Defunctland: The Bizarre Garfield Dark Ride

[@NotAGoodUsername360]

The ride being deliberately made mediocre for capacity reasons is the most Garfield thing ever.

[@sam4gaming135]

666 likes

[@thatguythatdrawzz749]

@@sam4gaming135 Aha! You have been defeated demon! The beast’s number is gone!

[@w花b]

​@@thatguythatdrawzz749 let's gooo woohooo

[@PRGME7]

@nameaboveallnames22he stole my chips

[@user-ys9fg4ol9s]

Love this comment..

[@laurenwelch4445]

"Too scary for many children and too Garfield for many adults" also describes me

[@AYVYN]

Come back to my place and we’ll make a lasagna

[@crumbs6393]

​@@AYVYN aight bet

[@AYVYN]

@@crumbs6393 We’re the pasta though

[@MrSilvUr]

I wish I was too scary for many children.

[@livejay9062]

I subbed, because surely you have a future making amazing comedy videos!

[@Shadowonshadows]

I'll never get over someone's last vacation before their father died being spoiled by Garfield sex

[@Trees...]

This has absolutely no context for me, and is extremely funny.

[@TheTurkaderr]

I won't get over the " aerial dumps ", which was in one of the letters...man, that place needs to be burned to the ground again to sanitize it..someone is gonna catch cholera or something else in there,lol

[@benm1414]

Spoiled? Or... Enhanced 😏

[@1000huzzahs]

just when you think you've seen all the sentences on the internet

[@evilsilverboy136]

And I thought I seen everything on the internet

[@kodarpy]

“if you can be seated within arms reach of another person, someone has found a way to do something on that ride” is so sinister

[@Rockzilla1122]

@@VunderGuy 🤨what?

[@itsspooky2710]

​@@VunderGuygo back to that ket pipe mate 🤡

[@Leonagraphy]

@@VunderGuy what does that even mean

[@XxdextriousxX]

I feel it’s not only due to proximity but also adrenaline from the ride and being in public. There’s a sense of voyeurism and unlike riding in a car, the couple can be at ease of not having to control the vehicle and also rely on its entertainment to distract nearby passengers

[@farcenter]

Gotta say" sinister" was not a word that came to mind readily watching this video

[@dbert1024]

“The fluorescent splatter was deliberately put there and not the result of 103 years of bad aim.” This is it. The best joke Defunctland has ever told

[@87sjg]

I have to agree….I really laughed at that one.

[@GenkiGanbare]

I screamed. There are generations decorating that wall. Ancestors. And the ancestors' ancestors.

[@paulrus-keaton439]

....aaand it just clicked.

[@matthewclark1529]

Word up. That joke had me dead.

[@Ugly_German_Truths]

@@GenkiGanbare How can they be ancestors if they ended up on the walls... at best it's unknown cousins and great uncles ;)

[@peculiarpossum7149]

the one text being completely blurred out (presumably for being extremely graphic) followed by a genuine "Hope this helps!" Made me lose my mind laughing. This was an incredible watch.

[@beabuzzkill]

SDSDLFKJSJKD I KNOWWWW 😭😭😭😭

[@bobbobert9379]

Hi there! *REDACTED REDACTED REDACTED REDACTED REDACTED REDACTED REDACTED REDACTED REDACTED REDACTED REDACTED REDACTED REDACTED REDACTED REDACTED REDACTED REDACTED REDACTED REDACTED REDACTED REDACTED REDACTED REDACTED REDACTED REDACTED REDACTED REDACTED REDACTED REDACTED REDACTED REDACTED REDACTED REDACTED REDACTED REDACTED REDACTED* Hope this helps!

[@that1niceguy246]

I was on the floor. Just wow.

[@chumbum3041]

TOO MUCH HELP

[@mychaelabeauregard8389]

😂😂😂😂😂HAHAHAHA OMG IM STILL IN STITCHES!!!!!

[@yeethittter1285]

I got so invested in the history of Tunnels of Love that Garfield arriving felt like a bag of bricks to the head

[@egesanl1]

We where all in pice but then the Grafield nation atacked

[@crystalgemgirl731]

It was surprisingly fascinating.

[@DukeOnkled]

Making love in the Tunnel of Garf.

[@DrewskiGames24]

Same 😂

[@francinesmith1889]

Not me. I forgot why I clicked it, reread the title and started skipping ahead to get to the point.

[@Sumguyinavan_]

I love that roughly 50 years before the meme, Kennywood was bonking people sending them to horny jail. But as a kid I rode this with the skeletons theme for years and never knew any of this history. It was just a great way to start the day because it was a slow ride before the coasters opened, the line wasn't usually long, and it was right at the iconic entrance tunnel. The last time I went on the ride in 2012, I was most definitely going on with the intent of some of that iconic romantic time. But we were so surprised and impressed by the art put into the unexpected Garfield theming, that we forgot our original intentions and just came out pleasantly surprised at the overhaul.

[@potahtwah9591]

so fascinated by the artistry you forgot to enjoy the thrill of the old mill

[@Sumguyinavan_]

@@potahtwah9591I mean there was only so much thrill on the table since her dad and little brother were in the front of the boat

[@potahtwah9591]

@Sumguyinavan_ thats called "Challenge Mode"

[@mis_chie_vous]

This is so cute and funny

[@DavidPawson-d7h]

@@mis_chie_vousYet so relatable no matter what generation you are.

[@SirLightsOut99]

Viacom demanding that the employees destroy all of the set pieces for Garfield's nightmare to ensure they couldn't be sold and having them take videos as proof that they actually destroyed them might be the most on brand thing for Viacom that I've ever heard.

[@BlackoutCreature]

I don't see why the amusement park people had to do it. Viacom should've sent their own representatives to take care of this.

[@mightyfilm]

@@BlackoutCreature Nah. Their thugs were too busy going to everyone that uploaded a Spongebob clip's homes and roughed them up. And they say Disney is a horrible company.

[@myriadmediamusings]

@@mightyfilm Disney’s horridness is definitely YMMV, but I think it’s at least generally agreed that Viacom is way worse.

[@XCAltoona]

afaik it's actually pretty much the standard for situations like this

[@MxPokirby]

Hearing that part disgusted me. No one should be able to just destroy history like that.

[@wendyheatherwood]

The fact that there might be people out there who were conceived in the Garfield Nightmare Tunnel is hilarious.

[@hraefn1821]

Hope they named the kid garfield

[@neumetals]

"mommy, how was i made?" "well, me and your daddy went on this ride called garfield nightmare tunnel."

[@PatchyThePirate_]

I feel bad for the people who were conceived in the garfield tunnel like- imagine having the very reason for your existence being tied to this orange cat

[@neumetals]

@@PatchyThePirate_ i would giggle if that were me tbh

[@xMythStarx]

@@neumetals agreed- tbh it would be rlly funny esp if u just started pretending u viewed him as your god or smt lmao

[@CascadianRanger]

I love how Kevin usually is deappanned and straight forward in delivery, this topic clearly broke him, especially the sign being a mascot. That pushed him over the edge

[@chipcub2719]

lol but those arrows are really iconic all over pixburgh!!! he must know

[@SpikeRosered]

I feel like I would end up saying something rude to that particular mascot. It's so dumb!

