@@tomasr.2945 Just have the "kidnapped" be in on it or employees. They act scared with victorian "Oh no! Oh my!" while Tinkerbell bristles as she tries to stop them.
It's extremely sad with what happened to the island; it went from being a beautiful, amazing island for vacationers to a ridiculous golfing island that ended up destroying the environment.
And then Habbo Hotel. But it's dangerous to go there since it's overrun with pedophiles, there's aids in the pool along with stingrays who also have aids. Only a madman would set foot in there now...
Scientists: we need to plant more trees to stop global warming the rich: $100,000 charity to plant trees that will not be maintained or cared for to reach maturity and will either die in 3 years or take 250 years to grow when they will be cut down again for the land worth society, while enjoying their lush lavish property and homes where a rainforest used to be: [surprised pikachu face] how could the climate get this bad???
He was so sweet, too. He seemed so proud of his work, you can really tell it was a huge project of passion. It’s sad that Disney wasn’t willing to work with them to troubleshoot. This sounds like genuinely a fun trip, too.
GOLF is a terrible blight on this world. Especially on such a small place as an island. The nutrient runoff into the surrounding coral will be devastating.
Typical upper class elitists. Always selfish toward the environment. Yeah, let's tear down an abandoned Disney destination with so much history of family and fun for a GOLF COURSE that hardly anybody will use. I estimate, the project is going to end up like every other "rich housing" project. It will flop and go abandoned itself. All at the expense of what? All that nature destroyed. As if climate change wasn't a concern as is. Capitalist pigs.
Speaking with the co-CEO is so heartbreaking. He seemed so happy and proud of his work, and it sounds so exciting to have been apart of - as crew or guest! It’s sad this failed, it would have been so fun today…what a shame.
How big of a backlog of unfilmed "Abandoned" topics do you have? These videos are amazing and the amount of research that goes in to them is very impressive.
Yeah, missed narrative point. The ending shouldn't have been the lament of a failed Disney'ish resort but the redevelopment of a whole island into a blighted 1% community.
Long time viewer but first time commenter. This is probably one of the best Abandoned episodes! I love the interview with the former co-CEO! he was well spoken and informative! As a host, Jake, you have improved leaps and bounds! Thank you for your heart for this series! Viewers can tell how interested you are in these properties and your desire to get to the bottom of the mystery behind each site!
Actually it's not as bad as you think or even remotely close to what others are commenting. In truth, Disney really only has River Country and Discovery Island that are abandoned. The resort they had abandoned is now the Art of Animation resort. The rest of their "abandoned" projects are just that, projects that never came to be as their original plans. But the ones inside the parks have had other projects done in their place. A few other projects, like Disney's America, never broke ground and the land has since been bought and used by others. This island was never owned, designed, built, or operated by Disney. Disney had a contract with the cruise line who in turn had a contract with the owners of the island. The setting was a joint venture between the cruise line and the owners of the island. It was then the cruise line that eventually abandoned it, not Disney.
I know Mickey personally. He still goes out there to get away and do some light maintenance. He actually owns a very beautiful home complete with a private movie theater in ToonTown which he is also the Mayor of. Its good to know he still makes it out there every so often.
Oh man seeing the land development fiasco is way to close for home for me. Having lived in a huge archipelago myself, it's incredibly hard to fight these huge companies. Now Nickelodeon is trying to make an "Underwater Marine Park" on one of our most diverse islands.
Weird how DISNEY, the company that started clearing farmland from Anaheim, is more economically friendly than holiday makers! I mean, jeeze, they could have NOT turned most of the wilderness into a golf course!
It is pretty sad in general when you think about how much companies everywhere destroy natural environments to make way for artificial constructs... Even moreso when you realize how artificial constructs are the enevitable future of Earth as a whole... But even though these things seem like the ingredients of doom to the natural world, I assure you; the ending of this seemingly endless battle between natural and artificial can only be good.
Imagine you could sign up a relative for the kidnapping. Take the mother in law on the cruise, but sign her up for the kidnapping. Dinner, you all are sitting down, enjoying when suddenly the audio kicks in. Then, pirates come in, take the mother in law, and as she's screaming for help, you just wave casually, smirking, while your spouse is looking at you aghast, telling you to help them. "Why should I? I'm the one that signed her up for it."
The fact that you said you like the Angry Video Game Nerd really degrades this endorsement. In fact, is he even making videos anymore? And if so, has he learned how to use a green screen properly?
@@theblackwidowerironic knowing that guy was supposed to be a "filmmaker". Also dont ever get a filmmaker to do anything with video games. Its more bad than good.
GREAT video! I stumbled across this island while sailing in the Abacos in the late 90s-my buddies and I took a ton of pictures on the island. We asked around and some locals had told us it was a Disney Cruise stop off, but didn't know much more. Even with the abandoned buildings, it really was a beautiful natural island. Sad to see that it's been developed.
