Top 20 STRANGEST Dark Rides EVER

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Dark rides are awesome. Some are just plain weird. Here are the top 20 as voted on by the viewers.
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Bubbleworks foot thumbnail image by Theme Park Guide
Creepy doll thumbnail image by Jeremy Thompson
Top 20 Most BIZARRE Dark Rides EVER
Intro 0:00
Keeps 0:25
Reese's Xtreme Cup 02:20
Shrek 4:46
Monster Mansion 06:14
Dreamieland 8:08
Fantasy Dream 10:02
Adventures Thru Inner Space 11:27
Ye Old Mill 12:47
Gremlins 14:20
Nights in White Satin 16:23
Area 51 18:17
Wacky Factory 19:56
Donkey's Sherry 21:17
Fairytale World 23:28
Bubbleworks 24:47
Prehistoric River 27:42
Garfield's Nightmare 29:29
Meow Wolf's Kaleidoscape 31:32
Vi på Saltkråkan 32:47
Eisberg 34:18
Earthquake the Ride 36:39
Comment Shout Out 38:26
Outro 39:52

[@ThemeParkCrazy]

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[@racheljackson4428]

The fact that you said that Dark rides are the cornerstone of Theme parks is a praise in on itself. Amen Brother!

[@Dragon-kx6eb]

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[@soooooootrueeeee]

Hey theme park crazy I found this super weird flat ride, just copy and paste this はるくんの神奈川県横須賀市ソレイユの丘のスーパースインガー

[@TheJurnalyst]

"Antler demon" is a wendigo...

[@QDude24]

Alf is still at Van Helsing. He sits in the crane just before the second lift

[@ThemeParkCrazy]

I love how they kept Alf around. He deserves it.

[@RikFTK]

Gizmo used to be under the hood of a car somewhere on Van Helsing. I believe somewhere on the lift hill with the werewolf jumpscare. Not sure he still is tho, I could never find him.

[@QDude24]

@@RikFTK He has been removed. There is a Gremlin hidden in the studio tour though

[@pitvabackla8403]

Reading this before watching the video and getting the context is terrifying.

[@erinloveswendy]

@@pitvabackla8403 33:49 It isn't Blood, it's red Paint that the Toddler has!

[@TheFlagshipPhantom]

21:07 those actually WERE bought from Spirit Halloween, I recognize them lol

[@haribo6344]

One thing not mentioned about professor Burp's bubble works were the smells pumped out throughout the ride - citrus, cherry, cream soda - along with the pervasive scent of chlorine - it was heady! and occasionally I'll still catch an aroma of something and be transported right back.

[@thecinematicmind]

The Imperial Leather one had the smell of oil by comparison.

[@frostyghosts7817]

If you want to recreate that smell at home AromaPrime (the makers of the Bubblework smells) sell the scents used in the ride on their site along with little desktop diffusers. Bubblegum is the primary one that was used. You can combine it with a tiny drop of their Water Ride Dampness smell for something that comes pretty close. Hope this helps a fellow enthusiast out there because it took me forever to find it haha.

[@kaylawhipple7570]

Reese's Peanut Butter Cups solving world problems yet again.

[@christianortiz793]

Monster Mansion to me is one of those true standout Six Flags attractions.

[@wingsdragonding5392]

I have been on it once, and it was alright but was not my favorite though.

[@E11i3ph4nt]

I've not been on it before. Been to six flags over GA several times, but not in like a decade 😂

[@msthecommentator2863]

I grew up around Pittsburgh as a teen and I remember riding Garfield's Nightmare to get out of the heat, it was in bad shape the last couple of years it was in operation. The water was an opaque gray color, a lot of the animatronics just straight up didn't work (the vet needle wouldn't blow air, the pizza box stayed dormant, etc.), and as you could see in the video, the paint faded from most of the comic strip character's eyes. Thank God Kennywood Park finally listened to the dark ride fans and brought back the Old Mill.

