Hey everyone! Hope you like the video. I see many people commenting on the use of "Dixie" in the intro, and I want to be clear that this was done purposefully with knowledge of its historical context. If you look at the context it is placed, both with the images of the intro and within the video's theme as a whole, I hope it makes sense as to why I included it. I hope everyone is staying safe and healthy. If you need something else to past the time, as always, I recommend my experimental channel Themed Alternative: kzbin.info/www/bejne/aZ3TaqaFl859hM0
@StamfordBridge4 жыл бұрын
Sejez No, Germans by and large have had to come to terms with their past, whereas nearly half of Americans live in a culture of permanent amnesia, constantly whitewashing the past, while the other half never stop pointing to the continued relevance of past uglinesses. It’s why now we have not just a cultural divide, but a reality divide.
@coyoteartist4 жыл бұрын
Lord love a duck, it's just a song.
@coyoteartist4 жыл бұрын
@Sejez No one was asking for your forgiveness.
@coyoteartist4 жыл бұрын
@Sejez I don't see where he was saying that. He was simply saying that we in the US tend to have a divide of extremes when it comes to the past. Yeah our ancestors did some things that aren't nice to think about. But every country is guilty of that. Ideally we'd be more in the middle about it, learning from the past and learning why people did things as they did. That's not easy in a country based on individualism. I might not like a lot of what happened in the past, but I've learned the history and I know there were positives too.
@WWChampion164 жыл бұрын
Hopefully this is a continuing story you are doing.
@hexmaniacwingy4 жыл бұрын
"Walt was overcome with depression and developed a hyperfixation on trains" is probably the single most relatable thing about Walt I've ever heard.
@luma49023 жыл бұрын
For me it was he was broken and depressed 1:10
@mr.epicmemerman1313 жыл бұрын
Same.
@JoshuaJacobs832 жыл бұрын
I truly hope you find and get mental health help. It sounds like you need it. :(
@gonzolonzo13832 жыл бұрын
It's probably the only thing he's said that's particularly relatable.
@Naharu.2 жыл бұрын
He just like me, for real
@EngineerLume4 жыл бұрын
"He was depressed. And he didn't know what to do about it." *Rag-Time Intensifies*
@iammaybeabro45984 жыл бұрын
Just like playing "What a Wonderful World" in Bowling for Columbine.
@thecrimsonarrow17054 жыл бұрын
He was playing Dixie, “Song of the South Flashbacks Intensity”
@iammaybeabro45984 жыл бұрын
@@thecrimsonarrow1705 I didn't know what he was playing, but hey, it works the same exact way (that's what I was getting at, I should've phrased it better).
@thecrimsonarrow17054 жыл бұрын
@I am maybe a bro? 45 I know what you were saying and I know what you mean but the song that was playing at the beginning is called “Dixie” and it’s an old Southern song that has many implications towards the old South and civil war.
@thecrimsonarrow17054 жыл бұрын
I was more making a statement then replying to what you said I’m sorry mate!
@JennyNicholson4 жыл бұрын
WALT 👏 LOVED 👏 TRAINS 👏
@cottage-core_4 жыл бұрын
+
@kirisuna194 жыл бұрын
I like trains......
@Waldzkrieger4 жыл бұрын
Walt said TRAINS RIGHTS
@kobaltsteel64184 жыл бұрын
His favorite show would have been Ressha Sentai ToQger... it has MANY train things!
@justicedreams3 жыл бұрын
Trains are dope ngl
@catarinalopes78914 жыл бұрын
walt disney obsessing over trains while depressed is definitely a mood for this quarantine
@ChevyCamaroIsBetter4 жыл бұрын
That's my mood. Like everyday. I love trains, not the depressed part.
@Anitamustdie4 жыл бұрын
Same
@oooh194 жыл бұрын
@@ChevyCamaroIsBetter Old Bethpage Village Restoration has trains display sometimes
@ChevyCamaroIsBetter4 жыл бұрын
@@oooh19 awesome! I gotta check that out next time they have it.
@carminecdinoproductions4 жыл бұрын
Catarina Lopes Same... I take a train do different parts of New Jersey and to New York City with my CFI advanced travel training classes! A train ride to the city isn’t so bad! 🧳🚞🌃
@DrgoFx4 жыл бұрын
I love the slight break of "character" for the line "Partly due to an injury he incurred, and partly due to the fact that on TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS one of the people he was playing polo with DIED DURING THE GAME." Like you can just hear the emphasis of like "I AM NOT MAKING THIS UP."
@jordynstief322511 ай бұрын
Indeed.
@patchwork62804 жыл бұрын
I couldn't help but imagine just sitting in a park enjoying myself and seeing a adult man who's created one of the most successful and famous companies of all time running around and squealing like a child
@ZoanBlade904 жыл бұрын
It makes him human. I love it.
@ShootingStarNeo4 жыл бұрын
Honestly, relatable. I too revert to an excited kid when I’m at conventions. They’re anime conventions though and *that’s* a strange thing to imagine Walt Disney attending.
@KaylaNoelle14 жыл бұрын
One of the joys of fatherhood is the excuse to act like a kid yourself I guess. I know my dad took advantage of that haha.
@traindude704 жыл бұрын
Better thing is when you find out zwalt Disney is the engineer driving the train around Disney Land you are riding.
@angrytheclown8014 жыл бұрын
@@ShootingStarNeo Now I'm imagining him bishonen and going all Goku with a Kamehameha
@ksfallenangel57704 жыл бұрын
Shout out to Roy Disney for being a such a good older brother to Walt.
@axelpatrickb.pingol32284 жыл бұрын
Half of Walt's success is because of his older brother who is the only person that can talk to the bankers and investors...
@fatcat13994 жыл бұрын
Nice Code Lyoko profile pic!🤘
@PoleTooke4 жыл бұрын
He was such a supportive big brother. I envy Walt
@dorkdumproductions79004 жыл бұрын
Shout out to Roy for putting up with all of Walt’s shit 😂
@Thatoneshortkid104 жыл бұрын
Roy was an amazing brother I am glad that Roy was his brother I love them and Disney land and world
@gabe_s_videos4 жыл бұрын
"I like trains." - Walt Disney, 1946
@ChristopherSobieniak4 жыл бұрын
Yep!
@otaking35824 жыл бұрын
_It's a wonderful kind of feeling_ _It's a feeling I can't explain_ _It's a wonderful kind of feeling_ _That's the reason I Love Toy Trains_
@txag0074 жыл бұрын
I like train too! - Me, 2020
@carminecdinoproductions4 жыл бұрын
Toyota Supra 🚊
@WesternOhioInterurbanHistory4 жыл бұрын
@@otaking3582 I get this refrence.
