Americana Amusement Park - ABANDONED - Lake Lesourdsville Ohio

www.AdamTheWoo.com - PLEASE RATE & SUBSCRIBE - I decided to check out the closed theme park in Ohio. Halfway thru my journey I was asked to leave the property. Enjoy !

[@cheezyheart1]

I worked here! It was Americana Amusement Park in 1991. My very first job! I worked in that food court!!!!! Thanks for this-what memories! I wish you had something to send me-I might have to get a tattoo!

[@christinacope562]

😢LeSourdesville Lake, Fantasy Farm to Americana So much of my childhood demolished all over USA.

[@michaelterrell]

I used to service the electronics for the park, when it was owned by the Bernie family in the '70s. I installed a dual battery system and some controls on the paddle boats, so that they boat's battery wouldn't get run down while waiting for passengers. They would call whenever something broke down. The oddest service call I had there was to fix their fortune telling machine. It was full of Strowger switches, which were used by telephone companies for the early dial telephones. The 'fortunes' were preprinted on 80 column IBM punchcards. Another fun job was to rebuild the player piano in their 'Old West Salon'. I'm still happy that I was never asked to repair the jukebox that played cassette tapes, instead of 45s. It was constantly messed up. They sent it back to the vendor, after a couple months. There were times that we worked all night to have something ready for a big event, the next day.

[@spidey21071]

That's awesome it must have been a fun job at that time.I remember the piano in the sawdust saloon. it was so cool there back then.also riding the waterslide and catching a ride on the train to take you back to the other side of park.brings back great memories.thank you for your story

[@michaelterrell]

@@spidey21071 Atthat time I worked for Estil Dietz, at his TV shop on S Verity Parkway. We were the only shop in the area that repaired industrial electronics. Most of the work for the park was on an emergency basis, and after the park was closed. The job on the paddle boats was done during a High School Prom, for an after Prom party. The equipment had been on order for over a month, and it arrived that day. We were putting our tools away, as the party started.

[@theseakite2]

FYI, a group of toilets is known as a "brace of toilets." You're welcome! ;)

[@MattyIcecubes]

My fondest memories of this place took place during the two decades it was known as "Americana Amusement Park". Price of admission: 8 bucks. You could literally scrape up your loose change and buy yourself a day of fun at Americana. You couldn't do that at Kings Island, who's admission was running around $35 at that time. It sucks that this place just couldn't compete with Kings Island. Don't get me wrong, Kings Island is all that and a bag of chips, but there were many things I preferred about Americana. I liked the intimacy of it, and the old time feel it had to it, wherein Kings Island is, always has been, and always will be about advancing into the future.

[@katrinalayer2747]

Chef Danger You're so right, it wasn't Kings Island, but there was something about it that couldn't be topped. And you didn't go broke doing it. It's a shame it didn't make it.

[@MattyIcecubes]

Katrina Layer​​​​ Yeah, it had a great run, but once Kings Island was acquired by Paramount, they just poured their money into it. With no such funding for Americana, it was only a matter of time before doom befell Americana. Kings Island has since become a juggernaut, and one of the greatest parks in the world, and any bonafide amusement park which attempts to set up shop within a 100 mile radius of it is virtually guaranteed to fail. Coney Island still operates, but has found a niche as a picnic area and event center which just so happens to operate a few rides. It isn't a true amusement park, and it wouldn't be here if it tried to be one.

[@MultiBlueblanket]

+Chef Danger Kings Island fell into decline shortly though. All the attention is being shifted to Cedar Point because of them opening a new coaster. It seems Cedar Point is the focus of Cedar Fair in the state of Ohio. Notice I said "Cedar Fair". In 1996 I believe that Paramount shifted their focus into the film business and withdrew form the amusement/theme park business. In late 1996 or sometime in 1997, Cedar Fair took it. Then Cedar Fair poured way more money in it than Paramount did.

[@MattyIcecubes]

I agree that Cedar Point is Cedar Fair's flagship park, and is always going to be #1 in their book. But they're still pouring money into Kings Island. Kings Island recieved Banshee a couple years ago, which is widely considered one of the best roller coasters in the world.

