The $4BN Upgrade of the World’s Weirdest Airport

[@1292liam]

9.25 'Did I enjoy this video?' OMG I LOVED it ! haha

[@JesusGaveHisLife4U2]

Your work is misleading.

[@mortanicus5871]

Me too! The comic relief within the report is a classic example of the British sense of humor!

[@1292liam]

@@JesusGaveHisLife4U2 mine or B1M ?! Jesus would love the B1M > about time he returned to watch these B1M vids!

[@chrisprice5806]

5 8 story building are buried under it and it links to the cheyanne mountain complex

[@miketackabery7521]

@@chrisprice5806 😂😂😂😂😂

[@paolo11x11]

You didn't mention that Blucifer (the giant blue stallion sculpture) fell on its creator and killed him! Now that's art criticism.

[@bertdellaluna5612]

Well said.

[@khaldrago911]

Specifically, it was blucifer’s cock that broke off and killed his creator/sculptor.

[@retrogotti1422]

ya you can definitely say that DIA capitalized on the tragedy. after mustang became blucifer, they practically sealed the deal. it's kinda simple thou, a 1 ton horse head will kill anybody it falls on. DIA just wanted a gripping story.

[@randylahey2242]

It was mentioned in the first 20 seconds you muppet

[@SergeantSquared]

@@randylahey2242 it doesn't mention the horse falling on its creator, just like OP said, you moppet.

[@LoveStallion]

"Far away from anything else is an understatement." It feels like it takes ages to get from DIA to downtown. Thank goodness they finally opened the light rail. It might take longer than a car (depending on traffic), but an Uber or Taxi is easily at least $60-70. Trains are better anyway.

[@MarloSoBalJr]

A-train takes about 30 minutes to get to DIA from Union Station for only $6?... trains every 15 minutes too?... 20 hours per day operation?... no brainer!

[@kleeblattchen38]

wait how does the train take longer than the car... i know this isn't europe or japan but the line does seem pretty direct and strait forward on google maps...

[@taylorfauley4084]

Lol, this is wildly inaccurate. The A-Line takes about 30-45 min. A car, outside of rush hour is about 45-60 minutes and during rush hour can be up to 75-90 minutes. Additionally, I've taken a taxi for as low as $20 within the last year alone. Basically, both options are pretty good, especially the train.

[@greg.peepeeface]

@@kleeblattchen38 It is primarily due to all the stops, it is not direct although it would be great if they had an "express" line that went direct from DIA to downtown without the 8-9 stops along the way.

[@Connor_Herman]

@@MarloSoBalJr It costs $10.50 and takes 37 minutes to/from Union station. Driving takes about 25 minutes with no traffic or up to an hour+ with traffic. $60-70 Ubers are definitely common, especially during rush periods. Cheapest I’ve ever gotten an Uber to or from the airport was $40.

[@Cj-xl3jv]

As a former employee who spent extensive time beneath DIA. There are some weird things down there. Namely an area that appears to be initially designed to “showcase” the underground baggage system to the general public, that was swiftly forgotten after 9/11 im assuming. Other stuff includes the completely forgotten baggage “tram” system that was an absolute failure from its inception. Also dozens of tunnels that lead to secure areas for no rhyme or reason.

[@pladtoeputh]

any eccentric characters or odd paperwork to sign?

[@aimee-lynndonovan6077]

That’s too bad the tram system didn’t work. I’ll have to research that.🧐

[@InfernoJimmy83]

Hidden in plain site

[@joshmo282]

Did you experience any “bad vibes” while there? I flew in to catch a connecting flight and had the worst feeling while being in that airport for some reason.

[@stevenchapa2028]

NDA’s don’t mean much anymore do they

[@EduardoEscarez]

A thing that would be a true conspiracy would be having a project so large on schedule and on budget! 😱💰

[@bearcubdaycare]

Could you imagine? What would be the motives of the people behind it? Would make everyone wonder...

[@eily_b]

Okay, definitely not the same scale but Munich airport in Germany was in time and on budget.

[@berkerrang4149]

@@eily_b They couldn't afford directions to the train stop though when i visited a few years ago

[@ThisJustin_87]

That would be more unbelievable than ancient aliens

[@mikeflemming5101]

In America, Land of the Rampaging Bureaucracy? GIVE THIS MAN his prize!!! You are correct Sir! Schedule AND budget? Oh, the space aliens WILL come and give us ALL their advanced tech...for a candy bar FIRST!!!

[@HybridTrapMusic]

B1M is unstoppable! 🚀

[@allftw2677]

Ayy

[@allftw2677]

@Rare one shut up

[@trainrover]

shagging Corporateria'll soon become stoppable.. . . . .

[@1292liam]

certainly is !!

[@johnsmeith3913]

Aside from his whitewashing of China and the thousands of unpaid labourers, deaths, and mistreatment resulting from the construction of they’re copy and pasted building. Not to mention Chinas committing a genocide in scale only comparable to the Holocaust

[@momon969]

American airport is delayed and over budget: "Aliens! Illuminati! Probably ghosts too!" German airport is delayed and over budget: "Incompetent politicians and greedy contractors."

[@jackbrown3985]

😂

[@SaeedBaloney]

Basically the same categories but different titles 🌝🤣

[@LatestSquash]

This isn’t the only reason, but I totally understand 😂

[@worldtravelimagesnet]

I just wondered if there are some conspiracies behind Berlins airport

[@RS-ls7mm]

Don't worry, the US has their share of "Incompetent politicians and greedy contractors." Look at California.

[@perp1exed]

Just when you think these guys can't get any better, they raise the bar yet again! Fantastic job 10/10!

[@Dave_Sisson]

They should have the slogan "Denver Airport: cheerfully confirming the rest of the worlds belief that the United States is utterly insane." 🤪

[@joejoe2658]

well for a start, the video is not 60 fps...

