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The Disaster That Destroyed Kennywood's Ghost Ship Dark Ride
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- Опубликовано: 11 фев 2022
- The Ghost Ship ride at Kennywood has an interesting history behind it, eventually being destroyed by a fire. Article version: storybookamuse...
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Hi. Dave Procupp here. Very nice video. I was the ride manager at the time of the fire. I'm the big fellow with the glasses in the picture of the ride operators. I was very fond of the Ghost Ship and took great pride in keeping all of the "Tricks" and cars running.
This was many years ago. I am now 71 years old. Thanks so much for the memories.
Hi! Thank you so much for watching. Now I feel bad for blurring that photo for the title. 😅 Wow, I'm sure you have some great stories from your time there.
IS ANOTHER RIDE THERE NOW ?
@@tommyrregina1227 The Ghost Ship was not replaced with another Dark Ride.
I still recall the sound of the car loudly banging into entry door, and the water drips at the end. Since the Henniger and Hughes families sold the park, it has lost some of its specialness. Fortunately, the presence of their old carousel, the “Kangaroo”, “Noah’s Ark”, “Turtle”, and their old wooden coasters utilizing ravines still give a flavor of what the park was in its golden era.
Thank you for covering a piece of Bill Tracy's long (but mostly lost) career of amazing dark rides
Thank you! His attractions looked so interesting. A true legend!
I believe he had, also designed a dark ride in Wildwood, NJ, during the 1960's. It was on Hunt's Pier, and was named 'The Golden Nugget', which was an adventurous, dark ride.
When I think about The Ghost Ship I can still smell the grease and blacklight paint and recall that clacking car sound as it lurched from room to room. Loved it.
Oh wow! That's great to hear. Thanks for commenting!
Wow! I was 8 years old when this burned down. It was my favorite ride and I cried like a baby when I heard it was destroyed! Thanks for this video, since there isn't a lot of footage or info on it. Also I found it amazing that the park stayed open while it was on fire. Something that wouldn't happen today!
That's interesting! Thanks for sharing!
I was there, too. It was Mt Lebanon's school picnic
@@lindaryan3766 really? It amazed me how the park stayed open! Today they would usher everyone out.
Wow I grew up going to Kennywood several times a year and never knew about this! I would have been 5 or 6 then so I guess I never rode it, or don't remember it if I did. I am very thankful that the park employees reacted swiftly and everyone got out, it easily could have wound up like The Ghost Train tragedy in Luna Park, Sydney Australia. Mr. Henninger's keen eye and ride attendants evacuating the ride as soon as someone said they smelled smoke saved 6 lives, thank God. Kennywood holds a dear place in my heart, always has, always will!
It's a special place with _a lot_ of interesting history!
KW has done some upgrades this past winter, the jack rabbit que area is one of them. If u look at the pictures they put up on the wall, the Ghost Ship is one of them. Nice to see.
That’s neat! I’m actually visiting today and will have to keep an eye out. Thanks for sharing.
@@StorybookAmusement great have fun. Let me know what u think of the upgrades.
Hey everyone! Thank you all so much for watching. I know it's been a while, and I really appreciate everyone dropping in to check out the new video.
Hope you all have a great day. 😊
Hi. Dave Procupp here. Very nice video. I was the ride manager at the time of the fire. I'm the big fellow with the glasses in the picture of the ride operators. I was very fond of the Ghost Ship and took great pride in keeping all of the "Tricks" and cars running.
This was many years ago. I am now 71 years old. Thanks so much for the memories.
Great Video. Kennywood is the park I grew up with and rode my first coasters.
Thank you! It’s truly a historic park.
Another fantastic chapter! I’m surprised I’ve never heard of this attraction before, but it definitely had an interesting history.
Thanks for watching, Parker. ☺
Fantastic Episode on another obscure topic I had never even heard of! Great to have you back!
Thank you! And looking forward to your upcoming work, whenever it's ready. 😊
Many thanks for sharing this video, it’s not an attraction I’m familiar with but it’s sad to hear of any of them being destroyed by fire.
I appreciate you! A lot of people who got to experience it say it was one of the best rides at the park. Shame it ended the way it did.
Historic building indeed! The dance hall was only ONE YEAR newer than the park itself!
True!
Very well put together video. Thanks for posting this.
Thank you so much for watching!
The Ghost Ship was my favorite haunted house ever, anywhere.
Ah I bet it was really fun. Thanks for watching.
im here for the fire that just happened at the ice cream shop, didn't realize there was another that took place back then! so excited for when the park opens in a few days! so sad the steel curtain is closed :(
Oh I heard about that. There always seems to be something going on at that park. But hopefully Steel Curtain can make a steady comeback!
i always saw pictures of this ride and at the end of the Kennywood memories documentary, but never knew anything about it. awesome video man
Thanks!
Fascinating video, amazing that nobody got hurt, shame to see a piece of history go.
Thank you as always! ☺
i loved the ghost ship.and the turnpike.
They seemed like a ton of fun!
This was very informative, bravo!
Thank you!
Best dark ride ever!
Rise of the Resistance would look like a carnival ride next to this! 😉 Thanks for watching!
That was way before my time, but that Ghost Ship ride actually sounds pretty cool...
It seemed like a fun little ride for the park. They have a great lineup now though! When Steel Curtain is actually open, that is.
@@StorybookAmusement it's been a long time since I've been to Kennywood, but I went frequently in the 80s-90s for end of the schoolyear picnics and regular trips with my family.!
The Aero 360 is not where the Ghost ship used to be. There is a pizza place on that site. The Aero 360 is on the site of where the former Satellite (Roundup) and Calypso were.
Thank you for the correction. I can't recall now where I would've read that info.
On Ghost Ship, the water wouldn't always turn off at the end of the ride. You always seemed to end up getting dripped on. In all my years of riding Dark Rides, Dracula's Cave at Conneaut Lake Park was my favorite. Ghost Ship at Kennywood Park was a close second.
That's how those effects always seem to work out 😅 They always manage to get you somewhat wet.
Great video!
Thank you! 😊
Well documented !
Thank you!
I'm sure this will be a great video. Just now seeing this. :D
And just now seeing this! I appreciate it! :D
Kennywood never gets destroyed
what caused the fire
The fire was likely caused due to an electrical short in the historic building’s wiring. The thematic sets were probably highly flammable.
WHYYYYYYYYY!
Kennywood still has a ghost ship ride kinda
With the Ghostwood Estate?
Can you please credit the original creators of the schematic and article from laugh in the dark website written by Ned Johnstone and Brian Gallow.
Apologies I see your citations
No worries. I need to be better about verbally giving credit to those who contribute so much to preserving these rides. Not everyone checks the description. Thanks for your comment and for watching.
3rd yay
Thanks for watching!