Umm.. Everything was OPEN at Frontier City?! - Oklahoma City Theme Park | VLOG [6/10/23]

[@JoshuaRBerry]

I once rode Diamond Back while smash mouth was performing all star at the stage right next to it. Definitely a surreal moment and a fun memory

[@philtll]

Heh, I rode it after drinking in the parking lot before a Doobie Brothers show.

[@SomeGuyFromOK]

Bro I’m not even joking, I was in the line at the SAME TIME! Mid 2000’s, cannot remember the year? They used to have ALL the good concerts!

[@ScottyMania313]

I think this is my favorite review I saw all year. It showed the quirks of the underrated park, the fun of the rides, I mean this was really well done - all your stuff is, but I really like this one especially. Keep up the great work! You're a rockstar! A-1 Video!!!

[@CoasterDash]

Thank you! I appreciate the comment 🙌🏻

[@j.johnson7891]

Agree

[@eddienhp]

Great vlog! Oklahoma city is a great theme park. And Diamondback is a great roller coaster to ride on. I wish I can visit that park one day and ride it!

[@michellenance4289]

I hope you do it is so fun as someone who likes this theme park bc of how close to my house it is! I don’t really recommend the wild cat tho😭

[@Apollosdemise]

the upload rate is crazyyy

[@kale_xo]

Silver Bullet was the very first rollercoaster I ever rode when I was a kid. I remember my dad tricking me into getting in line with him. He had me thinking it was a different ride. When I finally figured it out, I cried all the way up to the first drop. I was so scared. (I was about 8, leave me alone 😂) When we got off I immediately asked if I could ride again. Lol Y’all can hate on it all you want but it will forever be my favorite and a staple of my childhood. And the old, antique electric cars that go around the Ferris wheel (Tin Lizzy’s) that was the first car I ever drove 😅 Wildcat = major headache… every time. Made my head hurt just watching this. Diamond Back was always the first ride when we entered the park and the last ride before leaving. I hope they don’t get rid of it… even though it’s only a couple years younger than I am. I haven’t been to Frontier city in too many years. I need to take my kids so they can experience it like I did when I was their age. I’m so glad to see that since Six Flags took over that they left it how it’s always been, including the name. Can’t really say the same for our water park “Hurricane Harbor”. It will always be White Water Bay to me. I’ve been to many theme parks in many states but this park is my favorite hands down. Not too big and hardly ever any ungodly long lines. I am sad that they got rid of Nightmare Mine. It was a wooden coaster inside of a huge dark barn. The Renegade Rapids is also great! Especially on a 100+ degree summer day. Thanks for showcasing my home state. You did a great review of our theme park!

[@robm2101]

Nightmare Mine!! THAT'S the name of it! I was trying to remember what it was called. I only went on it once, back in '96. One of the biggest details I remember about it was that the ride ops had to pull this lever at the end to stop your cart. Evidently my cart came in so hot, that it surprised the ride op just how hard he/she had to pull on it to work. In some respect, it scared the tar out of me. In another, it soooo added to the thrill! But, alas! It is no more, and never shall be again, I suppose. At least we have our memories...

[@DDboi-4737]

When I visited frontier city the silver bullet got stuck (I wasn’t on it)

[@dark_acid_772]

@@DDboi-4737 i know right

[@liceadam]

my dad also tricked me to ride the silver bullet 😭

[@StamfordBridge]

You were so lucky to get on Diamondback. It was closed for my visit, and then later that trip I hit Elitch where it was closed there as well.

[@CoasterDash]

I definitely lucked out

[@huntzzio]

The park actually looks really really cute! They deserve some good new thrill rides!

[@CoasterDash]

I agree!

[@PVT.PEPITO]

Yeah but definitely not get rid of the old, those are nostalgic

[@AngelRivera-de1lq]

Too bad they barely update anything after decades

[@thefuturek1ng230]

I remember that Diamondback was the roughest coaster I had been on. It was so bad to me. Then I got on in 2021 after skipping it since 2018 (yes, it was that bad) and I literally thought that it was smooth just because of how good the weather was. Thats how big of an improvement it was. I rode it again and it was still smooth, which is something I couldnt believe in. To this day I continue to ride Diamondback nearly everytime I get the chance. Best ride in the park, especially after that refurbishment in 2021.

[@jordanwolfson8378]

Hey Marc! Big fan of yours. Glad you loved Frontier City (funny considering you flew on a Frontier flight), and hope your trip out is safe and fun-filled!

