I also spent many summers of my childhood here. This was the place my dad and I would always go together, the two of us. The park closed a month after I moved from Ohio to California, and I didn't find out until just recently. My father passed away in 2009 and I always wanted to go back to the park to see our old stomping ground, so this brought up so much emotion, and also so many fond memories. Thank you for sharing.
I worked here the summers of 82, 83 and 84. I worked on the paddle boat docks and driving the "Big Ditch" boat. It's so surreal watching this video and recognizing so many of the parts of the park. Beautiful footage.
There's something so creepy yet awesome about an abandoned amusement park! Seeing the footers still there from the steel coasters, the wooden coaster with nature taking over... just so fascinating!!! I'd give anything to go explore in there!
Just that first shot of the entrance and I immediately already feel like crying. That place represented my childhood. And many other people's, I'm sure .
I'm glad you are all liking the video. It is very sad. I spent most of my summers here as a child and it brought back memories of what it was like. It's sad to see what it has become, but it's a great way to bring back memories.
+Diji Photography true no complaints there lol last time I went there was in 2004 when I graduated but thank you for the video brought back a lot of good memories of old friends
I actually cried. I never imagined some place I grew up spending summers year after year would look like a scene post apocalypse. This saddened me greatly. I think I'm more hurt that other children, including my own will never be able to experience the magic of this park. Thank you for sharing this!
Wow, can you imagine how many memories were made there? Families, couples and friends alike probably all have distinct memories about going here. First kisses, first roller coaster ride with your mom or dad or just your first time at the park.. and countless other possible memories.... how beautiful and tragic all at once... Great work.
My wife and I have so many great memories of this place from when we were dating. If I ever win that powerball I'm reopening this place! Thanks for the video!
I went there in the 70s and 80s and it was magical. I can still smell the way it was back then. The funnel cake the sounds and how tired you were after 8 hours of nothing but a great time.
I miss Geauga Lake so much. I remember going there when I was growing up in Ohio. It's sad to see it abandoned and lonely-looking. But I do appreciate the memories I have of the place.
This is amazing footage. I had no idea the park closed. I went about 30 years ago. I remember watching the water show at Sea World, looking across the water and being memorized by the roller coasters. It's amazing that it went from the one of the world's biggest amusement parks, to this. Thank you for posting.
I've been in ohio 3 years now and literally just found out about this place 2 minutes ago through an article,never got ro experience this place and just viewing the footage makes me want to cry I can just feel this was a magical place with lots of joy and memories
I worked here back in summers of 95-97... My first job... such an eerie feeling watching this video. So many memories. Man I remember this park like the back of my hand. Thanks for sharing!
This hurts my heart!! Im in MS now and can remember my time there and at SeaWorld. It will always be remembered in my heart. It's a shame that my kids will never have the chance to experience the memories that I have of this wonderful place.
I grew up here, had so much fun with my brothers and My grandparents. All the UAW picnics. Great memories but video makes me long for another time in my younger life.
Thank you for posting this, I always loved riding the Big Dipper. Every summer my mom's company would have their company picnic there and would spend all day riding rides at least twice. What I don't understand is why Cedar Fair doesn't put their old rides here when they make room for newer ones, they could capitalize on having two parks. Their main park would still be called Cedar Point and then this one could be called Olde Cedar Point with the older rides like the Wildcat or Diaster Transport and other rides that no longer exist for the sake of the biggest coasters. I love roller coasters but I still love some of my old simple rides too and I am only 36. They should realize what they have in the property they have
So sad. This brought back so many wonderful memories! I went to Geauga Lake every year with school for the end of the year school picnic starting in 1961, my 1st grade year! I continued to go there every year with my friends and family and then with my own children until they closed. We enjoyed the park so much. Too bad they closed.
Very sad indeed, I can remember my first time going to Geauga Lake with a good family friend and his family, my very first ride on the roller coaster, walking through the park.... Thank you kindly for sharing these memories with the world, wonderful, wonderful video.......
Oh this is so heartbreaking. This park meant so much to so many people. It is great to see so many people still interested in it after all this time. I know I had so many wonderful summers there.
It's so very strange to see a place that you remember as a kid being so full of life, buzzing with activity, in ruins... I am sad, yet also reminded of some amazing first memories (my first rollercoaster, birthdays, and even school field trips). Thanks for the video!