If the gorge was the only thing stopping future investors, it's odd the owners of the island never tried to make it wider themselves to make it more appealing.
Jake, another gem video you did!! OMG, I remember this island, I remember the cruise line!! This brought back numerous memories. It was truly the best Cruise vacation I can remember. The MS/Majestic one of the Premier ships had a four diamond chef on board. Best food I have ever taste. Treasure Cay was fun, relaxing and it was absolutely beautiful. The entertainment was fun. Thank you for bringing back the memories. Keep up the great work. I mean it, I love love love your videos!!
It's why it's important for local community councils to have more say in how a town or city is zoned rather than developers. More and more recently we've been seeing things like these housing developments, golf courses, and sports stadiums that adversely affect the local ecosystem or community structure. The towns and cities listen to the developers because they'll hope they'll bring in money with the new structures. Sometimes it works. For a tiny island like this however, there's no way building any of this served a purpose. It was pure vanity.
I was a Diver for Premier Cruise Line. Among the dive crew doing the Majestic run was always our favorite assignment. We ran a snorkeling operation on the north shore of the island at the end of the tramway. In addition to maintaining a large swim/snorkel area, we would take out guided tours to the reef several times a day.
Jake & team, ☝🏻just wanted to say that your hard work and time put in to these episodes is much appreciated! Very entertaining. You deserve millions more views and subscribers ☺️
This is so wild. I went on a cruise on the big red boat back in the early 90s when I was like 8 years old. I had no idea it was a legend of abandoned fame now. So cool to see all these facts I never would've known about. It was a great cruise, the island was beautiful. Still have video of the trip on VHS somewhere, I think
Your video editing is really stepping it up, and your narration has gotten 1million% better. You're really coming into your own style. Keep it up man, I love the videos.
I went on a cruise to the abaco on a premiere ship in 1990. They already had Mickey characters roaming the ship then. Unfortunately, I recently learned the ship I sailed on sank about a year or two ago. (The majestic) Thanks for this
Where did it sink? Was it abandoned at the time? Just wondering, can't find it when I google it. Also thank you: I am 27 but it seems like I am the oldest person on RUclips by about a decade sometimes.
Pickles it was sank off the coast of Thailand . Here's the wiki telling it's history. It's sad. I took my high school senior cruise on it in 90 and now this part of my history is gone en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ocean_Dream_(1972_ship)
I went on a Cruise on another of their ships, the Oceana. It sank after the cruise line went under and they were moving the ship. I think it sank off the coast of North Carolina.
My father was part of the crew that built the stores on the island. It very much does exist. He remembers some of the things in the pictures like the long pier, he says he swam with dolphins there. He stayed in hotel in Treasure Cay and then would take a fairy to Treasure Island for work.
Also I have a suggestion for your next "Abandoned" video!!! Could you do a vid on "Bible Park U.S.A" It was a bible themed theme park that was supposed to be built in Murfreesboro Tennessee in 2008 but never happened. Thanks so much!
Just want to take a minute to say that I honestly love your abandon videos. I love the backstories of these abandoned locations and the amount of editing that is obviously required is impressive. I had never heard of most of these abandoned places before this channel and now I find myself informing my friends on random Disney projects/malls/ect that lay abandoned somewhere :P Thanks for being awesome and I look forward to more videos :D
It's really great to see discovery type of videos like yours where it's not just a slideshow of pictures with a voice-over but rather a real mini documentary with interviews and all. Amazing content man! Hope the adpocalypse isn't too hard on you atm!
Thanks for making and sharing this video, Jake! I worked on the Majestic for Premier and visited that island hundreds of times - it truly was a magical place. So many great memories.
you are quickly becoming my favorite youtuber, you make such interesting content and make it funny. Your editing and scripting is getting amazing and i love the fact you always reply to fans and comments it makes your channel so much better, and i am amazed you got to speak to that Co-CEO
Jake, thank you for these great videos. I can imagine you share a good sense to catalog these abandoned historical sites before they are demolished or gone but also truly appreciate the history behind the location. Keep up the excellent work as your one of my favorite on RUclips and plan to have the shirt soon to support!
I WAS ON THIS CRUISE!! With my family in 1994, can’t tell you what this video means to me. My little brother and I probably 6 yrs old & 9 yrs old? Our best memory of a vacation ever. The water was crystal clear and we also got to have those days at Disney..the exact same package! The best memories of this ship, Mickey and the Islands. I too have always been fascinated with abandoned places and have some locations I’d love to share with you if they’d be places you’d want to document!! You’re awesome Jake, this is the ONLY binge worthy quality quarantine TV I’ve found!! So glad I stumbled upon the McBarge video and discovered this series. (PS I have also visited the floating McDonalds by the Arch in St. Louis!!)
