I have serious doubts that even Disney's version of a Spider-Man attraction will live up to what Universal has already built. It's quite the high bar to live up to, and they seem to have gone the route of making it as generic as possible.
There's something about lower budget dark rides that have a certain charm to them. For a budget of $600,000 it seems like a good and honest attempt at doing the most with what they were given. Perhaps for general audiences they would obviously be disappointed, but I enjoy these quirky, and often strange lower budget rides. It reminds me quite a bit of a lot of the attractions in Pigeon Forge.
It's infuriating that something like this was so terribly let down by the poorly run operation, because it looks pretty damn amazing for a $600k ride with audience interactivity. I suspect it would have been better off without an expensive licenced theme, both for audience expectations & for more reasonable ride admission used to maintain the actual ride instead of the licencing fees. I'll take the lower budget ride where I get to shoot lasers like it's a giant arcade game, over some multi-million dollar short video pretending to be a 'ride' by giving me 3D glasses & a chair that tilts from side-to-side. Any day!
To be honest, while I'm sure you definitely can't get one for that much anymore, there's something to be done with AR and being able to phase through smaller sets and then bleed back into digital sets. Keeps the ride nice and short and doesn't require as many physical sets.
@@mrn1ghtfox sadly, that's typical for Niagara Falls. It has a pile of tight little rides and museums and the ticket prices were and are always steep, especially if you're used to pay one price amusement and theme parks.
It’s really amazing to compare all the Spider-Man attractions. Island of Adventure, Clifton Hill, and the upcoming California Adventure attraction. They all had such similar ideas, with such vastly different approaches to ride design and visuals.
I was going to yell at you because the Universal Studios Islands of Adventure is awesome, but then I realized that no where in it's name is "dark!" LOL
I remember going on this spider-man ride. I don't know if I'm imagining it, but I also remember going to a McDonald's and there was an entrance to a boat ride or something.
This is one type of attraction that I am going to miss in the upcoming years. The IP ride that didn’t have much of an actual budget. With Universal and Disney offering higher quality rides to attach an IP to, I bet that these type of rides aren’t coming back despite their cheesy charm
Well, nobody but the 1% is going to be able to afford to go to Disney, and who knows how long before the other parks follow suit? So maybe there's some hope for smaller attractions after all?
Update: This dark ride is officially closed. The queue/station is gutted and filled with skee-ball machines, and the rest of the ride is walled off. Rest in peace to The Man Ride
OMG! I cannot believe you did this! I figured you were referencing the Universal ride when I clicked on this video. When you foreshadowed a “terrible Spiderman ride”, I thought to myself clearly you never rode the ride here in Niagara (born, raised, and residing). Tickled pink my city made it on the map, even if it was for this crappy ride. Love your content. Thanks for this one!!
You had my attention immediately after you mentioned The Falls. I had never heard of this place despite frequent visits to the region as I have lots of relatives there and was wondering how my brother and cousin never went but you definitely cleared that up. Expedition Clifton Hill would definitely be something I'd really enjoy.
Somehow I found the dark rider page as a kid and would watch all these weird commercials for these. This is why I come here to get obscure parts of my brain itched lmao
This really feels eerily like Disney Quest in the sense of a failied attempt to have a bunch of indoor theme parks across the country. Somewhat appropriate considering Disney now owns Marvel.
I used to work at adventure city ( i worked there way after marvel left) and I swear everyone thought I was insane and told me that this didn’t exist i’m so glad this video proved I wasn’t crazy 😅😂
Oh my god I remember going to this as a kid. The X-Men bumper cars went so fast and the pedals would get stuck down and there was no way to stop. I remember colliding head on with walls and my brothers car at full speed and leaving the ride with some light whiplash
You're so right about those cars haha. They were my favourite ride here as a kid because they were so wonky. This was in my opinion the hight of Clifton Hill I remember the WWE store right next door, Dave Bautista visited it once
Interesting. I do photography for Blacklight Attractions and their haunted houses sometimes, and now I know where they got that Hulk statue that they use in their mini golf
I love your recent Ontario videos - I remember heading to the Marvel area of Clifton Hill when I was younger. My brother loved Spider-Man so of course we rode it while there. I remember my Mom saying it was far too expensive! My siblings and I loved the young kids play area a lot, but the Hulk Golfing was way too scary for me. My dad had to enter each area and block the sensors for me to play! I remember it being a fun ride, though it did break down at the end. Recently I went back to Clifton hill (Jan 2020 luckily!) and walked through the building again. It is extremely run down, though the Rainforest Cafe attached to it is still very nice. Clifton Hill is known for its expensive rundown rides, so this was no surprise. The best part of Clifton Hill however is the renovated Ripleys Believe It Or Not, the worst part was the Guinness World Records museum, though that randomly shut down last summer for no reason. Hopefully Clifton Hill can profit again soon! The Go Kart and Rollercoaster upgrades show some promise. You should do a video of the WWE experience that used to headline the area, or the abandoned Pink Panther ride that still sits on top of the Marvel building. Keep up the amazing work!
