Waldameer Park wHaCkY sHaCk

[Awesomepuff237]

I like when they have cars for you to ride through on, cuz when i was little, i got terrified when i had to walk through places like this...

[hairyreddick]

that was a cool ride!

[klf97]

wow that actually looked awesome..!!

[shawnmichaelsweird]

Great Ride!

[Organgrinder010]

HELLOO earthlings! I have some rules you must obey before coming into my house.

[IssyAdventerous84]

i almost krapped my pants when i went on that

[5inthehole]

There use to be 100's of these great Bill Tracy darkrides in America. Now, due to all the park closing and effects of time, there are less than a handfull. Waldameer Park has the proud distinction to be able to say they have 2 (this and The Pirites Cove). If you want to see and feel what a real darkride is all about, I'd advise you to go here yourself. You won't regret it, I promise!

[koolkittypurrrry]

FUN!!!!!!!!

[jivegirly1234]

wow u would ride it at night

[jivegirly1234]

waldameer is like 5 min away from me im lucky :)

[birdhouse49]

That looks Scary as FUCK!!

[raychelray20]

I love this Amuesment park just as much as kennywood or cedar point because it is family fun rides it does not really matter how old you are! :p ....... Even though i have to drive 2 and a half hrs. to get here iu live 20 min. from pittsburgh !

[georgef551]

I miss these old pretzel dark rides.

[rwk360]

The Hunt's Pier Whacky Shack was SBNO in 1995, and removed early 1996 during the remodeling into Dinosaur Beach which closed end of 1998 season. The Golden Nugget was rebuilt at Knoebels and is opening this summer. The Whacky Shack in Wildwood , NJ at Hunt's Pier was called Hunt's Horror from 1989 and up.

[rwk360]

Hunt's Pier in Wildwood, NJ had a Whacky Shack there are videos of the outside of it here on YouTube from 1986 and 1988 for a few seconds it had the moving letters on the facade. some of the props inside included the sawmill, whacky clock, knit wit, hell's kitchen, crooked mine, skeleton hands coming out of doors,and more. There are some interior pics at laffinthedark in the dark rides of Hunt's Pier article and a few rare pics in the Tracy darkness article at laff as well as Anthony's boardwalk

[SENSAYSIERRA]

lol last time i went on that i was waiting for like a hour in line and that was over the summer and i scream and close my eyes evrytime i go on it :D

[lillidrew3121]

it reminds me of scooby doo

[divingdonkey]

Thanks to whoever posted this - it's nearly identical to the Whacky Shack at Joyland in Wichita, KS (closed now, but a pretty darn integral part of my childhood. ;)

[ChibiKitteh221]

I stil live in fear of this i am 19 and i havent been there since i was 10 it has scarred me since i was 6!

[KBikini93]

I don't understand the theme. It's a mix between haunted house and a harmless dark ride.

[Cheops2112]

Awesome Ride & Awesome Video.....Thank You.

[AshleyPainter1]

I love tht ride!!!! I went in w/ my bro wen i was 7 and it creeped me out a lil but then i went this yr and it was awesomeeeee but @ the end it sprays mist at u and it smelt so bad

[AshleyPainter1]

I love tht ride!!!! I went in w/ my bro wen i was 7 and it creeped me out a lil but then i went this yr and it was awesomeeeee

[17Angels34Wings]

they fired me, this place sux

[WolvesLoveMeHaha]

@17Angels34Wings Why did they fire you? Your just getting worked up becuz you lost your job.

[17Angels34Wings]

@WolvesLoveMeHaha yea...sorry about that

[WolvesLoveMeHaha]

@17Angels34Wings Its fine. (: But why did they fire you?

[17Angels34Wings]

@WolvesLoveMeHaha Well, long story, pretty much I got hired in as a singer/dancer but i was also going to college full time in mentor ohio @ Lakeland so I was late alot n i loved the singing but had a hard time learning the dances. Anyways they fired me 2 days b4 the park opened, so they were jerks about it.

[WolvesLoveMeHaha]

@17Angels34Wings Oh crapppp that SUCKS

[winjasonwin]

wow, that's a long one..I love it

we need one like that here in toronto ontario for the CNE and Wonderland

[jayroy420]

@brittanybug10 did they also get rid of the piss smell as part of the remodel??

