Defunctland: The History of Cedar Fair's Berenstain Bear Country

[@Defunctland]

CORRECTION: I misspoke, Valleyfair is in Minnesota, not Michigan. Apologies.

[@licoricepencil]

>:( - Minnesota

[@craigjanssen371]

It's okay, Cedar Fair seems to have forgotten about Valleyfair as well.

[@CommanderRealwar]

@@craigjanssen371 and they've also forgotten about their actual park in Michigan. ;)

[@AlexPerrine]

That’s ok. Everyone makes mistakes

[@sominboy2757]

The reason for my masklophobia(fear of mascots). I grew up in Minnesota and grew up going to amusement parks year round. Valleyfair in the summer, camp snoopy/nickelodon universe in the winter. My first ever time at valleyfair in june of 2000 at 3 years old, i got seperated from my cousins while going through Bernstein bear country and while "talking" to brother bear on some faux phone they had and the guy in the papa bear costume enclosed me in the phone booth knocking on the glass wanting me to come out. I screamed like a banshee because his face was pure nightmare fuel, ran out and ended up bumping into valleyfair's resident mascot colonel ohmpapa, same trauma. Have been scared of mascots ever since and im 22

[@rosebyanyname]

Kevin’s narration is getting more sarcastic. And I am HERE FOR IT.

[@reillymcwriting]

Rose Weldon revenge of the sarcasm!

[@missybarbour6885]

Oh. Old videos feature "Sassy Caption Kevin" which is my favorite Kevin.

[@adisonlandon9883]

I too am here for the sarcasm

[@KaijaSchmauss]

Same. "Mid-forever" might be my new favorite one-liner from Kevin. That or "These books were either gripping, satirical takes on the problematic environment of the corporate workplace, or they weren't. In which case, WOW."

[@dunkinnatalie]

Love it.

[@BeantownMrs]

"rampant workplace harassment of the 1960s to the mid-forever" damn, I live for Kevin's narration.

[@lanceturley7745]

That really was a damn good line.

[@shoddyworkmanship4934]

I don't know. Is making a pass at a secretary sexual harassment?

[@TheTrueBatBrain]

Shoddy Workmanship There seemed to be a little bit more than just that covered in the book

[@shoddyworkmanship4934]

@@TheTrueBatBrain Perhaps! But that was chosen as an example of its anachronistic sexism.

[@russellbrown6888]

@@shoddyworkmanship4934 It depends on how you do it. Simply expressing interest or flirting wouldn't be sexual harassment. Going up to someone and saying "Nice ass!" would be.

[@andrewbuback7862]

I like how you called them out for sticking it to the single-purpose attractions for children in that age group to open in the past decade at a major theme park in the Northeast.

[@trentwerner7398]

Such a needlessly specific title too

[@CWRoederer]

Dr. Seuss: “Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better. It’s not.” Also Dr. Seuss: “We’re sellin’ the hell outta the bear book.”

[@furbymations1159]

I think the quote "maybe Christmas doesn't come from a store, maybe Christmas means a little bit more" would have worked better.

[@catsthepope1037]

furby mations they both work but yours definitely might make this even better

[@thunderblood6603]

Nothing wrong with making cash. It's what you do with the cash.

[@ArthropodJay]

also dr seuss: cheats on his wife who had cancer and makes her kill herself

[@sc885]

@@ArthropodJay Dr Seuss knows no infidelity no sir-ee, why Teddy Geisler is rated G

[@dcbandnerd]

After the beautiful, heartfelt tribute to Jim Henson, I gotta say: I feel like I needed a video like this where you've turned the sass up to 11.

[@nicoleealexa]

kevin i am BEGGING u to continue putting random defunctland bear facts in every video from here on out

[@DoswarePictures]

Nicole Johnson He should’ve had facts in other videos, like... Wolf facts in the Big Bad Wolf video. Dragon “facts” in the Drachen Fire video. Food facts in the McDonalds video. Rabbit facts in the okefenoke video. Biology facts in the Body Wars video. Airplane facts in the Eastern Airlines video. US History facts in the Disney’s America video. Just sayin.

[@Connor.Kelly_]

Even when it has nothing to do with bears

[@ladambell]

Some viewers might find them unbearable

[@thatemogirlfromthegym]

@@ladambell YEAHHHHHHHH 🕶 *csi Miami theme song starts playing*

[@endlessnoise9173]

Now, if someone yells, “Run, it’s a sloth.” I’m running for my life.

