Defunctland: Walt Disney's Childhood Amusement Park, Electric Park

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In this episode, Kevin discusses the history of Walt Disney's childhood amusement park, Kansas City's Electric Park and all of its attractions, including Hale's Tours of the World, the Loop the Loop Coaster, and Alligator Joe.
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[@Defunctland]

Hey everyone! Hope you enjoyed the episode! One correction, the first photo showed is actually NOT a photo of Buffalo Bill Cody but a photo of the similar looking Wild Bill Hickok which would be a much funnier mistake if it wasn't the first image of the video. Regardless, have aa great week and make sure to hit that bell icon or whatever. Thanks!

[@JonesyJustJonesy]

my great great grandfather owned a gun shop and gallery in the Baltimore area back in the 1880's, he and Buffalo Bill shot guns and drank all night, they're best friends up until Bill passed in 1917. Now knowing that Walt Disney was in the presence of him and i guess more inspired then anything just makes my imagination run like crazy. Thanks for making these vids as great as they are!

[@Seby0313]

What the fuck does Epiliptic Park have to do with Bullet Bill?

[@aazonbrain]

Lol I was abt to comment myself

[@agbook2007]

A superb video throughout. Perhaps an annotation?

[@PanzerPlant]

txag07 Annotations don’t work anymore, you can’t put them on videos.

[@rogergoza3180]

“A swimming pool was added to electric park after severe flooding”

[@iHeartsNostalgiaPit]

talk about making lemonade out of lemons

[@auraguardianred4771]

Modern problems call for modern solutions

[@DraptorRonin]

Improv Investment.

[@trystan7533]

"Hey, let's build a swimming pool in our ELECTRIC park." "I see nothing wrong with that."

[@TylerLongtylernol]

1903 ahh the good ole days when people were optimists. Park flooded? No problem! Lets build a pool. Lmao

[@LARKXHIN]

"Which was good; Because he was about to die."

[@Lakefront_Khan]

That was some pitch black right there.

[@bernebelmont1857]

Then a dog just decided to give him a chomp and that's all it took Black comedy at its finest Also alligator Joe dying from a battle with pneumonia

[@ZGryphon]

Life comes at you fast. As do dogs.

[@RandallFrequentFlyerFlagg]

Narrator: “He would die in 1915 after losing a battle...” Me: “With an alligator?” Narrator: “...with pneumonia.”

[@DoswarePictures]

Randall Frequent Flyer Flagg I’m gonna try to get my lungs infected, then get killed by an alligator.

[@nitehawk86]

He had an alligator named Pneumonia.

[@ZacSaleski]

haha same here

[@centersolace]

God I had this exact reaction to that.

[@zeltzamer4010]

@@centersolace Because that was the point.

[@jtcav6484]

The dry humor in this episode is on POINT

[@notgray88]

aren't they all? i love this channel

[@graceanderson8731]

"A lightbulb appeared in his head: lightbulbs"

[@jgallardo7344]

Kevin has a great sense of humor

[@KaijaSchmauss]

"The operators, for some reason, let him retrieve his hat off the tracks while the ride was operating. He, for obvious reasons, got hit by a car on the track."

[@benjaminryder770]

Vegeta, what does the scouter say about his dryness levels?

[@ghouldishanimal]

Why do people pay for cable when there’s quality programming like this practically free online?

[@DoswarePictures]

James Butko because people are weird.

[@Clay3613]

Variety? Why not both.

[@DoswarePictures]

Clay3613 are you that nerdy kid from The Polar Express?

[@cmdraftbrn]

because you have to pay for cable to get the internet.

[@paisan8766]

James Butko live sports and great scripted TV.

[@fallenmango8420]

"His legacy seemed strong and secure- which was good, because he was about to die." This is one of the funniest deadpan lines I've heard in my entire life.

