Idlewild Park Walk-thru

A tour of this Ligonier, PA, attraction, voted best kid's park in the world
If you'd like to read more about the park, a full trip report can be found here: www.karenandjay...

[@JakeWerkmeister]

I haven't been to this park in nearly 20 years. Thank you for showing me what has changed, and what has remained the same. It's still a beautiful Park.

[@reissecupfilms]

This park is my childhood.

[@chrisgardiner2215]

No it's not. : )

[@Quaronna]

@@chrisgardiner2215 excuse you lol?

[@Quaronna]

Mine too 💗

[@reissecupfilms]

@@Quaronna alex from totally spies

[@Quaronna]

@@reissecupfilms lol

[@savanahantz8397]

I love this place. I go there every year.

[@Wild1995]

Nice tour but wow what a bummer that the park's 2 best and newest rides were closed.

[@davidbaldwin213]

Seems like so much space! Beautiful. Imagine if Kennywood had this room and beautiful landscaping.

[@dewdews]

I love going to this parcel every summer and going on the round up.

[@birdsarentreal9791]

This was my whole childhood i went every summer as a kid I have so many pictures of myself at story book forest. Thank you for posting this!

[@BOB1972ize]

Yes remember mom and dad taking me here.ride from johnstown to here seemed like it took forever lol

[@bailiemerichko5115]

I love Idlewild I go there every year!

[@ashc7026]

i might be going or i might be going to waldameer with my bff and my bf

[@corncorncorncorn2397]

I live right by it and go there every day

[@ThemeParkOverLoadChannel]

We love watching your walkthroughs! They are very detailed and informative. Keep it up- Anthony

[@bailiemerichko5115]

I love this park so much!

[@tfsleo3495]

My dad is the General manager and my grandma is Mother Goose

[@jayducharme]

You're very fortunate!

[@constantine9142]

Mc_J_Money Gaming awe love mother goose she one of the reasons we always comeback despite things about the park we haven't bee. happy with the past few years

[@MrGoodmanj]

another great walk through. Thanks Jay, these are great as is keep posting these tours I really appreciate and enjoy them.

[@megangagliardi9005]

What a cute place!

[@cpsclan2447]

I’m going there now

[@nevaehclarkson1744]

I'm going on Saturday! Hope u had fun... Was it?

[@cpsclan2447]

Nevaeh Clarkson yep

[@nevaehclarkson1744]

@@cpsclan2447 was there like rides for like 11-15 year olds and was there A flume ride? JUST CURIOUS..

[@cpsclan2447]

Nevaeh Clarkson there’s some fun rides there for 11-15 year old and yes there’s a Flume Log ride

[@nevaehclarkson1744]

@@cpsclan2447 yes! Thanks Soo much :)

[@itchysack42000]

I was there 5 minutes ago

[@sjtom57]

Civil War reenactments at a kiddie park? Rather strange. Nice vid however.

[@stormgirl09]

sjtom57 yea that's what I was thinking....i can see pretend mideval battles of course but civil war battles?? Kinda strange and....unique

[@xthedman420x8]

They do this due to the fact that the park grounds WERE the actual forests that some of the battles occured. (As well as Fort Ligonier being a few miles away)

[@mattswiff4738]

Very cool! I love how you do walkthroughs of parks of all sizes, not just Six Flags-sized parks. Also, do you record your commentary while you film? Or do you add it in after? Thank you!

[@jayducharme]

I add it afterwards.

[@rhigel2269]

You kept saying that most of the rides were not operating. So, did you pay to walk through to film? Or did you get a rain check to come back. Does not seem right to pay full price for little or no rides.

[@jayducharme]

It was before the park's full season and they advertised that not all the rides would be running. And admission was not the full price. But I agree that it was a bit of a disappointment that so many rides were closed.

[@constantine9142]

Jay Ducharme sadly it stayed like that all last summer very frustrating with even season passes

[@sadegirl7115]

I was there 1hour in a haft ago almost 2 hours

[@toplaycool21]

I keep reading reports about this park looking bad. I'm saddened to hear this news. They need to preserve this park.

[@jayducharme]

I was there last year and it was looking great then. It’s consistently rated the best children’s park in the country, so I’m optimistic they’ll keep it up.

[@patientmental875]

The park hit its peak in the 80's & very early 90's but sadly went downhill from there losing its magic! Not because i got old either! Removing classics & updating ruined it! I could go for some of that lemonade you get from the stand! Probably $15 a cup now!

[@thea.v.sdiary1034]

What did you use to record this?

[@jayducharme]

Shiva Singh iPhone

[@naomistarr3873]

I going tomorrow

[@jonimichalski69]

Family Tradition

[@thejakinator8547]

This park looks worse and worse every day. I really hate it too because I have 13 years of memories in this place. Makes me so sad to think it is on a steady decline.

[@trumphatesyou]

If your of Asian descent and visited Idlewild in the early 90's and lost your wallet! I'm so sorry

[@brokenangel634]

You barely touched in anything. You're like oh, that's the entrance to storybook Forest then over to the right is jumping jungle than over here hootin holler but you don't even look at anything you're just Bam Bam Bam Bam when I saw that the video was 25 minutes I thought that it was a good video to show my friend the park, but I could have done the same with a map on the website