[@MultiBlueblanket]

+Chef Danger Cedar Point though, got those awards years ago. They're still getting awards now. Unless you're from Cincinnati, nobody knows about Kings island unless you're a diehard amusement park fan, but you'd still go to Cedar Point, since everybody from pretty much Chicago to Pittsburgh knows about the thing.

[@rebeccameadors3369]

I miss this place, I actually got to ride a roller coaster with my dad before he died , which will always be a memory I have from this place, other than that I don't really remember it tho.

[@RobGavagan]

Honestly, I just kept thinking that this would make for a great filming location. Sad when places run out of money. But such is Americana. Too soon?

[@3xirei]

yeah

[@tracie806]

I went there many times as a kid. He used to be fun for us. You know it was a good place for my dad to take us. He raised us four kids and it was fine. He was financially able to go there without it breaking him are used to be a place next to it called fantasy farm like right next-door. I was kind of curious to see if that was still abandoned, or if they demolished all that.

[@meganphillips1778]

I love that you went to Americana, i grew up going there with my good friend for birthdays and everything! So weird seeing it go from riches to rags after so many years! Thnks Adam love your shit!!

[@Automedon2]

That was kind of shocking. In the mid 70's I was a circus performer and worked for a couple of months at Americana. The dome structure where the shows were held is the framework you see. If you follow the train track it ends at a Western saloon. Seeing this was like seeing a ghost

[@amandagray7621]

The park on the right, where the ferry is being stored, was Fantasy Farm, not Americana (Lake Lesourdsville). There used to be a pond/lake in the middle of American that they would ferry you from one side of the park to the other. The owner doesn't want anyone on the park because the "bad comments" are from the people who are angry that he let the park go after agreeing to buy it, invest money into it and keep it open. He destroyed that park and a lot of people that grew up riding the rides there, like me, and visited every summer are very upset about it.

[@EarlHayesHonorAmericaRadio]

You couldn't be more wrong. I am 50 years Old and Born/ Raised in Trenton, Ohio and I grew up with Lesourdsville Lake (Americana) and Fantasy Farm. I worked both parks for years. Ran the Paddle-boats at the very rear of Fantasy Farm, where the GIANT Gold Fish were bred. Jerry tried so hard to fix, repair and re-open the park. First he Invested Millions of dollars in the park, and the Construction company he hired ran off with the money, after only fixing the first hill on the SCREECHING EAGLE Coaster. There is and was no one on earth that wanted the park to be permanently revived than JERRY COUCH, But there is so much people are not aware of, that Jerry was not able to fix. Did you know the LAKE always leaked and drained into the surrounding suburbs and houses. Jerry Invested so much into FIXING that issue, and just could not. He even divided the lake in 1/2, and planned on having a floating restaurant on the back half, and hoped that would help to ease up the leak, but it didn't help. Finally, after being robbed of millions , more than once, he tried to REBUILD & COMBINE BOTH PARKS. By repairing and repainting the rides that were left, and he even moved the CLOWN FACE AMPHITHEATER To rebuild it behind the FANTASY FARM MOTEL and the City Of Monroe, Ohio Issued him a STOP WORK ORDER TILL FURTHER NOTICE. This Left Jerry Heartbroken. He was ordered to CEASE AND DESIST ALL WORK on the park. That is when he threw in the Towel. He fought the good fight for all of us, but mostly for him....No one Loved the parks more than JERRY COUCH. He added so so much to trying to save the park, to no avail. No one even knows, he built, (Within his Couch's Campers), and Concert Hall for LIVE BANDS to come and play at the newly opened park, (But, it was never to be). My Heart goes out to THE COUCH FAMILY, as I Interviewed him years ago, for the radio station. God Bless you Jerry Couch and i stand behind you 100%.

[@Revkor]

HonorAmerica RadioTv question, why does the State stop him and where do they have the right.

[@amandagray7621]

I was unaware of the issues surrounding the devastating closure of this park. Maybe you are correct in how it happened. However, with his behavior it is hard to see the truth and I have even seen accounts to the contrary of your statement.

