Defunctland: The History of the 1964 New York World’s Fair
All roads converge at the 1964-65 New York World’s Fair, as the infamous city planner Robert Moses recruits Walt Disney to create the greatest fair in the history of the world.
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@thegreatarcanist890
February 22, 2026 at 4:44 pm
16:06 I bet he totally deserved that Nobel Peace Price I mean World's Fair
@drogean
February 22, 2026 at 4:44 pm
every.single.time
@crossboy
February 22, 2026 at 4:44 pm
people who want their legacy to be good will go to any length to do it, seemingly except doing something good for the world
@BOSHOtv
February 22, 2026 at 4:44 pm
They were worried that they would be remembered as a community wrecker and distracting entertainer respectively, and their solution to that was to buy up a huge swathe of land in New York and fill it with entertainment venues? I guess you can't teach old dogs new tricks, huh.
@alewiina
February 22, 2026 at 4:44 pm
Since I first saw this video years ago I have continually called Seattle “Seetle” hehe
@Twinjeremy
February 22, 2026 at 4:44 pm
14:50 you can leave your passive aggressiveness out of your videos
@Rebecca-zr3lu
February 22, 2026 at 4:44 pm
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@RageGearFilms
February 22, 2026 at 4:44 pm
"And worse, the people of seetle" god i died at this
@sidoniegabrielle269
February 22, 2026 at 4:44 pm
if i were placed in a room with walt disney and robert moses, by god, i'd invent the emergency exit then and there
@heli0dove
February 22, 2026 at 4:44 pm
36:33 oh my god this man is evil. I hope I don’t ever forget Erwin Witt, he deserved more better than that
@therealaziagbechris
February 22, 2026 at 4:44 pm
I can't even believe that one of my all-time all-star idolized favorite urban planners in New York would do such evil! 😢☹️😞
@mia.xfm.205b
February 22, 2026 at 4:44 pm
Was Moses the inspiration for the Trumps? Hmmm…
@johnv7317
February 22, 2026 at 4:44 pm
Here we are in 2026 and what Bill De Blasio and the now current mayor of New York City Zohran Mamdani did to New York City would make Robert Moses look like he contributed to the city not destroying it.
@NoReplyAsset
February 22, 2026 at 4:44 pm
19:01 lmao roasted
@rollyollyollie6213
February 22, 2026 at 4:44 pm
Robert Moses, remembered as an exceptionally evil asshole. So much so that his image and name was re-used as an evil lich in a d&d game decades later.
@yukpuddle
February 22, 2026 at 4:44 pm
"While Moses was busy taking the world out of the World's Fair" sent me
@VulpineOnlineYT
February 22, 2026 at 4:44 pm
Two young boys both named John went to the 1964 world's fair. They would write "The Hot Dog Song" for Mickey Mouse clubhouse 44 years later.
@bennymora3086
February 22, 2026 at 4:44 pm
I can just imagine being in the 1964 New York World's Fair and going to the exhibit of “Great Moments with Mr. Lincoln.” I mean, an Abraham Lincoln robot got up from a chair. He looked left and right at his audience. Then he shifted his weight from one foot to another and recited a speech about liberty. The robot looked so real that people thought it was an actor.
@saberchild
February 22, 2026 at 4:44 pm
the music in this video is great
@s0up_thyme
February 22, 2026 at 4:44 pm
whoa hidden third part to the new animatronics videos
@PurplePuppy2006
February 22, 2026 at 4:44 pm
I really liked watching this one and am currently very interested in the Worlds Fairs the United States hosted throughout 20th century. I would love to see more Worlds Fairs video histories on your channel like 1962 Seattle with the Space Needle, HemisFair ‘68 in San Antonio, Expo 74 in Spokane, Knoxville 1982 or even the 1984 New Orleans Exposition which went into bankruptcy during its run. Otherwise this was one of my favorite videos on your channel, you dive so deep into these it’s mesmerizing to watch. Keep up the amazing work!
@laurenmp7486
February 22, 2026 at 4:44 pm
Walt outraged at the micromanagement…one of the most ironic things ever said in the English language.
@daviddwarmachine
February 22, 2026 at 4:44 pm
34:17
49 thousand is less than 22 thousand? Must be the only mistake I have noticed in these Docus ever.
(misreading 220 thousand)
@amb163
February 22, 2026 at 4:44 pm
This Moses guy sounds like an absolute jackass.
@PeterHill-c1v
February 22, 2026 at 4:44 pm
YES
@danidayvido
February 22, 2026 at 4:44 pm
17:57 Messi?!
@ShOwOba
February 22, 2026 at 4:44 pm
Watching all of Season 3 back to back, that nod to him dressing up as Lincoln as a kid is incredible. So much research was put into this from the get-go, amazing stuff!
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