[@skivvy3565]

I nearly spit out my drink after realizing it was from being charged by a small dog

[@_squarecube]

this is the most creative attempt to tell Walt Disney's past I've ever seen

[@HylianChozo]

I want to know when we're getting the Michael Eisner lore

[@austinjackson7103]

@@HylianChozo Money

[@ZeranZeran]

@@HylianChozo Scew Eisner and every other CEO of Disney, they've spat in Walt's face

[@Lab__Rat]

@@ZeranZeran What the fuck

[@TalpaTulpa]

@@ZeranZeran yea you are just a racist asshat, no reason to take you seriously. Especially since Walt literally worked with Jews. Fucking dumbass.

[@auraguardianred4771]

Real gems of quotes. I swear this is a comedy. Don't know how Kevin did this without laughing. "The police began to quote 'stop trying'" "Which was good, because he was about to die" "Strongmen, magicians, and strongmen magicians" "A pool was added to the park after massive flooding"(probably my favorite) "Or as they are know today, a deep mischaracterization of events" "He was also known to start wrestling with the alligators. He died in 1915 from [pause] with pneumonia." "As per usual, the weather god declined to reply." Don't even want to type it out but the business joke, when the names of the businesses clearly made sense... then they didn't. (sad music) "their wealth dwindled down to only millions. which was still a ridiculous amount of money. "

[@DoswarePictures]

AuraGuardianRed 4 it’s a Documedy.

[@presidenteherm5161]

The best part is he said "...after he lost a fight (pause) with pneumonia

[@auraguardianred4771]

@@presidenteherm5161 dosware pictures documentary subgenres have my fav names

[@CouchSpud91]

The snark is very strong with this season, and I absolutely love it. Adds a bit of spice to the already interesting historical lessons being shared through the information, making it just as entertaining as it is informative.

[@CouchSpud91]

@darrell holland Action Park

[@recondocfish1]

“After he lost a battle...” -well duh, if you’re gonna wrestle ga “With pneumonia...” -OH SON OF A....

[@JimmyMish]

and then Alligator Boy actually loses a battle with an alligator.

[@SEGASister]

And likely his arm (if the mentions of “severe injuries” are of any indication)

[@Mr_Boss_Smile]

the alligator was named pneumonia

[@ebenuke]

" A lightbulb went off in Michael's head. The answer: *Lightbulbs.* "

[@benabramowitz18]

"Strongmen, magicians, and strongman magicians."

[@THEGREATMAX]

Flex Mentallo

[@PanzerPlant]

The perfect combination of brain and brawn.

[@GELTONZ]

A literal Muscle Wizard

[@morietris]

@@GELTONZ See, and people say wizards are squishy. A strongman magician is a wizard whose best stat is STR, clearly.

[@Hollyberrystreats]

Someone pitch a strongman magician movie to Hugh Jackman IMMEDIATELY

[@MrGemHunter]

ah yes that classic American deity 𝑻𝑯𝑬 𝑮𝑶𝑫 𝑶𝑭 𝑾𝑬𝑨𝑻𝑯𝑬𝑹

[@trystan7533]

Right up there with the God of Agriculture, who clearly hated Disney, his father, and his grandfather with a passion.

[@sam_rutledge]

And now, the weather...

[@darkstar4511]

@@sam_rutledge good night vale quote

[@coyoteartist]

In the Midwest? You're dang right there's a God Of Weather.

[@katherinelynch4193]

He sure as hell isn’t in New England, so I see no reason for the Midwest NOT to try and get a hold,of him

[@sambradley9091]

"The line would cost 96,000 dollars" Oh that's not so bad "Or around 3 million dollars today" Oh god

[@nitehawk86]

For mass transit plans, that isn't so bad.

[@Sam-lr9oi]

@@nitehawk86 that's what I thought! wouldn't it be nice if light rail were still so cheap and easy to fit even small town budgets

[@The1stFishBone]

I have a hard time believing anything like that could get done for less than 100 million today.

[@Stoney3K]

@@nitehawk86 For $3M in today's money you won't even get a single train.

[@DELTARYZ]

@@The1stFishBone Keep in mind those things back then were incredibly dangerous and unsafe compared to what we've standardized now. Oh, and good luck dealing with the bureaucracy in charge of wherever you want to build your train.

