An Abandoned Coaster Left to Rot: The History of Florida's Dania Beach Hurricane & Boomers! Park

[@ExpeditionThemePark]

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[@GloriousDutchPancakes]

Do 'Land van ooit' next!

[@bearyqnailz]

Yes!!!! So happy to see this! Was a pretty great coaster!

[@arthur.jaanus]

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[@Bearkat43]

Yup and that was also the location of Atlantis water park

[@bearyqnailz]

@@Bearkat43 wasn’t Atlantis where oakwood plaza is which is nearby on stirling?

[@sonimatic]

Thank you for helping document and preserve Florida theme park history, and making it accessible to everyone

[@ExpeditionThemePark]

Thank you so much for watching!

[@nicks2477]

I was going on my first cruise probably around 2008 and saw this on the side of the highway to the hotel, my poor mom walked me down the side of the highway from the hotel that night so I could get a few rides on it, I argued that it didn't feel like a vacation without a rollercoaster ride, mom's still around but seriously I don't think she knows it's one of my favorite memories with her. meant the world to me and now knowing the fate of it I'm honored to have ridden, and loved, this beautiful ride. 😢

[@aidenlav]

aw this warmed my heart reading 😢 i hope you can give her a big hug soon and remind her of this beautiful memory. bless you both

[@aledandrian]

I went to Boomers in 2009 for a friend’s birthday party and marathoned the Hurricane, unaware of its impending closure but loving every minute spent on board Now I’m even more glad I enjoyed this coaster while it lasted, RIP the Hurricane

[@Kait16xo]

Boomers Dania Beach was that bitch back in the day

[@ShelbyTaylorExists]

THANK YOU FOR MAKING THIS!!! I'm from Ft. Lauderdale and I feel like nobody ever talks about this!!!

[@Ms.HarmonyJ]

Man I haven't seen no one talk about this in years thanks my friend this hometown to me I always heard parts about what happened but my friend I know you have it all I really appreciate i would love for you to do more abandoned theme parks keep up the sensational job

[@retrorambles517]

I love the ironic double negative

[@redhottopics3454]

I passed it once in 2015 and only saw it once

[@Destromagnus]

South Florida native of 27 years here! I remember Boomers in its prime and when the Dania Beach Hurricane opened! LOVED this coaster, I went on it so many times with everyone I could get to come with me. An amazingly intense ride with tons of airtime, especially for kids like me! It's such a shame that Boomers was torn down and became just another shopping center (across from another shopping center ironically), when it used to be such a fun family spot. Thanks so much for covering this literal piece of my childhood, it felt incredibly nostalgic to see a video on this coaster's history.

[@Fishmash1]

I grew up going to Boomers and riding The Hurricane at least 5 times in a row everytime we went. I lived not far from it when Kayrina and Wilma hit (the eye of Wilam went right over us!) My mom still has a magnet of the rollercoaster and I had my 7th (i think 7th???) Birthday there. Amazing times! Thank you for helping preserve this amazing peice of history

[@dakotalikespie07]

This coaster means a lot to me- the coaster was a staple of South Florida and growing up in Fort Lauderdale, I remember buying passes to ride it over and over again on weekends. Thank you so much for bringing back memories and sharing this with others!

[@goodoldfashionedangel]

I used to LOVE seeing this coaster as a kid on the way to my uncle's house. I only ever saw it running once. I wish I'd ridden it before it was abandoned/closed. I just recently went to Boomers, and while it was super fun, the lack of the Hurricane was apparent. The parking lot was so vacant and almost liminal.

[@CoffinFullOfBees]

Every time I passed the Boca Boomers! location while I was at FAU it was empty looking. My friends and I used to say we'd check it out, and we never did, which I assume is a common FAU student fruitless social exchange 😂 we were always at The Irishman or gathered on the skydeck in the studio one theatre.

[@Dontmakemerun]

Everytime I hear about a theme park becoming a mall, breaks me theme park loving heart, but then again Astroworld was my home park and it's just an overflow parking lot/"outdoor venue"

[@smalls4119]

Oh yes, I remember this coaster incredibly well. Drove by it A LOT growing up seeing as I was raised in Broward County. Unfortunately, I didn’t overcome my fear of coasters until after it had been abandoned. Thank you SO MUCH for covering it!