Maybe Dan Green Voiced Spider-Man? He Sounds Like Yugi Muto, If There’s More Attractions There Would Be, 1. Iron Man: Repulsor Laser Blast Wich Is A Laser Tag Arena 2. Punisher: City Shootout Wich Is A Shooting Gallery 3. Doctor Strange: Strange Fortune Wich Is A Fortune Telling Stand 4. Fantastic Four: Interplanetary Race Wich Is A Go Kart Arena 5: Blade: Walk Of Fear Wich Is A Walkthrough Attraction 6. Thor: Electric Slam Wich Is A Test Your Strength Hammer. Wadda Ya Think?
Another video of yours to feature the House of Frankenstein Haunted House (formally a Wax Museum). You should do a mini documentary on this fun attraction.
I forgot all about this attraction until this video. I remember going here back in 2006 with co-workers of mine from Canada's Wonderland as we did a little weekend getaway. I remember the ride feeling really cheap and super overpriced. I remember that we bought wristband which gave us unlimited rides on the whole property. I also recall being evacuated from the ride as well on one of the trips. Thanks for the trip down memory lane
The Spider-Man ride at IOA is one of my all time favorite rides. The "new" version blew my mind. I got to ride it 10x in a row without leaving the ride once because it kept malfunctioning and glitching. It was one of the best theme park experiences of my life 😆
I actually went on the retheme when I visited the Canadian side of Niagara falls in 2013. I remember instantly telling it was a Spiderman retheme somehow, but it wasn't an awful ride either, just had that cheesy run down feel.
I totally remember going on Garfield's nightmare! That ride was sooooo weird. I only went on it once as a kid and too this day it still feels like it was all a fever dream. I honestly forgot the name and I had a bit of trouble finding it but thanks for giving me the name so I can now look back at it and remember this weird excerpt from my childhood.
I first discovered this ride while doing research on Garfield's Nightmare. Kennywood seems to have had a good relationship with Blacklight Attractions, as they were also behind Ghostwood Estate in the same park. For having such a small budget, this doesn't look terrible, but it was always going to be overshadowed by the Islands of Adventure attraction. It's interesting to see a dark ride based off the Ultimate Spider-Man comics, which I spent a lot of time reading as a kid. I actually visited Niagara Falls in 2007 and remember seeing the Marvel signage for this place, but I didn't end up going in. I might have to go back just to check out what the dark ride is like now! By the way, if you ever talk about Garfield's Nightmare, I've got a POV on my channel you can use!
Thank you so much man! I will be sure to do that. It's really odd to ride it now as you can still see elements of the old theme. The fences are all still web themed etc.
My week just isn't right without an "Expedition" episode. Great job! I've been through Adventure City a few times (we stayed in one of the attached hotels), but we never stopped to do anything in there. I mean, there's a casino and a waterpark (and previously, the WWE Piledriver ride) in the same complex - how does an expensive dark ride compare to that? Plus, you know, the whole "Niagara Falls" thing. Love that you included some of the Roger Corman Fantastic Four movie in the clips.
I remember this ride so vividly as a little boy going on vacation and riding it every time. At some point I thought it was fake and it was just an illusion in my head but this video made me remember it all
12:12 Doc Ock’s moving arms were the same idea as those inflatable dancing men. I so remember that. And the webbed up villain animatronic things at the end (at 11:43) CREEPED me out.
The one at the Universal Studio in Florida is one of the best experience of my life. ❤️ I still watch TH-cam video just to unlock my memories of that ride 😂😂😂
Stayed in the hotel it was attached to the year it opened and all we heard all night long was the audio from the ride/ place. Ended up leaving the hotel and never staying there again. That was the year that adventure park opened, and my family has stayed elsewhere ever since. Interesting to hear about how it’s doing now 😂
They did a terrific effort for only having a 600k budget. The ride at DCA had an ocean of a budget to work with and managed to spit out a dumpster fire of a ride. So in cost ratio....This ride destroys the DCA one.