[tryton1000]

that was great! thanks for the wonderful vid

[brittanybug10]

They remodeled the inside this year!

[kennywoodjoe]

@brittanybug10 sweet! That's something I need to see. I may be coming up in August, not sure yet. It's a 2 hour & 15 minute drive from my house to Waldameer. :-(

[brittanybug10]

@kennywoodjoe I'm not 100% sure that they remodeled it, but it really looked like it!!! And for me, it is a 2 hr. 15 minute drive too....I live in Pittsburgh.

[brittanybug10]

@kennywoodjoe it seriously looks remodeled. i go every july, it may just be me though. I live in Pittsburgh

[liebe28395]

@brittanybug10 really i was just there i go every simmer and i didnt go in this year!!!

[pollyisagoodbird]

@brittanybug10 Now that you mention it, I think you're right! I remeber seeing a lot more in 2010 than when I went on it in 2009. I think they remodeled it since it turned 40 last year. I think they also did some work on the Pirate's Cove fun house as well.

[Digityjardog]

wow that house is gay as hell besides the bus honk that would scare me shitless at 4:04

[jjaszczesny]

Hello earthlings! I have some instructions that you must obey before coming into my house! You must keep your arms and legs inside your car! Remain seated throughout the ride with both feet flat on the floor! NEVER throw things at me! Or I'll see that you lose your wristband! Maybe with your arms still attached! I'll be watching to see that you behave yourself! HA HA HA HA HA HA!

[smartguest]

this is the only original whacky shack still operating (not counting Lumalusion at the Texas State Fair or maybe Fantastic Journey at Wonderland amusement park in Armadillo Texas)

[thehahacac]

I think that Bill tracy's signiture gag is the truck honk. Its in all his classic dark rides.

[brittanybug10]

@thehahacac No it's not....He had a ride at Waldameer called the Pirate's Cove too....it's kinda freaky, but really fun!

[oohwhap]

i road this ride before it was funny

[warszawianka]

The part where the car takes you briefly outside the Shack and then back in used to scare the hell out of me when I was a kid.

[CIGARPIGSKIN6]

I love the design of the front of the shack! it's cool!!!

[wozzman69]

greatest ride i ever rode on!

[fungun101]

What did the front of the yellow bus say

[brittanybug10]

Diamond Reo 2

[ShieldsJustice]

@fungun101

Diamond Reo

[04chacha]

that bus gets me all the time! i go on 3 times in a row and it still gets me! I have a POV video i will add here soon!

[fungun101]

yellow school bus at 4:03 blows it's air horn

[KGooding22]

hahaha but not your normal school bus but much much louder. i think thats a part that makes most people sceam.

[erikals2]

@fungun101 and there's a static corpse behind the windscreen of the Diamond Reo

[TwilightGirlyGirl15]

me and my cuz went on this and screamed at the top of our lungs but its not scary at all its so much fun

[SilentNight700]

This is the ride at Waldameer Park that I rode on alone many time because no one else would cause my it only seats 2, 3 if your small or skinny ...My brothers went on together and I went in a buggy after them...It's corny but it's all we got(lol) It ride starts around 2:00

[Jal8919536]

My favorite part of the ride is the mirror room with the blinking strobe light. The famous award-winning Haunted Mansion (1979) ride at Funland in Rehoboth Beach, DE also ends with an oncoming truck hurled at the riders upon exit. :)

[peeptoe]

that was my favorite part as well!

[Bobblehead326]

Wow this looks pretty cool... Thanks for the video!

[monauraldaredevil]

I looove this ride. If there was any way I could, I would have a video of the whole ride like you do :)

[rocknrandy]

Actually Waldameer's Whacky Shack opened in 1970 with their Pirates Cove opening in 1972.  Look for a event at Waldammer next year to celebrate the 40th birthday of the Whacky Shack,

[xHermione31x]

lol i rode this twice today xD

[Thi5i5MyUniqu3N4m3]

I grew up in Wichita and remember the Joyland Whacky Shack as a kid. Now I live an hour away from Waldameer- I'll have to compare the two. I wonder if the Waldameer version has a topless witch in it too..?

[CrystalJupiter]

There was a Wacky Shack at a Carnival somewhere in GA.

It sucked,though...