[@auraguardianred4771]

I legit laughed out loud at the "or as they are known today, a deep mischaracterization of events" part

[@ChristopherSobieniak]

At least it's clever!

[@sambradley9091]

Sometimes the truth is what's funniest

[@Hudson316]

I think this is possibly the sassiest video on this channel.... or else I just haven't noticed the sarcasm before

[@ChristopherSobieniak]

@@Hudson316 There's that.

[@katherinealvarez9216]

I just felt a little sad, because well, I get the constant mischaracterization or being outright dismissed. Sorry for the downer

[@andyjay729]

Some of you have probably heard this anecdote, but for the benefit of those who haven't... One of the regular guests on Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show was famed gunslinger Annie Oakley. She would occasionally ask members of the audience if they would like her to shoot a cigarette out of their mouths, but no one was brave enough, so her husband would step in. While performing in Berlin in 1890. an audience member actually rose to the challenge; none other than Kaiser Wilhelm II, who was a big fan of hers. If you paid attention in history class, you probably know she succeeded (in shooting the cigarette out of his mouth without hitting him). According to the New York Times, a quarter-century later, after a certain frustrated Serbian nationalist had stopped for a sandwich and so on, she wrote the Kaiser to ask for another try. He didn't respond.

[@trentpozzi7201]

Kevin has officially mastered time travel because every time he puts out a video that's 20+ mins long it seems to go by in 5. Keep up the amazing work

[@jblue1622]

Trent Pozzi probably takes him 5 min times 5000 to get a video done, then there’s the uploading and then the worry or problem of it getting copyrighted or demonetized

[@davidmatoushek9111]

I didn't know that Walt Disney and Buffalo Bill met once before. I also didn't know about the inspiration for Mickey Mouse and what inspired the animated Peter Pan movie. This video definitely made my day when it came to learning something new.

[@bernebelmont1857]

It's also the first time I've ever seen any of his art,

[@JustinY.]

In before Disney recreates Electric Park in memory of Walt Disney for extra PR

[@josephikrakowski1137]

Justin Y. Bruh this is the one time I never expected you to show up also nice job making it to 500k

[@khadijaelahmady]

🥇

[@michaeleisner4758]

Not gonna happen under Iger

[@SpecialJess2]

With extra blackface

[@morbidsearch]

Shame you don't show up as early in the comments as you used to

[@michellefrost2429]

“he, *FOR OBVIOUS REASONS* ,died.” Actually burst out laughing at that one.

[@cnat.travels]

Quality writing here - My favorite: “he lost a fight...with pneumonia.” Timing gold.

[@missybarbour6885]

Every time I think Kevin's humor can't get dryer he pops his narration in the dehydrator I swear

[@TheQuashingoftheTub]

Keeps drying it like that he's gonna have to start a Defunctland jerky line.

[@beguinemystic]

i can tell that kevin just ends up finding fun facts that make him laugh while doing research on a topic and has to work them into a video even if it means going on an alligator-related tangent. fantastic stuff, i wouldn’t expect anything less

[@voidwalker1059]

Oo

[@esp371]

WE GONNA ROCK DOWN TO, ELECTRIC park

[@JojoMonReturns91]

AND THEN WE TAKE IT HEIMER!

[@dildonius]

WE GONNA ROCK DOWN TO THE ELECTRIC PARK WITH YOU! AND THEN WE GETTING DRUNKER!

[@JojoMonReturns91]

@@dildonius ALL IN DA STREETS OF DA KANSAS WITH BUFFALO BILL ON DA RUN!

[@JojoMonReturns91]

THOUSANDS OF LIGHTS ARE A SHINING WHILE WALT GETS HIS INSPIRATION 4 FUN GOOD GAWD!

[@jacobcoburn3269]

This comment stream is pure gold.

[@jtlovescodelyoko]

A series not available on Disney+

[@TheApoohneicie]

JT LovesCodeLyoko But should be! Can you imagine this show with an actual Disney sized production budget and total access to all archival material?!

[@JillSpears]

@@TheApoohneicie I was thinking the same thing!