[@DoomedMarine666]

Based on some experience with The House of the Dead I don't think twice before running away drom a sloth.

[@Meepswonder]

You would be dead regardless, since sleuth easily out run you :)

[@endlessnoise9173]

N30R3M I just have to outrun the guy who shouted that.

[@abraveastronaut]

Still better than running from a wrath or a gluttony.

[@clockworkdeity]

Shout out to all the folk from the "Berestein" dimension stranded in this reality!

[@julianhudson7811]

I'm from the Berestain dimension.

[@ariatwist]

Checking in!

[@reynaldipangestu259]

I'm from Bloodstainverse.. I didn't expect myself to survive but here I am.

[@Brashnir]

it was always Berenstain, you illiterate bastards.

[@CorporalPig22]

reynaldi Pangestu Anyone getting the reference here?

[@craftynekoLM]

As a fan of Peanuts, it breaks my heart that these corporate decisions often result in the expansion of one beloved character at the expense of another cherished franchise. I adored these books and watching this brought it all back to me. Thank you for giving me that moment to remember when we could visit Camp Snoopy and Bear Country.

[@robofistsrevenge3288]

Holy shit. I've been there. No, you guys don't get it. I was so young, and this was so long ago, that I legitimately thought that I had dreamed it. I asked my siblings and parents about it, and they all said "You sure you're not thinking about Disney?" This is absolutely incredible. I remember walking up Spook Hill. This is blowing my mind.

[@goldcherries]

How do your own parents not remember taking you?

[@w4ffel]

Same. I grew up in SE Michigan with family in Chicago, so couldn't remember if I was thinking of Cedar Point or Six Flags Great America. I knew Cedar Point had Peanuts mascots and Six Flags had a Looney Tunes themed play area. So why did I have vivid memories of the Berenstain bear tree house and the dinosaur bone sandbox? Finally proof!

[@kenmc555]

Yes, same experience here. I remember crying because the upper level of the treehouse was closed off.

[@ciprig90]

HashCigarette I remember being so disappointed by this too! I wanted to go up there so badly but there weren’t any stairs to it and I realized we were never supposed to be able to get up there!

[@coneskid2]

marianne mccrank berenstain

[@pohatunuva3771]

As amazing as the Jim Henson documentary is, it's nice to get back to less depressing content. And that classic Defunctland snark is back in full force

[@robertsalgado5995]

The Jim Henson series makes this one feel bland

[@arootube]

@@robertsalgado5995 "Jim told me never to follow the Bird.."

[@cbennett7480]

Which Jim Henson documentary?

[@kc_9970]

POHATU! What are you doing here?!

[@avosmash2121]

Oh god. Thinking of that Henson documentary alone as I saw it in my reccommends made Homestarrunner's voice ring out in my head "Oh no. DON'T DO IT. YOU KNOW THE STORM THAT WILL UNLEASH!"

[@GacMan47]

I forgot it started as Dr. Seuss books. Blew my mind as a kid.

[@mothersbasement]

Man, the sarcasm in this episode is on point.

[@brotherjorge3]

And the puns can bearly be contained.

[@marrymemikestoklasa]

@@brotherjorge3 see yourself out.

[@ZekeStaright]

"We're selling the Hell out of the bear book." ~Dr. Seuss

[@ChristopherSobieniak]

An thus, a series began!

[@SeenAGreatLight]

Little did Dr. Seuss know that in just a few decades, a service called the Internet would immortalize every word he said (no matter what the context) forever. XD

[@Arrowdodger]

I love the dry humor of this channel, especially the "we're selling the hell out of the bear book" bit.

[@moviesrobert]

I could have sworn your name was always "Dafunctland"...

[@Defunctland]

This is a good comment

[@dlzimbruceleritate]

@@Defunctland Completely underrated comment

[@alphalax7747]

I thought it was Defunctlend

[@KaiserMattTygore927]

We slid into the "Defunctland" universe.

[@RegenWasTaken]

@@KaiserMattTygore927 avgn?

[@CosmicEternityCD]

I snorted at the bear facts. Loving the increase in humor in the narration, Kevin! I grew up on the Berenstain Bears, so this was another nostalgic one for me!

[@bananaberry91]

Despite growing up loving the Berenstain Bears, I never knew about the theme parks. This was pretty cool to learn about.