[@CoasterDash]

Thanks Jordan! It was a great time.

[@actorcharleswalker]

I grew up with Frontier City and it has changed a lot. Back in the 70's they use to have cowboys on horses riding around the park and have shoot outs in the streets and they had more rides and shows. They also own 60 acres on the back side of the park and there has been talk about expanding..

[@davidstone1293]

I’ve lived in Oklahoma City my entire life and unfortunately you missed the experiencing the original Wildcat. It used to be notoriously faster and rougher. We would regularly have bruises on our ribs from being tossed from side to side during the ride until the park nerfed it, and slowed it down

[@TheTazame]

wait they did? when? XD ive also lived in Oklahoma my whole life and remember how rough it was but i havent gone much in recent years. how interesting!

[@SomeGuyFromOK]

I can attest, the OG WILDCAT would leave you feeling like you just played a football game in the trenches. As someone who worked there, there was at LEAST 1 injury from that ride a day (from minor to major). Also, the Eruption was a HELL of a ride. Very troublesome, constantly breaking down… but for those of us that rode it, that was an experience an a half.

[@williamwedge640]

I lived here in Oklahoma since '97 I can tell you that Diamond Back has been with Frontier City since I have been out here. It's still here to this day. I don't see Diamond Back leaving anytime soon.

[@Me88321]

Silver Bullet is a lot smother ride in the front. The back whips around a lot. Quick Draw still exists and is somewhat popular because it is inside and shaded.

[@graysonhartman5790]

My biggest coaster flexes having sidewinder at Elitch Gardens be my first looping coaster and technically launch, even though it’s more of a push

[@Fireball_]

Lucky they always have at least 2 coasters closed When I went diamondback and silver bullet were closed but it's still on of my favorite parks and everything was a walk on which you never really get at big parks the only other time i had that was my trip to dorney park yesterday

[@okiekor1408]

I’ve been there you can make really good memories although the rides aren’t as scary as they look on the highway.

[@ThemeParkAvenue]

I’m jealous, I missed out on the unanimous top 2. Not a bad park, though. Quick Draw is a hilarious shooter ride.

[@CoasterDash]

I couldn’t imagine coming here and not riding either Diamond Back or Silver Bullet. Hope you get the chance to return and get on them!

[@PVT.PEPITO]

I always think it's interesting when people do videos about this place, Growing up in Oklahoma city, this was definitely our version of Disneyland as kids. We still go every summer, every weekend. This place will always be in my heart and a forever part of my childhood, nice seeing other people enjoy it too.

[@futurereflectionsmedia8391]

The Son of Beast was a ride that should never have been, and will never be again… ❤ 🪦

[@StamfordBridge]

The dark ride is the same as the one at Family Kingdom, but with some key differences (like the senorita’s skirt doesn’t fly up 😳).

[@katashworth41]

As someone who’s home park has the last Arrow shuttle loop outside the US, I always have a great time on Revolution (even if my knees do not).

[@jamesm7517]

Oh man I feel old. I rode Lightning Loops when I was younger and it was very cool. Cool vlog Marc and glad you got to experience a classic coaster that was Lightning Loops. Keep up the great work.

[@michael7054]

Great video! I enjoyed watching! I didn't realize before this park had such good theming until now. The coaster collection seemed fun and unique. Camden Park near me used to have a coaster just like Diamondback there. Also Kings Island not far from me had the same coaster at one time.

[@wakez35]

the people in front of you have to be like wtf is this guy talking about 😂

[@JulianDale94]

The park upgraded Diamondback's station in 2020, so it may actually stick around longer than you’d think

[@CoasterDash]

That’d be great! It’s a fantastic ride.

[@jonny-b4954]

It can't be that hard to replace a piece of track here and a piece of track there. It's only like 500' of track, I think. The weird flywheel/weight drop system for the launch is probably the hardest to maintain.

[@polandcanintoearth5901]

RMC of Wildcat is VERY and i mean VERY Far fetch. I Would like a Gravity Group or GCI retracking.

