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I don't know anything about that, but I'll bet the pricing was much better. This park has very little to offer in comparison with cedar point and yet they charge the exact same price. They need to add one really good coaster. Instead they keep getting leftovers.
Absolutely fantastic best video I've seen today thank you for sharing🎉 your costume was awesome I would have picked you for number one. And you given the thumbs up was the icing on the cake
I was encouraged to sign up for the contest almost immediately after I walked in. They did mention it, but I later found out (as it was starting) that there was supposed to be a theme for the contest. It was supposed to be "favorite childhood character". That's probably why I came in second. Still really awesome for my first time competing.
I grew up 10-15 minutes from the original location in Fairfield, in the 80s & 90s. So, obviously we went there for our produce, at least once a month. They had the best produce in greater Cincinnati, the best fresh fish, and eventually the best EVERYTHING! I remember it's smaller incarnations, and the improvements along the way. I had no idea that it was such a special and unique store until I was older, 'cause of course everyone has a store near them like this, right?!? As an adult, I realized what a true gem this place was/is, and even though I no longer live near enough to shop there regularly, I try to make a trip there at least once a year, if I can help it. Best to leave the credit cards at home, though. It's so easy to overspend your budget in this foodie Mecca. They have just about everything.
There used to be an amusement park along Route 4. Jim bought quite a few of the animatronics and decorations from it initially. He also built a 2nd location on the East Side near Eastgate Mall.
The flea market has been a joke for the last 30 years and getting worse every year now. China made crap and less and less vendors. The Wednesday auction is the only reason to go. Been going there for the last 45+ years.
Really depends on what you expect. Everyone's opinion is different. Yes, there is a lot of stuff from China, but that's true anywhere you shop. The pants my wife bought were hand made locally.
Jim Bonaminio is a bit of a magpie. If he thinks it's interesting and it's available, he will buy it and put it at his stores (there are two). The monorail was part of the Kings Island Safari that ran the late '80s or early '90s. I'm not sure when it ended. But when they stopped doing their animal safari, he bought the monorail. If I remember correctly, there should still be three sections of seats that look like they came from a stadium - a section of green, a section of blue, and a section of red. Those all came from the old Riverfront stadium, the shared venue for the Bengals and the Reds. Coney Island was, until very recently, an amusement park here, southeast of town down by the river. They sold quite a few of their rides to Kings Island forever ago but others they kept until they started shutting down rides, and when they shut down rides Jim was one of the people who bought them. That place is dangerous, even with a list. It is fortunately too far away for me to shop there regularly, but it's not too far from my parents house, so every time I go see them or my sister's it's always a risk. 😏
I'm not sure if I should be jealous or be happy for you. Close enough to visit occasionally would be great. We have something here in Lansing Michigan that is similar but much, much smaller. I did a video on it about a year and a half ago it's called Horrocks.
I live near Cincinnati and have often shopped at Jungle Jim's but I have never seen most of the stuff in the first part of the video because I usually head straight for the deli and cheese section, then the meat, produce, and international groceries. It's a great place for unusual items when you cook adventurously.
Skyline is my absolute favorite. I grew up Cincinnati before moving to Michigan as a teenager. Whenever I get back to the area, skyline chili is a must stop.
Don't go on a Saturday night. It's filled with 20 somethings who come over to get massively drunk and obnoxious. It's a Go-To place for Bachelorette parties. They all walk around..really drunk and screaming their "Whooo-Whooo" war cries, while the bride carries a 2 foot inflatable penises....or penis squirt guns and shooting people. The guys get so drunk their vocabulary is down to 'Dude...F@ck..Bro"...and not much else.
If you eat at the boathouse for lunch, and sit on the patio, make sure not to be on the carousel side. The same song plays non stop for hours. Gets old really quick
Wish Seoul Garden was around when I went to U of M, looks like you really get a lot for your money. Here in California you're lucky if you even get HALF those meat portions and it's still VERY expensive here for Korean BBQ. Never mind a big plate of salad, we don't get that here with any meal. In Michigan you still get much more for your bucks. Nice vid
I wonder why they always call these places, "AFRICAN Wildlife Safari," when they have animals from Australia (emu, kangaroo), North America, & maybe elsewhere. It's a bit misleading for people who might think all these animals are native to Africa, when they are from entirely different continents.
Good question! They did have giraffes, so maybe that's why? I saw a LOT of buffalo, so maybe more American than anything, but "American Safari" probably doesn't draw as big of a crowd. 🤣
@@youradventurecompass They had zebras, camels, various monkeys, etc., which were not North American, either. I just wonder why they don't just called themselves "Wildlife Safari" or some variation on that. I suspect that people just associate wildlife with Africa because of the iconic megafauna on that continent so places just use that name. Still, if they'd called themselves, "Ohio Wildlife Safari," no one would be expecting native Ohio wildlife like flying squirrels or hoary bats. They'd be expecting larger, more exotic animals because of the word, "safari".
Put n Bay sure has commercialized since the 70's . Used to just have the Round House, Patio Chicken BBQ,Frosty's, The Gay 90's Hotel and a couple quarter Arcades.And. the summer holidays and wine festivals, Look Out.
Some childhood friends and myself got stranded on Put n Bay for three days and two nights.Took off from Port Clinton for a few hours of fishing with a loaf of bread and a pack of Ham.The fish weren't biting so we headed to Put n Bay and a storm blew in.We didn't have a dime between us and couldn't bum a Nichol.Sunday we made it back with the Twin's Father's eighteen foot Reinell Rental Boat.Just Um
This is probably the worst buffet in Las Vegas! I went there for my birthday and starting from the Caesar salad on up was terrible! I wasted $100 there for me and my wife and her son. I tried to talk to the manager. They did nothing about it. Their food is absolute garbage. I suggest for anybody reading this to never go there!!!
This was recorded in 2023 and it was pretty decent. Going in before 4 pm gets you the lunch price (less than $20 for dinner if you walk in at 3:45). I did go once again in 2024 and it was night and day. I was not impressed and the prices went up.
I live just west of Shipshewana. I don't go anymore as most of the items are junk from China ! It used to be a great flea market years ago. Not worth paying entry fee to me.