[@anavarrette83]

Ha ha

[@yeemcgee8149]

Dude. Disney should absolutely give Kevin a show on Disney plus

[@jgallardo7344]

I don’t have TV or any streaming services so this is my entertainment

[@CaelanAegana]

My 4th grade teacher's grandmother apparently met Walt Disney on that famous train ride to LA. He drew her a picture of Mickey Mouse on a napkin and talked all about his plans to her. She thought he'd never get anywhere in Hollywood, and threw the drawing away.

[@nojuanatall3281]

Ughhhhh! Lesson learned. Never throw a dreamers doodles away!

[@dharmallars]

@@nojuanatall3281 in fact, never throw anything away! Maybe that guy who drew a penis in your yearbook will go on to be a millionaire. Not joking this is actually unfortunately my philosophy.

[@skivvy3565]

Netflix/Amazon Original Series: *The Million Dollar Penis : The Untold Story* coming soon

[@Webb_Studios]

Imagine the sheer amount of shock on that woman’s face when she went to the movies and saw the mouse she threw away appear on the screen.

[@TheEvilmonkey25]

Ths has randomly been the funnyest DEFUNCTLAND episode so far. Why is early 20th century america lowkey hilarious?

[@morbidsearch]

imo Winnie the Pooh was funnier

[@Pantheragem]

Lack of safety standards = fun.

[@abraveastronaut]

The early 20th century hits a sweet spot between so many things being different from modern society and so many things being the same that it's simultaneously both bizarre and instantly recognizable--which is also a good description of most successful parodies.

[@SamAronow]

Because of all the straw-hatted flim-flam men going from town to town!

[@somebonehead]

It was all the slavery & racism

[@linasketch9625]

"He was known for wrestling alligators, although in 1915 he died for losing a battle.... with pneumonia" "But some years later came his backup, alligator boy... He soon lost a battle... to an alligator" Hahaha the genius in this writing man :')

[@gotaminutereviews]

"....with pneumonia." 🤣

[@MattMcIrvin]

The timing there...

[@gotaminutereviews]

@@MattMcIrvin the pause is everything.

[@ChristopherSobieniak]

@@gotaminutereviews Well at least it wasn't what we thought!

[@lanceturley7745]

That's the kind of wordplay that keeps me subscribed to this channel.

[@rodakscreens]

I'm glad the quippy visual footnotes from Season One are just part of the script now

[@BridgeWowDah]

Man. The early 20th century was a wacky time to be alive.

[@thedrewster0408]

@BridgeWowDah I mean there was WWI at the time so yeah.

[@michaelb4538]

So exciting. Now everyone mostly stares at their phone all day. Health and safety has also spoiled so much fun prevented a lot of deaths, yes, but also a lot of fun and excitement.

[@hotwax9376]

It sure was.

[@carsfan1995]

Not if you're black or any non-white person

[@sunsun5005]

Can't wait to hear people say this about the early 21st century. And they'll be right too

[@hanzumautist4945]

This is great and all, but when’s the Defunctland on the World’s Biggest Fork and Knife?

[@DoswarePictures]

Hanzum Autist or that Egyptian dance I don’t know how to spell?

[@hemrainsford6920]

I will not sleep tonight without knowing more about the largest fork and knife

[@oldmanmammoth5364]

Hem Rainsford same

[@Warlocke000]

That knife and fork need to get in line, behind the World's Largest Ball of Twine.

[@AdmiralBonetoPick]

@@Warlocke000 That rhymes.

[@beautifuldisasater13YT13]

The narration this season is on another level. I love it.

[@Horseprincess259]

Ya Kevin is pretty cool also he’s been the narrator ever since Defunctland started

[@laneyhesse8102]

It’s the same guy…it’s his channel? He is a really good narrator tho!

[@whippie3650]

I’m liking that there’s more humor in the newer Defunctland episodes

[@CouchSpud91]

You got bits and pieces of it in the older videos (he's got some golden gems in his Action Park episode), but the last two episodes he's really just let himself go with the dry humor and it's honestly made the series a lot better. I just hope he keeps the balance between the two and doesn't go overboard with the humor.

