Remembering Seven Seas at Arlington Texas

[@sirhambone]

Great video! This reminded me of Boardwalk Fun/White Water in the 80's. A Ford dealership now sits in it's spot in Grand Prarie. I went looking for some videos recently and unfortunatley did not find much.

[@theoutseers]

Appreciate that, my friend. I have also been told there was safari drive through in Grand Prarie too. Lots of cool history in that Grand Prarie Arlington area.

[@hrgx1981]

@@theoutseers Yes, Lion Country Safari, which would eventually be called International Wildlife Park. It closed in the early 90s after several floods ravaged the park. There's little trace of that park as it's been redeveloped recently with warehouses on the property.

[@Monorail-Beyond-the-Veil]

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boardwalk_Fun_Park I got to ride that pathetic "roller coaster" once before the accident... As I recall, the cars were made of... plastic. Cheap plastic. - Like a child's toy.

[@Kiwi91663]

OH MY HEAVENS... I thought I had made this place up. I thought I was just dreaming.... After 30ish years of trying to remember this place, it's name, where it was... and today... today August 24, 2024... I learned I was not crazy or nuts... there really was a place we went too... two years in the 70's... bought my mom a pair of earrings there that as far as i know... she still has today....My memory is really not great... and had started to think I made this place up.... Thank you to KZbin for slinging this into my algorithm... thank you. Just was in Dallas in July and was JUST IN THIS very area... to think... I was just right there... crazy, Thank you so much... only took me three years for this video to pop up... but, better late than never at this point...lol

[@theoutseers]

Years ago I bought some cufflinks with their names and logo. I was heard about this place wish I could have gone. Thanks for sharing your memories!!

[@tamarawalker8973]

That is so cool!! Can't believe remnants are still out there. Great find!! Love this channel.

[@theoutseers]

Thank you so much for watching! That was one of the funnest days we ever had out seeing!

[@donnanicol8841]

I remember going to seven seas over Texas when I was a kid I remember the koi fish thanks for the video I think I remember it being called seven seas over Texas but I may have just got that mixed up with six flags over Texas as I got older 🤠🐴🐎🏇

[@theoutseers]

Thanks for watching! I have mixed up so mixed up so many things in my head between being a kid and now an old guy 🤣😅

[@garyhasty801]

I worked there in 1973 and 74. Ended up working in the underwater show. Best job I ever had.

[@theoutseers]

That sounds so fun Gary! Was it a little scary too?

[@jonsingle1614]

You forgot to mention that the Spanish Galleon with the pool stayed for awhile with the hotel....dont know when it was finally torn down....they used to have diving shows with the divers jumping off the galleon into the really deep pool during seven seas days...went a few times when i was a kidl

[@theoutseers]

Whoah i wish we caught that while making this video! That’s so cool. Thanks for the new info and for watching 😃

[@GalaxyinfinitemStudios]

Cool video! I vividly remember visiting Seven Seas when I was a kid. Thanks for sharing!

[@theoutseers]

Wow I’m jealous! Wish i got to check it out in real time. Thank you for watching! AND thank you for subscribing!

[@diannaespinoza9630]

I remember going when I was a kid! My cousins and I took pictures in the igloos they had and also in the strollers that were turtles! Great memories!

[@theoutseers]

Arlington has such a cool history of family attractions, grand prairie too! Really appreciate you watching!

[@Yuhsir2099]

Super cool. Thanks for sharing!

[@theoutseers]

Thanks for watching! it was a great experience!

[@JohnPatrickKingGrandPa]

Allen Saxe, a U.T. Arlington Political Science Professor, wrote a column in the Fort Worth Star-Telegram or maybe the Arlington Citizens Journal. Anyway after they closed 7 Seas he wrote: "When you step into the voting booth ask yourself: "Would you buy a used whale from this man?"

[@theoutseers]

🤣😅 "used whale." God, that hilarious! Thanks for that Johnpatrickkinggrandpa. Will definitely share with family and friends on Thanksgiving.

[@mikedsjr]

i never went there but i remember this place well as we would pass it going to my Mimi's house. I really wanted to go there and was bummed i never had a chance. Looking at the videos, i dont think i missed anything but know I want to go by there and see the remnants.

[@theoutseers]

I was really fun finding what was left from the old place.