[@iamdigbick4675]

The ferris wheel lift on that roller coaster at hard Rock Park was so cool. I would love to experience something like that

[@MechaMyth]

I remember it was down a lotttt. I wanted to ride it when the park was freestyle but the ride was never open. Rode Iron Horse and Time Machine (Zeppelin ride)

[@KOKONASTHEARIPIST]

yassified carrots has me dead😂

[@newbiegamelover4767]

It's honestly no surprise that Meow Wolf has a dark ride that would make this list. All of their other attractions would make for some very interesting dark rides if they were set up properly.

[@seanafrew1642]

I think a fun video idea would be one focusing on ride pre-shows. Maybe Best Ride Pre-shows or Weirdest Ride Pre-shows. One that comes to mind is the video that plays in the line for Flight of Fear at Kings Island. That video is so corny and dated but I love it!

[@thedevilgoose2482]

As the #1 fan of Earthquake the ride, I’m honored that it is recognized as one of the most bizarre fucking things to ever be designed by humans. Thank you, Theme Park Crazy.

[@ZC-Infinity]

I absolutely love the idea of a rock-music-themed theme park, and it's tough it was founded right before the economy went boom. In an alternate universe, I could see this rivaling at least Six Flags!

[@marcveralalmela7321]

As a Spaniard, the existence of Shima Spain Village always amazes me. Speaking of which here in Spain there is another ride that could have made it in this list: Tren del Terror (Train of Terror) at Madrid's wax museum, which is already quite infamous in Spain for how cheap looking the wax figures tend to be. The ride starts like a classic haunted house dark ride, with the queue looking like a haunted castle's dungeon and a first scene featuring giant rats, then the thing starts to make less sense once you enter a prehistoric jungle with dinosaurs and even a megalodon (which unfortunately is not submerged, such a missed opportunity to add submechanophobia to the mix), then you enter a spaceship with famous aliens from films like a Xenomorph or the Thing, which gets followed by a scene in the cantina from Star Wars, and later followed by a jungle featuring both Rambo and the Predator. So yeah, maybe not the weirdest but still pretty nonsensical Edit: Now I just remembered too that the ride has various entrances and one of them is inside a nearly subway station

[@reddragon8488]

Top 15 razones para visitar España

[@Combes_]

There's also a wine-themed wing coaster

[@marcveralalmela7321]

@@Combes_ Took me a while to realize what ride where you talking about, but yeah, now I realize that's a weird theme as well

[@otaking3582]

My girlfriend is from Spain. I'll definitely have to ride this if I ever get a chance to visit her.

[@thrillridefreak8884]

Idk why but the dinosaurs with those fast moving mouths on Prehistoric River made me laugh. It looks like as if they were talking for some reason. 😂

[@TheTurkaderr]

it actually kind of terrifies me, they look like they're on drugs or something,lol

[@Talesoftheokefenokeefan09]

7:23 That Pig-like ogre on Monster Mansion that you were wondering what the name was, well, his name is The Gengenbacher.

[@emmaginative]

32:48 - As a Swede and a fan of your videos it's really odd seeing "Vi på Saltkråkan" in a video like this haha! Here's some more information: Astrid Lindgren is the same Astrid that wrote Pippi Longstocking, along with like 50 other kids books, some that have become big even outside of Sweden. She's one of out biggest authors, even if she primarily wrote kids books. "Saltkråkan" however was mostly just popular in Sweden, and was one of the few materials that Astrid worked on that wasn't a book first. She wrote the series after living at Stockholm archipelago and the whole tv series is a love letter to it. She was very much involved in the whole process of the tv series and the show is very well known (and loved) in Sweden still, even if it's from the 60's (and very dated). The man who played the old dad got so typecast and loved in the role that he barely got a single acting role again after the show was made, which he regretted for the rest of his life, despite the role being so well loved. People called him by his character's name instead of the actor's actual name. 33:54 - That's not a boy, that's a girl. She's trying to make her raven talk, because she once knew a raven that could talk but of course no one believes her. Neither did I (or anyone I know) when I saw this show as a kid. Imagine my surprise as I grew up and discovered that ravens can, in fact, talk! The thing they do with the table at 34:05 is a thing they did every time they ate, I believe. It was just a quirky thing but it's one of those things that are so memorable from the show. They lift the table together and then put it down again with a small "boom!" so it smash into the floor again. Very memorable, and quirky. There's a story about a seal cub they adopt, named Moses. There's also a story about two thieves (played by two of the biggest comedians and actors of the time in Sweden; Hasse & Tage) who pretty much just adopt and kidnap the baby of the series (the same girl who paints the walls with "blood" at 33:48 haha!). The whole tv series is like a time capsule of 60's Stockholm archipelago, and if you like the 60's or Sweden or Astrid Lindgren I recommend it. It's really cute!