[@scsremixes]

Steel lasso and wild cat are my favorite

[@philtll]

As someone who rode Diamondback (and Wildcat, and Bullet) approximately 8,000 times in the 90s, I get a big kick out of how much enthusiasts talk about it these days. It got a huge local media blitz when it came here. We had no way of knowing it was a relocation or a future lost classic(?) back then. FC has scarcely changed from the place where I fell in love with parks as a kid 30 years ago. For better and worse. And the fact that we haven't gotten a new extreme coaster since 1993 is why they'll never, ever RMC our dinky little old steel-support woodie. Heck, if SF was going to spend like that, I'd rather a new coaster. I'm just happy with a rare Arrow and a running Schwartzkopf.

[@TheTwistedProdigy]

"Popular Cod streamer" bro is living like Patrick Star out here.

[@HeelBJC]

Air Time Thrills' home turf lol

[@corybourrier9722]

7:05 its a spruce bark beetle, they bite and hurt. They remove chunks of skin sometimes. Kill them at every opportunity lmao

[@cuzinpete2713]

Frontier City seriously needs some upgrades. Silver bullet & Diamondback are the 2 best rides.

[@michellenance4289]

I kind of agree mainly the wild cat😭 feel like they just trying to kill you bc of how bumpy it is😭😭😭😭😭

[@CanobieCoaster]

If you want to see a better version of Quick Draw, check out the version at Family Kingdom. The ride is nearly identical except the AAs actually work. That one is short too, but I can forgive it since it was built in a former Mexican restaurant.

[@CoasterDash]

Huh, pretty cool!

[@fast_and_the_curious7007]

Lmao the first ride you reviewed and showed was the last ride my family and I rode on our way out to leave and we were all like eh this one looks like an easy simple boring one and looked pretty slow when others did it but nahhh that thing shot so freaking fast we were all screaming lol and then when we stopped and knew we were gonna go backwards we were all just like oh no god please no 😭😭😂

[@AngelRivera-de1lq]

Anticipating the backwards launch after your soul has just been unexpectedly shot out of your body is horrifying the first time honestly 😂

[@paulahastings7865]

My grandson loved quick draw. I got 130 points on my ride :)

[@d-loramsey4851]

The silver bullet is rough as hell it always has been 😂. The corners have been so hard for literally 20plus years 😂. Glad to see its still rough as shit 😂

[@SomeGuyFromOK]

Funny story, I got on this ride but purposely “stood” on my toes while seated instead of being flat footed so my lap bar was more loose. On the turn right after the loop (before you go into the shed) I somehow gained air and my hand slapped the rail above us. I was SO fortunate that I not only didn’t have a bruise, but didn’t come out of the seat and die. I’ve watched the horror stories from theme parks and fairs. I was FORTUNATE.

[@davefroman4700]

Yeah the only reason this place is so well themed is because it WAS a private park. Silver Bullet looks like it needs new bogey's.

[@chrisdoesthings]

Yoooo....great vlog from my home park!

[@CoasterDash]

Thanks for watching! I had a great visit.

[@dannybransonusa]

Nice tour. You did a great job!

[@beckeyplumley6433]

I grew up going to Frontier City in the 90's. It was amazing back then. They did have a coaster that was completely enclosed though.

[@chrisrhodes6489]

Frontier City has been through a lot. My first coaster was Orange Blossum Special. This was in the NE corner of the park. It got moved to the center of the park, put in a barn and renamed Nightmare. It's so old they no longer could make parts for it and now the track is still there, but the super structure is only used as the haunted house walk through during Fright Fest.

[@MaryOKC]

I used to love roller coastering but thanks to a head injury I can’t even manage spinning in a circle. But I will Live vicariously.

[@StamfordBridge]

Yeah, on Silver Bullet I got janky, diagonal ejector on the transitions.

[@TheTazame]

silver bullet is maximum jank and its so funny

[@johnnydodd9919]

Diamondback has been there for atleast 15 years

[@KBAFourthtime]

What kind of camera were you using? And I remember when I wasn't even 10, when I went on the Silver Bullet, I think it wasn't silver then. I think it was orange. That piece of track looking like that at 9:04 proved it.

[@HH_Fortnite]

I’ve never clicked faster

[@KicknKvnMotto]

You didn't ride the Log flume it's one of the best in the industry it has a interactive queue line has a couple well themed tunnel scenes. The line moves pretty quick even when it looks long. Also the train is something to ride they overhauled it now and has on board audio well themed attraction. If I was at the park the day you visited, I would of got you with a manager and showed you some real interesting historic things at the park. Like the story behind the carousel and it's Oklahoma themed horse, The history of train car that sits behind the Quickdraw. Renegade Rapids is a well themed river raft ride. The day you went Gunslinger was closed that would of been a rare unqiue flat ride, You didn't stay for a gunfighter stunt show the park has the longest running stunt figther show in the idustry it's the first stunt show in a theme park. 65 plus year running strong. It has explosions, alot of gun fighting, comedy well written show. You missed alot with this park. I agree the park hasn't had a new thrill attraction added since the Gully Washer water slides in Wild West Water works in 2017. It's in a thrill ride drought for sure especially for a coaster last one added was in 2008.