[@timmccarthy872]

"over the edge" 😏

[@starliing9651]

The funny thing is that I don’t even think the sign has a name? Kennywood is my home park and I have NO IDEA what the sign’s name is

[@creativecritters6791]

@@chipcub2719 I kind of want this in the future. I love how he almost seems to be amused by the absurdity of the mascot.

[@sonofpears4691]

25:58 the message being just “Hi There,” and everything else being censored is simultaneously the funniest and strangely the most terrifying part of this video

[@beegsquare4123]

The “hope this helps” did me in 😭

[@Vooman]

"update it to appeal to modern audiences" is a phrase that should be accompanied by ominous thunder and lightning every time someone says it.

[@hilariousskullnamedcatzo647]

"appeal to mo-" "Bob why is there boss music and ominous thunder?" "Oh it's the new life update" "God fucking dammit"

[@KrugerBabadook]

Companies: we're updating it for modern audiences Everyone else: kzbin.info/www/bejne/gHTTn55rhNqti6c

[@homuraakemi103]

“We need to update it to appeal to modern audiences!” “…Anyone else notice the lightning?”

[@JaredittonGaming]

Poor Splash mountain...

[@Patrick3183]

They’ll make garfield black and Jon a black woman.

[@williamsamuel9593]

"Kennywood employees were given a plastic bat, and instructed that if they saw the naked buttocks of any rider, they were to smack them..." The original "Bonk! Go to horny jail!"

[@sonic23233]

I live in Pittsburgh and I never knew that

[@radwolf76]

"if they saw the naked buttocks of any rider, they were to smack them" -- Someone in my household observed "but surely that's someone's kink!"... then, later when the concept art of the Garfield themed urinal was shown, I had to repeat that observation word for word.

[@MaxxVelo]

exactly what i thought lol

[@mariethememelord9555]

joke’s on you i’m into that shit

[@WasatchWind]

@@mariethememelord9555 Literally.

[@dogecoin9562]

"Though my ex husband was a disappointment in life in general, me and Garfield were both screaming by the end of the ride" that line is absolutely hilarious, whoever wrote that I hope you know how funny that was

[@NotDrDre]

She wrote this gem earlier in the message: “my downstairs got as slippery as the Log Jammer!” Such a way with words!

[@kill4551]

@@NotDrDre I guarantee you that 'as slippery as the log jammer' just became memeified for legions of allegheny county kiddos for years to come.

[@DxBlack]

Had the whole squad rollin' 😐

[@john4845]

Legendary

[@احمدالسيد-ذ1ك]

E 1

[@thetoad4912]

I grew up riding this ride, and when I went back with a couple of friends ten years later we rode it. I cannot express the absolute fear and terror the human mind experiences when staring down the pitch black eyes of John Arbuckle.

[@TheRedCometKid]

Me,too!

[@jasminenicole606]

💀💀💀

[@risxra]

I don’t think I’ve ever heard Kevin so passionate about anything as when he said “YOU CAN MEET. THE SIGN.”

[@howlintherain]

I fully understand I would love to meet the Kennywood sign

[@HollyBunnySilly]

It doesn't sound like a statement. It sounds like a demand. *_Both scare me, Kevin._*

[@TBoneProductionsVB]

hah yea 28:16

[@themardbard9096]

I'm gonna try to get a pic with the sign this summer 🤙

[@TheSmart-CasualGamer]

It really reminded me of "A Bubble Guy" from the SeaWorld video.

[@christ6345]

As someone who grew up going to Kennywood as a kid, the sentence “my downstairs got as slippery as the log jammer”, has absolutely wreck my childhood

[@SmokePudding]

I had to take a quadruple take on that sentence lmao, can't believe it wasn't censored

[@malinachainey1564]

🤣

[@shanebauer8091]

Slippy*

[@reillymcwriting]

@@shanebauer8091 yinz can’t even redd up yer pittsburghese n’at

[@kellyweingart3692]

lol

[@E100Omega123]

"Today we're going to be talking about a garfield ride in the early 2000s..." *begins with the history of picnics in the 1800s* That's the indepth type of lore I can appreciate

[@glenbrogan7791]

Every time I click on a Defunctland video I always ask myself, how many hundreds of years ago is this one going to start? As expected this one did not disappoint

[@Pille1842]

"It was in the middle of March in ancient Rome when events took an unfortunate turn for a man named Gaius Iulius Caesar…"

[@InuNaruPokeAlchemist]

Welcome to Kennywood, where the theme park is a national historic landmark. :)

[@vincentschmitt7597]

If you appreciate lore then I'll mention that in same Pittsburgh area there was a trolley park called Oakford Park in Jeannette PA. Moe and Shemp spent three Summers living above the old post office in town an working at theThe summer theater at Oakford Park. The park got obliterated one year when a amateurish dam above the park burst in a storm dragging the park's coaster thru town. Decades later when visiting the area Moe stayed in Jeannette two streets up from me. I beaned him with a snowball once on first and frothingham.

[@i.d.9754]

Let's start at the beginning. The VERY beginning!

[@GamerTheVoidGamingCentre]

Seeing an entire story just being redacted shows exactly what you went through for this video. I’m sorry for your loss.

[@emcarpio]

“arguably the biggest change to the old mill in its early years would come after the ride caught on fire and burned to the ground” amazing.

[@grilledsleaze]

“Arguably” 🤣👌

[@kakyoindonut3213]

well tokyo somehow have the best infrastructures after it's full destruction in ww2

[@massgunner4152]

@@kakyoindonut3213 what happened to Tokyo?

[@kakyoindonut3213]

@@massgunner4152 it got damaged so badly in ww2 that it's not even worth it to get nuked, they rebuild the whole thing and now there's trains and all

[@massgunner4152]

@@kakyoindonut3213 danm, old japanese military leaders really were out of their mind.

[@abbycollins]

Ah, who could forget the time Kevin tweeted to ask for people’s stories of them making love on this ride. Now it’s time to see the fruits of his labor.

[@0rionz_b3lt]

I mean there were certainly fruits involved.

[@abbycollins]

@@0rionz_b3lt true, and agreed.

[@S0RGEx]

@@0rionz_b3lt And probably some labor.

[@0rionz_b3lt]

@@S0RGEx I really hope nobody was getting /that/ steamy on the ride :/

[@abbycollins]

@@0rionz_b3lt let’s be honest they did

[@kekchanbiggestfan]

I love Viacom buying Garfield and being like “I want him destroyed entirely with video evidence”

[@That_One_Xatu]

In the words of Bloodborn: "NIGHTMARE SLAIN"

[@colossaldonut5190]

I feel like someone had a personal vendetta against that ride for that. The threat of that haunted chair ending up on the black market was too high of a risk for Viacom to take.

