Fantasy Island Remembered - Grand Island, NY

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  • Опубликовано: 19 окт 2024
  • A little video talking about some of the history, and my experience at the park! If you enjoy this kind of content, please subscribe for more!
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  • @greasertv3147
    @greasertv3147 4 года назад +1

    love the history! sad to hear these two parks are closing! and i loved the landscaping really beautiful!

    • @CoreyMathery
      @CoreyMathery  4 года назад

      Yeah man, there is still a little hope, but less for this park in particular. It definitely deserves new ownership.

  • @charlesrobinson7469
    @charlesrobinson7469 4 года назад

    Thank You for posting this video & caring about our park. Not being from this area, you've become emotionally drawn to Fantasy Island. For alot of us, it was our summer thing to do. Then, we had families & brought them too. I honestly think that You or any one of us would've done a better job with the park than Apex did. As of right now in June of 2020, there are potential buyers interested in acquiring the park. We're all praying with "Marshall Dan" for this to happen. If it does, it will be a great thing!👍 Hopefully, we'll see you in 2021 sometime. You're now one of us! Thanks again for the support.

    • @CoreyMathery
      @CoreyMathery  4 года назад

      I hate to see any park close! This park in particular, doesn’t deserve to go out like this! Hopefully the park can be resurrected!

  • @isabellindsay7894
    @isabellindsay7894 2 года назад

    This is where we went for our annual family summer get together from 1969 We all live in Canada and traveled to meet up with our cousins every year. It hold lots of fond memories for me and I still have my deputy badge :) ..thanks for the walk down memory lane

    • @CoreyMathery
      @CoreyMathery  2 года назад

      I love that I could help you relive some memories, I think that's an awesome tradition. It's a shame the park isn't doing business anymore, lots of memories will be just that now.

  • @jennifersekenski6461
    @jennifersekenski6461 4 года назад

    I worked here 2 summers in the early 90s. In 1991 there was a death of a boy who fell from the original ferris wheel which was located in the kiddie park area. I believe it was determined that the bolts weren't tightened and the car he was in partually came off the wheel causing the boy to fall. After that, the ferris wheel was taken down and the new one you mentioned was put in the back of the park overlooking the NY state thruway.

  • @rickattard2339
    @rickattard2339 4 года назад +1

    It was the best when we were kids in the 70s went there a few times when we lived im Toronto and would take the drive to buffalo

    • @CoreyMathery
      @CoreyMathery  4 года назад

      Sounds like you have quite the memories there! I am sad to see the park this way, and I hope that something can be done. Also, I want to apologize for the late response. RUclips failed to notify me of a good number of comments.

  • @laura20022004
    @laura20022004 4 года назад

    My heart sanked when i heard it was closing. Great memories there!!! I do remember the log flume they had before they torn it down in 2014. That ride was pretty cool

    • @CoreyMathery
      @CoreyMathery  4 года назад

      Sad that it has to go out this way :/

  • @TheSSUltimateGoku
    @TheSSUltimateGoku 4 года назад

    The silver comet wasn’t created until 1999 if you’re talking about the original comet that was Crystal Beach which closed down before my time. Which was sold off and I think moved to another state but it’s definitely not at Darien Lake that I can tell you I local to the area. As a matter fact fantasy Island silver comet was actually a descendent homage to the original comet.

    • @CoreyMathery
      @CoreyMathery  4 года назад

      TheSSUltimateGoku Never said a word about Darien Lake lol but yeah, Silver Comet was based off of the Comet that is now at Great Escape.

    • @TheSSUltimateGoku
      @TheSSUltimateGoku 4 года назад

      Corey Mathery never mine I got it mixed up when you said six flags great escape. Since Darien Lake is owned by Six Flags again I heard that and just thought of Darien Lake lol.

    • @CoreyMathery
      @CoreyMathery  4 года назад

      TheSSUltimateGoku It’s all good! 😄 Appreciate you watching 😄

  • @MoonGacha-k7p
    @MoonGacha-k7p 4 года назад

    I cried my eyes out when I found out it was closed. Fantasy island was like a second home to me.

    • @CoreyMathery
      @CoreyMathery  4 года назад

      Yeah it’s tough! I’m always at a loss when we lose good parks. It pains me dearly.

  • @benswenson7496
    @benswenson7496 4 года назад +1

    I live in Lancaster Ny which is really close to Fantasy Island

    • @CoreyMathery
      @CoreyMathery  4 года назад +1

      Yeah, it’s sad that this park is most likely done 😔

    • @Jonibear
      @Jonibear 4 года назад +1

      Ben Swenson I live in Cheektowaga so I'm close to it too

  • @thrillsandmagic
    @thrillsandmagic 4 года назад +1

    Nice little park, sad to see this and Indiana Beach go

    • @CoreyMathery
      @CoreyMathery  4 года назад +1

      Hopefully they will find a buyer, and hopefully soon. The less time the parks sit around the better.

    • @thrillsandmagic
      @thrillsandmagic 4 года назад

      @@CoreyMathery Here's hoping man

  • @ryannimmo3829
    @ryannimmo3829 4 года назад

    Hey Cory why this park closed