The elevaTOURS Story: THANKS so much for 50 Million views and 8 years!

[@georgef551]

CONGRATS on 8 years, and 50M views. Until I saw your videos, and realized people around my age document elevator rides, I caught the bug, and started. Good luck with the future endeavors.

[@DieselDucy]

Thanks George, SO MUCH for all your support!!!!

[@georgef551]

***** No problem. Don't go "Hollywood" on us now. :)

[@DieselDucy]

no matter HOW big i become, I will NEVER forget the people that have made me big!!

[@georgef551]

***** That's why we all like you. (It's also the "REoL TOUGH" mantra, and many competitors hated it....lol...)

[@geneseetrainselevators2448]

Hey Andrew, I just wanted to say THANK YOU for teaching me how to film elevators. Without elevaTOURS by DieselDucy, I would not be filming elevators.

[@exoticcar5482]

YOU ARE THE WORLD ICON OF ELEVATOR PHOTOGRAPHY!

[@DieselDucy]

People like YOU have made me that! THANKS :)

[@chrismarku]

***** everybody has made you that... you're an excellent elevator photographer

[@retroolschool]

Really well done Andrew! Your videos are the reason why I started filming elevators in January. Like yourself, I love how all the positive vibes I get from my subscribers who watch my vids regularly. Its really rewarding. Btw, noticed the Labadie Elevator u filmed here in Montreal way back when.

[@ElijahMagniez]

This is seriously the best channel on KZbin! Keep the good work and congratulations on 50 million views.

[@DoverElevators]

Andrew, You truly are a good man! You have touched so many lives. Keep doing what you are doing! You are making the world a better place man! One elevator at a time!

[@DieselDucy]

Thanks so much for your support rich!

[@elevatordailies]

I agree! Great, no, excellent job Andrew, thank you so much for your positive contribution to society. We need more people like you and Dover Elevators as well!

[@isaac24]

I agree 1,000,000%!!!

[@Beefypack]

This by far is my favorite video of yours! Thanks for the great videos and explaining your background behind making them!

[@QuietSundayLibrary]

Congratulations on hitting this historic marker, Andrew! Many blessings and further success to you in the years to come! You've provided us with hours of worthwhile, clean entertainment, and for that I'm thankful.

[@JimLiElevators]

Andrew, I am so happy that we have became awesome friends here on Facebook & KZbin. You have really meant a lot to me and all of my friends! I hope you get to give me a call later on some days. We always praise God for the best support from you and all your other fine people who has been best to you throughout this entire year. I hope you still keep in touch with me on Facebook and I will see you soon! :)

[@LESTER7L1]

CONGRATULATIONS and keep up the great videos!!

[@JasonRandle]

I've been a fan since 2009 and wanted to wish you congratulations! Keep them coming.

[@SirensAndElevators]

It's hard to say but my favorite clip in this video is probably the Hilton Internal Scenic Elevators you took from 1993. I also loved watching the videos from 2000. I was wondering for a long time what the Lynchburg Public Elevator used to look like before it got modded with GAL. Got that answered:)

[@DieselDucy]

Yep :) US vandal resistant. quite rare now!

[@SummerADDE_Elevators]

AWESOME VIDEO!!! You and I really have many elevator-related common things in our past. I was also like "Wow" upon riding an elevator, got afraid from when I was 12 and got over it completly once I saw your video of being stuck in the market parking garage elevator back in ~2009, I guess, wich helped me ALOT to recover my interests and then I started to film myself in 2010. :) btw. COgratulations and you're welcome! :)

[@bbfats716]

I enjoyed the whole video and congratulations on your 50 million views and 8 years, Andrew! God bless to your family and friends! :)

[@themaddasher7783]

Congrats on your milestones! Hope you keep on with your dream!

[@mleap29]

This is amazing! Congratulations on such a great 8 years of elevator photography and more! Let's hope there's 8 more to come!

[@elevatordailies]

It has been 8 years? Wow! Congratulations and keep those videos coming, job well done!

[@midwestelevators771]

Awesome Video! I have been amazed by elevators ever since I saw one at the IKEA when I was little. Thank you for inspiring me to creating videos, and enjoy elevators more!