[@p99guy]

I went there a few times as a teenager. The city of Arlington had entertained thoughts of reopening it, but the company had poured concrete in the drains/ sabotaged it to make it too expensive. There was also Lion Country Safari, around the same time, off Belt Line Rd.

[@theoutseers]

I remember in the 80s seeing something that looked like what your talking about the lion safari. I always wondered what it used to be.

[@chazhaze3d]

You are mixing up memories, it was White Waters water park that Wet-n-Wild bought and filled the pipes with cement. Wet-n-Wild was then bought by Six Flags and is Hurricane Harbor now. White water was next to the Wax Museum in Grand Prairie.

[@p99guy]

@@chazhaze3d wasn’t it “ 7 seas”? Had the pirate ship and all.

[@chazhaze3d]

@@p99guy yes they did have a cool pirate ship but the pipes for Seven Seas were just sitting there rotting away, you can still see some of them in the video

[@sirhambone]

​@@chazhaze3d Also called 'Boardwalk Fun' when they attempted to reopen in the 90's. A Ford dealship now sits in it's spot. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boardwalk_Fun_Park

[@msyellarose]

Oh wow, remember going there as a kid on a family road trip or two. I remember that iceberg ride

[@theoutseers]

Thanks for the memory! Hard to believe Arlington had a Sea world before Sea world

[@kimp.e.8171]

Interesting. Thank you for taking the time to show us a virtual tour.

[@theoutseers]

We are happy you enjoyed it! Thanks for watching- The Out Seers

[@alangray9117]

I never went but I do remember it from the early 70s going to my aunt's house in Mesquite. It's too bad it didn't last.

[@theoutseers]

They gave it a good go, that's for sure!

[@BLTvideoproductions]

I used to do sound in that glass Pavillion rock structure for a church back in 2004

[@craigsavarese8631]

I had totally forgot about these (Seven Seas and Hawaii Kai). I remember the TV commercials. Anyone remember Lion Country Safari in Grand Prairie?

[@theoutseers]

I have heard of but didn't live here when it was open.

[@craigsavarese8631]

@@theoutseers, I did a quick search. Apparently it was around longer than I thought. “Lion Country Safari, Inc - Grand Prairie, located at S Belt Line Rd, in Grand Prairie, , Texas, United States , was founded in 1971 and the first elephant arrived in 1972. Lion Country Safari, Inc - Grand Prairie closed down in 1992.” I remember news reports that they suffered from decreasing attendance and severe flooding.

[@davidfromtexas9681]

I remember visiting here twice, one with my family, and then on a church summer camp field trip. The dark ride, the pirate ship, and the killer whale show are really the only things that stand out in my mind. Interesting, I did not realize the location is now a hotel.

[@theoutseers]

Thanks for watching! That’s so cool you were able to see it in real time! It is a nice hotel and some parts of the old theme park are still around!

[@BLTvideoproductions]

It was also called Hawaii Kiwi in mid 70s

[@theoutseers]

Yes! Unfortunately was a short lived attempt at keeping it open

[@jamessharp9790]

Thank you for this !

[@theoutseers]

@jamessharp9790 your welcome! Really glad you liked it James!

[@Monorail-Beyond-the-Veil]

I stayed at that Sheraton a few decades ago... didn't realize it was on the SAME SITE as 7 Seas.

[@jimrockford4968]

Rumor was that when Arlington Stadium was there you could stay at the Sheraton and see inside the stadium. I know the Shraton changed to another name and came back later

[@theoutseers]

Wow that's cool! Feels like a lifetime ago going to Arlington stadium.

[@theoutseers]

P.s. the Rockford files theme is possibly the best ever!

[@chazhaze3d]

I went there a few times as a kid and they did have a shark tank you could walk along the glass or even the plank walk on top.

[@theoutseers]

Wow! That's so cool! Arlington has and had so many neat attractions. Thanks for watching Chaz Haze!

[@whatever_it_takes6691]

It was before my time

[@PShawtx]

This would have been better if they told the story of Seven Seas.

[@dannypate7333]

Brings back childhood memories. I been there as a kid Got a plastic battery operated whale that would “swim” in the bathtub with you. As a souvenir

[@theoutseers]

That's so cool! Really wish I could have gone.