RARE & BIZARRE Roller Coaster with Actual AIRTIME! Meet Boblo Island’s Sky Streak!
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- Опубликовано: 21 авг 2024
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What’s going on guys and welcome back to the channel! OH BOY do I have a history for you guys today! And more excitingly, a rather bizarre one at that with a mini absolute airtime machine that I’m sure many of you haven’t heard of. In fact, when I posted a picture of it online asking for video ideas, many of you were quick to jump in and ask what THAT coaster even was and if it was really real. Some of you didn’t even believe me. So of course I decided it was time to put the effort and energy into making a video for it, and I think the end result was pretty cool. I mean just look at this thing, it’s just so quirky and intense, plus bizarre, how could I not cover it? On top of that, according to subscriber k moyer, it even got the most experienced of coaster enthusiasts to howl and cheer at its ride experience and weird design, and it’s history is one that continues on today. So what is it, and where did it come from? This is the story, of Boblo Island’s, Sky Streak! ‼️🎢
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• Boblo Island (Boblo Island)
• Boblo Island 1991 (RIKLASVEGAS)
• ABANDONED Boblo Island... (Freaktography)
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*Thanks to Jackson Hartline for providing the intro music! 🎸
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I live in the suburbs of Detroit and my mom took my brother and I to Boblo every summer. My first roller coaster ever was Sky Streak. I was terrified and after we pulled into the station I asked my mom if we could ride it again. I was hooked. Thanks for bringing back wonderful childhood memories.
Me too. I loved that coaster! DO you remember Edgewater Park in the Detroit Area? It had a wonderful very old woodie.
I lived in Amherstburg and ditto
That roller coaster was indeed addictive..
@@myrany8407 yes I know about edge water. My grandpa grew up near the park, and his uncle delivered the worlds first everly loop o plane to the park
I also have tons of fond memories of the Sky Streak! We were boating overnight and watched barges with pieces of the coaster come down the river when they removed it from the island. Sad day.
Thank you for this video, I'm from Detroit and growing up Boblo was the spot, I had so many birthdays party's there. And the best part was the boatride over there from downtown Detroit. The best memories ever!!!
Omg, I remember always riding that roller coaster as a kid. Boblo was definitely the place to go in the 80's and very early 90's.
I rode this when I was 10 or 11. It was one of my first non-kiddie coasters. It did not have seat belts and the lap bar was inches from my actual lap. The ejector airtime was so intense that my mom had to hold on tight to me. I was tall enough to ride, but definitely not big enough. I swore off that rollercoaster that day. But, the Screamer and Nightmare were both great rides.
Great video, and some facts about Boblo I didn't know. The 'Sky Streak' held a simple design for steel coasters of 'the day'. Yet the 'air-time' was magnificent and similar to the original construction of the Mine Buster at CWL. The Sky Streak did not suffer from a 're-engineering' of the track layout in the early 00s which fell upon the Mine Buster to reduce its ergonomic air-time thrills. Please "National Coasters' do a full 20-30 minute video on the Boblo Amusement Park. Thank you.
The same manufacturer that built this coaster also built the Sky Tower at SeaWorld San Diego. I am one of the ride ops for it and recognized the name. Thanks for sharing this rare gem.
So cool to learn about the history of boblo island. I have lived near detroit my entire life and have constantly heard of boblo island ,but i never knew anything about its history. It would be cool if the park was still there today
Ever heard of Vertigo at Walibi Belgium? It was a single-rail suspended coaster (yeah, no kidding) that only lasted about a year, and that was AFTER improvements were made during the off-season! It was the only coaster built by Doppelmayr. Seems interesting...
BOBLO was the Best park. The boat ride and rides and games were so much fun. The sky streak was the first roller coaster I had ever ridden. I was 10!years old and to me it was incredible. Love seeing the old videos of that park. Spent my whole childhood summers there.
