Another great theme park history video mate 👍😁. It’s genuinely such a shame the park has gone, it seemed like such a fun and wholesome park to visit. Amazing coverage as always tho mate 👏. Amazing to be first viewer aswell 😂👍😉
I've got my nostalgia goggles on, but Camelot was my favourite place in the world when I was a kid. Running straight to see Puff The Magic Dragon was a must. Beast was my favourite roller coaster and I still liked it when it became Venom, but I preferred it as Beast with the big claw on the mountain outside. The Rack was another favourite of mine. The last time I went there was 2003ish and there were people trying to sell caravans next to the farm. That's when I knew its days were numbered.
On the map in the newspaper at 14:52 they got southport mixed up with stockport labelling pleasureland as being there instead of southport. Bonkers how they didn't double check for mistakes like that. Great video, always loved going here as a child, thanks
I live in the area but I never once visited Camelot theme park. However this video did reminded me of a time in the late 90s. I remembered going to a rally car event there 👍
Really enjoy your history videos! I visited Camelot once on a primary school trip in this era. I remember going on The Rack and having a kid from another school sat in the other half spitting across the divide in the ride. Happy memories.... No idea if they are the same ride, but Lightwater Valley has both Clownaround and Human Cannonball.
I remember going in about 99 with the Brownies and it was absolutely chucking it down. The park wasn't particularly full because we pretty much walked onto the tower of terror and it was so quiet that we went round about 4 times before we were bored and got off. There was no one else in the queue.
Loved this video Chris. I’ve got fond memories of Camelot in the early 90s. I do remember going on the rack and thinking it was great at the time. However, I think it was around when Nemesis was launched that we started to prefer towers more. I would have been 14 then. Always look forward to watching your videos 👍🏼
What another awesome and interesting video by you Coaster Dad! It was definitely interesting to learn about the Camelot Theme Park from 1990 to 1999! You are an awesome RUclipsr Coaster Dad ❤
Absolutely love watching your videos on a Thursday evening. Especially the history of theme parks videos. 🎢 Please keep adding to the series!! Really appreciate the research and effort that goes into making them
Hi Chris. Really enjoyed the video! I remember going on the rack when I was younger and it was absolutely fantastic and was quite thrilling really. Very popular ride back in the day but when it stopped working the park just left it to rot unfortunately. The junior dragon coaster was initially based up where the pendragons plunge was later located. They moved it to the back to make way for pendragons. When the park first opened its gates I believe the entrance was actually over near the indoor play centre castle as mentioned in your first video. I have photos of it somewhere if you want to see. When the park was being demolished they uncovered a crown mosaic located where the main entrance moved in later years. Yes sooty was really there and as big as it looks in the photos 😂! Rollerquest didn't really fit in with the themeing but it was absolutely fantastic! We had so much fun as a family competing! There was a go karting track located where the mini golf was located in later life and the go karts were moved to the main entrance. The children's jousting ride was also firstly based up close to the entrance to the dragon flyer ride then moved after a couple of years and that area became a picnic area. Hope any of these facts help. Just a message away if you need any help to confirm or assist with anything. I practically lived in the park at one point.
@coaster_dad it's also worth noting that the comedian and bgt finalist Steve Royal worked at camelot as the jester during the jousting shows. He was known as mad Edgar.
This is the era I remember, went on Towers of terror 7 times and The beast when it was indoors. I also remember a large climbing tower that was cool and unique. When the park was sold by Granada it really started going down hill
This was the first park I ever visited as a kid, used to love it. my Dad reminded me the other day that I used to go around and around on the kids coaster. we stopped going in the early 2000s.
It was great you could go on coasters and then watch a jousting show. I have many great childhood memories from this places. It started my love for theme parks
Yes black knight / doom were the same ride. Its good to date everything like this as it takes me back. I remember going the year excalubur with my secondary school on its opening year and i found the sight of it terrifying but still rode it! I also found the rack very boring too!