Oh my god you have the obstacle course in here.. I spent years thinking I had imagined it. I never got to do the hulk walk through, but remember the Spider-Man ride vividly. I’m still so upset the place lost the marvel licensing. The last time I was in there was a few years ago and it was depressing to see it practically empty and full of broken games. I have such fond memories of this place as a kid, I miss it. Thanks for sharing this stuff, I didn’t think I’d ever see some of the old interior again!
I got to confess. When I was younger, I heard about an amazing Spider-Man dark-ride using a mix of practical sets and screens... and I saw a video and this one, and thought it was it. Only later on I discovered about the IOA ride, haha! I still think this one looks cool too, especially for the budget!
Yoo!! I remember going to this when we went to Niagara Falls back in 2004! I was a 6-year-old Spider-Man mega fan (also hyped for Spider-Man 2 around this time) and, when we saw this place, we *had* to go. I remember thinking how kickass it was at the time, though looking back, it definitely felt more like a cheesy black light indoor golf course, or a laser tag arena. When I tried to look up what the hell I rode on years later, I could only stumble upon one super old home video on TH-cam just to get an idea what I was on. Seeing this is honestly surreal to me. I’ll have to check the current version of this in the future, even if it’s actual garbage nowadays. lol.
@@ExpeditionThemePark Maybe you could do a video on Ghostwood Estates at Kennywood also? It’s a super underrated ride from the creators of this Spider-Man ride and Garfield’s Nightmare and I would love to see it get some positive attention! Although some people don’t like it so maybe it’s not a great idea, haha.
I think I remember going on this ride. I only remember being at the marvel experience once or so. Funnily enough I used to work at adventure city during the summer back in 2013
i feel like the main contributor to the marvel complex closing was honestly the price,, myself & family visited niagara annually when I was younger, I think maybe ONCE my brother & cousin paid to go on the ride. it was just way too expensive especially for a place based on bringing in kids/families!! i do miss the charm of it though,,, seeing how it is now is just kinda sad
So what I got from this is... The attraction was too expensive to ride The 3d glasses were cheap Spiderman sounds a little...weathered but ig the ride sounds pretty cool
5:57 I love how it passes by all these crazy looking monsters and badass comic imagery just to have Nurse Liz and Jon Arbuckle stare at you with malicious (and probably sexual) intent at the end
Watching this makes you feel sorry for the creators, i believe the ride would have been less hated if it didn't have the spiderman I.p and charged less, then again the company's next dark ride was Garfield's nightmare which is even worse
As someone who is personally bitterly disillusioned with the direction the MCU went in, I’ll stick with the Island’s of Adventure ride. By which I mean the obsession with shock deaths, crippling trauma, and having the long-term devastation cause by a genocidal villain be “just something for the universe to live with” (even though this is a universe where time travel are paradoxes are possible). At least Galaxy’s Edge is something I’ll enjoy if I ever get to visit it.
Man what a throwback! I grew up half hour outside niagara falls and spent tons of time on clifton hill. Still remember doing all these attractions and when driving up clifton hill being excited an looking for the spiderman/green goblin statues out front
My boyfriend has talked about this ride to me many times along with the park it was home to. He didn’t go on it but he knew about it cuz we’re huge fans of Spidey. Idea btw: Can you talk about Hanna Barbera Park or some Hanna Barbera attractions?
I think you can still see Green Goblin in the ride? I remember the first time I rode it several years ago, it had already been re-branded and I didn’t know it had ever been Spider-Man themed. I recognized Green Goblin but was confused as to why he was there, only to find out about the ride’s origins later!
I just watched a fairly recent video on TH-cam! He isn’t the Green Goblin, but is now a generic pumpkin monster! But he still somewhat resembles the Green Goblin and throws exploding pumpkins which I think is what I recognized from Spider-Man!
Ed ( Brown ? ) works at the top radio station in St Louis , he does almost all the vo work for all the attractions they build ( and a lot of the attractions I’ve built ) he’s really good.... you’ve heard him before on other videos you’ve done. The cgi was done by Pete Williams... you may know them now as “ Atmosphere Effects” the guys that make all the cgi videos you can buy at Spirit Halloween stores.
