Heritage USA - 3 Decades Later - What Remains? Abandoned, Relics, Artifacts

In the '80s, Heritage USA was third-largest theme park next to Disney World and Disneyland. Today, some original structures still stand abandoned, others remain after all these years. I do an extensive exploration of Jim & Tammy Faye Bakker's once popular Heritage USA Christian theme park grounds to see if I can find any hidden relics and artifacts left behind. I also reflect on family vacations spent here from my youth.
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[@RandyWaage]

I interviewed Tammy Faye on the phone & she talked to me for like 2 hours in the early 2000's. She was the nicest & kindest person to me. I'm not terribly religious, but I believe she meant well in life & is with the Lord. It's so cool to see what remains of PTL and your video brought it to life for me.

[@QuestCapsule]

That is awesome Randy. Thank your for sharing and commenting.

[@sassycat6487]

My aunt was married to Jim's nephew for a short amount of time and she never recalled many good memories if this time except the times she would have dinner with Tammy. She said she was a sweetheart.

[@scottnowell4975]

I bet Tammy Faye was a great fuck.

[@judycrisenbery2982]

It's a pity they couldn't use these abandoned buildings for the homeless & poor.

[@Del-Scent]

You know, I've never heard anyone who had an encounter with Tammy Faye that was negative. They all say how sweet and kind she was. I'm sure Jim Baker broke her heart. He was a scoundrel. Definitely had his demons.

[@joniames8537]

I actually worked raised my kids here and I now presently live in the hotel which is now Senior Living.

[@QuestCapsule]

That is great Joni! Thanks for your comment and watching!

[@trillogyac6934]

I was just there yesterday checking out old memories of the place it’s still nice there

[@eileenparslow2060]

It's wonderful that it's being used to house seniors and not sitting vacant.

[@joyr36]

It is such a beautiful place to retire. Do they still have to shops in the shopping strip?

[@user-bp3ou9yl7b]

Joni, what kind of senior living? Would love some info.ty

[@6rockstarspat]

1984, we moved to Heritage USA. My dad drove a tram, my mom cleaned and my uncle worked on the TV show. Skating Rink, ice cream shop, Arcade. Such great childhood memories. Thanks for helping bring back those memories.

[@QuestCapsule]

That is great Pat! Lots of memories...your Dad very well may have driven us on the tram at some point. Thanks for watching!

[@cathiwim]

What a great place to grow up!!

[@booberfeldt5566]

Miss the skating rink it shutdown around 96 or 97

[@ThePhantomSafetyPin]

I'm surprised they didn't keep the skating rink, arcade, etc. for families living on the property. Crazy. So much history of a place lost, a place that could even have been secularized into a much more welcoming theme park for people of all, or no, religious backgrounds.

[@StukInBuf]

@@ThePhantomSafetyPin As a Christian myself, I second your sentiment.

[@willybilly8187]

I never knew how magnificent this place was until I saw this video.

[@donneal5029]

Great story! My wife and I went to work for Heritage USA shortly after we were married in 1983. We were both, with our two kids, in the Passion Play. I believe I caught a glimpse of myself as a mean Roman guard in one of your clips. Side note: I was the test pilot for all three crosses. We were on the prayer lines, and I worked for Christmas City until I was offered a job at my church in Salisbury. I was responsible for the inside and outside lights at Main Street USA. And I put up the decorations at Jim and Tammy’s home in Tega Cay, two years in a row. With the negative reports about PTL, your excursion was a breath of fresh air! A lot of great memories! Blessings!

[@QuestCapsule]

That is awesome Don! Thanks for sharing!

[@kevinellis8307]

Wonderful testimony Don!! I just loved all the lights, they were magical and magnificent . The grounds were absolutely beautiful!!! ❤️❤️‍🩹

[@yvonnewells3332]

My husband and I were married in Dec. 1987. We took our honeymoon at there. The Christmas lights were spectacular! My parents had memberships and we stayed at the fancy big hotel. Such a wonderful place!

[@DKM905]

What a nice post. I used to work at Heritage USA at Royal Hair Design I was one of the first hairstylist to work there. I also worked with the dinner theater doing make up . A lot of great memories. When heritage shut down, Tammy would came to my hair salon at McMullen Creek market in Prineville SC. The hairstylist from the royal hair design worked at my salon so she felt comfortable. She was the nicest, sweetest lady. Good memories.

[@DKM905]

My family worked at Heritage USA as well my husband at the time to work transportation my brother drove the buses, my daughter gave tours on the train. My son-in-law to be was a tennis instructor. His brother Dave also drove in transportation at one point the whole family was involved. What a wonderful place to be great memories.

[@JimandTammyThePTLChronicles]

Were you at Royal Hair Design when Vestal Goodman's sister, Millie worked there? People may not know that Royal Hair Design was the place to purchase Tammy Faye Cosmetics.

[@DKM905]

@@JimandTammyThePTLChronicles yes I’ve worked with Millie! She was a lot of fun and a very good friend. Great memories. I did Jim B hair one time for the show , he was very kind. PTL did a lot of good. Sad it ended the way it did.i also sold the cosmetics and did makeup for dinner theater. Such good memories and good people.

[@JimandTammyThePTLChronicles]

@@DKM905 My page has a video posted of Tammy doing a fashion show. Vestal is the first model and Millie is the second model. The fashion show clothing was all from the Goodie Barn. There is a woman named Charlotte giving info about the prices. It's not Charlotte Whiting. I assume she was connected to the Goodie Barn. Also this video about Heritage as it is today is really incredible! Quest Capsule deserves an Emmy!

[@bryansipes3601]

I camped at Heritage one time. It was in the mid 80s. I was an assistant youth counselor for our church youth group. We took a bus load of kids to Heritage for a week. So many memories. I remember attending a few of the PTL tapings. I remember taking the youth to a pool one afternoon. I remember a camp meeting going on in a large building (The Barn). But the most memorable and impactful thing for me was going to the Upper Room Chapel one evening around midnight, going into one of the small prayer cubbies, sitting on the floor and praying until dawn for the kids. That night I had a unique encounter with God that changed me. There was this serene peace all over me. Surely the presence of God was in that place. At dawn I went back to our campsite. Never got any sleep that night. At breakfast, our youth director Connie looked at me and said, "What happened to you?! I see something in your eyes and there is a glow about you." I am grateful that the Upper Room Chapel is still standing. When I saw that on your video I got emotional.

[@QuestCapsule]

Amazing Bryan! Thanks for sharing details of your experience at PTL/The Upper Room and for watching!

[@ritadaniels3175]

Thank you for sharing❣️SO HAPPY you had a wonderful time.Hope the kids that went with you are well here ALL THESE YEARS LATER as they are prob all grown & raising Fam of their own, I pray they still have at least a Remnant of Faith❣️✨🙏🇺🇸

[@contactjoy4140]

09.12.2021.... THANK-YOU for sharing your amazing story!! Yes, God was in that place. Heritage USA could not have been built without God..