[@ianfrazier5983]

Congrats!! I love your videos and they let me relax after a long day at work. Thanks for being part of the community and keep the videos coming!! If I recommend to you, come down to Orlando and ride the Marriott World Center Skyglass Elevators. They are a real treat!

[@JesseFiveash850]

No, thank you for providing eight years of awesome content to us. I never really found a "good" elevator channel until I came across you, keep up the good work!

[@tjs468]

congrats andrew! you deserve it!

[@DieselDucy]

Thanks so much!!!

[@jaymietreadwell]

Congrats Andrew :) I've thoroughly enjoyed watching your videos since at least 2008, and always looking forward to your content :)

[@jimster586]

Congrats on 50 million views, and it was awesome to see some of the elevators in Rochester in your top 50. :-)

[@DieselDucy]

yep :) Did you hear your mention in my list of people :D

[@jimster586]

***** Sure did, thanks! :-)

[@DieselDucy]

***** ALSO we NEED to get together again sometime!! PLEASE keep in touch :)

[@Dana_Danarosana]

Good stuff man!! I really enjoy your material. I was in college when you were getting started but I had the same fear/fascination progression you had... just 10 years prior. I had reams of film photos of elevators that I can no longer find. When I was 10, my Uncle Roy took me on the Westin Bonaventure's amazing 12 glass elevators when we visited them is Los Angeles... I've been fascinated ever since. (You'd love the Bonaventure if you get to LA.). The major bldgs. like US Bank Tower & Aon Center are now inaccessible post 9/11 but I rode the heck out of them before that... but LA has tons of others. Anyway... enough babble. Keep up the great work and thanks you for doing this

[@awesomestuff26]

Congrats! I love to watch your videos. This is my favorite elevator channel on KZbin. Keep up the great videos!

[@DieselDucy]

You are amazing :)

[@gladfan1989]

Thank you, Andrew, for posting all these great videos. Because of you, and your hotel videos (which, I hope, you post more of), it inspired me to start taking some of my own. And I work on a school bus with kids that have special needs, including those with Aspergers. Can't wait to see the elevator drag race video, that looks like fun.

[@NationalElevator]

Congratulations Andrew! I can't wait to see the content from our meetup!

[@elevatormanable]

Really enjoyed the video! Was very inspired as well! Congrats on 50 million views!

[@geneseetrainselevators2448]

Andrew, here is my story on how I started to film elevators. Back when I was 2 or 3 years old, I used to ride the elevator at the JcPenney store at the Marketplace Mall in Rochester,NY. I was always trying to figure out exactly what that was and how it worked. I always liked riding elevators wherever we went. But just like you, for a couple of years, I was afraid of elevators as well. When we got in the elevator at some building in Monroeville,PA, I was afraid we would get stuck in there. So I was afraid of that elevator. It wasn't till May of 2012, when we went to the Strong National Museum of Play, one of my favorite places in the world, I got to film the elevator for the first time( I will soon post it for you). I hope that you keep uploading and keep filming some awesome elevators. Yours truly, Alexander Bozek

[@Videokid703]

Elevating New York by Genesee Elevators were at in monroeville pa was the elevator as I live in monroeville pa

[@NorthlandElevators]

Cool story. Funny thing is that we have a similar history with this elevator fixation, it seems. I can't remember what first got me interested, but I honestly think that fear was a partial motivator. As a kid, there was a period where I was deathly afraid of them and would not step in one to save my life. Yet at the same time, I was fascinated by them. Eventually, I got over that fear and started riding them for the fun of it. I didn't start filming until a few years ago on my other channel (GiggleBlaggle, which is now focused on toy reviews). Then I made this one just last year and it has been really fun posting videos for everyone, especially since I live in Northern Minnesota and there are only a few elevator enthusiasts that I know of from around here. I started filming after discovering gluse on KZbin, then other users such as yourself. At first I thought it was weird making videos like that, and I might have left a few comments that I now regret. But then I realized how interesting it actually was, despite the fact that the hobby sort of breaks social norms (you know, with people giving you funny looks and whatnot). Nobody on KZbin had the opportunity to see the unique elevators in my town, so I decided to film some of them. It turned out to be a lot of fun! You mention in this video that you have Aspergers, and that as a result, you focus on certain things (ex. elevators). I've never been diagnosed with it, but I was diagnosed with something called selective mutism as a child. I sometimes wonder if I actually have Aspergers in some degree, because my interests are also very focused and selective. I like music (I'm a banjo player), bridges, elevators, weather, video games, movies, and toys (particularly Hot Wheels). I find it difficult sometimes to try new things as I tend towards the things I'm already attached to. So it's just interesting to see how our way of doing things seems to be quite similar, and we have a connection with this elevator thing. Anyway, congrats on your super high view accomplishment and anniversary. It's fun to follow you here, and I hope that you have the best of luck going forward.