I was lucky enough to take my daughters there and over to Sea World once and we had a blast at both parks. It left me with a lot of great memories with my family. We are from Northern Kentucky. Sad to see that new memories are not being created for present day families. Thanks for sharing this.
that did bring back memories, seeing sea world across the view reminded me how lucky we were as kids. thank you, from a northfield center kid- now living in the great state of wyoming. thanx
This is Sad, "This is the New America" 54 years old, and a Trucker of 25 years. This is what has happened to many small towns I have passed through in my Travels.. This is what happens when people don't have Jobs, and can't afford the Luxury of some enjoyment.. I Long for the Day's of yesterday.. Great Video
Sadly, there are MANY now-defunct parks all across our great landscapes. I'm glad drones can capture images to see what once was. Drive-ins went the same way. Great memories.
Thank you very much for posting this. I drove there quite a bit for Sea World and took nephews to that place. I always had a soft spot for that place. Not too big, not too small. It was a pleasant way to enjoy a day. Thank you again.
I worked here from 97-2006, I had the opportunity to meet so many awesome people and witnessed the park change from Geauga Lake to Six Flags to Cedar Fair. My summers were a total joy working here, even though it could get very busy, we always had fun. It's sad that this is gone. It offered jobs for kids, something that is becoming harder to find. Seeing what has become of the park is extremely sad, but it can't take away the great memories that I made. It can't take away the memories that our visitors have. In a small way it will live on in our memories for a long time. My only hope is that they gave the Rotor to Rotorman, although I know they couldn't find parts to repair it near the end.
Beautiful video btw. The music goes well with the abandoned footage as it depicts a great loss and sadness to what was once a celebrated place. Cedar Fair pretty much ripped it's rides and attractions from the landscape. Such a merciless act done to the community.
Don't it I miss this place with a passion I'm still crying so sad man wish I could've took my daughter there she was a newborn baby when they closed ☹😢
Been there many times back in the late 70s early 80s. Was a great place. I've watched this many times and it brings back a lot of memories. Rode that roller coaster many times and loved it. It's sad to see it sitting there rotting away. It's like walking through a ghost town but brings back the memories.
Great drone footage. I went there as a kid and miss it so much. I wish I knew what it looked like with some before pictures because I can't remember much. I wonder if that standing coaster is still there today.
My uncle George ran a wheel there back in the 40s, 50, and later. When we got up there from Akron he would let us pick up dimes that might have fallen on the floor. I loved the fun house (not really its name) but it had a huge barrel thing on its side that we tried to walk through, a large circular ride that you had to try to stay on and not slide off as it spun around, and a wooden slide that used burlap bags to ride down on. For 20 cents we could stay as long as we wanted. What memories that place had! Thanks for this visit down memory lane.
climbing the big dipper is amazing, I felt like the king of the world up there with the view and the winds and just being on the narrow walkway. Never will forget
Man seeing this footage brings back some memories. In Elementary school all the city of Akron crossing guards were given a free trip to Geauga Lake for their services. Man had a great time there. I think they should do another video to show what it once looked like and what it has become. great video thanks
I remember when my husband's band Chandler played there in the fall. What fond memories we had of all of us going on the roller coasters rides and enjoying Chandler's music! 😀
This video gets me to think of how I miss geauga lake amusement park so much. It was and still is my favorite amusement park although I have went to cedar point amusement park a bunch of times.
Excellent, excellent footage! May I have permission to use some of your footage in my motovlog about Geauga Lake? I will credit you and post a link to your channel. Thanks!
In the summer of 2007 I visited Geauga Lake with my family for the first time. I was 12 (the last time I had been there was when the park was Six Flags: Worlds of Adventure around 2002). We spent the whole day there, enjoying the water park, and in the evening I remember crossing the long bridge all the way across the lake. We watched the sun setting through the trees and over the water. I was having so much fun riding all of the roller coasters, I remember not wanting to leave. I saw Shamu's Happy Harbor playground and I never got a chance to go on it before it was time to go home. I came back the next summer to only a water park, not totally realizing what had happened. I didn't understand why the roller coasters and rides I loved so much had just closed in one year. My absolute favorite thing was the big bridge that floated over the water, and it was gone. About a year ago I found this article and it explained what happened to the amusement park from my childhood. This really tugs at some heartstrings!www.cleveland.com/akron/index.ssf/2015/09/drone_video_shows_last_coaster_geauga_lake.html
Thank you for sharing this video. I spent days there as a kid, a teen, a young adult and an adult. Seeing it in this state actually brought a tear (or two) to my eyes. I just got into UAV Aerial Photography last year, and this is the kind of video which drew me to the hobby. Congrats on not only a great video with moving subject matter for NE Ohioans, but also a sound track that captures the moment so succinctly. Cheers.