[@perp1exed]

@@joejoe2658 I think B1M's visual work is very appealing at its current fps. There's no point in higher frame rates unless you want to keep track of fast moving stuff.

[@JoaoPedroGallavotti]

this channel is just so so spectacular

[@aja5112]

Almost ruined the 420 😮‍💨

[@paradigm2266]

Dude I grew up in Denver from '97 to 2016...I don't think I ever saw DIA without construction.

[@lucasrem]

Why you left the white supremacy?

[@paradigm2266]

@@lucasrem ?

[@rams_r_champs]

@@lucasrem dafuq?

[@itsk0na]

@@lucasrem what

[@tomjackson5845]

@@lucasrem As someone who lived in Denver from '97 up until last week, I echo everyone else - What the fuck are you on about?

[@yashrajsomvanshi128]

B1M always making my mundane Wednesday a little better. ♥️

[@MrRedfoxx1989]

Not gonna lie, just realized that they publish on wednesday

[@MrRedfoxx1989]

Fred. This is your best video ever 9:10

[@kieranstravels]

See, this is why I LOVE the b1m, they always come up with the most interesting of topics! Great video guys!

[@jtsholtod.79]

DIA is certainly not perfect, but for anyone who ever flew in or out of Stapleton, you know how bad that place was. Its only redeeming feature was that it was closer to the downtown core.

[@ronkemperful]

I agree! Stapleton was so bad that the stress of experiencing it literally killed my grandfather, who dropped dead from a massive heart attack. Interesting fact: Stapleton was named after a bigoted Denver mayor who supported Ku Klux Klan parades and rallies. Maybe the Bluecipher Horse should be named after Stapleton?

[@MarloSoBalJr]

Seems far fetch now since the A-train now links to/from Denver & DIA in only 30 minutes and every 15 minutes

[@KRYMauL]

It’s DFW, the iota never changed

[@liamness]

An airport being close to a built up area isn't a virtue, because then you're taking up prime land with the sprawl and pollution of an airport complex. If you want a form of transport that takes you right from one city centre to another, trains are the way to go.

[@kleeblattchen38]

plot twist: stapleton is the actual headquarters of illuminati and the weird statues and theories about dia are there to draw away attention...

[@TXnine7nine]

Denver’s biggest mistake was not having a pedestrian tunnel between the concourses like in Atlanta and instead relying completely on the trains. When the trains go tech then there are hours in delays because the buses are too few to handle all the passengers for concourses B and C which also happens to host Denver’s two largest airlines (United and Southwest). Concourse A has a pedestrian bridge connecting to the terminal but the security checkpoint at the bridge is only a single lane or maybe 2 on a good day.

[@sandie157]

Wow. What thoughtless design

[@Scrubje]

Pedestrian tunnels aren't possible because the illuminati bunkers are in the way

[@RealMTBAddict]

People don't want to walk anymore.

[@nedludd7622]

That is typical of stupid so-called intelligent engineers. Well, it is probably higher up with the bean counters.

[@Connor-vj7vf]

Shock, Americans don't walk anywhere

[@KrishnaAdettiwar]

As a Coloradan who watches this channel regularly, this was so fun to watch since I don’t see Colorado videos from this channel frequently. I have taken easily 150+ flights out of this airport over the years and I think this video misses out on a lot of positives of this airport. Having flown across the country and across the world, it isn’t the fanciest airport but my god is it fast and efficient. It’s doubly impressive considering how massive it is. Everyone’s always so nice and helpful, everything is so well connected and fast, and no matter how long the lines are, they move incredibly quickly. And it’s also so clean and has a great modern feel to it. I think it’s still the most efficient airport I’ve ever been to and we Coloradans definitely take it for granted!

[@dwainavance]

A smaller copy of Blucifer was made first by the artist and is at the University of Oklahoma. It used to be outside and I have seen more than a few pictures of friends and co-workers riding it in the middle of the night (a little alcohol might have been involved). It was moved inside over a decade ago. I don't why? 😉

[@scar3xcr0]

Fun fact: Full size blucifer killed the sculptor who made it by falling on him and crushing him to death after it's completion.

[@dwainavance]

@@scar3xcr0 Part of the legend of this art piece.

[@blackmetalden]

I'm so happy that B1M covered my home town airport. Bluecifer is truly a legend.

[@rams_r_champs]

I always thought it was a reference to the broncos

[@snusemcgoose1001]

I dont know why they haven’t gotten rid of that statue after it killed somebody. It’s creepy, satanic and literally killed somebody, why do we want this to represent the airport? Nothing makes me feel more safe on a flight and a satanic statue that’s killed somebody already due to the airports negligence

[@blackmetalden]

@@snusemcgoose1001 Because it's fucking epic.

[@snusemcgoose1001]

@@blackmetalden Its also the only airport that was purposefully built in the shape of a swastika. Who knows why. The reason I know it was purposeful was because back even then when they were first creating the building somebody noticed this even back then and mentioned it to the design board but they told them to do it anyway

[@achamberlain8382]

Ya you’re right

[@paul.oregan]

I will neither confirm or deny that I enjoyed this video.

[@TheB1M]

If you're Illuminati and you are watching this.... how about asking the KZbin bosses to push our channel up the algorithm a bit? 🤞

[@SChristopherBurford]

I really enjoy your interjecting more of your personality in recent videos. Funny, engaging and makes the already great videos that much better.

[@RealMTBAddict]

They don't exist jfc

[@TommyTom21]

@@RealMTBAddict Sounds like something a member of the Illuminati would say 🤔

[@RealMTBAddict]

@@TommyTom21 maybe. Or maybe you need to go outside and get a hobby.

[@Alto53]

@@RealMTBAddict they did used to exist, but whether they still exist or not is up for debate.

