Defunctland: Unused and New Footage of Extinct Attractions

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[@RariettyC]

I love how the Superstar Limo promo completely avoided showing any of the ride's Animatronics. Even back then they knew

[@skippyroadbite798]

I didn’t realize I needed Goofy doing a riff on Devil Went Down to Georgia and BMX freestyling before, but here we are

[@otaking3582]

Disney took one look at this and decided "THIS is what we should do for Goofy Movie's sequel!"

[@CrazyPangolinLady]

Imagine doing that with that huge mask.

[@caffienatedtactician]

Just wish I could hear him better!

[@Gravydog316]

wow, you sure wasted your life then LOL

[@pastproductions6781]

He should have showed that clip to Max so he'd know he used to be cool too.

[@mariopikaman1]

Every line that Regis Filbin says when to referring to ExtraTERRORestrial is amazing **I'D BE A HIT ON MARS**

[@pika23]

My mot mom loved Regis and Kathy Lee

[@BanjoKazooie0]

I genuinely laughed at "of course they'd give me a new sweater; I gave mine to the alien!

[@YokiDokiPanic]

"Sit down and have fun, damn it!" Possible Defunctland slogan?

[@ChristopherSobieniak]

Should be! This is the quintessential line every parent must say!

[@AlsoknownasBrandie]

"Just sit down and have fun, damn it!" needs to become a new meme

[@otaking3582]

But it can still never replace any of The Wizard's other memes

[@crotchwolf1929]

Dose anyone know where I can find that vid of Goofy freestyling?

[@daisydaze2886]

Kongfranatation: Climb out of the tram and go to unsafe areas of the ride, punch people in the face and remember JUST SIT DOWN AND HAVE FUN DAMMIT!

[@kevinsullivan3448]

I'm pretty sure that was a reference to another movie. The oldest boy was Fred Savage.

[@MkR2398]

Jesus, Kevin, why didn't you use Regis? He'd be a hit on Defunctland!! A HIT!

[@otaking3582]

Maybe when he gets around to covering the Who Wants to be a Millionaire attraction that used to be at Hollywood Studios

[@sophiarose2833]

*JOAN WHERE ARE YOU*

[@taylorkirkland62]

“Just sit down and have fun, dammit” should be this channel’s Jean Lafitte

[@tommygiuliano6811]

Ok goofy singing a song to the tune of “the devil went down to Georgia” is something I prolly will never forget ever in my life

[@SamanthaPortUkulele]

J U S T S I T D O W N A N D H A V E F U N D A M M I T

[@nickpompeii]

Samantha Port i laughed so hard at that!

[@TK17000]

Universal Studios Florida: "Just Sit Down and Have Fun, Damn It!™"

[@Zombiekilleryamato]

T_K_17 that was Hollywood

[@WatrDragn]

That'll be plastered around the F&F ride

[@coffycup75]

My mom was at the ribbon cutting for Captain EO. She and her best friend went. Meanwhile, I'm sitting in some random class in junior high, super pissed lol.

[@coffycup75]

I got her back when I was a CM in Disney's advertising dept. and we held the big Pirates of the Caribbean (her favorite film) premiere in the park, lol.

[@PanAndScanBuddy]

It's weird to see Eisner on this channel without him being dragged by on-screen text.

[@zval101]

Oh man Goofy was on X-Games Mode

[@BLasherman]

Feel sorry for the poor bastard in the Goofy suit doing bike tricks. That's a lawsuit of injuries that had to happen, when the mask slid down an limited vision.

[@BLasherman]

George Lucas: Always a fountain of excitement and energy. Hey, who invited Garrett Morris?

[@pokemaster123ism]

They probably had the guy practice a whole bunch to make sure he didn’t get injured. They wouldn’t just put a bike rider in a suit all of a sudden and have him perform tricks

[@SamanthaPortUkulele]

Yeah, I felt really tense watching that. Jesus that's dangerous. I don't care how much he practiced, his visibility was limited.

[@robinmoreau6668]

I was thinking the same thing. Tricks aren't easy with a normal helmet on, never mind that clunky costume!

[@kellyweingart3692]

*falls off bike...breaks neck* call an ambulance!

