America's Largest Abandoned Waterpark SHUTDOWN Due to Deadly Bacteria Outbreaks (FORT RAPIDS RESORT)

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[@patrickmaruniak5987]

I wish I could have went with you. I worked at Fort Rapids from 2011 to 2013 In the arcade and also the concession stand in the water park . I also swam there on my days off because I got a discount for working there so I could have given you some info on the place. Anyway it was sad to see the place go under like it did. Thanks for the video I was curious to see what it looked like inside now.

[@abandonedcentral]

Dude, that drone shot was incredible! Great video bro

[@SteveRonin]

Thanks brotha! I been trying to up my game haha

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Trying to get on your guys level! Haha

[@makaylabarron3573]

Ohioan here !! Stayed here twice as a kid LOVED it !! Miss this place sm

[@roseyskaggs1891]

We used to vacation here with our kids! We stayed in one of the rooms with the lofts. It was much like Great Wolf Lodge is today, but cheaper. Miss my kids being that young. Great explore! Took me back to some wonderful memories. Fortunately for me it was the early years when it was safer.

[@wildatheart7704]

Another awesome video Steve, thank you for sharing, love watching you film with Josh and Dave, hope you are well, take care, much love xx UK 🇬🇧

[@NaeL.614]

Wow! I can't believe you were in my neighborhood! Fort Rapids was an awesome place.

[@SteveRonin]

It was really fun!

[@lynfiggins7780]

Your videos popped up on my fb timeline and I’m so glad. They’re creepy and a little unsettling and it’s AWESOME

[@SamStar100]

As someone who has watched every video about this place I genuinely think this is the best one! I really liked how you included all the details that other videos don’t! I love this video and I hope to explore this place as well but then the fire happened 😢 Great video though!!

[@olivius8891]

When I was in the master suite I saw some camping propane canisters and food. I think someone was cooking in there and that's what burned the suites. Hotel tower and water park are still fine though.

[@SamStar100]

@ yeah I was thinking those propane tanks could have started the fire

[@SteveRonin]

Thanks for watching! I hope you get to visit it someday too!

[@SamStar100]

@@SteveRonin before it’s demolished 😔

[@KateXtreme]

Congratulations for 1M subscriber you deserved it , here I am again watching your exploration to the waterpark just keep yourself always safe..❤

[@momswain]

It was awesome! I lived in Columbus, and went there several times for several years with my children. When they started having a roach and bedbug problem people stopped going we stopped going, and we started going to the Kalahari.

[@RATSTUDIOS2024]

I used to go on vacation there but unfortunately I went when it was unsafe I still can’t get over of what happened I just happy it was shut down… (I went to the hospital after my stay I had to get my leg amputated)

[@Shayshaylex]

That's awful! I hope you've adjusted and have found a new place to vacation.

[@scienceteacher3926]

Real asf ​@@Daveeeeeeyhowyoudoing

[@MAC06141]

A excellent video as usual….i love the calmness of you content…..love when your with Dave & Josh my 3 favourite happy guys ….❤….love from Western Australia 🇦🇺

[@SteveRonin]

Appreciate the love from Western Australia!

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@SteveRonin I love your urban exploration videos. Your photography and videography skills are great. Really feels like im exploring with you. Keep it up Steve✨

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Love your content!!!

[@kathleen726]

How cool this place must have been when it was open! So sad that it had to end the way it did. Thanks Steve!

[@SteveRonin]

Yeah, it’s a shame what happened.

[@MarissaTierney]

It was so cool I went there all the time as a kid

[@johngood9494]

great video keep them coming

[@SteveRonin]

Thanks, will do! I got a lot coming

[@Nancy-kw8xz]

Hello Steve a excellent video like always I'm glad that you guys got to go down those slides looks and sounds like a lot of fun thank you so much for taking us along I left the whole time you went down😂🤠👍 take care love from upstate New York❤😊

[@SteveRonin]

Thanks, glad you enjoyed it!

[@michellesebold4517]

Great video! I really enjoyed it. When Josh was coming through that one tunnel it sounded like music from Psycho the movie. Sad that it caught on fire. I appreciate you and all you do to bring us such great videos!💕💕💕

[@SteveRonin]

Glad you liked it! That was a pretty eerie sound for sure.

[@jntd4160]

Don't ever change Steve...you're the best!❤Saline, Michigan🤟💞

[@heidib9243]

Great video Steve. You and Josh really made me LOL. 😄😄 Kinda sad to see it burnt down, but that's why you guys do what you do. It lives on in your videos.