[@lidiahumble9177]

Your video certainly blessed me, and the share of your moments at the Upper room stirred my spirit. The ministry was a great spiritual strength during some trying years of my, now 49 year faith walk as a prayer intercessor... when things turned upside down at PTL, I did not abandon them... God be Praised... . as a preacher's kid, we hold honor and love toward especially ministers, as unto Christ. Thanks again, I delighted in seeing the property and buildings, etc, always wondered what happened to this great God inspired Wonder. Lord bless you and yours. Bless our Lord, and all that is within me, Bless his Holy name. Shalom upon you and yours.

[@hoppinghessien]

My grandma was Granny from Granny’s Kitchen in the skating rink. She watched my there while my parents worked. My dad was a line cook at the grand hotel and my mom worked the prayer phones. My earliest memories are of PTL and they’re good ones. Thank you for making this.

[@QuestCapsule]

That is awesome! Very cool to know…You’re welcome Bobbi! Thanks for watching!

[@fayebutler1503]

😂What a wonderful trip down memory lane! My young son and I lived In Simpsoville SC all throughout the eighties and spent many long weekends at Hetitage USA. My son was baptized there by Uncle Henry. We need wonderful places like it was then for families of all ages to fellowship. ❤

[@ceceliamargueritedavidson2318]

So very interesting..I watched the programs daily and had no idea how really big the property is. I met Tammy and Roe at a Los Angeles amusement park restaurant I managed. She was so sweet, loving , and graceful. When she left the restaurant she gave me a hug, thanked me for hospitality and told me Jesus loves me. Thanks so much for the tour. It's sad to see the decay

[@kennethwilliams7697]

Heritage USA was a great place, and the ministry of Jim and Tammy Bakker did a lot of good during it's existence. My wife and I adopted our oldest child from their adoption agency in 1985, that event in and of itself, will always be a wonderful time in our lives, thanks to the ministry of Jim & Tammy Bakker.

[@QuestCapsule]

That is wonderful Kenneth! Thanks for commenting and watching!

[@user-hf1vs8hd7t]

Awesome.

[@ea1997]

My mother loved Jim and Tammy. No matter what, Jim preached better than anyone I’ve ever seen.

[@brothermichael2833]

Jim Bakker is back online and doing well

[@electrictroy2010]

…and ripping people off with fake medicine & ridiculous statements that Earth will get hit by a giant asteroid. (It will eventually, but not for 100 million years.)

[@silverblue571]

I did not buy into Jim and Tammy Bakkers PTL, but I found this video delightful. You narrated in a way that made me reminisce of my own youth and the days of being so young as to not have a worry in the world. I miss those days.

[@QuestCapsule]

Well thank you so much. I appreciate your kindness, thought and comment!

[@nonnobissolum]

@Silver.....similar viewpoint here. Whatever the imperfections and flaws, so grateful for my younger years (born in '66). Peace out, y'all.

[@kathyfann]

I always wanted to go. I never got to. But I will always thank God for Tammy. She sang “Don’t give up your on the Brink of a Miracle” and as it would turn out, she was absolutely right. I would listen and pray and thank God for doing that. And he certainly did.

[@litew8]

I worked in the fudge shoppe from the time it opened until it was shut down. I basically spent my teen years all over Heritage USA. Such great memories. Thanks for sharing.

[@QuestCapsule]

So many memories for many! Remember the Fudge Shoppe well. Thanks for watching!

[@zechariahcameron3645]

It should be brought back, but the Bakkers, specifically Jim, screwed it up

[@michaelchampion5661]

Well then, I know you very well. Lol We bought the lots of fudge for Grandma.

[@joyr36]

I may have bought fudge from you during that time. I loved going through the shopping mall. Especially during Christmas.

[@moebadgergmailcom]

I think I remember you

[@danielh.3223]

This was great man. My Dad worked there in the Roads & Development Department. In my early teens he would take me to work with him in the summer time, and I would just spend all day being a kid all by myself all over those grounds. Then when I turned 17, I got a job there and worked there for 4 years mowing grass in the Lawn Maintenance Department. I've mowed every inch of those grounds bro. Lord how time has flown by. Who knows buddy you an I may have shared a soda in a tram stop back in the day lol. Thanks for the trip down memory lane man. It sure brought back some fond ones. 💯👍

[@sassycat6487]

Did you ever met Jim or Tammy? My aunt worked at the waterpark and ended up meeting and marrying Jim's nephew for a short amount of time. I wonder if you two ever crossed paths!

[@postgraduate]

The PTL ministry has such a negative reputation, so it was very refreshing to see a video remembering happy times spent at the property from a personal point of view without defending or condemning the ministry itself. Thank you.

[@QuestCapsule]

Thank you for your comment! Glad you enjoyed it!

[@kathyfann]

I chose to remember the Good things

[@MelissaPorshia]

I grew up on the grounds of Heritage. Both my parents worked there--my dad ran sound for the show and my mom was a banquet hall manager. I remember the campground when there was nothing but a swimming pool and no hotel or any of that! My brother and I camped--ALONE--in that campground as kids and never thought twice! The guards knew us and kept an eye on us. When they built the roller rink, I thought I had died and gone to heaven! I recall that place from beginning to end. I have seen about every video out there from people who have gone back over the years, but yours is by far the best! Great quality, production, music, and your speaking voice is wonderful for narration! Just wanted to say thanks for taking me with you on a stroll down memory lane! Carowinds was right down the road but who wanted that when you had Heritage USA?! I still miss it.

[@QuestCapsule]

Thank you Melissa! So many memories for so many. Thanks for sharing some of yours and for watching!

[@AdairCty]

Jim and Tammy’s ministry did a lot of good things and that can never be taken away. Enjoyed your video!

[@QuestCapsule]

Thank you!

[@randythomas3478]

How right you are. I just met someone in Tega Cay and all she talked about was negative. Mainly because that's all she heard and knew about. That ministry did great things for many many individuals, families, etc. Sad, people tend to focus on the negatives and forget or fail to find truth of the heart of this ministry, and Jim and Tammy Baker.

[@randythomas3478]

How right you are. I just met someone in Tega Cay and all she talked about was negative. Mainly because that's all she heard and knew about. That ministry did great things for many many individuals, families, etc. Sad, people tend to focus on the negatives and forget or fail to find truth of the heart of this ministry, and Jim and Tammy Baker.

[@incog99skd11]

The movie, "The Eyes of Tammy Faye" brought me here. It seems a lot of people piled on to destroy the couple. However, her faith prevailed to the end. I am glad you found the hornet's nest. It illustrates that they never change. Regardless of men's follies, the hornets still do their thing at Heritage USA!! Maybe we can take a lesson from those hornets.