wow this just made me so sad... I loved going to that park. both my girls had their first roller coaster ride on the Big Dipper. glad to see that is the last remaining ride left. They have really torn down all the buildings compared to a video i saw from a few years back. Thanks for the video, the music fit it perfectly.
its incredible the amount of footings for the steel coaster. its weird to see it like that. when i was a kid living in Oregon i would mail away to all amusements parks around the world requestion information. Geauga Lake always sent amazing stuff back. like park maps, postcards, stickers etc. wish i had all that cool amusement park stuff today......
I had so much fun going here and to sea world. Seeing the old big dipper brings back memories. All wood and it was fun. It would beat my back up but it was worth it. I always waited for the front seat. Thank you for this wonderful clip, the music fits the video. Thank you cedar point for closing this park you creeps... 😆
Great video. My family had season passes every year. At the very beginning that little building to the right of the main entrance is where you would go have your picture taken for your season passes. This is really sad.
Oh geez that's crappy I liked going to both . Cedar point is crazy expensive smh we only go once a year but when Geauga lake was open we still did cedar point but then went to cedar point several times bc it was much more affordable they should of kept both open.
+Brittany Sterling SERIOUSLY why not both :( I always went to both. I used to be sad about sea world as well, but hearing about how they treat their animals kinda makes me glad its gone, it's bittersweet. But man... Geauga Lake was just too amazing.
Oh Wow!! That was cool and kinda creepy at the same time! I was struck at how the world was just going by the ruins of GL when you did the wide shot! Thanks for shooting and thanks for posting...I was there as a kid too!
This video made me cry. I remember going to Rainbow Island at Geauga Lake. The Wave. I still have some Geauga Lake memorabilia. I was there on Auction day when it was opened to the public for one last time.
I never got to go here, but would see TV commercials for it all the time. As a kid growing up in WV, our annual pilgrimage was to Kennywood. I know how I'd feel if they tore that down for no good reason: like a piece of my childhood had been ripped away from me. My mom took my son here one summer when he was small, so he carries its memories, & mourns its loss. Must've been a grand place when the Big Dipper was new!
Sitting at Sea World back in the day always wishing I was across the lake and on that coaster... That is my memory of Geauga Lake. Thanks for the video! It is sad how us Ohioans are so quick to abandon places...but I suppose with Cedar Point so relatively close it was only a matter of time.
I remember visiting Sea World as a 13 year old with my parents and sisters and looking across the lake at Geauga Lake - wishing I could be riding the roller coasters. We couldn't afford two theme parks on that trip so that didn't happen. Years later, I would move for Pennsylvania to Cleveland, marry and have two young daughters that came to love Geauga Lake. Roller coasters, Dippin Dots and so much more made for many memorable moments in my family's lives. And now... they are only memories :-( So sad that GL's and Sea World's owners could let these treasures rot like this. This video reminds me of a scene from the movie, "Planet of the Apes," where George Taylor discovers the beach-covered remains of the Statue of Liberty, revealing that this "alien" planet is actually Earth long after a nuclear war. Thank you, Marc Yeager and DiJi Aerial Media for shooting this video. Well done. Here's another video that Geauga Lake fans may enjoy: ruclips.net/video/-jJMS3aMTbA/видео.html
that was their story and, apparently, they stuck to it. my dad was cheap and he said poor, but we kids badgered him so much, he took us to CP every summer just to shut us up. fun times...
+Kyle Campbell The water park portion of Geauga Lake " Wildwater Kingdom" opened there two years before the main park was closed. Cedar Fair owns it now, and it's still an (off season) active park.
+pokechatter Yeah I know that just telling the person who asked the question. Most people don't know a waterpark exist and even less people know about it being on the Sea World side.
Yes, very sad to see this. Great summer memories at Geauga Lake with family and friends. And Sea World across the lake. You could watch the water ski show with the ramps in the water from the Geauga lake side. Looks like a bomb was dropped on it now. A bomb of greed and profit.