[@dankinmcspankin3123]

*Bernstein

[@bananaberry91]

@@dankinmcspankin3123 bruh you really waited 2 years for this huh? 😂 Sadly it isn't Bernstein though.

[@MessatsuGoshoryu02]

"A collection of comics depicting the rampant workplace harassment of the early 60s and mid forever" Best line of the year

[@livelovesparkle01]

I live somewhat near Cedar Point, and I always wondered if I had just imagined Bear Country since I was only six when Camp Snoopy came along. Thanks for proving to me that my memories are actually real, and keep up the amazing work! :)

[@ChristopherSobieniak]

I never went to Cedar Point at all in my youth, but recall the Bear Country attraction seeing ads for it on TV all the time in the 80's.

[@laurenherda2415]

I grew up going to Cedar Point and I was obsessed with Berenstain Bears, loved it at Cedar Point, sadly everything always changes hardly foe the better anymore 😔

[@ColinHuth]

Kevin getting sassy is giving me huge oldschool Defunctland vibes, and I’m loving it.

[@heartbeat4atinman]

can't believe Snoopy literally murdered the Berenstain Bears

[@BigEOT3]

Tinman The Real origins of how Snoopy became Snoop Dogg

[@mildredpierce4506]

Tinman, it looks like the beagle won this fight.

[@valkyrasonara1797]

Snoopy is a way cuter than the bears

[@BalooDumptruck]

@@valkyrasonara1797 no

[@Dracorex13]

If you're from Virginia, he murdered all the Hanna-Barbera characters (yes, even Shaggy) too. RIP the King's Dominion from my childhood.

[@bobbycharleston]

I grew up in northern Ohio and would go to Cedar point quite a bit. As a kid, this was one of my favorite things to do! Im so excited that you covered this! It was pure magic! This was always kind of the break time for our parents, so they would eat and relax and my cousins and I would have a blast running around in here. It was absolutely incredible as a kid and was really ahead of its time as far as feeling so immersive. The colors, the detail, the overall feeling.....especially now being older, feels completely made up in my mind. Those memories are as fresh in my mind as they were the day I made them, and think that says a lot about how impactful it was on my mind and imagination. Man... Cedar Point. One of my favorite places on the planet. From my earliest memories of the bears and the pirate ride, choosing what color Gemini we were going to ride, to building up the guts to finally ride The Magnum when I was tall enough, getting on The Raptor for the first time and kicking the sky as many times as I could in a day.........to a cool break above the water on the Iron Dragon, feeling the uncomfortableness of The Mantis, having The Mean Streak beat you up, even though The Corkscrew already did. Cedar point is a truly magical place, I even met a girl on the beach at Hotel Breakers when I was 14.... a whole summer love that lasted a lifetime which all wrapped up into two days. Im so fortunate to have all these memories at this one place. All my memories there feel like a Wonder Years episode...........Look at me.....a regular Kevin Arnold. PS You should cover The Skeloton Train Ride from Cedar Point, it was always really fun

[@TBoneTony]

I remember the Bears cartoon from the 1980s. I also remember that stranger danger episode that while it was quite controversial for it's time, it really honed into the fact that the series never were shy about the hard issues that kids really needed to know as they grew up. I think at the end of the episode that while there are bad people out there, there are also many good people who would never want to harm you and you should not think of the worst of everyone as a stranger can sometimes be a friend you have not meet yet. But still be wary of people who may want to take advantage of your innocence.

[@oooh19]

A lot of people it’s people they know not strangers actually

[@dharmallars]

@@oooh19 yeah I’m glad in the past few years the dialogue has shifted from “stranger danger” to “kids tell your parents when you’re hurt or uncomfortable and parents watch your kids and communicate with them” in fact I think “stranger danger” is what lead to many cases of abuse by family members or close friends not being believed or reported back in the day. It’s also sort of weird, blaming the kids in a sense when they’re entirely too young to have any concept of why someone might want to hurt them. It’s the parents job to protect them not the kids to be on high alert constantly.

[@abbyfrie7558]

Regular defunct content right after the Jim Henson finale? *Puts tissues away*

[@ChristopherSobieniak]

YOU BETTER!

[@InnawoodsAnon]

Finally. It was becoming TVland

[@stormcloudsabound]

AltTab Stay mad.