[@wehttamsetneuf1360]

i was >not< prepared for the uncensored Eisberg cllip LMAO

[@thecoda506]

You're missing Cave Train Adventure from the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk in California! That ride is totally wild, you should make a video on it!

[@ThemeParkCrazy]

I'll check it out!

[@PorcelainJester]

29:16 hearing him so casually say gyat took 10 years off my lifespan.

[@DJFuzzboy]

I have been on the ride in Lotte World. It's so weird! We had no idea what to expect and it blew our minds. I have pictures somewhere I think.

[@elmono6299]

That slasher polar bear is way scarier than than that terrible Winnie-the-Pooh horror movie.

[@RubyofTrinity]

Heyo, Hershey native. Here's some fun facts about Reese's Xtreme Cup Challenge. The premise is loosely based on the old "You got chocolate in my peanut butter! You got peanut butter in my chocolate!" commercials from the 1970s. Believe it or not, chocolate and peanut butter as a combo was New and Exciting back then. The ride was installed in what used to be the original Hershey ice skating rink which was built back in the 1920s. It had a massive stone fireplace as its only form of heating. The Hershey Bears ice hockey team used it to practice until its untimely conversion, and it was occasionally used by the Hershey Figure Skating Club as well. As of 2018 it was re-themed to an even more perplexing story of evil alien breath mints trying to eliminate all candy. The set pieces are largely the same, but repainted with a rather Buzz Lightyear-esque art style and color scheme. The light guns remain intact, but are no more functional than they ever were, which is to say, not very.

[@Sage_art369]

“Idk about you, but having to push a grime plush spider’s gyat out of my face doesn’t sound very fun”💀😂

[@Coasterguy7764]

I rode monster mansion at Six Flags Over Georgia and I love it great video anyway.

[@wickedsickfunkyfreshroller2037]

I love Garfield's Nightmare. Lost my virginity on that ride.

[@Rabidbunnyrabbit]

I have many questions LOL

[@bethanyk7475]

Great video! Loved it so much that I immediately watched it a second time. Thanks for all your hard work! ❤❤❤

[@naarahjanemorris3121]

Thanks for sharing these Dark Rides, it's Sad that most of them no longer exist it's a shame.

[@tufab3494]

Friday night is already good by itself, but a friday night alongside a new TPC video? Perfection

[@Benthetrainkid]

18:12 Hard Rock Park including its rides (though some were sold to other parks including the roller coasters being sent to Veitnam) would be left abandoned for years until being torn down for industrial development; also parts of the former Nights of White Satin/Monstars of Rock was built into a former shopping mall

[@Specter1992]

"Then Donkey Conquistadors show up and burn the village to the ground." Well, that's a sentence I never expected to hear in my life.

[@caligula9292]

Love your videos man thanks for a long one!

[@vslazer6728]

It was this video that made me realize how good your script writing and line delivery have gotten, a lot of the jokes and references in this video were actually really good, keep it up man!

[@dentonscheibal3]

25:45 yeah, i swear Dan Schneider had to have secretly designed at least that part of the Professor Burp's Bubbleworks ride, there's no way you could convince me otherwise!

[@karenholt2035]

You forgot Toyland Tours from Alton Towers.

[@Queen_of_chaos]

Amazing once again! I love how INFORMATIVE about ALL the rides you've discussed with us! I love it, but I wish I could've rode any of them. :C

[@ThemeParkCrazy]

Maybe one day!

[@marteun3745]

Donkey's sherry is closed and replace by the nutcracker ride. I still remember about the donkey dark ride video way back and I had no idea what the story was on that ride. Besides japan have strange and weird dark rides, I can name a few names of the dark rides The legend of coal at Sanrio Puroland (closed) Musical Circus at Parque Espana (closed) A pinocchio ride I don't remember which park it was but is was rethemed to olympic games theme not sure it changed back. And it's a small world knock-off which one scene was change to Arabic previous one was a dream like one with the big monster like. (probarly closed)

[@HangTime5109]

Man! Another banger, keep it up! 👏

[@ThemeParkCrazy]

Always!