I remember the signs for this. I never actually went, but it was part of the scenic signage on Clifton Hill. It's been hit hard in the pandemic. Many staple attractions have permanently closed and auctioned their collections off
Citizen of Niagara here. I loved Adventure City as a kid. I've got a lot of good memories of this place. Clifton Hill is a big tourist trap, so I'm not surprised that the ride was expensive to go on. Everything down there is priced up and have a tourist tax on almost everything The WWE store that opened nextdoor was also really neat and was a big deal for the area. We had some big wrestlers visit the area for promotions
In Maniz, Germany they have a black light mini golf course that operates indoors. It is actually fun to use. I had seen this ride when I was in Canada years ago but it had already lost the Marvel licensing. It really was too bad. For the limited budget what they pulled off is pretty amazing when you think about it. I am surprised it is still around today without the Marvel theme which is the only way I experienced it - without the Hulk or Spider Man.
Read the cartoons and watch the comics 🤔😗😏 The Amazing Spider-Man Ride or Spider-Man: The Ultimate Ride?
Not even a competition. The Amazing Adventures of Spider-Man.
I have serious doubts that even Disney's version of a Spider-Man attraction will live up to what Universal has already built. It's quite the high bar to live up to, and they seem to have gone the route of making it as generic as possible.
Amazing Spider Man!
Amazing spider man ride at universal orlando
can you do more expeditions on attractions in Niagara Falls? I've been going to the falls since 2002
I never thought I'd live to see the day where I learn a licensed tourist attraction would temporarily be known as "The Man Ride".
Sounds like more of a Lundy's Lane ride experience than a Clifton Hill one.
No relation to The Man Show.
That's not exactly the kind of milestone you want to brag about. I mean, what's next? Waiting for the day you see baseball-sized dryer lint ball?!
@@list3058 a man ride can dream
*_T H Ë M Æ Ñ R Î D Ë_*
13:27 “Man, Man, does whatever a man can, look out... here comes the Maaaaaan”
Haha yes
Is he strong? Listen bud, he’s got B L O O D.
He’s not any ordinary man he’s THE Man
so you’re the crime fighting spider? spider-boy?
*man?*
I Think Adventure Heroes Could Have Been Called, Agent Frank: Ultimate Blast Out Adventure!
There's something about lower budget dark rides that have a certain charm to them. For a budget of $600,000 it seems like a good and honest attempt at doing the most with what they were given. Perhaps for general audiences they would obviously be disappointed, but I enjoy these quirky, and often strange lower budget rides. It reminds me quite a bit of a lot of the attractions in Pigeon Forge.
Love them!
Now you have to do a video on Jurassic Jungle Boat Ride!!
It's infuriating that something like this was so terribly let down by the poorly run operation, because it looks pretty damn amazing for a $600k ride with audience interactivity. I suspect it would have been better off without an expensive licenced theme, both for audience expectations & for more reasonable ride admission used to maintain the actual ride instead of the licencing fees. I'll take the lower budget ride where I get to shoot lasers like it's a giant arcade game, over some multi-million dollar short video pretending to be a 'ride' by giving me 3D glasses & a chair that tilts from side-to-side. Any day!
To be honest, while I'm sure you definitely can't get one for that much anymore, there's something to be done with AR and being able to phase through smaller sets and then bleed back into digital sets. Keeps the ride nice and short and doesn't require as many physical sets.
@@braxbro7602 I was just on that a few months ago and it's fucking incredible. And probably the scariest ride for kids.
7:32
"Daredevil Obstacle Challenge allowed visitors to see."
Daredevil: Ouch...
*ironic*
haha oops...
Ooh !
Not gonna lie, this ride looks incredible for a 600k budget.
Yeah, you can see that they did the absolute best they could with that money!
@@siobhanlawper1051 Absolutely!
agreed!
The 13 dollar admission is a bit much though..
@@mrn1ghtfox sadly, that's typical for Niagara Falls. It has a pile of tight little rides and museums and the ticket prices were and are always steep, especially if you're used to pay one price amusement and theme parks.
'The Man Ride' literal made me burst out laughing 😂😂😂😂
Right?!
Same here I nearly spit up my soda 😂😂
The Man Ride?
What's next, The Spider Ride?
@@mareeeedensos6348 that would've actually been way better
Really doesn't sound PG
It’s really amazing to compare all the Spider-Man attractions. Island of Adventure, Clifton Hill, and the upcoming California Adventure attraction. They all had such similar ideas, with such vastly different approaches to ride design and visuals.
And only one of them was good
@@MatecaCorpwe agree it’s the Universal right
It seems like anytime "Spider-Man" and "dark" gets put together, it's almost always destined to be problematic. XD (i.e. Spider-Man Turn Off the Dark)
It's true!