[@mattfahringer148]

@@InnawoodsAnon let's see how mad and salty you can become. come on bitch i dare you

[@train4292]

I’m all for it. We need to recover after all of that sadness

[@Hordaki]

11:20 I'm not comfortable with the fact that SWAT canonically exists in the Berenstain universe

[@caseyjarmes]

Matt H how else are they supposed to stop bearerists

[@landonvincent7974]

@@caseyjarmes good one

[@e-mananimates2274]

@Matt H That makes two of us then. I haven't followed the series in ages, but I remembered it was a bit more wholesome. The Bearstain version of the SWAT team is something I'd expect from a parody of the series.

[@terryaltherr2481]

I swear to god there will be a Berenstain Bears about the criminal justice system with this opening: "In the criminal justice system, the people are represented by two separate yet equally important groups: the police who investigate crime, and the district attorneys who prosecute the offenders. These are their stories."

[@Grandma419]

FBI Federal Bear Investigation

[@SociallyAwkMustache]

I'm loving all of these bear facts.

[@DisneyDude1928]

Kevin: “Can you milk a bear” Defunctland Fun Fact: “Yes you can” I wonder if bear milk will be sold in stores now

[@Viking_Luchador]

"You can milk anything with nipples."

[@beautifulnightmare7551]

@@Viking_Luchador but not men

[@Viking_Luchador]

@@beautifulnightmare7551 I was setting up a joke from Meet the Parents "I have nipples, Greg. You wanna milk me?" but actually, for guys that pump their bodies full of artificial testosterone, their bodies begin to naturally produce estrogen to counter balance it. In some extreme cases, the men do begin lactating.

[@DarkOmegaMK2]

I just wanna say that, if you absolutely need to milk a bear, please make sure the bear consents before hand and be respectful of their choice if they don't want to.

[@Multi-Waves_Music]

Dog cheese is getting bigger, I'd give it just a few more years and bear milk will be the bees knees

[@KeenanSophieLarafan]

I'm always so fascinated by the 1980s theme park renaissance and how everything always comes to an end in the 2000s.

[@Kingmationproductionz]

0:49 nice I didn't know Lil Nas X release the new song for you Kevin

[@malcolmconnors4502]

What Lil Nas X aint git nothin on that song

[@DoswarePictures]

Malcolm Connors But Michael Rosen does.

[@spongebob03]

I see I wasn't the only one who thought of him. LOL!

[@meowtherainbowx4163]

+Dosware Pictures Wait, what are you referencing? I know who the guy is from all the old YTPs and stuff.

[@DoswarePictures]

MeowTheRainbowX Before YTP (KZbin Poop) Micheal Rosen was known for writing Children’s books. One of them was “We’re Going on a Bear Hunt”, which was referenced in the lyrics of the song written for this video.

[@missybarbour6885]

You... you did not make Old Town Road but the bear hunt song I sang at summer camp. You did not. Kevin. No.

[@Emiliapocalypse]

Well that answers my question about whether that was a real song or not

[@crazyowlgirlcncowner]

What time was that?

[@katkrywolt7]

"The rampant workplace harassment of the early '60s and mid-forever..." Sad commentary, brilliant writing! Well done Kevin and Kristin!

[@ChristopherSobieniak]

Sometimes these things never die.

[@horrocks65]

"Here's the entire history of Berenstain Bear's relationship with Ceder Fair" Me: Wait Bears are smart enough to build bridges? That's both amazing and terrifying

[@dankinmcspankin3123]

*Bernstein

[@DarkOmegaMK2]

What do you mean if "bears are smart enough to build bridges"!?!? Do you wanna get your face thorn apart!?!?

[@bamfnicholas]

Did anyone wonder why the bears had those names when the rest of the bears in the show had normal names. Because I did.

[@mitchfletcher2386]

Nicknames.

[@DeCostaPictures8526]

Normal names? One of them was called “Cousin Fred.”

[@hotaru8309]

"Too Tall"

[@hahasamian8010]

@@hotaru8309 "Actual Factual"

[@darreylhenderson702]

According to the berenstain bears website: The names, "Papa," "Mama," "Brother," and "Sister," were chosen for ease of reading and to emphasize their archetypical roles in the family. Also Jan berenstain said in an interview that those names started also because in the beginner books, It was written in basically all dialogue, so it just made sense that they would communicate by calling each other by their family names

[@HeilKromdor]

I remember climbing all over the bones each summer when we went to Cedar Point! The spooky slide was by far my favorite! Thanks for the trip down memory lane Kevin!

