Idlewild Theme Park and The Lincoln Highway Experience 

@ 6:49 I swear that lady was a mannequin and the pie was fake until you ate it! 😂😂😂🤣🤣 it's just so clean and put together it looked like a display!

RIP Fred Rogers,Pittsburgh’s favorite son!

Idlewild used to have a life sized Mr Rogers trolly and you went around all the locations of the kingdom to invite to a party. It was pretty cool, even for adults

You don’t know what you’re missing. When all the rides are operational you’ll have to go back. What a fun park. I’ve so many great memories from IdleWild.

It's just great that you do these retro activities! They're great for history buffs, families and wanderers. All who wander and wonder aren't lost!

I am very proud to call Pennsylvania my home state! I know how wonderful of a place for amusement there are. Enjoy your trip!

The lady in the diner freaked me out. I thought see was fake. Lol

Cigarette machines were often in bars and clubs, the mirror was to check your makeup but apparently the ladies liked them too, according to Grandpa Simpson.

You should definitely check out Waldameer in Erie, PA. Has an old dark ride, Wacky Shack. I know you love those! Also had the only roller coaster to go over a 4 lane road. Also very close to my city, Buffalo, NY

Glad to see these small amusement parks still trying to remain open. You are a wonderful supporter. I hope everyone supports you just the same.

Hope you didn’t pay full price of the theme park, since everything was closed.

You will definitely need to visit idlewild again when it is fully operational!! You would’ve LOVED those closed attractions- they’re the best part of the park!

Your wonderful laid back fun personality is so fun to watch. I am pulling up all your videos and enjoying the ride and keeping a mental note of the places I am hoping to get to, thanks!

Welcome to PA! Wow, that was a disappointing number of closed attractions, I hope the rest of your trip here to Pennsylvania is a bit better!

The old parks are awesome Jacob! The big ones in Florida etc seem like Dan Bells dead mall series but the small older parks are Gold! Thank You

Thanks for visiting my childhood park! I used to be a pass holder and went almost every weekend in the summer

Hi Jacob, awesome and fun vlog at the Idlewild theme park in Latrobe, PA. stay well and safe!

Suggestion for another small amusement park to visit in PA...Delgrosso's in Tipton. Of course, it couldn't be until next year. They decided to remain closed this year because of the virus. 😔

We went to the highway experience in June and got a slice of cherry pie. It was delicious. My wife says if you're coming to Kennywood that you are invited to come over for dinner. We're only 5 minutes from there.

Idlewild, Kennywood in Pittsburgh and Waldemere in Erie are all fantastic little amusement parks.

We used to go to Storybook forest when we visited my Aunt once a year. I remember loving it!

Love Idlewild glad you got to appreciate it.

I remember eating at that restaurant. My Dad loved to take us there on road trips. Haven't been to Idewild or Storybook Forest in 30 years. Some of it looks just the same.

I used to live in Pennsylvania. Be excited to see the parks. Carousels have always been my favorite🎠 Love the trains too 🚂

Confusion Hill is really neat. Definitely a must do.

Love the old fashion theme parks!!

How funny...I and a couple of cousins who lived in Ligonier! I have never been there so nice to see a tiny piece of it!

I love that they are keeping Mr. Roger's Neighborhood alive in some way with the Daniel show. I've never seen it but it looks super cute. Seeing that you could ride the trolley made me so happy even though I'm probably too old for it. Lol

Ever go to Wildwood NJ? Might be a good stop over for you..😎👍

How sad that so much is closed. It looks like a great place Hope it opens next year

You should stop by lakemont park. Not as many rides as it use to have but leap the dips one of the oldest wooden coasters is still operating.

I used to love going here as a kid. Story book forest and the tilted house were my favorite!

I love your channel as I cannot get out to visit these wonderful places, it’s like bring with a fun friend and it’s great in this time of uncertainty. Thank you, can’t wait to see where you go next. ❤️🥰

I lived a few miles away from the Ship and not to far away from Idlewild. I spent a lot of time at Idlewild. It's my favorite amusement park.

I've not been some of these places but your videos makes it feel like I'm on the trips too

This video made me think about all the changes our world has gone through due to the pandemic. It's so sad to see so many rides closed, so little people, and everyone wearing masks. Our new world is a bummer. God bless us all.

Thanks Jacob!

Oh my God! I haven't been to Idlewild in over 20 years! I immediately shared this video with my cousin. We would go every year.

I miss the original Mr. Rogers Neighborhood ride. All the animatronics were exactly like the characters on TV. Went there when I was a kid and thought I'd literally rode into the land of make believe!

It’s so true - it’s sad to see so many businesses fall by the wayside due to this pandemic. Even the hotel chain I work for lost nearly 80% of their usual income over the three or so months we were shut.