[@CaptainJLinebeck]

​@@colossaldonut5190 now I'm just imagining someone getting rejected while on that ride and that caused them to want revenge on said ride

[@CpnGame]

The _real_ reason those props were destroyed was because death was the only way those poor characters could ever unsee the things they'd seen in that tunnel.

[@daelen.cclark]

It’s Viacom. They’re as litigious as they are merciless.

[@tximistarissole]

From 23:40 onwards, hearing him slowly break his deadpan delivery as he builds up to what people got up to on Garfield's Nightmare is incredible

[@p0werpuppy839]

"Having so many people share how this ride impacted them was extremely moving." Tell that to the guy who saw his friend shit in the water.

[@theoneandonlymichaelmccormick]

That was very bowel moving, I’m sure.

[@supermonkey321]

LMAO I got a good laugh out of that!

[@gabe_s_videos]

Bowel-moving! :P

[@WesternOhioInterurbanHistory]

That part of the video was really funny

[@monkiram]

I guess that guy was disimpacted 🤣😆

[@tiredpenguin8840]

I am incredibly concerned about the fact that the shot of the Garfield urinal is apparently the *most watched* part of the video

[@aTalkingPizza]

Haha! I actually went back myself to show it to my GF and comment on how ridiculous things like that are, maybe others did something similar? Hopefully it was something similar, at least...lol.

[@daelen.cclark]

I just took a screenshot of it. It's kinda funny.

[@underlinedcg1574]

“Feed me”

[@avicularia_grimm]

That cursed object is more disturbing than any Garfield creepypasta.

[@anthonywinebarger]

greeting 4 months into the future, it is the gmail that's the most watched now :)

[@Zainy-wh6ck]

'Look I can't think of another way to say this, a lot of you were gay in the Garfield dark ride." Best quote ive heard this year

[@santyjaws]

not even wrong! I would be too tbh

[@iwakeupandboomimarat]

theres chemicals in the garfield dark ride that turns the freakin everyone gay

[@ihaveakirbyobessesion2617]

LMFAOOOOO

[@eustace6046]

What time stamp is this I keep on missing it 😭😭😭

[@Katastropic14]

@@eustace6046 it's at 33:46

[@ashleyrose6320]

the fact that mr. lying under oath managed to take a video about a garfield ride and turned it into something genuinely profound and heartwarming will never not blow my mind

[@AugAug989]

Huh?

[@BlackOrderAlchemist]

@@AugAug989 The guy's last name is 'Perjurer' Which is actually the person who does the lying under oath, but still

[@DonSMDT]

@@BlackOrderAlchemist bruh

[@thefoxsaysno9951]

@@VunderGuy what

[@thedeliveryboy1123]

@@thefoxsaysno9951 I don't think he likes farming equipment that much

[@Slayerthecrow]

I can imagine the employees back then be like. -Let me get this straight, you are going to pay me money from your own pocket to spank people's bare butt in a dark tunnel as soon as I see them. -Yes, that's basically what I said. - I fucking love this job.

[@esosique5]

The spankee: Joke's on you. I'm into that!

[@breawycker]

@@esosique5 Imagining discovering you're into spanking/exhibitionism on the Garfield ride

[@mido3332]

Horny police in a nutshell

[@Mortablunt]

Now it's framed that way, I bet people did it on purpose to get spanked, an attraction more than a deterrent.

[@trigger7ff6]

highly doubt they were getting things straight, ill be real

[@LexieAnneCole]

“Armed with a flashlight and a disapproving stare” I CACKLED CAN YOU IMAGINE- I would shit I would be so embarrassed if some teenager getting paid minimum wage cock blocked me in a tunnel of love lmao

[@KaiDrawsShit03]

When he said armed my head immediately went to "oh they gave the employees guns?!" When he said flashlight I started cackling so hard I had to pause the video. I wasn't even that surprised, like it was a normal thing that a theme park employee would carry a gun around.

[@thomashuizinga4618]

I personally would love that job. Mostly due to all the jokes I would make at their expense.

[@nikolaikai940]

@@KaiDrawsShit03 Employee: "I can hear kissing sounds." _pulls back slide of his Glock that has KENNYWOOD embossed on the side_

[@TerminalM193]

Lmao, the same exact thought went through my head. I actually lost my virginity at action park and got caught in the process.... Was one of the most embarrassing yet exciting time in my life.

[@gremlin8216]

@@nikolaikai940 “So what do you work as?” “Oh well, I’m a sniper at Kennywood park!”

[@PhantomFandoms]

27:39 the image of Garfield staring at you with pitch black eyes saying "you blinked" is genuinely the most terrifying thing I've seen all month. He's about to eat your soul and that's a fact.

[@lizzardgamer7146]

You are not wrong. The second panel has the fish's eyes missing too which makes the last panel even more disturbing

[@Davidpoland2005]

withered bonnie from fnaf

[@ACoolKidsProduction]

"I'M SORRY, JON."

[@dharmallars]

When I first rode this ride all the eyes were already black, and I always thought it was on purpose! Weird to learn that little bit of info.

[@owenshirrell1150]

fucker looks like Sans

[@mattuwu9978]

It’s very cute that there’s subtle nods to Garf in the revamped Old Mill

[@thevelociraptorqueenway8596]

Kenny the Kangaroo not being able to fit in the boat with the new mascots actually made me sad

[@thevelociraptorqueenway8596]

OH DAMN HE GOT REVENGE

[@whitedragoness23]

He wasn’t able to lose those extra lbs in time.

[@sadiepresto]

When you mentioned the scene where Liz is shooting air from a syringe, I paused and said, “it shot water! I rode it a hundred times I know it shot water.” Imagine my disgust realizing the water sprayed on my face was not only an error, but from the ride river filled with unknown bodily fluids. Loved the ride though.

[@capngibbens]

I swear the syringe mustve had to shoot water initially and when it broke it wouldve shot out air that was propellent for said water

[@jonnym4670]

I heard if you drop bleech into the water it will combust

[@timothymclean]

Especially concerning when you think about "103 years of bad aim".

[@MitoNova583]

...dare I bring up the email about the people who'd do their #2 business into the ride's river. I AM SO SORRY.

[@sethned]

Why would you remind me about the water 😭

[@shala_shashka]

“Garfield knows all of our sins” The way you said that in the most disappointed tone is what I needed today.

[@technoturnovers7072]

8:55 oh god. THE CUPS! Those have fucking lead and cadmium paint on them LMFAO, kzbin.infoUgkx9C1Qfz3_ApYdNWXXDpwYuWO9mULzbJqT here's a hilarious clip from a jschlatt video about it

[@LynxSnowCat]

It's a phrase I've heard before, but not in the context of this activity -- -I think.- . . . Although [redact] I can't remember if that was the awkward (chain of) non-sequitur(s) near to the end of my last visit to OntarioPlace.