[@jasonnunez6411]

My great grandparents met at this around 1902. My grandfather is still alive because they had him in their 50s.

[@MAYOFORCE]

Who would win, Buffalo Bill or Alligator Joe

[@Defunctland]

You just blew my mind

[@DoswarePictures]

My guess is Crocodile Dundee.

[@arootube]

Special Guest Referee: The God of Weather

[@theotherghostgirl337]

Buffalo bill and wild bill tag team

[@inksuckeye1]

Buffalo Bill strikes me a a sneaky rogue using deception, while Alligator Joe is a straight up bruiser/tank.

[@Arcademan09]

"no seatbelts on the looped roller coaster with painful G-force" Is this a family park or Action Park 1.0?

[@DoswarePictures]

Arcademan09 at least someone wouldn’t get stuck and suffocate to death.

[@trystan7533]

"Yo, operators, I seem to have lost my precious hat on the loop. I politely request that you allow me to retrieve my prized article of clothing from your ride that is currently still operating." "I see nothing wrong with that."

[@TufteMotorsport]

"I see nothing wrong with (t)hat."

[@MaddieB]

@@trystan7533 lmaoo

[@wilberforce95]

"A swimming pool was added after massive flooding." "the bowls of deferred hope." holy shit this is gold.

[@trystan7533]

That man who lost his hat is a true American hero. Risked death for a common item.

[@michelle1]

First written recording of a Darwin Award nominee?

[@Nazgy]

It wasnt about the hat it was about sending a message

[@abraveastronaut]

If you ever work at a park with roller coasters, you'll meet people following his legacy.

[@hemrainsford6920]

This is the story I've always want to hear as a child who grew up imagining where someone as trailblazing as Disney got his inspiration, Thank you Kevin!

[@SiegmundFretzgau]

12:00 the tickler: "remodeled, not as rough as last season"

[@rattyeely]

At least they're honest?

[@SMAXZO]

"Your Honor, I'm suing the park because of this accident" "But didn't you just said you walked up the rail thing....while the ride still on?" "But a man can't be seen without his hat"

[@jrod7141]

"He died in 1915, after losing a battle... with pneumonia" They had us in the first half, not gonna lie.

[@kylearchbold5189]

I love your documentaries, I never really understood amusement parks as influential parts of Americana until your vids, but you have made learning about it so enjoyable

[@Max-qd5lq]

No joke, this is some of the best content on KZbin

[@Lori_P89]

"This was just one of the many encounters with the animal that Walt would cite later in his life, as he tried to perfect his legendary origin story--" that part got me XD

[@ahyes9725]

Life was WILD back in Electric Park’s Days- death by dog bite, death by pneumonia rather than crocodiles, I love it

[@cidshroom]

Death by hat rescue

[@GMalt21]

"A deep mischaracterization of events" Oh boy, I'm in for a good one

[@kanto20]

Man I feel legit sad about the destruction of Electric Park. The Heim brothers really put a lot of love into that place :(

[@mechajay3358]

Walt: _"It all started with a Mouse"_ Heims _"It all started with a Beer"_ 🍺

[@suniface71]

Disneyland needs both 🍺🍻🇺🇸🇬🇧🇩🇪

[@katherinelynch4193]

⚡️T H E G O D O F W E A T H E R⚡️

[@DoswarePictures]

Katherine Lynch maybe the other park involved with a beer company can get a word with him.

[@XOMoonlightXO]

This one was great. I was cackling at alligator Joe

[@Maswartz226]

Less than a minute in and we see a pile of skulls.... this is gonna be good!

[@MrGemHunter]

SKULLS FOR THE SKULL THR- er, PILE

[@pickles3128]

The decemation of a unique native species always bums me out. They're still in danger today as they can and are interbreeding with domesticated cattle -- creating a hybrid with the fitting name beefalo. I can't really blame the guy, however. If Oregon Trail is historically accurate in its hunting minigame, they are incredibly fun and easy to shoot. A single bison was significantly over the 200 pound weight limit of meat you could carry back per hunt. I'd always blast three or four in a single round, leaving nearly a thousand pounds of meat to fester and rot under the hot prairie sun.

