Video 1 Cedar Point 1983

[@minimations8697]

I loved the "magic" of Cedar Point in the 80s. I remember not being able to sleep the night before going to CP because I was so excited. I still enjoy it today, but not like back then!

[@deborahchapman2130]

I agree. So much fun back when we were younger.

[@jimkilbane5180]

@@deborahchapman2130 Hell, I was 26-years-old when this was filmed and I remember when the log ride was where the raptor is now near the Blue Streak. My first time at Cedar Point was when I was 8 in 1964 and they still had the Stage Coach ride running through the midway. No one else remembers that ride with REAL horses I am a dedicated (ACE) roller coaster rider now.

[@jamesseech1055]

@@jimkilbane5180 great video. I have to agree the 1980's was the golden years , a family friendly experience.

[@pixnstix]

@@jimkilbane5180 Log Ride, or the Pirate Ride?

[@minimations8697]

Leroy Jackson well, I’m glad those days are history.

[@ceilingunlimited-cp5kq]

The Midway Carousel’s #153 Wurlitzer Band Organ playing in all its magical glory! I do miss hearing those rolls!

[@joelseay5609]

Growing up in the 80’s, I remember my parents saving all the money they could to take us to Cedar Point. It was our yearly family vacation, and I loved every minute of it. A few weeks ago at my dad’s memorial service, in the slide show my dad was with us as kids at Cedar Point. Such fond memories!!!

[@JohnCappel-hl4ob]

Me also growing up in the 80s in central Ohio taking the trip to Sandusky we would stay the night at the Mecca motel in Sandusky

[@lillyarts2]

I go every year with my dad for halloweekends and even though I'm really scared of rollercoasters I still love going to cedar point!

[@summerbreeze8987]

Wow... I worked at Cedar Point for three summers, starting in ‘86, and the log ride was the first ride I worked. Seeing that blonde kid at 0:21 takes me back!!! Hearing the sounds, chatter, carousel music... I remember making eye contact with loads of park guests, wondering what was going on in their lives. I can almost feel the summer heat on my poly/cotton uniform. Feel the random splashes of the cold water. Smell the fragrance of the nearby Belgian waffle stand. Looking forward to shift’s end, going back to the employee dorms to relax after a long day. Best job I ever had. Thank you so much for loading this video. I love it...!

[@coryste5583]

I looked for my parents sister and 3 year old self.. I can't be alone lol. Thank you for the memories

[@ceilingunlimited-cp5kq]

A by gone era that was so much fun! Glad I got to experience those times and back in the 70’s to! People today have no idea what CP used to be like. I have so many memories from that time,and will always cherish them!

[@thinkbeforyouvote]

Wow if the timestamp is right I was there the last week of 83. Could have been this day. Not sure. Thanks for this. It was a beautiful day in any event.

[@krisa8649]

Love love love going back to this time, my high school friends and I only lived 35 minutes away. We'd get passes since '81 when we were old enough to drive and it was something we could afford to do a few times a week after work. I loved going on the pirate & earthquake rides back then, my boyfriend (husband still today in 2024) and I would steal a few kisses in the dark riding back then. (OMG the fun times we and our high school friends had. Thank you for sharing the rides and some of the park attendee looks of our time.

[@tacobor]

Some of the best footage from that area I've seen. This was before the coaster wars. I miss most of what is shown in this video. They really need to put in a new dark ride and more family friendly rides. Heck I miss the rug slide. At least that's what we called it.

[@summerbreeze8987]

Tim Alm I’ve said the same thing to my wife about Cedar Point. Add some dark rides!! Always could use some good dark rides.

[@beannamated]

Are you referring to the carpet burn slide?! 🤣

[@firstsgt279]

Though was start of Coaster Wars/Rides. CP always tops Tallest/Fastest/Longest in this area!. Cork Screw 1976, Gemini 1978. Wildcat 1979. And this yr: Demon Drop 1983

[@surferbri5346]

1983 cedar point had quite a few coasters,

[@Quit3Cut3]

The sky slide! I went in the 90’s a lot but I remember this vividly. Along with kid Arthur’s court!

[@stardeth1971]

Thank you very much, for providing a window to the past, to remind me of what Cedar Point was, and to show my children what they're missing now...