[@emmajoy3864]

I'm so glad a big theme park history channel has finally covered this!!! Absolutely surreal to see such a staple of my childhood covered like this (you even mentioned the name of the street I spent the first 21 years of my life living on!), and I loved Boomer's so much as a kid and have so many stories to share about it, beyond just being creeped out by that weird mustachioed face over the entrance you showed in some of the clips. The old, closed Boomer's arcade building sat abandoned beside the go-kart track for many years as the go-karts remained in operation. There was very little signage for the go-karts, and it was in the middle of a lot of empty land and warehouses, and you had to walk around to the back of a creepy abandoned building to find a handful of teenagers running the track, usually pretty bored because business was far from booming (pun intended). Very weird feeling. Plus, there were several safety scandals with the go-karts, including long hair getting caught in the motors and causing injuries. They started telling girls to put their hair in ponytails, but I don't really know how much that could've helped. All that said, it was a huge and awesome course. Still hands-down the best I've ever seen. Watching the coaster sit abandoned by the highway for years and years was so depressing-I really regret not riding it as a kid. My only memory of seeing it up close was walking down the boardwalk to its gate with my dad when he rode it-I had to be six years old or younger at the time. It's one of those early childhood memories that's just a snapshot of a moment, but it's always stuck out to me. And I guess a little fun fact I can share just by knowing the geography of the area is that if the coaster were still standing today, those POV videos would have a great view of the Hard Rock guitar hotel (if you could call a view of that eyesore "great"). It's been so sad to see my lovely, weird, janky little beach town of Dania get paved over with luxury shops and condos. I've only been gone since 2020, but every time go back to visit, it feels like my hometown exists less and less. I can't even afford to live there anymore, and homes are being bought up by real estate groups to turn them into full-time AirBnbs. It's a depressing change in my world. Thank you so much for covering this special little oddity. I wish you could've seen my face when I read the title of this vid. Keep up the good work!

[@Markyajv]

Hahaha! That headline in the newspaper at 9:02 is hysterical! How have I never seen that... Didn't go viral? Omg so funny.

[@derekashworth5884]

I want to know how many different editors looked at that headline and said "Yep, nothing wrong with that! Print it!"

[@floridamaninmaine]

When the coaster was opened I remember me and my parents were driving to see family in West Palm Beach, traveling from Hialeah (Miami-Dade), and I wanted to ride it so bad. I never did get the chance even as I got older. I'm glad you are able to bring this icon of south Florida to everyone to see.

[@billymitchell7403]

In 2015 my friend Rob and I were the very last customers who walked out the door at midnight saying good bye to the staff and history well earned...👍

[@aidenlav]

damn.. that must’ve felt weird

[@N_g_er]

​@@aidenlavhe's lying lol

[@level3xfactor]

As someone who lives in South Florida, in Davie specifically, it’s wild hearing all these names said in a video, I still live on State Road 84 to this day. I have so many great childhood memories of Boomers, I even had a few birthday parties there. Thank you so much for this wonderful, nostalgic trip through local history.

[@karenwade6713]

I lived in South Broward County for many years and remember this. I graduated from nursing school at BCC at the Davie campus.😊

[@rollertoaster812]

I like how at 1:37 the newspaper talks about another Expedition Extinct park, Six Flags Atlantis!

[@Matt561]

I live in South Florida and it was awesome to have this coaster down here, sucks what happened to it

[@ExpeditionThemePark]

Yeah a real shame

[@Matt561]

@@ExpeditionThemePark when I heard it was closing and went and rode on a 10 times in a row.

[@mattstecker]

Omg this one hits very close to home I went on this coaster many times I loved this coaster so much I've been to the dania beach boomers so many times I loved this place my dad and my grandmother would bring me there all the time and I would go on the coaster over and over again there was rarely ever a line and I loved the arcade and the mini golf course was really nice

[@ExpeditionThemePark]

It’s such a shame

[@mattstecker]

Yes it is and now it's just more retail space what a waste so sad I had so many memories at this place 😢

[@thatevangarcia]

Oh man brought so back so many memories!! Thank you! Grand Prix and boomers were entertainment staples growing up in Broward in the 90’s and early 2000’s. So man field trips and parties and weekend trips. I remember going off track in the go kart track once and remember the teen working it said “oh man that’s broke yo” lol. I rode the hurricane a few times. When it first opened. It was fun. But I like the arcade and the go karts more lol. It blows my mind that it was still standing in 2013 when my daughter was born. That little piece of dania beach off 95 will always be special.