[@MileHighGrowler]

As a Denver area resident who travels through DIA frequently, I certainly don't believe in lizard people or crazy conspiracies. That said, the proximity to some very strategic military locations across the front range, the space available for construction, and the interest from the Federal government at the time of construction to have an alternate emergency locations, I don't doubt for a minute there are secure areas underneath that would provide some military/government quarters in the event of a global crisis. The rest (budget overruns and delays) sounds like every other construction project since the history of always.

[@graciemaemarie11jones16]

wow.u are so smart

[@ciarradeborah9685]

How much did they pay you to say that

[@boxsterman77]

That may be true. And that sounds like sound emergency planing. Not bullshit conspiracy theories.

[@zayseeu8337]

Tim don't be a NPC 😊

[@schindlerbrady]

“I don’t believe in conspiracies but I believe in this one”

[@jerryhu9005]

"What was the extra $2 billion used for?" The same thing it's always been used for. To cover for incompetent project management

[@MrRedfoxx1989]

I see what you did there Fred @7:48 lol. I love the variety of your videos and how your editing has evolved. Best channel on KZbin.

[@lonestarr1490]

Do you care to tell me what he did? Is the bank note altered in some way? (I'm not from the U.S., so I don't know what your conspiracy money usually looks like)

[@AnniVaan_heavydirtysoul]

@@lonestarr1490 Same here, explation would be nice😊

[@keltonfoster]

It's a wink and a nod to his peps. He's all about the NWO, almost every video he'll put in what they are constantly repeating about climate change this and sustainable development that. Then he'll thank Gill Bates for being so awesome and saving everyone from dying from the very things he's saying is going to kill millions. I like his videos but thanking a sadistic control freak that talks about reducing the number of people on earth to save us all goes too far. If he just stuck to construction this channel would be great but no he's got to show his devotion to his fraternal brotherhood.

[@AnniVaan_heavydirtysoul]

@@keltonfoster For me he seems to be more against all that bulls**t but I haven't watched more than couple of videos.

[@Grandpa600]

One of the very few attempts at mixing information with a touch of sarcastic humour which actually works. Well done B1M & Denver

[@J3scribe]

I've flown into DIA, got my baggage, caught a train downtown. The process was flawless, and I'm no professional traveler. I've flown maybe 10 or 11 times in my 60 years. Denver is the central gateway to the west. If anything, they should have built an airport that could handle 150 - 250 million passengers per year, with room to expand (seems they planned for that). Lack of foresight screws up a lot of infrastructure projects in the USA. Mostly because people don't understand that 5 billion dollars is not a lot of money when you're looking at a huge construction project. Convenience does not come cheap. And being cheap will totally inconvenience you, so the vicious cycle of bitching continues.

[@hmoobmeeka]

Thats the problem with the US. They only build for now and don't think about the future. Then in a few years they have to dump more money into expansion and then a few years from that, dump more money into expansion or build a new airport, road, building, or whatever. Then the cycle starts all over

[@Travisrogers87]

It’s not lack of foresight. It’s cost balancing. You don’t want to build a gigantic ghost airport for 200m passengers 30 or 40 years before that volume is necessary. Better to scale over time.

[@drewfoster1493]

I am at DIA almost daily and I completely agree that it was well planned to have plenty of room to expand. People will always have something to complain about. If it was near downtown we all know there would be no room for that. I think the layout of DIA is very good and easy to navigate if you have half a brain. IDK how people get lost so easily.

[@drewfoster1493]

I am at DIA almost daily and I completely agree that it was well planned to have plenty of room to expand. People will always have something to complain about. If it was near downtown we all know there would be no room for that. I think the layout of DIA is very good and easy to navigate if you have half a brain. IDK how people get lost so easily.

[@mikeflemming5101]

J. Lewis, municipal projects on any scale RARELY consider long-term impact unless you reside in a state where taxes are not seen as evil by the dominant political party. Usually such projects are launched to FIX a current problem. However I reside in a city that controls our airport and it's acreage, even though the airport is outside the city limits. Some years ago the city obtained "Eminent Domain" to swallow more than one small city in order to have a second runway built. TWA was our dominant gate-gobbling airline and the second runway was to enhance Air Traffic safety by reducing the volume on the main. Within 7 years of the completion of the second runway (Probably due to 9/11) TWA died of bankruptcy failure...leaving the second runway barely used! So even when a government entity tries to plan for the future, the future can STILL turn around to BLEEP all over you...

[@MrRedfoxx1989]

8:23 Fred you’re killing me man. The personality is too on point

[@ben-taobeneton3945]

Rarely do I get a laugh out of this but it's nice 👌😂 But in all seriousness, I believe there is something hidden underneath that Airport. That lady was suspicious.

[@chillbro606]

Anyone living here long enough knows about what’s going on under our feet. They like to make jokes about it but some of us have been down there…where does the city of Denver keep its high security records and documents?? Hmmm.

[@ben-taobeneton3945]

@@chillbro606 Exactly!

[@momon969]

Something is hidden underneath that airport... something evil, and terrifying. Something which would shake you to your core. A symbol of pure evil, hidden away from prying eyes. It's $5/hour parking.

[@questioneverything9535]

Elite bunkers where food is being hoarded?

[@LukeXlll]

I just think it's something as simple as a nuclear bunker. I think there's a tunnel that connects the bunker that's under the city to the bunker under DIA.

[@competitivemind6785]

The content B1M provides us is getting richer and richer day by day. Nice job Fred!

[@JimTheFly]

This is easily my favorite B1M video yet. DIA's charmingly embraced the weirdness and that just makes it so easy to have fun with the whole topic. Then you guys take your ability to deliver information with the occasional smirk or wink and turn that up to 14. Something tells me that this might have been the most fun you've had making a video, too. Wonderful job as always!