[@BigDickMcFlick]

I thought of this when i saw the video in the KZbin suggestion when i logged in :D

[@shellsnbees]

Yay! My favorite thank you again for the Jim Henson doc! I have been sharing with my friends and family even if they don’t understand!

[@LilDroidBlue]

I shared every single one on Facebook and told everyone how much they *needed* to watch it, even if they didn't know it.

[@AllisonMertzman]

I grew up with Cedar point. It was my home park. This just brought back a flood of memories. I remember Bear country and remember when snoopy came. Awesome video!

[@GamerGirl_BRE]

Oh wow! I wish I knew that Berenstein Bears Bear Country existed when I was a kid. I would've LOVED to go there. Those were my favorite books a kid and I used to watch the series on tv religiously❤❤❤ very informative video I LOVED it

[@TheFlowerGirl13]

Me too! I was so mad when Valleyfair finally got it and I was too old

[@RomieDAHomiefrmthaBay]

Minutes too I had all the books and vhs

[@SoulSociety5]

This made me remember things from my childhood that I had forgotten about. I knew I'd been to Cedar Point as a kid but had zero recollection of it until now. I remember the bear phones that told stories!

[@PaddletailPhilly]

This was a _beary_ enjoyable episode, Kevin. Love the little bear fact annotations, and overall more comical tone of this video Looking forward to more Defunctland, like always! :D

[@brandonpadier]

Legit lost it at, “can you milk a bear?” 🤣

[@SmittenKitten.]

Kevin, you're a natural storyteller. I'm so proud to have sponsored your project.

[@mightybk]

Nicely done -- as someone from Northern Ohio who has visited Cedar Point regularly for almost 50 years, I must say, I miss the simpler days from the park. Too many family rides have been removed to make space for their many awesome coasters. Cedar Point needs to move parking to the other side of the causeway and use the current parking to actually expand the park. Not just for more coasters, but for more areas like this. Camp Snoopy is fine but it does lack the more gentle nature of the Berenstein Bear country. I wish it had still been around by the time my kids were old enough to experience it.

[@chickypooh73]

I remember it and the 80s cartoon

[@MainCharecter]

Thanks for making another Cedar Point-centric video. Every time you make one I get so excited. I love that park's history.

[@BeeBuzzly]

Great bear facts Kevin, now I know that I can start my bear milk company

[@DoswarePictures]

Bee Buzzly Also start a Bear Butter company. Just don’t call it ButterBear, because J.K. Rowling will sue you for being a BoneAppleTea.

[@BeeBuzzly]

Dosware Pictures thanks, I’ll keep that in mind

[@kirstenschult327]

I love the Defunctland Bear Facts. So good.

[@thatblindgamer726]

"Cedar Fair is more like Cedar BEAR" Get out

[@Defunctland]

Bear enough

[@mightyfilm]

@@Defunctland And Bear-bie Stickers. No seriously. That's about the level of bear puns that were all over both cartoon series.

[@hellsson1996]

These puns are unbearable.

[@CrimsonNineTail]

Stroker and Hoop anyone?

[@emmarose4234]

You catch more puns with honey than with vinegar.

[@gustavosequera8572]

Another amazing episode. Really loved the "Defunctland Bear Facts"!

[@ChefNikuman]

I was 5 years old when they opened Bear Country in Cedar Point and it was my favorite part of the park. Thanks for the nostalgia trip.

[@jemofthe80s18]

Hey, this is the first I'm hearing about this! How cute! As a kid I LOVED the Berenstain Bears books we still have (and I always remembered Berenstain because I would sound it out and they were the STAIN Bears--my kindergarten teacher read it as Bernstein!) and my absolute favorite is the No More Junk Food. The pictures of the brightly colored candy, chips, popcorn, and soda, and then their trip to the grocery store to buy fruit and grains and Mama introduced Papa to the drink "called water". That one and the Too Much TV, that was a good one too:)

[@dakota7394]

i screamed in excitement when he finally mentioned avalanche run and the OH YEAHHHH played omfg still the best episode of defunctland ever

[@GOODEUSMAXIMUS]

My brain still hears “STEIN” damn this parallel universe

[@waterandafter]

Because you remember the truth.