[@aromncoronado2005]

Although i never rode this coaster i do remember going to boomers and seeing it up close. It was the first wooden coaster i saw in person actually. (The second one i saw up close was in busch gardens only last year) the boomers place was really fun and i was heartbroken when it closed. Such a shame. Now i have to wait for the seasonal fairs

[@billygarcia9885]

Born and raised South Floridian, the Hurricane was my favorite landmark driving down I-95. I have some friends who claim they broke into the park one night and walked the track during its years of abandonment; good story.

[@linkage432]

Rode this twice and that was way more than enough. Albeit it was towards to the end of its life. That whole area, Grand Prix Race-O-Rama, held so many great memories for me. You did a great job of capturing that whole area. So reminiscent and nostalgic. Thanks for this

[@marcialynn3469]

Thanks!! I lived near there 20 years, and raised my son near there. We had many birthdays there, and rode the Hurricane every week. All day passes were $5 at the end. Lots of airtime

[@mikeyfrederick1232]

So did anyone notice that newspaper article that stated " I was tossed like a salad and I loved it" lol interesting choice of words..as always sir great content, the work you put into your vids really shows..

[@michaeltaylor1603]

Ponce De Leon ventured to Florida in search of the Fountain of Youth. Many "fortune seekers" set up shop in Florida to attract the young at heart. Many things have come, gone, expanded, and changed through the decades. One thing that prevails is the eternal quest for youth and fun. Thanks for the great video! Such a cliche' that an amusement venture biting the dust to a shopping mall. Then the mall being replaced by E-commerce.

[@banddirector23]

Wow what a classic. All the Broward County kids remember this, but i'm surprised anybody else does! Neat.

[@AxelSilverhand]

This brought back memories, a shame i never rode the rollercoaster but i always saw when driving on i95. I still hope one day we get some amusement park down here. Good video btw. Good job! 👍

[@WalkRobotFilm]

That was Malibu Grand Prix race o rama.lots of great memories there in the 90’s and 2000’s ..it was just a hop away from us in Miami.thank you for this.

[@blaqorchid73]

Omg, I LOVED Gran Prix Race O'Rama! I was too young to drive the go carts, but I loved sitting passenger because the track was cool.

[@butterbook]

Typical South Florida story. I remember when it was Malibu and raced in the Road Runner cars. And Castle Park was not too far either. You need to do a video on Six Flags Atlantis! South Florida is kryptonite to family fun

[@ExpeditionThemePark]

I actually did Atlantis a couple months ago!

[@butterbook]

@@ExpeditionThemePark Oh cool....I will check it out!

[@Drebe73]

We visited the various version of the attraction complex here ever since Atlantis. Got to experience my first sky coaster there. Got to attend The Hurricane dedication ceremony when I was a member of American Coaster Enthusiasts (ACE). It was a great coaster.

[@cup_and_cone]

Don't forget Blockbuster Golf & Games and the Blockbuster theme park Wayne Huizenga wanted to build!

[@saturdaynighttacos1689]

I loved Atlantis. I'm still bitter about it, and it makes me happy to see that plaza in shambles

[@Southfloridelphia]

There was a great pop of airtime as you came up to that turn by I-95. You really felt as if you were going to fly out into the interstate. That was always my favorite element of the ride and a perfect use of how the roller coaster was situated.

[@bbboipr]

What a treat and fitting tribute! Thank you so much! I remember riding the coaster when I first moved to South Florida. For years and sometimes to this date the landmark was widely used for directions and as a marker. When it was demolished we all felt a loss. I remember distinctly driving north on 95 to a friends home and loosing my bearings as I looked for the coaster as my guide to get off and kept driving passing 3 cities. LOL. Thank you again! I always enjoy your work.

[@MrBucketlist]

I was just binging your videos earlier this morning and I'm so happy to see a new one just got uploaded. Thank you!

[@ExpeditionThemePark]

Have a great day! Thanks

[@exempligratia101]

I succinctly remember seeing this coaster when I was down in Florida when I was young. We were visiting Miami, and it struck me to see a roller coaster so close to the highway! I’m glad you made this video!

[@Michelle-br5ru]

I grew up in South Florida and remember going to the park every weekend. Riding the Hurricane was a right of passage. I would love to see you do a video on Wannado City.

[@level3xfactor]

Seconded on this!

