So many great childhood memories with family and friends! Definitely the highlight of summer!
@EmansAdventures4 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much, lived in Agawam almost 30 years just 2 miles from the park, use to hear the races every Saturday night, love an miss it.
@burn50 Жыл бұрын
Lived on South St about half mile from
@shawnp81395 күн бұрын
I'm only 34. I was born 1990 and I fondly remember riverside!! Such an awesome park and time! I remember riding the monorail and getting caught in a huge flood during a wicked thunderstorm that rolled in.
@debbieelia7241 Жыл бұрын
I had the honor of being the first women hired that Mr Carrol allowed to run the adult rides. It was an incredible experience and I also got to be part of the race track as a record keeper of the laps.
@John_Locke_1082 жыл бұрын
This will always be my favorite amusinent park. So many good memories.
@jesserandall84955 ай бұрын
I won 2 tickets to Riverside on the radio in the 90s. Miss that place.
@FleetwoodCaddy595 ай бұрын
Me too😃miss the 90s too
@sallybenoit15274 ай бұрын
Riverside was the best. Great family fun. Had wonderful times there.
@foxworthhall7267 ай бұрын
Riverside was one of the best parks. Great rides and great fun!
@KimsKornerTV182 жыл бұрын
Went there my Junior year of High School on our Junior class trip. Had a Blast!! WoW that was so long ago. A Blast from the Past. The Roller Coaster was AWESOME!
@DPK99ATown6 жыл бұрын
Still remember as a kid coming from Adams, MA a few times a summer with family to go on rides then watch races..still think of it everytime I go on Superman
@StanleyNelson-n3w2 ай бұрын
Remember roller skating in front, demolition derby,laugh in the dark, the monorail,life was good then,never forget, we also loved Mountain Park.
@Fljeff74 жыл бұрын
many memories there from my childhood when we would go as a family for the day. To my teenage years when I would get a season's pass so much fun
@Axess-sv8nq5 жыл бұрын
I went there on MANY a school trip when I was growing up in Connecticut back in the 1970's. MANY memories there! MANY Park And Rec field trips! I remember when they would stamp your hand with that weird oily paint stuff.
@aprilzoe_4494 Жыл бұрын
Many many great memories at riverside I remember Being so visibly upset over the name change 😭 I was so sad
@ivyedan71838 жыл бұрын
I went there when I was little ..it was magical
@Orlor5 жыл бұрын
I remember the park before Six Flags got their mitts on it.
@nnyz38193 жыл бұрын
That was my childhood memory of an amusement park, I’ve gone as an adult, and my highlight was riding the thunderbolt, (bonus, it was snowing), but the magic was replaced by cheap crap. I know nostalgia has some effect on things, but I’m still salty
@jonathanjr95056 ай бұрын
Same!!!
@captainobvious92336 жыл бұрын
I remember a pirate boat ride and that one that spins and keeps you pinned to the wall as the floor drops from under you. I loved it when I was little but as I got older it made me sick. :(
@Axess-sv8nq5 жыл бұрын
Yep! I remember both of those! The cylinder one was great! The Pirate one had the doors that were black with white skull & crossbones like a pirate flag!
@Orlor5 жыл бұрын
Loved the Rotor when I was a kid! That was always the first ride I went on when I entered the park.
@richardmaher44105 жыл бұрын
I think someone died on the rotor. The choked on their vomit
@SimirJohnson5 жыл бұрын
Richard Maher That would be me.
@kurtggross62945 жыл бұрын
I was the last person to ride the black widow at Riverside
@surfinbird716 жыл бұрын
Went there once in 93. Saw the Spin Doctors with Soul Asylum and the Screaming Trees.
@heaintloveu6 жыл бұрын
surfinbird71 The days of grunge, love it
@tonydauto8223 жыл бұрын
Thats funny I remember seeing the spin doctors in concert too but I saw them at the big e singing two princes and little miss can't be wrong.
@abigllama Жыл бұрын
Per a Carroll fam member before it went to hell with Priemier, I got a tour for a class I was taking. She claimed the concrete structure that was once the diving structure was the old drive in sound . They just blasted it out of that apparently.
@TruRaidersG5 жыл бұрын
I miss Riverside so bad
@jackilynpyzocha6623 жыл бұрын
My maternal(late) grandfather was in wire rope and ski lifts, he checked and sold wire rope for many of the rides, we had free tickets to the Park, Mountain Park as well!