[@LouisAndPillz]

Amanda Gray I'd just like to say that your account is pretty much correct with most reports of the incident of the park closure. On top of that, "Honor America"'s account of the story is not only wrong, but makes literally no sense. There is no way a contracting company can just walk away with millions of dollars, because of something called....a contract? Also, there is literally zero reason or way the state can tell someone to stop work on their own private land, unless the contract with his construction company wasn't up at the time...which means that he tried undercutting said company. OR, the state told him to specifically stop working on it because they wanted to fix the lake problem themselves...which means that his lake gets fixed for free anyways? But this can't be correct, because if this was such a big issue, or even an issue in the first place, the state would have definitely stepped in long before Jerry got control of the park. Most likely what happened was that the park was scrapped after he was unable to get a good amount of his added rides back after repossession. Not only were his rides lost, but hundreds of thousands of dollars in inspections (including the safety inspection system he bought), certifications, licences, etc. that he needed to get for all the rides were also lost, and would have been needed to be re-purchased if he were to get his rides back. All his advertising also received negative attention for this fact, and because he kept moving the date of the park's re-opening and other such things back. Around the same time, Cedar Point and other amusement park competitors were making moves to get rid of competition in the area. What most likely happened, and what I wouldn't personally blame him for doing, was that he made a deal with said competitors to close the park for good in return for getting a nice check. A couple years later, he would sell all the rides and such for a profit, and sit on his nice, huge plot of land, deciding what to do next.

[@StvMcQueen1]

I used to go to LeSourdsville Park a lot back in its heyday. In the mid-60s every Sat. night we'd go see whatever band was playing at the pavilion. The McCoys, The Lemon Pipers, The Left Banke and Billy Joe Royal come to mind. Ah, the good old days.

[@orvwithbulletholes]

My great-grandfather, Edgar Streithau, first opened the park in 1922.

[@ThomasVanHorn]

Wow

[@CyRanger]

First time there I was a toddler (born in '71.) It was named Lesourdesville Lake. I remember the live shows they had in the old west area if the park. Those were amazing! I'm not sure if the park had been been re-named "Americana" at that point, or if they did that show under both names. Either way, I loved that place. I'd love to know more about the true history of that park. I spent a great deal of my youth and some of my adult life there. Peace

[@Spectreworld]

So sad... I used to work there back in 97 and 98

[@MMAGICMMOODZ]

I remember me and mom feeding the koi. I loved this place when it was americana. It holds some special memories for certain.

[@Lunarmallow]

You need to make ur intro into a ringtone

[@rlwpahrump]

I worked here during the summer of 1977. I was 19 years old and I was one of the 4 operators of a ride called the Indy 500. I moved from Ohio in 1979 and haven't been back since. Thanks to the poster for the walk down memory lane :)

[@bigclivedotcom]

If you look at the wikipedia listing for the park then its no wonder the guy was grumpy. His purchase of the park didn't pan out as he planned.

Cool and funny ,at the same time . I´ll share on the Facebook and invite my friends to watch the video .

[@CircusMagicEnt]

You pissed off Jeff Bridges! Shouldn't he be looking for his rug?

[@denisepainter5996]

When my kids were little we didn't have a lot of money so I would take them to Americana. That was mid 80s. They didn't know it was run down, they loved it and would beg me to go on the weekends. We lived in Dayton at the time. My kids have kids older than they were then. LOL Thanks for the video Adam.

[@Davidle141]

Exactly when your a kid you don't know anything hell I used to think McDonald's was fine dining for the rich when I was a kid and in some aspects that was true.....if your poor enough McDonald's is fine dining. I was there as a kid

[@DonNeedham33]

I use to go here as a kid, some of the rides where called The Screeching Eagle, The Electric Rainbow an when you road the train before leaving station the fish would eat anything they where crazy, cig butts anything one would toss in the lake they would eat as well there was a log float on the other end of the park an they only sold RC cola, just some more info to add.

[@benjaminburton45042]

Those fish would eat spit and pennies. RC Cola and Big Red, was great back then, but now, yuck lol. And don't forget about their "massive" steel coaster 'the Serpent' aahahaha. So many great memories there. The log flume in back, the big slide, the scrambler, and the theater place with the movies where it felt like you were flying... OG IMAX right there haha. Good times.

[@meltedplasticarmyguy]

I been to Americana once before the management change and subsequent closing in my childhood and I remember thinking to myself "man, this place sucks". Now that I am much older I realized that it wasn't so bad, granted it was now Kings Island or Cedar Point, but it was close and cheap. It is kind of sad to see a childhood memory, even a bad one, decay over time.