According to the research I've done regarding the rack... It was the only 'canyon trip' flat ever made... Originally being at the American adventure and made for that park (hence the model name canyon trip) You're right regarding the ghost train - dungeons of doom and the black nights revemge .. Both being the same
@coaster_dad friends of the family were involved in the jousting and performances of the various shows throughout the years..... I must've visited around 250 times from the early 90s to the park close. If you would like any questions answering or have any queries, please feel free to drop me a message on socials and I'll assist where I can!
@stevedurrell appreciate that. I’m getting ready to start the next series (looking likely to be Flamingoland) and I’m going to see who’s happy to help because so many of you have a tonne of knowledge 😀
@@coaster_dad another park I must've visited in the 100s over the years...... Other friends of the family performing in shows and involved with the circus that was there a number of years..... Please feel free to drop me a line and I'll try offer any info, knowledge and answer any questions.
I remember the rack good ride and great interaction when the two half’s meet and I got the same brochure don’t think anyone would pay £800 for it tho , nice one Chris 👍
I got a single ride on the rack back in the 90's i loved it, it then stood sbno for decades. Quintaine was epic there is still a version operating at port Aventura which is far far tamer
I found 10 on the Win a day out! Flag in tower missing. Dot on second tower flag missing. Window on second tower missing. Wall on tower by wizard head missing. Person missing on 2nd carriage in wheel. Black nail missing on wizard. Line missing on wizard hat. Nail missing in monster (far right). Missing dots on cheek of monster. Missing right ear on monster. How do I redeem my prize Chris? 😂
I went on Black Knight's Revenge, it was a straight up Ghost Train from what I remember, I was petrified about going on it as a kid. I remember seeing John Barnes queuing up for it!
I saw John Barnes in Camelot as well! Must’ve been mid 90s. I think Camelot was somewhere we used to go to every year for a few years in late 1990s but I can’t remember going back once 2000 hit. Probably the same for a lot of people and then why the park rapidly went downhill.
Hi again. Your 90's timeline is a little off with things, for example, the jousting horses kids ride was there well before 1999 and thendouble.decker carousel actually replaced the quintain, but not in the 90's, that was a little later. The roller quest was part of the 'family entertainments centre' (FEC) that was Prime Resorts big idea in 1999. It was situated inside the castle at the entrance, but the main idea wasnt really about daytime traffic, it was in fact a strategy to have evening entertainment that people would come to after park hours. The real problem being, there was no easy way to get there from the nearby towns, so it was a bit of a let down.
Yeah, I'm almost certain Black Knight's Revenge was just a ghost train. I have a fairly vivid memory of getting to the front of the queue, and a cast member dressed as a knight jumped round a corner and slammed his hand on the wall right next to me, and I almost shat myself. I've just remembered - the last time I was there (some time in the early 2000's) a wheel flew off the Dragon Flier as it passed over the lower level of the park and smashed into the ground a few feet away from a woman pushing a pram. A member of staff just picked it up and walked away with it, and nothing more was done. There was no fuss or anything. It was quite surreal.
Another enjoyable video buddy, although when you said when Camelot got £200 worth of money and wouldn't happen now as everyone is contactless! Not everyone is-some people still carry cash 👍🏻 Also see/read on your poll that Flamingo Land won, when do you start filming that video Chris????
The Rack in its later years the restraints wernt exactly tight. As you could slide yourself out from them if slumped in the seats. Venom I think the "effects" where just afew flashing lights an abit of badly done UV. Could be wrong as it is like 26 years ago or so at that point. I think the giant Sooty was up over the entry for a time then got taken down after it was damaged in high winds.
I remember going on Excalibur as a teen. When they put down the safety bars everybody would collectively groan as their genitals were inconveniently compressed.
Venom special effects and themeing..... Exactly the same as the beast.... A mirror all in the centre of the helix with the added magic of two red lasers... Apparently to simulate the eyes of the guardian! Difference with venom was in the entry tunnels leading to the queue line there were a number of reptiles and arachnids in viewing tanks.
