Laffland - Authentic 1950s Pretzel Dark Ride - Sylvan Beach Amusement Park

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  • @knottheory79220
    @knottheory79220 2 года назад +95

    I'm proud of Jacob for taking on the bomber.

    • @melanieiwasko4393
      @melanieiwasko4393 2 года назад +3

      Me too! :/

    • @LVVMCMLV
      @LVVMCMLV 2 года назад +8

      Do we really need to see him suffer like that? Please take it easy ...no need to hurt yourself to have fun

    • @filipohman7277
      @filipohman7277 2 года назад

      Me Too 👍😀

    • @bobbabione
      @bobbabione 2 года назад

      That was so funny!

    • @MandoHalrissian
      @MandoHalrissian 2 года назад +2

      @@LVVMCMLV Yes. Yes we do.

  • @kookiemonster9222
    @kookiemonster9222 2 года назад +62

    “There are children, CHILDREN in there!” Jacob is so funny - & so brave...😁

  • @lorrainethepain
    @lorrainethepain 2 года назад +96

    I love the guy giving instructions to the guy who's ridden almost every dark ride in the country...

    • @jmc224
      @jmc224 2 года назад +22

      And you’ll hear the same at any amusement establishment because it’s to ensure your ass is covered in the event that one person out of so many, fails to follow safety rules. Can’t tell you how many times my repetition of the safety rules saved mine because you never know when a dumbass is at the park.

    • @gmcnewlook
      @gmcnewlook 2 года назад +10

      Liability reasons, and the guy is so used to spouting those lines it’s like second nature, I used to volunteer for a miniature railway and every weekend I said those instructions so many times…. I can still remember them….

    • @uncanny_ally
      @uncanny_ally 2 года назад +2

      Yet some woman hops off the boat in Living With the Land in EPCOT to pick a cucumber in the greenhouse and the video goes viral. I watched a German tourist hop off the boat in the desert scene. Security was escorting her out of the park when I exited the attraction.

  • @thomhurley7126
    @thomhurley7126 2 года назад +43

    Those are the same rides I rode when I was a kid growing up nearby. They all seemed pretty old and janky even back then. Dude I’m 60 now. Those things are fossils. Love, love, love Laffland.

    • @agerven
      @agerven 2 года назад +6

      True, they are fossils, and so are we, the elder of the subscribers ;)

  • @stephanieremsen8564
    @stephanieremsen8564 2 года назад +14

    I don’t know how old you are, but I’m 46 and while I used to be a daredevil who could ride anything, I’m now unable to ride anything that even almost messes with my equilibrium without hugging the nearest trash can for hours. That spinny-turny “bomber” ride that arrived straight from the bowels of hell? No thanks.

    • @kookiemonster9222
      @kookiemonster9222 2 года назад +4

      Same thing has happened to me. Nothing daunted me but now my spirit is still willing but the body refuses to co-operate. Too sad 😕

    • @JJMarkin
      @JJMarkin 2 года назад +1

      [laughs] And I'm 70. Luckily, my body doesn't react with nausea. Unluckily, I can feel my heart going bonkers on me on rides like that, or roller coasters, all of which I loved as a kid. And it can take a while for the heartbeat to return to normal, too. [sighs] Growing old sucks sometimes.

    • @eternylbliss2151
      @eternylbliss2151 2 года назад

      I am 53 and I will get nauseous watching a train go by. I have made myself sick watching spinny type rides on youtube. I will still pick 1 crazy ride at fair and go on it as long as it doesn't spin. I am ok with roller coasters though (I think) its been awhile.

  • @videogeekin
    @videogeekin 2 года назад +32

    “That bomber ride was called ‘ The Roll-o-plane’ in the 1950’s. Back then a lot of automobiles didn’t even have seat belts, same with the carnival rides. It appears it has been there over 50 year’s.

    • @JJMarkin
      @JJMarkin 2 года назад +2

      By the early '60s, it was called the "Dive Bomber", which is how I knew it. And I'm old enough to remember watching my father install seat belts in our old station wagon when the laws changed. I can attest to the fact that there were none in the Dive Bomber. Also that safety helmets for bicyclists did not exist. We kids lived dangerous lives in those days, didn't we?