[@trappyplayz]

The Ye Old Mill tunnels are truly the real horror element missing in many rides. Just left alone without any animatronics, or sets, only your conscience for as long as the tunnel goes. You don't know where the neon light ends and you encounter a gnome attempting to kill you, only to give up and hide behind the walls for another good two minutes.

[@DrasticFox2004]

Finally, my category has been FOUND!

[@xBINARYGODx]

A modern version of the Inner Space ride would be awesome.

[@shinyagumon7015]

I wrote it under the last video, but I say it again because it just needs to be said, but the Vietnamese dinosaur ride feels like if you had an AI design a dark ride, it's like the designers had only passing knowledge about Dinosaurs and Dark rides, so try their best to mesh the two. Also, I just noticed, and I am shocked you didn't mention it in the video, but all the Dinosaurs look like they have human teeth too, further leaning into that uncanny valley effect.

[@1FootInTheGrave]

He actually mentioned it in the previous video aforementioned

[@AoiUsagiOtoko]

wacky factory looks kind of awesome tbh-- i appreciate the almost aimless weirdness of it while still kiiinda keeping the factory theme lol happy to see the prehistoric river ride getting more recognition! i've never been as genuinely frightened watching a ride video as i was when i saw that for the first time...the lighting, the noise, the lack of coherence, the dinosaurs being close enough to literally touch, it's a literal nightmare and i think it's kinda cool

[@luketargett2233]

FIrst time i've seen the garfield one, that looks awesome. Kaleidoscape looks the best!

[@ninalabonte5230]

I've been waiting for this moment baby!

[@Fallguy9301-uu5co]

These are weird but great video keep up the good work!

[@user-tk1yc2fu4f]

I been watching your channel since 2019, and ever since I have been one of you biggest fans Yet! ❤😊

[@ThemeParkCrazy]

Thank you so much for your continued support!

[@astheniceel13]

It's a shame I wasn't born yet when Professor Burp's Bubbleworks was operating, but when I rode it as Bubbleworks, and now as The Gruffalo, I still really like it since both versions of the ride feel nostalgic to me in some way. It's nice to see that ride still in my home park honestly.

[@ghostmark2005]

Bubble works was one of my absolute favourite dark rides, the smell and sounds were incredible

[@danielward4868]

The music was incredible

[@kashleigh1709]

Burmuda triangle at seaworld in Australia was the original ride and Area 51 ride in Germany was the replica of the Australian ride. The original ride name was Bermuda Triangle Alien Encounter. It was belied for a while that when the Aus one closed parts were sent to germany, this has since been proven to be wrong.

[@marissabrotherton]

I love this vid!

[@Regina.6692]

"Then there's a laughing gas segment where- oh...oh no..oh no no no noo..." That's exactly what I was feeling

[@QuaixiAnimations]

Check out “Tunel do Terror” (Tunnel of Terror) at Brazil’s Cidade da Criança. That ride is absolutely BONKERS, I tell ya!

[@pearldiver19]

The Old Mill building at Kennywood is so narrow and claustrophobic with the haunted theme. All that Garfield bright paint would have illuminated those tight ceilings. It sounds terrifying for more than the decor.

[@skunkman9815]

7:24 that’s a good name Lol Señior chicharron

[@HYDRAdude]

Spin Runway at Japan's Yomiurland was a strange ride with an even stranger que. I highly recommend it.

[@torren5950]

This is the funniest Theme Park Crazy narration I have ever heard. Kudos.

[@sleepylionking1103]

“The third film we wish we could forget” NOT ME. I love that movie. It’s overhated for NO REASON.

[@NatYourAverageNerd]

Thank you, I'm not the only person who doesn't hate that film! It's not as good as the first or second, but I like how it touched on a very real fear that soon-to-be-fathers face with Shrek's reaction to Fiona being pregnant. We also got some amazing Doris screentime and learned about the queen being a badass, which is how Fiona became a fearsome martial artist.