[@JXZ-JAM]

Hey there real 3rd gen Colorado native here. Colorado is crazy. We never tired of the Bluecifer or being "high" jokes. But much massive change being happeing her for years. We need the largest airport in the world one day because Denver will likely one day be our nation's capitol and the biggest population and economic hub on this side of the planet. All the major government departments have headquarters here. CDC has a massive site in Fort Collins. We provide a large majority of the mid and southwests water. You heard it hear first folks. Also our economic backbone in 10 ....20 years will be the space industry. Look into it, it's not a coincidence that every major space exploration company has repositioned to Colorado. Not too far from the Air Force base and Norad. We can't be reached currently by ICMBs.

[@PB-Trinity]

The B1M taking off to new heights, as usual...

[@jizmoglass4202]

I've actually been in those tunnels. I was born in Colorado. Did construction for a couple years. Worked for a concrete company. 03-07. Worked at a ski resort on the side. they exist. ya'll have no idea. it's so crazy.

[@bu3584]

Eleberate pls :)

[@RealMTBAddict]

We do have an idea.

[@swissy5608]

Yeah, I worked a bit for the Colorado government, too, helping run IT. They have endless tunnels under the city of Denver, too. While you need security clearance to go about them, I was never told not to talk about them. They’re not a big deal. While the expanse of them is impressive, they do very, very boring things under there!

[@bu3584]

@@swissy5608 hmmm

[@bu3584]

@@swissy5608 gotta spend that $600b

[@maradupras7278]

i live about an hour out of denver, so i am very familiar with the entire story behind dia, and this is a great summary. this is the sort of thing where there's only more and more as you keep digging, though; there's entire stories behind bluecifer, the hotel, and even some of the parking lots that are really fun to dive into.

[@be3rryy]

Can you share more abt it? Just curious abt it.

[@JoshuaFagan]

Thanks for covering DIA! As a born and raised Coloradan, I always used to fly out of here. It's a bold, daring airport . I don't blame you for thinking it's a bit weird, but it's one of the few airports in this country that I actually look forward to visiting.

[@GeekyMedia]

This is exactly why the PR team is fantastic. People actually look forward to going there because it doesn’t take itself toooo serious. Many places/people could learn from this 😃👍

[@richdobbs6595]

I just don't see it. It is less convenient than Stapleton was, and it had the misfortune to be designed before 9/11 so its security screening is a disaster. It required all new freeways and just recently got light rail. Just circling around to pick up a passenger is a 5 mile trip. Luggage takes forever, even after hoofing it forever through the concourses, taking the train, and getting through the terminal. Have you ever gone through a well designed airport?

[@KanyeTheGayFish69]

@@richdobbs6595 it is a well designed airport, you need to stop nitpicking. There is no airport in the us that’s more efficiently designed.

[@krashd]

@@richdobbs6595 Stapleton was designed after 9/11 then?

[@nramos33]

@@richdobbs6595 Stapleton sucked and was over crowded. It could not keep up with demand and the only way to expand it would have been to destroy cities like Commerce City. I grew up in Commerce City and and it has a wildlife refuge and an oil refinery. Pick which one is going to be demolished to make way for an extra terminal. If you're complaining about passenger pickup, maybe wait in the waiting areas until your person is actually at the pickup area. Or...this is going to sound crazy, use the parking lot next to the pickup area. As for luggage, that's a you problem. I lived in Germany for a month with a duffel bag and a large messenger bag. If you are traveling with multiple bags every trip, that's on you for poor planning. I carry everything I travel with and I have traveled the world without issue.

[@Roaming50]

As an ex-coloradan I love Denver airport in its weirdness. As an airport it's so-so, but for weirdness, it's a trip! That artwork had us, as a family, head scratching the first time we saw it, and you forgot to mention. that Blucifer killed its artist.

[@thomashiggins9320]

Okay, as a Denver resident who has flown out of that airport many times, I found this video about DIA absolutely hilarious. This had to have been a fun one to put together. 😆 For those who want a more comprehensive look at the conspiracy-theory silliness, our news and arts weekly newspaper, Westword, has done some articles on them. Those are all online, so anyone may read those, at leisure. I remember all the bitching and moaning when the city decided to replace Stapleton. The success of DIA silenced all but the most reactionary belly-achers. I look forward to the completion of the expansion project, and would suggest you do a second video on the in-fill project that turned Stapleton International Airport into Denver's Central Park neighborhood. It was one the largest and most successful applications of New Urbanist design for a brownfield infill project, in the United States. After that, consider a look at the highly successful T-Rex highway and light rail project, for an example of a major infrastructure project that went brilliantly. We've also got the I-70 realignment project, currently under way, that you'd find interesting.

[@triplikeido75]

Excellent 👌

[@Ihateironyanddumbusernames]

I like how at 0:19 he refers to the real objects he just listed as conspiracies. the blue horse with red eyes named blucifer is real, the mural depicting a soldier with a gun and gas mask is real, the tunnels are real, the strange symbols etched into the marble are real. Conspiracy means a secret plan or the action of plotting or to (conspire). a strange object factually existing somewhere isnt a conspiracy.

[@refindoazhar1507]

I think it's pretty obvious that he mean these objects lead to many conspiracy theories, not that the object itself is a conspiracy.

[@Ihateironyanddumbusernames]

@@refindoazhar1507 yes dumbdumb. That's understood. What he was trying to do. Group real objects that are very weird (like the mural) into other objects with wacky theory's behind them like a cursed statue But that doesn't make them ALL c o n s p i r a c i e s.

[@lemapguy8642]

As a Coloradan, Im very happy to see talk about an absolutely interesting part of this state!