    • @GeneSavage
      @GeneSavage 2 года назад +4

      Our local amusement park (Bell's Amusement Park, R.I.P.) called it "The Bullet." I was NEVER so beat up on a ride as I was on that thing... was on a date at the time, got off, walked over to the flower beds, and promptly THREW UP into them.
      You couldn't hear me but I was screaming at the screen, "don't do it, Jacob!!! Don't get on that thing!!!" :-D

  • @bg199083
    @bg199083 2 года назад +19

    "It's a tea cup ride on steroids." Vintage Carpetbagger 🤣😁

  • @AndyandPapa
    @AndyandPapa 2 года назад +8

    Years ago at our county fair my two brothers and I had to ride the , same ride, bomber. Swear it is the same one . only they called it the hammer. We got on. It didn't seem bad at first. I after awhile puked and passed out. My brothers cried. They lost it after the ride. Puked all over. We felt sick the rest of the night. I saw it once again years later. Swear I felt sick from seeing it.

  • @mopar574
    @mopar574 2 года назад +20

    Love the nostalgia! It's nice to sea places like this, left back in time

    • @kmeadows
      @kmeadows 2 года назад +1

      PLEASE tell me you did that on purpose. 😂

    • @mopar574
      @mopar574 2 года назад

      @@kmeadows Lol ... yes the "sea" instead of "see"

  • @markdavis6568
    @markdavis6568 2 года назад +24

    I actually live about an 1/2 hour from this amusement park and actually worked there 10 years ago. About a couple of years ago Ghost Hunters were there and shot an episode

    • @Artemis13579
      @Artemis13579 2 года назад +1

      What!? Omg i had no idea! I'm from New York too lived in Camden no far from there. That's so cool it's getting some attention.

    • @markdavis6568
      @markdavis6568 2 года назад +1

      @@Artemis13579 about damn time

    • @Artemis13579
      @Artemis13579 2 года назад

      @@markdavis6568 right? Like about time something came to the small towns

    • @markdavis6568
      @markdavis6568 2 года назад

      @@Artemis13579 Jacob the carpetbagger also came to Sylvan Beach as well

  • @justmejenny7986
    @justmejenny7986 2 года назад +8

    Grew up going here every summer. Lots of memories. Laff land is my favorite ride.

    • @justmejenny7986
      @justmejenny7986 2 года назад +2

      Can't believe you went on the Bomber.I have not belly laughed like that in a long time. Thanks for that!

  • @lapetitemaison4219
    @lapetitemaison4219 2 года назад +19

    As a kid, I was on a similar Bomber/Hammer ride. During a vertical drop, the ride froze up and my companion and I was stuck face-ing downward for about 15-20 minutes till they were able to get it going again. Never will I ever go near one of those again!

  • @thekaz2289
    @thekaz2289 2 года назад +8

    "Why did it stop? So we could go backwards!"
    LOL! That was awesome!!

  • @vincentschmitt7597
    @vincentschmitt7597 2 года назад +8

    Just as you were contemplating bouncing the super ball the Simpsons pimply-faced teen gave you the dont do it stare.

  • @chrisnixon1991
    @chrisnixon1991 2 года назад +13

    i definitely would have a panic attack on the twisty turning go upside down rocketship ride!

  • @kyleh698
    @kyleh698 2 года назад +1

    I CANT BELIEVE YOU DID THE BOMBER DUDE! HELL YEAH! THAT WAS THE BEST PART!!!!!!!!! A TRUE CHAMP

  • @TheDaniMarie0403
    @TheDaniMarie0403 Год назад +1

    Grew up around here! I have so many wonderful childhood memories from this place ❤️

  • @kristencarlbon4561
    @kristencarlbon4561 2 года назад +8

    There’s no way in hell I would ride that ride

  • @manlymcstud8588
    @manlymcstud8588 2 года назад +5

    when your dark ride sounds like a ping pong tournament....
    stuff like this still being in operation is fantastic, not only mechanically but culturally. sure, it might be more like the 'scary' carnival ride from 'the simpsons' than is comfortable to admit, but this is like a time machine. love it!
    this looks like the kind of place that just mesmerizes you at night when all the lights are on and people screaming. pure america, right here, kids.