[@jeffhebron8515]

The HBO max series "The Righteous Gemstones" brought me here.

[@Rita70.]

I’m here too because of Eyes of Tammy Faye. This is amazing

[@timfool]

People didn't need to "pile" on to bring down Jim and Tammy Faye they did fine with that all on their own. Wasn't it these two imbeciles that had a air conditioning unit for their dog???? You watched the movie, we lived through the antics of this pair of buffoons. Evangelism was given two black eyes in the 80s and still has not fully recovered. You can thank this pair of faithful dummies for creating that tidal wave of disdain too.

[@electrictroy2010]

THEY WERE STEALING money from people who could barely afford to give. And infidelity. It was ridiculous .

[@rdmeenach]

They destroyed themselves

[@the_pseudo_nim]

Born and raised 10 minutes away in Rock Hill, SC in 1986 I missed most of the glory days. However, in 2003-2008 my best friend at the time, Jessica was OBSESSED with the "decay" that was active at the time. We would spend hours doing urbex and generally what you've captured here. Thank you so much for making this. I wish I could shake your hand, this is an invaluable resource. To hear the joy in your voice recalling the vacation experiences from when you were a kid is truly delightful.

[@QuestCapsule]

Thank you Justin!

[@bev4828]

Started work with the PTL Club before the grounds were purchased. Watched it grow. The ups and downs. Met hundreds of Christians from around the world who came to Heritage USA. Even as a worker we had great fun. What wonderful memories we had. Miss the people.

[@QuestCapsule]

Such great memories! Thanks for commenting Beverly!

[@karensparks2509]

That would be awesome to be a part of this

[@rickyberkey9313]

What a great video! Despite my being a cynical agnostic/atheist I have always been fascinated with Jim and Tammy Bakker and remember watching their television program and marveling at every announcement of their new ventures. I literally watched them build Heritage USA bit by bit on the show. When I was in the Charlotte area a few years back I just had to explore the old Heritage USA development despite my only knowing it from television! While their fundraising methods were of course highly suspect as was their personal lifestyle they were actually building something real that obviously was making many families happy and that it was certainly a happy memory for you! Thanks so much for sharing your own personal memories.

[@QuestCapsule]

Thanks Ricky! I’m really glad you liked it and for sharing your thoughts!

[@christinab9808]

Very well put Ricky. What Jim Bakker did was of course inexcusable but there was so much good that was brought out of HUSA. I really wish I could’ve been a part of it all. Always remember the good because there was so much!

[@vickimanager]

OMG - same for me!! I never missed a show. I was obsessed with Jim and Tammy Faye although agnostic/atheist.

[@TheCalico72]

@@vickimanager OMG is right! What is it with agnostics/atheists that makes them get obsessed over those two?? I ask because I'm another one! Why else would I be watching this at 3:00 in the morning? Lol

[@ScientificallyStupid]

@@vickimanager I am with you as well, as an atheist I'm fascinated with the Bakkers and what they represented- I think because I did not grow up in any sort of religious household and so it was so different from what I was used to. My parents used to get up early to watch Bob Tilton and Jimmy Swaggart for the humor of their histrionics, not the message. I think that any culture that is different from our own is inherently interesting due to natural human curiosity.

[@johnpharms8943]

This is the best documentary regarding Heritage U.S.A. I've ever seen. You were great!!!!!!!!!

[@QuestCapsule]

Thank you John!!

[@amyreynolds3619]

LOL. Nothing says religious like stealing money from the gullible. Our FORMER president also proved how religion and fake messiahs can be used to line one's pockets. No more should be said. Better use of one's free time should be found. Try exploring a national park or site for the civil rights movement. Expand your mind not narrow it.

[@loonhaunt]

@@amyreynolds3619 line what pockets? The budget was 1 million a month just to keep it running. Or it could have been per week. Yuge. It forever changed this area for all the good people who permanently moved here.

[@loonhaunt]

@@QuestCapsule likewise. Joni Ames worked for Jim and Tammy. And lives there now. Contact her on Facebook before you go there again. Strange that people are calling it Morningside. That's in Branson.

[@amyreynolds3619]

@@loonhaunt , are all of you that dumb? Google Jim Baker and Tammy Faye Baker.LOL. Thanks for the laugh.LOL. LOL.

[@AlexanderCrump]

It's obvious this place is dear to your heart. Thanks for sharing your memories.

[@RachelSmith-ws9yw]

I was a security guard in the hotel before Covid hit. I really want to go and see some of the original structure! Great video. And for the lights in the Tower. They are always on. I worked 3rd shift

[@QuestCapsule]

Thanks Rachel!! Also thanks for solving mystery of lights on inside the tower.!

[@juliesix4390]

Praying the Lord opens your eyes to the truth.

[@Lorijtarkett]

My ex-husband and I both visited Heritage USA as kids. In around 2007, we attended a writer’s conference hosted by the ministry that now owns the building and we stayed right in the Grand Hotel. It was surreal! At that time renovations were taking place and a lot of the “old” features were still around. The remnants of the water park including the rotunda and pieces of the park were still there. We were able to cross that bridge and walk all around. As we walked and drove around the property, little and big “artifacts” brought back so many memories. It was a special trip.

[@christopherprice1979]

My parents went to PTL quite a bit back in the 80s. We lived in Greensboro, and groups from our church would regularly travel to Fort Mill for a day or two. My parents have pictures of the barn. Wow, just wow…thanks for sharing and taking time to show what remains after all these years!

[@howardwilford6922]

Spent 8 years of my life working at Heritage. I worked on every aspect of Hertiage

[@QuestCapsule]

Very interesting Howard! Thanks for watching!

[@Monorail-Beyond-the-Veil]

I guess you saw Jim and Tammy quite a bit? I worked at TBN for awhile, but never once saw Paul or Jan Crouch. :-O

[@shirleyharrison2580]

Thanks for sharing this, I really enjoyed watching it.

[@aimee2014]

What a great job love old footage

[@melissaingham27]

Didn't Rick Joyner buy Heritage USA and build condos in the abandoned hotel?

[@glendaroberts5965]

This is the best video I’ve seen in a long time. The whole video was so calming and soothing. Though we never went I was always curious what it looked like. Thank you!

[@QuestCapsule]

That means a lot! Thanks Glenda!

[@lesliesmith719]

Yes you are a real professional. Great tour guide packed with information, memories and enthusiasm.

[@nesaclark1059]

Thank you for sharing this story with the world! A true walk down memory lane! Many wonderful family vacations spent there! So happy to see the Upper Room is still there!

[@casaugustine]

At the time I was born again Christian and watch PTL often. I bought my parents 2 “Memberships”. I bought one for myself. My parents went twice and had a wonderful time. I was busy working and could not go. It was so disheartening to see what happened to this beautiful place. However, just to hear the joy in my parents voices and see the many pictures they took was worth the investment to make them happy. My heart goes out to all who were effected by the closing of Heritage USA.