[@bigclivedotcom]

Looking at a related video, that guy might have been Jerry Crouch the owner. He appears at the end of the related video that shows the green turtle ride.

[@richschwartz8004]

I can remember my parents taking me there when it was under the first name and taking my kids there when it was under the second name. Thanks for bringing back some old memories.

[@tirehead72]

Many people ask "Why not reopen?" Its simple...Sky high insurance rates...In todays society, people want ten grand if they bump their knee or get a small cut. To be able to carry that kind of liability,maintain a park people will frequent ,and sway crowds from Kings Island (about 20 min away) at an affordable ticket price is almost impossible. I went here a lot growing up and wish it still was what it used to be for my kids, But once it turned a corner to decline..thats all she wrote

[@angelsinger4574]

My church used to take us to Americana and its neighbor, Fantasy Farm, during Vacation Bible School. I have many good memories here.

[@WyattZirb]

Adam, you should go to Hartselle, Alabama to the Cry Baby Hollow Bridge (look it up) If you park your car on the bridge and put it in neutral a ghost will either rock your car back and forth or push it and itll leave hand prints afterwards

[@StvMcQueen1]

Busted! He was afraid you'd run off with that giant 8-ball, no doubt.

[@jesusm2803]

damn I actually wanted to see the inside of that place until the owner came and mess it up for everybody o well your videos are cool very interesting keep up the good work and also did the cops get you?

[@JawTooth]

I went here a bunch of times. One time we had to wait for a train to walk into the park. The tracks crossed right in front of the park and you had to walk over them in order to enter. We waited for a train that was carrying molten steel in bottle cars. At some point they filled in the gold fish lake and got rid of the train ride.

[@thyringmaster]

i loved that place

[@paulspydar]

what did the owner say about "bad comments"

[@Deus_Ex_Machina.]

Place looks pretty sad. No money to be seen. What profited that guy to send you away?

[@LouisAndPillz]

There aren't any signs that say "No trespassers allowed", and there aren't technically gates or fencing in some areas of the park to draw a good line to show that "this is private property, and I don't want you here". So if he gets hurt on the ground of the park, he could technically try to sue and say "I didn't know I wasn't allowed in the park!". Also, the park was featured in a T.V. show about abandoned american icons. He probably got paid a fairly decent amount of extra spending money for letting them in to record a show, so he's probably also wanting other people to pay money to visit a pretty much dead park.

[@LouisAndPillz]

***** oooooo, you're calling me a dimwit over me spouting legal facts. The sign is down, and out of the way, so there is no functional sign legally. You fuckshit.

[@kristynminella5358]

The random "clipboard" wall was actually something left from the go kart track "Middletown motor sports" which was bought out and excavated around 2004-2005 I believe. The white wall lined the straightaway with the sponsors. So many memories. I wish the track was still there!

[@bigclivedotcom]

Had he actually called the cops? Or was it just coincidence that they turned up at that point. You should have tried to get the guy into conversation about the place if he had been involved in it. Like at that old western place you visited and got a tour off the security guard.

[@tammiecason7933]

My family used to go there when it was LeSourdsville & later Americana. I think when Kings Island was built, it killed this park.

[@LeavingForVenus]

It really sucks that the punks who feel the need to vandalize and tag up places really ruin it for the people who just want to take a look around in awe of abandonment. I mean I don't see what the harm would have been letting you look around, but I'm sure that guy has dealt with some punks...but I mean it's abandoned and old and really what harm could you have done.

[@jeffreywarme8594]

How tempting is it to go back now? I would say VERY.............. LOL Time for a midnight mission with night vision and an infra-red camera!

[@bigclivedotcom]

Oops. Jerry Couch, not Crouch. I bet if you'd struck up conversation with him you'd have got a tour.

[@talondrummer]

You should try the king of abandoned amusement parks Dogpatch USA...i used to go there as a kid...its been abandoned for the past 20 years...since 93'...look it up..see what you think??

[@Tima38Killjoy]

Adam, I love all of your videos. I just like it when they are a little longer. We all need a little more 'Woo' in our lives.

[@johnschmitt2500]

What he didn't realize, he was next door at the old Fantasy Farm Amusement Park. He never got near the Americana / Lesourdsville Lake Amusement Park. Now that would have been something to see.....