This was a 19th century park. It was around for quite a while. There's always a bit of charm to old, run down areas. Maybe I hold nostalgia for things I didn't personally experience, or maybe I'm just nuts.
So sad.. we had summer passes every year as a kid I can remember the few times that my parents took me to see world and I would just be staring across the lake looking at all the people having fun on the roller coasters
Made me go look up Geauga Lake. One hell of a history, wow. Sad that it had to end. Worse still to see how far it deteriorated. Would have thought would be rebuilt, or reused the land for something else. Very nice job on your video capturing this. Looking forward to more of your work.
+Dan Kisela Thank you Dan, It is really sad to see what happened. I will be posting more videos soon on my channel, subscribe and you may see. They may not be videos of abandoned amusement parks though.
Hey Marc. Great footage, Thanks for sharing. Like the others, I spent my summers there and Sea World. I remember walking there thru the woods almost every day. I was actually one of the first to ride the X Flight on media day.
I used to visit every summer in the early to mid 90's. I rode my first roller coaster there (Raging Wolf Bobs). I've since moved on to Cedar Point but I definitely have a lot of memories of this place. :(
Hard for me to watch. I worked there for four summers in the late 70's/early 80's. I still have some amazing memories and even stay in touch with some friends from back in the day. It was a relatively small park by today's standards but boy did we have some fun.
This is really sad on a personal level. My Father God rest his soul was a letter carrier for years thru the 50's and 60's and the Post Office sponsored a Letter Carrier Picnic at Geauga Lake every year for the families. I can still see the big bright silver rocket ride spinning around. Geauga Lake now joins many of it's kin selected for extinction. I will list a couple for any one that is a Cleveland amusement park enthusiast. Luna Park, White City Amusement Park, Puritas Springs Amusement Park,.. Thank you Diji for a very nice aerial tour. Well done.
Thanks for posting. Sad that Ohio had so many great parks, and now just two players left. I explored Idora & Chippewa before the wrecking ball. Hope I can get here too.
I also spent many summers of my childhood here. This was the place my dad and I would always go together, the two of us. The park closed a month after I moved from Ohio to California, and I didn't find out until just recently. My father passed away in 2009 and I always wanted to go back to the park to see our old stomping ground, so this brought up so much emotion, and also so many fond memories. Thank you for sharing.
We moved to California from Ohio too wanted to scrape the cold
D I’m in Seattle now so a nice mix of weather but certainly no Cleveland winters!
E.a. Higgins definitely! My sisters love to go to Seattle
I worked here the summers of 82, 83 and 84. I worked on the paddle boat docks and driving the "Big Ditch" boat. It's so surreal watching this video and recognizing so many of the parts of the park. Beautiful footage.
There's something so creepy yet awesome about an abandoned amusement park! Seeing the footers still there from the steel coasters, the wooden coaster with nature taking over... just so fascinating!!! I'd give anything to go explore in there!
yes!
that's wild too see Matt here! I'm subscribed to his channel!
Wow I love your vids, they always brighten my mood.
I'm going today
Hey Matt I love your videos also I agree with you
Just that first shot of the entrance and I immediately already feel like crying. That place represented my childhood. And many other people's, I'm sure .
I'm glad you are all liking the video. It is very sad. I spent most of my summers here as a child and it brought back memories of what it was like. It's sad to see what it has become, but it's a great way to bring back memories.
How come you were not able to go by the old seaworld show area? Or is most of that water kingdom now but a sad video shame cedar point had to ruin it.
I did have a lot of video from the same day from Wildwater Kingdom, I left it out as I wanted this to be about Geauga Lake.
+Diji Photography true no complaints there lol last time I went there was in 2004 when I graduated but thank you for the video brought back a lot of good memories of old friends
+DiJi Aerial Media i spents alot of time there myself
+DiJi Aerial Media Melancholy yes, but it's great to be able to ride that last coaster one last time..
I actually cried. I never imagined some place I grew up spending summers year after year would look like a scene post apocalypse. This saddened me greatly. I think I'm more hurt that other children, including my own will never be able to experience the magic of this park. Thank you for sharing this!
Wow, can you imagine how many memories were made there? Families, couples and friends alike probably all have distinct memories about going here. First kisses, first roller coaster ride with your mom or dad or just your first time at the park.. and countless other possible memories.... how beautiful and tragic all at once... Great work.
My wife and I have so many great memories of this place from when we were dating. If I ever win that powerball I'm reopening this place!
