Exploring the Abandoned Upper Clements Amusement Park (SECURITY HIDE & SEEK!)

[@RiddimRyder]

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[@darreldarrenman3334]

The thing about this place is that to some of us this isn't just a spooky ghost attraction fad. It's a lot different when you used to actually go there and you know it from childhood. Kind of sad to see that the exact same path you and your pals once ran down is now overgrown and dead quiet

[@aidbraidalice500]

Deff not spooky! Just so quiet and eerie because it once was very lively. Now it’s weird to see this. Doesn’t feel right 😞

[@Staxem.]

it’s so sad I’m 14 (2010) and so many childhood memories were made there sad to see it go

[@jblau1601]

Thank you for doing this one!! I went to this park every year since I was just a kid (39 now) and later would bring my kids. where you first started out the second track you were on, that's where the antique cars were. They were so fun! The flume was my favorite ride. There was a lot more rides as well that are now either dismantled or gone, like bumper cars, plane ride, cages, ferris wheel, the train, laser tag, zip lines, row boats, mini golf, bumper boats and so many little restaurants and shops. This closed in 2020 or to be more specific, 2019 was it's last running season, it closed in early fall every year. A private school bought the property but the sale fell through and I believe it's now back in the hands of the Municipality. Rumor was it was just getting too costly to upkeep and pay staff and it wasn't making enough money to meet inflation, however I can't help but think Covid had something to do with it because this park had been open for years, and the announcement it had been sold was made in 2020. I can't believe how run down it is after just two years. It was so well kept and clean and such ashame the vandalism. We did go to try to explore and I felt so on edge didn't go too far. It was so eerie because everytime I went, there were happy kids and people everywhere, music playing, cotton candy and candy apples, musicians, magic tricks etc. I wish someone would buy it and restore it although it looks like at this point it would need an over haul. So sad, it was our summer staple. Thanks for covering this one. Flume was the funnest ride of all and cooled you off on a hot summer day. A small park compared to six flags or Canada's wonderland, but for a small rural area considered large. I miss it 😔 congratulations on your honeymoon🤗

[@MrCgford1]

If this is where I think it is I'm about to cry!!! My mom and dad used to take my brother and I when we were kids. My wife and I took our son in 2016. It brought Back soo many memories. 😩 I would love to buy this place and get it going again

[@tashacooper4445]

I came to say most of this! ^ this place was my favorite thing to do in the summers throughout my whole life and then my daughters, I got teary watching this even if you only showed a quarter of it, i can not believe the shape it is in. Thanks for hitting home on this one

[@graceh8072]

I think like l was here when l was 4

[@aidbraidalice500]

I wanted to bring my future kids here too :( gonna have to settle for showing them this video ahaha

[@gilles1061]

So I recently went there with a drone and there is now nothing there except for like a building or two the main entrance was gone except for the main gate

[@timfahey5383]

This was so heartbreaking to watch this. Each area you filmed, we pictured our excited kids running to that ride,to the ice cream, to everything. This video has an eerie feel of what once was. All the excitement, the fun energy that it had.... all gone. They sold the place to put in some school... I see it hasn't even started !

[@ginger4real]

I used to work there. We called the log ride the Flume. I loved working up in tower you could see the whole park from up there. This closure had nothing to do with Covid. Sadly the place was just given up on. The plan was to sell to a private school and convert it. That deal fell through. Hard to say what will become of it :(.

[@thedudeofdud688]

Damn I remember coming here when I was like 8 and 12. I’ve got these really vague memories of the place and was hoping to see it again but just found out it closed a while ago 😣

[@jackierobichaud5443]

This was abandoned before Covid. The cost to run it was too much because lots of repairs had to be made. Was a very sad decision. I was there every weekend with my kids!! Covid didn’t destroy this .. was the repairs because the wooden structures all needed repair. My kids are grown now but have fond memories of Upper park

[@voinik84]

So many great memory’s here as a kid and then with my own children. So sad that it closed and they didn’t get to enjoy it more!