[@addie9454]

I still remember putting a leaf in push and him not liking it

[@andrewweinstein7740]

They let elderly people on Alien Encounter? Not talking about Regis

[@wendyokoopa7048]

Andrew Weinstein I went on this when it was themed to 626 it was ok

[@stlouisrocker100]

I remember a lot of these old TV specials about theme park rides and the stories behind them. Brings back memories of recording them on our VCR.

[@JuannieSavage]

stlouisrocker100 and those under 20 ask what’s a VCR?

[@stlouisrocker100]

I know. That makes me sad.

[@lauracaskey7730]

That Mac Tonight commercial with the kid in his room is terrifying.

[@SamanthaPortUkulele]

Seriously, why the horror music? It'd be less creepy without it. Still creepy, but far less so.

[@pengwin_]

well, he is a racist :^)

[@ScootsNBhistorybehindthegaming]

If you care to know, this is what the commercial actually is like lol. kzbin.info/www/bejne/f6OsmGRuisesaqcm38s

[@sallyversace6784]

Still just as creepy with different music. Why is he standing outside his window?

[@balletdancernj6894]

I always thought Mac Tonight was weird. 😒

[@bunnygirlnextdoor9474]

thank you for all you've done Kevin! I'd done so much of my own research on defunct parks and rides, it's one of my favorite things, so to watch your videos and learn a few new things has been great, very appreciated!!

[@CynBH]

How about an entire park that's gone? Astroworld in Houston. You could maybe follow where the major rides (Excalibur, Greased Lightning, Texas Cyclone, etc.) went... Whether it was to other parks or scrap. I spent so many hours there growing up and I'd love to know if any of the rides are still around somewhere.

[@overlookers]

Only the park's Vekomas are still in operation today. Serial Thriller is now Ednor: The Ride at La Ronde, Canada. Mayan Mindbender is now Hornet at Wonderland in Amarillo,TX. Texas Tornado operated at Parque Temàtico, Mexico as Tsunami from 2008 until it was scrapped in 2014. XLR-8's trains are now used on Ninja at Six Flags Magic Mountain. Greezed Lightning's trains are set to be added to Silver Bullet at Frontier City,OK for the 2018 season. All other rollercoasters were either destroyed on the Astroworld site in 2005 or moved into storage elsewhere in the country; never to be reassembled.

[@Suburbansanity]

I really really really want an Opryland episode

[@zanewebb2665]

texas tornado and greezed lightning are Schwarzkopf coasters XLR-8 is made by arrow huss and batman greezed lightning are in storage batman in darien lake in new York and the other in new mexico at cliffs amusment park

[@punkyskunk9317]

Unless they have since removed it, Greased Lightning was at Kentucky Kingdom for several years.

[@ChristopherSobieniak]

I know one Houstoner who misses it.

[@ZachGWatterson]

I can't wait for season 2. See you at the grand opening Kevin.

[@ztslovebird]

I wish Disney would continue to make shows exploring how the rides are made & giving kids a behind-the-scenes look at the magic.

[@SciFiFan2012]

I haven't gotten a single notification, I found this thru the home page

[@jonathanh7509]

I think KZbin can't handle multiple bell notifications.

[@SciFiFan2012]

Noobis I have never gotten notification for this page and a lot of others. I've missed a lot of stuff!

[@jonathanh7509]

The Man From Krypton damn, it's been happening to me in a different way. I get other notifications on videos I watched earlier, maybe because I watched them too early.

[@lilithcal]

Finally, some footage of America Sings. I’ve heard it talked about but had no idea what it looked like.

[@LetsPlayKeldeo]

Im currently Ill and in Pain and just non of the other youtube videos cut it for me to get distracted but thanks to this video I got some nice time off :)

[@otaking3582]

As someone who's had the flu for several days, I can agree. This and Bob Ross are all I've felt like watching

[@JayPuma186]

4:25 Another addition to my "Why Goofy is My Favorite OG Disney Character" list

[@gmrfreak8435]

Every single one of your episodes is great! Can't wait for season 2! Thanks for uploading all of the unused footage, especially everything from the 80's and 90's. Keep up the good work Kevin!

[@PsychedelicCharm]

Fun fact: When Captain EO reopened at Epcot, they incorporated the theater effects from Honey, I Shrunk the Audience into the movie.