@jackilynpyzocha6622 жыл бұрын
Sweet! Possibly the Big E(Eastern State Exposition, West. Springfield)
@jms06764 жыл бұрын
I remember seeing Foreigner there circa 1995! That's when Lou Gramm was still in the band!! Amazing concert!!
@AngelaMastrodonato3 жыл бұрын
Was The Doobie Brothers the opening act? If yes, that was 1994. I was at that concert. My friends went for Foreigner, but I went to see The Doobie Brothers and thought they should have been the headline act
@jms06763 жыл бұрын
@@AngelaMastrodonato You are right. It was in 1994. I arrived right before Foreigner took the stage so unfortunately I missed seeing The Doobie Brothers.
@chriscianciolo58232 жыл бұрын
@@jms0676 - That’s so cool! Where did nationally popular bands like that play at Riverside? I’m younger so never got to go to the park back then… I wish they still did that!
@jms06762 жыл бұрын
@@chriscianciolo5823 Bands played there a lot back in the 90's. This particular concert was in 1994 or 1995.
@kellyandthefearsome4carney5556 жыл бұрын
My first job!!! Miss Riverside and the speedway and all the concerts!! It was amazing it’s still cool and all but for me it’s just not the same without the monorail
@scratchdog22167 жыл бұрын
I was born in 1965, lived nearby, and have many fond memories. Went to nearby Mountain Park as well.
@thomasrooney97894 жыл бұрын
Went there as a kid and saw Lassie as well as Lorne Greene from Bonanza!
@BlackSabbathfan3 жыл бұрын
My step grandfather told me that his father used to race at the speedway here. he came all the way down from new hampshire just to race here.
@1208194115 жыл бұрын
I went to Riverside Park every Sunday to rollerskate as a pre-teen and teenager from 1952 to 1960. Enlisted in the Navy in 1960
@billwilson5341 Жыл бұрын
Paul Rene Spenard Sr.: What lovely memories - to live so close to an amusement part that you could visit it weekly! *THANK YOU for your service!*
@karaDee23632 жыл бұрын
My dad was good friends with Mr. Carroll oh, so it was my dad's silk screen printing company that printed all the signage and advertising for the park. Still have fond memories of riding in my dad's big Cadillac through the park to the office building where he would meet mr. Carroll to do business during off-hours before they opened the gates to the public. Then he would give me a small roll of tickets for the rides.
@Automedon23 жыл бұрын
I would love to find some footage of the dog show that was at Riverside in 1985. I trained those dogs and brought them from Phoenix for the season. That's how I ended up living in Mass.
@billwilson5341 Жыл бұрын
Was there with my Mom and siblings in the 60s or early 70s. I remember some man asking me what prize did I want. He wanted to play one of the games (ball in a milk can?) but didn't want the prize. I chose a 4' stuffed animal - a mouse. I still have it. Its name is "Mousie". Took me a few decades to realize the man was probably just trying to hit on my lovely Mother. It's a great memory but it's really all I remember about the park.
@Dauwis4 жыл бұрын
I remeber it well, Auto Racing too and the demolition derby !
@mikegruber1723 жыл бұрын
was very loud and I remember the Derby
@MattHandy85775 ай бұрын
My Family And I Would Go To Riverside Park Every Summer We Would always Go in Late August We Would Get up in the early morning and drive to Riverside from Rhode Island we would spend the entire day there going on all the rides from the thunderbolt to The black widow, it was always big deal to go to Riverside Park every summer I miss that summer tradition 😢 but I’ll always have the memories
@evelynsmith8419 Жыл бұрын
I went to the rollerskating rink when I was in Middle school
@burn50 Жыл бұрын
Used to walk there all the time to roller skate and candle pin bowling
@ChainedFranciscan4 жыл бұрын
Saw Sargent Schultz and Colonel Klink there, sing, dancing and telling jokes.
@Biggjuggs3332 жыл бұрын
I remember the haunted house
@burn50 Жыл бұрын
Fun House
@jackconnors92968 жыл бұрын
My Favorite was the WILD MOUSE!!!
@tonydauto8223 жыл бұрын
There was a nice breeze the 1800s people liked? Oh thats right, bondies Island wasn't there then. That breeze now has a slight tinge of western mass' body waste. Riverside was fun tho. Not a big six flags guy.
@ForzaCountry873 жыл бұрын
Does anyone remember the old tanks that were in the water and shot tennis balls and people could also but a bucket of balls and shoot say the tanks for the outside?
@billwilson5341 Жыл бұрын
ForzaCountry87: Don't quite understand your question.