@xww68494 жыл бұрын
I love how this season of Defunctland is a true SEASON, with fully plotted out storytelling. Season 2, by the end, told the story of Michael Eisner’s downfall, but this season has a genuine arc about how Disneyland came to be. I’m excited to see where this season goes.
@somerandomidioticnerd97694 жыл бұрын
Same, I never expected to be so into the story of a theme park of all things, but I suppose that's just the effects of good writing
@pisces25694 жыл бұрын
Xorn Was Wrong speaking of Michael Eisner, I’m shocked he wasn’t mentioned in this video
@TheZackofSpades3 жыл бұрын
I am significantly late to the party, but yes I agree. When I realized this was unpacking the psyche and trauma of Walt himself...deconstructing his anxiety and flaws...ooooo boy I was ready to binge the heck out of this. Sheer brilliance in storytelling all the way through.
@venustoise1344 жыл бұрын
Walt: "I'm the furthest thing from Depressed! Would a depressed person make this??" *Points to a large train track in his backyard*
@theotherjared98244 жыл бұрын
10 years later Walt: "Whose depressed now!" Points to a giant theme park specifically made to house his trains.
@katherinealvarez92164 жыл бұрын
@@theotherjared9824 Years later... "I'm totally not depressed!!!" *Planning to build a city*
@AusSP4 жыл бұрын
Serious answer, maybe, but I'd sure be a lot less depressed if I had a large train track in my backyard.
@DMWayne-ke7fl4 жыл бұрын
Is there a reference?
@nitehawk864 жыл бұрын
@@AusSP I have a friend with a train track in her back yard and she is most certainly not happy with it. Probably because she does not own it, and the trains run at all hours of the day.
@neptunnae4 жыл бұрын
Disney built a tiny railroad when his wife wanted a garden That made me laugh more than it should-
@andyjay7294 жыл бұрын
All because Ward Kimball had one in his backyard. Wait, how fucking huge was Ward Kimball's backyard? Walt just had one of those mini trains you have straddle to ride. Kimball's were the size of the Disneyland Railroad itself!
@oldmanartist46554 жыл бұрын
@@andyjay729 guy, they were buying TRAINS out of boredom. safe to say they probably had backyards.
@drdewott91544 жыл бұрын
Yeah Ward had quite some stuff. About 1000ft of 3ft wide track (same as Disneyland and Disney World uses) and a full size engine and coach, similar in size to that found at Walt Disney world today. Along with that, a smaller train more equivalent in size to that of the Disneyland railroad today, converted out of an old plantation train from Hawaii. I mean heck, Ward's small engine "Chloe" actually went on the Disneyland railroad a few years ago when they rebuilt it to make room for Galaxy's Edge.
@micycles12004 жыл бұрын
@@andyjay729 Yeah, I had always wondered that. I mean, Walt was one of Hollywood's top dogs, but you have to wonder what the hell Ward Kimball did on the side in order to not only afford a house with a backyard that was bigger than Walt's, but to also afford a whole damn TRAIN that was bigger than Walt's.
@Iden3264 жыл бұрын
Let the record show though, Lilian still got her garden though, that was the only way Walt was going to get that railroad in his backyard.
@Shanapoo74 жыл бұрын
A ringing endorsement for Coney Island: 'We made Walt Disney almost give up.'
@gabe_s_videos4 жыл бұрын
As someone who lives right near Coney Island, it almost makes me feel a little patriotic. XD
@eatatjoe2 жыл бұрын
Ohio...pfft.
@brennonkrooninc Жыл бұрын
"by being so terrible, dirty, and run down"
@KazuTree4 жыл бұрын
The one time I ever played Polo, I rolled off the horse and got kicked in the chest. So yeah, Polo can be a pretty dang dangerous game. Finally! It's not entirely Walt's fault this time!
@BrooklynShakallis4 жыл бұрын
I see that Nick Robinson pfp Ok bye I'm going to Japan
@KazuTree4 жыл бұрын
@@BrooklynShakallis no joke, I just got back from a japan trip, and I was debating on checking to see if the sticker was still in the SEGA office
@BrooklynShakallis4 жыл бұрын
@@KazuTree I'm actually going to Japan later this year (if curona dosen't affect flights too much) and I'm contemplating on making a calling card. I mean, Sega does own Persona 5.
@Sarah_Gravydog3164 жыл бұрын
I BLAME MICHAEL EISNER!
@ArendAlphaEagle4 жыл бұрын
しᑌᗰᏆ ᗷᖇᝪᝪᏦ Something something... Pappy Van Poodle
@shinytogebre4 жыл бұрын
Disney really walked up to that artist said hi, bought that train before him, and just left him there. 😂😂
@Wiccanwolf084 жыл бұрын
Walt:" Hey, friend. I see you like trains. *eye train set* I also like trains. My name is Walt Disney and I make movies in America. *inches closer to train set* Say, would you like to work for this new park I'm thinking about opening? It's..uh...*inches closer* gonna have trains in it. Okay, well, I'll...see ya later. Call me." *snatches train set and runs like hell*
@ShootingStarNeo4 жыл бұрын
The guy turning up later back in America like “give me my goddamn train, Walt.”
@drewgehringer78134 жыл бұрын
And then that guy went on to do design work for Disney's 20,000 leagues under the sea adaption
@Mrtrainlover6793 жыл бұрын
Funniest part is, that engine was never even run on the Carolwood in the end. When it was being shipped over sea water leaked into the hold and got to it. It was fixable but by the time it got back to Walt, he was busy with Disneyland and well, we know what happened from there. It’s on display in his barn now
@smallmailman39923 жыл бұрын
@@Mrtrainlover679 like, the one at live steamers? I’ve been to that barn before lol.
@marglefarble82804 жыл бұрын
Alternate title: Walt Disney's Midlife Crisis
@freakshowfilmfestival35914 жыл бұрын
You sound just like the enemies of Sea Biscuit. 😑
@PoleTooke4 жыл бұрын
Sadly, this is far beyond Disney’s “mid life” - this is like 1950 and he died in 1966
@alexbrown89003 жыл бұрын
@@PoleTooke midlife doesnt mean mid of your life. You can have one and die in the same year.
@clyne88352 жыл бұрын
@@PoleTooke end of life crisis about his legacy
@jayson15052 жыл бұрын
@@clyne8835 nah, that's epcot 😭
@SnapperChannel4 жыл бұрын
What I’ve been enjoying about these recent Defucntland videos is how all these at first glance unrelated theme park histories and the company party would all tie into Walt Disney and the creation of Disneyland. It shows the sides of Disney many don’t see and gives a more human look at one of pop culture’s biggest icons. Keep up the great work Kevin.