This series is so fascinating, we look forward to every new episode. I'm a nostalgic person and tend to get emotionally invested in my childhood and American culture. Thank you for the quality and research you put into the episodes!
then maybe they should try harder to be the dominant species! Kidding aside, the environmental movement probably wasn't as relevant as it is today and even then big company's ALWAYS find a way.
Considering that it’s an island, it’s most likely that any animal life that lives there was either marine or avian. You wouldn’t find creatures like bears, dear, hogs, or anything like that on a secluded tropical island. It’s too small and the weather too tropically dangerous to support a decent sized population.
Another great episode. I admire and appreciate your effort to get in touch with Bruce and get firsthand information about the situation. Great journalism work!
I would like to thank you for being thorough. I think anyone willing to go out and interview an expert or someone close to the subject deserves a million subscribers.
While interesting and a good start your early videos lacked polish but holy shit if this one wasn't great you've come a long way thanks for the awesome content!
I have been watching your videos for a while now and I must say the quality has improved drastically. I love the way you frame the narratives of each story. In essence we are seeing a history of businesses grown and the choices and outside market forces that drive them to eventually be a topic for your series. I love history, business, and economics and you cover them all. I really appreciate your videos and will continue to be a repeat view.
My wife and I cruised there on the Majestic in 1990 long before anyone ever heard of the Disney Cruise Line. The place was beautiful and the activities and food were fantastic. I had always assumed that Disney owned the island and that when the Disney Cruise Line started up they just changed the name of the cay, re-imagined it, remodeled it and were still using it. It's a shame to see what it became. Thanks for sharing.
Jake, I just now got around to watching this video. Well done, Jake! I had no idea a place like this had ever existed. It seems like a perfect vacation idea for families and young revelers. Your work is outstanding, sir!
It's the first time I've seen his face in an abandoned video. He's shown himself in an apartment tour and the Disney ship videos. You should check those videos out too 😊
amazing episode, the interview segments added so much insight inside the cruise business, Stellar execution and cannot wait for the next installment, keep up the great work
My grandfather actually owns a house on this island, its absolutely gorgeous and I wish I could've snuck past the barriers they had up in the early 2000's if I knew what was there!
you are really coming into your own and i am thoroughly enjoying your channel and watching you get better and better with every episode. I cant wait to see what you end up doing in the future!
HOLY CRAP!! When I was little I actually went to that water park, before it was abandoned, with my old childhood friends. Honestly I didn’t know it was in Emerald Isle, I thought it was in Harkers Island due to my friends living there at the time but this is definitely the same place. I remember going down the middle green slide and being scared to death cause it was essentially a straight drop down, and that little hub area was actually where you got off of a water slide that you slid down on with a mat that holds two people. I also remember there was some old lady who broke her leg or something and the ambulance came and picked her up while she was screaming in pain. It was a very eventful day. None the less it’s so weird seeing something from way back in my childhood be brought up in some random RUclips video I happened to be watching. Man what a throw back.
It's actually not abandoned! Water Boggan' (now named Salty Pirate Water Park) closes for the winter off-season, which is when those images were taken. They've since renovated it and it looks a lot better than it used to.
This is very interesting to me. My family took a trip to treasure cay on the starship majestic. Good memories. Not only is treasure cay gone but the ship as well. wow.
Another great abandoned episode! You should do the abandoned olympic stadiums! It's just sad and a big waste of money, but would be cool to learn more about.
Bright Sun Films, This is probably my favorite video on your channel. Abandoned by Disney was one of my favorite creepy pastas (mainly bc I love the jungle book) and I like this debunking of the theory. I found this really interesting and I never knew that Disney partnered with Premier. I don't know why but I found this whole Treasure Cay situation unsettling and a bit creepy.
That's awesome you got an interview with the ceo and cofounder! It's great to hear the story from both you and someone with hands on experience with it. Bravo man.
I used to go there as a kid!! It was very cool and lots of abandoned shacks and even old jet skis. It was made into a very high end property for celebrities and the Uber rich. There are still places open to the public on the island. It is called great guana cay. Most popular are nippers beach bar and grabbers beach bar. Both on beautiful beaches with great food and drinks! I am grateful I got to see some of the abandoned areas before they were torn down and redone. Abaco is an absolutely gorgeous gem of the Bahamas. Proud to call it home.
ngl that "Pirates attacking the ship" idea sounds really cool
It sounds cool. I sometimes wish we didn't have the current frivolous lawsuit environment, so that ideas like this are not dismissed.
@@tomasr.2945 Just have the "kidnapped" be in on it or employees. They act scared with victorian "Oh no! Oh my!" while Tinkerbell bristles as she tries to stop them.
Except in somali, its real
I just feel bad for Bruce...you can tell that he was't just a CEO, but a guy that really had/has a real passion for his work.
bigredmachine878 You are absolutely right
True
I got that sense too
Disney cruise tho
I know 🥺 he seems like such a sweet dude with so much love for what he did.
