Defunctland: The History of Freedomland U.S.A.
Learn more about Freedomland U.S.A. with ‘Freedomland U.S.A.: A Definitive History’ by Michael R. Virgintino
https://www.amazon.com/Freedomland-U-S-Definitive-History/dp/1683901770/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=michael+virgintino&qid=1594164799&sr=8-1
In this episode, Kevin remains in New York to discuss the short-lived but elaborate Freedomland U.S.A. designed by Disneyland’s former manager, C.V. Wood.
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@LeeLeeCalderónRN
February 28, 2026 at 11:26 am
3:02 Their names are literally "Woody n Buzz" how ironic. 😂
@CosmiKazie
February 28, 2026 at 11:26 am
isnt that where strongbad lives
@IansModRite
February 28, 2026 at 11:26 am
5:25
Yo, is that Ronald Reagan?
@mipa-fs4vu
February 28, 2026 at 11:26 am
Never heard of Freedomland until this video. Also loved the connectivity of Disney Land, Freedomland, Six Flags, and the London Bridge! Small world, big video! Thanks!
@carlm1595
February 28, 2026 at 11:26 am
Went there as a kid. I remember most of the dark rides and the Casa Loca. Perception askew. The building was slanted and gave the impression of gravity playing tricks. hWe all looked like we were all at an angle and they had a pool table where the balls looked like they were rolling uphill. I recall my father thowing up in a garbage can after that one. What memories.
@FrenchFriesOfFury
February 28, 2026 at 11:26 am
Bioshock Infinite anyone?
@RedShirt00000
February 28, 2026 at 11:26 am
The irony of it’s June 19th opening is hilarious
@Switchblade77
February 28, 2026 at 11:26 am
I live a mile away and never knew it existed
@QuinnParker-n7v
February 28, 2026 at 11:26 am
Everything always comes back to robert fucking moses
@paige6680
February 28, 2026 at 11:26 am
everything made sense when you told me he was the guy who bought the London bridge
@DennisPochenk
February 28, 2026 at 11:26 am
This gives a whole new meaning to Woody in Toy Story
@matthewhealy4752
February 28, 2026 at 11:26 am
Don't get me wrong this guy sounds like a shyster but Walt Disney definitely had sharing issues. It would have been cool if Disney was more of a co-op kind of company with more creative inputs for more directions instead of becoming a dictatorship and now a monopoly conquesting the world
@stinkydonkey
February 28, 2026 at 11:26 am
Welcome to America, prepare to be terrified!
@s.p.1434
February 28, 2026 at 11:26 am
Yep. Nothing more American than a con-man tricking stupid rich people into building an absurd caricature of American revisonist history filled with racist and sexist elements and a refusal to acknowledge that it is NOT the 1920s or earlier anymore in a deperate attempt to 'memberberries people into looking the other way while the same handful of stupid billionaires literally run the country into the ground by using their vast wealth to undermine democracy.
And to really add salt into the wound, of course they forgot to include any culture from the states that aren't coastal.
@Throwaway-o9r
February 28, 2026 at 11:26 am
Ah yes, an America-themed park in the already America-themed America
@hankkingsley9183
February 28, 2026 at 11:26 am
It lacked the most important thing in entertainment…. imagination. People want to escape to a fantasy world, not a direct analogue to their reality
@michaelnippert945
February 28, 2026 at 11:26 am
There's plenty of people out there that have a job title of an engineer and they have no degree in engineering For a cervication that they're an engineer
@outpostcheerfuloyster
February 28, 2026 at 11:26 am
7:27 Am I the only one who sees a Haunted Mansion in that picture?
@MetalTrenches
February 28, 2026 at 11:26 am
Feels like another inspiration for the Fontaine/Ryan feud in Bioshock
@SuripatPatsuri
February 28, 2026 at 11:26 am
It seems to me Woody simply knew how to networking. Like we all IT high level professionals do. Disregarding his shady background and intentions, you hire people that you trust AND have the needed skills and competence. That's how the good jobs works. The rest is on Linkedin.
@johndavies4801
February 28, 2026 at 11:26 am
The only 2 themes of rhe rides/attractions seem to be either forms of transit, racism, or both.
@LilacStarbloom
February 28, 2026 at 11:26 am
Okay but. The absolute hilarity of the metaphor that could be drawn from selling Freedomland– to a project called "Co-op City."
@richarddunn7017
February 28, 2026 at 11:26 am
5:26 Is that Ronald Reagan talking on the microphone???
@PenelopeVan
February 28, 2026 at 11:26 am
Aliens landed here first😂
@PenelopeVan
February 28, 2026 at 11:26 am
Well current events don't seem so what and weird now.😂
@johntaphouse5235
February 28, 2026 at 11:26 am
Robert McCulloch bought london bridge not woods
@johntaphouse5235
February 28, 2026 at 11:26 am
wonder if epic universe UK realises its going to be seasonal
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