[@CyRanger]

He was absolutely in the old Lesourdesville Lake/Americana Amusement park. I've been to both throughout my life, many many times. He was standing right in front of the entrance to the Screechin' Eagle roller coaster ride, and he even went into the area where the pool used to be. Fantasy Farm didn't have "Fascination" or a ski lift, either. Fantasy farm was right next door, so who knows how much space he actually covered before getting booted out. (should I also point out the fact that this video actually shows old Americana garbage cans, as he points them out?) Peace

[@markeholbrook]

That was a fun place back in the day. My cousin was a mechanic there, and several friends worked there off and on. They had a western style area that you rode the boat or train to, and they had wild west shows, and trained animals in cages that did tricks, and a herd of longhorns. There was a saloon where you could get a sarsaparilla and peanuts. The rides were pretty rickety, which made them more exciting. I got stuck on the roller coaster once because they could not get the brakes to hold at the boarding area, probably went for ten trips in a row until they figured out how to stop it. The pool was a big attraction, and there was a nice picnic grove there too. The lake was made way back when for ice harvesting. Too bad the owner never could reopen it, he wanted to, but it was in pretty sad shape and probably not worth the gamble that it would be worth the investment.

[@genedavis101]

Great stuff!

[@danz409]

No your computer sound is not fucked. the intro is messed up..

[@jlaw50]

I Can't believe you came to Monroe! There's a speedway across the street that I used to work at

[@Shanplus6]

We used to go to this place a lot in the 90s. They had ten cent per ride days or something like that. Fond memories.

[@rhiannonmazie4189]

my mom used to go there along time ago :(

[@Tayk1987]

Grew up going there. looks crazy different now

[@Tayk1987]

Grew up going there. looks crazy different now

[@teNpac47]

I rode my first rollercoaster at Le Sourdesville Lake it was the raggediest ride

[@RemyLebeauIAm]

I was impressed with how calm and respectful you were with the creepy overprotective owner. Thanks for helping show that not everyone who wants to look at places like this are vandals!

[@RangerJ]

Adam is always so respectful!

[@marylawson1828]

I grew up on all the rides there we did not always have the money for kings island but we still had just as much fun ill miss this great American amusement park never will forget screeching eagle bruising me up while riding it.

[@melaniexoxo]

wow you were so polite and he called the cops anyway... you young whippersnapper!

[@meganphillips1778]

yesssss sirreee LOOVEEE ADAM!!!! My fave dude on utube!!!

[@ClassicSonicFan2012]

Can u please do more abandoned theme parks?

[@siddaviscomedy]

I bet it's a liability hazard.

[@1960gambit]

Used to go here when I was a kid. The place was really cool, and much cheaper than Kings Island, without all the long lines too. The people who bought this place didn`t have a clue how to run it and it just went right into the ditch. There used to be a kiddie park right next door that I went to when I was very small called Fantasy Farm. They had kiddie rides and farm animals etc. It`s really a shame that LeSourdesville Lake / Americana is gone, it was truly a classic American amusement park.

[@nagaempress]

Some people have no respect for documenting history!

[@g36killer]

ohh yes Geauga lake would be awesome

[@SteveHarpsterDraws]

Love your videos Adam. Have you ever tried contacting the owners to get permission to visit an abandoned theme park? It might be interesting to get their take on what went wrong and why they had to close. I love the one you did at gun town mountain where the security escorted you around the park and gave you a tour. Just wondering.

[@FireCracker3240]

+Steve Harpster Do you happen to know the title of that video? I'd love to watch it. I tried typing in gun town mountain into Adam's channel but got no results.

[@CaptainKingsleyYeoo]

+FireCracker3240 it was ghost town :) not gun town

[@FireCracker3240]

+Matthew Tracey Thank you kindly for the information. The comment said gun town, so I wasn't sure. :-)

[@CielPhantomhivexSebastian]

Oh my god adam! LOL, I live five minutes away. How cool.

[@curstinbrown7007]

SAME

[@forgetitohio]

We use to go there when I was 10-12. During the week it was $5 for all the rides. My friend and I did the roller coaster 34 times in a row with no hands. It's too many brain cells ago but I think Americana bought them out. Kings Island completely killed them.

[@michellepawlowsky3228]

Also it looked like you got the old Fantasy Farm

would like to know what happened about the police ??? i wonder what the police talked to adam ??