This series has taught me one thing: Disney has commitment issues with their projects.
Commitment issues with their own money from what I’ve seen. It’s all about those sponsors.
Mmhmm I feel that
They don't like spending money unless they know for a fact they're going to make quadruple of it back lol.
Not just there resorts but also there cartoon shows.
@Philip Kippel I am not wrong at all is Darkwing Duck completed on DVD box set no so I'm not wrong.
It's extremely sad with what happened to the island; it went from being a beautiful, amazing island for vacationers to a ridiculous golfing island that ended up destroying the environment.
Had to be done bud. The way of the road.
@@GradualEraseokay Ray
@@GradualEraseNah. It really didn't.
Coming up: Abandoned - Club Penguin
Sad, but xD
Caitlyn's Corner
ecks dee
Communism With Giggles CP's closed due to money. And mouses. Who also have money.
Long Live Neopets.
And then Habbo Hotel. But it's dangerous to go there since it's overrun with pedophiles, there's aids in the pool along with stingrays who also have aids. Only a madman would set foot in there now...
14:11 seeing the island destroyed like that made me really depressed
Scientists: we need to plant more trees to stop global warming
the rich: $100,000 charity to plant trees that will not be maintained or cared for to reach maturity and will either die in 3 years or take 250 years to grow when they will be cut down again for the land worth
society, while enjoying their lush lavish property and homes where a rainforest used to be: [surprised pikachu face] how could the climate get this bad???
@@MrWolfSnack Guessing this is a jab at Team Trees, there goes my humanity.
It's disgusting.
A fucking golf resort? Really?
I can't stand it.
I love how the former CEO of Premier is wearing a vest in the same color as his company’s ships. Coincidence?
I imagined that was some kind of uniform for the company, but I might have been wrong.
It’s red- that’s a common color, that is no coincidence that’s just you not being able to find anything better to comment about
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@@quanbrooklynkid7776 aye homie that’s all I take are W’s
I think not!
That was nice of the CEO to let you interview him.
Samuel FlaBra He’s an amazing man.
He was so sweet, too. He seemed so proud of his work, you can really tell it was a huge project of passion. It’s sad that Disney wasn’t willing to work with them to troubleshoot. This sounds like genuinely a fun trip, too.
it actually hurts my soul to see all that native forest land cleared to just be turned into a golf course.
saaaaaaaaaaaame so many of these are just destruction everywhere it's horrible
GOLF is a terrible blight on this world. Especially on such a small place as an island. The nutrient runoff into the surrounding coral will be devastating.
Seriously.... you can put a golf course anywhere. Why ruin a whole island for it? Ridiculous.
yeah same, all the coral will die because of it.
Typical upper class elitists. Always selfish toward the environment.
Yeah, let's tear down an abandoned Disney destination with so much history of family and fun for a GOLF COURSE that hardly anybody will use. I estimate, the project is going to end up like every other "rich housing" project. It will flop and go abandoned itself. All at the expense of what? All that nature destroyed. As if climate change wasn't a concern as is. Capitalist pigs.
Speaking with the co-CEO is so heartbreaking. He seemed so happy and proud of his work, and it sounds so exciting to have been apart of - as crew or guest! It’s sad this failed, it would have been so fun today…what a shame.
How big of a backlog of unfilmed "Abandoned" topics do you have? These videos are amazing and the amount of research that goes in to them is very impressive.
ganymedeIV4 b
wow so sad. Especially what they did to an island
I agree.
Yeah, missed narrative point. The ending shouldn't have been the lament of a failed Disney'ish resort but the redevelopment of a whole island into a blighted 1% community.
They be like: fuck nature, WE NEED MORE GOLF COURSES
John Marcus WE NEED MORE RICH OLD WHITE DUDES AND THEIR YACHTS HERE!
Imagine traveling across the ocean and paying 7 figures to golf. That’s like flying to Europe just to eat at a mcdonalds
Loving how far the quality on these have come!
Same
You guys do good stuff
Fancy seeing you here.
Guess you guys like exploring _and_ learning about these awesome abandoned places!
There's a bit of a Florida connection too
Sid from Ice Age has come a long way
Long time viewer but first time commenter. This is probably one of the best Abandoned episodes! I love the interview with the former co-CEO! he was well spoken and informative! As a host, Jake, you have improved leaps and bounds! Thank you for your heart for this series! Viewers can tell how interested you are in these properties and your desire to get to the bottom of the mystery behind each site!
how many gosh darn Abandoned places does Disney have?!?!? xD seriously
12
Disney is basically Detroit with all of their abandoned places.
