A visit to Daytona Beach Florida to check out the quirky roadside fun that still exists near the beach . Covered a lot of ground and found some interesting places . Micah’s Channel / worldofmicah
The childhood memories that come with watching this video. How lucky was I to have my family vacations as a kid here from 1976-1982. R.I.P. Mom and Dad, I will never forget.
@UCldVajLFprIwFgXFEB-WOpA Wow, " Please don't leave your condom in the bath tube drain". Yep, that sums it up in one sentence. Glad you still got the good years of Daytona like I did.
Dub Campbell Yeah I loved Daytona as a kid. I was lucky enough to see a race there with my dad. 1999 race we went which lead to my love of racing. And a Great finish between Jeff Gordon and Dale Earnhart at the end of the race.
Can’t believe Micah has never been to Daytona Beach before. I am just someone who travels all over the state for day trips. Gotta love the Joe’s Crab Shack pier. Makes for some pretty views of the beach and ocean waves. Never heard about those dogs before. You had me a little teary eyed when you were showing the memorial and the gravesites for those doggies.
it wasnt the first time the company that ran the boardwalk also owned daytona lagoon at one point and had a large case over the go kart track at the boardwalk which almost had them going bankrupt.
Daytona was my old stomping grounds. I lived in New Smyrna, but it was a real hick town in those days, (not so now.) Daytona always had dances, the boardwalk and other amusements. Good memories.
The mast is what the sail attaches to and the sail moves the ship with the help of the wind. I enjoy seeing your videos. Keep up the good work. You should have a segment on 60 Minutes.
The Wacky Motels remind me of how Wildwood Crest, NJ looked 30 years ago!! Dozens of oddly themed motels, usually 4 motels per square block, for 20-30+ blocks!!!! All were Mom & Pop places!!
I am local, and Daytona Beach isn't what it used to be. I pretty much only go there for the Spring and Fall Rod Runs. New Smyrna is a much nicer beach.
That roller coaster was the first one I was ever on when it was based at Adventureland in Chicago many decades ago. I made some inquiries about it over the last decade and found it for sale on eBay and the seller ended up calling me, trying to sell it to me. I declined. It was purchased by someone and erected in Daytona Beach. Several years back, I was driving through Daytona to reminisce about my college Spring trip (Thunderbird Motel) days and forgot this was the coaster. That was my chance to ride it. More recently, the old ride was not maintained properly, there was an accident, and it will more than likely be scrapped. It was a great ride. The motel had been recently scrapped as well. I am old.
Daytona was the where Duane & Gregg Allman grew up. There isn't really anything there to comemorate this, but they played some of their earliest gigs on the pier, which is still there.
started going to daytona beach on vacation with my family when i was 5 years old. went every couple of years, havent been there since 2008. really missing it. thank you for this video. such a wonderful place.
Having lived there most of my life, I could tell you a story or a memory about each place you showed in this video. Except for the Sun Viking. I can’t tell that story here.
I enjoyed this very much. I love the way you talk to Inanimate objects. 🤣 Too bad seeing closed attractions...TY, Adam, for the trip down memory lane.👏🏻👌
The simulator is actually called “adventurer”. I had one at my local indoor amusement park growing up. I used to always choose the roller coaster film. It featured “the beast” !
My wife and I were dating and went there and Disney World (1975). We had a great time till the last night. A student got drunk and jumped off the balcony above us. It took a while before we went back.
Could you do videos about things like where to public bathrooms, wheel chair rentals, places for nursing or otherwise caring for babies, and how attractions accommodate the mobility challenged?
Did Embry-Riddle for a year but had to leave cause it was so expensive. The flying machine didn't take off yet. Been to all the sites you visited. Didn't see Ocean deck in the volg but that was one of our drinking places.
I recognized the coaster from the news back around a year ago when it derailed and two people fell 30 feet from it. It hasn’t been operational since. Kinda creepy to see it now.
Never been to Daytona, thanks for the tour! LIved in Kissimmee 1972-73. My Pop worked at The Royal Inn. It was one of the overflow hotels at Disney when they first opened. It was the best year of my life. We did Disney all the time and other Florida attractions when we could. Sorry to see so many sites gone! You are the best tour guide ever! Thanks!!
Great video as always! You should head up to downtown St. Augustine, FL sometime, there are a lot of sites to see. Its the nations oldest city you know.
Thanks for the video Adam. Sadly we haven't been back to Daytona since Dale Sr died. The only race I went too there was 1999 with Jeff Gordon beating Dale by a inch. Great memories as a kid with my dad in the infield.
The thing that looked like a space ship was an attraction that dated back to the 80s or 90s. It worked like a flight simulator, with movies of 1st person perspective views of racing cars, roller coasters, etc. The simulator would rise, turn, tip, and even bounce (to simulate clacking along wooden roller coaster tracks), and fans would blow air in your face. My local mall had one for awhile.
Wow their is so much to see in Datona , I been to Datona Florida in the 90s and the only place I went to was the beach :( now I know why I was offered a souvenir with all the Nascar drivers autograph in it wow, the speed way is right there..so sad I didn't got the chance to see it all..
The ferris wheel, roller coaster, and go kart track were actually added only a few years ago. I may be wrong, but I think it was around 2011 or 2012. They're not that old and I'm surprised they closed down. I think there was an incident on the roller coaster as I remember seeing something on the news about one of the cars derailing or something.
The area has always been used for go-karts, at least since I started visiting in the early 1990s. The ferris wheel and rollercoaster were fairly recent additions, but a tragic accident on the coaster shut it all down.
Thanks for this installment Adam! I knew there was more in Florida to visit than just Disney, Universal and other theme parks. Your perspective, when doing vlogs like this, is from a tourists point of view which is why they're so much more interesting!
So I feel like this video could have been longer and also been better. If you only had a short time to film in Daytona thata understandable. Though as someone who has been going every year since I was a baby. A few things you missed and didnt take the opportunity to explore further. You completely missed your opportunity to go down to ponce inlet and visit some of the beautiful places on the river. Also there are many restaurants you could also show the new Daytona one that was briefly shown at the beginning. Also the boardwalk is far from abandoned. They are just in a transitional phase of getting new rifes put in because the old rides were just that. Old and beginning to tear apart. Not everything had to have a majestic side to it Adam. Love your content just remember we do enjoy the regular everyday things about a place. That is what makes a place truly unique and there was definitely alot of unique things you missed in Daytona.
This is why you need to move back to Florida. there`s still a lot to see and do down there, plus, it would bring you back closer to your family and where it all started for you.
Yesterday, on May 2..some guy waved down the Cops to show them his Weed plant,no lie...I live here and have seen some things that are just crazy...Daytona's nick name is Dirtona...