[@OlSkoolin]

Color adan

[@SupremeLeaderKimJong-un]

For all the Americans who complain about us, at least our airports aren't construction zones nor delayed. The main Pyongyang-Sunan airport may not have its own metro station like Denver does, but at least the metro system is more beautiful and cheaper. Because unlike them, we care about quality

[@Mike-gt1cs]

Shut up, kim . . . . and STOP launching missiles!!

[@L0LrevneD]

@B1M, For years I hoped that Fred Mills would review Denver International Airport and all its baggage (pun intended). As a Denver native, I can confirm that it is a pretty strange place with strange history, but I’ve always loved going through it. Great video, as usual!

[@williamapple7705]

For its size it is a stellar airport. Not the nicest I've been through, but one of the easiest to navigate and move around of the massive airports I've been to.

[@chillbro606]

Dull? Lol. Why don’t we speak with some of the contractors that worked on this airport during its original construction?? What about the entire building we burried and all that dirt we brought in? Whoops.

[@tlacy615]

What was the size of the buried building and is it still possible to access?

[@MarloSoBalJr]

You mean the apocalypse bunker?... The building was designed to house essential supplies and important figures on the west coast in the event of a possible disaster

[@thomashiggins9320]

@@MarloSoBalJr LoL! There is no such thing, but you keep right on believing that, if you like.

[@thomashiggins9320]

@@tlacy615 No, you can't access it, because it's *not there* . There is no such thing. This is the delusional, conspiracy-theory crap the airport administration got sick of fighting and decided to milk for free publicity. 🙄

[@zekeonstormpeak4186]

I worked there from opening day in 95 until March 13, 2020 when the pandemic hit. I saw many changes, and I think the airport and surrounding area have developed into a successful micro economy.

[@jonslagill8864]

We live in a world now where most conspiracy theories seem to be coming true.

[@10akaufmann]

To be fair, organisations engaging in conspiracies will often attempt to laugh it off in order to sew confusion and doubt. If anything, the behaviour of the airport authorities just adds fuel to the theory that all is not what it seems.

[@willybober2]

Agreed. And that ladies response to the conspiracy allegations was less than convincing

[@qwerty112311]

I always thought the conspiracy theories were just jokes. But now I see there are people braindead enough to believe them. Doesn’t speak well for the future of humanity.

[@akragt01]

@@qwerty112311 what doesn't speak well for the future of humanity are people who never question anything and believe everything they are told by the "authorities",

[@thomashiggins9320]

@@qwerty112311 They are just jokes, and so are the people who believe them.

[@mycroft16]

When DIA opened they had a big airshow out there and I remember interviews with military pilots talking about flying over it for the first time and being absolutely astounded at the sheer size of the thing. And it is an enormous airport. Which is good... they looked a long way down the road and bought enough land to ensure they had room to expand for the future. And that's already paying off. The city has already started encroaching on multiple sides of the airport land, but because of the foresight putting it so far out, they had plenty of land to purchase to create a buffer for expansion. It won't be long before DIA is "within" the city. I've seen conspiracy theories about DIA linking it to secret bases in the UT desert via underground tunnels and all sorts of ridiculous stuff. It is just a quirky weird airport that tried some extremely new things for its time and that cost it money and time. The baggage system was fairly innovative at the time and had never been tried on that scale. Of course it had issues. But conspiracy nuts gotta nut.

[@drewhour]

It's actually not ridiculous at all. It is a military base underneath. When an asteroid was supposed to hit Earth in 2012, why do you think Obama was there that day. They do have functioning bunkers.

[@texaswunderkind]

I was once on a flight into Denver where a passenger experienced a medical emergency. DIA cleared our flight for priority landing, and thanks to the airport's extensive runways and taxiways, we went from being in the air over the Rocky Mountains to stopped at a gate in about ten minutes. It was incredible. I doubt very many busy airports could have done it, because they wouldn't have had the space.

[@mycroft16]

@@drewhour No asteroid was supposed to hit the Earth in 2012. Apophis was supposed to pass through a region of space known as a keyhole that MIGHT have put it on an orbit to hit the Earth in 2036. It did not go through that keyhole and is no longer a threat. Obama would NOT have gone to the Denver airport when Site R in virginia is closer and significantly more secure. There are no "bunkers" under DIA nor a military base. There are no outlets so a base is ludicrous and that traffic would be noticed. Buckley Air National Guard base is south a few miles though. There are tornado shelters all over the airport though, and have been used. But lord people... just no.

[@drewhour]

@@mycroft16 It’s Easier To Fool People Than To Convince Them That They’ve Been Fooled - Mark Twain

[@RealMTBAddict]

Colorado Springs is growing faster.

[@benlouis3419]

You should do more videos on construction-linked conspiracies!!

[@AKdaJuiceGuy]

The construction of the twin towers?

[@shirolee]

As a Colorado native, this video gave me a good laugh. Looking forward to the completion of the upgrades and hopefully quicker times though security.

[@doctorstrangelove9487]

My biggest issue with this airport is too far from the city center.

[@mystica-subs]

it's a 35 minute train ride. it used to be a 30 minute bus ride from Stapleton into downtown. I don't see much difference.

[@Xhoven]

@@mystica-subs I mean the new location is about three times as far away from downtown as the old location. Are there any other airports that are 25 miles from the city center?

[@Connor_Herman]

It’s the farthest airport from the city it serves in the United States unless you count Dulles (which you probably shouldn’t since Reagan is directly adjacent to DC)

[@richdobbs6595]

@@mystica-subs Stapleton was a ten minute taxi ride from downtown. It would be a ten minute light rail ride from downtown.

[@texaswunderkind]

@@richdobbs6595 Stapleton was the size of the Omaha airport, and expansion wasn't a possibility.