@NotaPizzaGRL4 жыл бұрын
What I like the most about this series is how it shows the devevlopment of amusement parks. While it has a sense of hagiography to it it's interesting to see all the concepts and earlier parks (successful and failed) which influenced the designs of Disneyland and Disney World.
@missybarbour68854 жыл бұрын
This has the most accurate look at Disney's simplification of history I've ever heard. Nobody was actively trying to erase the dark elements of American history, he just had some prescription strength nostalgia goggles. It's not an accurate view of history and it's a problem when children are learning that it is, but the story was personal to Walt and no adult views their childhood accurately. "The past is another country. They do things differently there."
@staticcharm38084 жыл бұрын
Accurate views of history don't really exist though. Everyone looks at history through the perspective of their present lives. Modern historians didn't live in the times they studied and can only give you interpretations gathered through writings and other media along with their own opinions. Once the people who actually lived during those times die off, then we lose the abiltiy to really understand the times they lived in.
@supermonkey3214 жыл бұрын
I think people criticizing the romanticized version of history that Walt wanted to present totally miss the point. It's not supposed to be reality. It is a nostalgic fantasy of history, but that is the entire purpose, to tap into nostalgia and good feelings and make it a place of fun and joy. A real representation of history wouldn't be fun, and wouldn't make people happy to visit. He was making an amusement park, not a history textbook come to life. I love the idealized fictional version of history that Disney presents, and wish the parks today still had more of it, seeing as a lot of it has been replaced by other things these days. As someone with an actual degree in history, I love that nostalgia for a long lost time that never truly existed. That was always one of my favorite things about the Disney parks and Walt's vision for what he wanted them to be.
@frenchbreadstupidity70544 жыл бұрын
@@supermonkey321 There is a problem with most old interpretations of American history, whether accurate or inaccurate. Even when they had a moral behind them that we accept nowadays - that colonialism is bad, that racism is wrong, etc - they were written for white people, mostly out of ignorance that they may ever have any other audience, and as a result are automatically racist in an old-timey way that you can't really blame, but can phase out. They take the perspective of a white person visiting a non-white culture, and the culture is good because this white person can learn to love it. Or, it provides first-time theoretical experiences with other races to the sheltered white reader. Or, when it's about representing the past as happy times, it crafts guiltless happiness for the white viewer. It is still glaringly obvious to the black or native viewer that they are the 'other' and that their ancestors were abused and oppressed, except now it's not even being acknowledged as bad by the white people who make wishes for that past to return.
@TiberianFiend4 жыл бұрын
It's funny that the people who accuse others of historical revisionism are the ones trying to revise history.
@frenchbreadstupidity70544 жыл бұрын
@@TiberianFiend Both Native Americans and African slaves had writing systems, they just weren't widely used- similar to the Celts, their purposes were symbolism and art, not communication. And as an archaologist I can tell you that there is a lot of history that is not written but can still be recorded with a high level of accuracy. For example, we know that slaves with origins in Nigeria, even while working on plantation practiced a ritual where they gave offerings to water gods just like they had in their home country, and passed it on for several generations. With their limited possessions, all they had to give was pottery, and these offerings had an African symbol of eternal life carved into them. Shipwrecks carrying slaves that never made it to the US, also give a glimpse into a frozen moment of time- how movement was restricted, what food was available, what illnesses may have affected them etc. We can also trace back African American families to maternal and paternal tribes in Africa using genetics. Oral tradition is also remarkably accurate, with stories of migration and natural disasters often holding up against the archaeological evidence. And many slaves could write, as they were scribes for their masters and misses. They would even send letters to each other. Plus, if European records say that this Native American settlement was ambushed and attacked here and so many died, why would omitting it be more accurate to history, than admitting that it was a tragic massacre? By no means is the history of Africans and Natives in the USA, a fabricated history. In fact, history is more complete when we include them in the whole story.
@jewelthompson99164 жыл бұрын
Rich people in the 40s were wild like he just built a railroad in his backyard
@mrwalkway47404 жыл бұрын
Rich people today buy stupid shit like garbage abstract art and politicians
@livialovee4 жыл бұрын
Rich people now buy a whole island just to escape the Coronavirus
@kevinzurek34314 жыл бұрын
Rich people now still do that.
@hedgehog31804 жыл бұрын
A ton of people do that today still. Not all are rich though.
@otaking35824 жыл бұрын
@@mrwalkway4740 I know what you meant by "buying politicians", but now I can't help but imagine a stereotypical rich person carrying around some famous politician like Arnold Schwarzenegger or Mike Haggard in their purse like a dog (it's one of those magic purses that's bigger on the inside)
@AlbinoLoki4 жыл бұрын
I really love how we always get a deep look into the psychology of Walt with these videos. It adds some humanity to a man whom we of the newer generation have been told was perfect.
@EngineerLume4 жыл бұрын
A lot of the modern opinion of Walt is either "He was a perfect being" or "He was entertainments greatest monster." Stuff like this is a nice antidote that shows he was more complex than we want him to be.
@Hesperell4 жыл бұрын
What newer generation? Are you 80? I'm 27, and when I was growing up, if you said something positive about American history you got sent to the guidance counselor with a Post-it note saying "High F scale. Possible right-wing authoritarianism case. Requires intervention."
@AlbinoLoki4 жыл бұрын
@@Hesperell I'm 21. I'm talking about people at my age and those younger than me. Edit: and I'm not talking about American history. I'm talking about Walt as a human being versus the infallible god figure pop culture has immortalized him as.
@AlbinoLoki4 жыл бұрын
@@EngineerLume Yes. I agree. It's very fascinating
@Yakkolicious4 жыл бұрын
Walt Disney was a human. He smoked a lot, he made bad decisions, he learned from his mistakes. He wasn't perfect, but he isn't the monster we make him out to be. Michael Eisner and Bob Iger, on the other hand...
@xingcat4 жыл бұрын
Walt really shouldn't have been playing polo at Action Park.
@maddinpictures31024 жыл бұрын
But its like coming to Broadway
@chayden1534 жыл бұрын
There truly is nothing in the world like action park
@missybarbour68854 жыл бұрын
Get wwwwet Get Wwwwild Get kkkkilled
@gator93394 жыл бұрын
@@missybarbour6885 too soon
@uncanny_ally4 жыл бұрын
Traction Park!