[@LorNrocks]

Am I crazy or was that Christian Slater punching that guy in the Kongfrontation portion? (And potentially Fred Savage was one of the kids escaping?)

[@TychoTheAlienBaby]

LorNrocks that was indeed both Fred Savage and Christian Slater.

[@ook3th3roo31]

the wizard is the name of the movie. you should watch it. its like an hour and a half nintendo commercial.

[@RandallChase1]

Yep... the movie The Wizard was an amazing movie that was selling the whole time it was on... HA! But we are it all up!! The power glove is sooo bad!

[@richardstrainsandmore]

A friend of mine knew the people who were contracted to build the sets for Superstar Limo, apparently Disney never paid the bill and claimed they should've been honored to work on a Disney ride.

[@Multi-Waves_Sketchbook]

The original: "I can pay you in exposure" disney of all people....

[@PinkiiProxii]

this series brings me legitimate joy

[@pika23]

Holy shit goofy tore up those ramps!

[@sk3tch982]

Wow thanks ...this was pretty cool to watch as well as the memories it brought

[@jediarco]

I absolutely LOVE your show and can't wait until you begin the new season. I, too, am a HUGE fan of theme park/thrill rides and have fond memories of most of the theme park/thrill rides that you have already featured here. That comes from someone whose family is from Ohio that frequented Cedar Point, who now lives in Orlando and has been to every park in Florida as well. I can't wait for your new episodes! Hope you never stop. Keep up the great work. : )

[@sarahmcmann5253]

I love your channel and can't wait for season 2. My dad and I are huge Disney nerds

[@christina.kleman]

4:23 Goofy is dressed like he had a shopping spree at Urban Outfitters

[@edenredacted7135]

I ironically went and saw Captain EO before it closed when I was in 6th grade. Not that many people were there but I loved it in my opinion I still own the glasses when we went. Anyway great work with this channel😁

[@Radman1889]

Max is jealous of his dad’s skills. XD See you next week for the season 2 teaser!

[@6FlagsAstroworld]

So you covered Cedar Fair, Disney, Universal, and Action Park. So what about an defunct attraction from Six Flags? There’s Scooby Doo at Six Flags St Louis, Batman & Robin at Great Adventure, Six Flags AstroWorld, etc

[@RinzlerHoC8]

The video of PUSH made me kinda teary eyed. I miss that goober. #DreamJob

[@gomerohara7407]

"Days of Thunder" at King's Island... I remember thinking it was kind of cool... But it was also air conditioned, which was great in the summer.

[@Kaizomusicofficial]

I've been Binging Defunctland... Almost on Season 2!

[@chubbs2067]

This brings back memories of waiting in the Disney hotel room watching the channel that previews all the rides and shows while your parents take forever to get ready.

[@Liciynoel]

Kevin, I love your videos!! I would love to see an episode on Tarzan Rocks! that was at DAK, and maybe DHS Backlot Tour? I worked there for my College Program in 2011 and went back to ride it the day it shut down :(

[@UnknownEntity795]

I hope this is seen as a constructive comment because I’m being sincere when I ask this. Would it be possible for you to speak slower or have the text on screen a little longer please? I find i have a difficult time listening to the information you are giving and being able to read and process the text at the same time. I pause them a lot to be able to get everything. Maybe I’m old or stupid or something. Again I’m not trying to be rude at all, just a request/suggestion. And before anyone has something mean to say; yes, I speak English and it is my primary language.

[@ColumineMiette]

Same here. I pause videos a lot. Not just his but a lot of content creators.

[@TMV83]

arrived here first when you had c. 250 sub, i'm not a comments person, has been great to see the channel grow - not my type of youtube stuff really - park rides an disney? - i do like history in general, i think that's probably the drew for me here in the first place haha , always insightful and great fun - i'd say a few bits 'no't included in first 5 eps - mostly first 2 - resonate with retro-ireland quite a bit, we had some of the same ad/commercial bits you had in the us, maybe some bits not included in us, or at least uk, promos/commerials on tv?, some referenced here for sure :) (back to the future), certainly some vids and promos not necessarily in the uk, that i saw mentioned here that we had versions of, we had a weird hybrid in 80s-90s in ireland , anyhow, here's to a great 2018 for defunctland :D

[@AXander1978]

As New Fantasyland's 35th approaches, I still cannot believe there is no video documentation of an actual ride through the ORIGINAL dark rides...

