When a theme park shutters its gates for good, it’s usually marked with a small sigh from the local news or, if the park was big enough, a what-went-wrong exposé from the national press. Decades later ...

Defunctland's Kevin Perjurer is one of our best nostalgia explorers, an Indiana Jones who swings into the caverns of pop culture's past to break down why things happened and help explain what they ...

An Ode to... is a weekly column where we share the stuff we're really into in hopes that you'll be really into it, too. Just as Ben and Jerry's has their Flavor ...

Defunctland is one step closer to becoming a (virtual) reality. The YouTube series created by Kevin Perjurer explores extinct theme park attractions in each new episode, spinning them together in a ...

Disney fans, your weekend viewing plans are taken care of. Popular YouTube channel Defunctland, which takes in-depth looks at closed attractions at theme parks around the world with a focus on Disney ...

In this episode of Defunctland, I take a look at the highly requested extinct attraction Kongfrontation, formerly found at Universal Studios Florida. Kevin tries to tackle two attractions in this two ...

For someone who’s really into theme parks, Disney history, and the stories behind childhood favorites, I became a Defunctland fan far too late — but I’m so glad I did. The channel has a wonderful ...

The video also provides fans with some history on the technology behind the coaster, and the rationale behind the changes. Which, to be fair, is more than fans ever got for what happened with the ...

If the Covid-19 pandemic put a damper on your summer vacation plans, the YouTube video series Defunctland could lift your spirits. It is an "E Ticket" to long forgotten, discontinued amusement parks ...

Defunctland's Kevin Perjurer is the Ken Burns of theme park documentarians, one of the most thrillingly unpredictable and refreshingly forthright filmmakers working. His dives into Walt Disney ...

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. Before Disneyland, Walt Disney ...