@egbynrth Жыл бұрын
Yessssssss I have for sure been on that ride as a kid. Climb into this tiny tugboat looking tank thing with a tennis ball cannon, it was awesome! Yes they also had cannons on the outside too you could stand at and they shot through the nets and plexiglass into the pool. That was so cool, that for the bringing up the memory Forza!!!
@Zickcermacity4 жыл бұрын
0:58 - Let's hop over to GALLLUP's GROVE!
@tommorganti12544 жыл бұрын
Riverside had little hand operated tableaux with Humpty Dumpty, Cinderella, etc. Turn the crank or push the button, figures inside the box would move. That would've been early 60s
@michaelsobon84009 ай бұрын
Time sure does fly ✔️ used to come here from South Hadley as a kid ✔️ my brother actually had a season pass here. He got his first piece of ass behind the loop coaster when we were young. 😅 it’s officially makes me fucking old.
@faithlaboy5 жыл бұрын
I remember going there for my bday when I was a kid only time I went under the name riverside
@adrenalinecentral59296 жыл бұрын
Lol does Abby even know it's Six Flags New England now? Lol!
@lamellasjiminian50827 жыл бұрын
used to go as a child then adult would go to stock car races and ride the rollercoaster saw a lot of celebs there no mirw
@zikemdg7 ай бұрын
I remember a hippo trash can and when you put your trash through its mouth it would say, "thank you!"
@HalfEatenMedia6 жыл бұрын
I went there often but Six Flags taking over was the best thing that could've happened. The park is now much more of a destination than it ever was. Especially the work they did on the water park. A season pass ticket is an incredible deal when you think about it. Just save money by packing your own lunches.
@NateTheGreat16846 жыл бұрын
True, definitely a great deal for season passes. I also love how the season pass is good all the parks in the US as well
@deanachenail32834 жыл бұрын
The fun house with the stacked barrels, and big room with up and down walkways, and the crooked room that we'd bang our hips on the railings...unforgettable!!!
@deanachenail32834 жыл бұрын
Riverside was the best in the 70s... Music express played "I'm not in love" after saying " this ride is about to start, please stay seated while the ride is in motion.... Lol!! Or something like that
@AngelaMastrodonato3 жыл бұрын
You *could* pack your own lunches but technically you’re not supposed to. You have to sneak it in. For the season pass to be a good deal, you need to live close enough to go often enough and you need to get the pass that includes parking when it goes on sale. We tried to save money by getting 2 food passes for my family of 4 a couple of years ago but ended up buying at least another food pass a few weeks into the season. Personally I don’t enjoy the thought of sneaking food into the park and then lugging it around in a backpack all day. I had a friend like you who would sneak microwave popcorn into the movie theater to save a few bucks and I thought it was sort of a bummer because for me, part of the appeal of going to the movies was the movie theater popcorn. I would rather rent the movie at home, if I’m gonna eat microwave popcorn.
@AngelaMastrodonato3 жыл бұрын
@Sound Wave I like Six Flags but liked Riverside more. And I hate that there are top tier passes out there that allow people to cut in line if they are willing to pay an outrageous amount. There’s something about that concept that irks me. Also customer service at the park is sometimes lackluster, considering how expensive it is.
@patriciakehaya67114 жыл бұрын
Seen alot of entertainers here
@coffeehubby4 жыл бұрын
I liked it better than Disneyland 🙂
@NippysGuard Жыл бұрын
Now since Six Flags took over it is all about getting your money!
@CoasterComplex6 жыл бұрын
lmfao The park never shut down. Its still alive and well, Six Flags bought the park and did what they had to do.
@chrisa7355 Жыл бұрын
Now six flags New England has some weird ass people straight from the hoods. Very odd
@mangojumbo7 жыл бұрын
Because of six flags
@billwilson5341 Жыл бұрын
MangoJumbo "Because of six flags" what?
@mangojumbo Жыл бұрын
@@billwilson5341 this is a old comment, I was a dumbass lol
@billwilson5341 Жыл бұрын
@@mangojumbo : I'm guessing you're not really a dumbass. Thank you for the kind reply.
@marefisher64624 ай бұрын
Was great place until six flags took over
@razziechkn5 жыл бұрын
My dad told me this place was a dumpy area and it was gross lol
@coasteraddictryanc10405 жыл бұрын
It’s not gone they just changed the name to six flags New England
@AngelaMastrodonato3 жыл бұрын
Most of the rides and attractions have been changed tho. It’s an amusement park but not the same amusement park.