[@IsaacMillerRocks]

Keep speaking the truth brother

[@wonderguardstalker]

Imagine being so narcissistic and full of yerself you imagine the entire world is wrong and you’re right

[@IsaacMillerRocks]

@@wonderguardstalker It's in another world that we're right.

[@OtakuUnitedStudio]

Someone found out the reason people remember -stein instead of -stain. There were a number of releases on home video that misspelled the name. So you probably saw the cartoon, where it was spelled wrong.

[@john_o]

As someone who worked at Planet Snoopy in Dorney Park last year, I’m happy to see you finally acknowledge it. The history of the Bearenstain Bear Park was also something that had me curious ever since hearing about it being the replacement for Camp Snoopy.

[@kanniekosplayyes2799]

can we take a moment on Papa Bear in the clip where he was backing up to show the walkway was like a seesaw? I thought that was adorable x3

[@alexclark13]

Thank you soooo much for doing more ceder point. I've spent so much of my life there. As a guest and a employee. The tree house that was there was my favorite as a kid

[@SmartsmileGT]

what do you work there

[@kyleallen8591]

Cedar Point's Camp Snoopy is in a whole different part of the park. When they brought the Peanuts over to the park, they renamed the Bernstein Bear country to Peanuts Playground till that area was transformed into planet snoopy for the 2008 season. The indoor section was turned into part gift shop Snoopy's Boutique and part playground as well till about 2012 when they walled off the playground due to ADA compliance. Then it was completely taken out when the added Sweet Spot a huge confectionery gift shop; opened in the mid 2010s.

[@laurastedman2771]

Oh no. I haven't been to Cedar Point since 2010 and that indoor part is the only thing I remember of the Berenstain Bears being there. It's a shame that's not open anymore.

[@Vok250]

"early 60s and mid-forever" oof

[@robertearhart4316]

Growing up near Cedar Point I remember visiting Bear Country as a kid! I have not thought about it in decades though, so thank you for giving me a new sense of nostalgia! Always great to watch your video essays.

[@elizabethkp8867]

This video❤️ I was born in ‘91 and we took an extended family trip to Cedar Point every year. Everyone else went to the big rides and I hung with these bears. That spooky slide was my Everest as a child.

[@huacayacaptain]

Cedar Point Beach Band!! They would always play while you waited for the Imax theater to open up. I visited that Berstain Bear land many times!

[@ChristopherSobieniak]

That was the only IMAX theater in Ohio at that time I bet.

[@tammiejade1155]

I used to watch when I was young

[@KzintiCV]

I read all the books there were when I was a kid. I loved them. I swear to the heavens above that it's Berenstein though.

[@CinderShelby]

I grew up 45 minutes from Cedar Point and spent sooooo much time in the Berenstein bears section of the park. I remember it had a very distinct smell (not bad just plasticy) and it all came flooding back watching this. I remember being so sad that they announced they were changing it to Camp Snoopy even though I was too old for it by then anyway… Thanks for the trip down memory lane ❤️

[@annadeprey21]

Yay! Long time watcher of the show! I’m glad you did a spot on this. I fondly remember all of Bear country at Cedar Point! It was way more immersive than the peanuts area ever became. I remember begging my mom to play in the treehouse until late in the evening.

[@atlanticmadman8115]

Thanks for adding 1440p resolution! I'm glad I can watch your future videos that way on my graphic design monitor

[@aurorathepuppymoth]

I have a really, really early memory of going to a Berenstain Bears theme park and wandering into an empty-ish treehouse house. I remember seeing some areas walled off with plexiglass, and being very confused. I was convinced this was a dream I had, until I saw this video. The oldest I could have been is about 3 if it closed in 1998.

[@ChristopherSobieniak]

I'm sure nobody laughed at this but I liked this quote... "Late addition: Sister Bear" Thanks!

[@outsidercain3038]

I did.

[@emmarose4234]

Don’t even get me started on Honey Bear.

[@ChristopherSobieniak]

@@emmarose4234 Yeah I forgot they had another one!

[@molls127]

addition*

[@ChristopherSobieniak]

@@molls127 Oh thanks for the correction!

[@NateCummings]

I really enjoy the mix of predominantly documentation and education and what I consider to be a lovely amount of sentimentality many of these videos have. thanks for making these

[@jovishark]

I really love the amount of detail in the narration. You even knew what happened during the opening ceremony of Bear Country! I will always appreciate the level of attention in Defunctland (also, I'm glad the trend of earthquake-themed darkrides hasn't died out yet).