[@taylorpeterson5900]

this makes me feel so many things! so many good childhood memories at that park

[@tashacooper4445]

I love and miss this place so much, it was hard to see it in such a mess when I'm use to it filled with glowing faces and happy laughter from all ages. Thank you for the video, means a lot to us N.S people to see this

[@GG-cn6es]

I know how you feel. In my memories this park is bright and full of life. Seeing it like this is a grim reminder of time's passage.

[@aidbraidalice500]

This is a very sad surprise. Literally just found this out that it had closed. I found another video first that last even more in recognizable. Nuts!!!

[@aidbraidalice500]

Thanks for filming. My grandparents took me here as a kid, they’re gone now so it’s really an emotional experience to watch this. Used to go there on school trips, with friends and family too! This place was bumpin, so weird to see it like a ghost town. My favourite was the flume ride! So nice in the summer! I remember learning to drive on the antique car route too that you think was another rail way concept. I’m going to show this to my family later. Thanks again.

[@gavinrivington4918]

That place used to be beautiful man it’s really a shame to see what’s become of it. The tracks that went into the weird red barn thingy had old vintage cars like model Ts kind of, you could drive them along the track which as a kid was the coolest thing ever because they were basically full sized cars. Anyways cheers cool video man.

[@slttarasmith3822]

Spent many summers here, so sad to see it close

[@gregcmun]

Sadly this may be one of the last recordings where most of the buildings and things were still present and intact. Another video shows most of it has been taken down, demolished and moved. Still remember working there in the summer. Thankfully the train was saved and is now owned by Trueman Farms in Aulac, NB.

[@ghoull_bboy]

I used to come here every summer for about four years, and i remember the flume ride always having the biggest lines and always waiting to go on again and again. My favourite ride was the cages where you spun yourself around and upside down. There was a little train that went around the park so you wouldn’t have to walk and that was also fun, you’d have to wait at the little stations and then there were tons of little things littered along the track like a teddy bear tea party. i have so many memories of running from one ride to the next and getting ice cream along the way, i’m so sad it had to close

[@someguyontheinternet1326]

Yeah the cages one was a recolor of the zipper ride you see at fairs I think

[@aidbraidalice500]

Oh my gawddd this breaks my heart. So many memories here as a kid. Thanks for filming before it got any worse. So nostalgic

[@KrysCameron-g5o]

My family & I went here every summer when I was a kid. This was one hell of a park to go for the east coast. Man, the memories I have

[@lauraleigh8898]

Very cool, as always. That coaster brings back memories! I live near Memphis TN in the US and there was an iconic wood coaster here at an amusement park called Libertyland. It was Elvis Presley’s favorite ride. 🙂 Keep exploring, I love all your content!

[@nancypike3472]

I live about an hour and a half north of Memphis. I miss Libertyland. I remember the Zippin Pippin and always thought it was cool that it was Elvis Presleys favorite.

[@nicholasm.9274]

My family would always go to this park since the time it opened, prettywell. It was always a big summer treat. It was packed at all hours. Hot summer sun beating down. Bumper cars, flume ride, cool arcade, laser shows. They had a u-fish as well for rainbow trout in a big pond, well stocked. Motorized bumper boats. Paddle boats. Mini golf. Actors (from Long John Silver and onwards) totally committed to their roles interacting with youngsters. The old wooden rollercoaster. Ah, the '90s. Thanks for the share.

[@Yitena]

Dang,I remember this park… I used to LOVE the flume (log ride), I probably went on it about 100000 times 😂 I also remember when I was 5 I went o fat roller coaster and bashed my face against the handle and my nose started bleeding a lot, they had to get the med kit😂 I kill just to go there one more time…

[@lauriesmith9219]

I lived 45 min from here all my kids went here every year it was the happening spot ,covid shut it down and look what happened Vandals!