[@vidkidloserface]

To call that *mountain* a "pile" would be what some would call... "a deep mischaracterization of events."

[@brycevo]

Walt knew and rode with Buffalo Bill as a kid?! That is amazing

[@FTT4]

3:02 Oh that's nice. 3:05 Oh that's not so nice.

[@jasoncline6519]

As a current Kansas City resident, I love these local episodes and learning about the history of this town. It's strange to think about how things might've turned out if the park didn't burn down and Heim's didn't go under. Reiger's Distillery is up around where Heim's factory was. Fascinating stuff. Thanks for all you do sir!

[@Arcademan09]

The longer the story for Electric Park goes the more depressing it gets

[@SuperDevolution]

"Or, as they would later be known, a deep mischaracterization of events." Popular depictions of history in a nutshell really

[@lazy_bloom]

"This park is very clean and tidy!" RCT fam knows

[@TrashBoatSA]

8:42 I can't be the only one mentally filling in the Curb Your Enthusiasm theme.

[@Toonamp]

Wonderful job as always. And I like that the theme this year seems to be the Attractions and amusements that may have influenced Walt Disney.

[@nelsonharrington9847]

Terminator ride was shown in the preview so not likely.

[@dontdriveat88]

Now you can say the EPCOT Beer Garden could have been inspired by Walt Disney's childhood park.

[@falchionofeternity433]

Kevin could talk about something as useless as a mothball and STILL find a way to link it to Walt Disney.

[@EngineerLume]

"Playing with that mothball inspired Walt Disney to fill these Mickey dolls with cotton, which is what he thought it was."

[@roberteospeedwagon8178]

Or Michael Eisner

[@SobiTheRobot]

Or alligators

[@k_schreibz]

Thank you so much for making these videos. When I was a kid I used to search through the library for hours trying to find info like this to no avail. Plus extra props to presenting history as a narrative rather than simply a boring list of facts. The tangents you go on always tie into the larger picture, while also introducing us to new throughlines we never even knew where there! Keep up the good work Kevin!!!

[@fo-ef8qo]

"He would die in 1915 after losing a fight" ....With an alligator? "With pneumonia"

[@victoriablake3826]

7:35 I believe every Floridian would respond to name alligator jo

[@ConcreteSurfer420]

I saw an interview with Walt Disney where he said that his dad would always take him to the Riverview Amusement Park in Chicago

[@wheeledjustice7381]

"Don't let the alligators you wrestle bite the man who allows you to do so might be more appropriate"

[@sycadelic666]

I’ve randomly been doing research on Walt Disney the last few days & this upload pops up. Ty so much, Defunctland. Fantastic history lesson

[@sasamichan]

Some thing I have never seen before in any other Disney biography

[@belle8449]

"The Heims' once incredible fortune had been deteriorated to just a few million dollars...which was still a ridiculous amount of money." Kevin said eat the rich

[@highvoltageproductions4877]

Your dry sense of humor is *on point* here

[@pchopgoogle2565]

You are literally making content now that is on par to what the BBC and PBC are producing. This is fantastic. Keep it up.

[@RonaldMacK]

Yet again setting the bar high for all content creators on KZbin. Well done.

[@casuallurk6426]

The quality of these videos are God like. The amount of research and passion poured into each and every one of them is mind boggling coupled with the ability to still make it entertaining? I'm not sure how you're not insane

[@DoswarePictures]

Casual Lurk they’re not god like, they’re weather god like.

[@mariapantazopoulos3201]

For your consideration: a video about Expo '67! It was a huge inspiration for what Epcot would become and its attached amusement park, LaRonde, is one of the longest running in Canada!

[@DoswarePictures]

Maria Pantazopoulos how about a Defunctland video on the history of marineland?

[@Michelle-vs7pt]

seconded! i'm writing a paper on expo right now!!!!

