Defunctland: The Craziest Party Walt Disney Ever Threw
One of the single most important stories in theme park history has nothing to do with a theme park. This is Walt’s Field Day, the Craziest Party Walt Disney Ever Threw.
An Editorial Note on This Production:
This video features many quotes from Walt Disney and his staff, read in the video by actors. Some of these quotes, said decades later, are placed in the story as if they are being said in the moment. This was done in such a way as to not change the meaning or intention of the original quote, but it does alter the context. On a few occasions, a dialogue scene is constructed out of past quotes said at different times. Specifically, Walt most likely did not yell “You commie sons of b—-” immediately after Babbitt’s mocking of him with the megaphone, but Walt did say those words in reference to Babbitt and the protestors.
These quotes, and this video as a whole, would not be possible without the work of hundreds of researchers, journalists, and writers. Below are a few and where you can find more of their work:
Todd James Pierce: http://www.disneyhistoryinstitute.com/
Bob Thomas: https://www.amazon.com/Walt-Disney-American-Original-Editions/dp/0786860278
Neal Gabler: https://www.amazon.com/Walt-Disney-Triumph-American-Imagination/dp/0679757473/
Jake Friedman: https://babbittblog.com
Michael Barrier: http://michaelbarrier.com
Jim Korkis: https://www.amazon.com/Jim-Korkis/e/B000APY7BS
Assets Used:
Construction Wall Photo: Nathan Cone of San Antonio, TX
Camcorder Overlay: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZVITaNHYx3g
In this episode of Defunctland’s third season, Kevin takes a deep look into Disney Studios as they prepare to release the feature film Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs and the wild after-party that followed. The closeness of the group of animators is tested when the studio grows too fast, and a difficult strike ensues.
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@big-g-1
March 25, 2026 at 5:21 pm
16:08 MR BEAST!!!!
@medio-litro
March 25, 2026 at 5:21 pm
I'm glad to see you've refrained from commissioning music like this in your most recent videos. Good call.
@AwsOm3Fac3
March 25, 2026 at 5:21 pm
Babbit was so based 😭 he’s just like me FR
@Matthias333
March 25, 2026 at 5:21 pm
Yoooo … Wut the heck … the song at the end of this video has absolutely no right being SO FRIGGIN CATCHY!!! Every few months I somehow end up with it my head …
🎤 after five months of sleeping under, MY DESK !! 🎸
@alewiina
March 25, 2026 at 5:21 pm
“3 white boys with era-specific names” makes me laugh every time. I love all the little jokes delivered with the same tone as everything else in all defunctland videos <3
@Fardawg
March 25, 2026 at 5:21 pm
They were commies.
@farkasmactavish
March 25, 2026 at 5:21 pm
Still got nothing on Ashurnasirpal II.
@RageGearFilms
March 25, 2026 at 5:21 pm
I love how the silver lining for the divided work force family was that the pick it signs were well done lmao
@gabe_s_videos
March 25, 2026 at 5:21 pm
This feels like the extreme version of rewarding the overworked staff of a department store with a pizza party.
@skibopmdada1152
March 25, 2026 at 5:22 pm
Man I miss when CEOs gave animators bonuses and two week vacations for successful films instead of layoffs
@kinglokimrvegas8687
March 25, 2026 at 5:22 pm
5:21 that kind of shit is so ridiculous if you are a grown ass adult you obviously know how to function around an ex if you date Jesus fucking Christ 😑 16:00 sadly it's time to unsubscribe with the painfully obvious ai voice overs 🖕🤮 27:54 any company that is anti union is not worth working for just like anything where they say they are family 💯💯💯 29:06 and there's nothing wrong with that shit they get specialty shit for being his right hands
@fake-inafakerson8087
March 25, 2026 at 5:22 pm
I… I don't think the Last Supper is famous because it was just such a great rager
@LazarusStr
March 25, 2026 at 5:22 pm
The saying is, "don't meet your hero's" I believe 😂😂😂😂
I love what Walt represented (e.g., imagination), but in my current mind, I definitely wouldn't have 100% respected him as a boss 😂😂😂😂😂
So unfortunate that those Ink and Paint girls didn't get the respect they deserved. As a woman, that part deeply saddened me as I have so much respect for the work all the animators did 😢 Its a shame to learn about the mindset of certain times in history 😕💔
@Noah2x4
March 25, 2026 at 5:22 pm
This video is extra funny after watching the new video that comes with Walt's Animatronic at disneyland retelling his life
@CookingWithJackDaniels
March 25, 2026 at 5:22 pm
And now the Norconian is a prison and a Navy base!
@sillymato
March 25, 2026 at 5:22 pm
Sorry for old comment, just wanted to say this song absolutely rocks and do the artists have any other music? i'm a huge fan
@Duh.vel0
March 25, 2026 at 5:22 pm
Waiting on a video on the history of wet n' wild 🙇♂️
@Boforslakej
March 25, 2026 at 5:22 pm
Fun fact: Marge later married Boris Sagal, father of Katey Sagal.
@C11.30
March 25, 2026 at 5:22 pm
The Jack Kinney voice actor was so bad 😂
@juneboom_
March 25, 2026 at 5:22 pm
20:05 trying to understand under what pretense this could be called “risque” other than not liking that black people were doing it
@zacksaulness
March 25, 2026 at 5:22 pm
Is there a part where they mentioned Walt Disney’s father passed away?
@shina899
March 25, 2026 at 5:22 pm
Some of these quote readings are a bit over-the-top. It's like every person who reads a quote is trying to be wackier than the last.
@LindsayDaly
March 25, 2026 at 5:22 pm
the way I watched this while animating….
@amandaarts3277
March 25, 2026 at 5:22 pm
I know this video is 5 years old but there was actually one woman in the story dept when Snow White came out her name was Bianca Majolie she knew Walt from highschool and before joining his studio she spent years doing illustrations for fashion ads in Europe
@reddragonlegacy
March 25, 2026 at 5:22 pm
6:41 is that Little Hiawatha? 😮
@GregDYep
March 25, 2026 at 5:22 pm
7:37 LOL..
@TheOtherBradBird
March 25, 2026 at 5:22 pm
29:30
0th, they REALLY WERE COMMUNISTS! And Communists as you well know, must be rooted out and banished the moment they're discovered in all cases without exception, lest their schemes result in the mass-murder inevitable to their disposition.
@krablord
March 25, 2026 at 5:22 pm
How many times have I watched this and only just noticed Unkown Animator TToTT
@GeneralG28
March 25, 2026 at 5:22 pm
Hell yeah.
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