[@rh3749]

DIA is my favorite American airport (I know, low bar), and this video kind of misses its many positives. I like its layout and wide open sunny and spacious gate areas. I've been to so many airports with claustrophic gate areas. I like its soaring tent-like main terminal hall. Having been to airports like DFW, LAX, SFO, La Guardia, JFK, Washington National, Dulles, Philly, Pittsburgh, Phoenix, Las Vegas, Seattle, etc., I think DIA stands out for its modern design. I know there are some renovated terminals in some of these other airports, so perhaps they've improved. I know DIA had issues with baggage at its start, but that seems to have disappeared, at least I've never had an issue with it, having flown in/out of DIA maybe 50 times. I've never had an issue with the train and its always been fast and efficient for me. I remember there was a bad snowstorm that caused lines to wrap around DIA inside, but I believe all of that has been fixed awhile back. I just enjoy always returning to DIA. Used to live in Boulder. Blucifer is iconic and I used to think it was bad luck to see it before a flight but I came to embrace its historical nature regarding the death of its artist, so it feels like a part of what makes the DIA experience unique. I used to take the express bus from Boulder to DIA and never had a problem - it was always on time. I think it's great that the light rail has been extended straight into the airport from downtown Denver, but I've never taken it.

[@surfer1826]

Happy wednesdays guys ..... thank you B1M ..... 👍👍👍

[@two2truths]

Did you mention that the Royal family in the UK, mostly the Queen, directly funded large portions of DIA's construction... THAT is truly one of the weirdest things for me... It really has never been explained why that connection should exist at all, always been poorly explained 🧐

[@bearcrossemup_1045]

nahh that’s really crazy😨😨

[@boxsterman77]

Yeah. I call bullshit. I did a case study of the project for my masters. It was funded by municipal bonds. Get fucking help.

[@two2truths]

@@boxsterman77 right on it!

[@jraddd3477]

It's cause the US is infact not independent from Britain but just has the illusion we are, don't believe me? Do some research on the war of 1812 and the Federal Reserve

[@FN-ib8wd]

@@two2truths Your source?

[@michaelrapson]

An airport that large makes no sense at all. Most of the structures are underground, so it''s a base of some kind with the airport as the perfect front.

[@thomashiggins9320]

Oh, man. The idiocy *just doesn't stop* . 🤣

[@Strykenine]

My home airport. I love Blucifer btw - I wave every time I go to the airport. I'd like to think that he winks at me, when he isn't watching the horizon for the Old Ones.

[@waylonk2453]

There's a bunker beneath that airport capable of accommodating 500 people for several years. Guys in the bunker building industry can't say much but they say enough to make you wonder

[@Higgins3G]

I can't believe you left out that Blucifer killed the artist who made it. When it was being installed a line snapped and Blucifer crushed the poor guy.

[@bearcubdaycare]

Oh really, it doesn't make you the slightest bit suspicious that the one person who knew the sculpture's true purpose conveniently dies during its installation? Just kidding.

[@jay851038]

Never thought B1M would do a video that is so close to home for me. I live in Denver and worked as a ramp agent for United. Drove through the tunnels and never caught anything suspicious. Nice video!

[@alextownsend5443]

I loved this video, and I’m born and raised in Denver!!!

[@dylanshaffer2184]

As someone who can say that DEN is my home airport, and who has been on multiple occasions around and under the airport, I can neither confirm nor deny anything that happens underneath the airport.

[@Thunderbuck]

Your tone matched up nicely with DIA's media department 🤣 As it happens, I'm flying into DIA next week so this was timely for me.

[@RishiKumarPS]

I liked the comedy element on this. 😂

[@allftw2677]

Lets gooo , another B1M video

[@roundysquares]

16 months construction delay... Berliners: That's cute

[@kaitlyn6853]

I flew to Denver Airport last year from Detroit. My experience was a huge complex with confusing signs with airport staff that gave me bad directions. I spent around 2 hours pulling my heavy luggage around looking for "baggage claim 1" to meet up with my ride. 1 hour of those 2 hours was spent on the ground catching my breath due to altitude sickness. It was a nightmare lol EDIT: I remember the layout of the airport being characteristically poorly designed. As it forces visitors not used to the altitude to deal with all their "decorative" engineering. Like large ramps (for the sake of large ramps, they basically made hills on the floor) connecting the main concourse with the gates. I remember completely breaking down into tears at the Denver Airport because I simply wanted to find my way out. I wish airports like Denver would just focus on being an airport instead of a commercial center.

[@drblog123]

I completely agree, and i grew up here, it has gotten progressively worse, i started taking the train! It is miserable 4 those of us w/ health problems!😵‍💫☹

[@TrueGamingVault]

Please make more videos like this! That was amazing editing, script and conspiracy theories are always a plus XD

[@Broseidon77]

I knew most of the info before clicking on the video, but your stuff is so well done I had to give a watch anyway!

[@rileyk5628]

I love DIA for a lot of things, but I really am sad that all the floors in the great hall are becoming solid white. I miss the old patterned granite floors, they just had so much more personality and uniqueness of what Colorado is.

[@0HOON0]

Didn't know that. How sad. Many memories of those floors as a child.

[@nooneknows9234]

Underground tunnels for those reeducation camps for the New World Order

[@anothersiguy]

I did a whole case study and paper in my project management class about the initial DIA luggage system. Basically an extremely expensive, complex, and high tech solution to a problem that didn’t really exist. Apparently it was quite proficient at shredding people’s baggage though.

[@JonnyMarx]

It was in response to the perpetually lost and delayed baggage at Stapleton. Denver gets a ton of odd sized bags such as skis, boards, bikes, and golf clubs. The current baggage efficiency is as good as any airport in the world.

[@AMoose454]

As a pilot and someone who loves B1M, let’s go. More airport videos please.

[@82dorrin]

Ah, Blucifer! Truly a Denver legend!