[@lilaschiltz409]

My husband and I visited PTL twice with our kids and had an amazing time. We went to their marriage workshop, and Jim popped in during one of the sessions. I was shocked when things fell apart, but I held no bad feelings toward Jim and Tammy. People make mistakes, and they certainly paid for theirs. I try to catch some of Jim and Lori's shows and feel that some people are so unforgiving, saying they feel he is a con artist and will always be one. I prefer to believe he is doing what God has called him to do.

[@Msfifisquarepantz]

Oh. I hope not.

[@tracyburridge8482]

I took a dive into Tammy Faye today. I'm not a religious person but I love history. Thank you for this video. Glad you were able to revisit this memory of your youth and thanks for bringing us along. I thought that looked more like a wasps nest. I thought hornets nests were made of mud.

[@soulvigilante]

I can't thank you enough for sharing this! We seem to be around the same age, but I was raised pretty solidly secular (and presumably in a different part of the country as this would have been a pretty monumental road trip from my home town). Over the years, most of what I've known about PTL and the Bakkers has been the salacious stuff, so naturally I always associated Heritage USA with the scandals. It was very enlightening to not only see the grounds but hear the story from your perspective. Peace and respect, friend!

[@QuestCapsule]

Thank you for watching and your thoughtful comment!

[@globacon1667]

We too, spent several years heavily involved at PTL/Heritage USA! My late husband was a youth pastor for a while, and I taught at the school, Heritage Academy. My older kids ran around the Youth Center and loved Buffalo Park as well! I want to thank you for such a positive remembrance of the experiences there....it’s a refreshing change from so much negative press! It’s nice to hear your fond memories! There are many ministries still operating in various locations throughout the property that was Heritage. Through the years following its closing, whenever I had reason to go there, I would weep/ grieving the loss of all that was good about the ministry that happened here. Thank again for your positive, fun blast into the past! I hope you get to go back and connect with Steve Martin, or others at Antioch Church, or Pastor Ron Lambright at the Upper Room Chapel. They have a Facebook page and you can see they have restored the interior and have church there. 😊

[@QuestCapsule]

Thank you for your kind words and you are very welcome! So glad you enjoyed watching. Such a great place and great memories!😊

[@mbleague45]

My memories are mixed - some wonderful ones, some very sad. My husband was the director of the Fort Hope ministry there and we saw many lives changed. Two of my children attended Heritage Academy. Our son attended 6th grade and our daughter, kindergarten. Her teacher was Ms. Lentz or Lutz. One of her friends was Ron Lambright's daughter.

[@mikefurr780]

My Dad left his wheel chair after praying with Jim.

[@jameswood231]

@@mikefurr780 Awesome Testimony. OUR SAVIOR the same today as HE was yesterday, and forever more!!!

[@janenejones2036]

I was never an avid follower of PTL, but one of my best friends was. I vaguely remember them setting up the membership program, and asking for donations to build. This place looks amazing, and I had NO idea it was so huge! It looks like it was built well, and very tasteful. I love your video and hearing about your great memories, also from all the people who’ve chimed in here. I’m appreciative of your positive vibe and respect you have for the former ministry, despite the outcome. Thank you for this video.

[@rtex8563]

I drove there in October 1984 in my new Civic hatchback. I camped in a pup tent, used the shower facilities, and the general store for supplies. Everyone there was so friendly and godly, even the gas station attendants! I ate several times at McMooses and loved the topping bar for ice cream. I attended the Passion Play, heard bluegrass gospel in front of the lake, and toured the Grand Hotel before it opened. I sat through several PTL broadcasts and special meetings. There was a studio besides the Barn Auditorium. I volunteered one day to make ready hundreds of C7 light strings they were installing on multiple groupings of trees throughout the park. It was a beautiful place.

[@QuestCapsule]

Wow, great memories of Heritage USA! Very interesting details you provided. Thanks for commenting and watching!

[@gabepipa6483]

My whole family worked there growing up, my mom was a life guard, my grandma and grandpa were apart of the dining and security and my uncle was a life guard as well. I was also in the video the kid with the book bag on fishing loved the video

[@QuestCapsule]

Thanks so much Billy! Glad you liked it!

[@carolmcpherson1029]

It was a wonderful idea. Just needed be handle better. Got out of control. The devil didn't want a Heritage USA where you could have a good time as a Christian and people employed there it's a shame it didn't work out. I know Jim and Tammy didn't do everything right but I think their heart was in the right place. They wanted make a place for Christian to enjoy. I don't dislike Rev. Farwell but he should stay out of it. Even different denomination Baptist & Pentecostal had differences the way they worship. It's just SAD 😥

[@victorderus2417]

Thank you for the best documentary of Heritage USA. Like many other older folks , I watched the PTL broadcasts . I watched from Canada. I was so moved by the Bakkers determination in building this dream park/ resort. It was a miracle. Jim asked the Lord and the Lord made it happen. So did millions of people that donated or bought memberships. I'm very pleased that so much remains especially the Upper room. Great video .

[@QuestCapsule]

You’re very welcome Victor...thank you for your comments and watching. Yes great to see things that still remain!

[@rubyleuty9417]

My sis and her family bought a lifetime membership before it was built. It was 1000’s of dollars. Of course they never got any money back but they did visit a couple of times.

[@dirtymeatball6315]

I lived in Charlotte during all of this used to go here with my family often, really have some fun memories of the place, regardless of what was brewing behind the scenes. What most people don’t talk about was the amazing light show they did during Christmas. To this day, I have yet to experience Christmas lights/show as spectacular as that.

[@QuestCapsule]

Yes it was an amazing Christmas light display! Remember it well!

[@SaltyNationalist]

Mcaddenville probably couldn't hold a candle to what Heritage used to do I would think.. lol

[@ArtStoneUS]

Before they moved to South Carolina, their TV studio was on Park Road in Charlotte

[@deanbroome7855]

I repeat nowhere in the New testament did Jesus say go and build a amusement park for the chosen he said go and make disciples of men go into the fields of harvest it breaks my heart to think of all the money wasted on entertainment for Christians in a place like that when I seen Christian's brothers and sisters in third world countries going hungry I'll invest my money in the kingdom of God differently than TV evangelist Jesus died for people not entertainment

[@ThePhantomSafetyPin]

@@deanbroome7855 Yeah while these evangelists are at it, why not close down their ugly megachurches and invest in smaller community experiences, feeding the needy and sheltering the homeless? Like, turn them into lodging for the poor or something. ACTUALLY BEHAVE like Christ would have.

