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Defunctland: The History of the Worst SeaWorld Ride, Submarine Quest

Defunctland | January 20, 2026



In this episode, Kevin explores the history of SeaWorld San Diego’s short-lived ~dark~ ride, the failed Submarine Quest.

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This post currently has 46 comments.

  2. @valenciageode25

    January 20, 2026 at 8:11 am

    6:13 I went into this video KNOWING that it would end up bad, and the description of the ride STILL made me smile a bit because it sounds like I’d enjoy that as a kid. Missed opportunity!

  3. @railfan3024

    January 20, 2026 at 8:11 am

    Submarine Quest not even being like… I don't know, underground, is crazy. They could at least put that whole track underground, paint it, and it would be better. Holy.
    edit: lego has something way better, not only functionally but DESIGN-WISE TOO
    CRAZY SHIT

  10. @HeadyYediii

    January 20, 2026 at 8:11 am

    Dude it could not have cost THAT MUCH to just put a tunnel around the ride and add lights on the props that are already there…. Dude a simple tunnel…bruh…these designers and higher-ups make 6 figures and WAY UP! incredible.

  15. @chadh3441

    January 20, 2026 at 8:11 am

    Wow! You create a ride called Submarine Quest and it has almost nothing related to being in a submarine. Wow… Just wow. When you get your retinas evaporated by the sunlight in the very beginning, that pretty much tells you just how great the ride is going to be. The very first pod that the ride stops at really shows that everything about this ride is unbelievably ridiculous. What person looked at this blueprint and ended up deciding that this would be a good idea? I'm sorry but a lot of people dropped the ball on this one wicked hard! Moral of the story children? Well, you need to tell the truth. This sometimes means that you have to tell the boss the raw and honest truth. It's ok to disagree and point out the weak and ridiculous things about the job or project. Whether they listen to you or ignore you is something you can't control, but at least you won't be remembered as one of the "yes men" that always kissed the boss's ass! Cheers

  19. @Inkstinker

    January 20, 2026 at 8:11 am

    7:43 ah yes, flashing red and blue lights. No one in all of history has ever had any serious medical response triggered by the presences of brightly flashing red and blue lights. >>

  26. @gummidoggi

    January 20, 2026 at 8:11 am

    There’s a pod of orcas (J pod) that just returned to the south Puget sound this September. They haven’t been seen in the area since some of their members were captured to be used in sea world in 1975. Makes me emotional every time I think about them overcoming their trauma.

  32. @Red6Violin

    January 20, 2026 at 8:11 am

    So they got rightful backlash to their orca program, decided to expand their orca enclosures for a more humane space for them to to inhabit, but the moment they realized they couldn’t profit due to being forced to end captive orca breeding, they went “fuck giving the captive orcas more space, let’s just make a traditional theme park!”

  33. @fionaforward3358

    January 20, 2026 at 8:11 am

    We know it is wrong to treat whales like this so do not go to these shows.Listen to your conscience.This is the only way to stop this torture of these animals.Same thing,do not buy farmed salmon.These poor fish swim round and round the pen ,getting more and more agitated looking for a river to swim up and lay their eggs.We all know the end they face.zHorrible and cruel.

  37. @SuperCopyCat12

    January 20, 2026 at 8:11 am

    Waitwaitwait I just had a thought rewatching this; did someone in the chain think the riders would be *so utterly enamored by and focused on the touchscreen*, that they didn't need to bother with most of the ride?!

  45. @d-manflorida4976

    January 20, 2026 at 8:11 am

    One thing I always remember is how my marine biology teacher in high school, who used to work at sea world, I live in Central Florida, would talk about how much crap the documentary was and wasn’t based on reality and was nothing more than a tabloid story of a documentary.

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