Dracula's Castle, Wildwood NJ Boardwalk, 1991, Pt.1

For you Wildwood Boardwalk fans - here's a visit to the old Castle Dracula, starting with the complete Dungeon Boat ride (beginning to end). Extracted from our June '91 trip to Wildwood video. Good quality. Very dark, so your monitor might have to be adjusted. See Pt.2 for the walk through the castle itself.

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• Dracula's
• Castle
• Wildwood
• NJ
• Boardwalk
• Dracula
• Dungeon
• Boat
• ride
• shore
• New
• Jersey
• amusements
• dark
• 1991

[Marty2978b]

This video is history! I remember this attraction when I was a young kid and went on this very boat ride.. It was terrifying!! I remember this rock from above that looked like it was going to fall on you! There are no more rides that can compare to this at the jersey shore. It is ashame a young boy decided to set fire to this attraction several years ago during the winter season. The entire infrastructure of the castle was styrofoam.

[Onneff69]

@Marty2978b Thank you! Actually, I believe it was *two* kids who torched it. :(

[kevin37840]

hard to believe that that thing burned to the ground I grew up with it.

[Onneff69]

@kevin37840 Good thing no one was in it when it was torched. Can you imagine trying to find your way out before the smoke got to you?!!

[rwk360]

You should post your videos, shannon. Videos of this attraction are extremely rare. I didn't even film any of the inside when I went through it, but I audio tape recorded walking through it in Aug 1995 and June, 1996. In June, 1998 I filmed the exterior at night. Those are the only times I went through it, although I visited Wildwood between 1980-1983 and saw it from the boardwalk at night. Last year July 5-9 I returned for the first time since June, 1998 and I tried Ghost Ship and Morbid Manor.

[xZshannonZx]

Thanks for posting this. Looking back, there's a lot of great memories here. I'm 20 now, so many have faded but Castle Dracula will forever stay in my heart and mind. I hope those kids got locked away for burning down such a beloved family attraction.

[xZshannonZx]

I loved this ride when I was a kid, Castle Dracula was always a favorite of mine to go on especially with my mom. My family has our own videos of Castle Dracula from all the times we visited it. I was about 3 years old when I first rode the boat ride and about 6 when I went through the castle itself. I was so scared, I came running out and fell on the draw bridge, hurting my knee just to have a ride operator dressed as Dracula come to my side. I'm mad that some kids burned down my favorite ride.

[JunmaiShu]

That's so much for posting this wonderful piece of nostalgia! I spent most of my summers along the Jersey seaboard and frequented this place. I remember this part on the boat ride that had a small wooden booth to the left, I didn't see it in this video. A guy pops his head out and screams, it scared the crap out of my sister. I always thought it'd be a great summer job getting paid to scare people all day.

Part 3? I have to watch 1 & 2 now...

[shaolinlueb]

I remember going on this with my father when i was 8 or 9. i was scared shitless.

[henrycatgoesmeow]

@Onneff69 people were in it.. many died...