I was so confused a couple years back when driving on I-BLVD and I didn't see Skull Kingdom. I couldn't believe it was gone. Think about all the stupid shit that still stands in Orlando and they tear this awesome place down... life sucks.
Ahhhh man, it closed in '06. Anyone taped footage of the inside? I went down there in 2005 but I was too scared to go by myself (friends wouldn't go in since it wasn't Halloween). Darn, yeah reminded me of a scary movie that's why I passed.
When I worked at Skull Kingdom there were years that it was much better than HHN. We had longer lines and much better scares. But you have to understand, we worked on our skills all year round. We weren't just school kids hired for a season with a few rehearsals under our belts, we we seasoned haunted attraction actors. We did our own make up, made and maintained our own costumes, and developed our own characters.
I just found this out today. I never would have thought they would tear Skull Kingdom down, that was a landmark! That place was populer. That's sad :(
It probably got pulled down because nobody went anymore coz it was so scary!!!Me and my girlfriend went with two others one night on holiday and all three of them started cryin!!!!lol!!I had to go round on my own!I was nearly cryin by the end!!!:. (
It got demolished for a number of reasons...mostly money. The people that owned the land had bought the attraction from the original owners 10 years ago...and ran the business into the ground. So they auctioned off the castle contents to one bidder takes all, and sold the land to a developers for a few million.
@thenextdoctor yea i actually worked there near the end with the last owner, he just didnt give a shit about the attraction or the people he cut corners where ever he could and made it an all around ripe off, i felt so terrible working there and taking peoples money, especially after i looked at what Skull Kingdom was like in its hay day its sad really
I never got to got there and they ripped it down. Even Terror in Orlando closed, too it opened after this closed but then that closed, too. It seems haunt attractions can't survive in FL for some reason. Terror on Church Street closed also. What haunts are left down there? Just the one at Old Town? A shame, though that SK was razed because Castle Dracula in Wildwood, NJ burned 2002 and it was one of my favorite attractions. Niagara Falls ON,CA has several, and Lake George, NY. Gatlinburg,TN also
Oh f@ck! Why did they tear it down!? I use to go their all the time on vacation with my family. Damn I didn't know they were getting rid of it. What's being put in its place?
There was no business, the new owner bankrupted the place. It was auctioned off(there is video on my account)to Daytona Lagoon. They plan to put Condos on the lot.
i worked there a little while ago and i'm bummed it was destroyed but thanx for putting these videos up. I now work at Universal Studios and only saw the few days of demolition and in a few days the whole thing was gone......R.I.P
O-TOWN!
pimp2tight1 1 month ago
I was so confused a couple years back when driving on I-BLVD and I didn't see Skull Kingdom. I couldn't believe it was gone. Think about all the stupid shit that still stands in Orlando and they tear this awesome place down... life sucks.
Mattwad 3 months ago
Living near Orlando, I always passed this as a kid, and always wanted to do it :(
darthneji1992 6 months ago
Not fake...I worked there...I was there, this was from my cell phone. Check the location...it's a vacant lot now.
RobertDGP 9 months ago
FAKE.
felinenoir 9 months ago
Oh man. I worked there for 6 months. I hated the owner but it was still my favorite job. So many memories..
chrissisley 1 year ago
Ahhhh man, it closed in '06. Anyone taped footage of the inside? I went down there in 2005 but I was too scared to go by myself (friends wouldn't go in since it wasn't Halloween). Darn, yeah reminded me of a scary movie that's why I passed.
Havic366 2 years ago
Love to see the pics for sure!
Skipperchris 2 years ago
How scary was a year round place like this compared to an event like halloween horror nights?