[@gregoryferraro7379]

This is my hometown airport. I had a girlfriend who worked in one of the concourse stores. She believed some of the ridiculous conspiracy stories. Partly why she's my ex. We in Denver are proud of our weird airport. The Great Hall is a beautiful structure. Blucifer may be contentious, but I welcome him. Mostly because I wouldn't want to be on his bad side. He fell on his creator and killed him. There's a big blue bear at the convention center. They fight at night on the eastern plains.

[@shasmi93]

That might be all the beer, weed and mushrooms we all enjoy here causing us to see the bear and horse fighting on the eastern plains lol!

[@deeexxx8138]

One of your best. I like DIA. The only "dippy" or questionable use of taxpayers' money I saw was the installation of 5,280 silver propellers in the train tunnels, to memorialize Denver as the Mile High City. I never saw any explanation until I read about it in a local magazine.

[@thomashiggins9320]

Remember, by city ordinance, all public works project above a minimal size -- without exception -- *must* devote one percent of its total budget to public art, integrated with the project design. So, that money was *absolutely* going to get spent, on art. Not spending it was not an option, without changing a city law that enjoys broad popular support. You may not care for the propellers, but if it hadn't been those, it would have been something else.

[@deeexxx8138]

@@thomashiggins9320 Not being a Denverite I didn't know, I think my hometown of New Orleans has something similar. In this case that money got spent on a sophomoric project that few airport customers will see or understand. If I was the artist I'd feel shortchanged at being relegated to a subway tunnel.

[@EricaGamet]

@@thomashiggins9320 Also, after five years, the public can petition to have the art removed.

[@thomashiggins9320]

@@EricaGamet I think that's a perfectly reasonable thing to do, if nobody likes the piece.

[@tomjackson5845]

@@thomashiggins9320 I wish they would have made the propellers mini wind turbines to generate electricity every time the trains passed them.

[@gui18bif]

This video has lots of problems. First, it calls DIA the weirdest in the world in the title, then in the first seconds it calls "conspiracy nuts" to whoever believes that. This video is designed to confuse you because there is no way you'd make a video about a random airport expanding its hall size.

[@sirblack1619]

When I first saw the DIA I thought is would be hard to navigate, but it was not at all. Denver's metro area is bussing at the seams so I am not surprised that the airport is the 3rd busiest.

[@AverytheCubanAmerican]

Denver International: We opened our new airport! People: Memeing them for all the conspiracies Denver International, embracing it: How do ya do, fellow kids? For a state as quirky as Colorado, all the weirdness at the airport quite suits them. And regarding delays with construction...they should be thankful their airport isn't Berlin Brandenburg

[@lucasrem]

Denver is white supremacy!

[@paulyiustravelogue]

Whoever the writer(s) or producer(s) for this episode have done a good job, and I love how you guys slowly but surely adding humor into your show. I still remember in the old days you guys were all business… in a good way, of course.

[@VegasLoungeAct]

I worked at the Denver airport in 1998-1999. There are some strange things that go on there.

[@RattledPan]

I was in Denver not long after they finally got things up. The closest I may get to my fifteen minutes of fame was my luggage was unfortunate to be some of the earliest coming off the American Airlines flight from Ft. Worth, Texas. Those fancy conveyer belts for moving luggage...nothing was left of my suitcase. I still can't figure out how any machine could shred luggage to the point of no recognizable items. Thanks a lot Fred! All these years later and you slyly confirm that Evil Forces were at work. That's not going to replace that silk shirt AA wouldn't pay for... Great stuff, Fred! As always, you put on a great show!

[@zoelbanana]

L rizz

[@josephmelendez2243]

The engineering to built that is incredible. There´s a massive undeground base in that airport. Mankind have the technology to change the world in a way we can´t imagine but those are in dark proyects.

[@cardenasr.2898]

Building on top of Native burial grounds always delays construction and raises costs. All that haunting and ghosts wandering around definitely means more insurance premium, like that Overlook Hotel in the mountains of Colorado

[@6yjjk]

We need a dryly sarcastic B1M mega-documentary on the fustercluck that is BER.

[@denverbasshead]

As someone formerly from Denver, 16 months behind is nothing for construction delays lol

[@richdobbs6595]

I've always thought of DIA as being the most highly optimized airport in the world. Unfortunately, its designers didn't pick a very good objective function for the metro area. Poor traffic connections. Far away from the downtown, yet not convenient to outlying exurbs like Fort Collins or Boulder or Castle Rock. Hotels miles away. Shuttle lots awkward and inconvenient. Just walking from gates, to trains, to bus shuttles, to car, and then driving home takes longer than the flight to San Francisco itself! The conspiracy theory that I go with was this was all designed to get Fredrico Pena's buddies rich from the redevelopment of Stapleton. I suppose it might have just been a joke to by United to get Denver to finance a hub.

[@danielchacon1098]

Legit question though… where would you build it then? Like we have a massive mountain range to the left cutting the options in half… the metro is pretty large in range so where do you build it? There’s the Rocky Mountain arsenal but that’s federally protected land and riddled with contaminants. Back then Denver was still a big and important hub like it is today. Stapleton could have accommodated expansion for a bit more but not at the levels DEN has right now or in the near future. I can see how DEN moving may not have made much sense then, but having DEN now has way more benefits than drawbacks.

[@andreirachko]

Who cares about DIA’s function as a Colorado airport? It’s main purpose it to be a layover stop for coast-to-coast flights.

[@loveforthegame3]

@@andreirachko correct, I live in lakewood and Work at DIA, even i know this.

[@richdobbs6595]

@@danielchacon1098 Keep Stapleton for Denver, build regional airports for Castle Rock and Fort Collins near to I-25. Let United figure out where it wanted a hub by itself. I was always amazed at how convenient Oakland was compared to the mega-airports. But even if you built DIA, just redesigning it to be time efficient for 2000, instead of 2040. Probably could have stuck it next to I-70 about where E-470 crosses it. 25 years later and the area around it still has big gaps of undeveloped land

[@danielchacon1098]

@@richdobbs6595 Another airport for Denver would make sense if we had a metro population like the Bay Area which is like 3 times bigger than Denver. It would never be feasible and airfare would probably be extremely expensive.