@Winter_3374 жыл бұрын
Ward Kimball is a hero to toy train collectors. He owned one of the most extensive collections of early toy trains from both America and Europe ranging from the late 1800's to the 1940's and beyond, plus his thin gauge rail road in his back yard. His passing in 2002 was deeply sad for all in the hobby
@johnnytheratface4 жыл бұрын
Can we take a second to appreciate all of the work and research that goes into these videos
@lucasoheyze4597 Жыл бұрын
No.
@alexbobroff4 жыл бұрын
There is some acknowledgement of Mickey Mouse Park at Disneyland today. Inside Main Street City Hall behind one of the counters is one of the concept drawings of Mickey Mouse Park.
@Elizabeth-lv5dj4 жыл бұрын
AlexFilms1000 Oh man that’s so cool. I live by WDW and are there any there that you know of?
@daelen.cclark3 жыл бұрын
I feel that's progress.
@roland42404 жыл бұрын
Mrs. Disney: "Walt honey, could you help me pick up some flowers for a garden?" Walt: *pausing halfway through unloading miniature railway track out of his truck* "garden?"
@Tyler-Thompson4 жыл бұрын
“Walt was broken, and depressed. And he had no idea what to do about it” *Happy music begins*
@Claubuza4 жыл бұрын
My depressive episodes play out just like that.
@LittleZbot4 жыл бұрын
Never thought I’d see someone who had no idea what Dixie was or why it’s so important, but here we are.
@balalaika91144 жыл бұрын
LittleZbot Y’know, could be the objectively better Union version but that chance is slim
@hlavco4 жыл бұрын
@@LittleZbot Everybody has to learn the things that "everybody knows" at some point.
@TheSolarWolf4 жыл бұрын
Hey the modern mood, or had it always just been the mood for most of history
@Igorcastrochucre4 жыл бұрын
The abridged version of the story makes Walt look like a visionary, talented and gifted. This version makes him look human. Edit: I need to express myself better: The short version of the story, albeit sweet, lacks all of the depth by omitting the struggles, hard work and the kind of person Walt was, essentially turning into a fantasy. The Defunctland version, by choosing to reveal stuff that would break that fantasy, reminding us that Walt was still a person, making all of his and his team's sacrifices and the skepticism of those around him being proven wrong a far more compelling narrative.
@dgdnite14 жыл бұрын
The long version still makes him out to be a visionary, talented, and gifted. It takes a special person to create what he did, bring together the team of artists and engineers, and then lead them through a project of the magnitude that was Disneyland. He, it are an inspiration of what a human and humanity can accomplish.
@robradical72134 жыл бұрын
He was a human. But also a visionary who was talented and gifted.
@StamfordBridge4 жыл бұрын
He was a dolphin. A talented, visionary dolphin who dreamed of being human, just like the rest of us dolphins.
@armchairrocketscientist49344 жыл бұрын
I agree. This is something I love about deeper dives into history. You realize that the people of the past were just as stressed as we are of the difficulties of life, and that we all have good and bad traits. A nice lesson I also see here, is that not just the execution, but the inspiration of the idea of Disneyland took many people and places influencing Walt. He deserves a lot of credit, but everyone involved should be remembered alongside him.
@ElFreakinCid4 жыл бұрын
When you mentioned all the things and people Walt had lost in those few short years, I'm surprised you forgot to mention his mother. She died during production of Pinocchio. In 1938, Walt bought his parents a house and had one of the studio guys fix up the furnace. Days after his parents moved in, his mom died due to a gas leak when that furnace broke. Walt blamed himself for his mom's death and it haunted him for the rest of his life. Apparently this is why there are so many dead mothers in Disney movies. That was Walt's way of coping.
@daelen.cclark2 жыл бұрын
That explains quite a lot.
@rwall5142 жыл бұрын
@@jennyg9131 Perhaps that's WHY he adapted them.
@gabe_s_videos Жыл бұрын
Walt using the "dead mother" trope as a coping mechanism sounds more like a rumor IMO, for a couple of reasons: one, I know I've seen at least one interview where one of the Nine Old Men flat-out said that they did it purely for dramatic effect and there was no symbolism to it at all (ie, the curtains are blue because the author said they are). Don't ask me who it was or which interview, I just know I saw it lol. two (and I'm sorry, I'm about to be an absolute nerd here), despite it's reputation as a cliche, there aren't actually that many Disney movies, much less ones made during Walt's lifetime, where the mother and ONLY the mother is dead. More often than not, they're straight up orphans (Snow White, Cinderella, Mowgli, Peter Pan, etc.). Aurora has both parents, Alice has both parents, the 101 Dalmatians have both parents, Pinocchio technically has no parents, Dumbo has ONLY his mother and no father, the dogs in Lady & The Tramp don't have or even really need parents... not even Bambi's mom fits that cliche, since she dies DURING the movie rather than before. Even in the movies made after Walt died, including the few he still had some hand in the development of like Aristocats and Robin Hood, more often than not (Simba, Cody, Tiana, Dutches's kittens), it's the FATHER who's missing or dies. Otherwise, they're just orphans or their parents aren't relevant to the story. I think only Ariel, Belle, Jasmine and Pocahontas are the only character to explicitly have dead mothers, and those were all from one particular span of time. So while I'm sure Walt losing his mother like that had SOME effect on his creativity, I don't think it was that autobiographical. Then again, I never met the guy, so who's to say?
@ElFreakinCid Жыл бұрын
@@gabe_s_videos I mean, the timing certainly adds up, doesn't it? I have no doubt that it had some lasting effect on him, even if not to quite the extent that the story says.
@gabe_s_videos Жыл бұрын
@@ElFreakinCid I'm sure it would've had an effect on him no matter what.
@Aqua_Toad4 жыл бұрын
Thank you. Ken Anderson is my cousin and we very rarely ever hear his name despite having a building named after him in Disneyland and his working for Disney for the better part of 50 years. Seriously thank you!
@stereomonovici57964 жыл бұрын
For real?!
@CazzyVR4 жыл бұрын
Dude... that is sick of your telling the truth
@Larry-qh2kp4 жыл бұрын
big if true
@stereomonovici57964 жыл бұрын
@@Larry-qh2kp Oh hello Leonard
@RariettyC4 жыл бұрын
It's honestly insane how quickly Disneyland was built. Like, only a year to construct a whole damn theme park (especially the first of its scope and quality) from an empty lot? I know that Disney doesn't actually operate on magic and pixie dust, but that's pure wizardry.
@None-Trick_Pony2 жыл бұрын
@Mani4c94 I'm more surprised it's lasted this long. Pioneering things like this tends to produce an unstable product, especially when you spend every red cent on it. Once the problems become apparent, someone else will copy your idea with said problems in mind while you divert all your profits trying to fix them.