[@henryglennon3864]

"We can't stop here... this is Bear Country!"

[@Tadicuslegion78]

“We were somewhere around Bearstow on the edge of the forest when the drugs began to take hold. I remember saying something like "I feel a bit lightheaded; maybe you should drive...." And suddenly there was a terrible roar all around us and the sky was full of what looked like huge bears, all swooping and screeching and diving around the car, which was going about a hundred miles an hour with the top down to Los Osos”

[@jstorm7922]

Start of season 3? I’m excited!

[@otakunthevegan4206]

THIS IS NOT OVER! BEARS!

[@HerpDerpTheTank]

It says this is a minisode. He's probably got bigger plans for Season 3. I cannot wait!

[@kingdelbert]

Thank you for using my footage of Cedar Point. I hope some of my family members don't mind seeing their younger selves on here :P

[@Defunctland]

Thanks for putting it up and for putting us in the description!

[@kingdelbert]

@@Defunctland Glad I could help

[@Joshua-pw8mz]

@@DefunctlandThe Berenstain Bears was revived by PBS in 2003

[@Joshua-pw8mz]

The Berenstain Bears premiered on PBS on January 6, 2003

[@Neurodynamic]

I actually remember this. Grew up in Cleveland Ohio and visited Cedar Point once or twice a year. As a kid this was my absolute favorite part of the park. I had completely forgot this place existed. Thanks for some forgotten nostalgia.

[@danielharmon15]

I vividly remember playing in the Berenstain Bear house and the dinosaur pit at Cedar Point. I was born in '94 so that must have been in '98. Great video as always!

[@MaxEverywhereSystem]

>i go to disney >i head back to my hotel >see this >👀

[@kekameme]

Random Fandom Trash I’m supposed to be at Disney tomorrow, and I’m currently at the hotel rn. And I see this too.

[@kandigloss6438]

Send me back a mouse ear mind control helmet plz.

[@DisneyDude1928]

Random Fandom Trash the perfect day

[@danniedanger9353]

I live in the Cedar Point Area and I 100% remember this part of the park! The indoor play area was the best! Thanks for this video!! Totally just brought back such awesome childhood memories! I used to be so afraid of the Spooky Tree Slide 😂😂

[@firecatskylar]

Kevin, your sarcasm and commentary is the actual best. This is and will always be my favorite series and you can't be replaced. Thank you for this

[@elizabethr5270]

The children's museum that I work at in upstate NY (Strong Museum) has a Berenstain Bears exhibit that seems to basically be a scaled down version of the first Bear Country (now that I know that that was a thing)! They don't have the tree house, but they do have the Boys' and Girls' Clubs, Bear Family Restaurant, Papa's Workshop, Mama's Quilt Shop, a dentist office, and a farm! From what I can tell it's still one of the favorite exhibits in the museum even though it opened with the museum's last expansion in I *think* 2006? Outside the main exhibit they've got statues of the Bear family to take pictures with and a wall that has most (probably all the pre-2006) of the covers of the books on it. It's a pretty cool museum!

[@SketchpadLad]

As someone who is from the area, hearing a deep dive into something from Cedar Point is really cool. The park will always have a special place in my heart

[@ThirdSpectrum]

Hunter S. Thompson: "We can't stop here...this is bear country!"

[@bradbrinkley2995]

Hey you should research the defunct theme park “The Land of Oz” in North Carolina

[@ajzeg01]

Isn’t it still open seasonally?

[@sonzillamariocraft]

@@ajzeg01 RARELY. It depends on the weather, how safe it is to go there at all, etc. It's like the tours at Chernobyl and the city of Pripyat...just replace the radiation with dangerous mountain scapes.

[@QJDWG]

“...Avalanche Run.” *OH YEAH* Me: I’M GONNA GET THE TO POINT, MY NAME’S DISASTER DAVE...

[@missybarbour6885]

I was already boppin' before the music started!

[@DoswarePictures]

Remember season one?

[@maddinpictures3102]

Welcome to Alaska

[@DoswarePictures]

Maddin Pictures Not the best quote surrounding or in Alaska. “A dog cannot make this journey alone. But maybe a wolf can.” - Bob Hoskins, 1995.