Bwahahaha
Blame Bono for that one 😂
I was going to yell at you because the Universal Studios Islands of Adventure is awesome, but then I realized that no where in it's name is "dark!" LOL
Like into the spider verse
I remember going on this spider-man ride. I don't know if I'm imagining it, but I also remember going to a McDonald's and there was an entrance to a boat ride or something.
Could be!
🎵Arachnid man, arachnid man, does whatever our lawyer says is okay for an arachnid to do.🎵
This is one type of attraction that I am going to miss in the upcoming years. The IP ride that didn’t have much of an actual budget. With Universal and Disney offering higher quality rides to attach an IP to, I bet that these type of rides aren’t coming back despite their cheesy charm
I agree
Well, nobody but the 1% is going to be able to afford to go to Disney, and who knows how long before the other parks follow suit? So maybe there's some hope for smaller attractions after all?
Update: This dark ride is officially closed. The queue/station is gutted and filled with skee-ball machines, and the rest of the ride is walled off. Rest in peace to The Man Ride
OMG! I cannot believe you did this! I figured you were referencing the Universal ride when I clicked on this video. When you foreshadowed a “terrible Spiderman ride”, I thought to myself clearly you never rode the ride here in Niagara (born, raised, and residing). Tickled pink my city made it on the map, even if it was for this crappy ride. Love your content. Thanks for this one!!
Haha thanks for watching
You had my attention immediately after you mentioned The Falls. I had never heard of this place despite frequent visits to the region as I have lots of relatives there and was wondering how my brother and cousin never went but you definitely cleared that up. Expedition Clifton Hill would definitely be something I'd really enjoy.
Thank you!
@@ExpeditionThemePark you're welcome
4:13 Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark in its off-off-off-Broadway debut
Hahaha
They may have injured fewer actors though.
You could totally make Expedition Niagara Falls a thing.
Good idea!
That would be amazing!
Yes! I still remember Maple Leaf Village
Seeing the Skylon Tower took me back.
This looks like a decent ride that was held back by overinflated ticket prices....the spider man and lizard figures look really good
You know it's gonna be good when you get dancing Tobey in the first minute.
TRUTH 😂😂
Somehow I found the dark rider page as a kid and would watch all these weird commercials for these. This is why I come here to get obscure parts of my brain itched lmao
Hahah amazing
This really feels eerily like Disney Quest in the sense of a failied attempt to have a bunch of indoor theme parks across the country. Somewhat appropriate considering Disney now owns Marvel.
they tried!
That must be why there's no Disneyland New England. We have terrible weather up here in the winter, any Disney theme park would have to be indoors.
I used to work at adventure city ( i worked there way after marvel left) and I swear everyone thought I was insane and told me that this didn’t exist i’m so glad this video proved I wasn’t crazy 😅😂
Glad I could help!
Oh my god I remember going to this as a kid. The X-Men bumper cars went so fast and the pedals would get stuck down and there was no way to stop. I remember colliding head on with walls and my brothers car at full speed and leaving the ride with some light whiplash
You're so right about those cars haha. They were my favourite ride here as a kid because they were so wonky. This was in my opinion the hight of Clifton Hill
I remember the WWE store right next door, Dave Bautista visited it once
I love these stories about smaller parks. Thanks for all your hard work!
Thank you so much for watching
14:22 That Norm Macdonald ahhh Spiderman voice though.
Interesting. I do photography for Blacklight Attractions and their haunted houses sometimes, and now I know where they got that Hulk statue that they use in their mini golf
That's awesome!
I love your recent Ontario videos - I remember heading to the Marvel area of Clifton Hill when I was younger. My brother loved Spider-Man so of course we rode it while there. I remember my Mom saying it was far too expensive! My siblings and I loved the young kids play area a lot, but the Hulk Golfing was way too scary for me. My dad had to enter each area and block the sensors for me to play! I remember it being a fun ride, though it did break down at the end. Recently I went back to Clifton hill (Jan 2020 luckily!) and walked through the building again. It is extremely run down, though the Rainforest Cafe attached to it is still very nice. Clifton Hill is known for its expensive rundown rides, so this was no surprise. The best part of Clifton Hill however is the renovated Ripleys Believe It Or Not, the worst part was the Guinness World Records museum, though that randomly shut down last summer for no reason. Hopefully Clifton Hill can profit again soon! The Go Kart and Rollercoaster upgrades show some promise. You should do a video of the WWE experience that used to headline the area, or the abandoned Pink Panther ride that still sits on top of the Marvel building. Keep up the amazing work!
That's awesome to hear!!