[@geoffhorvath3261]

It's funny. Time is a thief. You don't realize how valuable this sort of family video is until time has done what it does. Parents and grandparents grow old and pass on. Children grow up. Culture changes. Old beloved rides and attractions are torn down and replaced with new ones. Thank you for this trip down memory lane. This was the Cedar Point of my childhood and although I miss so much of what I just got to see again in your video, my kids love going to Cedar Point and hopefully their kids.

[@Nanette-Book-Lover]

The race horses, log ride, merry go round, bumper cars, coal mine ride and antique car ride were some of my favs.

[@Quit3Cut3]

I remember riding the calypso ride with my dad. He passed away when I was 15. Miss him, that was always a great memory of him. I remember the sky slide and kid Arthur’s court. I would spend hours there!

[@jcarterla]

12 year old me thought that working at Cedar Point would be a dream and 53 year old me thinks it would be a nightmare.

[@syntheticfuture1718]

I WISH I WAS THERE TO PROTECT U

[@CoasterCollege]

Look at those operations!

[@Maintenanceman-ef4ng]

This is the Cedar Point I remember. Many good memories. Thank you for posting.

[@josephmackela8466]

Love the old music on the scrambler. They had a lot of 40s, 50s, 60s, nostalgia then, like 70s, 80s nostalgia today. I grew up with it.

[@CoasterBob62]

Excellent footage, Larry! Brings back many memories from the 80's -- I worked there from '78 to '84. Thanks for sharing!

[@amusement420]

CoasterBob62 I didn't know you actually worked there Bob! If I had to do it al over I might ahve done the same. I live close enough. But I did have a better paying Summer job working with people i liked so maybe it wasn't a bad idea :

[@CoasterBob62]

amusement420 I had a Super 8 movie camera back then, but I was more into filming waitresses at Silver Dollar Cafe than rides!! :) It was a great 7 years. Bad pay, but made a lot of friends.

[@zeekman7223]

CoasterBob62 this is awesome

[@stevesguitarworld4571]

Worked there 83 and 84 at the Paddle Wheel Cafe. Always hoping to see myself in some of these videos.

[@lillyarts2]

12:30 that's one of my favorite rides! its so weird seeing people from over 40 years ago ride the same ride i ride today, I knew it was a really old ride but it really puts it in to perspective

[@steven.6853]

Like a time machine! My mom used to sit up front with our cooler of food and drinks. We'd check in every 4 hours or so and gone to next adventure.

[@HalonPoisoning]

1983 was the first year my mom went to Cedar Point. Nice to see what it was like for her as she was only 10 that year. :)

[@peggynewton3904]

This is so awesome! Makes me long for the good ol days!!

[@dash1176]

Wow 1983 I was 18. When we where younger are parents would take us every summer. I forgot about the pirate ride. What’s funny is seeing the men/ boys with those knee high socks with the colored stripes 😂😂😂

[@Historybluff1986]

The covers over the calypso cars are awesome I’d love to see them return

[@IrishOhionan]

I remember at that time Cedar Point had live aquatic shows and other rides besides roller coasters.

[@beannamated]

Oceana. Striker, Cocoa, Misty, and Breeze (the dolphins). Brandy and ___(?) were the sea lions. Can't believe I'm blanking on the name 😲 I worked there in '82.

[@chetwalker2903]

I was there that year as a 9 year old. Great memories

[@kenyoder7714]

I was 16 years old when this film was shot. Good job!

[@tracyblogna6312]

This is the Cedar Point I remember! So much better before all they cared about was roller coasters.

[@agoo7581]

So you liked it back when it was just a glorified carnival? lol

[@jonnie2bad]

the 90's was pinnacle CP. Had all these old rides and then the new big new coasters like Magnum and Raptor. I used to love Sky Slide.

[@lynnvaught5717]

Brings back memories going there when i was a teenager 😀

[@kidney122398]

I remembered that water log ride. I loved the aquarium also. I was sad when closed it. I also remember that they had a zoo.

[@Bojangles5-2]

I loved all the shade from....what were they? Mostly gone now. Oh...TREES!

[@TheLightningStalker]

I hear they replanted some back when they put in the Magnum.

[@aprilskutt974]

My mom took my sister and I to Cedar Point in the 1980s. We were kids then. Most of these rides my sister and I rode together. Thanks for posting this. Calypso was one of my favorite rides.

[@rustymertz]

Back in the days when there was a section of the park that you could bring your own cooler with drinks and food in(my old man did). Corporate greed shut that section down and put a gift shop and food shop there now, for sure.