[@LightworkerLissa]

I worked for Laura Ashley (from the ending footage) in one of their clothing stores before they closed them all 20 yrs ago. I loved that company. I had completely forgotten our home office was there! Thanks so much for the drone footage! Prior to that I ran another clothing store from a manufacturer in an outlet mall on I-75 in southern GA in the early 90's. One day Tammy Faye walks in with a few women to shop. She was SO bubbly and told us she was on her way to see Jim in prison in FL. She was a hustler too, lol. She had no problem asking me to get on the phone with the owner of the company and tell him that SHE was in his store and she wanted a 50% off discount on her purchase! He gave it to her! haha So happy I got to meet her. Also wanted to say what a beautiful job you did editing, producing and narrating this video. Fabulous!

[@gspeakman]

Thank you for posting this video. Some of my best vacation memories as a teenager were from Heritage USA. Really miss that place. I remember going into some little building where they rented sports equipment, and Jim Bakker was in there with some executives and they were showing him different choices for Tammy's new album cover. They were going on and on about how good she looked in the different album covers, and Jim looked over at us and laughed. Despite everything that happened, he really had built an amazing place for Christians of all denominations to come together to vacation, relax, and worship. I'm glad that at least some parts of it still exist.

[@QuestCapsule]

Very interesting memories Gary! It really was a great place to visit back then!

[@jennid8123]

😊😊

[@beverlyberger3171]

I started watching Jim and Tammy in the 1980’s. I was very depressed. They lifted me up. I accepted Jesus. I wrote them a letters and they read it on TV. I was so shocked to hear my letter read, but it was wonderful ❤️🙏

[@TralfazConstruction]

Fascinating. It's gratifying to read so many comments from good people who worked there or visited there in roughly the same time frame as you. This is a great, sentimental and nostalgia-tinged documentary.

[@QuestCapsule]

Thanks for watching and your kind comment! Greatly appreciated!

[@TralfazConstruction]

@@QuestCapsule You are very welcome. Thank you for sharing this with interested people. Best wishes!

[@mountainguru529]

Thank You so much for being so positive .

[@QuestCapsule]

Thanks again for mentioning this...means a lot!

[@cdd4248]

19:55- "we would roam parent free" - Welcome to the Eighties!

[@catj6405]

Yes!! I miss my childhood!

[@PicoAndSepulveda]

Yeah I caught that too

[@rrpostalagain]

These were fundie parents, though.

[@Msfifisquarepantz]

Not all would run “ parent free “.

[@gloriagarrison8055]

I am 75 now and back in the 70's and 80's was caught up in the Charismatic and Word of Faith movements. The spiritual atmosphere then, including PTL , seemed to infuse these with prevailing attitudes of the time. I see megachurches in our area as a product of those times. Thank you for sharing the memories.

[@merricat3025]

Yep scammers and grifters using God for their own benefit. Greed

[@realtalkwithretta1309]

PTL did a lot of good for so many and his heart was in it. If it was greed he would have stopped building and would have stock piled all the money and kept it for himself. He gave away more than he made and helped the disabled the sick and gave help to the needy. He is still a great man with a huge heart for mankind and God. I find no fault in him..he only loved God and provided first class facilities for Gods people.

[@randythomas3478]

​@@merricat3025odd you wear blinders like an old mule. You have no knowledge of the tremendous amount of good, of helping so many families, of helping individuals not only financially, but in other generous ways. Even now, I am saddened at how people simply blast The Bakers without any understanding, knowledge of the very real plot to destroy not only them, but everything good that was built. Few of these type of humans have no real sense of what went on behind the scenes. Even something as simple as the doghouse, which didn't even belong to The Bakers, but belonged to the doctor next door! And bigger than all? The lack of forgiveness. As though those who did persecute, and still do! For they forget? Or maybe they don't believe that they too sin, break Laws, do dirt, etc. "For all have sinned!" You, me, and every human on earth! A penny stolen is no less of a sin as if it were a million pennies. Wrong is wrong. Let us not condemn, over and over, for the sins of others! All the while never admitting our own sins.

[@randythomas3478]

Wrong. Megachurch began with Roman Catholic Church and Vatican Rule thousands of years ago. PTL was far from the murderous, percecuting, evil which boiled from Catholicism and Popes, of old and of new. You speak half truths, and speak from underneath the tongue of the devil. I hope and pray you find truth, light, and Christ.

[@MattyCrypto]

Man this brings back some incredible times from my childchood. I was there, 1985 or 86. Parents bought a lifetime membership. Only got to go one time, but WOW the memories! It's hard to explain the sense of freedom we had running around this magical place. Thanks so much for sharing this, editing is outstanding!

[@redcar396]

Me and my cousin and his two kids went down to Charlotte on Sept 22, 1989 later in the day after Hurricane Hugo had been through there. The next day Sept 23,1989 we drove down to what had been Heritage USA… It was neat to drive through and see what had brought so many people Such Happiness!! Thanks so much for making this Video!! May God Bless!!

[@illsonics]

Great memories as a child going there for various functions, handmade candles, fudge and of course the Christmas lights! I actually live in the new apartments right beside the unfinished hotel. Great great memories! Awesome job on the video! I see it everyday but the old photos and video really took me back! Thanks you! 🙏🏼

[@QuestCapsule]

I remember the Christmas lights well! Thanks for watching and commenting!

[@stevehansen932]

Did you work for PTL or did you have a job off-site? Fascinating.

[@Rita70.]

This is literally amazing because you actually lived it. I loved your perspective and how you said as kids you all could just run around all day. So fun to relive this vicariously with you.

[@QuestCapsule]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@mikeb5926]

That was really cool. I love the way you showed pics of the structures from before as you were showing what they look like today. Well done!

[@QuestCapsule]

Thanks Mike!

[@dt10539]

This is the best Heritage USA video documentary I have ever seen. I used to live nearby, and I visited the former park in 2007. By then, most of the park facilities were long gone. Most of the buildings and structures were removed years ago. It was sad to see the tall hotel rotting away. I can only imagine the money that was wasted on that particular project. I was in my mid-twenties during the height of the PTL Ministry. All that PTL activity is now just a memory.

[@NarrowLane]

Thanks for sharing this. I remember so many of the things you brought out. My family took me here when it was still under construction (pre-water park/grand hotel days) and the ampitheatre was a stage that they would do remote tapings and performances at. We have pictures of the Barn under construction, the placement of the large animals, and playgrounds. The Olympic Pool - all of those things. Very cool. I also remember the dredging of the Heritage Lake and installation of the cabins. Rich orange clay I recall. Tram stops, the village shops When we came, it was the Fort Heritage and construction all around. The smell - I remember it well - stain and varnish. Excellent job on the video.

[@QuestCapsule]

Thanks Frederick and for sharing story as well! Very interesting!