[@dankerbell]

and then the next line is "perhaps the biggest sin" when talking about maintenance

[@dizzylizzy940]

The dry, cutting humor of this channel is so good. The first time I heard “a lot of you were gay in the garfield dark ride” I laughed till I cried

[@ruskah0307]

​@@dizzylizzy940 so true, I fucking love how he can say the most batshit crazy stuff like "wiggles lore" in the same tone as a depressed cashier 😂

[@Jaxymann]

The fact that a young man could kiss his boyfriend in safety for the first time because of the Garfield Dark Ride is both emotionally moving, and absolutely hilarious.

[@AVI-lh6rm]

garfield protects

[@viyaGyudon]

"I'm gay, John"

[@beth12svist]

​@@viyaGyudon I think you wanted to spell it without the H. (And that's not just pedantry, it genuinely took me a moment to realise what you were trying to convey, about whom.)

[@Goofybig_goober]

🗽

[@misscalicogirl]

what if we kissed on the garfield dark ride.. jk. unless...

[@TheRoxBox99]

"Hi there! [COMLETELY REDACTED] Hope that helps!" The buildup for this was absolutely perfect, with the stories getting crazier and crazier. The comedic timing in this video is top notch

[@u-neekusername4430]

And the music was "bang on"! Sorry, couldn't help it. *ashamed face*

[@eos_aurora]

Amazing I laughed so hard

[@TheTurkaderr]

yes, can you believe her ? that filthy _____________ And then when she ______ on his ______ and he _____ his ____ in her____, I almost _____ all over myself.

[@mareksicinski3726]

what could it even possibly be

[@tysargent9647]

@@mareksicinski3726 If it was entirely redacted, I don't think we'd want to find out.

[@Dontworryaboutit-r8v]

The passion you had when you said “ITS THE SIGN. YOU CAN MEET THE SIGN” sent me bro. Been a fan of your stuff for years!

[@magewoubbie5426]

That was pretty funny, but I would like to correct one thing. That is not "The Sign". It's actually "The Kennywood Arrow". They were originally made of metal, had a finger at the tip of the arrow, and were nailed to telephone poles literally MILES AND MILES from the park, pointing in the direction you would drive to get there. Best year-round advertising EVER. Later ones were wood and shaped like the current arrow, but again, they were scattered all over the greater Pittsburgh area and were visible all year long, even when the park was closed.

[@EssexAggiegrad2011]

@@repentandbelieveinjesuschr466 Amen

[@PwnzratorX7X]

Yeah now the only one is on the Rankin bridge I think

[@mozarteanchaos]

@@repentandbelieveinjesuschr466 what

[@Goosecognito]

@@repentandbelieveinjesuschr466 I thought that said HIV

[@natethegr8174]

“Garfield knows all of our sins”. As a Pittsburgh born and raised child who sent you an email about my experience in those neon halls(not too graphic I hope). No truer worlds have ever been said.

[@Fay7666]

It's this ride the reason why everyone says "mods are gay"?

[@wolfiemuse]

Was your experience romantic in nature? 🤣

[@fushiijo]

spill!

[@nathaniellindner313]

I'm glad that Defunctland tributed Lasagna Cat for this episode by having its own version of the phone poll, somewhat accidentally

[@Stark-Raving]

@@nathaniellindner313 Lasagna Cat is a magnificent work of art.

[@halfknees]

aside from the fact that people had literal sexual encounters during the ride, i really love how it was also a place for couples to feel safe to make romantic exchanges. especially when i saw the email about the person who felt comfortable kissing his boyfriend since they were in an enclosed environment with no one to see or judge them

[@ascaredmilipede7971]

My favorite was the: "Hi there! {Giant paragraf of censored text} Hope this helps!"

[@zetafish7347]

@@ascaredmilipede7971 Now I wish I could see all the uncensored versions of those emails

[@appalachiabrauchfrau]

I had my first gay kiss on the haunted pretzel in bushkill, dark rides were definitely where you'd do same sex handyness on school trips because pulling it anywhere else meant you'd get the shit kicked out of you.

[@A-damWest]

🤣 Who says they didnt "make love" there🤣🤣🤣😂🤮😆😆🤣😅

[@WhiteWolf-lm7gj]

​@@A-damWest You good?

[@ashcashgamer5770]

I just love how Kevin says "You can meet the sign!", why is there a mascot version of the Kennywood sign???

[@Cat-tastrophee]

Limited options and even more limited imagination

[@crystalgemgirl731]

Why not?

[@needaccount94]

The sign in Pittsburgh is iconic. Not only is it a mascot there's also a ride built in the shape of it called the arrow 360. The way people tell each other when they're pants zipper is down is "kennywoods open". Kennywood and the sign are a big cultural part of the city. The sign I believe became iconic because they would hang small signs up all over the city with those arrows pointing to the direction of kennywood. Most people in the city probably have memories of spotting the signs and the building excitement as you get closer and closer. I also gotta mention how these signs were in random fucking places too not on the sides of highways and shit. Like in random residential neighborhoods

[@robotortoise]

28:18, for anyone curious.

[@bandombeviews6035]

@@needaccount94 also the phrase "kennywood's open" meaning that your fly is down. at an eat n park i saw a kennywood sign saying "kennywood's open" pointing down toward a urinal. omg that was the most pittsburgh sentence i've ever written. go steelers.

[@neilvanilla]

"too scary for some children, and too Garfield for many adults" cracked me up so bad. great video as always!

[@dragonfire7965]

As someone who went on it as a child many times… I can confirm the accuracy of this line

[@Yoyoitsyoji]

@John-Paul Hunt ok

[@kateealer7]

Garfield was always kind-of scary. When I was a kid, my Dad made a mix VHS with holiday episodes ranging from Halloween through Christmas (yes, it ended with The Grinch stealing stuff from the Whos and cut-off because it was a VHS from the '80's; I thought The Grinch really DID manage to steal Christmas for years, but I digress). Garfield's Halloween was the first special on the VHS. I always skipped through the end because the old creepy man in front of the fire scared the crap out of me. I was afraid of in-home fireplaces until we moved to a house with one and I was forced to get over my fear. That would probably mean I had a weird phobia for about six years. Thanks, Garfield! I knew there was a reason to be a dog person!

[@arahman56]

@@kateealer7 And then there's "What The Internet Did To Garfield"

[@arnahunas4048]

There’s no such thing as “too much Garfield”

[@NailTransGayming]

"A lot of you were gay in the garfield dark ride" actually sent me, absolute banger video again Kevin thank you

[@veronicav6008]

I WAS LOOKING FOR A COMMENT ABOUT THIS I COULDN'T STOP LAUGHING 😭

[@ijustlikebees]

Who wants to be gay with me in the garfield dark ride???😫

[@beckigreen]

@@ijustlikebees Gross. Go away.