Actually it's not as bad as you think or even remotely close to what others are commenting. In truth, Disney really only has River Country and Discovery Island that are abandoned. The resort they had abandoned is now the Art of Animation resort. The rest of their "abandoned" projects are just that, projects that never came to be as their original plans. But the ones inside the parks have had other projects done in their place. A few other projects, like Disney's America, never broke ground and the land has since been bought and used by others.
This island was never owned, designed, built, or operated by Disney. Disney had a contract with the cruise line who in turn had a contract with the owners of the island. The setting was a joint venture between the cruise line and the owners of the island. It was then the cruise line that eventually abandoned it, not Disney.
I fly over this island quite often and I still see Mickey running around like a mouse without a house.
I know Mickey personally. He still goes out there to get away and do some light maintenance. He actually owns a very beautiful home complete with a private movie theater in ToonTown which he is also the Mayor of. Its good to know he still makes it out there every so often.
"Oh boy oh boy, I'm lost!"
He doesn’t ask if you wanna see his head come off, does he?
😂🤣😂😂
more like a mouse without a head, if you know what i mean
Liked for actually getting a founder of a cruise line company to do an interview with you.
I love that you interview the people involved. So much better than just someone reading a Wikipedia article and sticking some photos over it.
Oh man seeing the land development fiasco is way to close for home for me. Having lived in a huge archipelago myself, it's incredibly hard to fight these huge companies. Now Nickelodeon is trying to make an "Underwater Marine Park" on one of our most diverse islands.
i wanted to vomit when i saw that damn golf course...
Marga Esperanza Philippines?
Weird how DISNEY, the company that started clearing farmland from Anaheim, is more economically friendly than holiday makers!
I mean, jeeze, they could have NOT turned most of the wilderness into a golf course!
It is pretty sad in general when you think about how much companies everywhere destroy natural environments to make way for artificial constructs... Even moreso when you realize how artificial constructs are the enevitable future of Earth as a whole... But even though these things seem like the ingredients of doom to the natural world, I assure you; the ending of this seemingly endless battle between natural and artificial can only be good.
Why can it only be good?
I’m so glad they included a nature preserve! It’s not like the entire island already was one!
Pretty crazy, the Starship Majestic (the only ship to visit the island), sank of the coast of Thailand in 2016. goo.gl/PCA5VQ
Bright Sun Films wow like the video
Bright Sun Films anymore info on this?
Bright Sun Films wtff
RIP
Bright Sun Films Next episode? Hint hint
That experience the CEO talked about with the pirates attacking sounds like the best type of dinner show ever!!
Imagine you could sign up a relative for the kidnapping. Take the mother in law on the cruise, but sign her up for the kidnapping.
Dinner, you all are sitting down, enjoying when suddenly the audio kicks in. Then, pirates come in, take the mother in law, and as she's screaming for help, you just wave casually, smirking, while your spouse is looking at you aghast, telling you to help them.
"Why should I? I'm the one that signed her up for it."
Next on abandoned: My will to live.
I SO WISH that didn't make me laugh. I'm sorry!
Being edgy doesn't make you funny. Get a life virgin
Peruvian Potato liking your own comment doesn’t make you popular virgin
I went on this as a kid. Disney had a package where you could do 4 days at the park and 3 days on the boat. It was awesome.
Great video, Jake!
wait i know you
This is Dan Bell. Dan!!!
This is Dan Bell. P
this is this is dan bell!
Dude! That is Dan Bell.
The Abandoned series just keeps getting better and better ... my favorite series on YT after Angry Video Game Nerd ... really great, Jake
+The Crude Brothers Thanks!
OH HELL YEAH AVGN!
The fact that you said you like the Angry Video Game Nerd really degrades this endorsement. In fact, is he even making videos anymore? And if so, has he learned how to use a green screen properly?
T Duke Perry you’re stupid AVGN is amazing and his content is really good he even got the actor from home alone to review his own snes games
@@theblackwidowerironic knowing that guy was supposed to be a "filmmaker". Also dont ever get a filmmaker to do anything with video games. Its more bad than good.
GREAT video! I stumbled across this island while sailing in the Abacos in the late 90s-my buddies and I took a ton of pictures on the island. We asked around and some locals had told us it was a Disney Cruise stop off, but didn't know much more. Even with the abandoned buildings, it really was a beautiful natural island. Sad to see that it's been developed.
It’s really sad that such a beautiful island was destroyed to that extent, even if the new development is beautiful.
If the gorge was the only thing stopping future investors, it's odd the owners of the island never tried to make it wider themselves to make it more appealing.
Larry Bundy Jr WHOA, you watch this too? Awesome!
Hello, you!
How do you maintain your omnipresence, Larry? I would really like to know.
It's as if me and Larry watch the same obscure shit.
Holy shit, a RUclipsr watches videos on RUclips! WTF? Mind blown!
So there's no photo negative Mickey Mouse demon there? Darn! I totally believed that was real!!
Snowflake Productions why are the 2 woman at 5:28 barefoot?