This has become one of our favorite channels to watch now. You go to odds and ends places not just the same place all the time. Being from Pennsylvania it’s cool too that you come here as well

Glad you finally got up into my neck of the woods...too bad it had to be when our state decided to go Defcon 1 Restriction mode. I believe the motel cabin you entered is in fact from the Shirley Cabins which was a few miles west of Ligonier. The ABC Motel sign came from another motor lodge just east of town. Both On The Lincoln Highway.

I like you optimism. I enjoyed the video.

Aye, Idlewild school picnics were the best.

I've passed by this park many times on my way to jobs, but never went inside. Sad that you went there during the pandemic when so much was closed. Still, thanks for the tour!

That old blue pump looks more like an old kerosene pump instead of gas. Pumps were often placed next to the building away from the gas pumps.

Man I loved Idlewild when I was little!! Used to go 2-3 times a summer

This is good to know. Another trip to add to my Bucket list. Route 66 and The Lincoln Highway. You keep adding things on my list. DAM YOU AND YOUR GREAT LOCATIONS!!!

That looks Awesome! They have an actual Diner IN the museum?! And they serve food there?! AWESOME!!

I live in latrobe, the next town over. Glad you were in my neck of he woods

Yoooooooo I love this channel so much

There use to a amsement park in the Scraton Wilkes Barre area called Ghost Town in the Glen but it closed awhile back. Great park for company picnics and family get togethers!

So thrilled you did Idlewild. I grew up with this park. I went every year with my school. Such a shame so much was closed. The waterpark section is actually really great. The old wood rollercoaster is also a lot of fun! I don't know if it was open, but you would probably also enjoy visiting Fort Ligonier.

Jacob, I love the history; Scramblers, Tilt-a-Whirls, the little train...unknown but represented mystery house and dark ride, and magical carousel from an old beach town...thank you for sharing...it looked well kept..they may be having difficulty exposing staff to issues, as well as folks wisely considering what they should do right now...I'd love to see this little park again...oh, and I live in the great Sonoran desert, so the variety of greens is a delight too

I grew up not for from Idlewild, in Greensburg, PA. Story Book Forest used to be a separate park from Idlewild. I always liked the Rollo Coaster. Confusion Hill was always fun. It's angles built on angles and things look like they roll uphill.

There's a place I used to go to as a small child called Storybook land. You should go. It's also here in my home state of Pennsylvania! Finally you came. I also have many old Pennsylvania plates.

I found this explanation for why the cigarette machines had mirrors: "They often had a mirror on the front of them too, which, as one collector explained to me, had to do with the machine’s placement within a business. They were usually put near the bathrooms of bars and restaurants, since these lavatories were often so small that they lacked the “amenities” that many of today’s public restrooms have (like, say, sinks and mirrors). And so, the mirror on the cigarette machine, right outside the bathroom, would provide a convenient moment to check yourself out - and of course, remind you that you were craving a smoke."

How sad it's so empty! Sorry u didnt get to ride their coaster- small but fun- their carousel is fabulous

Glad to hear you didn't let the fact that everything was closed discourage you from wanting to come back. When everything is open is a great family friendly park. You absolutely need to experience Story Book Forest and Daniel Tigers Neighborhood. Looking to see your follow up video to this park when all can see how amazing this hidden gem is.

Wow I live in the next town over! I had to do a double take when I saw the title of the video. What a great video! I’ve been to Idlewild countless times as a kid but never this museum and will have to go.

Hey Carpetbagger! I don’t live far from Latrobe, pa! 😁 HORRAY FOR THE CARPETBAGGER! 🎊🎉👍👏

6:48 Really thought diner grandma was a mannequin for a second.

Jacob has the best content out there

I have been to Idlewild a few times. Nice little theme park. It is also close to Flight 93 memorial. I have been there a few times also. It is a different feeling being on the ground where the plane crashed.

the cigarette machines had mirrors so people working could see the person buying if you didnt look 18 they would run you off!

It blew my mind when you ate the pie !!!!! I thought it was not real 😂😂😂😂😂

I just found your channel today, and immediately subscribed. I grew up going to Idlewild and Kennywood, and I currently live very close to Idlewild. It's SO sad that you couldn't see Storybook Forest. It's SO classic and old-school. Thank you for the awesome content!

I've been to Idelwild; its a nice little park! There water park is defiantly great as well. Knoebels is defiantly a gem in Elysburg PA as well; you should check that out!

I have been on the Lincoln highway.Cool idea to visit theme parks-please make this idea happen.

I really hope you enjoyed your time in PA ❤️ I grew up in the Erie area and now live in this area of the state. I will be moving to Germany once rona is over to peruse my opera career, and I’m gonna miss going on little day trips to all of the little parks around here ❤️

Can't wait for this adventure! Story book land looked neat!