[@depotmsa2362]

my mom and dad took me here growing up and that was my first roller coaster , thank you for the memories

[@MrTrailerMania]

Born n raised in SoFlo this coaster was a great time in my youth along with the boomers

[@the-trustees]

For only having to drive only 20 minutes, this was a really great coaster. Their 5 mini golf courses were also all fun. Back before home videobgame consoles became ubiquitous, the arcade at Boomer's was awesome. I miss it. 😀

[@alexlents4689]

One of the most tragic tales of any roller coaster. RIP Dania Beach Hurricane 1 November 2000 - 26 April 2011

[@Jason_N_Paradise]

And this ladies and gentleman is exactly why we can't have an amusement park here in South Florida, every piece of property that is available down here is being Eye'd for housing or shopping malls. Wonderful video it brought a tear to my eye to see old DB Hurricane again.

[@crow_scripts]

I will forever remember this coaster. Had some truly strong ejector airtime throughout and the people who ran it we're very fun and charming. Really broke my heart to see what had ended up happening to it.

[@marlonbloomfield2749]

Man, growing up in south Florida, Grand Prix race-o-rama was a big part of my childhood. Especially once I was in high school, this was THEE hangout spot. This brought back some memories. Well done 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾.

[@stew6662]

I rode this coaster once and it was a rough ride. I remember thinking when it first open that it was a dumb idea to build a coaster in what was essentially a game room / go-cart park. You have to understand that there were no other midway rides that you would expect at a county fair for that matter. It just didn’t make sense and was out of place. It was also expensive to ride and I never saw it at full capacity. Considering that Orlando is a 2 hour drive and Tampa a 3 hour drive it was not planned well.

[@bcc5701]

Yeah I rode it after gocarting a couple times and it the corners were rough as hell I remember it being really jerky

[@unclepatrick2]

My brother in law Father was one of the people that did the first ride on that Coaster .' I went once on it with my sister .

[@oldarcadeguy9412]

Thanks so much for this. I grew up in south Florida and have great memories of Grand Prix Race O Rama. As many times as we visited, we did not ever take pictures so it was really neat to see the arcades and tracks and giant mustache again!

[@thewades5061]

I lived in Dania Beach and rode this all the time. It was sad to see it sitting unused for so many years. The shopping mall is very nice though and a great addition.

[@HiTechHead]

Wow I love that you did this, I’m from the area in south Florida and really appreciate you reminding us this happened

[@emion7600]

I live in Florida but only moved to South Florida within the past 3 years. My parents and I would visit the area and EVERY TIME we passed The Hurricane it was cloudy and gloomy so it always looked cryptic. 3 years into living here and passing Dania Pointe every day on my way to work I never realized that that was where The Hurricane was located and now I will never see it the same again.

[@charizaro2]

When I was young, Boomers was THE place to have your birthday party. The go karts, the arcade, and the hurricane. It was awesome. Though when I was on the hurricane as a kid, my seatbelt came off in the middle of the ride and hit me in the head. >_>

[@JoeHusosky]

Thanks for the video. I frequented the original Grand Prix Race-orama, even had an arcade game from when they auctioned them off. I worked for the city of Dania Beach during the 2000's and was there for the tear down. Boomers was really hurting when it was coming to it's end.

[@ikergorricho552]

Born and raised in Dania and I remember a bunch of school trips and birthday parties spent at boomers, the coaster and mini golf. I still have a roll of boomers coins at my parents house. Always fun and now we have a mall that creates a ton of traffic issues getting to I95 from the east. End up going to Sawgrass or Aventura malls cause why bother going to a huge outdoor mall in S Florida

[@chrisrodriguez2244]

I’m from south Florida this rollercoaster was AMAZING I absolutely loved it! Great video

[@BuccaneerBruce]

17:04 I need a t-shirt with that on it. Great video as usual.

[@Seayaa2]

Bravo on the effort put into this video! If you hadn’t posted this I wouldn’t have known about all this history right in my backyard!

[@tonyphoenician1723]

Hi Sam, I am new to your channel. Looks very interesting. Found out about it through Jackie's latest video. You guys are great and super natural in your videos. Looking forward to watching all your videos. Thanks for making them for our enjoyment. Cheers!!!

[@CrazyDiamnd76]

Grand Prix was my childhood, spend hours there on the weekends, birthday parties etc. grew up a mile away from there. The Dania Beach Hurricane was an amazing feat, and such a waste. South Florida definitely needs more shopping(Sarcasam) so I'm glad they could make that a reality. That being said the way we consume entertainment has certainly changed over the years. The hurricane was a great ride and will always hold a place in my heart.

