Buy Defunctland T-Shirts: https://teespring.com/stores/defunctland Donate on Patreon: https://patreon.com/defunctland In the Season 3 Premiere, Kevin and company go all the way back to the 19th century to explore the origins of World’s Fairs, the Ferris Wheel, and much much more. Selected or Major Sources: America at the Great Exhibition of 1851 […]
Buy Defunctland T-Shirts: https://teespring.com/stores/defunctland Donate on Patreon: https://patreon.com/defunctland Check Out Historian Diane Euston’s Work Here: https://newsantafetrailer.blogspot.com/2018/08/ In this episode, Kevin discusses the history of Walt Disney’s childhood amusement park, Kansas City’s Electric Park and all of its attractions, including Hale’s Tours of the World, the Loop the Loop Coaster, and […]
Buy Defunctland T-Shirts: https://teespring.com/stores/defunctland Donate on Patreon: https://patreon.com/defunctland In this episode, Kevin travels back to the tail end of the Roaring Twenties to look at the development of the Century of Progress fair in Chicago and how the World’s Exposition changed the United States and its view of progress Facebook […]
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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 […]
This is a remaster and extension of the original Season 1 video. To watch the original, click here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NqgJ0N99eGg Buy Defunctland T-Shirts: https://teespring.com/stores/defunctland Donate on Patreon: https://patreon.com/defunctland In this episode of Defunctland, Kevin dives deep into the 80’s and discusses perhaps the most decade-defining phenomenon: teen nightclubs. Specifically, Knott’s Berry […]
Check Out Jay Jennings Book on Beverly Park: https://www.amazon.com/Jay-Jennings/e/B00E6FD6UG?ref_=dbs_p_pbk_r00_abau_000000 Check Out More Music from Shane Smith: https://clickerrecords.bandcamp.com/track/little-wings In this episode of Defunctland, Kevin follows Walt Disney to a small Kiddieland in Los Angeles named Beverly Park, run by the savvy and multi-talented David Bradley. Buy Defunctland T-Shirts: https://teespring.com/stores/defunctland Donate on […]
Before Disneyland, Walt Disney envisioned a smaller theme park, called Mickey Mouse Park, to be placed at his Burbank Studio. In this episode, Kevin discusses the events that led to its creation and the influences it would have on Disneyland. Intro Art by Casey Driver: caseydriver.weebly.com Buy Defunctland T-Shirts: https://teespring.com/stores/defunctland […]
In this episode, Kevin finally reaches the opening of Disneyland, focusing on the development and history of Tomorrowland 1955, the first, hastily-made version of the famous theme park land, including attractions such famous attractions as Rocket to the Moon, Autopia, Space Station X-1, the Matterhorn, the Skyway, Submarine Voyage, and […]
In this episode, Kevin explores the history of what is widely regarded as Six Flags worst coaster in recent history, Six Flags Magic Mountain’s Green Lantern: First Flight. NOTE: This is not part of Defunctland: Season Three and is merely a one-off episode. Buy Defunctland T-Shirts: https://teespring.com/stores/defunctland Donate on Patreon: […]