    • @justmejenny7986
      @justmejenny7986 2 года назад +1

      It's wonderful at night. It's right in Oneida Lake. Used to go swimming and have bonfires on the beach after the park closed. Eddie's restaurant is a fabulous place to eat. I believe it's had celebrities like Dean Martin and Frank Sinatra as customers back in the day. Great food.

  • @tacob69
    @tacob69 2 года назад +7

    I had a sausage patty, eggs with salsa,hopefully we've seen the last of that!Hahaha!!!

    • @LVVMCMLV
      @LVVMCMLV 2 года назад +2

      I thought he was going to blow chunks 4 sure

  • @porcelainthunder2213
    @porcelainthunder2213 2 года назад +13

    Glad you finally made it on Laffland! The whole place is pretty much out of the 50s (excepe the arcades, of course). And your ride on the Bomber was hillarious (obviously, not for you). The expression on your face was priceless.

  • @colabear2490
    @colabear2490 2 года назад +8

    Jake we love your eyeballs ! Don't ever lose your sight !

  • @stephenpierson2958
    @stephenpierson2958 2 года назад +7

    Way to s hang in there for you viewers. My goodness man I bet you will be sore in the morning. Thanks for the videos

  • @Deecula
    @Deecula 2 года назад +7

    Oh man you're brave going on the bomber. Well done you!

  • @SantosChronicles
    @SantosChronicles 2 года назад +23

    Oh man the rides here are the old school rodes from when I grew up. Never heard of a dark ride before. This would be pretty creepy for sure. Always finding new places through you.

  • @suzanrudulph4141
    @suzanrudulph4141 2 года назад

    Omg! Used to go all the time as a child when I lived in New York. Didn't know it was still there. I'm now 71 years old. It has changed a lot. Memories for sure. 😁

  • @doreenbonosconi879
    @doreenbonosconi879 2 года назад +1

    I’m a fan of all these dark rides. A park should consider collecting all of these and open a Dark Land! I’m sure many of us over 50 would enjoy a trip back to our youth.

  • @MalevolentBystander
    @MalevolentBystander 2 года назад +2

    As a CNY native watching you ride the bomber almost brought me to tears laughing so hard. Thank you

  • @jaks5338
    @jaks5338 2 года назад

    OMG. That ride on the rocket = Funniest Carpetbagger EVER!! Loved it.

  • @jimbullard441
    @jimbullard441 2 года назад +3

    Nice vid. Loved your experience on the bomber....lol (it's something Adam the Woo would NEVER do..lol)

  • @markfancher3
    @markfancher3 2 года назад +2

    Thank you for taking me away.. I've been battling covid and all of the side-effects since Christmas 2020 still in rehab. I missed all summer and spring.. I have a tracheostomy and a hole in my neck forever. Thank you Love all your videos.
    💘😻💜

  • @patsysoto1686
    @patsysoto1686 Год назад +1

    I remember that bomber ride from when I was young... you are more courageous than I ever was...

  • @kellyj.azania4371
    @kellyj.azania4371 Год назад +1

    He's the man! I can't even watch him the Bomber without getting dizzy. 🤣

  • @chetthebee1322
    @chetthebee1322 2 года назад +8

    Sylvan Beach is where I grew up. I lived right down the road from the amusement park near Captain John's Restaurant. One night I watched some guy rip the headless skeleton off the wall of Laffland and drive off with it. Some great memories down by the canal

    • @MRWTFPURPLE
      @MRWTFPURPLE 2 года назад

      The old ones are one one track so thay dont really go back but thay do zig zag very close to the previous part of the track. Haven't been on this one but another very similar one does go back and forth to the same walls.