[@ijustlikebees]

@@beckigreen oh okay❤️

[@42ndadventurer41]

@@ijustlikebees im listening 😏

[@technobeagle9598]

As a Pittsburgher this video was a joy, especially the emails, especially the entirety blurred paragraph. I had a friend who worked the old mil often (actually permanently fucked up their foot cause you have to manually push the boats and they were doing that on a broken foot) and this not only lines up completely with what I’ve heard but makes me realize how insane this ride is. The craziest thing about those emails though is it is entirely possible I know any of those people, but infinitely more likely I simply know multiple adults who got handsy in the Garfield Tunnel. I am saddened that I will never be able to experience the ride at its height like they were.

[@GameGrumps]

Just played Garfield's Nightmare for DS thanks to this video.... unfortunately it did not inspire in us the same level of lust as the ride did for many others

[@trizhaaquino1710]

I cannot wait for this episode

[@vuhlen9493]

GRUMPS?????

[@mariic2]

Kevin, please pin this comment chain!

[@essenceweebkittyx3]

Hella excited to watch this episode-👀💖 Quite a shame the Grumps didn't feel any inspiring strong urge to passionately smooch while playing it though. =,] LMAOO

[@AC-gm6dr]

Ew you guys……

[@PrinceKasuba]

There's just something so fitting about a Garfield-themed attraction that was explicitly designed to be mediocre, was met with derision and mockery from parkgoers, yet managed to stick around for a good 16 years despite that.

[@urganodevotaton]

Going from the video it seems like even if nothing else it was trippy good eye candy.

[@larsnyman2455]

That’s the power of The Garf

[@kateg3815]

@@urganodevotaton It was not even that, trust me.

[@seanmce8132]

Yeah it's crazy just how on brand it is.

[@phamiru]

We tried. SO HARD. to get Kennywood management to remove it. Nearly EVERY facebook post of theirs, even if it was something about the food, there would be a slew of comments "Bring back the Old Mill!" "Get rid of Garfield!!" One time, they posted about the ride and we just slammed them with requests/hate/whatever. They knew for those 16 years how much we despised that ride.

[@alexn8672]

"Fluorescent material, which was...not the result of 103 years of bad aim." KEVIN, WHY? Now every time I rewatch the series and think about how warm and fuzzy it is experiencing those nostalgic vibes with your smooth narration, that line is going to be sitting firmly in the back of my head.

[@traviskitteh]

Honestly, I'm glad he made a joke about bad aim in a "love tunnel," and I'm here for this juvenile humor. 👍

[@Kevin-jb2pv]

If the couple in the boat behind you _also_ have bad aim, that might not be the only thing stuck to the back of your head...

[@frederikadam9511]

CUMSHOT

[@ElveeKaye]

I'll be thinking of it every time I watch a video about any amusement park in general.

[@Lemurian.Quartz]

@@Kevin-jb2pv 😂😂

[@dragonbretheren]

25:58 "Hi there! [entire message redacted] Hope this helps!" Most useful screenshot ever.

[@imaniblack5291]

The joke of having the reveal in a different shape than the shadow was way funnier than it should’ve been

[@redpup112]

That's a running gag in these!

[@jackmonroe1461]

Timestamp?

[@nematodes23]

@@jackmonroe14618:10 however instead of replacing the shadow with a completely different character it’s just the first iteration of Garfield

[@intuitiveinks7780]

I remember riding Garfield's Nightmare. My brother, friends, and I were in one boat. We got stopped and were stuck there for half an hour. It was nightmarish, headache-inducing, and annoying. Sitting there while, Garfield's annoying voice was crying for help on loop was surreal. We considered just exiting the boat and walking out along the sides, but we didn't want to get in trouble.

[@Noperison]

*nightmarish?* More like *Garfield’s* *nightmare*

[@circleman628]

This is why I love Defunctland videos, I click to learn about a Garfield ride, I learn about the history of picnics

[@danstaifer2028]

as well as creepy guys in boats

[@22kaybee22]

You never know how it's going to start!

[@jonhanson8925]

I never imagined there could be such a thing as a "history of picnics" It's like hearing about the history of hiking or eating lunch

[@CheeseTree43]

28:10 I died laughing. “It’s the sign!... It’s the Kennywood sign!... YOU CAN MEET!... THE SIGN!” 😂

[@cbot72]

The outrage from the otherwise collected and professional Kevin is one of the funniest things I've ever seen

[@CheeseTree43]

@@cbot72 Agreed 😂

[@lindseydejesus1877]

your tweets have lived rent-free in my head for months. finally, i can experience the lore... the history... the drama, nay, the PASSION of the Garfield dark ride for myself

[@k80_]

EXACTLY!! I saw those tweets reposted awhile back and I gasped when I saw that powerful cat on my homepage

[@FixedFace]

who’s paying rent in your head?

[@Sukagawa]

@Higgs Bonbon nah this one broke me wtf 😭😭

[@NovaMaster375]

@@YourChannel-r4v You owe me $0.10

[@akyox5798]

Whoever wrote “Garfield knows all of our sins” …Thank you because that was a perfect way to sum all of that up

[@GravityRaider]

18:12 "And definitely not the result of 103 years of bad aim" Lmao

[@fordunderwood4493]

I was shook at that part

[@JakeLovesSteak]

Best line in the video. 🤣

[@gioiacobucci]

☠️ ☠️

[@BrenTenkage]

now thats a "hol up" line right there, well played for sure

[@missybarbour6885]

Oh please, the joke is funny, but that wall was right at the beginning of the ride. Not even a high school boy is THAT fast...

[@The73MPL4R]

The pain of being too old to have been conceived on the Garfield ride but too young to have done the deed on the Garfield ride

[@MitoNova583]

between the callback to "a powerful rat", the VERY PASSIONATE emails about people doing questionable things under Garfield's unrelenting gaze, & your tweets of despair, this might be the funniest Defunctland episode I've ever watched to date

[@pippupaladin]

I'd suggest you look up the Action Park episode if you haven't already. that one always has me laughing so hard i have to pause it to avoid missing parts.

[@MitoNova583]

@@pippupaladin yeah I already did watch all the videos this channel has to offer (been watching Defunctland for over a year now) & there's definitely some gems in there too

[@iridxnt]

i love the one that’s just completely blurred out lmao

[@flonxbug166]

yess i think it's my new favorite for sure

[@tentaclesmod]

Is there a single themed toilet/urinal that is not absolutely cursed? I think that no matter how highly thematic your park or building or whatever is, you should leave those alone.

[@dharmallars]

Yeah, pissing doesn’t have to be part of the experience. Most people even children are okay having a break from aggressive theming while they’re peeing.

[@maximillian1109]

​​@@dharmallars Also, I am pretty sure that the toilets in whatever universe the park is themed around does not look like the main characters eagerly awating potential visitors with their jaws agape and eyes wide. I would be really conserned if that was the case. Maybe just...make the walls the same color/patterns as the bathroom in the series, with the same style of interior decirating with the lights, mirrors, potential art or plants...

[@aurawarrior1367]

Why is it called a restroom I am fighting for my life in here

[@jamesflames6987]

Single fly decal within the bowl is fun but tasteful.