[@SANDRALEE212]

Wow! I really enjoyed the flashback in time on the seeing the best places that made life so much fun for me going to these attractions Grand Prix Race Orama, Six Flags Atlantis in Hollywood and the Dania Beach Hurricane. Fun Times in the 70's and 80's for me for theme parks especially wood roller coasters in your backyard. Disney World was an After Thought of longggg lines in hot weather waiting for hours. There was another theme park in Dania that had a wooden rollercoaster unless you've already made a video on it. It was called Pirates World! I loved those rollercoaster rides. Thanks so much for memories.

[@danieldellosso8179]

I was catching up on your episodes while working in FL. I didn't know about this coaster until now and am happy to find out about it while I'm staying at a hotel at Dania Pointe Mall. I would never have known there use to be a coaster here.

[@woodencoasterfan]

I absolutely loved this coaster and made a few trips from Orlando just to ride it. The FLCC (Florida Coaster Club) even had a few events there as well.

[@michellemorningstar6610]

Wasn't expecting a new one , I hope your relaxing after the cruise ! Xx

[@coreyhiggins3475]

Had no idea about this coaster! Thanks for the education! Have a great week coaster fam!

[@ExpeditionThemePark]

Thank you Corey!

[@jasmin0930]

Great video and sad story of what was such a promising venture. Long live the Hurricane in the memories of all those that enjoyed it 🎢

[@JustClaribel]

I remember all his happening. The Dania mall opened up recently. Just restaurants, movie theatre, and bowling. The Hurricane lives on in our heart 😞

[@Ramonatho]

The tonal whiplash from "sold nuclear fuel rods" to "family entertainment center operator" woke me up.

[@ExpeditionThemePark]

Ahahah right

[@Ramonatho]

@@ExpeditionThemePark hey ETP I don't usually make requests but would you be willing to do a video on Adventureland Iowa? Lotta history at my home park.

[@ExpeditionThemePark]

@@Ramonatho I will take a look!

[@JacobHillSBD]

Really fascinating watching stuff like this and finding out about old attractions at places I pass every day!

[@cup_and_cone]

Rode it dozens of times in 2007/2008ish. I was attending classes not far from the coaster and unlimited bands were only like $7 or $8 for weekdays. Went a few times and it was always a walk on, marathon all you want; sometimes you were the only person the on the train. By that time only one train existed, the second train was basically cannibalized down below the station. The turnarounds were pretty jarring as the train hunted, but the return run of bunny hills back to the station had some insane airtime.

[@STREETSXRAGEsPECTATORSaRENA]

Thank you for this historical monument. I Worked at Grand Prix Race o rama back in 1998 one of the most funnest Jobs I have ever had as a teen.i started making $5.75 I did not care to much about low pay , I was still living with my Parents.The sounds of the Arcade Machine, Friday nights the long lines to get into Grand prix is a memory I'll never forget .Thank you for the Video

[@SpiderBite90x]

Weird to see you talking about my hometown lol. Thank you for showing my city some love!

[@chot125]

It was cool you finally got to mention something about Darien Lake! Wonder if you'll be able to find a reason to do a full expedition to our seasonal park.

[@JasonRBeing]

I grew up in South Florida and currently live in Hollywood Florida, across the street from Oakwood Plaza (which is where Six Flag Atlantis used to be) and went to Grand Prix Race-o-Rama/Boomers for birthdays. Plus I am only a few miles from where Pirate World used to be, which is now an aparment complex.

[@marcela_j_c]

i rode The Hurricane many times when i used to live in florida. so sad to see it go because it truly was one of my favorite wooden coasters. thank you for the video and taking me back down memory lane

[@adriansierra751]

Wow, I feel lucky to have ridden this in South Florida. Great times!

[@ejf0255]

it was a blast !!!! glad I was lucky enough to get on it !!!!!

[@Rollerlife]

I used to love this coaster... Best memories at this park, and still have my on ride photo 🤭 Thank you for doing this video!🤗

[@MrReaperv1]

My uncle used to work on the Grand Prix race-o-rama owners boat. I use to get so much free stuff out of that and spent just about every weekend at that place. Such great memories from that time.