[@tehrinny7031]

My dad's workplace would have company picnics here. We didn't move to Ohio until 88 (when I was 7), but I remember the picnic pavilion near Blue Streak where his company had hot dogs and burgers for the employees and their families. I'd get a clear view of the lift hill. And the log ride was right there. I remember riding it with my cousins. I was too short to ride Blue Streak and terrified of coasters (until my 20's) lol. I'm pretty sure that area is cleared out for a walkway to Blue Streak and Valravan. I think the pavilion came down around '93 when the log ride was taken out for Raptor. Now I want to go look for old park maps to find it. :) But I can attest there's no gift shops in the area except for the Valravan shop when you get off the ride. There's a resturant in the area the dark ride used to be, it's a sports bar and grill sit down resturant. I've gotten lunch and a drink there a few times.

[@meeshel982]

Yup. We would pack a big ass cooler with sandwiches and drinks. Fun times. Lots of memories

[@ladyred5150]

I was 12 yrs old & loved Cedar Point! I lived in nearby Elyria. Great footage!

[@scenicjax6402]

So great to see this! Thanks for posting it. Brings back great memories!

[@GMA_love_you]

Water logs.. I miss this ride

[@RetroArcadeFan1]

This is so cool. I miss the 80s!

[@firstsgt279]

Start on modern Amusement Parks here. Cork Screw 1976, Gemini 1978. Wildcat 1979. And this yr: Demon Drop 1983.. Cedar Point always been one the Great Ones! Been going there since 1975. Still love old rides, too bad they get retired, sold...

[@andthensome512]

I was there that year. 13 years old. Gemini was only a few years old and pretty sure the Demon Drop was either brand new, or a year old. I remember the Calypso being in front of the Blue Streak. I loved the pirate ride! They also had one of my favorites back then, the San Francisco Earth Quake, or California Earthquake. I forget the exact name.

[@beannamated]

Demon Drop was introduced in '83.

[@olpappy1175]

thank you, the Cedar Point of my youth. Loved the Pirate Ride also the other "dark ride" Earth Quake

[@aprilskutt974]

The Cedar Downs Racing merry go round was a favorite ride of mine.

[@MrKillerRC]

It’s still there today, and operating

[@fleedermouse]

@@MrKillerRCI miss the dips lol

[@jimsmith8797]

A few days before I was born! Love it

[@guystaats8882]

I was a sketch artist in '83 and '84, and if it was in May and rainy, it was one of the early weekends before Memorial Day, and I would have been working for sure that day.

[@FFDmh2223]

Thank you for posting this. Some very fond memories.

[@loudmouth3389]

Awesome! Like a time machine

[@watergawbard]

No one walking around with cell phone in hand. Miss those days.

[@rustymertz]

You mean when people actually paid attention and were present when you were around them?

[@yvngteejay2398]

Ok boomer stuff evolves get over it

[@gimpyjwilliams]

@@yvngteejay2398 things don’t always change for the better though

[@brycefourn2001]

Love the Mill Race footage at the beginning. :-)

[@jimkilbane5180]

That was my first 'Big" ride when I was a kid.

[@erika8214]

My late Nana’s favorite ride.

[@mikebelcher560]

This brings back so many memories! I grew up in MI and we went to CP every year and I loved it. We even had our Junior class trip there when I was in high school. This coming year I am taking my own kids for the first time and I cant wait! I am just as excited now as I was then!! Great footage thanks for the trip down memory lane!!!

[@jimkilbane5180]

Pass on the tradition.

[@lindakissenberger967]

I love this ride it is so fun

[@PubeStache]

Great video!! I miss the aquarium and still tell people about it. That shark tank was so scary as a kid. It was soo deep, it went straight down. I wish you had posted footage of the arcade though.

[@beannamated]

I worked in Oceana with the dolphin and sea lion show. We also covered the aquarium. Walking on planks above the shark tanks was a bit unnerving! That wasn't part of my job, thankfully!

[@kenny_dreadful]

@@beannamated I forgot all about that stuff until the end of this video triggered the memories!

[@fleedermouse]

@@kenny_dreadfulevery park seemed to have a marine mammal show back then. I remember being so bored with them like ‘yeah yeah yeah the dolphins all jump at the same time. …A parrot water skiing was always more entertaining. I’m glad those things are gone.