[@DieselDucy]

Thanks for sharing YOUR story!!

[@joshhhieee1]

Huge congratulations on 50 Million views Andrew ! I started watching in 2010 and I made a youtube account to say how awesome your videos are and plus as am a huge automotive person enjoy your roadtrips and also your vehicles you drive including the ford pickup which seems you've had since 2001 which is a really long time ! Hope all the best for the future and beyond my friend :)

[@DieselDucy]

Thanks SO much for your support!!

[@michianaelevators2582]

This is so cool I have aspergers to!

[@romphonix]

I think a lot of us do :-)

[@andrewc1199]

Gabe Wise I do

[@SirensAndElevators]

I enjoyed all of this. I recognized all 50 of those elevators and I actually happened to see your early videos back in 2007 and I thought they were the best videos I've ever seen. And it was you that inspired me to film elevators.

[@DieselDucy]

Thanks so much for your support! I really appreciate it! What was your favorite thing in my video?

[@geneseetrainselevators2448]

Hey Andrew. I really enjoy watching your videos and learning about you and the story of how you started elevaTOURS by DieselDucy. Also, one more thing, DieselDucy is a real live train engine.

[@elevatorsareamazing9379]

I enjoyed this video! Loved it

[@TheElevatorPlanet]

Hey, great news! Congratulations! You deserve it! You know ,before I ran into your channel, i thought I the only person ever to be so interested in Elevators. (Because whenever I mentioned to other people they would just give the "What the hell" look.) So it was a great surprise to see others(like you) interested. And as interested as I was ,I never even thought to film them until I ran into your channel! (Sorry I really hope i'm making sense here i'm typing this while half asleep at 8:30 in the morning at my College.) So keep up the good work man! Looking forward to the future for you! Sincerely, -TEP

[@EthanBruha]

Great video. Congrats on 8 years and 50M views, dieselducy.

[@neaelevator]

Wow what an awesome life movie. Congrats on your outstanding milestone. You better keep those videos coming because you said if we keep watching, you will keep filming. You know we will keep watching for the many years to come. Like others have shared, I too have loved them since a child. My first was the Monty G&P in Dillards North Little Rock. I too had a few years of being afraid after a Westy at the Excelsior in Little Rock decided not to move once and it scared me to death. It did take a few years but like you I conquered my fear and was back at it. I so wished I would have filmed them as well back then. Take care Dieselducy and God Bless!

[@gabrieltiongco]

18 years now… crazy.

[@DieselDucy]

Time flies

[@chrismarku]

congrats diesel ducy... happy 8th KZbin anniv. and nice job with 50M views

[@msj191961]

Thank you so much for the awesome videos you do! I remember the first video I watched on your channel was of you getting stuck in the Market Parking Garage elevator. You defiantly were the one who inspired me to start making elevator videos. I loved the story you told about how you got started, and watching those old 93-02 videos was one of my favorite parts of the video. Congrats! Believe it or not, I have actually have an identical Handycam that I started out with. Not sure if it's the same model, but it's most likely a sister model to your's. It's a CCD-TRV37.

[@DieselDucy]

Mine are the CCD-TRV87 and CCDTRV99

[@msj191961]

***** Okay, pretty close. I'll make a video of mine eventually. Keep up the good work! Hope to meet you someday! :)

[@SamSitar]

msj191961 like msj i learned to enjoy elevators. each ride built up my endurance. my camera is a hdr=cx190.