[@kevinellis8307]

I remember Heritage very well!! My friend Rita lived/worked there in the early 80s when everything went awry for the Bakers. I remember the Upper Room Chapel and the stained glass circles bathing the inside with a warm crimson red throughout the chapel… it was very beautiful and inviting. This wassa version fond memory!! Thank you for sharing this. Btw, those are Wasp 🐝..& they will burn you up with their stings. Don’t mess with them and they won’t mess with you!!! 😂❤

[@LB-xk6fk]

This was truly amazing, especially with the release of The Eyes of Tammy Faye! I just loved her!! She’s an Angel in heaven 🙏🏻❤️💕

[@SteveMartinLoveForHisPeople]

I was on staff at Antioch International Church, owners of The Barn and Studio, up until May 30, 2020. If I knew you were coming I would have let you inside the Barn and Studio to show everyone. You can still come and see. Open every Wednesday night at 7 pm and Sunday mornings at 10 am for church services. Come on! P.S. Our family had 3 Lifetime Memberships, so we too remember the 1985-1987 years when we went each year. Morningside Church has done a great job in restoring the Grand Hotel too.

[@globacon1667]

Steve Martin Hey Steve! So many good memories! 😊

[@QuestCapsule]

Thanks for the invite Steve! Hope to get an inside tour soon!

[@jrwatkinsnow2000]

We had two lifetime memberships also. Went to heritage usa twice in 1985-1986

[@thenewstuff3377]

I'll never go to Morningside again. They treated me like I was trying to steal $20 worth of stuff because I was trying to return it because the girl wouldn't get off the phone to ring us up. She actually had a security guy who looked like Howdy Doody come down and tell me it was time to go. Horrible attitudes and hateful demeanors. I regret the $20 in gas I spent to get there not to mention the embarrassment it caused me and my family.

[@anscavating]

My family had 4 memberships. We went every year as well. In 1988 I also honeymooned there

[@danoc51]

Great video! I am amazed that there were so many structures, all of them requiring artistic/creative input from a wide variety of architects and craftspeople. The Bakers kept a lot of builders busy! After viewing, I had to Google the history of the theme park. How they found all the talent, did all the drawings and brought so many workers together is nearly incomprehensible. The plot of land has been divided, with some of the pieces sold a number of times. The hotel is still a Christian operation. There is also the dark underbelly of the original ownership under Jim and Tammy. As the old saying goes, you can't make this stuff up. Thanks!

[@davidjohnston710]

The music perfectly sets the stage for this odyssey into the past. The experience is like a deja vu of sorts, a reminder that we are all time travelers, hurtling through space on a rocky planet. Most of us miss the experience while going through it, but in hindsight wonder how we let it slip by in its fuller detail. It is incredible to think that one couple’s vision could produce such a complex of buildings and activities for others to enjoy. Compared to other buildings, many of these are in great shape and repair. It is heartwarming to see that they are still serving good purpose, even though some are repurposed. Isn’t memory an interesting function of human consciousness? After Jim was released from prison, and remarried, I think he made his way to Branson Missouri area, and started over with a camping and lodging facility, including studios. His shows are posted on KZbin now.

[@sarajones9090]

I spent a lot of my time as a kid there. I was a preachers daughter and my Dad was friends with James Robinson and we’d often go while he was there preaching. Christmas time there was unbelievably beautiful and I can remember it vividly all these years later. Tammy Faye presented me with a talking Tammy Faye doll in front of the massive Christmas tree in the Grand hotel at a Christmas party they had. Some of my fondest childhood memories. Thank you for the video. It plucked at my heart strings.

[@PRSINPSCA]

Thx for all your hard work making this documentary. Unless you went there no one could understand what a fabulous place PTL was for all ages. My sister and I prayed together in the upper room that god was bless her with a child. Just over 9 months latter my nephew was born. Brings tears to my eyes. I wonder whatever happened to the huge satellite they had there? Thx again!

[@QuestCapsule]

Thank you Perry! Amazing story and thank you for sharing! -Scott

[@electrictroy2010]

“god was bless her with a child.” - SPERM impregnating an egg made that happen, not god. It’s been happening for 300 million years

[@dlcarburetor]

So the day you were exploring the barn I was there working. That was my red car in the parking lot. Sorry I missed you. Could have shown you more. I also spent a few years of my youth there. I played in the water park, roller skating ring and the castle. Went to the main street shops in the grand hotel with my school in a field trip. Good memories. Thanks for putting this video together. If your ever by again, stop by the barn and studio. I'm there most days.

[@QuestCapsule]

Would have loved to seen more that day! Was great to be there and hope to drop by again soon...thanks for watching!

[@gracieg7601]

So do you still work there?

[@gracieg7601]

Question So did y’all camp or stay on a cabin? Were all those big house there back then?

[@gracieg7601]

Wow. Fascinating!

[@gracieg7601]

Who owns all that now?

[@ravenestrella2310]

Thank you so much for this video! This is an amazing tour of such a fabled portion of my childhood! I had always heard of PTL-in the ‘80s it was a household name regardless of your faith-but I could never fathom the scope of just how immense this place was! This is incredible! I wonder what’s kept it all from being torn down? I would have sworn the lands would have been sold off and buildings torn down to make way for something new by now!

[@gerdsfargen6687]

Never been here, only learned about the Bakkers after watching the movie. And yet this had me choked up and very emotional and I dont know why. It was beautiful and you could see their vision in the old structures that was tbe former glory of Heritage USA. Thank you for sharing this beautiful video which you have so masterfully put together.

[@SkipSpotter]

Looking back through memories of my younger years is sometimes so tearful. It's kind of heartbreaking when you see the places we once played as kids have since long gone. This travelogue of yours is so well done. Reminds me of the look back documentary done a while back telling the story of Action-Park (New Jersey). I've been to neither place, but watching clips and hearing stories gives such a great idea of how things were, with many similarities to places I spent time at. Life truly is great at times, but catches you off guard when you realize just how short life really is.

[@QuestCapsule]

Said perfectly SkipSpotter....thanks so much for watching and glad it could bring back some memories!

[@daviddemaria3982]

We went to Action Park all the time. This video is giving me nostalgic vibes like that

[@timphelpsofficial2790]

Nicely done. I grew up going there. Appreciate the sincerity in your exploration

[@iamzachinreallife]

Wow…this brings back some memories. I only went to Heritage twice in my life, but I can recall going there in 1992 as an 8 year old fairly vividly. Some of my main memories were playing The Avengers arcade game in the skating rink and being selected out of the audience to participate in one of the plays by the lake. It’s surreal to see how much it has all changed.

[@cheybalzer]

I saw myself at 23:42! I subscribed that day I asked you if you were a youtuber 😂 great video, I fish here everyday and had no clue of all the history behind it!!!

[@QuestCapsule]

I remember seeing you! So glad you found the channel, the video and subscribed!😊-Scott

[@joemamma416]

i didn't see anyone

[@robininva]

Who maintains the grounds? Who owns this? (Sorry if you mentioned this in the video. I had to skim some of it.)