Random Boy 3 m Forgot I ever watched this vid and revisited it. I dunno. I'm guessing they're actors?
Seriously?
@@randomboy3m98
Part of the costume
@@tadstrange1465 most Disney costumes don’t do that. Not even Rapunzel from tangled.
Very cool interview! Nice to hear the cruise line's history from the man who lived it!
+Michael B Thanks Michael!
Bright Sun Films You're Welcome! Keep up the hard work!
Jake, another gem video you did!! OMG, I remember this island, I remember the cruise line!! This brought back numerous memories. It was truly the best Cruise vacation I can remember. The MS/Majestic one of the Premier ships had a four diamond chef on board. Best food I have ever taste. Treasure Cay was fun, relaxing and it was absolutely beautiful. The entertainment was fun. Thank you for bringing back the memories. Keep up the great work. I mean it, I love love love your videos!!
It's so sad to see all the forest and nature just gone.
Nature? More like golf courses for rich assholes am i right?
missmichelle652 if only there were 7 giant continents full of trees and nature.
@Bm Bolt not even nearly right...
There are trees in antartica?
It's why it's important for local community councils to have more say in how a town or city is zoned rather than developers. More and more recently we've been seeing things like these housing developments, golf courses, and sports stadiums that adversely affect the local ecosystem or community structure. The towns and cities listen to the developers because they'll hope they'll bring in money with the new structures. Sometimes it works. For a tiny island like this however, there's no way building any of this served a purpose. It was pure vanity.
I was a Diver for Premier Cruise Line. Among the dive crew doing the Majestic run was always our favorite assignment. We ran a snorkeling operation on the north shore of the island at the end of the tramway. In addition to maintaining a large swim/snorkel area, we would take out guided tours to the reef several times a day.
Jake & team, ☝🏻just wanted to say that your hard work and time put in to these episodes is much appreciated! Very entertaining. You deserve millions more views and subscribers ☺️
+Skandar C Thank you so much!! - Sarah
Quite an honor you got to talk to the man in charge of it. must not have been easy to track him down
I have absolutely no interest in stuff like this until you make a video on it. Then I become absolutely fascinated by it.
This is so wild. I went on a cruise on the big red boat back in the early 90s when I was like 8 years old. I had no idea it was a legend of abandoned fame now. So cool to see all these facts I never would've known about. It was a great cruise, the island was beautiful. Still have video of the trip on VHS somewhere, I think
Keep up the good work, Jake! Getting Bruce Nierenberg to say his piece in this is adding a serious level of professionalism.
Thanks!
I love that you managed to interview the former CEO. That was awesome
Your video editing is really stepping it up, and your narration has gotten 1million% better. You're really coming into your own style. Keep it up man, I love the videos.
Colton Standifird Thank you Colton!
It’s tragic that they turned the island into a golf resort. Such an amazing place.
Great video!
I went on a cruise to the abaco on a premiere ship in 1990. They already had Mickey characters roaming the ship then. Unfortunately, I recently learned the ship I sailed on sank about a year or two ago. (The majestic) Thanks for this
Where did it sink? Was it abandoned at the time? Just wondering, can't find it when I google it. Also thank you: I am 27 but it seems like I am the oldest person on RUclips by about a decade sometimes.
Pickles it was sank off the coast of Thailand . Here's the wiki telling it's history. It's sad. I took my high school senior cruise on it in 90 and now this part of my history is gone
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ocean_Dream_(1972_ship)
phoenixfyre71 Actually I am glad it sank... You want to know why? If it hadn't those greedy scrappers at Alang India would have gotten to it.
I went on a Cruise on another of their ships, the Oceana. It sank after the cruise line went under and they were moving the ship. I think it sank off the coast of North Carolina.
flickinggamer wow crazy
My father was part of the crew that built the stores on the island. It very much does exist. He remembers some of the things in the pictures like the long pier, he says he swam with dolphins there. He stayed in hotel in Treasure Cay and then would take a fairy to Treasure Island for work.
Excellent job as always, Jake. Keep it up!
Thank you!
Also I have a suggestion for your next "Abandoned" video!!! Could you do a vid on "Bible Park U.S.A" It was a bible themed theme park that was supposed to be built in Murfreesboro Tennessee in 2008 but never happened. Thanks so much!
my mom been there before it was Abandoned
I'm using my data for this.. this is how much I love you
And I've been to emerald island nc
Just want to take a minute to say that I honestly love your abandon videos. I love the backstories of these abandoned locations and the amount of editing that is obviously required is impressive. I had never heard of most of these abandoned places before this channel and now I find myself informing my friends on random Disney projects/malls/ect that lay abandoned somewhere :P Thanks for being awesome and I look forward to more videos :D
It's really great to see discovery type of videos like yours where it's not just a slideshow of pictures with a voice-over but rather a real mini documentary with interviews and all. Amazing content man! Hope the adpocalypse isn't too hard on you atm!