Grew up going to Boblo Island my whole childhood in the 1980s into the 1990s, The Skystreak was Always one of my fave rides on the island, My parent's had us have a picnic to eat dinner in the park right beside the Skystreak every year so we would watch endless rides as we ate dinner in The park 😊, The loud sound it always made as it took that fsr corner is etched in my mind still at 48 years old, Thanks for this video, Nostalgia is Beautiful ❤
I rode this coaster as a child in the early '80s and several times thereafter until Boblo Amusement Park closed. On one of my first rides on the Sky Streak, the locking mechanism on the lap bar malfunctioned. No attendant checked prior to releasing the coaster. That air time was no joke when you are a child with a lap bar that won't lock. I was literally being sucked out of my seat. Fortunately, I was freakishly strong for an 8/9 year old and I gripped that bar with such force that I felt as though my fingers would break. Definitely had a guardian angel by my side on that day. One of the most terrifying moment of my life!
woah!!!!!!! i rode it several times as a young kid too but fortunately never had this happen...though i remember hearing whispers about it happening from time to time while my family and i walked around the park. i think that chancy element added to the thrill factor. it was this coaster and the crazy 'Devils Pit' that were my favourites!
OMG. Bob-Lo Island. Me and my brothers went there when we are kids. My first credit is the Corkscrew, Second is Skystreak. Third was Nightmare. I think that ride is also still operating. My first flat rides were Falling Star, Gravitron, Witches Wheel. All at Bob-Lo. I'm full crying. Thanks for covering something that means so much to a lot of us grown up kids.
I think everyone in the country had a park, fair, or traveling circus that had a Gravitron. Still a great ride name. Name>Ride unfortunately. At 8yo I had a traveling fair come to Milford, Connecticut and they put me on the outside next to a larger person and as soon as the gravitron sent him towards me, my body slammed forward causing me to break my two front teeth off. Kinda impossible to forget that one. Haha.
Sorry, Gravitron just took me back...lol.
@@gicueN17R0 Oh no brother! I think it was the Tilt-a-Whirl that caused my first tooth popping out.
I rode the Sky Streak in 1989, the day after I rode the Comet at Crystal Beach. Both were doozies.
You should do a video about Chú Chulainn at Tayto park in Ireland. Nobody ever talks about it, and it looks to be one of the best gravity group coasters.
Its Cú Chulainn, and yeah I have a friend who’s ridden it and says it’s fantastic!
Every single time I´ve been to Selva Mágica I´ve been lucky and the ride is open. And I can confirm, the airtime you get at the back seat during that first drop is bonkers!!
I like your new in-person intros. It’s a nice touch. 👍🏻
Great video on such a unique coaster that still thrills to this day with the very little footage available! You guys just keep getting better! The hard work on the videos shows and make sure and pat your gfx/editor a pat on the back! They are doing great....I hope you feed them...lol! Keep up the awesome work! 👌
Great video! I enjoyed watching this!
I rode it in 1979, reminded me of Blue Streak at Cedar Point!
omg I rode that 40 years ago! totally forgot about it completely!!! thank you!
I remember going to Boblo Island as a little kid and I'm sure I road this, but can't say I remember. I do remember going on the coaster called Nightmare which was completely enclosed indoors with flashing lights and such. That one was insane.
Hi I am from Guadalajara Mexico, and my home park is Sleva Magica, and I have to say that Titan is actually open most of the time, I've been to this park several times and never seen it closed. The bullet on the other hand, which is also anothe legendary old coaster, is down most of the time. Both are fun rides.
Very cool of you to share! I don't know much about the Bullet!
From Detroit. Boblo. Rode this many times as a young kid. Always confused about that straight track section though
This was my first credit. I was 5 and while I was scared I loved it. The corkscrew they had was also in Final Destination 3.
I swear he reminds me of a young teenage "Q" from impractical jokers.......
Thanks for letting me know about this park! I'm gonna do some more cyber-sleuthing about it! Especially since large swaths of it remain abandoned to this day!
There actually is not a lot left from Boblo Island Amusement Park. The last remaining ride - the observation tower - was brought down this past December. While it is strange to not see it on the island when I drive by, it was in terrible shape and had become a safety issue. There are some buildings left, namely the old dance hall is still there (and apparently occasionally used by people who live on the island). The old bumper car building, the theatre, a bathroom, and a building that looks like an old church but in reality held a small power generation setup before power was brought over from the mainland. The old boat dock and some remains of the mini-golf can be found. You can see in some areas where the train used to go. That's pretty much about all that's left. Note that there is security on the island (it is now a community of private residences) and they don't much like people wandering around the areas of the former park.