It's awesome to see you in our neck of the woods! We are pass holders for Idlewild and I've been curious to see how much was operating there. Very sad to see it in that state. I would love to see a Lincoln Highway series! So many fun things along it in pa alone.

Never realized how major Lincoln Hwy was lol I’ve lived off it most of my life in the south suburbs of Chicago

Lincoln Hwy Museum was great and the train ride at the Idlewild Park at least was fun.

idlewild was my childhood and the reason I'm a coaster enthusiast

Jacob, Listen to me. Go to BIll's Old Bike Barn in Bloomsburg while you are in PA. Trust me on this.

Idlewild! Warm memories... Go to Friendship Hill and see if they still have the creepy hologram of Gallatin's head.

That was a very interesting museum.That pie sure looked good. Sounds like a great trip when you are able. Idle wild park was a little sad but truly understandable under the circumstances. I'm glad to hear that you will go back when things are more accessible so we can experience the full flavor of the park. Keep Safe❤Keep Well❤

If you're back in the area again check out Kneobels. Didn't see the trains the last time. They are always the best part of the park, right up there with the haunted house

Hey, you're in my state! I actually never knew about either of these places, but since they're in my home state, I might visit them sometime!

Another big factor to all the rides and games, and food stands, not being open at Idlewild, and many other amusement parks this year was staffing. With the parks not opening until June or July in most cases, people either already found other summer jobs, or did not see an amusement park as the "safest" option to work at. Since Idlewild opened in mid July they have shortened their days, and now are only opened Friday - Sunday. We take our son when we can. It is a great little park, glad you will be back. I really enjoyed you video on Kennywood last year, Idlewild has the same charm when it is open.

My kids and I loved Idlewild! I'm so glad you got to check it out, and I hope you get to go back. If you do travel the full Lincoln Highway, I would highly recommend spending a night at the Lincoln Motor Court just outside of Bedford, PA. These are little cabins and they are still set up just like they would have been back in the heyday. And while you're in Bedford, you might want to check out the National Museum of the American Coverlet (the guides go into great detail about how these were made, and the various styles). Between Bedford and Ligonier is the Flight 93 Memorial (from 9/11), and I think they did an excellent job with info there (although it might not be very exciting for a video). Also, further east in York, PA, the Agricultural & Industrial Museum is fantastic! My kids and I took a trip through Pennsylvania for vacation and loved it so much that we did it again a couple years later! Some other things we enjoyed on those trips: the canal boats pulled by mules in Easton, PA; the indoor railroad at Roadside America in PA; the Kruger Street Toy and Train Museum in Wheeling, WV; and the Toy and Plastic Brick Museum (unofficial Lego museum) in Bellaire, OH. P.S. Love your videos!! :)

So sad storybook forest was closed. I remember they used to have a big castle with a suit of armor that'd talk to you (I guess it was an employee with a remote mic, talking out of a speaker in the helmet?). we'd always visit fort ligoneer, afterwards. It's close by.

Order some food at twist and shakes.. not bad! Cool to see you up our way

Cool! Thanks dear.

That's a cool little museum

...Another great installment...

Yet another great video I really look forward to seeing them 🇺🇸🇬🇧😷👍

I lived right off of 30 in Greensburg throughout university , did not know that the Lincoln highway experience was a thing haha

So sad that Idewild attractions were mostly closed. That is one of my hometown parks (Kennywood is the closest and I can't wait to see you go there!) and it is so charming. Storybook forest is the best but it's all hands on so I can understand why it's closed right now. Definitely go back!

The lady in the diner scared me. I thought it was just a display. I wasn't expecting a real person.

There is a woman, Mod Betty, who does Retro Roadmaps on Facebook. She has published a bunch of retro roadmap guides, and she keeps you up to date on the retro places that are, unfortunately, closing.

Much love!

Gotta check out knoebels, and stop by Roadside America on your way!

If you really do go across the old Lincoln highway, depending on which route you take (the earlier, or later routes) you'll need a vehicle designed for some dirt roads and desolate places. In Utah, some of the earlier routes take you through old Pony Express Stations and ghost towns.

So sad to see 95% of the park closed for covid. I see you made a video where you returned. I'm about to check that out now.

Thank you

I used to drive the train at Idlewild. I derailed it once. Nobody was hurt.

Along with doing all the Lincoln Highway it would be enjoyable to see U trace the Lewis & Clark Expedition once it's safe to do so.

We used to have season passes for years when our daughter was young. Racoon Lagoon was a great place for kids. Sadly we stopped buying the passes because things were closed like they were on this visit all the time. There wasn't the Covid excuse back then. The water park isn't too bad if you like that kind of thing. The potato patch fries are a local legend!