[@KicknKvnMotto]

You missed some interactive themed elements on that back part of the park. like Uncle Bart in his outhouse, the Undertaker building that has a ghost effect with a apearing and disapearing skeleton in the window.

[@j.johnson7891]

What a cool little park. Ill pay it a visit if Im ever passing through

[@d-loramsey4851]

Ive lived in okc all my life and had a season pass for about 10 years as a kid in about 95-2005. Diamond back has been there as long as i can remember since then. maybe even longer. Not even sure when it got there. Maybe early 2000s. That ride is a staple there. So is the silver bullet. Wildcat. I spent many summers at that park and white water bay. Love the rrview

[@Loopyguy]

Lucky you got this one in. I tried to visit in June 2024. They were to open at 11:30, at 11:40 they closed because of a drizzle. From noon on it was hit and sunny, I hadn't been since 1988. I'll probably never see this park again.nuce post.

[@Coldcola]

I live in Oklahoma and I remember when it wasn’t just know for being owned by six flags I liked it better when it wasn’t owned by six flags

[@dalishajohnson]

The amount of times my parents drove passed that it's amazing 😅😅😅😅😅😂😂😂

[@k2s955]

As a person who lives in Oklahoma and have been to this park before six flags took over I can say that six flags changed the park for the worst in my opinion. While yes they have better snacks and beverages than before they got rid of the thing that made frontier city so great which was the seasonal events especially Halloween. I don't know if they ever brought it back but the Halloween event they used to put on was definitely one of the best experiences I've ever had during Halloween. (Side note. The rides were definitely very dangerous before six flags took over.)

[@geekoftheweek4178]

So I'm gonna drop some fun lore in here about Frontier City since not only did I work there, I also live less than 5 minutes away from there! So Frontier City is something I saw daily growing up and even worked with before, during, and after the Six Flags acquisition. Now I haven't worked there for a while, but I welling to bet/know some of the reasons why the Diamondback is often closed even though it sits at the front of the park. So I worked Merchandise, which is very limited in location. One of the locations though is that gift shop right at the very front of the park where you enter the Diamondback. Now as a Merch team member I never got updates about the status of the Diamondback which led to a lot of customers coming to us upset/curious as to why or even if the Diamondback was even going to open that day. We weren't able to give them a good status though. It does take a lot of maintenance as sometimes the ride would be closed midday for checkup, just to be reopen later on. However Frontier City is quite a small crew as well. There have been days where I've been taken off of merch duty and moved all over from foods, games, and yes, even rides. Now while each station has their own training which you can often graze through, rides actually required to do that training for the safety of the guest. This meant some rides that weren't popular might not even be open because not enough people OR nobody was trained on it there and there wasn't enough demand to get it running. Now consider this with the Diamondback: A very old coaster that a lot of people love, but was prone to not working. So it became a struggle when employees were schedule to work that, but than have to be moved off to another apartment, than to be moved back on if they somehow with a unknown ETA, got it back running. This is just my guess for the struggles of the Diamondback and I can't be sure what the Diamondback training requires as well since I know each ride employee was trained in sections so they may have had a few trained with it. But based on how much of a scramble I had to go through with we were strap of employees, I'm willing to bet every employee was moved around to be flexible to any position.

[@dark_acid_772]

The Silverbullet is one of the scariest rides not for the actual coaster its because of how many time it gets stuck

[@TroubledTribble420]

man, im new to Tulsa and loved rollercoasters when i lived near Six Flags St. Louis. Gotts take a trip to check it out, but gotta shed some lbs to make sure all the seats close completely 😅

[@johnnyjohns3863]

There is another guy that did a KZbin video about frontier City. He is over 6 ft 5 and almost 300 lbs... He was able to ride just about every ride out there but wildcat was one that he said was a tight fit. I'm less than 200 lb and it's pretty cramped even for me

[@Proud_childless_cat_lady]

Too bad. The coasters (except for the Nightmare) used to be open all the time. I miss the theme park. Granted, it was a big part of my childhood.

