Boblo Island

[LosPlaguS]

Talk about old school....i miss this place...the better version of Cedar Point

[BoydImages]

We used to go in the early 70's. It was a great time!

[cue1555]

Thanx for the memories

[sherpa285]

When I was a kid, my dad always said he liked the boat ride to Boblo better than any of the rides there. I thought that was the stupidest thing a person could say, and made no sense whatsoever. I'm 35 now and I remember the boat ride more clearly and with more fondness than anything else about it.

It's funny when your old man turns out to be right.

[thenegas2008]

@sherpa285 funny thats how my dad felt he loved the rides to bob-lo.

[thenegas2008]

well thank you. funny but my dad felt samw way about the boat rides

[thenegas2008]

well thank you. funny but my dad felt samw way about the boat rides

[thenegas2008]

well thank you. funny but my dad felt samw way about the boat rides

[freeplay73]

I miss you Boblo!

[yashiesmom]

I remember going here back when I was 3yrs old...back in 87'.....It was my first trip to an amusement park...I so wish it was still here. I would have loved to go there as an adult. But still great memories

[Jdub14000]

Ahhhhh back in 91. I went there! It was a blast!

[Berlitz777]

@Jdub14000

I want to go here! Where is it located?

[TheCherryCokehead]

I just vaguely remember going to Boblo. We have some pictures of me riding an elephant with my dad and my cousins :)

[VintagePulp]

I remember riding on the Boblo Island ferry as a kid singing this song......

[Dragsterwiz]

my uncles were the owners of boblo Island and the boats. But they sold it before I was born. I have never been on the island but I have been on the ste. claire.

[15musiclover]

I wish they sill owned it! I used to LOVE Boblo! I have so many memories of that place! You would have loved it too!

[vach2006]

This is a very cool commercial everything goes well with the song; very original. Guy that made it probably made loads of money

[she9829]

Boblo Island was a fun place to go. I remember going there when I was in grade school.

[crunchyice777]

my family's construction company built the flume ride!

[crunchyice777]

i'm only 12 and my parents always tell me about boblo island when they were little, because we live in Windsor and it is directly across from Detroit, and they would go there in the summer. Another cool thing is that my family's construction company helped build the flume ride!

[15musiclover]

That's Awesome!

[treeman2007]

we went every summer to boblo island it was the best place to be

[12wsatye]

no it was in no mans land between detroit and canada, the taxs were paid by michigan , so i would have to say its a U.S.A establishment !!!!

!!!!

[kvasicek100]

I loved this place when I was a kid - it's a shame that it ended up closing in 1993... I was devastated when I found out. This commerical brings back some memories - I do remember seeing this on TV in the late 80's - think this came out right before the Nightmare was introduced.

[SVD1965]

I remember Boblo. God that place was fun. The rides where OK (Cedar Pointe was/is much better) The best part was the boat ride. I loved it. For awhile in the 90's after Boblo Island itself was closed down I think they had booze cruises on the Detroit river. Then I remember hearing something about wanting to build a casino on the Island. The Detroit area has lost so much. I bearly recongize it when I go back to visit family that still lives there.

[junedeon]

We used to go to Boblo every summer when I went to grade school (Presentation on Meyers and Pembroke) and the boat trip was like going to some magical Willy Wonkaish land. With seagulls following the boat. In fact, where on the map WAS Boblo exactly?

[1bikermama]

I remember going at least once with my mother, sister and her kids. Had to be in the 80's sometime. Too bad this closed. It was a great place. In Sandusky at the Merry-Go-Round Museum they have an animal or two from the Merry-go-round from Boblo. That brough back a lot of memories when I took my kids to that museum last year.

[russelltrigger]

did this park close down in 1993?

what a shame, i never been but looking at this it seems like a magic place!"

[HESENTME2]

why does everyone keep using the word magical? copy cats!lol but anyway ,yes it closed in 93 now someone has houses non it! so sad .now detroit is considered the worst city in america! shame,because it had sooo much and now everythings gone!!!!!!!!!!!

[blueeagle48180]

I remember this commercial and the Falling Star ride in it. This was before they got the Simpsons as mascots. I miss Boblo.

[GonzosFilms]

The Falling Star was my favorite! Its still at the Michigan Adventure park!

[leshager]

good god i remember this!

to be 10yrs old again..riding the boblo boat back as the sun is going done...good times

[cgseven77]

Wow, I miss that! The boat ride back was always fun! We had a pretty big family and didn't have much money so we didn't get the big summer vacations but we always made it to Boblo every summer.

[Peeseful1]

Thannks for the memories. Wow I remember I won a dance contest on the boat dancing to Aretha Franklins "Jump to It" 1982 lol! I loved Boblo.

[oingofan]

And now it's gone...:(

[lirothen]

lol catchy tune

[GonzosFilms]

If you like that one you should hear the bob marley song they turned into a boblo jingle. Too bad I only heard that one ONCE on the radio back in the 80's. If anyone has it let me know, I want a copy!