[@cheybalzer]

@@robininva i’m not sure to be honest. it is “owned” by morning star church or something I believe. no clue what goes on in that building… 🫣

[@geneanuts]

My husband and I camped there a couple days in '81. Spotless! Everyone was in a good mood. No obnoxious people. We enjoyed a few activities. So relaxing!

[@QuestCapsule]

Awesome! A great place it was!

[@deannacorbin3236]

Yes...Everyone was in a good mood...and talking about the Lord. To this day...I remember the creaminess Orange Sherbert Ice Cream!! ...at the Ice Cream Shop!! Just the BEST! A Young man Latino was just full of the Lord! He turned around on the tram...and just began telling us his testimony!! One the weekends if somebody did not come home...they called the local jail...to find the rest of his family members. And proudly...spoke about being radically save. There was gonna be a Full Gospel Busineesman's meeting that night about 100 miles away. This Latio guy invited my husband to join him.

[@deannacorbin3236]

So they went to that meeting. The speaker was Sir Lionel LaCoo..the former attorney...for the late mass murderer...Jim Jones! Sir Lionel...AS A famous attorney who never loses a case...he was radically saved and surrendered his life to Jesus Christ..one week before the Great mass killing of almost 1,000 believers following Jim Jones!! He told how he had never met Mr Jones...IN person..was handling his affairs/paper work...long distance. Once he was saved he terminated his business relationship totally. My Jones had invited him to join them...on the day...of the mass killing. Because Sir Lionel got saved one week before...God kept him safe...and he was out telling his fab testimony!! My husband even brought the cassette home for me to enjoy!

[@rjkhomedesign]

Thank you so much for putting up this video. Such a wonderful walk down memory lane. I lived there for 2 years and don’t recall as much as you were able to. Very impressed. So glad to see that so much of Heritage USA endures.

[@QuestCapsule]

Thank you for your kind words and you're very welcome! Glad you enjoyed it!

[@LeeKeels]

I was in the Passion Play as well, every year that it was done. I played the disciple Thomas.

[@QuestCapsule]

Wow...question! Do you have a copy of the play by chance?

[@hoppinghessien]

Really? My uncle was in the play as a Roman. I remember being so scared of the Romans until I saw Uncle Bruce.

[@carolynbarnett3668]

I remember meeting the Jesus who drove a Jeep, and the boy who played Malchus (got his ear cut off) and his dad played Satan. Do you remember them?

[@gracieg7601]

@@carolynbarnett3668 wow! What memory’s ! That sounds great!

[@gracieg7601]

Oh I like your memory’s. So sad it’s closed.

[@jeang9519]

WOW! What a blast from the past. We used to spend a week every 4th of July and a week every Christmas at PTL. We camped in the summer and stayed in the hotel in the winter. Best memories of my childhood. Remember how they would have the whole place filled with Christmas lights? Remember the big River Boat show before they turned it into the passion? It was such an amazing place and it broke my heart when it was no longer. I hoped for many, many years that someone would buy it and restore it to it's former glory. It's so sad that I was never able to take my husband and kids to experience the best vacations of my life. Thanks for the wonderful memories, and the pictures are amazing.

[@QuestCapsule]

Hi Jean, i do remember all the Christmas lights and the angels on light poles down Hark The Herald Blvd. Yes i went to shows at River Boat amphitheater...i was pretty young but do remember well! Thank you for watching!! Merry Christmas!!

[@christinab9808]

You are blessed to have those memories Always Remember the good!

[@carolynbarnett3668]

I do remember the river boat show! They sang Love Lift Us Up Where We Belong? Is that right?

[@jeang9519]

@@carolynbarnett3668 Yes! Bb and CC Wynans

[@cynthiachurch7214]

Fascinating! Thanks for sharing this adventure...I really enjoyed exploring and reminiscing the grounds! WOW

[@MrMaideniac]

Wow - thanks for sharing your perspective as a past guest. I can imagine the rush of adrenaline and excitement you were feeling re-living a special part of your childhood. Was very surprised to see how many landmarks remain after all this time. Well done sir!

[@QuestCapsule]

Yes surprisingly many landmarks still can be found there! Thanks for watching Maideniac!

[@michaelchampion5661]

In 1979 I was 10months old. Ellie May from Beverly Hills, took me up on stage! Thank you so much! This is blast from the past! Later in mid 80's you could find me at one of the tennis courts that they made a skateboard park and the roller skating rink playing arcade games while eating tons of fudge. Thank you!

[@QuestCapsule]

You’re very welcome! Thanks Mike for watching!

[@brianborell4469]

I hung out there back then too. I would bring a couple younger skater friends up in my big old Buick and I'd usually bring my mountain bike. Good times. 😎👍

[@anthrodevoid1811]

I liked the background music you had on this,makes a person feel the weight of all the passed years.Such separation,and what was once but can never be again.Sort of a what's it all mean kind of thing

[@eileenhudson4934]

I visited up(twice) There in 1980’s.....Heritage USA...watched PTL for several yrs.. Would be so excited to visit there back then!!!!

[@pattimuscarella6369]

Thank you, thank you, thank you! I watched PTL everyday. I was so heartbroken when it all fell apart. I still pray for Jim and believe he has a heart for the Lord no matter what people think. The Lord knows his heart. Thank you for showing me things I didn't know was there. What a lovely place and a really great video!

[@billscrewdriver]

Con artist of the highest order

[@Msfifisquarepantz]

Hmm.

[@blessedbe1485]

Appreciated seeing this wonderful piece of history through your eyes.

[@QuestCapsule]

Thank you so much for your kindness and for watching!

[@missrita1826]

I love Tammy Faye. Thank you for the tour.

[@jamessoho6825]

Did a great job on your video, I remember, You Can Make It! And I would watch Jim & Tammy, every day during the week, it's amazing the Lawyer that got Jim out of Prison, he thought he had been wrongly convicted. He is a famous Lawyer and he came to Jim and told he would represent him pro bono! Alan Dershowitz was the attorney that got Jim out of a 40yr sentence to only 4yrs!

[@QuestCapsule]

Thank you so much for watching James!

[@savannahsmiles1797]

why is it these con people ALWAYS get breaks, geez

[@stihlhead1]

Alan Dershowitz was also a friend and likely accomplice of Jeffrey Epstein! How cool is that!

[@AiMR]

@@stihlhead1 Coming soon: Pedoland USA

[@jameswood231]

@@AiMR Is that the best you can muster? Such a sad statement to make.

[@catmccabe400]

Visited a few times ! I was in my teens. Great memories of music, food, fireworks . Of course ministry, the upper room 🙏🏻 the passion play ! So many beautiful memories! ❤️

[@QuestCapsule]

That is awesome Cat! Definitely great memories!😎

[@MultiSweaver]

You took me back many years. A friend and I use to watch the show every day. We came up to visit one day and we still have fond memories of it. Thank you for a walk down memory lane.