[@tjs468]

Wow! A lot has happened this month, your birthday, San Fran, this, and New York?? Sweet!

[@DieselDucy]

God has been very good to me lately.

[@chrismarku]

***** and you are and will always be :-)

[@jimster586]

Who was the guy that participated in the upcoming elevator drag race video?

[@DieselDucy]

He was from the Media company that was doing a documentary on me in San Francisco last week.

[@Carman1744]

Congrats on 50 million views, keep up the good work.

[@UpLiftVancouver]

a HUGE congrats to ***** for 50,000,000 views and 8 wonderful years on KZbin... in about 2 months is a HUGE milestone for UpLift Vancouver as I will be celebrating 5 years on KZbin, and I do have a "bus trip" all around my area already filmed to celebrate that. you inspired me to start my channel in 2009, and you always continue to inspire us all to this day.

[@Fantech0104]

Congratulations on your 50 million views!

[@saxman112]

Congrats on the 8-year and 50,000,000 views milestones! I've been a fan of yours for quite awhile now, and I enjoy every single video you make. Also, I too have Asperger's Syndrome and my fixations I have are computers and sports (I especially love the team pictured as my profile pic, the Minnesota Wild (the state's NHL team).

[@cubsrule2040]

Congrats on 50 million views and 8 years on KZbin.

[@JimLiElevators]

48:20 I love that song. What song is that? It sounds so catchy.

[@DieselDucy]

not sure the name but it came off audio micro. yes it is very catchy :)

[@TheElevatorChannel]

51:43 Right back at you! I'm so happy that you're finding such success doing what you love.

[@313Railfan]

I love your videos I check your channel on a daily basis to see if there is new elevatours by DieselDucy videos!

[@done8235]

Congrats on your 50m viewers

[@hotelmanztv]

Congratulations on 50 million views and 8 years!

[@DieselDucy]

Thanks so much!

[@SirensAndElevators]

I also love those panels you got in your awesome museum especially the CJ Anderson panel from G&S. If you ever go back to Chicago sometime, you need to see this elevator it's also a G&S with those awesome CJ Anderson fixtures: AWSOME Vintage G&S Hydraulic Elevator @ 1920 Wabash Street in Chicago IL

[@alexstanton4944]

Best. Lift Photographer. Ever!

[@JoshCraver9000]

Congratulations on hitting 50 Million views and eight years, sorry if this is so late.

[@leno4399]

love the old videos ;)

[@michianaelevators2582]

I love elevators to the first elevator I filmed was at the Medical Pavillion III in South Bend IN. I got my KZbin account in summer of 2014 it was my dream to get a KZbin account for along time to film elevators.

[@saturnDean]

I like the rotating indicator. I never seen one or heard of them before. I didn't even know those existed.

[@yoyoma3503]

More hotel videos! !!! && congratulations

[@CyberBlastStudios]

Saw that one Westinghouse elevator! But wheres the market parking garage? Anyway, great video! I really enjoyed it! I have many subscriptions on KZbin! You are one of the best!

[@OntariosElevatorssince2013]

I can't believe you've been on KZbin for 8 years. Where does the time go? I remember when I started watching your videos in 2011. I can't believe it's already been that long.

[@SamSitar]

yeah his videos are most entertaining.

[@over.4262]

When I was a baby I hated the elevators but then I started loving them so I started my channel

[@DamonWyerBlasttheWolf]

Congratulations on hitting this historic marker

[@DieselDucy]

Thanks so much!

[@DamonWyerBlasttheWolf]

***** your welcome DieselDucy you make amazing videos for me to watch

[@upanddownadventures]

I saw an Otis square touch sensitive hall station on the couch. I hope you can get to see some AMAZING elevators in New York, "Elevator Goldmine City" as I call it.

[@DieselDucy]

I hope so too :) I have some pretty good connections there and some high hopes.

[@cubsrule2040]

And I recognize Blackburn Science Building, Metro Tower, the Schoenberg elevators at the Jewish Hospital, and many others. Your videos inspired me to go out and film elevators myself.

[@misterwint]

Great video. Thanks.