[@coastercarnival120]

The last monster in Monster Mansion (the boat eater) makes a sneezing sound because he allergic to humans and there happens to be humans on the boat.

[@alexmills9223]

So I presume he just sneezes you to the exit? Weird.

[@adamfisher2388]

I loved Garfield nightmare it was fun to ride

[@Glowenster]

Dreamieland just looks like it got desingend by a man who droped Acid or some other kind of drugs, and the fact that it's a shooting ride makes it more weird

[@phantom5731]

31:34 Bro, I live in Colorado and I was considering riding this ride once while a Elitches, but I didn't because the line was so damn long. But if I even get the chance, I'll try filming it and posting it online.

[@sebastiangrimm4472]

I really miss the Gremlins Invasion at Movie Park Germany. At Halloween the train always became the "Terror Train" with live scare Actors which gave me several heart attacks 😄

[@skullcrushergaming6851]

I live fairly close to Elitch Gardens and I been a couple times on Meow Wolf Kaleidoscape. And I agree with you that ride is very odd

[@Heatherofscots]

I love these! I wish there was an infinite supply of weird dark rides, lol.

[@frankbranham7404]

The other two big lost Dark Rides are probably the Pinball Ride and Living Island ride at The World of Sid and Marty Kroft. This was an indoor amusement park open for one season in downtown Atlanta. The Living Island ride was themed to HR Pufinstuff, but didn't have the overtly 70's groove of the pinball ride.

[@jameskeating895]

Woah, wait, there was a dark ride themed to one of my favorite songs by one of my favorite bands and I never had a chance to ride it? Now I'm sad. Watching another great video from you helps ease that pain though 😀

[@mattyt1961]

The two gremlin replacements are awesome. I went on both in Aus, and Scooby Doo was a great ride, I barely remember the Gremlins one. The Van Helsing coaster is awesome, you get thrown around a bit, but it is one of the best rides in the park

[@daveharbour-animatornics-s6308]

Love to see a video about Legoland dark rides as they have some really good ones.

[@amandavanhiel8674]

Last time I rode Monster Mansion, none of the music was playing, so all you heard was the ambient noise and voice over. It was really weird going through the party at the end with the lyrics on the wall but no music to go with it.

[@chronic_the_ghost]

While the Old Mill that Garfield's Nightmare replaced was better, Garfield was such a fever dream and I always loved it

[@T65432]

I remember travelling with my parents from the netherlands to warner brothers movie world somewhere between 2000 and 2010. It was such a massive let down, with so many weird and cheap rides. The one thing I remember about that gremlin ride was the extremely long pre show, where we had to watch old black and white movie bloopers. The ride we did like was a water flume ride with aliens and something about a bermuda triangle. Good old times 😂

[@austinmartin7333]

I love your videos!!! Also look at pirates voyage in pigeon forge Davy jones it’s a submerged and comes out of no where it’s scary

[@mutecryptid]

There’s a video essay about Monster Mansion by Storybook Amusement on yt that I have watched multiple times, its great

[@kimzee59]

I grew up going to Chessington World of Adventures, although we only went after 2006 so I never got to experience the original Bubble works. But me and my family adored the ride. I do miss it.

[@Baller462]

Best video yet

[@FritsaAndFuritsa]

I have such fond childhood memories of the Bubble Works ride. It was genuinely a weird but wonderful experience. I can understand why they updated it and changed the theme to the Gruffalo. It had a lot removed already from when I was really young so it was already changing and it felt like it was time to give something else a try. Thankfully, the ride itself remains the same, along with the lovely water jet tunnels that were always a big hit with kids, so there is still the element of nostalgia you can get simply by being on the ride and ignoring the theme change. Also, they still sell some nostalgic merch in the gift shops to do with the Bubble Works as well as having a mural of the Professor on one of the buildings as they often leave remnants like that for older fans to smile at when they visit.

[@steelcurtain187]

Nice list 😎 the dinosaur ride is horrifying lol

[@rachelthegreat2959]

My twin sister and I loved doing the Reese's Xtreme Cup Challenge with our mom and her best friend (who we called our aunt). We would visit her in Pennsylvania and go to Hersheypark every year. My sister was obsessed with peanut butter so whoever was paired up with her HAD to be on the peanut butter side. My sister and I were so bummed to find out they changed it.