[@TheFoolishSamurai]

Based on experience, Disneyland's Star Wars area comes the most close. However, that's kinda cheating because the entire land's aesthetic is industrial grunge

[@shinyagumon7015]

I like how this episode is less about Garfield's Nightmare and more about the 100 year history of people making out at the Old Mill. Also thanks Kevin you are a trooper for going there.

[@Actiondanny]

What else would Garfield have nightmares about? Lack of lasagna? Mondays? Ludicrous.

[@mrsrobophile]

@@Actiondanny There's a relatively famous run of strips about Garfield having an existential crisis. Not to mention some of the bizarre segments of Garfield: His Nine Lives. It's not a surprise that people have always associated the lazy feline with horror. The modern age has taken it to the next level and beyond, but it was always there, weirdly enough. Even the Halloween episode from the '80s gets kind of creepy in the last third.

[@TELMEman]

Honestly, I'd like to imagine Kevin's sanity, just barely hanging on by the thinnest of threads after the deep dive into the Old Mill's history as an... ahem, "intimate spot", completely collapsed in on itself the moment he realized the Kennywood sign was a walkaround meet and greet character.

[@marycrawford7209]

That drawing of the Garfield urinal remains on screen just a second or two too long. Extremely cursed, thank you Kevin.

[@gabe_s_videos]

I remember seeing that drawing in "Garfield at 25: In Dog Years, I'd Be Dead." I had no idea of it's context until now. XD

[@opekamma]

God that bit with the emails absolutely killed me. I'm so sorry that you received the grossest non-spam emails known to man, but the way you edited it absolutely took me out. "Hi there! (REDACTED FOR THE GOOD OF SOCIETY) Hope this helps!"

[@HopePapernacky]

I really want to see what it said lol

[@D3FA1T1]

@@HopePapernacky you dont, if defunct censors it, you. do. not.

[@bluefates58]

Yeah wish I could see what that email said but i also wonder what the one before it said? All we know is something happened to them and they felt something

[@bluefates58]

What it's one of the stoies of when the cart exited with no one in it

[@Ensign_games]

ah yes some one probably screwed garfeild

[@c5ys543]

the best part of this video is when it lingers on the garfield urinal just long enough to be uncomfortable and the music fading out

[@rustyshackleford2007]

😮

[@byunniq9060]

The BEST part? Really?

[@funkytime69]

@@byunniq9060 yes

[@oatieinafloatie4860]

The statistically probable "maybe its you" at 26:15 was both terrifying and hilarious

[@Pompouspigeon]

“Garfield and I were both screaming by the end of the ride” is the most cursed but iconic thing 😂

[@OpeusPopeus]

It’s funny how an “I’m Sorry, Jon” horror ride these days would bring in millions of dollars.

[@pbee.njayay444]

i would pay to see that ngl

[@ZorotheGallade]

And probably bring just as much money into psychiatrist's pockets from all the trauma.

[@kiartoons2010]

Imagine making out in the Garfield ride

[@ZorotheGallade]

@@kiartoons2010 "What if we kissed in front of the pizza box monster? Hehehe, just kidding...unless..."

[@kiartoons2010]

AGH I FINISHED WATCHING THE VIDEO AND I'M SO DISGUSTING WHY DID I PREDICT THIS

[@BazztheBazz]

The uncomfortably long pause on the Garfield toilet at 10:26 is perfection.

[@orchidcreme]

i clicked on the time stamp, and was not disappointed. the way the song playing the background ended on beat as concept art for a garfield porcelain throne was shown… pure gold. i burst into laughter and starting coughing on it.

[@den93050]

It's actually fucking hilarious how that one clip lasts for like, a second or two longer than it needs to. It's amazing

[@wack5416]

As a fan of Defunctland and an annual visitor of Kennywood since childhood, this hits very close to home. Garfield's nightmare was always the first ride we rode after arriving at Kennywood. It's super cool to learn more about it

[@NylaTheWolf]

You learned a little too much about it, eh?

[@manhuntre]

my favorite defunctland moments are when he ever so briefly breaks the monotone documentarian delivery of his voice due to the absurdity of what he's talking about at the time, and my second favorite type of moment is when he MAINTAINS the dry delivery despite the content still being absurd. Great video as always!

[@afeatherinthewind]

absolutely agree, came for the theme park content, stayed for Kevin

[@mechayeti9476]

This documentary has 1) disgusted me, 2) made me nostalgic, and 3) heartbroken. Kudos on making a documentary fantastic enough to feel a roller coaster of emotions.

[@yikesitsconnor]

fun fact: Rick Sebak(he made a documentary on Kennywood that is used multiple times in this video and is actually the guy at 5:50) is my great uncle! He's made quite a few documentaries and is kinda famous in Pittsburg. I'm in another one of his docs as a baby. Great guy

[@kwarra-an]

I was thoroughly charmed by his adorable "you might end up getting a snuggle!" and was gonna make a comment about how lovely his segment there was

[@cocommander]

“You didn’t think that picnic stuff was gonna come back, did you?” Fantastic storytelling tbh

[@raydunakin]

This was much more interesting than I expected it to be.

[@ShawHortonMusic]

That’s Defunctland for ya.

[@lllULTIMATEMASTERlll]

@@ShawHortonMusic I was literally about to type this exact comment lol

[@mrwassef]

Classic Defunctland. It’s Kevin’s greatest gift.

[@TheJillianRussell]

AGREED! 👍👍👍

[@erinjordon829]

WAAAY more interesting. Definitely worth the watch.

[@NateIsLame]

“In this minisode…” *30+ minutes long*

[@ryanehoward]

Exactly!

[@12799MaDeuce]

He talks slow enough that this is easily watchable at 2x speed

[@CheeseLord7]

@@12799MaDeuce it’s still a bit hard

[@bigjohnsbreakfastlog5819]

You have reached 666 likes now.

[@pghcoyote]

@@CheeseLord7 That's what she said as the boat came to the photo op. Sorry, couldn't pass it up!

[@melofelo4484]

There is a cosmic level of irony that permeates this whole story. My favorite is the citizens opposing amusement parks.

[@noahminecraft]

i audibly went "NOOOOO!!!!" when i heard the props had to be destroyed. i want a neon garfield from that ride so badly.....my dreams will never come to fruition

[@ambrosiadreamer]

YEAH SAME. was so sad to hear that. yet another reason why viacom sucks 😔

[@shaunawright]

Imagine the chaotic joy of the park employees when told they get to violently destroy the props and it will be documented

[@yourbrainonegg159]

With enough thought and effort we can rebuild him

[@klobiforpresident2254]

If you ever get a neon Garfield be sure to wash it.

[@shelfdefence1112]

@shmooty riquazo that's the funniest thing I've heard all year thank you good sir

[@absolutionwolf3517]

There's one thing I'm still confused by. They said that sometimes the boats would come back empty. With the amount of cameras around, was it ever revealed where and how they managed to get off the ride early? Or was it the case that Garfield, the ravenous cat that he was, required the occasional sacrifice (body and soul) of a few riders in order to keep his hunger in check?

