FLYING TURNS - Knoebels - POV 

So a bunch of fatties like myself on it would make the ride slower ? 😂. It looks sooo 😎

This ride would be different every time. Worth going on multiple times I would think.

Not to mention they assign seating so you don't know what seat you'll be in.

Me too not so scary but fun and friendly too

Is it just me, or should that guy definitely have his arms inside of the car?

The ride looks awesome

yes i am

@@Acooo. The STEEL one at Europa opened in 1984 (Mack Rides) The very first WOODEN bobsled coaster built was in 1929 (almost 95 years ago) and Knoebels opened in 2013. 72 years after the very last wooden bobsled coaster was built in 1941 at Coney Island & it closed in 1974. I consider all steel bobsled as newer.

@@Acooo. Denmark has this from may 16 1932 ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-d1D7gEP6PrM.html

3:01 knoebels rules 95 year of 🦴vintage fun good old mémoire immortally vintage

​@@jeff7764So why did you leave it?

I was there last in the late 70's

Knoebels has undergone massive expansions and many changes throughout those years.

@@randomtraveler9854 when I was last there most of their rides were boardwalk leftovers rusty as all heck. Across the street was a dirt parking lot/campgroundish...

@philspd473 That's not the case anymore. I didn't see any rust and they spend years restoring the used rides they buy. However the parking lot is an open field.

It is the most amazing amusement park with super rides. If your baby sits up there's a ride they can go on. It is clean and has the best food. Just the safest and friendliest family park in the northeast. The best campsites, RV sites, golfing and entertainment.

I was just going to say I got the chance to ride a bobsled at the Salt Lake City Olympic Park years ago, and this very much reminds me of that experience.

Being on a coaster that you can feel went off tracks would be nice little adrenaline booster. I would like to ride it.

Absolutely loved the ride at Euclid beach. My father used to work on that ride as a teen! It looked much different than this one.

I'm pretty sure Mr. Knoebel himself rode that same ride when he was young, and that it inspired this ride.

I remember that too and at about the same age.

There’s always something newer,shinier,and faster.

Why not just goto Knoebles instead of looking for a time machine? Free entrance, free parking, cabin rentals and camping area, golf course owned by the park and great fishing and hunting in that area.

I remember too! Thanks!

They focus on vintage rides instead of modern thrill machines. Knoebels is basically what most parks were like in the 50's. A lot of their rides were once a common attraction but today are almost nonexistent.

Thank you so much for this very informative share! I love in CT and have never heard of this park and at 60 would love to visit! These are the types of parks that are quickly disappearing and being replaced by corporate greed "dull" theme parks. Ppl don't realize what they're missing until they visit one.

​@@randomtraveler9854Sounds like my type of park! The only other time you can experience vintage type thrill rides is at Carnival midways.

Knoebels regularly wins Golden Tickrt Awards for various things, including food and wooden coastees (Phoenix is #1 now). When Golden Ticket Awards had a carousel category, Knoebels won every year for their Grand Carousel. They have rides ranging from VERY gentle to quite intense as well as features like museums if you prefer such things. My friend and I are blessed to be able to visit twice a year. Hope to see you there this year! ^.^

It's the only wooden bobsled coaster operating in the world. They were once a common site but went extinct in the 60's or 70's. Knoebels revived it.

I remember it well. My dad would take my brothers and me and we would ride everything. I think the only thing I didn't ride was the parachute drop.

@@jimp6542 You could not have paid me enough to go on the parachute drop! lol! I did do the Comet coaster. Once! Also no interest in The Rotor, where you were placed in a giant washing machine thing and it spun so fast you were plastered against the wall. Then they dropped the floor out from under you. No Thanks!! 😆

Its a seatbelt

It's a very spacious seat, spacious enough to stretch your leg out.

Do you remember the ride that was there that was a BOBSLED! Made out of wood and was an amazing ride. I never tired of riding it whenever we got to eat at Nathan's

Cool Runnings! That was sucha nostalgia movie for me!