[@zollar98]

I never knew how large and active the Heritage complex was. People seem to have fond memories of vacationing and visiting there. They built a phomenial complex.

[@pastpresent2223]

This tour he's giving me reminds me of the time I went with my family to Opryland theme park. The first time we were there,there were rides everywhere, kids rides, waterslides, mock auditions for kids, outside music and dancing The place was bustling with people everywhere. The last time I was there, all of that -that I described above was gone. The theme park was made into a huge parking lot for trucks, Semi's, and celebrity RVs coming to the Grand Ole Opry for music shows. Country singers would park their elaborate RVs behind the Opry house, and that part was gated and locked. That's what this video reminds me of.

[@QuestCapsule]

Thanks for commenting! Its always unfortunate to see something that once thrived change so unexpectedly.

[@ellietobe]

That is so sad that they care nothing about families enjoying the place. Shows what IS important to them.

[@bayoutown1990]

I was thinking the same thing. We went to Opryland one time and loved it! When they got rid of it, it was heartbreaking. All the wonderful things - the wholesome things are being taken away.

[@hazykitchen]

I got so excited when you found a tram stop! I’m glad you got to relive these memories, this was so sweet!! I never got a chance to go to Heritage USA or watch Tammy on the PTL, but I have been looking into the Bakers and their endeavors after finding Fundie Fridays and seeing the new Tammy Faye movie coming out! I think it’s all so interesting and I wish I could’ve been around in the glory days to check it out! Great video!

[@QuestCapsule]

I did too! Was great to find a tram stop still standing! Thanks for your nice comment and watching!

[@DJVLDN]

To me the Heritage tower looks absolutely stunning. It kinda looks like a European brutalist tower block for social housing, except covered with bricks. I'm glad to hear that work finally started to preserve it.

[@chrisgelmini3364]

You did a great job.I’ve never been but you totally took me there.It’s nice to see it built up and not in shambles

[@TerraLynn-nk9eq]

Great video! So cool to hear stories from someone who actually stayed at Heritage USA!

[@Haziesmom2023]

Brings back such wonderful, hopeful memories....and tears too. :) Thanks ever so much for this trip down memory lane...........

[@QuestCapsule]

You’re welcome!😊Thanks for watching!

[@daniellewis2363]

my wife and I really appreciate, enjoy and cry with your awesome video of Heritage USA. We bought two time shares and went as often as we could. Your work is very awesome and I am amazed at your recalll of the many places you remember. Keep up the great work. DBL & EAL Ohio

[@QuestCapsule]

Thank you, Daniel! I'm really glad you both enjoyed the video and thank you for your nice comment! -Scott

[@kathyarrington6422]

I cannot thank you enough for this video. It was so refreshing to hear someone speak so positive about Heritage USA. It was a wonderful place and I share your excitement about finding those places that brought so much joy to my family.

[@chesterkuzia7286]

My mother quit smoking and drinking simultaneously by watching the PTL Club. Her favorite saying was: "I Can Make It" from Tammy's song: You Can Make It!

[@rlfolder5437]

Thank you for this! I just watched Eyes of Tammy Faye (not the documentary, the biopic with Jessica Chastain), which made me want to look up more about the Bakers. To say Charlotte’s historic bureau doesn’t mention them much is an understatement-I moved here 4 years ago and had NO Idea the PTL and it’s amusement park was here. Granted I’m not a Christian or from the south, but still. Graham’s legacy is strong and not mysterious, there’s is the opposite.

[@marcusdilley]

GREAT job brother!! Brought back SO many memories. I actually lived here during this period and went to Heritage Academy as well (same building as the Barn). That's me in the Passion Play shot at 33:19. :)

[@QuestCapsule]

Thanks Marcus! Small world! Thanks for watching and commenting!

[@Suzanhanson8478]

I T-TOTALLY appreciate your deep love and memories of HUSA. I'm 61, so what I see NOW is a pillar, boardwalk, parking lot, water park that widows, others on fixed incomes, etc helped pay for. Sure, admission was paid, but their love gifts paid for the start up. (The big time investors simply took their normal risks as business persons.) It is so very sad that this happened bc of 2 people who loved God, but loved other things as well.

[@tod3msn]

My Mom was ill and she drew much comfort from Jim and Tammy Fae. I will always have a soft spot in my heart for them both.

[@rizzrollex8198]

Thank you for this video,i remember taking Amtrak from Philly to South Carolina,i was 9 years old,i just remember my eyes popping wide open and so excited,i have always went to wild woods and Cape May, but this was NOTHING like this, good memories,

[@PradigyMusicman]

I spent many many summers at this place. My church camp would go there every day in the summer time. I spent a lot of time at that Water Park, and the Roller Skating ring too!

[@QuestCapsule]

Very cool! Good ole’ Youth Center skating rink! Thx for watching!

[@mhubba]

Thanks for the great tour! I was praying the entire time that you would somehow find a Tram Stop! Really enjoyed the memories.

[@QuestCapsule]

Yes, I was very happy to find one still standing! Thanks for commenting & watching!

[@lizannpauline1346]

I lived there back in 2007 when they started building the first neighborhoods. At that time Kevins house and the stables were still there. As for your quest to find those tram stops, they were all gathered up and at 1 time sat in that parking lot where you said your father would park his car. I remember them slowly being brought there and they sat for probably a year and then gone. Kings Castle was also torn down.

[@QuestCapsule]

That is really interesting to know! Was really glad to find one left. Thanks for watching Lizann and for sharing details of the Tram Stops!😊

[@lindabednarski9717]

Whatever happened to Kevins' house. Did they have to leave there? I watched their interviews with Kevin. He was so excited to finally get his own place there. Whatever happened to Kevin and his family?

[@Msfifisquarepantz]

Could you ride horseback there? You said there were stables.

[@jrpacman78]

My parents took our family on summer vacation at Heritage USA in 1995. The waterpark was still operating, and it was pretty cool.

[@QuestCapsule]

Yes, the waterpark held on into the 90's. Yes it was a fun place to be! Thx for watching Chris!

[@brendacluney2052]

Now I am wondering. Was the hotel always run by the Raddison?? When I was there in the early 90's, I thought it was all under Raddison ownership. My friend's mom went there from Ohio and they asked me to go with them from Illinois. The bumper cars and theme park were still there but no longer running. They were still doing tours in something but I do not remember if it was the tram. I just remember going on a tour. Her mom met her sister from S Carolina at the hotel. My friend and I stayed in S Carolina for the week but picked her mom up on Sat after a week long Women's conference. Jim Bakker had already gone to prison when we were there. When we picked them up we took a tour and the towers still had a crane in the center where it had been left. The waterpark was still there and a Wendy's in the rotunda above the waterpark.