[@c-mar9820]

I knew it was indoor when it opened! It’s not just some strange invented childhood memory! Thank you so much for covering this. It made me feel old but was a lovely hit of nostalgia.

[@jasonl203]

I have only ever subscribed to three maybe four KZbin channels. And I have never up until now commented on any KZbin video. Your videos and your narration through the story in my opinion are the most interesting videos on KZbin to date.

[@adricktolliver1328]

This was HILARIOUS. The bear vs. dog encounters fact was perfectly timed, and that SONG was so funny.

[@Xer0sama]

Twelve minutes, several decades, and no Eisner. It's either a record or he's hiding in my closet. Where's my baseball bat full of nails?

[@UrSammich]

Where are my parallel dimension hoppers who remember it was Berenstein Bears? (seriously, I don't remember it at Berenstain Bears)

[@Beardodoomus]

Berenstein. Without question.

[@CorporalPig22]

Berenstein.

[@getthegoons]

Dude I definitely remember it being Berenstein. It freaked me out a bit when that shit came up because I was like 'i remember the show saying Berenstein for sure.'

[@KaiserMattTygore927]

I blame a purple haired time traveler with a sword, he ruined our timeline!

[@AnonymOus-ss9jj]

@pomeygranates Well it was always pronounced Bernst-E-n so I think people just assumed it had an e. However, for anyone still wondering about the phenomena, I suggest looking up confabulation online.

[@Delcat42]

I was four years old and spent the entire car trip to Cedar Point looking at the Spooky Old Tree on the brochure pictured at 7:55, I was so absolutely hype for the experience, I had been looking forward to it for MONTHS...and as soon as I got in and saw the slide was dark I noped right back outta there |,D I still had a ton of fun and remember the area super fondly, thank you so so much for this!

[@DemonFayre]

Thank you so much for this episode. I grew up going to Cedar Point every summer, as did a lot of other late 80s, early 90s kids. But nobody seems to remember the Bear Country, just the Peanuts. I knew it wasn't just some weird fever dream from the year I caught the chicken pox while at the park. That was a fun vacation. 😣

[@safetyman4967]

You guys deserve a tv show on theme parks and creator specific mini series like the Henson series grea work!

[@brycevo]

I'm loving all of these amazing Bear Facts

[@shaina9675]

whenever i hear your voice i automatically think of charles entertainment cheese i'm sorry

[@RelicCipher]

You have cursed me with the reminder of his full name

[@missybarbour6885]

You're not wrong

[@DoswarePictures]

Wyvernagon CHUNKY CHEESE

[@ginaginagina.]

_a powerful rat named charles entertainment cheese_

[@DoswarePictures]

zora vs. the world A powerful rat who was once intended to be a Coyote.

[@aliviahill2735]

Holy actual shit, I remember this! I’m someone who vividly recalled the Bernstein Bears treehouse in Dorney Park in PA. It came out at the perfect time for anyone in my generation. I honestly thought I had imagined it since the kids section of Dorney has been Peanuts for so long. But it’s good to know I didn’t make this up after all!

[@kimmariebimmarie]

I remember going to Berenstain Bears country in Dorney park when I was about 5 years old in 95 or 96. They were some of my favorite books. I remember the treehouse the most.

[@RossStern]

Wow I had no idea Dr. Seuss was involved in publishing the Berenstain Bears

[@marcusblackwell2372]

The company also published a Thomas The Tank Engine book, too

[@andysorensen1737]

Also, Valleyfair’s in Minnesota.

[@DoswarePictures]

Andy Sorensen I can’t wait to go to Minnesota’s Adventure! And also see the Biggest Ball of Twine in Michigan.

[@rfrolicarts]

The Berestain couple is awfully cute. I didn't know about their backstory until now. Thanks for the informative episode.

[@emmarose4234]

Rebecca Froehlich, have you read any of the Berenstain Bears books that their son Mike has written? They’re...okay.

[@funkybenzoyl1301]

This was my favorite part of Cedar Point as a child! I loved running around Spook Hill. I was so sad when they expanded and got rid of that indoor section with Spook Hill.

[@itssarahpeden]

Thank you for this trip down memory lane! The Berenstain Bears slide at WOF is one of my favorite childhood memories!

[@fluzzard7578]

"A bobsled attraction named Avalanche Run" Me:*Remembers disaster transport episode* Hey wait a minute.

[@BM-mw4nv]

Ryan Harding OH YEAH