  • @opens11
    @opens11 2 года назад +17

    Such an awesome ride! That bomber ride looks so fun! You made me laugh so hard with your rating of being stabbed in both eyeballs 🤣🤣🤣

  • @kaduq
    @kaduq 2 года назад +8

    I hadn't laughed this hard at one of your videos in a long time. Content GOLD!!!!

  • @zanetaylor5639
    @zanetaylor5639 2 года назад

    Thank you for taking one for the team and riding the Bomber.

  • @pamelahicks517
    @pamelahicks517 2 года назад +12

    So looking forward to when the Halloween attractions start. Love the dark rides at the amusement parks. You were certainly brave to ride that horrible ride. I felt so sorry for you. Thanks for taking us on all of your adventures.

  • @Alrockem
    @Alrockem 2 года назад

    Thanks for getting on the bomber for solely our enjoyment. I lol’d 😂

  • @robertfrost8264
    @robertfrost8264 2 года назад +1

    My extended family would spend Summers in Sylvan beach in the 80s and 90s. We all called it "Orange Park" because in that era almost everything was painted in that, classic, deep 80s orange color haha You can still see it on the tilt-a-whirl and the bomber, but *everything* had that orange on it.

  • @amandakohler8810
    @amandakohler8810 2 года назад

    Omg, that's awesome! Thank you for checking it out!

  • @bonniekaye
    @bonniekaye 2 года назад +3

    Awesome video!!

  • @medicatedmenorah
    @medicatedmenorah 2 года назад +5

    Never miss a new upload! Keep them coming 💜

  • @chrismclellan259
    @chrismclellan259 9 месяцев назад +1

    Grew up around the park loved it

  • @brandyrose9997
    @brandyrose9997 2 года назад +6

    I love seeing a new CB notification! Jacob, don't go on anymore Bomber-like rides for our sake. "This is uncomfortable. I'm being killed." 😂💜🐸

  • @damianjones7554
    @damianjones7554 2 года назад +6

    Nostalgia overload, great video Jacob, love this place.

  • @polmccartknee3792
    @polmccartknee3792 2 года назад +3

    good morning

  • @donaldroy4180
    @donaldroy4180 2 года назад +2

    AWSOME video Carpetbagger!🤣

  • @joshbrown8299
    @joshbrown8299 2 года назад +2

    Nice view from the bomber

  • @jasoninmichigan6078
    @jasoninmichigan6078 2 года назад

    You wouldn't catch other vloggers riding that antique of a thrill ride. Have guts like The Carpetbagger and do the unexpected. I watched Jacob ride the Bomber at least four times now.

  • @The1ROCKGOD
    @The1ROCKGOD 2 года назад

    You suffered for our amusement. In that godless contraption. Bravo sir.

  • @originalredneckgirl
    @originalredneckgirl 2 года назад +4

    Yeah when you were contemplating getting on that bullet ride thing.. what it was called when I was younger. ( I think its the same ride with no updates and I'm 62!) I was saying no no nope.. the most horrible ride ever , the most painful ride I've ever been on.. then you got on it anyway and seeing your discomfort I thought yup thats what it was like, I came out with solid bruises on my thighs from that bar! Terrible painful thing!

  • @fury210
    @fury210 2 года назад

    Riding the Bomber was the funniest thing I’ve ever seen! Hahahaha!

  • @NessieMay
    @NessieMay 2 года назад

    Thanks for going on the bomber, pure entertainment!

  • @SmellyBananna
    @SmellyBananna 2 года назад

    Jacob taking on thrill rides are the best

  • @flickinggamer
    @flickinggamer 2 года назад +3

    I haven't laughed so hard as when Jacob was on that ride!

  • @liamdechick9571
    @liamdechick9571 2 года назад

    This was my first amusement park ever and my first dark ride ever. There is a home video of me at age 7 telling the camera that I was brave enough to go in and that I had a good time. In reality, I had my eyes shut the whole time. I have a lot of great memories there. Thank you for doing this video.

  • @bartplays3392
    @bartplays3392 2 года назад +6

    Ooh this place seems cool!