[TheHessian]

The Boblo boat, I remember being afraid the boat would sink and we would have to swim in that scary ass river with who knows what mutants living under the surface.. result of the 100 years of industrial waste

[Brda13]

I miss the Falling Star!

[heine71]

Was this commercial from the 1980's or early 1990's?

[NickJonasRules6]

i go boating there every weekend

that place is so abandoned now :(

[KanDrawBetrThanU]

I worked on Bob-lo at the hight of its popularity back in the mid-80's. It was the best job a teenager could have ever had! I really miss having an amusement park so close by! Too bad it's gone!

[Sweetkimy78]

Man oh man I remember going to Boblo every summer as a kid. All the fun stuff is gone:(

[sweetcupcake34]

i was only a toddler when i came here and i still remember it, that's when i went on my

1st roller coaster the adult roller coaster, i remember the huuuge pirate ship and i cried on it lol

[ClaviusBase]

Seeing this makes me kind of sad. I really miss Boblo a lot. The park was great and the boatride was a blast!

I had some great times with my folks and grandparents in those days on Boblo.

[littlelambccece]

I hear ya! Im sad too.

[katerbug72]

I miss Boblo. I had one of my first jobs there. I rode my bike from Kingsville to the boat dock one day. What fun!

[LASSIELUNALUPICLOUD]

my friend has a cottage on boblo island now it looks like crap

[PhuckHue2]

I was in a band that entertained the passengers on the Boblo boat in 1983. I was surprised at how well behaved the kids were. Lots of fun

[Alterdeus]

Wow I remember going there a couple times as a kid with my grandpa.

Course I was like 5-6 so I barely remember what we did there XD

I just remember the boat was fun to be on..

[haansgruber]

Blaming blacks is the simple answer. But, the more complex answer is, that society has created that monster. Not just in Detroit, but, all over north america. There are many uneducated blacks who live in ghettos. Society has chosen to keep blacks and other minorities under their thumb with hand outs. There's the war on crime, and the war on drugs but, you'll never see the war on poverty. Place the blame 'squarely' where it belongs. Oh and don't forget the secret masonic handshake.

[queercat]

"There's the war on crime, and the war on drugs but, you'll never see the war on poverty." Very well said haansgruber!!

[haansgruber]

The thing people don't realize is; The fact that these people are not in it just to get ahead, they are in it to keep everyone else down while they trample them under foot getting ahead.

Greed, materialism and deception are their driving forces.

But, what does it really get you?

peace :)

[GonzosFilms]

Enough with the racist comments! This is not the place to spread your misguided hate! Anymore will be removed and I'll block your ass!

[PhuckHue2]

thats some racist bullshit. I worked on the boat and everybody behaved. go fuck yourself dumb trash. you are just scared of Black people

[sdbreeze5]

I lived for summers back in my childhood days. Boblo was the place to be and me and my friends wore matching outfits while those white sailor hats. The boat ride over was the best because the second floor was nothing but a dance contest. Thanks for the great memories!!

[mmichaelc]

I STILL MISS THE ISLAND TOO. But we still have the S.S. Ste Claire to see. She it being rebuilt to ride the river again. Last weekend I spent both days helping out it was a blast.

[Sunshine021282]

I MISS BOBLO ISLAND!!!!!!!

[Deminski2]

I was there in 1984, Miss the place

[cana737373]

I miss boblo Island so much it is across the river from my town,now its only for the rich to enjoy

[lisad1213]

I LOVED that place as a kid!!! We used to go in my Brownie troop every year!! Everytime I hear that song I think of that commerical. Now the island is all multi million dollar homes. I still have the patch they show at the end on my Brownie sash, and im 27 years old!! lol Thanks for uploading!!

[Cranberry333]

Used to LOVE this commerical as a child!

I remember one morning it came on, as we were actually getting ready to leave for Boblo - the just INCREASED the excitement!

[nicka727]

This video clip was taken from what channel?

[GreatLakesDrifta]

Hey, summer must be coming of the Boblo commercial is on! Those were the days. The boatride was almost as fun as the park itself. I remember the pulsing sound coming from the dancehall, the smell of food in the air, the lights of Downtown Detroit approaching as the ride neared the end. Ah...! Thanks for posting this video!

[lkwesto9]

Man the feeling I used to get when they started running that commercial in the Spring time....Man i couldn't wait to go. Anybody who's ever been there knows that you always found a little girlfriend or boyfriend on the boat ride there...spend all day together ride the boat home together dancing. fall in love and two weeks later do it all again!

[GoodDoctor83]

That's Roy Hall right out front!

[papatoony]

Aww I remember going there as a little kid...I won a stuffed banana animal. Had it forever.

[mmichaelc]

At least we still have the 2 "Bob-Lo Boats" the S.S. Ste Claire shown in the end of the video is being renovated and will once again run on the detroit river. The ship was down in detroit over the summer at Tricentennial Park on the river front for tours.  It was GREAT being back on the old girl again. I went down there almost everyweekend to see her and the work that had been done during the past week. Can't wait for late spring to get back onboard again.