[@sarahsimon1661]

Wildcat, Diamondback, Silver Bullet, and the one near the Silver Bullet are the only coasters I can think of. Is there a fifth one? I haven't been there in years, and I only live about an hour away! 😂

[@AbleHammer]

Future fighter pilot!? Great review!

[@latifx3944]

On the silver bullet is the lap bar double or single?

[@Chickennuggets-69]

People who didn’t grow up as a kid going to Frontier City won’t appreciate the simplicity of their rides

[@michellenance4289]

I agree I am still a kid but this is my JOY when we go to Frontier City!

[@juicebox9871]

Son of beast was a very rough roller coaster it was very unique, but I don't think you really missed out on it the beast is fairly similar minus the loop.

[@michellenance4289]

Has anyone been to fright fest in Frontier City bc it is so fun🤩🤩🤩🤩 I love the diamond back so much!!!!

[@landontroxell520]

I live in Oklahoma city zoo diamondback fucking sucks I have a season pass it’s fun it’s a great park it’s a diamondback is just terrify this is terrifying enough bro is a great Park though

[@crooked-halo]

I didn't _ride_ Wildcat when it was at Fairyland, but I did walk, photograph & study it twice right before they took it down. The layout, especially the drops, were more exciting at Fairyland. Drops were steeper & got bigger as the ride progressed toward a cool horseshoe turnaround which I heard had strong laterals. Frontier City didn't reprofile to make it more exciting, they did it to make it fit in the only space they had. Originally, when new, Wildcat had no brake before that last drop before the station and the flat section was full of water & there was an artificial splashdown effect with water spraying up. Wildcat was much more fun when newly-opened. I don't hate it now, even though it's forceless. I see it just like I see Grizzly at Great America California, a really good, mild family wood coaster that everyone can ride. But yes, Frontier City does need a thrilling signature.

[@sdw92able]

Please do not RMC Wildcat. I love a RMC as much as the next person, but keep this one wood. This one has some interesting history. Give it the GCI or Gravity group treatment. Love the videos man.

[@MrPhoenixpro]

Quick Draw used to be the Haunted Mine ride, a haunted house ride.

[@HansenFamily1215]

LETS GO THUNDER

[@EppsBros_Everything]

NO WAY SILVER BULLET IS BACK?

[@vanessahuckeby4439]

I've been going to frontier c8ty since *I* was a teenager - and I have teenage grandchildren now. Diamond back has been around since my kids were young, at least 30 years. I d9ubt it's going anywhere.

[@Fedora-_-Laura]

I live in Oklahoma and the one time I went there and diamond back was open I couldn’t get my friend to go on it with me because she didn’t want to go upside down

[@Calfornia_Coasters]

I was your 1,000 viewer!

[@mikepons2628]

Diamonback has been around for 15+ years, probly ai t going anywhere any time soon

[@avgmakoenjoyer]

Frontier city reference?

[@VerticalLoop]

Are you going to Europe?

[@CoasterDash]

In a few weeks!

[@EthanWelch345]

Silver bullet is back

[@HollyEvatt-bt2kw]

You never rode the rolling thunder (the best ride in the park) 😐

[@cabrown005]

I went there today have not been since I was 5 in 2015

[@johnnydodd9919]

Wildcat is my favrite I can't ride anymore do to my health but it is still my favrite

[@Envicity2]

I go here a lot any one love the silver bullet and wild cat 👇

[@sarahsimon1661]

Okay, so the fifth one is a kiddie coaster.

[@sarahsimon1661]

It should be called "Tamecat". That is the least fun ride. Diamondback has been around since I was in h.s. and I graduated in 1995, so it was before that

[@princeerick11]

Nothing beats Magic Mountain❤

[@wabberjackle]

Holy ADHD batman!

[@Keith4000]

Allegedly diamond back is using many of the pieces from "Afterburner" the arrow prototype from the defunct fun spot in Angola Indiana. " Afterburner was dismantled January 2017. The train, launch sleds, controls, brakes, roof and sections of staircases were sent to Frontier City, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA to be used on the Diamond Back."

[@jazmynesimington7773]

I live in okc and yeah that park is pretty sad. There’s not much to do in this state to be honest.

[@GoochPooch]

Last time I rode the diamondback, it didn't have the yellow braces on the loop.

[@GoochPooch]

You forgot to ride the Nightmare 😂