Another great theme park history video mate 👍😁. It’s genuinely such a shame the park has gone, it seemed like such a fun and wholesome park to visit. Amazing coverage as always tho mate 👏. Amazing to be first viewer aswell 😂👍😉
Thanks bud
@ your welcome bud, I’m looking forward to watching the 2000’s part when I can😁👍. I’m loving the coaster dad emojis aswell 😂😊👍
I've got my nostalgia goggles on, but Camelot was my favourite place in the world when I was a kid. Running straight to see Puff The Magic Dragon was a must. Beast was my favourite roller coaster and I still liked it when it became Venom, but I preferred it as Beast with the big claw on the mountain outside.
The Rack was another favourite of mine.
The last time I went there was 2003ish and there were people trying to sell caravans next to the farm. That's when I knew its days were numbered.
As you’ll see in the final part on Sunday it went down hill rapidly 😔 I just wish I’d got to visit when I was a kid.
Really enjoying your videos, mate. Subscribed off the back of these.
@@MoonOfSatanthank you so much 😀
Went there in 1995 😊
On the map in the newspaper at 14:52 they got southport mixed up with stockport labelling pleasureland as being there instead of southport. Bonkers how they didn't double check for mistakes like that. Great video, always loved going here as a child, thanks
Im here for the adverts! 🎉🎉
there's some really cheesy ones 😂
I live in the area but I never once visited Camelot theme park. However this video did reminded me of a time in the late 90s. I remembered going to a rally car event there 👍
Really enjoy your history videos!
I visited Camelot once on a primary school trip in this era. I remember going on The Rack and having a kid from another school sat in the other half spitting across the divide in the ride. Happy memories....
No idea if they are the same ride, but Lightwater Valley has both Clownaround and Human Cannonball.
Thank you. Glad it brought back happy memories.
I remember going in about 99 with the Brownies and it was absolutely chucking it down. The park wasn't particularly full because we pretty much walked onto the tower of terror and it was so quiet that we went round about 4 times before we were bored and got off. There was no one else in the queue.
A quiet park is great for the guest but not for the park. 😔
Loved this video Chris. I’ve got fond memories of Camelot in the early 90s. I do remember going on the rack and thinking it was great at the time. However, I think it was around when Nemesis was launched that we started to prefer towers more. I would have been 14 then.
Always look forward to watching your videos 👍🏼
Thank you. Glad it brought back happy memories 😀
What another awesome and interesting video by you Coaster Dad! It was definitely interesting to learn about the Camelot Theme Park from 1990 to 1999! You are an awesome RUclipsr Coaster Dad ❤
Thanks Matt. I really appreciate that, glad you enjoyed 😀
Absolutely love watching your videos on a Thursday evening. Especially the history of theme parks videos. 🎢 Please keep adding to the series!! Really appreciate the research and effort that goes into making them
Thank you. Already gearing up for the next park (which is looking likely to be Flamingoland) 😀
@ can’t wait!!
Another great video, took a while but I found the 10 difference. 😁
Thank you 🙏
Great video Chris. Love your videos always 😊.
Thank you 😀
Another great vlog Chris. I find the history you unearth about these parks and rides really interesting.
Looking forward to the next installment 😊
Glad you enjoyed 😀
Hi Chris. Really enjoyed the video!
I remember going on the rack when I was younger and it was absolutely fantastic and was quite thrilling really. Very popular ride back in the day but when it stopped working the park just left it to rot unfortunately.
The junior dragon coaster was initially based up where the pendragons plunge was later located. They moved it to the back to make way for pendragons. When the park first opened its gates I believe the entrance was actually over near the indoor play centre castle as mentioned in your first video. I have photos of it somewhere if you want to see.
When the park was being demolished they uncovered a crown mosaic located where the main entrance moved in later years.
Yes sooty was really there and as big as it looks in the photos 😂!
Rollerquest didn't really fit in with the themeing but it was absolutely fantastic! We had so much fun as a family competing!
There was a go karting track located where the mini golf was located in later life and the go karts were moved to the main entrance. The children's jousting ride was also firstly based up close to the entrance to the dragon flyer ride then moved after a couple of years and that area became a picnic area.