[@fullermrff]

it kinda looked like the cop was setting up to catch speeders...

[@dwanenorvell1522]

You should go back now because coaches closed and moved out too

[@christinacope562]

Nothing really to see though, plans were in paper.

[@cottonclubber]

i like how u put abit of comedy into it good video

[@cartersol38]

What a fiasco. Surely the transit study and numbers had to pencil out before this place was built? Lack of proper planning and administrative follow-up, not to mention 'a total lack of concern for the Taxpayers and citizens of Cincinnati. Maybe the Chinese could help you restore this project, lay the rails and get on with it!

[@EarlHayesHonorAmericaRadio]

Check the history of the park and you'll realize that the statement is incorrect. I LIVED THERE all my life and been to the park 100's of times in it's heyday. Fact checking is of utter importance as I DEFEND the current owner Jerry Couch. This video is "NOT OF EITHER OF THE ORIGINAL PARKS. This is an INCORRECT VIDEO. (Except at the end of the video where Jerry actually appeared to the Filmers of the Video). What they filmed in most of the video is where Jerry attempted to rebuild the park, and the City Of Monroe forced him to stop. He (Jerry), Hired a company to restore the park, and they RAN OFF WITH MILLIONS OF HIS DOLLARS. Do HOMEWORK and RESEARCH before making a COMPLETELY WRONG COMMENT. I LIVED THERE AND GREW UP WITH THE PARK. It was GREAT and very very enjoyable in it's heyday. BEFORE KINGS ISLAND was even a thought in anyone's minds....LESOURDSVILLE LAKE AMUSEMENT PARK CAME YEARS PRIOR. Kings Island is MOST of the reason for the downfall of the 2 parks. LeSourdesville Lake (Americana) and Fantasy Farm.

[@FCFordLord]

+Honor Veterans Network I agree with Sol. Based on your previous comments, Jerry was very poor at planning and that possibly lead to the downfall of the parks. He spent money on uneccessary work, rather than things that I'm surprised didn't get him sent to jail for a good while.

[@garyw72777]

Use to go here at Americana all the time when I was a kid and Fantasy Farm which was right next door where the water tower is. It was a great place to go when I was a kid

[@tara1131975]

+Always On The Go I use to go there a lot as well. They use to have PriceHill Day there when I was a kid, spent many of fun summers at Americana.

[@michaeladkins07]

i used to work there as a teenager!!

[@scottwelch6720]

When did u come to ohio? I live around corner from this place the camper dude stopped you early somehow cause you missed alot like the screaming eagle, scrambler and where did the baby blue ride go? I miss the huge carp and the sky ride theres a whole section hidden in the back I wish u could have taped I wanna see. Keep up the good work adam........

[@shane8109]

I went there so many times as a kid. I always wondered if anything was still standing

[@valeriejason5329]

"Are you ready to rock!?!" LOL Love it....

[@xboxcrazee]

Why do they call em bleachers..? Seems kinda odd

[@jimwillis6136]

+maskedupvillian never thought about that before but your right it is weird lol

[@THEtechknight]

Wow... The boat did function, and I remember the trains, they used to run.... Looooong time ago. The roller coaster, I believe it was called the screeching eagle. Nostalgia.

[@slobomotion]

I was born in '57 in Cleveland and my family had an electric motor repair business for generations which folded at the end of '10 finally. I got to go w my father to Euclid Beach Park during silent snowy winter days as his family biz would repair the ride motors & stuff & his parents were Eastern Star so there was an annual family picnic which was just so quaint. I remember seeing orchestras in the open air ballrooms, was like WWII era! Long gone America gone.

[@FloridaUrbanExploration]

pretty interesting... good on you for mentioning the vandalism and scrapping. to all you graffiti kids and scrappers out there....youre part of the problem. keep that in mind when all your cool little haunts are visited by the cops and demolished.

[@tarantula4197]

Ahh damn i want to explore a park too..but here is no open,and no Closed Park.

[@slobomotion]

I'm from Ohio, moved to NYC for 17 years and am now in Europe. "Sourd" means "deaf" in French. I survived two Summers as an employee of Geauga Lake Park. It was ghastly, dangerous. I was chattel.

[@booomms]

A couple months ago I was doing research on this park and as a result youtube recommended one of your videos. I've been watching you ever since ,so its funny to see you actuly go to this place.