[@SteveRonin]

Thanks, I'm glad you enjoyed it!

[@HannahFaith-m5r]

Used to go here every year with my youth group. I remember the last time I went, the Chlorine was so strong my eyes burned sitting there. By the next day I was sick, fever, and it lasted over a week. It was always such a fun event for us, but I’m not surprised after our last trip we took there. I’m surprised it’s still standing after the water pipes burst a few years ago. So many were hopeful the right owners would get it and restore it ! It’s sad to see its current state!! It has so much potential! Thank you for exploring here! This is only the 2nd video I’ve found off fort rapids since closing!!

[@SteveRonin]

That chlorine is no joke! It’s a shame the pipes burst.

[@HannahFaith-m5r]

@ yes!! The lifeguards were even getting sick! It was winter when the water lines burst, and it made the outside of the building was a thick ice! Last month the hotel caught fire, they decided it was a total loss, the water park wasn’t affected by it though. Thank you for posting this video, and responding! Love your videos! They’ve really helped me cope with my journey of finding my brain tumor and my current battle with brain cancer ❤️

[@Ma.VictoriaPelopero]

Hello steve,from philippines, what a huge place, because of poor maintenance and ignoring to give a solution to the problem of the place,they lost there business and everything turned into waste,but they still can renovate it and look for better solution to continue the operation,another beautiful exploration,be safe always❤

[@cherylclark5419]

It burned down, watch till end 🙄

[@judysheehan8770]

Knocks on the door: Housekeeping! 😂

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Thanks so much

[@karenfountain1352]

Hi Steve, another brilliant explore, that place looks amazing, fantastic watch ❤

[@SteveRonin]

Thanks so much

[@Diamondsgirl]

Love the video great job 🎉

[@SteveRonin]

Thanks! I appreciate it!

[@jaxstorm9346]

An ohioan here. I was here with my family years ago and me and my siblings want to head up there to see what it looks like now

[@gamewiththeHost]

22:14 thank you ronin think about all the laughs and joys families had there such a ball !!!

[@Shettikkawoodscrocheting-dk4qz]

Those slides are so cool 😍

[@airi1822]

Thanks for the video. I'm really excited to see what this place looks like inside. It's right next to the mental hospital I was put in a few months back right before it burned down. A lot of people that were in there with me were homeless, so you may have been right about people squatting in there.

[@SteveRonin]

That's wild! What a story.

[@q3shafe]

This place caught fire a few months ago, some of the roof collapsed.. .shame.. .

[@itstigerhopper]

Exactly a year after a abandoned hotel caught on fire in my town but it happened on the 24th and not the 28th

[@SoTotallySammi]

Not surprised, with the warning of possible gas leak.

[@ThemeParksAndAttractions]

Loving your content Steve great stuff 👏

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Glad to hear it

[@therichtershow]

Thanks for sharing, looks like traveling back in time

[@SteveRonin]

It's pretty wild seeing a place like that frozen in time.

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[@DonnaChrista]

Awesome waterpark ashame on it shutting down due to conditions and safety l feel someone was living there awesome work Steve and team ❤

[@Jollyjilly58]

That’s looks like it would have been great fun when was first open lol. You and Dave and josh looked liked you had fun

[@melissad3211]

Really enjoyed this video 🥰💯

[@SteveRonin]

Thanks for watching!

[@PamperedPetz]

Wowzers .... with friends it's even better 🎉

[@carlashepherd9362]

Sad it had to shut down & so many people without job’s; but I understand why it was closed! Awesome video & explore as always! 👍👍❤️✊🤘

[@joangravel2436]

Awesome place thanks for sharing that with us

[@SteveRonin]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@desireeadams1261]

After stepping on that fat chunk of glass I'd be pretty iffy and nervous to go down that slide. Unless you got the glass stuck at some point earlier in the day. This is one of my favorites as far as exploring, abandoned resorts / indoor waterparks. I'm glad to see it still in pretty good condition overall and hardly any type of vandalism or graffiti - which surprises me honestly for being Columbus. Either way this was a great video! Can't wait to see Josh's when it comes out.

[@desireeadams1261]

Crazy that you got there in time too! Just saw the end that it had just burned down, how tragic. Wonder if it could have been from a propane leak? Sad regardless, thank you for documenting it!