Thanks for the video!
I went there in the 70s and 80s and it was magical. I can still smell the way it was back then. The funnel cake the sounds and how tired you were after 8 hours of nothing but a great time.
This video breaks my heart ... So many summers, so many happy memories ... to see the place looking like this is tragic
I can still remember the sounds and smells of that place.
The smell of old beer in certain areas lol memories!
+terry bumblis They were spectacular :)
+buckeye936 I still smell it from time to time and when I do, it takes me right back to the walkways!
terry bumblis me to
damn. I loved this place when I was a kid. This is just sad and eerie at at the same time.
I miss Geauga Lake so much. I remember going there when I was growing up in Ohio. It's sad to see it abandoned and lonely-looking. But I do appreciate the memories I have of the place.
This is amazing footage. I had no idea the park closed. I went about 30 years ago. I remember watching the water show at Sea World, looking across the water and being memorized by the roller coasters. It's amazing that it went from the one of the world's biggest amusement parks, to this. Thank you for posting.
I've been in ohio 3 years now and literally just found out about this place 2 minutes ago through an article,never got ro experience this place and just viewing the footage makes me want to cry I can just feel this was a magical place with lots of joy and memories
HeartBreaking... Literally made me cry! I grew up going to this amazing place and now it a Paradise Lost...
I worked here back in summers of 95-97... My first job... such an eerie feeling watching this video. So many memories. Man I remember this park like the back of my hand. Thanks for sharing!
This hurts my heart!! Im in MS now and can remember my time there and at SeaWorld. It will always be remembered in my heart. It's a shame that my kids will never have the chance to experience the memories that I have of this wonderful place.
I grew up here, had so much fun with my brothers and My grandparents. All the UAW picnics. Great memories but video makes me long for another time in my younger life.
Childhood memories. Will never forget the fun, smell and sounds. Miss this place
Actually made me cry. Rode my first coaster there. :(
Calcifer - me too
same here... the big dipper was my first.
Still so hard to watch. That place - and Sea World too - was my childhood. Hard to define the feeling.
Thank you for posting this, I always loved riding the Big Dipper. Every summer my mom's company would have their company picnic there and would spend all day riding rides at least twice. What I don't understand is why Cedar Fair doesn't put their old rides here when they make room for newer ones, they could capitalize on having two parks. Their main park would still be called Cedar Point and then this one could be called Olde Cedar Point with the older rides like the Wildcat or Diaster Transport and other rides that no longer exist for the sake of the biggest coasters. I love roller coasters but I still love some of my old simple rides too and I am only 36. They should realize what they have in the property they have
Absolutely beautiful. The score fit perfectly. Thank you for this wonderful video.
So sad. This brought back so many wonderful memories! I went to Geauga Lake every year with school for the end of the year school picnic starting in 1961, my 1st grade year! I continued to go there every year with my friends and family and then with my own children until they closed. We enjoyed the park so much. Too bad they closed.
Very sad indeed, I can remember my first time going to Geauga Lake with a good family friend and his family, my very first ride on the roller coaster, walking through the park.... Thank you kindly for sharing these memories with the world, wonderful, wonderful video.......
that final shot of the big dipper is both magnificent and heart breaking, awesome job
Ol Pappy Thanks!
Oh this is so heartbreaking. This park meant so much to so many people. It is great to see so many people still interested in it after all this time. I know I had so many wonderful summers there.
It's so very strange to see a place that you remember as a kid being so full of life, buzzing with activity, in ruins... I am sad, yet also reminded of some amazing first memories (my first rollercoaster, birthdays, and even school field trips).
Thanks for the video!
I was lucky enough to take my daughters there and over to Sea World once and we had a blast at both parks. It left me with a lot of great memories with my family. We are from Northern Kentucky. Sad to see that new memories are not being created for present day families. Thanks for sharing this.
that did bring back memories, seeing sea world across the view reminded me how lucky we were as kids. thank you, from a northfield center kid- now living in the great state of wyoming. thanx
Hard to watch this and not cry.
This guy is an amazing drone flyer
This is Sad, "This is the New America" 54 years old, and a Trucker of 25 years. This is what has happened to many small towns I have passed through in my Travels.. This is what happens when people don't have Jobs, and can't afford the Luxury of some enjoyment.. I Long for the Day's of yesterday.. Great Video
Sadly, there are MANY now-defunct parks all across our great landscapes. I'm glad drones can capture images to see what once was. Drive-ins went the same way. Great memories.