[@melissaoftarth3468]

I completely forgot about the Gremlins ride at Movie Park until I saw Alf!

[@SamTAnderson]

Wow, I can count with one hand the number of people I've heard pronounce "ye old" the correct way as "the old". Kudos to you, mate!

[@elizabethalvarado8698]

Meow Wolf's Kaleidoscape is on my bucket list, just wish I was able to go to Denver, for that, and Meow Wolf's Convergence Station.

[@Vic_Coco]

OH MY GOD MY LOCAL AMUSEMENT PARK MENTIONED! I would love for you to do a full video on Rye Playland! There is so much lore, death, rides, stories and more. For example, Mariah Carey comes and visits every few years and did one of her most famous music videos here!

[@TrojanViruzz]

Have Your heard of Evil Merzannos? That place is near my Hometown in CT.

[@ThemeParkCrazy]

Would love to check it out!

[@dianasorbara2136]

I ❤ your vids! I watch you almost every day! From a fellow theme park fan from Connecticut! Day 2 (Roughly,as I missed a few days) of asking for an individual video about #LakeCompounce

[@CarrieJerry]

'Guzzler Torch' is gonna stay with me for a while 😂😬

[@sylviamueller7365]

Omg Saltkrakan was my favorite show when I was little. I loved Skrallan, the baby, and named one of my dolls after her. LOL I didn't know there was a ride.

[@jaggerguth4391]

Reese's Xtreme Cup took that "Clean Vs. Dirty" Debate from Spongebob and make it into a sport.

[@coyoteartist]

Looked like a lot of fun and clever use of 2D

[@ladyredl3210]

8:06 oh my God, a Magic School Bus reference.

[@lunavoid5500]

i actually rode that garfield ride but i remember the spider being a 3-d model that also blew air on you but i was pretty young and its been well over 7 years since i rode it and moved from pencilvania but i do rememeber the sering and spider scene

[@katiestoker8391]

oh my gosh professor burps bubble works! I loved that ride. I was so sad when they replaced it!

[@UKThemeParks]

Bubbleworks was epic, my most missed ride in the UK. It did certainly die when Imperial Leather moved in. Jury is out if the Gruffalo is better than even that!

[@thecinematicmind]

I remember going on Professor Burp’s Bubbleworks for couple years prior to it been closed. It was a joy to experience. Imperial Leather I only been one it twice, once in 2006 and the other time the day before it closed for good. The 2006 experience I can sum it up perfectly as soon as the ride begins down into the first scene where it feels like a graveyard and going completely worse from there (except the fountains). It might as well be considered for the Worst Retheme in Execution in Dark Ride History.

[@Charlie-pu9bx]

Ahhh, Bubble Works. I think that was pribably my first dark ride. My mum and dad took me and my brother there when we were kids, and I kept asking where we were going. My dad kept saying that we were seeing a man about a dog, so imagine our surprise when we ended up at Chessington!

[@OnlyMiro]

Id love to see the dark ride "over the hill" from adventure island to be covered in a video at some point. It has since been removed and replaced but the original holds a special place in my heart x

[@dandan39818]

I loved bubble works as a kid so much

[@BusterMissy1]

Look up Beelzee Bob’s Trail if you’re looking for more strange dark rides it was at Adventure Island, Southend-on-Sea, Essex; if you remember it.

[@PaulAdler11]

I don’t know if people mention this to you, but your videos have gotten me through some really bad anxiety so thank you for what you do

[@ThemeParkCrazy]

You're very welcome. I'm glad I could help. 🙂

[@PrinzessinSchuhkarton]

I love a good art installation

[@CaptainHarknesss]

My God Bermuda Triangle at SeaWorld, Australia was the first die the scared the crap out of me as a kid! for years! The volcano was functional with fire effect as you exited down the shoot, and blasted into the air above the ride.

[@Idkwhattoputheretbh558]

I love strange dark rides, they have character and are usually a lot of fun

[@mangagirl9132]

I went on the Bermuda Triangle ride at Seaworld. It was weird but I loved it.