[@cynthiacleaver9742]

So sad that is all rotting away!! Cool explore!! Thanks for sharing!! 💖💖💖💖

[@RiddimRyder]

Always a pleasure

[@cherryspiker4426]

its so sad seeing this place where a alot of people had a great time at . Thanks for sharing ❤❤❤❤ stay safe love ya

[@ar5624]

An absolute travesty this place was allowed to close. There is nothing else like it in the province. I went the year before it closed, it was a great place and packed with people, obviously it was just mismanaged by people who had no idea what they were doing. The government here are so anti family fun, especially the local government, there’s not even a decent kids playground in the area

[@aaronrowlands5776]

I think that's the sad thing about life here. When things like this close, it's not because they were replaced by something bigger or better, they just close and are replaced by nothing. I have so many great memories at Upper Clements Park and videos like this bring me to tears, it's like a nightmare come to life.

[@lisaruley5758]

Loving your videos Riddim and Zay! Feel so bad for these places that had to close because of covid or other reason. Amusements parks are so epic! And some of those are so old I remember where I'm from we had roller coasters made from wood! Imagine that? But then when they get old they have to repair them./upgrade them up to code. Talk about a lot of work. Thanks for another epic adventure guys. Much love and respect❤️👍✌️🎡🎢🎠🌸

[@klauswigsmith]

I worked here for one summer (1990) in between college years, took my daughter here when she was about 4 or 5 around 2009/2010...sad to see it in this condition.

[@stevensonmediagroup]

This is awesome to watch. I live about an hour from the old park and for all my life I spent summers going to the Upper Clements Park. Each year in June, the classes in Jr and Sr High School would attend the park for the last day of the school year. I have so many fond memories here and haven't seen the place since it was thriving. There was so much more there, it's un believable to see it like it is. It only closed five years ago, but you were there when it had only been closed for three. Truly remarkable although it's unfortunate what happened to the future of the land.

[@RiddimRyder]

Thanks for adding your memories of this place!

[@veronicapace7198]

We used to have our school picnic, once a year at Kennywood park near Pittsburg Pa. What fun we had! It is still open I believe.

[@RiddimRyder]

Amazing!!!

[@janicedrake8154]

They use to take us here with the cadets from the base in cornwallis, I loved it, this is nothing like I remembered 😢 it was a great experience, coming from a small town in Newfoundland. My first time ever at an amusement park.

[@suzannewojtkowiak4329]

wow!! looks like that was a real fun spot at one time. On the loose I bet you could have walked around and explored for some time - glad you got what you did to share with us.

[@rebeccabourque7704]

There used to be a park train that would take you from one end of the park to the other. It was so vibrant and full of life, sad to see it now.

[@ellybeeswanger6421]

Recently went there !! My sisters use to go there all the time when it was open still a big beautiful place let me tell you that .we walked around for hours and told these rude kids that were destroying the place to leave . Don’t go to abandoned places to reck them thank you. Loved the vid !!!!!

[@BrandonAbandoned]

What a good spot, Thanks for posting!! Keep them coming Bro! Brandon Abandoned..

[@RiddimRyder]

Thank you!!!

[@charlottebarbour1944]

Love Nova Scotia use to visit up there cousins. The East tip is really beautiful. Thanks for another enjoyable video.

[@rebeccabourque7704]

I miss that place so much, we took our son every year. Little did we know the last year we went would be the LAST time we went. I worked part time there one year doing face painting and henna tattoos back in 1999.

[@crooker2]

So sad to see such an iconic place in such ruin. I was especially curious to see the haunted house, but I guess you didn't get there? (or it was torn down). Beautiful looking old building. Very sad.