Sad but beautiful footage, guys. Thanks for sharing.
CoasterBob62 Thanks
I loved that place had season tickets for near 20 years.
When I was growing up i used to go there once a month at least. It was a great park and just the right size for a fun evening
Thank you very much for posting this. I drove there quite a bit for Sea World and took nephews to that place. I always had a soft spot for that place. Not too big, not too small. It was a pleasant way to enjoy a day. Thank you again.
I worked here from 97-2006, I had the opportunity to meet so many awesome people and witnessed the park change from Geauga Lake to Six Flags to Cedar Fair. My summers were a total joy working here, even though it could get very busy, we always had fun. It's sad that this is gone. It offered jobs for kids, something that is becoming harder to find. Seeing what has become of the park is extremely sad, but it can't take away the great memories that I made. It can't take away the memories that our visitors have. In a small way it will live on in our memories for a long time.
My only hope is that they gave the Rotor to Rotorman, although I know they couldn't find parts to repair it near the end.
Beautiful video btw. The music goes well with the abandoned footage as it depicts a great loss and sadness to what was once a celebrated place. Cedar Fair pretty much ripped it's rides and attractions from the landscape. Such a merciless act done to the community.
so sad to see the demise of Geauga Lake....spent many summer days there with my kids when they were small....
Thank you for posting ...
Wow this makes me sad! I remember being a kid an looking forward to going to Geauga Lake every summer man life comes at you fast!!
Don't it I miss this place with a passion I'm still crying so sad man wish I could've took my daughter there she was a newborn baby when they closed ☹😢
Been there many times back in the late 70s early 80s. Was a great place. I've watched this many times and it brings back a lot of memories. Rode that roller coaster many times and loved it. It's sad to see it sitting there rotting away. It's like walking through a ghost town but brings back the memories.
Great drone footage. I went there as a kid and miss it so much. I wish I knew what it looked like with some before pictures because I can't remember much. I wonder if that standing coaster is still there today.
I remember working there, summer of 2004. And so many childhood visits before then.
I miss it. And ... this made me tear up.
Thanks for sharing. I went there at least yearly for the B&W company picnic. Lots of great memories.
My uncle George ran a wheel there back in the 40s, 50, and later. When we got up there from Akron he would let us pick up dimes that might have fallen on the floor. I loved the fun house (not really its name) but it had a huge barrel thing on its side that we tried to walk through, a large circular ride that you had to try to stay on and not slide off as it spun around, and a wooden slide that used burlap bags to ride down on. For 20 cents we could stay as long as we wanted. What memories that place had! Thanks for this visit down memory lane.
climbing the big dipper is amazing, I felt like the king of the world up there with the view and the winds and just being on the narrow walkway. Never will forget
Thank you so much for sharing this video. I used to go here every summer back in the day with the family. So sad to see it in ruins now.
Man seeing this footage brings back some memories. In Elementary school all the city of Akron crossing guards were given a free trip to Geauga Lake for their services. Man had a great time there. I think they should do another video to show what it once looked like and what it has become. great video thanks
I remember when my husband's band Chandler played there in the fall. What fond memories we had of all of us going on the roller coasters rides and enjoying Chandler's music! 😀
Something very haunting about the Big Dipper being the last thing standing in that place. RIP Dipper
This video gets me to think of how I miss geauga lake amusement park so much. It was and still is my favorite amusement park although I have went to cedar point amusement park a bunch of times.
Excellent, excellent footage! May I have permission to use some of your footage in my motovlog about Geauga Lake? I will credit you and post a link to your channel. Thanks!
Thanks for sharing this...great job. Sad to see the old place like this.