@blazenor9224 жыл бұрын
Disney comment on Coney Island made me laugh more than it should.
@KimuMiyamoto4 жыл бұрын
We've all had moments like that. Super excited about a project, see one bad example, and nearly decide "screw it!"
@nodesire92914 жыл бұрын
Imagine if they kept the Mickey Mouse Park name. I wonder what Disney World would have been called. Mickey Mouse Super Park?
@Laurabeck3294 жыл бұрын
that sounds so cheap
@letsroamaround21894 жыл бұрын
Micky Mouse world? Pretty obvious
@nodesire92914 жыл бұрын
@@letsroamaround2189 That's too fancy lol
@fennecfoxfanatic4 жыл бұрын
Minnie Mouse Park
@austinreed73434 жыл бұрын
Melissa Marquette Mickey Mouse Planet?
@kabj064 жыл бұрын
Disney's Wife: NOOOOOOOOOO YOU CAN'T JUST BUILD A TRAIN WHERE I WANTED THE GARDEN NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO Walt Disney: haha train go choo choo
@benedictdwyer26084 жыл бұрын
A compromise: 👏train👏garden👏
@3xfaster4 жыл бұрын
Haha choo choo go woooooo
@thedevilgoose24824 жыл бұрын
@@benedictdwyer2608 Train garden became pretty iconic, so I'd say it worked out.
@benedictdwyer26083 жыл бұрын
@@thedevilgoose2482 indeed
@IrisCorven3 жыл бұрын
@@benedictdwyer2608 I'm imagining a bunch of train cars filled with soil and herbs/vegetables. Pretty fucking neat idea.
@MikeLovesRabbit4 жыл бұрын
personally I would have stopped playing polo after witnessing death once
@emilybennett65674 жыл бұрын
Many moons ago I attended a charity polo match to which my boss had bought a table of 10 seats and instructed his staff to go. We were a medical office and none of us had really aspired to the polo match life. But it was that first weekend in May where spring is giving way to the promise of summer, with a woodwind quintet, free-flowing champagne and impossibly tasty steak sandwiches on demand.; a glorious afternoon with well-appointed men urging their ponies up and down the pitch. Then the unthinkable - a pony staggered and fell, got back up, and then dropped dead. There isn't really a rule in the etiquette books as to what is appropriate when this happens, but we all sobered up as best we could, made our excuses, and left as graciously as possible. Doc later said the pony's heart basically exploded. I have continued not aspiring to the polo match life.
@mementoargentum77334 жыл бұрын
@@emilybennett6567 I had a feeling I knew where you were going and Still kept reading.....lol Well done with the descriptions there!
@emilybennett65674 жыл бұрын
@@mementoargentum7733 Thanks I forgot to add that we were all invited to dress as if we were guests of the characters in The Great Gatsby. It was truly surreal. And I have never had a steak sandwich that measured up to that memory.
@mementoargentum77334 жыл бұрын
@@emilybennett6567 That makes it even crazier.... Wow
@juliagoodwin95104 жыл бұрын
I like to think Walt was aware of the "Rule of Three," and didn't want to push his luck.
@VxlvetCece4 жыл бұрын
Walt Disney was really just that asdfmovies train kid, huh
@dcbandnerd4 жыл бұрын
Relatable tbh
@disneyboy30304 жыл бұрын
@@dcbandnerd I have no idea what that word means.
@armchairrocketscientist49344 жыл бұрын
@@disneyboy3030 colloquial texting speak for "to be honest." I feel ya.
@Sweetumskitty17894 жыл бұрын
Zombie Hunter ZOOOOOM
@megasystem84734 жыл бұрын
Caroline Holtz cringe
@Mornings4 жыл бұрын
Even though Im not all that intrigued by the topic of Disney in general I always find myself interested in these videos. Something about the passion behind them makes it endearing.
@fifthrider4 жыл бұрын
15:04 - So grateful to hear you mention Korkis by name. There's a lot of YT channels that do Disney history ( few as good as yours ) but almost none of them acknowledge Jim, even when they're quite literally reading from his book, word for word. A real historian doesn't mind giving a nod to the guy who did the original work. Well done.
@fluzzard75784 жыл бұрын
Wife wanted Garden, builds small rideable railroad. Yep, sounds like Walt.
@RLucas30004 жыл бұрын
Ryan Harding She pushed for GardenLand as one of the themed lands in DisneyLand also.
@tikirowboat4 жыл бұрын
Oh if Lillian had only lived to see EPCOT Flower and Garden Festival.
@armchairrocketscientist49344 жыл бұрын
14:10 - this is a great statement here. Just as it's important to be honest when speaking historically about less savory aspects of an individual's life, it's important to be honest about when they were mistakenly accused. Thanks for your clear view of history.
@richardkitterman35414 жыл бұрын
I've seen Ward Kimball's trains at the Orange Empire Railway Museum -- fantastic place and thanks for mentioning that part of Disney history!
@andyjay7294 жыл бұрын
Another one of Walt's "Nine Old Men" animators, Ollie Johnston, also had a backyard railroad. You can see his trains at the Travel Town Museum in Griffith Park.
@ChristopherSobieniak4 жыл бұрын
@@andyjay729 Nice!
@ericnelson84224 жыл бұрын
Life has been rough lately - depressing, uninspiring - to hear this incredibly well researched history of the creation of Disneyland is a tonic!! Defunctland just gets better and better! Thank you Kevin!
@BuddyL4 жыл бұрын
20:30: Thank you for mentioning *Children's Fairy Land* in Oakland. 🌳🏰 That place is a source of local pride here in the Bay Area - not just for its well-known influence on Disneyland, but also as a local landmark.❤
@Videogamefanmax4 жыл бұрын
"Although various sections will have the fun and flavor of a carnival or amusement park, there will be none of the pitches, games, wheels, sharp practices and devices designed to milk the visitor's pocketbook." God damn that statement hits like a two-ton train in todays disneyland.
@nightspawnson-of-luna49362 жыл бұрын
You can't help but wonder how he'd feel about the way they do things now... It's something that wouldn't just apply to disney, but life in general...
@clyne88352 жыл бұрын
@@nightspawnson-of-luna4936 Walt isn't just rolling in his grave, he's doing fucking back flips in there
@jasonthejazzman8521 Жыл бұрын
And you know how much Walt loved his trains
@WhaleManMan4 жыл бұрын
Kimbell: Yeah, last weekend, I was working on my new train I just bought. Walt: Walt: Kimbell: Why are you breathing on my neck.