[@salimali7093]

The Upper Clements Amusement Park must be a fun place to be for family and friends to enjoy during the weekend. It must had been filled with people, especially children screaming out at the top of their lungs while going up and down the rollercoasters and water rides. Probably, the Amusement Park Admin employed quite a number of people to run the Amusement Park. Just too bad, like other businesses that had closed down due to covid, the Amusement Park might had fallen the same fate. Sadly, people are left unemployed. There was no sign in the premises that the Park was given a second chance. There was nothing to indicate that it's undergoing some sort of major repair or restoration works in the vicinity. High probability it would be totally abandoned before the land is bought by other property developer to be destroyed eventually. Thanks Riddim Ryder.

[@voinik84]

This place closed down before covid.

[@samurphy]

Many major rides needed upkeep and maintenance that the park wasn't generating enough income to cover. Things were often shut down and the whole park hadn't been active as a whole for quite some time. In 2019 they sold the site for the construction of a private school, but they also seem to have run out of funds before they started construction, and it has been in a state of limbo since then.

[@sandymeister9422]

I forget the deal but it closed of a shady deal thanks to Mr Irving

[@nooby1833]

wow, i have been here when i was a kid...

[@thebestscratcher]

Wish I was with you when you explored here we took our kids here every summer!! It was epic! So sad to see it gone 😢

[@Petemoss1976]

Memories of visiting the park when I was in grade 7 or 8. An anual school trip. 🙂

[@MRP78]

I used to go here when I was a kid and now it's just sad that it is gone

[@RiddimRyder]

But it lives in the video and pics on my.blog!!

[@Kagrenac2579]

It's so crazy to see this place with nobody in sight, it was always so busy whenever I went when I was younger, it's so strange to see it in this condition

[@carjen121]

Wow what an amazing park. So sad it was close. So many awesome things to see rides, food, etc. this sure is an incredible video you two are awesome explorer💕💕👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

[@RiddimRyder]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@partyhound420]

That’s one fine looking car in the beginning of the video lol glad the license plate didn’t show 😁 was nice meeting you two 🙂

[@solarliquid_gaming5941]

When i was a kid my family and i would go here a lot. I have a lot of happy memories going on these rides like the rollercoaster and the flume or the monkey cages. This park was actually fun though. I think i had been to the park about 10 times while it stayed a float it's sad to because the last time was a year before they closed down. This video hits hard

[@lillz9998]

Its always sad to see fun places closed ,thanks RR sending 💕 to you both 👏🏻😘

[@Penguinluvr68]

Thanks for the video. These are one of my favorite explores

[@RiddimRyder]

You're very welcome!!

[@ethrhjt7ut5vg6ru6]

this was such a cool childhood memerie then they would put in a "private school"

[@maysmith4906]

I'm very upset how people ruined it. How on Earth did they think someone would buy it to reopen it in this condition? Terrible thing to do.

[@carolali8851]

That would have been a wonderful place to spend your day. At least you two didn't end up in trouble, stay safe. Good one, I was really enjoying it.❤

[@SpriteCranny]

I’m just down the road from this park. It was so sad to watch them tear everything apart.

[@rebalyon6114]

Such a beautiful couple, so happy for you, wishing you all the joy and adventure so richly deserved. 💖

[@RiddimRyder]

Thankynuo kindly

[@sheliadavid9933]

Looks very small compared to six flags abandoned park in New Orleans.But still looks like it would have been fun in its running season. Too bad these place become abandoned all too quickly if traffic is not a constant income. Disney has even had its ups/downs with abandonded motels,amusement parks,and attractions. You two are so dedicated to giving us epic videos..to also sleep in the car while traveling,and finding these epic abandoned places.Love it! 💝

[@RiddimRyder]

Thanks for watching

[@joellenmyers5655]

So sad it closed,lots of good memories

[@nicholasm.9274]

It's not a six flags, it's a small province in Atlantic Canada. There was a huge amount of bustle and charm and the premises were very large (the video doesn't cover it all by any stretch). It was built by the province as a place for kids and families to go. Nova Scotia is a very economically challenged province, especially at this time, but it was an amazing place to go as a kid. Trust me!