[@alfredfjonesluver]

Busch Gardens Williamsburg’s “Curse Of DarKastle” is closing this year to be turned into an event pavilion...

[@carloscortez7029]

AmeriCan Cosplay future video?

[@taylorward3773]

George Lucas without facial hair looks so weird

[@wolphintv]

Yeah, frankly, Beardless George makes me uncomfortable... 😰

[@gameraddy9926]

Daily Defuncland,I love it!

[@AOA14]

Sweet Content!

[@TheJFish94]

Can't wait for season two! I wonder what episode you're going to do? I hope you take some of my suggestions I gave you over the past year! I hope you do Snow White's Scary Adventure at Magic Kingdom, Walt Disney World Florida, peoplemover / rocket rods at Disneyland California, and Batman and Robin The Chiller at Six Flags Great Adventure!

[@ZergRushJohnny]

22:45 George Lucas without a beard is still wrong

[@mariflame1821]

Defunctland, would you do a history video of Pleasure Island? I used to go there a lot as a teenager and have many fun memories of the clubs. Mannequins was such a cool and unique dance club! My sister met her husband there. I really miss that whole section of Downtown Disney, now Disney Springs. Oh, and also a history video of Downtown Disney? Loving your videos!

[@kecorpse]

We had the Disney travel planner VHS that the Pleasure Island clip at 5:14 is from and I was thinking about it while watching that episode! Watching this series has made me want to rewatch that tape so badly but I have no clue where to find it online now. Seeing that as a kid I couldn't wait til I was old enough to go to the Pleasure Island clubs but sadly I never got to :(

[@ColumineMiette]

The problem is you'd have to know what year it's from. I found the one I used to watch all the time, but we had it in Spanish too, and I can't find that version.

[@psycho81212]

Actually, that Kongfrontation footage is from the 1989 movie The Wizard and is from the now defunct King Kong Encounter on the Universal Studio Tour in Hollywood. Note the tram in the show building is completely different from the Roosevelt Island Tram guests usually ride in

[@linkdbacks0775]

I miss Captain Eo. They should bring it back after Star Wars Lands opens also Tomorrowland comstruction in 2019 and 2020.

[@McJobless]

Anybody know the intro song? Love to use that as a background track while I'm trying to do some work.

[@hp932]

The Timekeeper might be a fun episode for this channel!

[@Whatlander]

I was surprisingly disappointed that they didn't film Regis sitting completely alone in the Alien Encounter theater.

[@elimidd6626]

It amazes me how much themeing and backstory goes into these rides, I've never been to a big theme park, only to the fair that comes to my town during the stampede

[@wendyokoopa7048]

Danny 6798 Calgary?

[@Makeshift_Mulder]

Hey! Gelman! You bin on that Alien Terror ride thing yet? It's nuts! It's crazy! I mean *come on!* Bonkers, right?! Come on and get up here, Gelman...

[@pika23]

Me and Bobby Deniro weRe on it!

[@wendyokoopa7048]

Dirty Laundry I went on when it was themed to 626 it was ok

[@banjogator7046]

15:00 Swamp Boys!!!!!!! That’s so cool omg! I had no idea they filmed that!

[@FalLenpug]

Season 1 already done wow I'm impressed we did it

[@jamesspohn992]

what show/movie was the king kong encounter clip from?

[@julianhudson7811]

Where did you get the music that plays at the beginning of the video?

[@silvereagle2061]

That Mac Tonight guy scared the holy shit out of my kid.

[@TripleDeckerSupreme]

Anyone else notice that the Alien the Alien Encounter commercial looks like the Xenomorph?

[@emjenkins464]

It was supposed to

[@junipertwig6763]

Because it is

[@Rose-zd3rs]

Hungryredpanda .-. It’s not actually Xenomorph. It was based on him. It was originally gonna be with Xenomorph but that was to scary

[@mdalsted]

+Rose DMAS Also because it didn't make sense for Disney to have a ride based on a horror film from 20th Century Fox.