Wow Jake, you really went the extra mile for this video. Great Job snagging that interview, can't wait to watch it. :-)
Thanks for making and sharing this video, Jake! I worked on the Majestic for Premier and visited that island hundreds of times - it truly was a magical place. So many great memories.
you are quickly becoming my favorite youtuber, you make such interesting content and make it funny. Your editing and scripting is getting amazing and i love the fact you always reply to fans and comments it makes your channel so much better, and i am amazed you got to speak to that Co-CEO
Jake, thank you for these great videos. I can imagine you share a good sense to catalog these abandoned historical sites before they are demolished or gone but also truly appreciate the history behind the location. Keep up the excellent work as your one of my favorite on RUclips and plan to have the shirt soon to support!
A fucken golf course are you kidding me. They ruined the beautiful landscape for a fucken golf course.
I am assuming you are not good at golf?
@@aphoticphotonplenty of people dont like golf.
I WAS ON THIS CRUISE!! With my family in 1994, can’t tell you what this video means to me. My little brother and I probably 6 yrs old & 9 yrs old? Our best memory of a vacation ever. The water was crystal clear and we also got to have those days at Disney..the exact same package! The best memories of this ship, Mickey and the Islands. I too have always been fascinated with abandoned places and have some locations I’d love to share with you if they’d be places you’d want to document!! You’re awesome Jake, this is the ONLY binge worthy quality quarantine TV I’ve found!! So glad I stumbled upon the McBarge video and discovered this series. (PS I have also visited the floating McDonalds by the Arch in St. Louis!!)
This episode was really intriguing. Great job, Jake!!
Thanks!
This series is so fascinating, we look forward to every new episode. I'm a nostalgic person and tend to get emotionally invested in my childhood and American culture.
Thank you for the quality and research you put into the episodes!
Imagine all the poor animals that lived on the island when they turned 80% of it into a golf course, who couldn;t fly or swim away.
Maybe they got sent to zoos?
then maybe they should try harder to be the dominant species!
Kidding aside, the environmental movement probably wasn't as relevant as it is today and even then big company's ALWAYS find a way.
Considering that it’s an island, it’s most likely that any animal life that lives there was either marine or avian. You wouldn’t find creatures like bears, dear, hogs, or anything like that on a secluded tropical island. It’s too small and the weather too tropically dangerous to support a decent sized population.
but they could Golf
That's what happens when some super rich people want to play golf
Another great episode. I admire and appreciate your effort to get in touch with Bruce and get firsthand information about the situation. Great journalism work!
this was probably on of the best ones yet, interview was a really awesome part.
I would like to thank you for being thorough. I think anyone willing to go out and interview an expert or someone close to the subject deserves a million subscribers.
DUDE! You're geting better and better! That was an awesome episode! Congrats, keep it up.
Your videos are always so professionally done, with loads of information/details, they seriously rival a professional TV show! Awesome job
every episode gets more interesting and fantastic, you've mastered this art ❤ hopefully you reach 200k soon!!
Jake you are extremely good at what you do - thank you for sharing all of this with us!
While interesting and a good start your early videos lacked polish but holy shit if this one wasn't great you've come a long way thanks for the awesome content!
+Red Matthews Thanks!
Funny how you came from mediocre (if I can judge a bit :3) minecraft videos, all the way here, with some of the best videos of your kind on RUclips.
this was an amazing video! not just the content but the way it was put together, the interview was amazing, well done.
Bright Sun Films I remember watching abandoned: discovery island when you were still Bright Sun Gaming
I have been watching your videos for a while now and I must say the quality has improved drastically. I love the way you frame the narratives of each story. In essence we are seeing a history of businesses grown and the choices and outside market forces that drive them to eventually be a topic for your series. I love history, business, and economics and you cover them all. I really appreciate your videos and will continue to be a repeat view.
great topic and excellent research... you are one of the best
Thank you!
My wife and I cruised there on the Majestic in 1990 long before anyone ever heard of the Disney Cruise Line. The place was beautiful and the activities and food were fantastic. I had always assumed that Disney owned the island and that when the Disney Cruise Line started up they just changed the name of the cay, re-imagined it, remodeled it and were still using it. It's a shame to see what it became. Thanks for sharing.
do an episode on My Space. it's pretty abandon
so is your joke book
@@mikegruber172 r/murderedbywords
Watched a few of your video's and must say it's great to see clear and wel constructed stories.
Top notch!
This was done so well! Super random and interesting information. Thanks for the share and I will be watching that full interview.
Jake, I just now got around to watching this video. Well done, Jake! I had no idea a place like this had ever existed. It seems like a perfect vacation idea for families and young revelers. Your work is outstanding, sir!
face reveal?! or is it just me that hasn't seen you before....