[@OriginalPineapplesFoster]

Well if there's an Expo in there, '86 will have to be covered as well! 🇨🇦🍍

[@TetraTime]

Excellent video as always. My great grandpa would tell me about this place, I LOVE when Kevin is covering our hometown

[@ZacSaleski]

"Electric parks adds a water slide" Me: Definitely gonna get electrocuted

[@AmusementLabs]

"the god of weather did not return our request for comment" 😂😂🤣🤣🤣

[@nursechloe2424]

The production value and humor in this episode is simply fantastic. Looking forward to seeing what’s next this season

[@playout4630]

shoutout to my history teacher Mr. Smith for also watching this youtube video and channel

[@Ragan31687]

I’m loving Season Three. Your channel is definitely my favorite on KZbin. Your videos are so well researched, produced, and narrated by you. I can’t wait to hear more about Walt Disney and his journey

[@yotsubafanfan]

KZbin needs more channels like Defunctland. It's one of the ultimate examples of quality over quantity.

[@jeremiahprice3352]

This series just gets better and better! It's "must see" tv for me!

[@FerGalicia]

The alligator breeder wrestler died after losing a battle... with pneumonia. Made me chuckle.

[@andrewm547]

Put this man on Disney+

[@GaymeBoyz]

For what it's worth, I've never backed anything on Patreon before but your content, presentation, and humor is so entertaining that I just had to support you. Thank you for making amazing videos that are so fun to watch and educational.

[@Defunctland]

Thank you so much!

[@peterwhite8964]

As a Kansas city native I loved a close look at something that I've heard of, but never really knew much about. Thank you so much!

[@suddenlystarlit]

I've not clicked on a video this quickly in a hot minute. Thank you, Kevin, for the excitement and quality content!

[@soinelle85]

Your production value has come along way with increasing quality. Interesting to hear about what Walt was like in his youth and the influences he has experienced. Looking forward to see more about him in the next video.

[@snekks7497]

Perhaps we can frighten away the ghosts of so many years ago with a little illumination

[@DoswarePictures]

Taylor not the minion company.

[@elizabethsullivan1894]

/Organ music intensifies

[@pakkmann]

I started watching this channel out of just common interest in theme parks, and now the quality is so high, I'm considering assigning episodes for my high school students to watch

[@jukeboxhero441]

This just might be your best season yet, although you blew me away with the Jim Henson special, which I can't imagine topping.

[@nathonizamboni875]

I suspect that his time spent at Electric Park heavily influenced how he viewed Coney Island when he visited in the 30s/40s. Coney's prime was around 1904-1911. Ever since Dreamland burned, Coney was on the decline. It's amazing how quickly these turn of the century parks popped up and then subsequently burned down (or were washed away by a food).

[@ChelBlue]

You guys never fail to deliver content that satisfactorily scratches my itch to learn Useless and Specific Knowledge but also leaves me feeling better than I felt before. I love everything you guys put out, keep it up!

[@androidpriest]

is it just me or does kevin keep getting more hilarious w the oneliners on top of being consistently on point w the research and coverage KEEP ON KEEPIN ON KEVIN WE LOVE U THANKS

[@NoahClevinger]

The amount of research and dedication that goes into these videos is incredible. Always look forward to a new Defunctland episode!

[@legokiller3579]

Official petition for a Defunctland Disney+ series

[@rattyeely]

On one hand, it might have a higher buget. On the other hand it wouldn't be free to view anymore and Disney might try to censor certain things to make themselves look better...

[@kaatharos]

The series production ( and Kevin's humor ) has never been better. I'm constantly impressed by the depth of these videos and the passion for something so wonderful and specific that drives them

[@CaliVMK]

This story is very beautiful to me. It’s another reminder that we should appreciate pieces of our lives both big and small and never underestimate the power of a moment. If the brothers had decided to move their theme park somewhere else and Walt Disney had never been to it do you think we would have the amazing theme parks like we do today? It’s a beautiful sentiment that although I know the brothers were upset about their park burning done if there still out there somewhere they can be happy to know what an influence they’ve had on making this world just a little more magical.