[@ole0510]

2 Billion over budget...being from Stuttgart, Germany that seems quite reasonable!

[@se7enity648]

Brilliant video. Your best one you have ever done.

[@belltond1527]

Please do a video on Manchester and Heathrow’s expansion

[@BD-cm7xc]

In October of 2004 an inter dimensional portal opened in level three near UAL baggage system and they closed concourse B for hours until they closed the portal. The portal opened to a prairie landscape and some of the baggage carts was lost inside the portal.

[@ChibiPanda8888]

Well, that's one way to lose your luggage.

[@LieMac]

Must be the garden of eden 🤯

[@pocketdynamo5787]

"Why don't keep large infrastructure projects keep up to budget?" Because, due to competitive bidding regulations, contractors aren't incentivised to be frasnk and honest about the real costs. They are, instead, incentivised to make up numbers and correct them once they are awarded the contract and are in the process of construction. Nowaday, you'll rarely find a project that'll keep up to the proposed budget.

[@Samuel_J1]

You guys clearly had so much fun making this one

[@ne0tic]

Yet another amazing and entertaining video! Great work man.

[@ForTheLoveOfSuits]

A great video as usual but lots of fun too. Well done.

[@caesar7734]

The airport from above kind of looks like a 卐

[@EstebanJavornik]

I was hoping to see a little plan of the airport expansion... otherwise fun video hahaha

[@stevenchapa2028]

B and C Concourses should be finishing up, fully ready for public use soon within the year. after that, a “Concourse D” rumor was floating around slated for a few years down the line that would open up new gates, taking from the incoming traffic cause by the additional runways.

[@1slandB0y77]

Regardless of the truth behind the theories people are talking about, there's definitely something off and weird about a number of aspects of Denver. People love to laugh and scoff at those who really ask questions about stuff that just doesn't make sense, which gives perfect cover to anyone wanting to get up to nefarious activities. The artwork is weird and creepy. The blue horse is weird and creepy. Having the Freemasons put their "stamp of approval" on things (which means a LOT more to them and the demonic spirits controlling them than it does to the average scoffing normie) is weird and creepy, having massive delays and stratospheric cost "overruns" is suspicious and lacking reasonable explanation. In short, there IS something "off" with Denver. But, since normies just can't hack asking really hard questions and coping with potentially paradigm-shifting answers, and since those in power have everything to gain and nothing to lose by obfuscations and sneering condescension, the chances of the actual truth about the airport - whether that be close to the worst of the theories or way up the other end of the scale not too far from "weird and creepy but otherwise not overly problematic", we're likely not ever to know. Which is just the way most people want it, as it keeps their world safe, predictable and knowable.

[@oabuseer]

Can you explain why the artwork is weird and creepy? It's a really lovely bit of art to me. Its location also makes sense. An international airport which will have people travelling to and from places all over the world, all coming together at this location and being reminded that our world and human life is sacred. Why is that bad?

[@Alexrocksdude_]

My favorite video of yours, the intro hooked me right away and I knew it was Denver!

[@fernbedek6302]

If delays at the Denver Airport are suspicious, what does that make that one Berlin airpot?

[@highdefinist9697]

Occasionally making construction-linked conspiracy theories might be a good idea! It stays true to the core of the channel, but also adds a bit of extra variety.

[@CHRISPYakaKON]

This was weirdly entertaining lol

[@CamPritekel]

One minor correction is at minute 5:45 I think you misheard Jim when he said, “We aren’t using a concessionaire.” He was referring to how the airport terminated their contract with the previous concessionaire, Ferrovial, who was part of the Great Hall Partners. Hensel Phelps is the general contractor who was selected to finish the project. Source: I work for general contractor at the airport.

[@jeffcook5449]

I was just at this airport and literally didn’t notice any of this, not really sure how I managed that

[@RealMTBAddict]

Literally? Like literally?

[@monketok141]

That's the illuminati for you, hiding in plain sight

[@youtubechangedmynamelikeacunt]

Eyes wide shut, brother.

[@joeylantis22]

The paintings they referred too are behind walls for renovations right now, and Bluestang (the statue with red glowing eyes) might be easy to miss if you’re traveling out of the airport and not looking behind you in the car, or are taking the train in which case you wouldn’t see it. They do have funny ‘creepy’ ads on the construction walls so you might of had a chance to see those.

[@ethanol1586]

I love how Denver international was able to use the conspiracy theories to their advantage. Use something to create buzz and attention. Absolutely genius

[@engineeringvision9507]

It is stupid and inappropriate. It's safety critical infrastructure.

[@engineeringvision9507]

@@Cumdown Actually there is, numb nutz. People who are nervous about flying, young children and so on are not going to be helped by an airport that looks like some evil villains secret lair albeit with added queues and worse food.

[@JeffDeWitt]

@@engineeringvision9507 Why? As Norm pointed out this has nothing to do with engineering, it's the airport's PR people doing their jobs and doing them well.

[@engineeringvision9507]

@@JeffDeWitt I just explained why.

[@TheOneTheyCallShandy]

Sure .. A great way to dismiss anything negative is just to mock it no matter what because "normal" people believe whatever authority says. Dedicating a plaque to freemasons and a group which doesn't even exist "New World Airport Commission" isn't odd to anyone ? just a joke ?

[@sologhostxx8010]

As an employee at DIA it’s so funny to mess with people when they ask me about the conspiracy’s about the airport

[@amrani_art]

This would be the perfect theme for a Dan Brown novel