[@travisshumway289]

As a Pittsburgh native, I can neither confirm nor deny the existence of Garfield sacrifices

[@kiera_rdh6697]

I agree we never got a solid answer. Maybe they used emergency or employee exits lol

[@functionatthejunction]

Legends say they are still in there knockin boots to this day.

[@MmeCShadow]

Legitimate answer: he was still talking about the earlier iterations of the Old Mill, before all the cameras were put in place. Equally legitimate answer: Garfield 100% ate them.

[@wesguffey4503]

I think (if some of the stories I’ve read are true) people would climb out of the boats to look at the sets and walk around them. They probably found staff exits and got outta dodge before they got caught. But also I think Garfield ate one or two a year.

[@Goldnfoxx]

_"Garfield knows all our sins."_ Welp. That gives the Garfield alarm clock I've been using since I got it from friends during Christmas '93 an entirely new aura.

[@RedstoneCreeper2501]

As a local myself and current employee of the park, I thank you for doing a video on this. It gave me much nostalgia.

[@AtomicAus]

That aerial story is truly horrific. Imagine being a kid a few seats back and feeling a slight splash, never knowing the true cause of it.

[@caseys2698]

😖😓

[@TheWinjin]

I'm pretty sure it's a legend. Because I'm not sure how you're supposed to clean yourself afterwards, or do you just walk with a dirty crack?

[@opo3628]

@@TheWinjin - I wouldn't be at all surprised if it actually happened...some people are just vile.

[@MoonShadowWolfe]

I feel like the crowing of "aerial dump" could be a clue as to what had happened.

[@that.ll_do_pig]

@@TheWinjin plenty of stories, on video even, of people having BMs in random places with nothing to wipe with.

[@jediguy3706]

That pause on the Garfield urinals - juuuuuust long enough for it to sink in that, yes, men were meant to piss in Garfield’s mouth, is one of the many reasons I love this channel. Right up there with “…already California-themed California.” I’ll never forget that winner.

[@nerdychocobo]

so many fantastic quotes in this one,, defunctland has always had sneaky humour in it but this is the funniest episode imo

[@RikFTK]

The "poor aim" comment about the paint splashes did it for me.

[@jackreiter7291]

Poor Kenny the Kangaroo had me dying

[@ninjahattori9760]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/gojHnHeJhbqHqLs

[@averyeml]

This one feels like it snuck out of early season 1 Defunctland with its humor and I’ve never been happier

[@rninc.7984]

The character arc for Kenny the Kangaroo was flabbergasting, shocking, awe-inspiring and dare I say, bold. What a wild ride. And don’t get me started on the topic of Hardheaded Harold...

[@shinyagumon7015]

What about the literal Sign?

[@TheTurkaderr]

well at least the Kenny name fit the Kangaroo name, but wtf is a CYLE ??? I get he's a crocodile but his name is spelled C.Y.L.E. ?? Wtf ??

[@shadowpanda69]

P

[@abroadstreet2]

So my partner’s family is from Pennsylvania, with many of his family members (including his mother) having worked at Kennywood during the summers when they were teenagers. Knowing this…I had to ask his mom how accurate the reputation of the ride was. We unfortunately got confirmation that indeed, the Old Mill was a place for people to make out and fool around. I’ve never seen my partner so embarrassed during a conversation with his mother, and it was fantastic.

[@boccs9925]

Even before you reached the Garfield ride itself I was absolutely delighted hearing about the people talking about their kisses and fooling on the Old Mill. You mentioned that there was a similar occurrence back on Disney's Adventure Thru Inner Space. There's just something so... charmingly human about it. Knowing that even 100 years ago young adults still behaved like young adults. The anecdote about boys taking pieces of string to spook their date into thinking there was a spider so they could snuggle closer during the ride or the married couple giggling about kissing in the dark. It makes me love the shared humanity of it all.

[@toshirodragon]

And breaks my heart to see gay kids saying this was the only place they felt safe to kiss. Thank you Kennywood for giving those kids that place, even unintentionally.

[@phamiru]

Kennywood had two other Laff in the Dark rides for that kind of innocent vibe, the La Cachot and Gold Rush, but unfortunately those were taken down.

[@WheresMyInhaler]

Found the Boomers ...

[@toshirodragon]

@@WheresMyInhaler Found the person with nothing to contribute but wants to look cool anyway...

[@mailynnrivers2693]

@@WheresMyInhaler XD and gen x and millenials... when it comes to Kennywood history, we all the same

[@lainarose3922]

Every year I tried to get whoever I was with to get on this ride with me because how broken down it was (more and more every year) was what made it so fun and funny to me. Nothing like rounding a corner to an unmoving animatronic while listening to a repetitive “CAT STEW. YUM YUM.”

[@QueenKaitio]

Or seeing how many eyes still remained year after year lol

[@daradoe9415]

I admit that when I read "Every year I tried to get whoever I was with to get on this ride with me" I thought your comment was going in a VERY different direction! 😂

[@lainarose3922]

@@daradoe9415 NEVER. 😂 Only got on Garfield’s Nightmare for the awfulness of it.

[@dayoldbaguettes]

I think I saw that mouse video work once.

[@turtlejeepjen314]

Terrifying!!🙂

[@ethanandmackthedreamteam417]

I think that this might be one of the only Defunctland episodes about a ride I’ve actually been on. When we would visit my stepdad in Pittsburgh, I loved going to Kennywood and this was the ride I would go on the most because I found the other rides too scary at the time.

[@shinyprisma6085]

until they do a video about Vortex at kings Island, i have yet to have ridden something that was later covered on Defunctland.

[@sonic23233]

I live about an hour away from Kennywood

[@tyrant-den884]

Looks better than the only one I've been on. That dumb "New Hollywood Star" ride from early California Adventure.

[@plutoniumparker3849]

The only ride that I've been on that he's discussed in Defunctland is Stitch's Great Escape. Thank you for your condolences

[@chiefs2pretty4radio]

I was fortunate enough to experience the Back to the Future ride. I loved it and I am sure I would have loved this one too.

[@loto159]

I was so hyped for this ride to come out when I was a kid because there were flyers posted in my elementary school advertising the new Garfield ride. I went there the month it opened, so excited to see how they made the fun spooky boat ride a fun spooky Garfield boat ride. It was probably the first core memory I have of being disappointed.

[@Darkraifan2009]

My siblings and I went on the Garfield ride so many times when we were children, completely unaware of the reputation it had among adults. Needless to say, hearing about it's history has simultaneously ruined and enhanced my childhood.

[@ayindestevens6152]

Yup that’s what adulthood does to us

[@lukewallace1177]

highly relatable

[@reillymcwriting]

that’s what anything related to Garfield does to you (trust me I know, look at my pfp)

[@8stormy5]

Kevin's sense of humor is impeccably subtle. Lingering on the Garfield urinal for a second too long was hilarious

[@crystalgemgirl731]

I saw that and was like,"please, don't", that's just too much, Man.