[@L0V3LY.KN0W]

I went there on a school trip, I remember I was in a group with my boyfriend and our two other good friends. They convinced me to go on the roller coaster and I was terrified, but I had a blast and definitely regret not going on it more before it closed down

[@darreldarrenman3334]

The coaster was always my favorite besides the flume and the haunted house!

[@mike-oz6iw]

Very epic. Keep up the great work

[@aprilwilsontrevino8460]

That place is awesome another couple Lomar and Chelsea went there. People were destroying it and making loud noises and that's how they got caught. It's just so sad that people have to mess with places.

[@veronicamorgan8103]

Another most excellent adventure RR

[@lisahicks4697]

Happy honeymoon guys hope it’s fun for y’all video is great

[@Bot-gs5du]

At the moment I am still quite young and I always went to that park when I was about 5 years old I’d say? I don’t have much memories of this place but I wish I would’ve gotten to go there again because it was devastating to find out that the park you grew up to and the last amusement park in Nova Scotia had been old and abandoned.

[@josephconner4756]

Sorry for missing your video last night. Still love your KZbin Channel. ❤❤❤❤

[@jacobm92]

this is depressing. havent been here in 6 years. didnt hear it was closed until recently. was a great place. hopefully someone can buy it out

[@aliceinwundrland]

it was bought out but annapolis municipality to turn the property into a boarding school situation

[@davidandrews9670]

what’s the temp in the summer there in Nova Scotia? I wouldn’t think it gets that hot during the summer.

[@voinik84]

With humidity it can feel like almost 40 at times!

[@samurphy]

@@voinik84 so humid. its like breathing in a pillow.

[@jblau1601]

Oh it gets hot!!! especially in land...plus 40s

[@tenderheart1966]

It's gets grossly hot here in the summers. The past 5-6 summers have been so hot you hated to go outside.

[@maureenalder8905]

Wow that place is the size of a small town 😲 what a cool find and even better we got a 23min vid 👍♥

[@turtletruck1664]

i love stuff like this !! great video keep them coming!!!

[@RiddimRyder]

Thanks so much!;;

[@alexgunn1211]

The park closing HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH COVID 19, it closed long before the pandemic. Just so you know the yellow paint on the stairs of the Sissiboo Sizzler aka The Flume was to do with pointing out critical points of them to keep from tripping. The park closed in 2016 at the end of the season and never reopened. The yellow stuff had nothing to do with Covid. The assholes who trashed the park had absolutely no respect for anything. It’s a shame you never got to see the park in its glory so you could have said what things were knowing what they ACTUALLY were not a guess. I spent almost every day there in the first several years, I loved it there. I grew up 7 minutes from the park. My first job was here. The track with the metal rail in the centre was the Antique Car ride. The building that had all the fancy boards in it were from the merry go round. The big buildings out by the road and all the other buildings are gone. The Stone house which was the Precesky house burned to the ground 3-4 days ago, I believe it was deliberately burned.

[@ckswat77zz51]

Congratulations Guys. Its great you 2 love doing this together. Brr I can feel how cold it is 🥶It’s terrible how these places went under cause of COVID. Stay safe out there.

[@RiddimRyder]

Thank you!!!

[@tenderheart1966]

It did NOT close due to covid. It closed in 2019 due to financial issues. Then a group from Scotland was supposedly going to put in a prestigious school and that flopped.

[@RiddimRyder]

@@tenderheart1966 yeah...my blog has the proper info. When e went I had very little knowledge about it

[@tenderheart1966]

@Riddim Ryder my apologies. Thank you for sharing this. It breaks my heart that this is closed down. I've just seen some of your videos. Great job. Many blessings to you.

[@RiddimRyder]

@@tenderheart1966 no need to apologize! Have a wonderful day my friend!