JumboshrmpXS 2 years ago
When I worked at Skull Kingdom there were years that it was much better than HHN. We had longer lines and much better scares. But you have to understand, we worked on our skills all year round. We weren't just school kids hired for a season with a few rehearsals under our belts, we we seasoned haunted attraction actors. We did our own make up, made and maintained our own costumes, and developed our own characters.
thenextdoctor 2 years ago 3
I just found this out today. I never would have thought they would tear Skull Kingdom down, that was a landmark! That place was populer. That's sad :(
KrakenGuard 2 years ago 6
what replaced this? this was oppisite wet n wild right?
xOMGZLAURA 2 years ago
Nothing yet...it's a vacant lot next to an IHOP.
thenextdoctor 2 years ago
It probably got pulled down because nobody went anymore coz it was so scary!!!Me and my girlfriend went with two others one night on holiday and all three of them started cryin!!!!lol!!I had to go round on my own!I was nearly cryin by the end!!!:. (
benmachin03 2 years ago
It got demolished for a number of reasons...mostly money. The people that owned the land had bought the attraction from the original owners 10 years ago...and ran the business into the ground. So they auctioned off the castle contents to one bidder takes all, and sold the land to a developers for a few million.
thenextdoctor 2 years ago
@thenextdoctor yea i actually worked there near the end with the last owner, he just didnt give a shit about the attraction or the people he cut corners where ever he could and made it an all around ripe off, i felt so terrible working there and taking peoples money, especially after i looked at what Skull Kingdom was like in its hay day its sad really
firedemonprincess 2 years ago
my mom always said we'd go cuz i love that kind of shit but never did :( just like FAO Swarts and Nick Studios :((
darthneji1992 3 years ago
i never got to go to skull kingdom but it was always a great feature of i drive.
shame its gone, nothings replaced it yet
JUNK4UCREW 3 years ago 2
i went in 2000 when i was like 9
to put it bluntly i was scared shitless haha
wouldnt leave my mums side
but yeah anywho gay one that theyve demolished it :|
xalzyx 3 years ago
God...that was the only place i ever got a scare. One of the best places in Orlando, destroyed...sesriosuly annoyed.
mysterioussock 3 years ago
I m very sad seeing this ...I m from Brazil and I went several times to Skull Kingdom , I just love it!!I t was so exciting....
Why they closed ?
maugaw 3 years ago
I never got to got there and they ripped it down. Even Terror in Orlando closed, too it opened after this closed but then that closed, too. It seems haunt attractions can't survive in FL for some reason. Terror on Church Street closed also. What haunts are left down there? Just the one at Old Town? A shame, though that SK was razed because Castle Dracula in Wildwood, NJ burned 2002 and it was one of my favorite attractions. Niagara Falls ON,CA has several, and Lake George, NY. Gatlinburg,TN also
rwk360 3 years ago
what a bunch of cunts, why did they take it down? scary place.
T0nn3r 3 years ago 2
i went to skull kingdom the first time i visited florida in 2002,i watch this with a tear in my eye.
barryoaten1 3 years ago
02 was my first aswell =/ i loved that place
DJScallywag 3 years ago
Oh f@ck! Why did they tear it down!? I use to go their all the time on vacation with my family. Damn I didn't know they were getting rid of it. What's being put in its place?
MyCherryDarling 3 years ago
There was no business, the new owner bankrupted the place. It was auctioned off(there is video on my account)to Daytona Lagoon. They plan to put Condos on the lot.
thenextdoctor 3 years ago
im so sick of the state tearing away land, fucking the beauty of florida.. all these god damn condo's and devlopements always going up.. its just sad
DJScallywag 3 years ago
Condos eventually...that's what I heard.
thenextdoctor 2 years ago
"a haunted family attraction"
PappaWheelie 3 years ago
man that place was awsome just last night i went to a haunted house and was telling my friends about skull kingdom....Ill miss it
BORG138 4 years ago
I have walked past this landmark so many times when I have been to Orlando on holiday.
International Drive just won't seem the same again.
Jason, London
Jasonranford 4 years ago
i worked there a little while ago and i'm bummed it was destroyed but thanx for putting these videos up. I now work at Universal Studios and only saw the few days of demolition and in a few days the whole thing was gone......R.I.P
Skipperchris 4 years ago
I have many photos and relics from the Kingdom if you want to see them.
thenextdoctor 2 years ago
@thenextdoctor put em up on youtube and we'll have a good look and perhaps a scare or two...
erikals2 9 months ago
what hapened someone tell me!!
coryroxmysox47 4 years ago
Skull Kingdom closed Nov.2006,was Auctioned off Feb.2007,Gutted in March and Demolished in August.
check out buyskullkingdom at my space
thenextdoctor 4 years ago