Keansburg was always a nice place to go to for an afternoon with the family .Relatively inexpensive, compared to other shore areas .Archades were decent, and great pizza . Thanks for the trip down memory lane .
I grew up in Keansburg. Things have changed over the years but Keansburg was the best place to grow up. My dad belonged to the VFW which is not there anymore. My parents would March in the parades. I worked at Nicks Arcade, Videoland and shoot out the star with a BB gun and the boardwalk was open 7 days a week. The video arcades were opened during the weekend in the winter. I had the best times of my life growing up in the Burg
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The following is a (partial) list of rides that I remember seeing at Keansburg during the 80s and early-90s: Himalaya (at one point painted with a jungle theme, with cars sporting leopard spots and tiger stripes), Scrambler, Twister (and old-school dizzying flatride that I can't find anywhere on YT), Trabant (before Chance 'Wipeout' rides became the standard), Rock-O-Plane', Paratrooper, and an oversized Whip ride dubbed "Galaxy" that, again, I can't find any YT clips of. All of these are long gone and sorely missed (by me, anyway). If I could travel back in time, I'd love to spend time in Keansburg during that era. One more attraction I remember: "Fascination". The boards there had different colors for all 5 rows (from bottom to top: green, gold, white, blue, red); I haven't found a version like that since. One guy who used to be there (Randy) is now at Wildwood with his 'Retro Arcade'.
Our visit to Keansburg in 2022 was our first so we don't know the history as well as we do when it comes to Morey's Piers but it's great hearing about all the classic rides that have come and gone from that park. Hope our video brought back some good memories as well
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Yea. It looks like a lot of the attractions in the park are originals. This year we are visiting the water park which looks pretty new. Make sure you subscribe so you don't miss any Keansburg updates
One correction: the 'Loop-O-Plane' shown is *not* the same as the Satellite at Knoebels; the latter does not actually invert, as the cars rotate as they ascend; the cars on the former do, in contrast, complete full inversions with each pass-through.
Keansburg is my childhood place . Today I was able to take my son and I’m sad to say this place is in bad bad shape . Most of the rides are no longer working . Itd crazy to see my childhood place going down hill
What you call "Cosmotron" is actually "Gravitron" (hence the 'G' on the side); the former name is for Knoebels' in-the-dark Musik Express ride. [EDIT: you do refer to the ride as "Gravitron" later on.]
Yep. We grew up going to Knoebels (was actually there all day today) so when you know a ride with that name it kinda becomes the default. Same thing with Hersheypark's Wave Swinger is my go to for the Flying Trapeze rides
I remember Kingsburg. I used to live really close to there. I was just at the waterpark last week. I haven’t to the amusement park in a while though, but I do remember going and having fun
Thanks for checking out the video and sharing. We still need to film that water park so hopefully later this summer we can make it out there Thanks again for watching
Keansburg was always a nice place to go to for an afternoon with the family .Relatively inexpensive, compared to other shore areas .Archades were decent, and great pizza . Thanks for the trip down memory lane .
That is why we do this. Can't wait to update our video in 2025
I grew up in Keansburg. Things have changed over the years but Keansburg was the best place to grow up. My dad belonged to the VFW which is not there anymore. My parents would March in the parades. I worked at Nicks Arcade, Videoland and shoot out the star with a BB gun and the boardwalk was open 7 days a week. The video arcades were opened during the weekend in the winter. I had the best times of my life growing up in the Burg
Thank you so much for sharing and commenting. Hoping to still add Keansburg to our travels this year but the summer disappears fast
I remember going here with my dad when I was younger, can't wait to take my kids there one day
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The following is a (partial) list of rides that I remember seeing at Keansburg during the 80s and early-90s:
Himalaya (at one point painted with a jungle theme, with cars sporting leopard spots and tiger stripes), Scrambler, Twister (and old-school dizzying flatride that I can't find anywhere on YT), Trabant (before Chance 'Wipeout' rides became the standard), Rock-O-Plane', Paratrooper, and an oversized Whip ride dubbed "Galaxy" that, again, I can't find any YT clips of.
All of these are long gone and sorely missed (by me, anyway). If I could travel back in time, I'd love to spend time in Keansburg during that era.
One more attraction I remember: "Fascination". The boards there had different colors for all 5 rows (from bottom to top: green, gold, white, blue, red); I haven't found a version like that since. One guy who used to be there (Randy) is now at Wildwood with his 'Retro Arcade'.
Our visit to Keansburg in 2022 was our first so we don't know the history as well as we do when it comes to Morey's Piers but it's great hearing about all the classic rides that have come and gone from that park. Hope our video brought back some good memories as well
man the memories just hit i haven't been here since the early 2000s when i was a kid
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Very little changed since I lived there in the early 70's. The beachfront changed a lot.
Yea. It looks like a lot of the attractions in the park are originals. This year we are visiting the water park which looks pretty new. Make sure you subscribe so you don't miss any Keansburg updates
Based on what I remember from 80s, much has changed (sadly, for the worse).
@@Coyotek4 So true Mike, I live about 40 miles south and still miss the way it was. I rarely drive thru and when I do I get sad.
Looks like the water park gets most of the love now
One correction: the 'Loop-O-Plane' shown is *not* the same as the Satellite at Knoebels; the latter does not actually invert, as the cars rotate as they ascend; the cars on the former do, in contrast, complete full inversions with each pass-through.
Thanks for the info. There are a lot of similar rides so it is always nice to hear about the differences
Keansburg is my childhood place . Today I was able to take my son and I’m sad to say this place is in bad bad shape . Most of the rides are no longer working . Itd crazy to see my childhood place going down hill
I have to agree. We were not impress when we visited last year. I feel all their funds are going to the water park
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I went there as a kid and the original merry go round was inside a building
I think it is still in a building. I was only there for 2 hours but think I saw it inside the one arcada
@@125RollerCoaster It was in a building by itself there was no arcade
I think they added the arcade
Double Shot is actually 80 feet.
Thanks for the info, thanks for watching
To see the chaos will work
Looks like it needs some work
What you call "Cosmotron" is actually "Gravitron" (hence the 'G' on the side); the former name is for Knoebels' in-the-dark Musik Express ride. [EDIT: you do refer to the ride as "Gravitron" later on.]
Yep. We grew up going to Knoebels (was actually there all day today) so when you know a ride with that name it kinda becomes the default. Same thing with Hersheypark's Wave Swinger is my go to for the Flying Trapeze rides
I remember Kingsburg. I used to live really close to there. I was just at the waterpark last week. I haven’t to the amusement park in a while though, but I do remember going and having fun
Thanks for checking out the video and sharing. We still need to film that water park so hopefully later this summer we can make it out there
Thanks again for watching
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I will put in on our 2023 list!!
I will go there in 2023
Ditto. I still need Looping Star credit
there was no water park back then either
That looks pretty modern and was a lot more popular the day I went