[@ristin59]

I liked the park, went there when it was Lesourdsville Lake and then when the changed to Americana Park. A string of bad luck and Kings Island Park opening the place was doomed.

[@communistjesus]

Why so SOLEMN in this video ADAM ???... What happened ??... You are usually OVERFLOWING WITH ENERGY IN YOUR VIDEOS... Perhaps, it was due to the fact that it WAS WAYYYYYYYYYYYYY TO EARLY IN THE MORNING,... It could also be because didn't your nutritious breakfast consisting of: Fruits, Milk, Grains etc...

[@QueenOfR0ck]

I understand where the dude is coming from, but since he asked what you were doing and you responded with saying taking photos I personally think he should have been nicer about it. If he wanted to say you had to leave and explain the whole situation, okay I get that, but he could have been less rude about it.

[@leemcintyre9490]

Well, your CAMPY Attempt at Humor not With standing, I Appreciate this Post!! When my Folks Couldn't afford Kings Island 🗼 we could always enjoy an Adventure at Lesouridsvill Lake, or Americana!! That Paddle boat, and the Trains🚂! I Probably road on those So many times going back, and Forth between the Amusement park, and the Old West Town!! I just Thought that was so cool 😎!! And I also liked the fact that they had 2 Fun Houses!! Thanks for the Trip down Memory lane!!😌

[@scottysdailyopinion8197]

do you ever get a ticket?

[@segar1234]

Man, it was the same thing over here where I live. Magic Landing was closed down for about a decade ago, but vandles and morons, and... odd worshipers really made it bad for anyone to visit the place ither. It was so bad, One of them set fire to the place afew times. -.-

[@Joe_Pace]

My brother-in-law's employer rented the whole park for a day just after it closed for the season one year in the 80s. I was talking to an employee on his last day and he let me into the fenced area under the Screechin' Eagle so I could take photos. A few years before I met a fellow coaster fan who showed me how to raise the lap bar so we could stand up. I still can't believe I did that.

[@jimsoutdooradventures2748]

love the video,i've been wanting to get inside since i seen it on history channel's life after people.I wonder if that was Jerry Couch,the owner,jerk.I wish you could have seen more.Last time i was there was mid-80's.Thanks for the try,keep up the good work!

[@JBBoy895]

Never been to the place,but as an enthuaist,I bought the founders book"Edgar Streifthau-His Story".He is the one who built the park back in the day.

[@tnridge]

Awesome video Adam..too bad the guy stopped ya...your very respectful..thanks for the entertainment...I found you a while back thru 66 hellride..great guy

[@Stellerex]

Isnt it funny how places like this go out of business but they can still afford rent-a-cops to monitor the area? lol, The american dream I guess haha

[@dwanenorvell1522]

That was two parks side by side I went to both ot them the big park was American or lusordsvill lake the other one beside it was fantasy farm it closed 10yr befor the American park did

[@jedimastergarcia87]

Is this the place that used to have the twirly rollercoaster? D: If so we went there back in like mid 90's. Wonder why it closed down.

[@Grimace_2.0]

Would make it as close to my home as you have....ii use to go to this park when I was a kid...love the video...btw the boat was indeed used to give guest rides across the lake

[@floydmills8963]

I had many adventures there. I started going in the 1980's since I was born in 1979. As a teenager I couldn't really afford King's Island, so me and some friends would jump into a car drive down there and have an absolute blast. Thanks for the memories 🤟

[@TheNoogaRailfan]

Hey Adam. Think you can tell me how to get in there? I'm gonna try and take me some of those poor trains.

[@crazysingingchick]

The word Americana is what drew me in. Funny that it was called that because literally all of your videos are about Americana. xD

[@mattrost2574]

Years ago when it was "Americana", across the lake was "Fantasy Farm" (zoo for kids). The sign on I-75 at this exit included both attractions on one sign: "Americana Fantasy Farm". I wonder how many truckers were disappointed when they exited.

[@unionrdr]

Won't someone help me to break up this crown. Let's all drink to the death, of a clown. The old fortune teller lies dead on the floor, nobody needs fortunes told anymore...

[@BollingHolt]

He probably asked you to leave because his mom was upset that you didn't ask her first before you went on an adventure for him!