Maybe Dan Green Voiced Spider-Man? He Sounds Like Yugi Muto, If There’s More Attractions There Would Be,
1. Iron Man: Repulsor Laser Blast Wich Is A Laser Tag Arena
2. Punisher: City Shootout Wich Is A Shooting Gallery
3. Doctor Strange: Strange Fortune Wich Is A Fortune Telling Stand
4. Fantastic Four: Interplanetary Race Wich Is A Go Kart Arena
5: Blade: Walk Of Fear Wich Is A Walkthrough Attraction
6. Thor: Electric Slam Wich Is A Test Your Strength Hammer.
Wadda Ya Think?
Thank you for being the most consistent amusement ride based channel I follow. Sundays are Expedition days for me!
Thank you for watching
Green goblin: *singing another one bites the dust*
Spiderman: *intense flashbacks from avengers infinity war*
Another video of yours to feature the House of Frankenstein Haunted House (formally a Wax Museum). You should do a mini documentary on this fun attraction.
I forgot all about this attraction until this video. I remember going here back in 2006 with co-workers of mine from Canada's Wonderland as we did a little weekend getaway. I remember the ride feeling really cheap and super overpriced. I remember that we bought wristband which gave us unlimited rides on the whole property. I also recall being evacuated from the ride as well on one of the trips. Thanks for the trip down memory lane
Sounds about right
The Spider-Man ride at IOA is one of my all time favorite rides. The "new" version blew my mind. I got to ride it 10x in a row without leaving the ride once because it kept malfunctioning and glitching. It was one of the best theme park experiences of my life 😆
Big fan also
11:02 ah the streets of New York, with such classic New York skyscrapers as the Sears Tower
I actually went on the retheme when I visited the Canadian side of Niagara falls in 2013. I remember instantly telling it was a Spiderman retheme somehow, but it wasn't an awful ride either, just had that cheesy run down feel.
cheesy fun is sometimes the best fun
@@ExpeditionThemePark I agree!
5:58 I can’t take this seriously when I see Jon from Garfield
It's true
Omg I love the Canadian side of the falls- so many random attractions like this one. Great video as always
So many haaa
I totally remember going on Garfield's nightmare! That ride was sooooo weird. I only went on it once as a kid and too this day it still feels like it was all a fever dream. I honestly forgot the name and I had a bit of trouble finding it but thanks for giving me the name so I can now look back at it and remember this weird excerpt from my childhood.
Haha yeppp
7:55 the comic shop by me Ben’s comix oasis has that Spider-Man in their comic store!
Sad thing is that it still looked better than the ride they just built at Disney
This ride is a masterpiece compared to the one in Avenger's Campus
Certified true statement
I live a half an hour from the falls and had no idea this existed at one point. I only ever knew of it's rebrand
"...charge too much for what it was..." accurately describes most of the cheese-fest that is the tourist trap area of Niagara.
I first discovered this ride while doing research on Garfield's Nightmare. Kennywood seems to have had a good relationship with Blacklight Attractions, as they were also behind Ghostwood Estate in the same park. For having such a small budget, this doesn't look terrible, but it was always going to be overshadowed by the Islands of Adventure attraction. It's interesting to see a dark ride based off the Ultimate Spider-Man comics, which I spent a lot of time reading as a kid. I actually visited Niagara Falls in 2007 and remember seeing the Marvel signage for this place, but I didn't end up going in. I might have to go back just to check out what the dark ride is like now!
By the way, if you ever talk about Garfield's Nightmare, I've got a POV on my channel you can use!
Thank you so much man! I will be sure to do that. It's really odd to ride it now as you can still see elements of the old theme. The fences are all still web themed etc.
My week just isn't right without an "Expedition" episode. Great job!
I've been through Adventure City a few times (we stayed in one of the attached hotels), but we never stopped to do anything in there. I mean, there's a casino and a waterpark (and previously, the WWE Piledriver ride) in the same complex - how does an expensive dark ride compare to that? Plus, you know, the whole "Niagara Falls" thing.
Love that you included some of the Roger Corman Fantastic Four movie in the clips.
I weirdly love that movie aha
Omg! That Spider-Man statue at 7:55. There’s a weird thrift store near me that has a statue exactly like that. I always wondered where it came from.
Where?
I remember this ride so vividly as a little boy going on vacation and riding it every time. At some point I thought it was fake and it was just an illusion in my head but this video made me remember it all
12:12 Doc Ock’s moving arms were the same idea as those inflatable dancing men. I so remember that. And the webbed up villain animatronic things at the end (at 11:43) CREEPED me out.