Hope any of these facts help. Just a message away if you need any help to confirm or assist with anything. I practically lived in the park at one point.
Thanks for the info. Really appreciate it 😀
@coaster_dad it's also worth noting that the comedian and bgt finalist Steve Royal worked at camelot as the jester during the jousting shows. He was known as mad Edgar.
That promotion to get Grand Parents in for free so they can see their grandkids have fun is so heart-warming
I think it was a great idea given the demographic of the park 😀
The Wrack terrified me. Always felt i was gonna fall out. Went on once and never again😊
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This is the era I remember, went on Towers of terror 7 times and The beast when it was indoors. I also remember a large climbing tower that was cool and unique. When the park was sold by Granada it really started going down hill
I do wish I’d got to visit when it was around 😔
Sooty was indeed a giant panelled cut out. It was surreal.
I can imagine!
This was the first park I ever visited as a kid, used to love it. my Dad reminded me the other day that I used to go around and around on the kids coaster. we stopped going in the early 2000s.
I really wish I'd visited when it was around, it seems like an odd little park but one that many people have fond memories of. 😁
It was great you could go on coasters and then watch a jousting show. I have many great childhood memories from this places. It started my love for theme parks
I rode the rack, its mild on thrills but visually appealing to watch, the seats was extremely comfortable.
Ah thanks for the info. I did think it was more visual than thrilling 🙂
Yes black knight / doom were the same ride. Its good to date everything like this as it takes me back. I remember going the year excalubur with my secondary school on its opening year and i found the sight of it terrifying but still rode it! I also found the rack very boring too!
Yeah I did think the rack probably was more visual than thrilling.
According to the research I've done regarding the rack... It was the only 'canyon trip' flat ever made... Originally being at the American adventure and made for that park (hence the model name canyon trip)
You're right regarding the ghost train - dungeons of doom and the black nights revemge
.. Both being the same
Yeah I assumed they had to be the same. Crazy how many times the park renamed things 🤷♂️
@coaster_dad friends of the family were involved in the jousting and performances of the various shows throughout the years..... I must've visited around 250 times from the early 90s to the park close.
If you would like any questions answering or have any queries, please feel free to drop me a message on socials and I'll assist where I can!
@stevedurrell appreciate that. I’m getting ready to start the next series (looking likely to be Flamingoland) and I’m going to see who’s happy to help because so many of you have a tonne of knowledge 😀
@@coaster_dad another park I must've visited in the 100s over the years...... Other friends of the family performing in shows and involved with the circus that was there a number of years..... Please feel free to drop me a line and I'll try offer any info, knowledge and answer any questions.
@ nice thank you. I’ll be in touch 😀
I remember the rack good ride and great interaction when the two half’s meet and I got the same brochure don’t think anyone would pay £800 for it tho , nice one Chris 👍
Yeah I can’t see it selling 😂
Used to go on school trips with school. It was always a bit meh compared to the other parks but it was still fun!
I got a single ride on the rack back in the 90's i loved it, it then stood sbno for decades. Quintaine was epic there is still a version operating at port Aventura which is far far tamer
Yeah I’ve done the Portaventura one and it was very underwhelming 🙈
I found 10 on the Win a day out!
Flag in tower missing.
Dot on second tower flag missing.
Window on second tower missing.
Wall on tower by wizard head missing.
Person missing on 2nd carriage in wheel.
Black nail missing on wizard.
Line missing on wizard hat.
Nail missing in monster (far right).
Missing dots on cheek of monster.
Missing right ear on monster.
How do I redeem my prize Chris? 😂
Ha ha. Tickets in the mail mate 😂😂
@@coaster_dad making the packed lunch as we speak! 🤣
I remember being too scared to go on the Rack and Excalibur (being around 10 at the time), loved the coasters though.
Yeah I can imagine they’d be quite intimidating to a kid!
I rode the shack. It wasn’t as bad as slammer. It was actually quite thrilling
I went on Black Knight's Revenge, it was a straight up Ghost Train from what I remember, I was petrified about going on it as a kid. I remember seeing John Barnes queuing up for it!