[pdembaugh]

I loved that place as a kid

[ShootAndSpin]

Thanks for posting this. Boblo's Corkscrew was the first looping coaster I've ever been on. Brings back memories. :)

[MaureenFrancis1]

I went to Bob-Lo today. They are building homes and condos there and turning it into a second home/resort area. Looks pretty cool. No rides left though.

[littlelambccece]

All this did was make me sad! I miss Boblo and everything else that was great about livin in Detroit.

[GonzosFilms]

I know its sad, but it makes me happy to see it again. I wish there was more footage on youtube.

[briandonald]

yeah, me too.

[vfreeck]

They say the demise of the Island were our ignorant Detroiters acting Fools on the boat (particularly after the Riots). They stopped the Boat Rides in the 80s but the Park remained open because you could drive to it but it was so far away that people stopped going, they lost revenue and the park closed.

[mmichaelc]

The boat rides stopped in 1991

[wurlybird9]

yup I remember it was shortly after I went as a kid....I think it was like 1989...I remember riding the boat

[GoodDoctor83]

If you listen closely you can hear my blood pressure rising.

[mmichaelc]

I have to admit I miss Boblo Island and the boats. It's great seeing the ad again it brings back so many memorys thankyou to the person who posted it. I've played this over 30 times so far. Is there anyway of getting a copy? Thank's again, Now I have to go to the store and get a "Faygo Red Pop or Rock&Rye".

[miguel712]

Boblo & Faygo pop go hand in hand,, nothing better

[kblackman]

there will never be another theme park like this one because the next time someone looks for an island to build on there will be large houses already on it and the land will be worth way to much money to get started.

[julieannpey]

i miss boblo soo bad, i could cry thinking that my kids will never get the chance to grow up there...the horror! arg

[JoquanDaHooligan]

Oh my God I miss that Detroit!!!!!

[Xone7]

Great to see this ad again. I am so angry that my children will never have the chance to go to Bob-Lo Island as I did as a child.

[corkscrewfoley]

Wow! This takes me back! How I do this place!

[artgeek1501]

No, this is definitely from 86/ 87. I did not go to Boblo until 87 and this commercial was airing.

[artgeek1501]

OMG!!! I remember this commercial and my first time at Boblo. Wow. Memories. Nightmare and Screamer were the best rides.

[Marty718]

Thanks for the Detroit Memories Love it

[GonzosFilms]

Thanks....Check this out. Here is a little known Boblo secret. All three Roller coasters that were in Boblo until 1994 are still operating today! the Sky Streak is in Mexico, the Screamer is in Vancouver, and the Nightmare is in Texas. What a trip that would be.

[saab7531]

How do you know so much about the bob-lo rides?

[GonzosFilms]

I used to go to Boblo all the time as a kid.

And I did some research on a web site about coasters and found the information about where Boblo's coasters ended up. As for the other rides, I don't know, I'm sure most of them were sold to other parks. I would like to know where the other rides ended up.

[Lowedunnit]

i have been trying to find out where the coasters ended up for some time now. where did they go???

[cottamchopper]

The skystreak is at the Selva magica park in Guadalajara, Mexico. Its no longer called the skystreak its the elcascabel.

[Lowedunnit]

Do you know where any of the other rides went,I wonder if it still is in original form?

[ladyjerrico]

I remember this commercial, thanks for posting it on YouTube, its a true gem :)

[lovintheview]

i miss boblo. i heard they turned it into some kind of apartments.

[baader]

yeah I work their, its very upscale condominiums and homes for the very rich. Frankly i'd rather have an amusement park.

[tttq]

Boblo Island, Tiger Stadium and drive in movies! Man! what fun I had as a kid. It is a shame today's kids can't experience it. Oh well, at least we have Wal-Marts and Walgreens[ which replaced drive ins] and condos[ which is what replaced Boblo] and Comerica Park....well you know the rest!

[michigandon]

Hey, one out of three is better than nothing tttq! Don't forget that the Ford-Wyoming is still alive and kickin'. Go check it out sometime!

[gjs78]

I bet they tear down the Ford Wyoming in another 10 years! If Wally Mart wants it, they will fucking get it!

[michigandon]

The F/W is located in an industrial area and *not* a residential/retail area, so Wally World is not likely to want that property. That's not to say that something else could eventually go in there though. Charles Schaeffer the owner/co-manager is 87 now(!) and certainly won't be able to keep operating the place operating forever(regrettably).

[gjs78]

87? That's what worries me! That is one reason why so many drive ins are gone. The people that owned them retired or passed on, leaving their kids to sell to the highest bidder.

There was a proposal to build a multiple screen drive at the Michigan State fairgrounds but that got shot down.

[Biggie1231]

Hey i love the Video Do u have any more you can maybe send to me ??