@traindude704 жыл бұрын
If you go to Disney Land. One of the locomotives in the park is named the Ward Kimball for a reason
@MrDohers4 жыл бұрын
Nobody: Walt Disney: OMG, TRAAAAAAAAAAAAAINS!!! CHOO CHOO, LETS GO!!!
@kellyweingart36924 жыл бұрын
lol
@konnerdent48354 жыл бұрын
I read this is Jenny Nicholson’s voice.
@derrigible53644 жыл бұрын
@@konnerdent4835 Trains are big and they look awesome. And they go fast!
@konnerdent48354 жыл бұрын
Bryan Sutton “Choo choo, I’m 4!”
@Sarah_Gravydog3164 жыл бұрын
naw, my dad would do the same
@sharksNstuff20294 жыл бұрын
I find it interesting how a lot of the more successful business ventures often were one person/business looking at various others works and realizing they can take the best of all of them and make something greater (having the money also helps). I wonder if we never got Disney would one of the other theme parks like Knottsberry have stepped up or would someone else have got it? Fantastic video as always!
@TheLiberaceTheory4 жыл бұрын
Thank you for making these videos-- I love to watch them and connect with my history. My grandfather was one of the first workers at Disneyland-- he worked in the Main Street Bakery after he was displaced from his previous job: working in the orange and avocado groves where Disneyland now stands. My grandfather had a love of machines, having updated the harvesting machines in the groves to more effectively catch avocados from the trees without bruising them. Years down the road, he combined his love of machines and his experience in the bakery to invent the packaging machinery now used to make Pillsbury Grand Rolls. He invented ketchup packets as well using the same technology. When my dad inherited the business, my Dad went on to invent Barbecue Sauce Cups and Gogurt. It's amazing to see how a little mouse changed all of our families for generations...!
@XCryssieX4 жыл бұрын
That's amazing!
@edwardspidermonkey4 жыл бұрын
You’re like Gretchen Weiner but real: “my father, the inventor of gogurt...”
@vurvo5744 жыл бұрын
I like this more human side of Walt. He’s not perfect, no one is. He makes mistakes and can be seen as selfish but his talent and creativity is still there and he is still one heck of a guy.
@txgdarkness69604 жыл бұрын
I saw this notification, clicked it, and instantly got sucked into this history video
@MsDisneylandlover4 жыл бұрын
me loved all it at missing disneyland this is good to watch
@oneandonlysound994 жыл бұрын
Walt Disney when going to Coney Island: "I'm almost ready to give up on the idea of an amusement park after seeing Coney Island. The whole place is so run down and ugly. The people that run it are so unpleasant. The whole thing is almost enough to destroy your faith in human nature." Sorry Walt, but it hasn't changed a bit-it just puts on a false face these days.
@otaking35824 жыл бұрын
It *has* gotten better. Nowadays there's a street gang modeling themselves after a cult-classic 70's movie that goes around helping people in need.
@axelpatrickb.pingol32284 жыл бұрын
I don't know. The Coney Island of late 1940's is not the Coney Island of its heyday pre WW1. Had the original Steeplechase, Luna, and Dreamland parks remain, it would have been a massive influence to Walt Disney given how these places used to have exitic attractions and rides...
@apocalypsepreventionagency3 жыл бұрын
And now Taylor Swift has a depressing song named after it
@SoleaGalilei4 жыл бұрын
I really appreciate the way you handle controversial and disturbing topics that come up in your videos. You're always honest and fair. I can tell you put a lot of work into writing your narration.
@armchairrocketscientist49344 жыл бұрын
I've always loved trains, so growing up, Walt seemed like the coolest person ever. If someone ever says it's odd to be so obsessed with trains, one can kindly remind them that from a certain point of view, obsession with trains gave us Disneyland. We also have a model railroad (based in 1930s Idaho) and I, like Walt's experience got to pull a locomotive whistle once. Heber Valley Railroad around 2002. Probably the coolest moment of my childhood.
@EngineerLume4 жыл бұрын
I have a grandad who's obsessed with trains, and if my family ever go to a proper big-boy theme park we have all agreed to take photos and videos just for him.
@TufteMotorsport4 жыл бұрын
My father have the basement filled with the local trainline anno 1991 in the basement. I went over to build Lego models, but still enjoy building trains with him from time to time.
@otaking35824 жыл бұрын
My parents had this friend with a rideable train layout in their yard. I remember having a lot of fun riding it as a kid. Sadly he passed away and his widow had to downsize, which involved selling the train.
@armchairrocketscientist49344 жыл бұрын
@@otaking3582 Ah, that's sad to hear. Live steam railroading is such a fascinating hobby though. I recommend taking a look at The Steam Channel, a channel see dedicated to the topic. Some people have built some crazy stuff.
@otaking35824 жыл бұрын
@@armchairrocketscientist4934 Thanks, I'll check 'em out
@richieballpitbee41904 жыл бұрын
It was a pleasure working on the art for this episode! And what a great episode too! Right up my alley! Disney and Trains! Who can go wrong with that!
@JonathanRodd4 жыл бұрын
When he started talking about Disney building miniature ride-able trains on his property, all I could think of was Reverend Lovejoy from The Simpsons. Which is funny, because Rev Lovejoy is often depicted as having lost his passion and taking comfort in trains. Maybe the Simpsons writers were aware of this aspect of Walt Disney's life and took some inspiration from it :)
@icecreamhero23754 жыл бұрын
I thought of Rev. Lovejoy too.
@BeyondtheSky84 жыл бұрын
I wouldn’t be surprised.
@axelpatrickb.pingol32284 жыл бұрын
With Ned Flanders constantly calling on him asking Christian advice for trivial matters, who wouldn't lose that passion? I mean he spent all that time learning the way of the Lord only to spend a good chunk of his time being a pastor listening to a fanatic finding biblical answers to common sense questions...
@ralphjackson2518 Жыл бұрын
I think that's more directly a Wilbert Awdry reference.
@itsturt4 жыл бұрын
I am once again blown away by the level of quality Defunctland has. This entire channel should be considered essential viewing for any Disney/theme park fan! I have learned so much here, and I have a very deep level of respect for all of these well researched, beautifully written, and masterfully edited videos. Thank you for everything, Kevin and team, and please keep up the fantastic work!
@queenmedesa4 жыл бұрын
Love these videos!
@s.l.thecoffeeaddict16574 жыл бұрын
I just started watching this channel...the quaranteen binge I didn't know I needed.
@Defunctland4 жыл бұрын
Welcome!
@steamerfan22124 жыл бұрын
Same here
@s.l.thecoffeeaddict16574 жыл бұрын
@@Defunctland Thank you! Stay safe!