Yeah! I grew up in Euclid in the 50's and 60's and used to go to Euclid Park down by 185th Street all the time. It had the rocket ship ride, the laughing lady and the taffy

If that sign says it’s a safe ride, that’s all I need to know! Lol… I’m just glad that amusement parks have maintenance crews for each ride who is trained and experienced on that certain ride and is done daily, even gets checked during the day and there’s sensors on rides so the person on the control panel knows if there’s any problems or an emergency right away and they have the controls to stop the ride immediately. I’ve been going on roller coasters since the late 70s, there bigger and scarier now than then but I still love a fun roller coaster ride and when I turn the big 6-0 in November, I’m going to Six Flags in here California, to get on all the roller coasters! Well, maybe just a couple, I can only take so much scariness in one day.. Lol. 😁

@@JMarieCAlove Thank you for your comment. My comment wasn't about safety--it was about maintenance, failure points and down time. The more possible failure points, the more possible down time. The Flying Turns was built like a tank. The track was rock solid. It's unlikely that a failure of a car would have resulted in sever injury or death (just a lot of road rash). I'm not aware if that ever happened, but I sure wish I could have gone on the flying turns before it closed. Euclid park had a great history, but it ended when the original owner passed. His family didn't know how to innovate or invest. :( Euclid should never die in the history of amusement parks.) It was a great innovator. As I recall, the rocket cars (circling silver rocket cars) was created at Euclid. The Euclid Steeple Chase (fast merry-go-round) Ride was sold to Cedar Point--it's a marvel and I'm in awe about how beautiful the rides is. Much love, my fellow coaster park enthusiast. I hope you have more opportunities to do what we both love. I've aged out of the most extreme rides but can still ride some really fun coasters.

@@devonboulden2496 Euclid Beach Park was fantastic! Although it was pretty tame, my favorite ride was Laugh (Laff?) in the Dark. I was pretty little at the time. You can still buy Euclid Beach salt water taffy and popcorn balls. Ah, memories ....

@@ghoulardi8875 Thank you. You shared memories that are so hard to capture. You caught a little of the memory that I can take it with me too. Wonderful memories. Euclid was open well after the dance hall days and even after the roller rink went away. Still, this park had a big of magic in its day.

I grew up in Euclid and remember the racing coasters. Had the big rocket ride too

I hope you are able to as well. It is a wonderful park and a very unique experience. There are some rides that you can't experience anywhere else, the atmosphere is wonderful and most of the workers are great. The food is amazing and fairly priced for an amusement park. Good luck getting to see it some day!

I'm glad Knoebels finally got this open after many years. It was a labor of love, but now it's here. My friend and I try to ride it every time we visit, if it's open. :)

That genius was John Norman Bartlett (1892-1973) A British World War One aviator. He also designed the flying coaster flat ride like the Kennywood Kangaroo.

Any faster, be called 'FLYING TURDS'. Don't sit in the back car.

@@easynhonest thanks sorry I took so long to reply oof

Robbie Hagberg and Sue are you in the room and I can go to the store and get it tomorrow and you don't have a good night I'll see you tomorrow morning and I will be there in a few minutes or after work 🎉tomorrow morning and I can run to the store and pick up the store and get some food and I have to pick you up and I can

Love me that Cosmotron! There's a lot to love at this park, though. I can hardly wait to try their "new" Rock-o-Plane (a rescued ride from Joyland).

There is a mini train ride there that takes you out into the Pennsylvania forest land that you might appreciate. Even has it's own train tunnel.

If you're looking up amusement parks Knoebels would be a perfect for you because you only pay for what you ride. Free admission and free parking.

It's butter smooth and extremely unique.

Have a look at 'Avalanche' Blackpool Pleasure Beach, UK.

I've always said this. Not to mention, a train going under a wooden coaster that has a zig-zag lift hill that's split in half, and a car ride going under another wooden coaster. Plus, the carousel and organ music. I could go on.

Should have been there 20 years ago. You could have seen all the adults around the kiddie rides puffing away on their Marlboros. It was worse than a jazz club. No sense for the health of the kids. Insane.

Knoebels was the inspiration for a lot of what you see in RCT, the creator visited tons of parks and he loved Knoebel's

The Scenic Skyway is one of the best rides in the park, the view is unbelievable. Unfortunately it's been closed all year.

@@randomtraveler9854 Have never gone on that. Probably because I am a skier and go up lifts like that all winter long.

Update: it was a really fun ride but it was short and it was a long line

No there hasn't I'm a local. Except when they were building it it was delayed for like 3 years to work out safety issues. Since it opened no accidents. The only accident ever at Knoebles was a mentally challenged person freaked out on the skylift that takes you across the park and jumped or fell. He survived though.

They had issues with jack knifeing during testing but that was with different cars they never used. The current cars never had issues.

And the line is way too long. But it’s worth it!

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What part of the park is this next to and how long ago did it open? I haven't been to Knoebels in about 6 or 7 years now. Looks cool.

It looks fun

It was basically a trial and error build, took them many iterations to get the trains right in order for it to meet current safety standards. They actually wound up having to weigh the riders, as too much weight in each car can cause them to tip.

@@KingdaToro so more of an Action Park NJ ride then, huh? Lol.

@@stephensmith8316 The whole reason it took so long was to make it NOT an Action Park ride