Andrew Smart lol he showed his face in the vid
It's the first time I've seen his face in an abandoned video. He's shown himself in an apartment tour and the Disney ship videos. You should check those videos out too 😊
Add him on snapchat he shows his face all the time
Yeh check out his snapschat, i also believe he shows his face in his apartment tour
my mom been there before it was Abandoned
amazing episode, the interview segments added so much insight inside the cruise business, Stellar execution and cannot wait for the next installment, keep up the great work
Really great video. I had no idea of Disney's early involvement in cruise lines before they started their own line.
That was an amazing episode! Probably the most devastating one when it comes to environmentally abandoned.
My grandfather actually owns a house on this island, its absolutely gorgeous and I wish I could've snuck past the barriers they had up in the early 2000's if I knew what was there!
you are really coming into your own and i am thoroughly enjoying your channel and watching you get better and better with every episode. I cant wait to see what you end up doing in the future!
Abandoned: Centrailia Pennsylvainia
GJW22 o crap that would be amazing
ugh, seeing that island developed hurt my heart . great video as usual.
Hey guys how about we buy a island in the Bahamas then abandon it after a hurricane!
OH THATS A GOOD IDEA
HOLY CRAP!! When I was little I actually went to that water park, before it was abandoned, with my old childhood friends. Honestly I didn’t know it was in Emerald Isle, I thought it was in Harkers Island due to my friends living there at the time but this is definitely the same place. I remember going down the middle green slide and being scared to death cause it was essentially a straight drop down, and that little hub area was actually where you got off of a water slide that you slid down on with a mat that holds two people. I also remember there was some old lady who broke her leg or something and the ambulance came and picked her up while she was screaming in pain. It was a very eventful day. None the less it’s so weird seeing something from way back in my childhood be brought up in some random RUclips video I happened to be watching. Man what a throw back.
I live in Emerald Isle and the water park is not abandoned. It’s called the salty pirate
@Jimmy Kun
It’s not closed down?
HOLY SHIT! IVE PASSED THAT WATERPARK LIKE FOUR TIMES. HAD NO IDEA PEOPLE THOUGHT IT WAS A DISNEY THING.
You’re videos are really interesting and well edited. Keep it up!
… now I want an Abandoned episode about that water park in North Carolina that you mentioned
It's actually not abandoned! Water Boggan' (now named Salty Pirate Water Park) closes for the winter off-season, which is when those images were taken. They've since renovated it and it looks a lot better than it used to.
This is very interesting to me. My family took a trip to treasure cay on the starship majestic. Good memories. Not only is treasure cay gone but the ship as well. wow.
wooohoooo! so excited, nothing gets me quite as excited as seeing a new abandoned video in my sub box! thanks jake, these are the best!
Thanks!!
Another great abandoned episode! You should do the abandoned olympic stadiums! It's just sad and a big waste of money, but would be cool to learn more about.
The Disney cruise line text uses the same font as the big red boat text
Bright Sun Films,
This is probably my favorite video on your channel. Abandoned by Disney was one of my favorite creepy pastas (mainly bc I love the jungle book) and I like this debunking of the theory. I found this really interesting and I never knew that Disney partnered with Premier. I don't know why but I found this whole Treasure Cay situation unsettling and a bit creepy.
200k soon? Btw nice episode
We're getting there!
Bright Sun Films can you do Chippewa Lake Park abandoned episode?
This was the second episode I've watched with a personal interview. Very, very classy; thank you!!
I remember when they promoted this on the Disney Christmas Parade broadcast. "Abaco-dabra!"
That's awesome you got an interview with the ceo and cofounder! It's great to hear the story from both you and someone with hands on experience with it. Bravo man.
Love the first hand sources!!
These videos just keep getting better than the previous ones! The quality of this was great, looking forward to the next one. Good job!
I know it may not count, but any chance we'll ever get an "Abandoned: Planet Hollywood"?
The quality of the information in this video and the video itself is phenomenal! I love your work and this is another fantastic video
Treasure Cay? More like Treasure Decay heheheheh
Redey1290 treasure cay is not abandoned. i go there every summer. i live in the Bahamas
John Doe aw darn my joke doesn't work anymore :^(
Sandor Szasz when u see Treasure Cay in a video title only to find out they talking about Bakers Bay
Noice.
Cay is pronounced “key”. So the joke flopped. And it’s not abandoned.
I used to go there as a kid!! It was very cool and lots of abandoned shacks and even old jet skis. It was made into a very high end property for celebrities and the Uber rich. There are still places open to the public on the island. It is called great guana cay. Most popular are nippers beach bar and grabbers beach bar. Both on beautiful beaches with great food and drinks! I am grateful I got to see some of the abandoned areas before they were torn down and redone. Abaco is an absolutely gorgeous gem of the Bahamas. Proud to call it home.