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Defunctland
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Hello and welcome to Defunctland! Defunctland is a UA-cam series discussing the history of extinct theme park and themed entertainment experiences. We also have a podcast, VR project, spin-off, and a whole bunch of fun stuff! Welcome to the channel!
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Defunctland: Kid Cities
In this episode, Kevin explores the history of kid cities, a series of fake miniature towns in which children can role-play as adults. Why do these exist, and who is behind them?
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0:00 - Part 1: La Ciudad De Los Niños
13:03 - Part 2: Wannado City
24:02 - Part 3: Similar Projects
35:20 - Part 4: Are You Having Fun?
48:46 - Part 5: Corporate Sponsors
59:34 - Part 6: The Great Recession
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Special Thanks:
Robert Huber, roberthuber.com
CoasterWorldMX, www.youtube.com/@CoasterWorldMX
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Facebook Group:
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Defunctland Subreddit:
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For more great content, visit defunctland.com
Support Defunctland on Patreon:
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0:00 - Part 1: La Ciudad De Los Niños
13:03 - Part 2: Wannado City
24:02 - Part 3: Similar Projects
35:20 - Part 4: Are You Having Fun?
48:46 - Part 5: Corporate Sponsors
59:34 - Part 6: The Great Recession
Buy Defunctland Merch:
defunctland.com/store
Defunctland Twitter:
defunctland
Special Thanks:
Robert Huber, roberthuber.com
CoasterWorldMX, www.youtube.com/@CoasterWorldMX
YeahCompa, www.youtube.com/@yeahcompa
Facebook Group:
Defunctland-1142494142561537/
Defunctland Subreddit:
reddit.com/r/defunctland
For more great content, visit defunctland.com
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On December 15, 1966, Walt Disney died. Sixteen years later, on October 1, 1982, EPCOT Center opened. This documentary covers the journey that took place in between. Historical Companion: bit.ly/3QEaaWs Sensory Guide: bit.ly/3G4L0eT Soundtrack: defunctland.bandcamp.com/album/a-dream-calls Limited Run Vinyl Campaign: www.indiegogo.com/projects/a-dream-calls-on-vinyl Donate on Patreon: patreon.co...
Defunctland: The Awful Wiggles Dark Ride
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Disney Channel's Theme: A History Mystery
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Defunctland: The Bizarre Garfield Dark Ride
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In this minisode, Kevin dives deep into the history of Kennywood's Old Mill and the infamous Garfield overlay, Garfield's Nightmare. History Sources: David Hahner Jr. - www.amazon.com/Kennywood-Images-America-David-Hahner/dp/073853563X/ Brian Butko - groups/Kennywood/ Boaz Frankel - www.verylocal.com/garfield-nightmare-kennywood/3820/ Video Sources: Historic Pittsburgh - historicpi...
DefunctTV: The History of Under the Umbrella Tree
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Go to privacy.com/defunctland to get $5 off your first purchase and protect your financial identity! Kevin explores the history of the Canadian classic puppet show, Under the Umbrella Tree. Buy Defunctland T-Shirts: teespring.com/stores/defunctland Donate on Patreon: patreon.com/defunctland Facebook Group: Defunctland-1142494142561537/ Defunctland Twitter: defunctland D...
Disney's FastPass: A Complicated History
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Kevin deep dives into Disney's now defunct expedited queue service, FastPass and FastPass Plus. Listen to the soundtrack: open.spotify.com/album/2xtaO3beDUQ5NZ7l6ihizF?si=B2jPHYNpS4GwkWoiNxBEDw Buy Defunctland T-Shirts: defunctland.com/store Donate on Patreon: patreon.com/defunctland FastPass Tip Montage: TheKingsJourney “Disney World FastPass Plus Tips You Need to Know” - ua-cam.com/video/g2MD...
DefunctTV: The History of The Puzzle Place
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Thank you to CDCB2 for archiving The Puzzle Works pilot: ua-cam.com/channels/egSM4eTvXqXylcPQ2SDezw.html In this episode of DefunctTV, Kevin explores the history of the 90's PBS puppet show, The Puzzle Place. Buy Defunctland T-Shirts: defunctland.com/store Donate on Patreon: patreon.com/defunctland Facebook Group: Defunctland-1142494142561537/ Defunctland Twitter: defun...
The Handwich: Disney's Failed Sandwich of the Future
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Go to BuyRaycon.com/defunctland for 15% off your order! Brought to you by Raycon. This one got a bit out of hand. In this video, Kevin explore the history of and makes his own Handwich, Disney's Failed Sandwich of the Future! Buy Defunctland T-Shirts: defunctland.com/store Donate on Patreon: patreon.com/defunctland Facebook Group: Defunctland-1142494142561537/ Defunctland Twitter: ...
DefunctTV: The History of Fetch! with Ruff Ruffman
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Defunctland VR: 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
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Defunctland: The History of Toys "R" Us Times Square
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Defunctland: The History of the Worst Six Flags Coaster, Green Lantern: First Flight
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Defunctland: The History of Tomorrowland 1955
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DefunctTV: The History of Dumbo's Circus
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Defunctland: The History of Mickey Mouse Park
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Defunctland: The History of Beverly Park Kiddieland
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I had no idea these sort of places even existed until now. When these places were open I was in the age group for these places as well, so I don't know if the area I lived in was just too far from any or if my parents just didn't want to take me.