@Game_Hero11 ай бұрын
This comment is a time capsule of its own
@BlakeGrigsby4 жыл бұрын
And here I was thinking I've seen and learned everything about Disney KZbin has to offer! Well done! I actually learned a lot of new things.
@POHeck25 ай бұрын
Rewatching season 3 of @defunctland and it’s insane how much attention goes into each episode and how engaging each one is. You find a whole story out of each tidbit of Walt’s life and make it seem so intriguing. I know you probably won’t read this comment but these are amazing stories and you tell them so well. And I appreciate all the time and effort you put into these.
@schizoscarecrow4 жыл бұрын
So Disneyland came almost directly from Walt Disney having a midlife crisis. Good to know. This is the kind of neat content we come here for.
@CascadianRanger4 жыл бұрын
You 110% should have a show on Disney Plus. Your passion for the subject matter is clear, your skills already on par with netflix level docs as seen with your Jim Henson series, and your only improving with every single video. Get the Bob's on the phone with this man!
@alexanderszewc94484 жыл бұрын
Hearing how Walt acted as a kid in a candy shop around trains after depression made me smile... Maybe it could help me..
@LordChesalot Жыл бұрын
Did you get into trains
@alexanderszewc94487 ай бұрын
@@LordChesalot Kinda! I got in model trains, which became models, which became Warhammer.. but it helped with my depression, so win win?
@LordChesalot7 ай бұрын
@@alexanderszewc9448 I love models myself, got a lizard man army and a 40k guard army. What do you collect
@awesometacular11237 ай бұрын
Hey, happy you’re doing better!
@rebeccaucich12904 жыл бұрын
I like that Defunctland never really tries to spin a particular villain or hero narrative...just complex human people & their weird machines
@queenmedesa2 жыл бұрын
Except Eisner!
@prospectnyc4 жыл бұрын
I've been binging on Disney history videos for the past few months and this is by far one of the absolute best. Nicely done! Thank you!
@andrewweinstein77404 жыл бұрын
Damn! Polo is a deadly sport
@mmmlinux4 жыл бұрын
If you were playing with Walt, apparently.
@bud94504 жыл бұрын
Walt lost the game.... People lost their lives...💀😈
@behindthescenesphotos51334 жыл бұрын
It doesn't take much to fall off a horse and get stepped on.
@bud94504 жыл бұрын
@@behindthescenesphotos5133 Yup, or get kicked straight through the chest.🐴
@thekavh4 жыл бұрын
Walt fell off his horse and broke his neck. His injury was so bad that he didn’t notice the pain from the lung cancer that killed him.
@jdude93144 жыл бұрын
We’re getting closer and closer to the opening of Disneyland, folks! Fantastic job, Kevin!
@steamerfan22124 жыл бұрын
Re-opening you mean
@jdude93144 жыл бұрын
I meant in Kevin’s story.
@theotherghostgirl3374 жыл бұрын
JDude 93 it’s sad that u had to clarify
@steamerfan22124 жыл бұрын
@@jdude9314 oh ok
@jdude93144 жыл бұрын
Why do I get the feeling that the DefunctTV episode coming this week is gonna cover the original Disneyland TV show from the 50’s?
@JaysArft4 жыл бұрын
I always love the custom openings
@Horseprincess2594 жыл бұрын
Me too
@KimuMiyamoto4 жыл бұрын
What a wholesome video! I'll admit sometimes I stay away from learning too much about Walt Disney and his company and people, not wanting to learn something horrible. But this video, besides being hopeful, helps encourage that hey, it's ok to not embrace every gritty detail. You can focus on the stuff that makes you happy, as long as you're aware there's always more to it.
@Kirkklan4 жыл бұрын
Walt: Hey guys, let's say wee build a park o'er here Everyone else: Walt... Walt: Nah, let's make it bigger Everyone else: Walt pls...
@otaking35824 жыл бұрын
*"You fool, that will never work!"*
@SpookyPretzel4 жыл бұрын
Otaking Mikohani look they built “me land” and it worked
@JazminesJizz4 жыл бұрын
So good to have this content while the park is currently closed, it’s like still having a piece of Disney magic , thank you Kevin
@Inlelendri4 жыл бұрын
I wasn't prepared for Tivoli (or Tivoli Gardens, if you prefer) to show up here, of all places. Huh. That was a lovely surprise - and thank you for being so careful and correct with the pronunciation of both the park and its founder. That was an extra treat on top of an informative and lovely episode :D
@dakotatrotter39404 жыл бұрын
Thank you. With so much uncertainty of health, stability in work, and clarity of one’s own future right now, this was a wonderful bright spot. Keep it up Kevin.
@brendancorey78313 жыл бұрын
I love and have a hyperfixation on trains and art so seeing Walt have the same two hobbies kinda makes me think he at least was more human than I thought
@marcusblackwell23724 жыл бұрын
I do believe if Walt Disney was alive in the 80s, he would go ga-ga over Thomas The Tank Engine
@JCBro-yg8vd4 жыл бұрын
Thomas didn't come to the U.S. until the 90's. I'm not sure what Walt would've thought of that little tank engine brought over from the U.K.
@marcusblackwell23724 жыл бұрын
@@JCBro-yg8vd he'd probably think it weird & wonderful
@spyrothehuman4 жыл бұрын
Disney might have bought the company outright.
@marcusblackwell23724 жыл бұрын
@@spyrothehuman no. I highly doubt. I mean, Thomas was for a time owned by HIT Entertainment. Then it shut down then Mattel came in & was given all its properties. Unless I didn't see it online, I don't think it was bought by Disney
@spyrothehuman4 жыл бұрын
@@marcusblackwell2372 I'm saying Disney as in Walt. Given this scenairo
@grenbaygrl14 жыл бұрын
Kevin, I am always so impressed by how professional and high-quality these videos are. Great job to you and everyone who helped on this video!
@BeatingAngel0014 жыл бұрын
These videos really beat all other Disney or theme park videos, the way they are narrated and images providing to help tell the story just make it an enjoyable watch. Thanks for uploading!
@rebeccakang76244 жыл бұрын
I really think you deserve a series on Netflix. I swear I always end up binging your videos, they're just so good! And the intros this season? *chef kiss
@thereg234 жыл бұрын
Beautifully done... goosebumps at the end, and I CANNOT wait for the next one. Always love your work on Disneyland and Theme Park history!
@nicka50404 жыл бұрын
I've probably had one of the shittiest weeks of my life, so thank you for uploading something so optimistic and motivational.