The one at the Universal Studio in Florida is one of the best experience of my life. ❤️ I still watch TH-cam video just to unlock my memories of that ride 😂😂😂
Stayed in the hotel it was attached to the year it opened and all we heard all night long was the audio from the ride/ place. Ended up leaving the hotel and never staying there again. That was the year that adventure park opened, and my family has stayed elsewhere ever since. Interesting to hear about how it’s doing now 😂
It's kinda ironic that the "Dark Rider" ad at 6:05 used the soundtrack from a superhero movie... except it's from the Nolan Batman films
They did a terrific effort for only having a 600k budget. The ride at DCA had an ocean of a budget to work with and managed to spit out a dumpster fire of a ride. So in cost ratio....This ride destroys the DCA one.
Your videos are one of my favorite things about Sundays.
Thank you so much
“Daredevil Obstacle Challenge allowed visitors to *see* if they had what it took to be a superhero”
Ha
😏
Oh my god you have the obstacle course in here.. I spent years thinking I had imagined it. I never got to do the hulk walk through, but remember the Spider-Man ride vividly. I’m still so upset the place lost the marvel licensing. The last time I was in there was a few years ago and it was depressing to see it practically empty and full of broken games. I have such fond memories of this place as a kid, I miss it. Thanks for sharing this stuff, I didn’t think I’d ever see some of the old interior again!
Did anyone notice that they used the theme from Batman Begins while promoting the attraction?
This is what happens when you order The Amazing Adventures of Spiderman from Wish
Hahaha right
6:04 is that john arbuckle?
This legit looks better than the Disney Ride.
It has more charm
I got to confess. When I was younger, I heard about an amazing Spider-Man dark-ride using a mix of practical sets and screens... and I saw a video and this one, and thought it was it. Only later on I discovered about the IOA ride, haha!
I still think this one looks cool too, especially for the budget!
Bring back the budget Spider Man ride!
Yoo!! I remember going to this when we went to Niagara Falls back in 2004!
I was a 6-year-old Spider-Man mega fan (also hyped for Spider-Man 2 around this time) and, when we saw this place, we *had* to go.
I remember thinking how kickass it was at the time, though looking back, it definitely felt more like a cheesy black light indoor golf course, or a laser tag arena.
When I tried to look up what the hell I rode on years later, I could only stumble upon one super old home video on TH-cam just to get an idea what I was on.
Seeing this is honestly surreal to me.
I’ll have to check the current version of this in the future, even if it’s actual garbage nowadays. lol.
uploaded 37 seconds ago let's gooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!
Yessss first
Boy, that promo doesn't inspire much confidence does it? "We have a super low budget, AND we've never made a dark ride before! Come check it out!!!"
They tried !
Will you do a video on Kennywood’s Garfield’s Nightmare?
Yes
@@ExpeditionThemePark Maybe you could do a video on Ghostwood Estates at Kennywood also? It’s a super underrated ride from the creators of this Spider-Man ride and Garfield’s Nightmare and I would love to see it get some positive attention! Although some people don’t like it so maybe it’s not a great idea, haha.
i’m pretty sure most of the budget went to getting Fred Willard to play spider man
I think I remember going on this ride. I only remember being at the marvel experience once or so. Funnily enough I used to work at adventure city during the summer back in 2013
This ride had the Danny Elfman Spider-Man score.
14:10 did they seriously put a face mask on a literal cardboard cutout? how stupid.
"It cost too much to ride"
So how much did it cost?
I love the attention you give to these off-the-beaten-path kinds of rides.
How ironic; I think it's safe to say, something like this would be GREAT for an 'Into The Spiderverse' ride!
Good idea!
@@ExpeditionThemePark Thanks, man! You're a Sunflower, fo' sho'! ;)
i feel like the main contributor to the marvel complex closing was honestly the price,, myself & family visited niagara annually when I was younger, I think maybe ONCE my brother & cousin paid to go on the ride. it was just way too expensive especially for a place based on bringing in kids/families!! i do miss the charm of it though,,, seeing how it is now is just kinda sad
Exactly
This ride looks good for a 600k budget, I would like to see what they could come up with if they had universals 100 million.
Would of certainly looked a lot different!
Hello Expedition Theme Park! I love your videos, keep going with them! I love the alton towers rides, could you do some more thorpe park ones?
I will soon yes and thank you
I remember going on the amazing adventures of Spider-Man when I was four, and I loved it! Went on it so many times
Hey mom can we have Spider-Man: The Ultimate Ride?