[@lucasbremner182]

I can remember going there a while ago this place was so fun that thing that looks like a circle had cars in a row the thing that spins was airplanes I used to go on them and hit the ground controlling them and they wouldn’t let me

[@leannewilkins8335]

The reason due to them not open is they didn't have the money to keep up with everything if any of the rides break. I was a staff there

[@-Its420Somewhere]

Love your videos homie. Watching from Virginia USA. 🇺🇸

[@RiddimRyder]

Thank you!!!

[@eugenemcintyre1188]

I used to go there when it was open but has since been sold to developers for a boarding school after torn down but not yet I guess many good memories of this place when spent a whole day here what a waste should have stayed open only open from june to Oct in a year shame for being sold !!

[@Ticonderous1]

Freaking Awesome Video Brother...Happy Honeymoon to you guys .. keep up the Epic Shit !!!!!

[@Jackie_Who]

Congratulations!! 😍💘😍

[@floriebrown2089]

Hope you are both enjoying your honeymoon doing what you both love thanks for the video.

[@clairefunnell8481]

So neat and sad too. I'm guessing this park was another victim of covid. Shame. Turntable on the flume is like White Water Canyon at Canada's Wonderland like you said. Love that ride by the way. I love wooden Rollercoaster, so cool. Bummer you had to cut it short. 😕 this was definitely epic and fun. Thanks guys. Stay warm and safe.

[@marlocraig1281]

No it closed years ago. It’s really close to my house.

[@samurphy]

@@marlocraig1281 2019. Not long before covid. It shut down due to lack of funds. It needed serious overhaul, and was being run more or less as a non profit, but they couldn't keep up on maintenance any longer with the funds coming in.

[@jblau1601]

@@samurphy 2019 was it's last running season when it closed up in the fall.

[@MrCgford1]

@@marlocraig1281 this is very sad 😔 I wish I could buy it

[@charjoewhite3651]

Bemidji mn use to have a smaller park back I the 90s

[@Skylarfournier]

Epic adventure!! Happy honeymoon 🙂

[@RiddimRyder]

Thanks so much!!!

[@gilles1061]

Its sad indeed kinda wish tho they make a other amusement park because this was the only one kinda near from me now id have to go to the city or out of the province to go to a amusement park

[@kristinascountrybathbomb]

where is this at

[@redneckbryon]

It's a bit unfortunate, but a lot of these places are setting on prime land, as you know nowadays development is big.

[@RiddimRyder]

Sad indeed

[@marlocraig1281]

Hehehe this is 5 min from my house :)

[@RiddimRyder]

Awesome!!!

[@thegrouchyfish]

Looks like you guys had an amazing honeymoon!

[@RiddimRyder]

We sure did thanks!!!

[@sharonjones7207]

Was wondering if there was housing for after hours Security when this was open

[@iEternalFires]

No, there was not.

[@jblau1601]

Someone did a video a month ago it looks totally unrecognizable now even to this video. Rides are gone, all these outbuildings are gone snd it's been all bulldozed 😔so sad 😔

[@patricialamphier942]

Should have walkie talkies to communicate to each other on the big places

[@RiddimRyder]

We did...till I lost one camping

[@alexgunn1211]

The point you were there, there was no security there, the wouldn’t have let that happen. Security walked out when they weren’t getting paid.

[@Staxem.]

I’m guessing it’s probably not legal to go in

[@kimfitzgeraldrockfam8973]

What a awesome find such a waste though

[@RiddimRyder]

Thanks so much!!!

[@Marsh_Real]

Just so yall know this is in canada ns

[@whispersoftheafterlife1017]

Did you say you were on your honeymoon?

[@RiddimRyder]

We sure were!

[@alliehatfield4405]

and they also animals

[@indoor420]

Train was sold I live in ns

[@RiddimRyder]

Ahh thank you!

[@StabbyMcStomp]

Shame the idiots destroyed it.

[@tenderheart1966]

People going on how this closed to covid, 100% wrong info. This closed 4 years ago or more. 2019. It closed due to finance issues. Then a group were going to but it to make a prestigious school and that failed.