In the summer of 2007 I visited Geauga Lake with my family for the first time. I was 12 (the last time I had been there was when the park was Six Flags: Worlds of Adventure around 2002). We spent the whole day there, enjoying the water park, and in the evening I remember crossing the long bridge all the way across the lake. We watched the sun setting through the trees and over the water. I was having so much fun riding all of the roller coasters, I remember not wanting to leave. I saw Shamu's Happy Harbor playground and I never got a chance to go on it before it was time to go home. I came back the next summer to only a water park, not totally realizing what had happened. I didn't understand why the roller coasters and rides I loved so much had just closed in one year. My absolute favorite thing was the big bridge that floated over the water, and it was gone. About a year ago I found this article and it explained what happened to the amusement park from my childhood. This really tugs at some heartstrings!www.cleveland.com/akron/index.ssf/2015/09/drone_video_shows_last_coaster_geauga_lake.html
www.themeparktourist.com/features/20140824/28153/lost-geauga-lake-how-worlds-largest-six-flags-disappeared?page=4 ^this is the article
Thank you for sharing this video. I spent days there as a kid, a teen, a young adult and an adult. Seeing it in this state actually brought a tear (or two) to my eyes. I just got into UAV Aerial Photography last year, and this is the kind of video which drew me to the hobby. Congrats on not only a great video with moving subject matter for NE Ohioans, but also a sound track that captures the moment so succinctly. Cheers.
+Bill Somrak Thank you for the support. The song really did help capture the sad and creepy feel the park had when shooting.
wow this just made me so sad... I loved going to that park. both my girls had their first roller coaster ride on the Big Dipper. glad to see that is the last remaining ride left. They have really torn down all the buildings compared to a video i saw from a few years back. Thanks for the video, the music fit it perfectly.
its incredible the amount of footings for the steel coaster. its weird to see it like that. when i was a kid living in Oregon i would mail away to all amusements parks around the world requestion information. Geauga Lake always sent amazing stuff back. like park maps, postcards, stickers etc. wish i had all that cool amusement park stuff today......
I had so much fun going here and to sea world. Seeing the old big dipper brings back memories. All wood and it was fun. It would beat my back up but it was worth it. I always waited for the front seat. Thank you for this wonderful clip, the music fits the video. Thank you cedar point for closing this park you creeps... 😆
very nice footage great closeups i grew up at that park so sad best drone footage ive ever seen great control
Thanks for this I had so many memories at this place as a kid it was also the first place I ever received a pay check from at the tender age of 14.
Great video. My family had season passes every year. At the very beginning that little building to the right of the main entrance is where you would go have your picture taken for your season passes. This is really sad.
I rarely comment on videos, but this is some beautiful work. Kudos to you for getting it and giving it that eerie but captivating feeling.
Many summers spent there as a child. Great memories!!
I remember going there as a kid 30 years ago, thanks for the video
even though i live right down the street and i see it every day this video made me tear up so many memories
I so wish someone would bring this back
+Brittany Sterling Never gonna happen.
Sadly I know
I believe that Cedar Point bought it with the intention just to close them up then people would be forced to go to Cedar point
Oh geez that's crappy I liked going to both . Cedar point is crazy expensive smh we only go once a year but when Geauga lake was open we still did cedar point but then went to cedar point several times bc it was much more affordable they should of kept both open.
+Brittany Sterling SERIOUSLY why not both :( I always went to both. I used to be sad about sea world as well, but hearing about how they treat their animals kinda makes me glad its gone, it's bittersweet. But man... Geauga Lake was just too amazing.
Oh Wow!! That was cool and kinda creepy at the same time! I was struck at how the world was just going by the ruins of GL when you did the wide shot! Thanks for shooting and thanks for posting...I was there as a kid too!
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I plan when I’m older to fix this place up, reopen for new family’s to make great memories. Would anyone come if I did??
It's sad seeing all three parks abandoned. There is so much land that is unused from these once Beautiful parks!
This video made me cry. I remember going to Rainbow Island at Geauga Lake. The Wave. I still have some Geauga Lake memorabilia. I was there on Auction day when it was opened to the public for one last time.
All my childhood memory's...
Creepy, sad, happy.....many emotions swirl while watching. We had season passes, goid memories
I never got to go here, but would see TV commercials for it all the time. As a kid growing up in WV, our annual pilgrimage was to Kennywood. I know how I'd feel if they tore that down for no good reason: like a piece of my childhood had been ripped away from me. My mom took my son here one summer when he was small, so he carries its memories, & mourns its loss. Must've been a grand place when the Big Dipper was new!
Thank you for the footage. Really brings back a lot of memories.
Great job finding something super cool to shoot, very unique.
Amazing footage. Thank you for sharing. So sad to see what has happened to such a wonderful park I will never forget.
Sitting at Sea World back in the day always wishing I was across the lake and on that coaster... That is my memory of Geauga Lake. Thanks for the video!