  • @pretzelrides3748
    @pretzelrides3748 2 года назад +1

    We put Laffland and Sylvan Beach on the internet about 20+ years ago. Still one of the best preserved Pretzels running, complete with the Pretzel “Black Box Stunts”. The park is threatened by expansion of the nearby Casino.

    • @bertiejohnson9276
      @bertiejohnson9276 2 года назад

      Just be honest and say it's threatened by the indian nation buying up all the land around it. They would have to make two seperate purchases if they bought that park . The building with the carousel isn't owned by the park.

  • @doreenbonosconi879
    @doreenbonosconi879 2 года назад

    I absolutely love the carousel art!

  • @ahorserunning
    @ahorserunning 2 года назад

    gotta say, that bomber operator gives pretty decent ride time value so respect to that guy

  • @rocdocs
    @rocdocs 2 года назад

    Saved this video for this evening. :) Vintage dark rides with CB is balm for my soul.

  • @angiedillman6251
    @angiedillman6251 2 года назад

    You didn't hear me yell NOOOOOO DON'T DO IT !! When you were on the bomber!! No way would I do it!! Thanks for taking one for the team! Heehe

  • @idamaeteufel4371
    @idamaeteufel4371 2 года назад

    I went on the bomber when I was 9 years of age. I screamed and cried so much to stop the ride. They did.

  • @catcoven6443
    @catcoven6443 2 года назад

    Those vintage coin games are awesome I especially love the fortune telling one♥️

  • @kingathehill4255
    @kingathehill4255 2 года назад +2

    The bomber looks fun.

    • @crush41gb
      @crush41gb 2 года назад +2

      I know. I mean it stays right side up the entire ride.

  • @logicalschizoid_intp9698
    @logicalschizoid_intp9698 3 месяца назад

    OMG, Jacob! I lived here until 2015! Now I live over an hour away, in what was the Pancake House. It was the first big building in the town, built in 1819. Where the hotel is now (across from the Circle K) was a TB hospital and sanitarium, run by Dr. Martin Cavana, until about 1910. Called the Lakeview hospital.
    I'm glad you finally got to visit Sylvan Beach. It has a ton of history!

  • @MsRene98
    @MsRene98 2 года назад

    That one ride was a classic The Hammer ride. Loved that when I was a kid.

  • @PianoHead26
    @PianoHead26 2 года назад

    Cool! I am a dark ride enthusiast as well, loved them since I was a kid. Laff Land was very cool, very vintage and fun. :D

  • @Mamarenee88
    @Mamarenee88 2 года назад

    The bomber has to be the most terrifying ride I've ever seen in your videos... we appreciate you sacrificing your health and safety lol

  • @ZacBrzuchalski
    @ZacBrzuchalski 2 года назад

    Rotors are my favorite ride! You enter a cylinder room and stand against the wall. The cylinder room spins making you stick to the wall and then the floor lowers down leaving you hanging stuck against the wall. As the ride slows down the floor comes back up and then the ride stops and you exit down the exit ramp.

  • @filipohman7277
    @filipohman7277 2 года назад

    😁😁😁👍👍👍 Awesome Work Jacob Thanks!!! Greetings from Helsinki, Finland 🇫🇮🇺🇸🇫🇮🇺🇸

  • @Mr_Spliffy
    @Mr_Spliffy Год назад +1

    That was great fun. Thankyou

  • @melanieiwasko4393
    @melanieiwasko4393 2 года назад +3

    You the bomb Jacob! 🤣🤣

  • @queen_sophie7515
    @queen_sophie7515 2 года назад

    You riding the bomber made me laugh so hard!!! Thank you.

  • @peggyfillmore1971
    @peggyfillmore1971 2 года назад +5

    That's me on the roller coasters and every other ride that makes me dizzy...vertigo sucks

  • @Artemis13579
    @Artemis13579 2 года назад

    Haha from my hometown!!! Love it. Never thought anyone would come to Sylvan Beach. That is cool!

  • @mike20sm
    @mike20sm 2 года назад

    Thanks for taking one for the team and conquering your fear.