@chrism_94 жыл бұрын
The first time I read that Walt Disney drew inspiration from our very own Greenfield Village in Dearborn, Michigan, it really touched my heart. My Grandfather was a Ford employee and worked in the building right next to The Henry Ford Museum and Greenfield Village. My family have been patrons there for decades (and my brother is employed there). To realize that such a humble, albeit very historically significant attraction played a role in inspiring Disney's empire of theme parks is really special to me.
@PhoenixFireKMS4 жыл бұрын
Hey Kevin, I just want to thank you for this video. Your channel is one of the few things keeping me from losing my mind during quarantine, and I honestly can’t be grateful enough.
@hemrainsford69204 жыл бұрын
Exceptional! With the collection of videos this season, it's as if another piece of the Disney Puzzle has been placed, and it fits beautifully. The team behind Defunctland has such a talent to not only explore the history of this place, but also the thought processes, the backstory, the collective experiences that forced Walter Elias Disney to innovate, expand and thrive for his dreams. It's a series that I could watch over and over again!
@maxneg34594 жыл бұрын
You have so much effort put into the intros than is necessary and it's incredible. I remember finding this channel when it was below 100k subs and it's amazing to see the whole series come so far in such a short time.
@rossblack69304 жыл бұрын
8:23 is an incredible visual parallel between Tivoli Park, a clear inspiration, and the Rivers of America, looking out from either Splash Mountain at WDW or Haunted Mansion at Disneyland. What an excellent eye to include this!
@marthieb91174 жыл бұрын
tivoli is amazing! It’s also interesting how it’s inevitably taken influence from disney as well through the 60’s small world aesthetic which I’m pretty sure it uses in a mother goose ride as well as a theater and restaurant (?) i‘ve only been there once and am trying to remember what had that look. It’s so different than any other theme park in either Europe or the rest of the world as while it has some of the signature « manufactured history » that main street in Disney has, part of it is bordered by older royal buildings. Even though tivoli is far from defunct - most locals have season passes just to go to the restaurants, and many others enjoy its rides - I’d love to see a video on it. I haven’t seen any video as in depth as these on the park!
@xJONNYFATXMOSHx4 жыл бұрын
Dude. This is solid documentary film making. This whole season 3 would make a feature film/series on any major platform. Well done.
@SuperTregor4 жыл бұрын
I'm amazed at the level of storrytelling this serie has brought. And at the fact that every entry is even better/polished. well done.
@majikmew37554 жыл бұрын
Your content is honestly so amazing!! There's so much care in these videos. I always feel so educated.
@hokyman4 жыл бұрын
As a huge fan of Disneyland and the Imagineers who built it and all of the other Disney parks over the years (well past Disney's passing in 1966) I think this is one of the best and most detailed videos explaining the beginnings of Disneyland and more importantly, the state of mind of its creator. I'm not blowing smoke up your behind when I say this... But I'm amazed nobody's approached you to produce programming for television (network, cable, or streaming). Your stuff is that good. It's definitely among the best KZbin has to offer on historical events related to amusement parks and media. I'm always excited whenever I see a new video from Defunctland as I know I'm guaranteed to learn a bunch of new things and be entertained by it.
@MrFreedomFries4 жыл бұрын
I love this channel. I thought you had peaked after the excellent series on Henson. Looks like I was wrong. Looking forward to this new series.
@squarepotatoes3 жыл бұрын
4:15, not gonna lie this made me feel super happy That's so cute, what a good friend
@randombrokeperson4 жыл бұрын
Walt's depression turned obsession with revising his (painful?) childhood reminds me a lot of Michael Jackson and his Neverland. I can see why Walt, with all his problems in regards to politics and personality, was such a hero of his. I'd really love to see an in-depth analysis of the creation of Neverland, but the story's ending would be too much for this channel for an infinite amount of reasons.
@brianc84594 жыл бұрын
This just might be the best video you have done. I have several books on the origin of Disneyland, and you just nailed it so perfectly, so concisely. And thank you for mentioning Tivoli Gardens and Oakland;'s Fairyland. One trip to those parks and you can see the influence. Excellent job!
@wavelength38564 жыл бұрын
Great video!! It's amazing how strong the parallels run between the plans for Mickey Mouse Park and the Disneyland (and Magic Kingdom) that we eventually got.
@PsychedelicCharm2 жыл бұрын
Wow, Kevin. This story of the beginnings of Disneyland is much more interesting than Disney's version. It's amazing to see you going from exploring defunct rides and attractions to telling the stories of Michael Eisner's run as CEO for Disney and Walt's inspiration and journey to enter the theme park business, all with nuance and complexity. Keep up the good work!
@mollysministuff4 жыл бұрын
This story is much more interesting and inspiring then "I was just watching my kids playing and thinking, why not have a place for everyone to have fun?"
@jorgeestrada2200 Жыл бұрын
Dude I have not cared about defunct amusement park rides ever in my life. I have watched almost all your videos now and love every single episode. Thank you for cataloging this niche part of history we all enjoy. The production is amazing, great research and presentation.
@Whofan064 жыл бұрын
As a writer who draws a lot from all of the various media I consume, I find this version of the story even more inspiring. To see all the different places Walt Disney visited and how clearly the light bulbs went off in each one; the way so many of his original ideas still stand in the park today not too far off from how he originally envisioned them; the way he went around the country and got people from all over who ran the parks that inspired him to come work on Disneyland itself. The passion he had for this idea, inspired by his own past and what he consumed around him. I like this story way better, including how this all came after him feeling like he lost everything. This idea of true passion and creation after a period of hardship and depression--it gives me hope.
@skeye665 Жыл бұрын
Love how you kept sneaking in bits of Walt's Disneyland dedication speech into your video here and there! Very noticeable for me since in middle school I had bought a Disneyland Soundtrack CD and would listen to it on my stero+CD player while on trips soooo many times, and they played his Dedication Speech the beginning of it.. and that's how I accidentally brainwashed myself into memorizing his whole speech! lol It's still stuck in my brain.. to all who come to this happy place... welcome... Disneyland, is your land...Here age relives fond memories of the past... and here youth may savor the challenge and the promise of the future... I digress
@fennecwolfox4 жыл бұрын
I'm almost sure Walt would be both astounded and disgusted by what Disneyland has grown to be. A place that absolutely milks its customers of money, but is also a place a lot of people remember fondly.
@queenmedesa2 жыл бұрын
And it's full of non-Disney crap
@brendanrbaker884 жыл бұрын
Kevin, as always you have hit it out of the park! Your videos are amazing and you keep me wanting more every time. I applaud you and cant wait for the next video. Keep the coming!