[@otaking3582]

Martin D. Well at least back then. Now that Disney owns Fox's entertainment division, maybe we can get a crossover.

[@charliegamage8862]

@defunkedland ( yeah I know I spellt it wrong ) a fun fact about Kong fruntation and Bob gear ... Steven Spielberg was inspired by Bob gerrs's Kong animatronic from Kong fruntation to use for his dinosaurs in the first Jurassic park movie

[@dduude87]

This is both refreshing and Depressing.

[@marinenoob510]

Hi Kevin, which song did you use in the beginning of this video?

[@christopherstroud190]

That looked like days of thunder from Paramounts Carowinds in Charlotte NC

[@ethang6453]

14:34- excerpt from where now?

[@trilej4ever]

That Days of Thunder ride made me cry , when I was younger.

[@monkeykidd420]

OMG the Harros that there riding during the goofy part is awesome

[@thrillhouse4151]

This is awesome. 17:10, hahahaha that dog is COOKED.

[@lukeo8407]

When does season 2 start?

[@freddie4376]

That mac tonight advert was scary!

[@LindaFromSeaAtTull]

Fredder8playsmc :D He creeped me out as a kid and still does.

[@natesylvester8183]

Anyone know what the Kongfrontation footage is from?

[@thunderrobots1980s]

what movie was the kong footage from?

[@heyheyitsjae2475]

I got an ad on this video from Universal talking about how much their park has changed. Ironic given the content of the Universal based episodes of this series (and I suppose, the series in general.)

[@breannapanto6855]

Does anyone know what film/show that scene filmed in Kongfrontation is from??!!

[@breannapanto6855]

Oh, I found it in the comments! The Wizard

[@jodiebrough8916]

I totally forgot about The Timekeeper!! That bloody Alien ride is the most terrifying thing ever, I came out of that crying!! Awful, glad it's gone lol

[@nortednehko]

That second Mac Tonight ad felt more like a promo for a horror movie than a burger commercial

[@thatgamerkid1755]

goofy was absolutely SHREDDING on that bike

[@lysmoriarty6818]

i needed regis philbin teleporting in my life

[@LizardOfOz69]

Best line from "The Wizard": "JUST SIT DOWN AND HAVE FUN, DAMMIT!!!"

[@zappy4252]

What's the discovery theatre

[@mdalsted]

A quick look around KZbin or Google should shed light on that. Whatever it is, it looks interesting!

[@IVR02]

I couldn’t find any information on it, but it looks fascinating.

[@HeromanVII]

freestyling goofy... huh. Thank you for showcasing these videos.

[@dharmallars]

Lots of people in the comments of the superstar limo video ask who Regis Philbin is. From now on I’m just directing them here. They’ll get it. No joke when I first saw him in that hideous shirt I knew they’d do some kind of gag that destroyed it. Seems to be the main gag in all of the alien promos!

[@GannJerrod]

An out of this world experiencessss

[@red-rax]

I nearly spit out my drink when I heard the opening riff to Devil Went Down to Georgia

[@commentcomment6616]

Love the irony at the end with mickey and Eisner

[@A_Girl_named_nick]

Not gonna lie. Was holding my breath watching Goofy on the bicycle! 😂 edge of my seat entertainment right there. Was ready for a catastrophic fall.

[@Tirgo69]

JOAN, I DON'T WANNA BE HERE!!!! JOOOAAANN!

[@DougPlummer]

I seen one of the Defuncted rides from my home park, Kings Island, Days Of Thunder. I miss that ride.. the building is now just used for 2 haunted houses. Such a waste

[@abraveastronaut]

There was a Days of Thunder at Carowinds, too, and honestly I'm kind of glad they finally put the building out of its misery. The first time they replaced the movie was 007-themed and it worked pretty well, but it was all downhill from there, and the building never did stop smelling like a speedway. I think they finally demolished it a few years ago when they expanded the water park section.

[@ErectedGasCan]

"What are you people doing?! PUSH, not BUSH!!! Dear God, well just remember to vote for Leia Organa next time. The Tramp by Charlie Chaplin would be worth a vote as well sometime.."

[@clutch7523]

Very cool, thanks Kevin. V I B E