has some redeeming qualities.
no sound ? :(
Others have had audio work.
This park looks like a child who does not know to play RCT..
They need to improve or their rating will fall below 600.
Was there in the 82 when i was 6, i dont remember anything on here
Oh wow!
You know I'm gonna be honest I think fantasy fair is better than Marineland just because Marineland is kinda weird some of the space there does not have any rides
This park definitely has a weird feel.
By the way canobie coaster in case you saw the guy from TH-cam channel famous news talking about Canada's Wonderland moving to Niagara falls to replace Marineland it was fake news cause it wouldn't make sense to move the entire park to a spot that's far away from Toronto and Vaughan even though Marineland is in a big plot of land
Yeah Canada's Wonderland isn't moving.
This makes Sea World look like Disneyland
Yes
I saw video about how this was the worst theme park in north america 💀
I can see why one may say that.
Nah, this place is bare-bones but it at least has good rides. La Ronde is probably the worst.
@@lucasmcdonald6847 I agree. It’s definitely not the worst park. It’s nice and laid back. No waits for rides. Unique rides. Nice scenic park. Many Six Flags parks are so much worse.
@@superd4611 Really? Which ones?
No gonna lie.. This park..is a dive.
It's a different one.
Was born 91 and live close by. Went once a summer when I was a kid back in its booming days, and it was empty then.
Worst theme park in the world, but it is creepy as fuck like an abandoned theme park. Worth a laugh if your into it, otherwise don’t support this animal abusing piece of shit lol
It is sort of creepy.
@@CanobieCoaster someone needs to film a horror movie there!
pretty sure canada banned performances of marine animals, no???
I thought they still had shows available last month.
@@CanobieCoaster maybe its just a proposed bill still
Banned from using the animals for entertainment, marine land gets around this by claiming it’s for “educational purposes”
I would love to go, but the treatment of the animals make me think otherwise.
That's fair.
I been to Marineland
Nice!
If anyone is interested in a weird but moving (?) story about Marineland and a man who loves a walrus like his own child, google the Walrus and the Whistleblower. It's... it's something.
That's odd.
It could have been a great park but they never built up the rides.
Sadly
He should've went to the big kid section.....
I did spend most of my time in the back half.
I hope you're being sarcastic about the theme song. If you are: You only played the cheezey refrain with inane lyrics about riding the drop tower over again, but the front (The melody during the opening line "In Niagara Falls Ontario"... ) is based on a brainwashing kiddie christian fundie song about Jesus some schools would have their kids sing around Christmas in the 70s and 80s. Just the song ad made me NOT want to go there! I'd only go for Dragon Mountain but it isn't exactly a bucket list coaster even for me!
I didn't know that was where the song came from.
@@CanobieCoaster I don't think it came from that "Christmas carol" but it sounds like it was influenced by it.
It will close in 2 years I bet
I bet it'll be purchased.
Marineland should be replaced by a shopping mall
I want a big chain with resources to take over.
4:47 ayo
Such big paths.
I’m like 15 mins away and never been
It has some good rides.
I love this park. It’s got several one of a kind rides. Magic, Star Shape and rare Condor and Flying Carpet. Dragon Mt is amazingly unique with the best tunnels and terrain use of any coaster.
That Magic one of my favorite all-time flat rides. And Dragon Mountain house one of my favorite all-time coaster experiences (the final long drop in complete tunnel darkness).
I like the spread out midways. Lots of green space makes a beautiful park and makes it even more laid back.
They do miss out on revenue from lack of food locations. It seems this short term cost cutting measure costs revenue in the long run.
They also miss out on creating a great space on top of the hill with Sky Screamer by having nothing else there.
This park would really benefit from another coaster, a flume and some family transportation rides (train, skyway). Those rides would round it out perfectly.
I saw mentioned online that the park bought steam trains at one time. I wonder if they still own them.
That would explain the random and seemingly abandoned railroad tracks towards the front.
@@CanobieCoaster I think those tracks are actual live tracks that lead to some industry on the other side of the park! I don't think the park ever installed RR tracks. I wonder what happened to the trains they purchased.
Many people pee in the cave at dragon mountain.. it smells so gross.
I didn't see that thankfully.