[@mikes6457]

i miss the Mill Race. would rather have that instead of Raptor. 😊

[@user-vz8pb2fk5d]

Those were the days in america.... no mass shootings.....church attendance 70 % of population..American presidency respected.

[@zohngrookshier3948]

Wow! awesome clear footage from 83' !!!

[@planetfabulous5833]

Tube socks galore in this video! Love it!

[@KeithFox]

thanks for sharing your video

[@beannamated]

Great video. Thanks!

[@plupojr2]

The Jet ride was my favorite as a kid.

[@asamanyworlds3772]

I loved log ride

[@janeporter818]

Very cool!

[@JohnCappel-hl4ob]

Omg cedar point in the 1980s

[@josephmackela8466]

It's neat how everyone is dressed so modestly then today.

[@JohnCappel-hl4ob]

For sure

[@donbeck8835]

Meh. I wouldn't say "more modestly", but I would say there is FAR more variation today. On any given day now a person could dress casually, formally, in a costume, half-naked, baggy, tight, etc.

[@danielboone3770]

Awesome video I gotta say! What great action!

[@BonnieGilland]

Wow this looks fun

[@donbeck8835]

I was born in 1996. Honestly wish I could experience this video IRL, even though some of my favorite rides were made after the 90s. Just think all the kids in this video are in their 40s and 50s.

[@jasonsprang4655]

We wore those ugly uniforms well in to the mid 90's lol! Loved working there except when someone puked:(

[@jimkilbane5180]

Larry, Did your father film this video with your sisters? If so I hope all are doing well. I was 23-years-old when this was recorded. With this lockdown just remembering my joyful past.

[@flintmichiganresident1335]

OMG 😍

[@FlowerClown]

1983 was about the time I started going to CP, before that is was Geauga Lake

[@danieljackett4193]

At that time, a seat belt was the only restraint on the Blue Streak...Rode that coaster many times with my butt off the seat

[@sting1111]

We are reminded of a once great park that is no more, what exists now is shell of its former self.

[@bourboncowboy7715]

Totally agree.

[@asamanyworlds3772]

I was preteenish I loved this

[@LyndsieDances]

Having a bunch of family attractions, dark rides, animals etc. Would definitely make a better theme park as a whole. But they can't market that, or at least they don't know how. In order to get people from around the country they have to have the "craziest" of some non family ride. Which does work, but as a whole, the theme park disappears

[@PubeStache]

I'm looking for footage from the Cedar Point arcade in the 80's if anyone can find some videos. Thank you.

[@josephmackela8466]

Good video!!

[@asamanyworlds3772]

Rip log rides

[@beneachus4901]

The shorts were really short for men in the 80s. I noticed some men in crop tops too

[@amusement420]

Nice!

[@tomlee432]

Was there that year. A young man of 21. Been going from 74 to 2019. Sad what it is today. I love coasters but to constantly take away free perks like the picnic garden etc. Its just too money driven now. And since its cashless i have no desire to go back. I will I'm sure with my kids and grandkids, but my time there is coming to an end. I used to buy season passes and go 3 or 4 times a year. I'm just not down with places going cashless and i don't go to them. The price is too high, the waits too long, the no cash, and just focusing on coasters and not much else has turned me off. Good video though.

[@pizzaman8918]

0:04 it’s like they knew Six Flags was coming down the road

[@sampickel1030]

Hardly any fat people back then. Now it’s hard to find any skinny people there. Sad

[@mistofoles]

Hey, I know this was the 80s, but why was everyone dressed like Rainbow Brite ??

[@toddmartin6572]

No cell phones and everyone is still having fun!!

[@JohnDoe-qf1ji]

damn back then the horse race thing was packed but in 2018 it was just about empty

[@tehrinny7031]

It honestly depends on when you go. I went in 2019 during Halloweekends and it was pretty packed when I rode it, and I had to wait to get on. But there's usually huge crowds at that time, so everything has a wait, including the older and less thrilling flat rides. If you go on an off-time (my fave is late August before Labor Day) or weekdays in early June, most things are empty and even the larger rides have less of a wait. I went last week and had a 30 minute wait for Steel Vengance and Maverick (normally about 1.5 - 2 hrs)

[@nickwerner7983]

0:05 Looney Tunes? What’s Up, Doc?

[@WiFidltttqfy]

prosecutor

[@fleedermouse]

Awesome footage. 16:00 I love the no line concession stand in July. Never forget.