Ah I did see an interview with a ride op that mentioned he was there but there were no photos so I didn’t say anything.
@coaster_dad wish we'd have had a camera with us 😅
I saw John Barnes in Camelot as well! Must’ve been mid 90s. I think Camelot was somewhere we used to go to every year for a few years in late 1990s but I can’t remember going back once 2000 hit. Probably the same for a lot of people and then why the park rapidly went downhill.
Part of the 3rd slide is the tunnel slide at gullivers valley just missing the end bit
Ah good to know 😀
Hi again. Your 90's timeline is a little off with things, for example, the jousting horses kids ride was there well before 1999 and thendouble.decker carousel actually replaced the quintain, but not in the 90's, that was a little later.
The roller quest was part of the 'family entertainments centre' (FEC) that was Prime Resorts big idea in 1999. It was situated inside the castle at the entrance, but the main idea wasnt really about daytime traffic, it was in fact a strategy to have evening entertainment that people would come to after park hours. The real problem being, there was no easy way to get there from the nearby towns, so it was a bit of a let down.
Yeah, I'm almost certain Black Knight's Revenge was just a ghost train. I have a fairly vivid memory of getting to the front of the queue, and a cast member dressed as a knight jumped round a corner and slammed his hand on the wall right next to me, and I almost shat myself.
I've just remembered - the last time I was there (some time in the early 2000's) a wheel flew off the Dragon Flier as it passed over the lower level of the park and smashed into the ground a few feet away from a woman pushing a pram. A member of staff just picked it up and walked away with it, and nothing more was done. There was no fuss or anything. It was quite surreal.
ha ha, if he did that for every train he'd have a hell of a sort hand 😉
Another enjoyable video buddy, although when you said when Camelot got £200 worth of money and wouldn't happen now as everyone is contactless!
Not everyone is-some people still carry cash 👍🏻
Also see/read on your poll that Flamingo Land won, when do you start filming that video Chris????
Its usually about 2 months of research so probably the new year. But sooner if I can. 😀
The rack was a bone shaker. Reminds me of an old AT ride which I can't think of right now.
The Rack in its later years the restraints wernt exactly tight. As you could slide yourself out from them if slumped in the seats. Venom I think the "effects" where just afew flashing lights an abit of badly done UV. Could be wrong as it is like 26 years ago or so at that point. I think the giant Sooty was up over the entry for a time then got taken down after it was damaged in high winds.
Thanks for the info 😀
I rode the rack and I can confirm it was quite uncomfortable 😂 Laura
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Is it possible to do one of these style vlog to the recently shut Flambards in honour out of curiosity 😢😅
A few people have asked. It’s not the next one on my list but I’m sure it will happen 🙂
@coaster_dad not sure how many rides it's had but there must be a few sure it's been going since 70s lol
I'd also love to see you do one of these vlogs for Lightwater Valley which is my very first park I went too and also a park near and dear to me 😁😁
I remember going on Excalibur as a teen. When they put down the safety bars everybody would collectively groan as their genitals were inconveniently compressed.
ha ha gotta love being stapled in 😂
As someone who pushed the button to push the hydrolic bars down, I went to bed hearing the groans
I rode " the rack " several times. It was OK but nothing special. They did market it as the world's only split rollercoaster though 😂😂😂
Ha ha. A bit of a “stretch” 😉
Venom special effects and themeing..... Exactly the same as the beast.... A mirror all in the centre of the helix with the added magic of two red lasers... Apparently to simulate the eyes of the guardian!
Difference with venom was in the entry tunnels leading to the queue line there were a number of reptiles and arachnids in viewing tanks.
I wasn’t far off with the flashing light that went woooo… pffft 😂😂
I blagged my young cousin into going on the tower of terror. "No it doesn't go upside down" I lied.
😂 oops
I never went to this park but heard now it'd just a wasteland and abandoned am I right or as that changed in recent months
Yeah closed in 2012 and was recently demolished for safety concerns