[@NAOT4R]

My family frequently vacationed in South Florida when I was young to visit cousins and I got to ride this quite a bit as a kid. Honestly it was a blast, I miss it and it's a shame it got relegated to this sad fate.

[@meysq]

oh my god, i used to drive past this every weekend, it was such a huge thing for us in miami

[@Wtisi9q]

I got to ride it atleast 50 times. It was super fun, slighty rough, and the airtime hills at the end were crazy.

[@EugenioAngueira]

I rode this roller coaster years ago! Interesting learning the history behind it!

[@douglasjgallup]

I’m actually really interested in Thunder Eagle which only survived one season, was purchased and relocated, and then never rebuilt.

[@RTBird2]

Great video. For future videos...I see you've already done vids for Cypess Gardens, Six Gun Territory, and Boardwalk & Baseball. How about the history of the smaller parks from around Florida like Silver Springs (Ocala), Weeki Wachee Springs (Brooksville, Fl), and De Leon Springs. They are all now state parks but were once road side attractions. Collectively, their histories might be worth a video? Tampa Jay and Adam might be of help on others like these.

[@floridapunkarchivist]

Thank you Grand Prix and Boomers. Thanks to you I saw Dragon's Lair and visited the batting cage for the first time ever. I never did the sky coaster or ride the hurricane although I did also ride a go kart for the first time, I had no idea it had a brake and was kicked out after one lap.....I was 12 give me a break

[@tman4534]

So many memories at this park… school field trips, going karting with friends and non stop riding the hurricane. I’m glad I got to ride it and experience boomers back in those days. My only regret is not visiting after closure and climbing it like some did.

[@floridamaddogg]

I do remember seeing this coaster along i95 when I lived down in Miami and all the road trips I took going to see family back in Buffalo, NY. I actually never really thought too much about it, so this video educated me on it😃.....having been on,Predator about 200x, were the designers of Coasters Work Inc. former Dinn corporation employees?

[@mongul305]

from miami. but grew up around Hollywood/dania. I remember this as well as gran prix racorama

[@Rose258V]

Thank you! For this video. Never new what had happened to it, and why it lasted so little. So sad. I wish it was still there. It was majestic. Always wished to ride it, never got to. 😪 Thx👍😊

[@juliestokes7231]

I love your videos. I would love to see one about Frontier Land in Hudson New York. As now it is an RV park. I spent some happy memories there during the summer.

[@Angrym0nkey]

Man, this episode was a nostalgic trip, I have fond memories as a kid going to Grand Prix Race-o-Rama and later on Boomers. Sadly never got a chance to ride this roller coaster, but ever time my family would drive southbound on the interstate I would see this giant wooden structure next to Boomers, good times.

[@katherinezimmerman6997]

How many coasters and amusement parks have been wrecked by developers wanting to build shopping centers? Like the world doesn’t have enough of those. *sigh*

[@gibbousm]

Growing up I remember passing the Hurricane a lot on the highway. I went to Boomers at least once either on a school trip or during summer camp, can't remember which. But I never got to ride the Hurricane. I was sure I would at some point....

[@christophercollazo139]

Thanks for the video, great work as usual. Grew up going to Grand Prix and then Boomers and riding he Dania Beach Hurricane, loved the airtime on that baby!

[@themetaldudespodcast8136]

Great video! Gotta do one on blockbuster golf and games!

[@weejifiend]

I don't know how I didn't realize until I watched this, that the comedy club I've been going to semi-regularly is where Boomers used to be. I went to Boomers all the time in college, but hadn't visited that area in nearly a decade since it closed, until the Improv opened in the new shopping center. The first time I went to this area recently, I did briefly wonder what used to be here before this popped up, but never put it together or remembered to look it up. Thanks for the epiphany!

[@neo10]

I grew up at Grand Prix.... sadly once the coaster opened is sorta when it was marked among the locals as not being as fun( they changed a lot at the arcade and go-kart track around that time.)

[@neo10]

although the coaster itself was fantastic.

[@deeacosta2734]

Grand Pric Race a Rama was the go to place for kids in Miami in the 80s and 90s.

[@stephenalbertini]

This was down the road from where I grew up so I’ve been on this coaster over 1000 times. My birthday party used to be here every year so we would marathon all day.

[@midnightly7918]

Wow i was just thinking about this! Thank you for making this video

[@RigoLeons]

Thank you for doing this! I went on this coaster many time! It was fun but it never had the best Maintenance!