[@SteveRonin]

Yeah, it's pretty crazy how little graffiti there was, I was surprised too.

[@desireeadams1261]

@@Daveeeeeeyhowyoudoing it was in good condition for an abandoned place, even though it was abandoned for less then 10 years. Yes it burned down, but I’m talking about the condition of everything as they documented it before it burned

[@philparsons8127]

That black slide into the bowl reminds me of the black hole slide of the 'wet n wild' park in Orlando Florida as it was in the 90's

[@stacieclark2563]

I loved every minute of that❤

[@lizaria8152]

43:12 wonder if the 🔥 was due to that gas leak and a squatter using a propane tank… hope no one was inside the building when it went up in 🔥. I’m glad you guys got to explore and experience some fun prior to this tragic event. Thanks for giving us the history and documenting the last moments of this place.

[@cindywalker852]

I enjoy your video

[@1Smylez2]

Great video… I recently stayed at great wolf in the poconos and they have a lot of similarities the room setups the water park etc. very cool…

[@SteveRonin]

Thanks for the info!

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Thank you

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always watching to your Vlogs Steve From Philippines ❤🎉

[@SteveRonin]

Glad you're enjoying them!

[@donnachristakakis8232]

Sick waterslides are a totally cool sick waterpark I'm ashamed it's not running anymore I love Klint Eastwood any which way but loose love that movie great work Steve awesome tour❤

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Clint Eastwood is awesome!

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Thank you so much!

[@loriah65]

What the heck Dave’s in Ohio 😮. Welcome to the US Dave❤❤❤

[@LokiRanger3100]

Steve , yes homeless people live in places like this not all are harmful in fact i have met quite a few of the nicest homeless folks give you the shirt off their back

[@FL5Austin]

I live in Columbus and I remember going here as a kid when they first opened. Not sure when you went there but just recently the hotel section had a pretty decent fire.

[@HannahFaith-m5r]

They were shut down for several reasons, from health concerns, to fire hazards… it had just been purchased by yet another owners shortly before the health dept and police showed up and made them evacuate the guests immediately and close. The most recent owners (as far as I know the current owners) there were talks of an inpatient mental health hospital or apartment complex, and the people surrounding fort rapids were fighting it due to not wanting a place like that close to them. It’s really sad, this place had so much potential too.

[@meglud8681]

When I tell you ive drove past this place and wondered what the inside looked like/ literally said out loud I want someone to cover that building….😮 I gasped when you said Cbus Ohio. ❤ ok now I’m going to watch. Too excited.

[@meglud8681]

DUDE! It burned down! What?!? I love an hour away and come to visit that way. That’s crazy, also can’t believe y’all were so close.

[@SteveRonin]

I’ve been wanting to check it out for years!

[@maddiemurphy7798]

I used to go to fort rapids as a kid! I miss that place I can’t believe it caught on fire recently

[@noelleonard2498]

Always amazes me how many of you guys go into those mold filled places totally unprotected.

[@holidaykrazy]

17:00 the fans and lights are always on. If you look at other videos of this place, you’ll see lights are on along with the fans

[@imjustheretocomment2537]

From Columbus I went a lot as a kid and it has caught on fire not to long ago

[@JustAGuyYaKnow42]

Glad you got to it before it burned. Hopefully you crossed Hamilton road and checked out Eastland while you were there.

[@jdoesanimations]

A fire broke out in this place. Crazy you could explore here!

[@animeangelvr]

I remember this place I was sick from the water to the point I almost die I was happy when they shut down Fort rapid. But u guys went in Ty show how it is now days 😊

[@Shettikkawoodscrocheting-dk4qz]

The ivory barstools are cool and unique ❤

[@cherylclark5419]

They are bull horns, not ivory

[@ClaireDeSalis]

Wow loved this what fun x

[@helenr991]

Hi Steve 👍✌️

[@SteveRonin]

Hello there! 👋

[@letapearson5304]

Good one😊

[@BeanieBoo111]

I have never actually gone, but I feel super sad that this closed down! I don’t know why I just have a strange connection to it!

[@gamewiththeHost]

dang how many family’s waiting around the buffet waiting to eat that will never happen again wow

[@bulbman7080]

The laundry room must've been massive!