[@peterdinkler4950]

the silhouette of Garfield revealing dart Garf and the reuse of the "powerful" bit was enough to make me choke on some milk I was drinking.

[@ember6088]

Despite everyone I know hating this thing, despite them making it boring on purpose to reduce queue times, this thing was always PACKED with people. I will never know why. Lines would often spill out of the queue and into the area in front of the ride. There was also very little shade, and you'd have to hear the same cheap Garfield quips 700 times as you waited to be loaded into a rocking boat floating on greasy poo water. Which was often loaded with blue dye to disquise the nasty water. We still rode it almost every year because the line would diminish later in the day, and you kinda felt obligated to ride everything at least once. Also the syringe that would "shoot air at you" would mist you with water most of the time. When it actually worked, that is. Which is distressing to learn that wasn't an intended feature.

[@nickc9994]

The realization of that fact sent shivers down my spine. I know a kid who shit in the stream and I feel like they never cleaned it

[@pinklemonegg]

oh my god gross

[@MrCheeze]

"this thing was always PACKED with people. I will never know why." The video answers the mystery, it has low capacity!

[@inkandecho]

It wasn’t an intended effect…. Oh 💀

[@Somerandomjingleberry]

@@nickc9994 one of those anonymous emails told a similar story. Either you sent that email or multiple kids had the same idea. For some reason I’m rather inclined to believe the latter.

[@huntclanhunt9697]

Fun fact: if you ever find one of those old Garfield mugs from the 1950s-1960s, DO NOT DRINK FROM IT. The paint has near lethal amounts of mercury in it (over 100× the minimal safe amount)

[@drpibisback7680]

You say that like I haven't always wanted to die by being poisoned by Garfield.

[@ct3po776]

Garfield's strip officially started 1978, so how the heck could I find a mug from the 50s-60's when he didn't exist? I question the "fact" part, but funning folks makes sense, and I'll be sure to not drink from something that is an obvious forgery!

[@potahtwah9591]

​@@ct3po776 I dont think it was from 50s or 60s, but this is a true story. Some Garfield mcdonalds glass cups were made with lead, making them deadly

[@RudolphTheRedNosedFox]

@@potahtwah9591 yeah and is it true that McDonalds refused to pull them from their meals?

[@potahtwah9591]

@FunnyTrainFace No, they recalled a lot of them as soon as they heard, but some of the promotions, like Garfield, were long over and McDonalds couldn't get to them. They did urge consumers to stop drinking out of them and trash them as soon as possible

[@JJ-zr1wf]

25:54 "Anyways, that was the last vacation I went on with my dad before he died so hope they enjoyed themselves" Jesus Christ

[@lillianward2810]

My favorite one. I don’t know whether to laugh or cry.

[@Zoe-fd8ll]

WHAT THE HELLLLL 😭😭😭

[@robotortoise]

I laughed so hard at that one. Incredible deadpan from the submitter!

[@TheCaliforniaHP]

@@lillianward2810 crosses the line twice into brilliance

[@micryt.]

25:53 - Oh god, the email beginning with "I was maybe 14 years old, on the ride with my dad" during this section of the video gave me a heart attack.

[@hunterterrat9105]

same

[@TheAmazingfulOne]

Omg same!

[@GammaSierra]

Why? Were you expecting her to recount a traumatic event?

[@stanley8006]

@@GammaSierra 14 years old alone with only you're father in a small boat is probably not how you should start the story of your first big romantic experience story in the old mill where you are alone in a boat cart in a pitch black river and a dark building where no one can really see what's happening

[@GammaSierra]

@@stanley8006 Im just being a smart ass. It's interesting that couples still messed around in the tunnels, despite knowing full well they are being put on film. Those tapes undoubtedly ended up in the hands of the park owner.

[@trey.morris]

the fact that i was literally thinking today “hmmm i wonder when kevin’s gonna upload next…” THIS IS AMAZING

[@silentmozart]

Same 😭

[@superdude4383]

For me it was a day or two ago, but still, I believe Kevin is a mind reader

[@macaylacayton2915]

I was wondering when the next video was coming for about 2 months now XD

[@olivernt2667]

Wow, you’re literally a profit. Jesus has been reborn. This man has made a miracle. Amen. Amen. Amen.

[@michaeltaylor1603]

true, TRUE! It's ALWAYS a gem!

[@3v068]

I remember being in middle school renting garfield books from the library and reading every single one that they had, and then the librarian buying a few we didnt have just for me. I can't remember her name now, but I hope shes doing really well. She was awesome.

[@mrgreengenes04]

Back in the late 1990s, there were a few sections of the "open" part that were missing the metal mesh and you could easily jump out and down into the ground. The open parts had plenty of shrubbery and trees for privacy. There was also a section that was (I think) a group of skeletons seated at a bar, and you could go behind the bar for some privacy and then either out the very visible "exit" service door or hop into an empty boat and leave afterwards. I was too young, but saw people hopping off at both places plenty of times. I also saw people going behind scenery on the Noah's Ark dark ride at Kennywood. As that one was a walk thru "ride", no one would notice if you were in there five minutes or five hours.

[@ByzantineDarkwraith]

Damn lol… did it ever smell like weed in the tunnel? That would’ve been more my speed as a high schooler lmao

[@nerveagent1905]

Fucking on Noah's ark, just like the Lord intended

[@WesternOhioInterurbanHistory]

Thanks for this, was wondering.

[@FelipeJaquez]

"Son you were conceived in the Garfield ride."

[@clouserants]

@@ByzantineDarkwraith I was insanely high on this ride once with the "3D" glasses

[@TomWasHereOnYoutube]

It’s good to know that deciding to make a POV of one of the most hated rides in Kennywood history was able to contribute in a small way to this gem. Great video!

[@QueenKaitio]

Thank you for making it! I'll miss the ride a lot so that video is a a good reminder

[@ninjahattori9760]

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[@atomix1074]

Can you link the video?

[@TomWasHereOnYoutube]

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[@vaimantobe3034]

"Arguably the biggest change to the Old Mill was when it caught fire and burned to the ground" I love this channel so much

[@scert2832]

As a patron of Kennywood, I can supply some epilogue to parts of the story: 1) Nobody at the park thinks the Thomas and friends section was a good idea 2) The Garfield cheese tower ride in kiddie land still has its cheese and mouse livery, but Garfield no longer lives on top. 3) The view that first made Kennywood famous is now very covered up with trees and bushes because the riverside is now home to an operational steel mill. Bear in mind I haven’t been back yet this year (2024) so if I learn anything has changed I will update this.

[@davidhahner]

Not only is it awesome to have Defunctland cover the most historic ride at my local amusement park Kennywood, it is humbling for helping out and you giving me and my dad a big thanks! I love this community on documenting and preserving theme park history!

[@Defunctland]

So cool that you two are so dedicated to preserving amusement park history and thank you for letting me use your footage in the video!

[@raymyth767]

David- your channel seems so cool- brings back all the memories of growing up in western pa