It is sad how us Ohioans are so quick to abandon places...but I suppose with Cedar Point so relatively close it was only a matter of time.
Very nice drone video... Brought back many great memories.
So many great memories in summer with my childhood friends.
I remember visiting Sea World as a 13 year old with my parents and sisters and looking across the lake at Geauga Lake - wishing I could be riding the roller coasters. We couldn't afford two theme parks on that trip so that didn't happen.
Years later, I would move for Pennsylvania to Cleveland, marry and have two young daughters that came to love Geauga Lake. Roller coasters, Dippin Dots and so much more made for many memorable moments in my family's lives. And now... they are only memories :-(
So sad that GL's and Sea World's owners could let these treasures rot like this. This video reminds me of a scene from the movie, "Planet of the Apes," where George Taylor discovers the beach-covered remains of the Statue of Liberty, revealing that this "alien" planet is actually Earth long after a nuclear war.
Thank you, Marc Yeager and DiJi Aerial Media for shooting this video. Well done.
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that was their story and, apparently, they stuck to it. my dad was cheap and he said poor, but we kids badgered him so much, he took us to CP every summer just to shut us up. fun times...
That drone footage is so clean
Would be awesome to see the Sea World Side! Great job!
It's now a water park with the Geuaga park name.
+Kyle Campbell The water park portion of Geauga Lake " Wildwater Kingdom" opened there two years before the main park was closed. Cedar Fair owns it now, and it's still an (off season) active park.
+pokechatter Yeah I know that just telling the person who asked the question. Most people don't know a waterpark exist and even less people know about it being on the Sea World side.
Kyle Campbell
Just adding more information. Sorry for the intrusion.
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Yes, very sad to see this. Great summer memories at Geauga Lake with family and friends. And Sea World across the lake. You could watch the water ski show with the ramps in the water from the Geauga lake side. Looks like a bomb was dropped on it now. A bomb of greed and profit.
Yes my sentiments exactly.
This was a 19th century park. It was around for quite a while. There's always a bit of charm to old, run down areas. Maybe I hold nostalgia for things I didn't personally experience, or maybe I'm just nuts.
Abd tragic that the park endured so much during the decades only to succumb to poor management and changing companies
wow mindblowing to see it like this...I spent many good times there as a kid.
So sad.. we had summer passes every year as a kid I can remember the few times that my parents took me to see world and I would just be staring across the lake looking at all the people having fun on the roller coasters
Made me go look up Geauga Lake. One hell of a history, wow. Sad that it
had to end. Worse still to see how far it deteriorated. Would have
thought would be rebuilt, or reused the land for something else. Very
nice job on your video capturing this. Looking forward to more of your
work.
+Dan Kisela Thank you Dan, It is really sad to see what happened. I will be posting more videos soon on my channel, subscribe and you may see. They may not be videos of abandoned amusement parks though.
Never occurred to me how much space the Big Dipper took up.
Hey Marc. Great footage, Thanks for sharing. Like the others, I spent my summers there and Sea World. I remember walking there thru the woods almost every day. I was actually one of the first to ride the X Flight on media day.
I used to visit every summer in the early to mid 90's. I rode my first roller coaster there (Raging Wolf Bobs). I've since moved on to Cedar Point but I definitely have a lot of memories of this place. :(
Sad to see that wooden coaster sitting there so lonely.
And demolished in the fall of 2016
First on in, last one out.
Hard for me to watch. I worked there for four summers in the late 70's/early 80's. I still have some amazing memories and even stay in touch with some friends from back in the day. It was a relatively small park by today's standards but boy did we have some fun.
This is really sad on a personal level. My Father God rest his soul was a letter carrier for years thru the 50's and 60's and the Post Office sponsored a Letter Carrier Picnic at Geauga Lake every year for the families. I can still see the big bright silver rocket ride spinning around. Geauga Lake now joins many of it's kin selected for extinction. I will list a couple for any one that is a Cleveland amusement park enthusiast. Luna Park, White City Amusement Park, Puritas Springs Amusement Park,.. Thank you Diji for a very nice aerial tour. Well done.
Thanks for posting. Sad that Ohio had so many great parks, and now just two players left. I explored Idora & Chippewa before the wrecking ball. Hope I can get here too.
I worked here the last summer they were open and it was my first job. best job ever!!
When I used to live in Stow, me and my wife would go there in the summer and enjoy the rides they offer. I hope they will re-open someday