We have Spider-Man: The Ultimate Ride at home
Spider-Man: The Ultimate Ride at home: 13:31
So what I got from this is...
The attraction was too expensive to ride
The 3d glasses were cheap
Spiderman sounds a little...weathered but ig the ride sounds pretty cool
Did Spider-Man: The Ultimate Ride used music from the Sam Raimi Spider-Man movies or is that just background music for this video?
5:57 I love how it passes by all these crazy looking monsters and badass comic imagery just to have Nurse Liz and Jon Arbuckle stare at you with malicious (and probably sexual) intent at the end
Watching this makes you feel sorry for the creators, i believe the ride would have been less hated if it didn't have the spiderman I.p and charged less, then again the company's next dark ride was Garfield's nightmare which is even worse
It's true
Lol I thought I was the only one that thought his voice was off. He sounds like the rough version in the into the spiderverse film
Haha he does!
As someone who is personally bitterly disillusioned with the direction the MCU went in, I’ll stick with the Island’s of Adventure ride.
By which I mean the obsession with shock deaths, crippling trauma, and having the long-term devastation cause by a genocidal villain be “just something for the universe to live with” (even though this is a universe where time travel are paradoxes are possible).
At least Galaxy’s Edge is something I’ll enjoy if I ever get to visit it.
Real ones know the Burger King with the Frankenstein on Clifton Hill
Man what a throwback! I grew up half hour outside niagara falls and spent tons of time on clifton hill. Still remember doing all these attractions and when driving up clifton hill being excited an looking for the spiderman/green goblin statues out front
Aww yeah!
I like how the criminal at 2:44 whacks spidey in the shin and he screams. Lol. Don't think that was part of the choreography
Musta hurt!
My boyfriend has talked about this ride to me many times along with the park it was home to.
He didn’t go on it but he knew about it cuz we’re huge fans of Spidey.
Idea btw: Can you talk about Hanna Barbera Park or some Hanna Barbera attractions?
Still a better ride than Web Slingers
Thanks for the video. I actually rode this as a child. Brings back memories. Still have a Spider-Man pin from the gift shop there, funny enough!
ok can i just ask, what is the ride at 5:55? you got some classic insane looking dark ride stuff then its just.. jon?
What's the song playing at 13:13? Sounds familiar, but I can't pin down where exactly I've heard it from.
I think you can still see Green Goblin in the ride? I remember the first time I rode it several years ago, it had already been re-branded and I didn’t know it had ever been Spider-Man themed. I recognized Green Goblin but was confused as to why he was there, only to find out about the ride’s origins later!
I just watched a fairly recent video on TH-cam! He isn’t the Green Goblin, but is now a generic pumpkin monster! But he still somewhat resembles the Green Goblin and throws exploding pumpkins which I think is what I recognized from Spider-Man!
5:24 the WWE Drop ride, thats extra rare.
Ed that did the voices for the attraction would be really happy that you said he was 35 lol !
Can you tell me more?
Ed ( Brown ? ) works at the top radio station in St Louis , he does almost all the vo work for all the attractions they build ( and a lot of the attractions I’ve built ) he’s really good.... you’ve heard him before on other videos you’ve done. The cgi was done by Pete Williams... you may know them now as “ Atmosphere Effects” the guys that make all the cgi videos you can buy at Spirit Halloween stores.
I remember the signs for this. I never actually went, but it was part of the scenic signage on Clifton Hill. It's been hit hard in the pandemic. Many staple attractions have permanently closed and auctioned their collections off
Citizen of Niagara here. I loved Adventure City as a kid. I've got a lot of good memories of this place.
Clifton Hill is a big tourist trap, so I'm not surprised that the ride was expensive to go on. Everything down there is priced up and have a tourist tax on almost everything
The WWE store that opened nextdoor was also really neat and was a big deal for the area. We had some big wrestlers visit the area for promotions
I look forward to Sundays just for the new videos. I’m excited for all the new ones that haven’t been covered so much or not at all
Thank you!
I like that its based off of the Ultimate comics
a hulk themed haunted house actually sounds like a really interesting idea ngl
In Maniz, Germany they have a black light mini golf course that operates indoors. It is actually fun to use. I had seen this ride when I was in Canada years ago but it had already lost the Marvel licensing. It really was too bad. For the limited budget what they pulled off is pretty amazing when you think about it. I am surprised it is still around today without the Marvel theme which is the only way I experienced it - without the Hulk or Spider Man.