[@Chillius]

Grats, I have a fear of elevators but they are just so interesting. I also have aspergers too which is making me interested in Computers.

[@CAelevators.]

I love your videos!

[@CenTexElevators489]

Wow, it sure is hard to believe that 8 years ago, the KZbin Elevator Community was in its youth, and while video quality was more basic than it is now, it sure gave us an idea of how elevators have changed extensively since 2006. Anyway, congratulations on 8 years of KZbin and 50 Million Views!

[@CDNSpartan]

Mall of America is Canadian owned. Owned by the same company as West Edmonton Mall in Edmonton Alberta

[@IAIS96]

I AWESOME i really enjoyed it i love your elevators and I always will

[@blakebendele7064]

This is a really cool video dude

[@atlbump2050]

Im going to atlanta today to ride some elevators!

[@jasonknapp2551]

Hi drew I love your elevators vidoes

[@seandolan1198]

This the story on how I started my elevator photography, Back in the early to mid 2017, My mom told me that Amy and Michael are getting married on Oct 6th. So we went to the Hampton Inn at the Meadowlands of NJ. On the morning of Oct 6th, I took out my phone and filmed the hotel with the elevator, and that was my very first elevator i filmed, witch is my beginning of my elevator photography. And that was my story.

[@elevatorhunter6168]

I enjoyed the Savoy thank you you’re one of my favorite KZbins I have autism to

[@isaac24]

Was the truck at 39:06 the green Ford Ranger you had? It doesn't look like the one that's in a lot of videos...

[@Josh-lm7qq]

i found about your channel while i was watching ur video when u got stuck in the otis elevators in steinburg(i think thats how u spell it) i was watching u since 2015

[@elevatorman427]

I love it on some of your certain videos such as this one where you use the dover buzz to censor words.

[@SamSitar]

that wooden elevator very expressive.

[@filmer750]

Do you still go to the Market Parking Garage, Days Inn Princeton, and the Comfort Inn in Burkeville?

[@whited586]

I am enjoying this Andrew :)

[@DieselDucy]

Thanks for watching! U are a good friend!

[@whited586]

***** U are to i'm glad we met

[@Yeentenology]

One of them is a Westinghouse Selectomatic!

[@vatorhunters]

Oh my god! The cute lil bike!!!

[@SamSitar]

OH YES. gated elevators so fun.

[@merrickhopkins6990]

What's the first song called during the montage? I think the first time I heard that song was in the Kansas City Road Trip from St.Louis

[@jcarlfeldt]

Can Max come visit you this spring break?

[@jonathancreveling5204]

I saw some Dover elevators!

[@tsudonn]

Are you still going to make more elevator vids? I like all your vids

[@DieselDucy]

Oh yeah :) they are gonna keep coming as long as y'all watch them :D

[@Samsung_Samuel]

16:08 Is that the floor indicator and if it is then why does it sound similar to a phone ringing?

[@joshlunt7827]

+dieselducy I also have Asperger's! I also like lifts (UK term for elevators) :D

[@tastysalad114]

Very nice video!!! :)

[@Awesome_Aasim]

13:24 this elevator I believe was modernized

[@Videokid703]

good job on 50 million views i only filmed 2 elevators they were videos for my cousin patricknedz

[@RyanDoonan]

Thank you Andrew aka dieselducy 😄

[@RyanDoonan]

You are so very welcome I love your videos and cannot wait to watch and I look forward always to new elevator videos that would be so cool to meet u sometime and ride elevators with u 😄and that is so awsome tht the first person u thank was God and he should always be the very first person love the videos and pictures on instagram 😄and I really enjoyed the video watched the whole very video 😄

[@DieselDucy]

Thank u so much for u r support. feel free to add me on Facebook If u wanna chat

[@RyanDoonan]

I don't have Facebook ;( but we can chat on google + *****

[@RyanDoonan]

*****

[@upanddownadventures]

I can't wait for the San Francisco videos!

[@DieselDucy]

They will be starting later this year :)

[@JustinMGaming]

I have aspergers syndrome too and I love elevators!!!

[@jcarlfeldt]

Why did you go to the Hilton first? Please reply.