I must have bragging rights...lol that was my very first coaster ever....hence im from the Detroit area....
But also as a mention that SCREAMER...A Vekoma corkscrew model that was in final destination was at this park as well and was my first inverting coaster as well....
That park was pretty cool....it dose have a lot of history and it was a great way to spend a summer day with the family ...
You could bring things to BBQ and everything and the boat rides to and from the park were cool either the long cruise or go across the bridge and and catch the ferry across the river....either way it's a park of fun that's truly missed....
Your videos keep improving in quality keep up the good work👍
Keep up the good work
I can proudly claim this credit, but that straight portion of track always irritated me. 😂
I rode this many many years ago. I knew it was Titan when I saw the preview. I must say though I don't recall this being an airtime machine.. but then again it was very long ago when I rode it. They have a couple cool rides at Selva Majica
Rode it in Mexico. The airtime in the back seat on the first drop is NUTS.
Seen videos of this; looks simple, but fun! Last I heard, it was moved to Mexico & still operates.
That's what he said. Lol. Its in Mexico 🇲🇽
The poltergeist i didny even know that coaster existed!
Selva Mágica is apparently where bizarre one of a kind coasters end up. One of their other ones is Bullet, the portable Schwarzkopf shuttle loop.
Also the design lived on in the Ride of Steel clones taking the signature element.
Yes, Mexico is the home of obscure roller coasters.although I still haven't seen any from Togo or an even rarer one
Fascinating, reminds me of the early coasters in the late 18 and early 1900's.
Oh yea I like ya man!
Looks like something someone would make off the RCT games
This shit was dangerous. People got killed on this ride. Failed seat belts. On the straight away my seat bar actually lifted! Right before the final air time hills. I pulled it down and prepared for the WORST! Really. Praise GOD It latched lock. I still rode this coastertil I moved from Detroit in 84. It is a good coaster but unsafe. Look it up in the Free Press.
Agreed! (About how locks failed) Just posted one of my childhood experiences where I narrowly escaped being sucked out!
Good lord that straight track would have put me to sleep lmao. That is so odd and waste of track.
The straight track is actually amazing! I rode it a lot back in the early 2000s, it really gives you a sense of speed and then hitting the final hills with just a buzz bar. Loved it. The first drop in the last row is amazing as well.
@@ma9c Oh nice. It reminds me of a Superman ride at one of the Six Flags 🎢 park that has a similar straight track like that one.
You might know which one im thinking about.
Yea, certainly strange but I'd love to experience it!
@@gicueN17R0 Agreed.
So interesting this is.
I grew up in the Detroit, MI area and went to Bob-Lo many times...... This roller coaster was in my opinion, quite boring.........and not really worth the wait in line. Fun fact for the roller coaster though was: a nun, in full habit, was in the front seat on the very first run......I was there the opening day. The best part of Bob-Lo was the two hour ride by one of the two boats down the Detroit river from Detroit to the island.
i road this many years back,it was really the only good ride in the park.at that time.i only rode it 30 or so times ,it was ok. but ceder points ,blue streak,blew that coaster out of the water.
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rode sky streak many times in the 1980s as a kid.
Can you do a video on Iron Gwazi? It's a new coaster at Tampa Busch Gardens and I can get you videos. I have animal passes:)
bro hired PTC for a steelie
Next time someone says, "Detroit never had an amusement park" remember to pull Boblo Island out of your butt
You should do a video about smiler, and about how damn screwed up its theme is- maybe call it: “Ever heard of this INSANELY SCREWED UP record breaking looping coaster?”
What, smiling & riding coasters is NOT your thing?!?!🤭
1898 wow
This rollercoaster was featured on eltororyan's visit to the mexican park that this ride was relocated to ( ruclips.net/video/jYJeobk2idU/видео.html)
My mom rode this
Y are so cute
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Not trying to be rude but try making premieres
When you have more subs more people will join the premier
He does premiers with literally every video.
Was gunna say...I sure set a reminder constantly for his premieres...
I spent alot of time on that coaster in the 70s, 80s and the early 90s😊😊. I heard its in Mexico now.