Brought back a lot of memory's I was in high school in the 70s and lived in Mansfield Ohio about an hour away. we would go to Cedar point 5 or 6 times in a summer. Forgot what it looked like back then. Just took my son there that got home from the army yesterday. Told him the mine ride was a main coaster back then. He said No Way... Thanks for sharing !!
gary wilson It’s funny to think that you & I could have stood side-by-side back in the day. My family went every summer. Later in high school (“ ‘81 is #1!”), went a lot with friends. Then, I worked there in ‘84, ‘85 & ‘86. I probably helped you on and off rides!
Incredible quality, the best I have seen of CP from this era. This brought back so many good childhood memories. For over 7 minutes it made me feel like I was there again. Thanks so much for posting this.
I remember going on our freshman trip to Cedar Point in 76. Then our senior prom in 80. What great memories! Thanks for sharing this awesome video, absolutely loved it!
Now this is wht i remember as a kid....we used to always go on the 4th of july i remember the old jumbo jet lol ( to small to ride) my how this park has grown into what it is today but i still remember the early years in my lifetime they used to have a double ferris wheel in the middle of the park as you came in by the what i called the cable cars.
Excellent, clear, well photographed footage. I clearly remember every vantage point (also grew up in the 70's). Still love CP but this is definitely a superb trip back to that era. VERY well done! Thanks, RRZ518
Love the video and it takes me back to my childhood around those years. We got season passes to there for this year and will be going there a lot with my children. Thanks you so much for the video. The Blue Streak is a favorite to ride with my daughters.
My first visit to CP was The Bicentennial Summer of '76.. Didn't ride the Corkscrew, being new I'm sure the lines were long. (Rode it in '82). But I did ride the Jumbo Jet with my brother. This is wonderful footage, thanks for the trip down memory lane!
Boy do I miss the original full version of the Western Cruise with all the silly pun humor of the captains. See iFunClub1's video called Cedar Point - Riverboat (Paddlewheel) Ride - 1980
I only rode coasters in California during that period. The Cedar Creek Mine ride trains look exactly like the ones on the Gold Rusher at Six Flags Magic Mountain. Love all the bell bottom jeans!
Thank you! I have a feeling this was 1976, the first year I went there at 8 years old. Brings back memories. Riding the corkscrew was a thrill as it just opened.
Pure nostalgia. I went there in 1979 as a jr high schooler. Thanks so much for posting! Here’s a tip for those of you riding the blue streak: before the bar lowers over your knees to secure you, lift your knees up. This will give you more room to move in your seat. On hills, you will feel like you’re about to fall out, because you are. #Old-school.
I dont know why but I get sad sometimes when I see the Cedar Point memories.Life was not difficult then.Cedar Point was a reward day of acheiving something..like graduation day.My first kiss in the San Francisco Earthquake.My first date with my boyfriend faraway without mom...great days of my life
Wow, the quality was great! If that's 8mm it's amazing, Looks like 16mm! and the exposure is spot-on (usually the biggest problem with home (color film) movies is exposure.) This looks way nicer than even a good video camera from 10-15 years later!
Love your video :) We go to CP every weekend and stay on the boat at the marina. I love seeing all the old rides that I remember as a kid. I would've been 2 yrs old at the time of this video. Thanks for sharing !!
I had a feeling that it was 16mm, but that size cameras for the average person was very unusual. I have never known anyone who used one. My super 8 could not compare in picture quality. Now I need to consider getting an HD camcorder.
Sweet footage. Clean cut kids having a nice day. Love those 70's bell bottoms. I would have been this age at the time. Husband and son took a coaster month, traveling around and visited Cedar Point in 2004. We hail from Florida and love to visit new parks. They had a terrific time here. I wonder if the people in the old timey cars recognize themselves from this and how cool that would be. The mother and baby well, that was beautiful to watch. Thanks!
Thank you for sharing, look at all the WONDERFUL FAMILY RIDES the park has taken out for coaster that break down or are painful because they arent maintained . If we could only go back in time and change things
Fantastic quality footage, do you mind if I use some of the Jumbo Jet clips for a video I'm making? I'd link back to the video and give on screen credit, please let me know, thanks!
I was too young at the time, I don't remember anything about Earthquake other than the fact that it existed. I loved Bear Country, though and I hate that it's nothing more than a shop now. I can't say I miss the Paddlewheel Excursion or whatever it was called.
