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Defunctland: The Bizarre Garfield Dark Ride

Defunctland | January 4, 2026



In this minisode, Kevin dives deep into the history of Kennywood’s Old Mill and the infamous Garfield overlay, Garfield’s Nightmare.

History Sources:
David Hahner Jr. – https://www.amazon.com/Kennywood-Images-America-David-Hahner/dp/073853563X/
Brian Butko – https://www.facebook.com/groups/Kennywood/
Boaz Frankel – https://www.verylocal.com/garfield-nightmare-kennywood/3820/

Video Sources:
Historic Pittsburgh – https://historicpittsburgh.org/
David Hahner – https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCsmxF9MJgdeVAq6cVrPve9A
Blacklight Attractions – https://www.youtube.com/c/BlacklightAttractions
XscreamThrills – https://www.youtube.com/c/XscreamThrills
RampagingRex Productions – https://www.youtube.com/c/RampagingRex
TheCoasterMan – https://www.youtube.com/user/thecoasterman100
WackyWeazle – https://www.youtube.com/c/WackyWeazle
Leonard Kinsey / The Dark Side of Disney – https://www.youtube.com/c/DarkSideOfDisney
TomWasHere – https://www.youtube.com/c/TomWasHerePGH
Dark Ride Archive – https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyLnNvWKIIWndAHyAg9RcCg
The Coaster Spot – https://www.youtube.com/c/TheCoasterSpot
Television Archives – https://www.youtube.com/c/TELEVISIONARCHIVES
Amusement Now – https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOi3P861W5KzZdCdFONC8yw

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Comments

This post currently has 33 comments.

  1. @LazarusStr

    January 4, 2026 at 10:56 am

    Poor Roo didn't couldn't join the fun on day one 😂😂😂😂😂

    I grew up on Garfield. But this ride was SOOOO bad….😅

    I really wonder if the darkride developer was able to fully implement his vision without restrictions, what would have actually been. 🤔 I would have loved to see his vision come to fruition.

  2. @TemetNosce1

    January 4, 2026 at 10:56 am

    The fact that at 27:37 garfields eyes are normal in the frame between the two in which his eyes are blacked out insinuates he can control them and can make them black or white on command and is showing us to let us know he should be feared and respected

  3. @May-eb7oz

    January 4, 2026 at 10:56 am

    My fav vids of yours are when I forget what I’m watching, just sucked into learning niche history.. also upset we never got the full Garfield universe.

  4. @rowanshaffer2559

    January 4, 2026 at 10:56 am

    As a Pennsylvanian, I am both fascinated and horrified by the events that took place on the Kennywood Garfield dark ride… Also as a Pennsylvania, I want some dirt on Knoebels in Elysburg. Largest free-admission park in the USA, located in the middle of nowhere with two dark rides. I know some funny business happened there. Please enlighten me, I will beg.

  5. @carseat2271

    January 4, 2026 at 10:56 am

    This is random but at 4:33 when you show the monkey I got excited because that's the same machine they have at the Salem Willows Park in MA, USA. I loved that machine as a kid and it still there and running last I saw it (sometime last summer).

  6. @nicoconut-98

    January 4, 2026 at 10:56 am

    I don't get it though. HOW do people have sex in these rides? A little bit of hand or mouth action, I understand… but full-on sex? While on the boat? With other people around? In the time frame of the ride??

  7. @Argonaut717

    January 4, 2026 at 10:56 am

    I’m a Pittsburgh transplant I’ve been to kennywood a few times but was unaware of a lot of its history to the point I didn’t even know this would be about Kennywood at first so this video took me off guard I was belly laughing and it felt very human especially everyone being gay in the Garfield dark ride. I’ll be showing this to every new in person friend I make to introduce them to your channel lmao

  8. @patricorno

    January 4, 2026 at 10:56 am

    spontaneously started sobbing at the end when you discussed the special environment of theme parks and the guy who felt safe kissing his boyfriend on the ride lol 🤍 love this channel!!!!

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