I loved that closing speech, it's the sign of a good manager that even with EVERYONE losing their jobs, he can keep their morale high
lmao I once went to a simillar place as a kid. Know which profession I chose? I stole money from the bank lol
Just the mental image of a child breaking the law in a lid city and running to their parent telling them they gotta flee the city the fuzz are after them. (And the parent looking at the clock and going "i paid for 4 hours Timmy, get back in there")
I went to young ameritowne as a kid! I worked at the bank as an accountant. I had to write out the checks to everyone I worked with as well as, you know, account money. I wanted to do all the math as I, strangely, liked to do math back in 4th grade. I also got scammed out of a custom engraved dogtag. They took my class but not my brother's class when he was in 4th grade for some reason if I'm remembering correctly. Maybe I should start bugging him about that more.
God, this video is so subpar, you can clearly tell this is one of defunctlands earlier works as this goes into barely any detail on the park and spends several minutes on things unrelated to Euro Disneyland, this NEEDS to be remade dearly, with defunctlands modern quality, cuz they are amazing now and I would love to see this covered with the attention it deserves and frankly didn't at all get here.
I love how you sometimes break character and let your own opinion through. It makes the video a lot more enjoyable
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Wal mart head nods like 'we gt ur money buddy'
Did he say perverts? My sides are hurting.
enterprise village sounds like a world of fun
i honestly thought it was a fever dream. now that you've unlocked the memory i remember buying focus junior as a kid and reading an article about the kid cities. with hindsight it was kinda obvious what could go wrong...
hearing defunctland break character after barely EVER doing it made me LOSE MY MIND it was too funny
I'm glad Kidzania Jakarta is still running
My kids used to go to Wanadoo City and always had a blast!
The quality of the research behind this video is insane.
amazon warehouse worker ... good lord
A park that teaches family budgeting, buisness budgeting, tax paying and insurance claimimg? O.O WHY DON'T WE HAVE THAT IN EBERY SCHOOL TODAY?!
I don't think I have laughed as hard during "are you having fun" part as I have in a long time
That kid that jacked up the price of shirts while kids were waiting in line for them 😂 what a boss
You don't sound upset about not being mayor.. not even a little bit
what if the kid say he want to work at a morgue
No me la sabía
The concept, as we can see in modern games, is actually genious. And in high demand among kids. But its also increadably flawed and volotile.
its still so weird and kind of cool to go back to these very early defunctland videos where kevin is v pround of his 25k subscribers when nowadays he has almost 2 million and has released many masterpiece videos (fastpass & disney channel videos specifically). its like watching recordings of famous musicians at the very beginning of their careers. anyways still good work i come back to marathon the lot aha
So I worked at the Brooklyn Children's Museum for nearly three years. I literally jumped when it was mentioned, never did I expect to see my former workplace mentioned in a Defunctland Video. At the time I left (Nov. 2023) BCM still had a little grocery store, and a pizza shop kids could pretend to work in. They were easily the most popular attractions in that part of the museum.
Went to one of these for a school trip. Worked at an auto shop. My boss was friends with the other employee. They both got long and multiple breaks while I had one short one. The excuse was that I worked advertising so I was outside most of the time. Felt like I didn’t really get a good experience.
The children yearn for the factories..?
Its all such a fun idea. But "children workin" imedietally is red flags. Not to mention,similar concrpts today in video games are rife with the same problems. Anf tgey are in games. Not a park.
they really made kids eat lunch in exchange city without allowing drinks so the children had to buy them? i mean i guess it really is an accurate portrayal of society but damn...
More like ice cream conewhich
Wow this is what Disney wishes Starcruiser had been
If you think about it, this is just a way to show how our kids what they have to look forward to with the government. Like “Hey kids! See this awesome job!? Great! You gotta pay us to have it! And then when we tax you, you better not be a penny off or you face felonies :D”
It’s incredible to see such kindness and love. Thank you all!
Carousel of progress is one of my favorite Disney rides!
This sounds like the precursor to a fallout storyline.
Imagine losing your v card infrot of fucking Garfield
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That nestle dig was 👏🏾🤣
Commenting before I watch all of it but if JA Biztown is mentioned I'll be really happy (no worries if not).
Ok Junior Achievement (the JA in JA Biztown) was mentioned
AND JA BIZTOWN WAS MENTIONED
26:24 whoa it's the tri-city of chad pennington, new duckburg, and chilladelphia!
Went as a kid to a "Città dei Bambini" in Genoa (Italy), cool experience, and it's still open!
"I can't afford to." Same kid, same.
this is giving me crazy flashbacks to doing BizTown in 5th grade; I was the CFO of some office supply business, and I had a panic attack like 8 minutes in
Never got to experience any of these, but the Science Museum in Boston was my favorite childhood experience! Eh, it was the early 80s and not a lot of these activities existed.
3:45 You said "6,000 square meters, or 20,000 square feet", but 6,000 sq meters is in fact more like 64,500 square feet. Big difference. Maybe you simply converted "meters" to "feet", where it's approximately 3 ft in a meter, but in one square meter, there are approximately 9 square feet.
I think I worked at the grocery store at wannado city, so no interesting stories here. All I remember is being taught how to write a check lmfao Also I grew up near the sawgrass mills mall and the surfer on the outside that was put there to be cohesive with the wannado city is burned into my memory. There was a ron john surf shop in the physical space