  • @genevawaters3407
    @genevawaters3407 2 года назад +2

    I enjoy your videos and I live in whitley city Kentucky (mccreary county) I saw your Cumberland falls video which is 15 minutes from my house and video at Somerset ky at oddities museum where I was grow up
    Thank you so much for your videos putting a smile on my face

  • @biblioshark
    @biblioshark 2 года назад

    Filming while in that ride was commitment 🤣🤣

  • @harleycynofficial
    @harleycynofficial 2 года назад

    I've seen this ride in animated films and shorts. I didn't know folks were basing it on a real ride. Thanks, Jacob!

  • @Whiffert
    @Whiffert 2 года назад +7

    Nice to see you exploring my neck of the woods :) I am a bit embarrassed to say I've never been to Sylvan Beach, though. Sadly, you are about 50 years too late to visit Suburban Park in Manlius, NY, Home of the Comet roller-coaster. As well as 90 years too late for Longbranch Park. So much for pining over what once was. I hope you have fun at your next destination!

    • @drewwadsworth3285
      @drewwadsworth3285 2 года назад

      I went there once when I was very young, in the early 70s. I have many memories though of riding past the old sign and the lonely roller coaster when everything else was gone.

  • @daryljones9367
    @daryljones9367 2 года назад

    Survived the Bomber! Congratulations!!

  • @TheSassy777
    @TheSassy777 2 года назад +2

    Looks like a old park but a Fun Place from yesterday

  • @frankbingham53
    @frankbingham53 2 года назад +3

    Love the dark ride video and your videos are amazing carpet bagger and I love your t shirt too dude this one is in the bag.

  • @goldengirl54
    @goldengirl54 2 года назад +1

    What fun to follow you today on my Birthday! :)

  • @Maynardthetool
    @Maynardthetool 2 года назад +1

    My local chuck e cheese had the little Rollercoaster arcade thing. It was so cool as a kid

  • @jasonsteele6920
    @jasonsteele6920 2 года назад

    Jacob on that old school roll-o-plane/loop-o-plane ride was intense -- you really suffer to entertain us!

  • @norfolkman6275
    @norfolkman6275 2 года назад +1

    Epic as always. Thank you Jacob.

  • @HowTo4Uvideos
    @HowTo4Uvideos 2 года назад

    We were there this past summer and loved Laffland. My kids rode The Bomber, but you couldn't get me in that. You were brave!

  • @fernandochavez4312
    @fernandochavez4312 2 года назад

    This was a really good one! You took the Bomber like a champ.

  • @thegerm574
    @thegerm574 2 года назад

    Lol. “I hate this I hate this so bad” I know the feeling when you regret getting on a ride that you can’t want until it’s over.

  • @Coinmancer
    @Coinmancer 2 года назад

    That bomber was hilarious. Its like an old cold war torture device haha
    That little rollercoaster arcade is amazing! This is definitely a favorite video... I love arcades...

  • @taipan9604
    @taipan9604 2 года назад

    The zipper and the bullet were the 2 most terrifying rides at fairs when I was a kid.

  • @Smeali
    @Smeali 2 года назад

    I love the look that the teens gave you at 23:42

  • @tammyf8215
    @tammyf8215 2 года назад

    Omg. Jacob I'm like about 40 minutes from there. Thats so awesome. Sylvan beach is a great old school place. Your so funny..

  • @scotjrunyon8773
    @scotjrunyon8773 2 года назад

    Wow the doggies you drove by was very cute to see.

  • @Excelsior_Real_Deal_Picker
    @Excelsior_Real_Deal_Picker 2 года назад

    You on the bomber made me chuckle. Glad to see you experienced it..

  • @T-RavisComics
    @T-RavisComics 2 года назад +2

    There’s a dark ride just like this one at Beach Bend park in Bowling Green KY

  • @cherilg88
    @cherilg88 2 года назад

    Boblo Island had the Rotor. I loved that ride when I was a kid! Thanks for riding the Bomber, awesome footage.