The single 's music video was the first that Carey directed entirely on her own . Carey had been open about the fact that she had not been happy with some of her previous music videos . She therefore decided to single-handedly direct the video , so the outcome would to her exact choosing . Carey said her inspiration for the video was to give off a " free and open feeling , " trying to portray the freedom she had finally achieved in being allowed to direct her first video . The video for " Fantasy " debuted on September 7 , at the " MTV Video Music Awards . " The video begins with Carey rollerblading in front of the boardwalk entrance at Playland amusement park , located in Rye , New York , and riding The Dragon Coaster , the park ’s signature wooden coaster . The video continues with various snippets of Carey until the end of the second verse . Afterwards , the video switches to a night time scene that involves people dancing in the parking lot and on top cars . I 'd done a lot of videos and was n't always a hundred percent thrilled . For the most part , I was never thrilled with the results , so I figured I would give directing a shot . It was a pretty simple concept . Most of the scenes were featured at the amusement park , at a late-night outdoor celebration . I was really happy to be able to include O.D.B in the remix video . Following in their actions , Carey joins in the festivities and hops atop a car and begins singing and dancing to the strong bass and R&B beat playing from the stereos . The video also contains a scene involving a lovable young girl who tries to emulate Carey and whose character reappears in the video for Carey 's single " Shake It Off " ( 2005 ) . The video shoot took place in mid-August 1995 . In the official video for the song 's remix , O.D.B makes a few cameo appearances as a clown , as well as on the Boardwalk during additional scenes with Carey . Mariah included her high school sweetheart , Nick , in her video ( seen riding in the seat behind her on the roller coaster in the yellow and black striped T-shirt )
MTV Video Music Awards
1995 MTV Video Music Awards
Fantasy (Mariah Carey song)