[@atlanta6928]

Somebody need to reinvent into this place and open it back up

[@Sunriru]

id take that gamecube XD anyway thank you for showing us another interesting video. forgot about this place

[@SteveRonin]

Haha yeah that was a pretty sweet find

[@jeffreyyoung1752]

👍well done👍

[@SteveRonin]

Thanks for the visit

[@jeffreyyoung1752]

@SteveRonin no really, keep doing what you're doing it's only getting better. 👍👍👍👍👍

[@jenessamichele]

You couldn't have paid me to go down that black slide. You couldn't have paid me to go down any of them, actually. Indoor waterparks freak me out. Abandoned ones really freak me out. Lol Your videos are always so well done though!

[@ocsrc]

Heating this must have cost a fortune I would love to see the infrastructure The HVAC plant, Electrical room, and the pump room would be sick to see

[@SteveRonin]

I wish we could have explored it more

[@maskedman1337]

You like those horn chairs? You've gotta come down to Texas and go shopping: There's an amazing variety of incredible, heavy handmade furniture incorporating animal horns, bones and hides.

[@SteveRonin]

That's a great idea for a video! I bet it's a really cool shopping experience

[@DiLoFlow]

Early Vibes Be real on this Episode whats Good Yall?

[@MissAbbyRose]

My partner overheard your excitement of the game cube type controller and started geeking out. 🤣 He said that there was a span of time that resorts like this had built in plug and play games that could be purchased sort of like pay per view movies. You could rent or request the controller from the front desks to play the games. He remembers them from when we were kids (early 2000's). We're from the central Ohio area, his family used to travel quite a bit.

[@SteveRonin]

That's awesome! It's wild to think about how much things have changed.

[@morganwallace7448]

I normally wouldn't subscribe to something i just found but i figured i would help you get to your 1 million mark anyway I'm from Ohio not Columbus although i have lived there shortly a couple of times anyway i never got the chance to see it even even open so it's kinda cool to see it now tho

[@morganwallace7448]

If it weren't open long how did peeps stay there as kids well nevermind I guess I was almost 17 when it opened in 2006 so that technically made me a kid lol I'm 35 now wow it was really than long ago

[@LuvNatasha3]

Not far from me!! ❤❤❤❤

[@tonyabible7982]

Why don't you guys ever have a black light for the " mystery stains"?

[@user-iamRobinV68]

Wait ! It burned down after this explore?? Crazy. Looked like a fun place. Shame. 😊😊😊

[@jullology]

Bruh, I always watch your horror vlogs and you're badass tho!! More eerie explores to come. Btw, watching from 🇵🇭

[@SteveRonin]

Thank you, I appreciate it! More to come!

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[@_________gdd]

This may seem like a weird question, but are you urban explorers armed incase someone attempts to attack you?

[@keriweil]

That place would have been fun to visit when it was open

[@joselamers7964]

what a amazing place

[@JulietNatebanapon]

Hi.. Stive and Josh I'm the number one fun in the Philippines🇵🇭

[@Ma.VictoriaPelopero]

See how brave steve ronin,that slide is too scary,if you'll ask me to do it,i won't because i'm scared of height's,goodluck to the gang

[@wendycook5321]

The Tower Would be so Scary

[@garylipponen884]

Sound it out, claustrophobic. You can do it dude!

[@indoor420]

Man you must be a millionaire by now been watchin you since you were just a kid

[@joannsanchez6609]

Since you're so close, you should visit Waverly Hills Asylum in Louisville, KY. It's rumored to be haunted ! And in Bardstown KY Wickland is rumored to be haunted (old governor's mansion)

Damn brand new Ronin cinema. I'll save the video for lunch tomorrow

[@squidsies]

I went there when I was little. A few times I went it smelled a little… off, almost like sulfur? I’m not really sure what it was, even my parents & siblings smelled it. The only way I can describe it is sulfur-y. Other than that, it was an amazing place.. Almost like a Six Flags lodge or Great Wolf. I miss it!

[@davidfederici7733]

Love ❤️ it

[@The_Red_Dragon_1]

I live in Columbus only crackheads took family here . Reports of not only bacteria but bed bugs I would never step foot in this building . I hope you didn’t take any souvenirs with you when you left those bugs are travelers .

[@Ma.VictoriaPelopero]

You're not wearing a mask,too moldy,it's dangerous to your health

[@christophermorton7294]

Also in neighboring eastland mall closed too few other stores n restaurants closed in those area

[@SteveRonin]

That area has definitely seen a lot of changes

[@AM-kn5ch]

Crazy that you recently visited here. Because about a month ago it burnt down