[vgmaster9]

One of those things you walk through? I getcha.

[CrystalJupiter]

Yes. xD Falling apart, it was awful. It had gum, glue, and other unmentionables covering it.

Why did someone thumbs down my comment?

I never said anything bad about this particular Wacky Shack?

Seriously,folks?

[vgmaster9]

Almost every local fair and carnival here has one. I got ride of the thumbs down problem.

[CrystalJupiter]

Thanks. :D

I haven't seen one here since. I wish i could, cause they're funny.

[hypergurl784]

i see the spiderr!! i was atr waldameer yesterday!

[mitchhoover17]

Holy crap! the bus at the end nearly scared me!

[SuperBakuganlover]

i am going to get motion sickness!!!!!!

[konie225]

the only really scary part is the thing at the end that honcks out of no were also that ride sounds so out of shape like the screching mi god that thing needs major work to sound like new

[brittanybug10]

I used to love this ride but at Waldameer last year I now hate because there is like about a 2 hour line and a 1 minute boring ride that is so lame!

[PowerbootW00T]

yeah. I never really have understood the long line. But, personally, I prefer the Spider. Classic.

I always get my fun at waldameer, get my fun at waldameer

[XxMaDdIeEeXx]

the wait is always soo long whenever i go!!!!

[webkinzgirl145]

Once at the end when theres that huge truck i screamed so loud i almost peed XD

[burnoutfreak13]

ahhhh the memories huh guys?

[ILykePI]

I can remember when this ride DIDN'T have that huge rat or bus at the end!

[JorMandsSRV]

Fourth all time fav ride!

[ah12310]

hah i built a ride like this but it sets in pitch black always and it runs at night only , im a producer n im 16 n i kno alot on rides and such , so i came out with a scary and thrilling ride , its lot like this one but mine feels if ur falling in mid air and its in 3D with high tech 3D illusional glasses , but i love this ride whacky shak ,its the natural thrill and fear for ppl. :}

[TheGirlWhoDubs98]

I'm scared to death of this ride! I only rode it once, and that time I shut my eyes and plugged my ears. But I think I may be able to survive it this year since I rode Haunted Mansion at Disney World. Whacky Shack can't be much worse than that, right?

[Mafcoupe1930]

I'm impressed...we have a wacky shack in Wichita Kansas at Joyland Amusement park ...unfortunately the park is rotting away right now not in operation...but when everything in the old shack was working it was very similar to this one...I didn't know there was more than one

[mariosonicmania1]

ive road this

[redownage365]

I luv this ride i think it's really fun my mom freaked out a little but it was cul. :)

[freesubofficial]

ive been on this ride a lot of times but its not scary at all

[RanHam335]

I know they removed alot of the dips from these rides, but looking at the front of the building it looks like the dip on this one might have originally been deeper then it is now. Can anyone confirm this?

[AstroDroidR4O2]

I've seen an old picture in which the drop was deeper, so yes.

[cmdunner]

I used to work at this park when I was a lad. They did shorten the dip and at 00:46 you can see the line in the blue paint where the dip originally was.

[woodencoasterfan]

One thing Pennsylvania has over the big mega parks and that's the good old hometown park charm. I was born and raised in Florida and never experienced the classic dark ride like this one. Down here, it's always cutting edge and high tech. There's something to be said for the low tech rides like this one.

[AndyHurleysChicklet7]

well ya won't get me to go on this anytime soon LOL

[junepath]

I've ridden that ride a million times. It hasn't changed a single bit since the first time I rode it (probably in the early 80s) and I can remember a time when the line to get in was so long you'd stand there for hours.

My friends and I always joked that the light/horn before you go outside was to get people to stop making out before they emerged outside!

[JoshLevesque1994]

Junepath is right! I live in Erie, I go there all the time with my friends. And the size of the line to get into that 2 minute ride is just crazy! It's a great ride, and a great City!

[JWLJN]

Anyone know of any decent bios of Bill Tracey? Aside from his work his life seems closely shrouded...

[bandgeeko06]

I live in Albion Pennsylvania which is a small town right by Erie. Im 14 years old, and every year, our 7th and 8th grade class goes to waldameer as a field trip! Ive been going to waldameer every summer my whole life! good memories in the wacky shack....

[minaa4life]

good times good times. hah