Abandoned - Nara Dreamland
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 13 ต.ค. 2016
- Nothing like this exists in the world. A park replicating Disneyland so much only to be left abandoned and now known for legitimately how creepy it is. This is Nara Dreamland.
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Anyone else just, has mass respect for that man who just said “Fuck it, I'm making my OWN Disney World!"
foolish tho. not taking that licensing deal was the nail in the coffin for that park
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2018 UPDATE: Nara Dreamland Is now demolished since December 2017
2019 UPDATE: It's still gone
@@shotguncreeper April 2019 still gone
@@TylerTheGamer100 May 2019 still gone
July 5th, 2019: Still gone.
July 10th 2019 UPDATE: It popped back up in my neighborhood, destroying dozens of subdivisions, a school, and a church. Please send help.
Awesome as always, thanks for the shoutout! Really sad to see this one go but I suppose it was inevitable.
The Proper People iiii
The Proper People dudes keep up the amazing work because its great
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The biggest mistake NaraDreamland made was to keep the park as it was after catching wind of the arrival of Disney Tokyo. The moment this shit was confirmed, the instant they found out this going to happen and there was no going back, that was the moment for them to get their designers and engineers and artists and idea men and start coming up with ways to rebrand and reinvent themselves. Like they said in the video, the time for relying on, "Hey, we're not DisneyLand but we're definitely the next best thing!" was over. They needed to act accordingly and act immediately. But they didn't. And that's what killed them.
If they had made deal with Disney from the start it would of never been closed and Disney would of not built the new park so to make this park die
Oh, I agree. They should've never allowed Disney to walk off the set. But he did walk off the set. NaraDreamland only had one of two options once the plans for Disney Tokyo were underway. Beg the Disney Company to buy them out (a move which surely would've saved Disney millions upon millions of construction costs) or re-invent themselves into something other than, "Hey, look at how Disney-like this non-Disney theme park totally is!" Instead, they did nothing. And so the inevitable took care of the rest.
@@manvithharikiran2675 Making themselves into a promotional tool for various entertainment companies could have been viable, but that’s a lot of wheeling and dealing to do - maybe they weren't up to it.
Location, location, location. Were it not for these videos about Nara, I never would have heard of the town. However, everyone has heard of Tokyo. Because of that, it has a bigger and more diverse population, exactly what you want with a theme park. Nara was doomed to fail because it was Nara, not a popular location such as Tokyo, Kyoto or Osaka.
They could’ve closed for refurbishment and make an original park that might get at least 1-4 million people. But they didn’t and kept the Disney copy.
Am I the only one who never even heard of Disney sea until now?
I had no idea it existed...then again I didn't know really anything about Disney until these videos anyway
Well, as a huge Disney fan, I can safely confirm that Disneysea is probably Disney's best theme park...with an emphasis on THEME park.
I know a lot about Disney and I am a huge fan of it, so I'm kind of dissapointed in myself for not knowing what it was until now lmao
It's a beautiful park so much that I would go again in a heartbeat when I go to Tokyo next year.
RoyaltyAirness same
Nara Dreamland also had the disadvantage of not easy to get there by public transport, *ESPECIALLY* by passenger rail lines (passenger rail transport is still extremely important in Japan). Tokyo Disneyland/Disney Sea is easily accessible by the JR East Keiyo Line from downtown Tokyo, and Universal Studios is located on the end of the JR West Yumesaki Line, a short train ride from JR West Osaka Station.
very nice!!!! RIP ;[ I miss this place already
Exploring With Josh me too man :c
Exploring With Josh i love ur channal
Exploring With Josh I watch you every frkin day!!!!!
Exploring With Josh I watch you every day !!!
Yes i miss Nara Dreamland so sad i'm gonna cry 😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😪😪😪😪😪😪😪😪😪😪😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭
just think if the owner of nara dreamland could have just agreed upon the licensing with disney, tokyo disney prob would have never been built and this place would still been around today.
SteelCity1981 Thank Jesus this didn't happen. Tokyo Disney is an absolute DREAM, especially DisneySea. These parks are absolutely amazing, arguably THE best Disney Parks EVER built. I really want to gain enough money to travel there and go when I am an adult!
That's not going to happen. Nara is a second tier city and is not connected to any major Shinkansen route meaning it is inconvenient for anyone to go there. All the good stuff's along the Shinkansen route like the cities of Osaka, Yokohama, and Tokyo.
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I'd like to know whatever happened to that Takeshi's Castle theme park in Japan, it appeared on the show a number of times.
Larry Bundy Jr Why hello, Larry! what're you doing here?
Oh my God, Larry, how do you even have the time to watch and comment on all the videos you comment on?
Guru Larry has watched every video on TH-cam.
Larry Bundy Jr Last Year in 2017 Nara Dreamland Got Demolished Last i Heard
Larry Bundy Jr Tekashi?
Ah Japan home to the world's strangest, creepiest, and sometimes cutest stuff in the world since whatever year Astro Boy came out.
Manga came out in 1952 (ended in 1968), anime came out in 1963
Thanks for the info
Dominick Benson even before that, ever seen Kapas?
Katie Bayliss I know what they are, and that they’re the inspiration for Koopas from Mario
I would like to point out that it’s disputed as to what year exactly it happened, but roughly, sometime during the 1900’s, Japan pushed out its first image of tentacle erotica
In the mid-80s a park opened just north of Perth called "Dizzy Lamb" park. Me, being about 6 years old at the time COMPLETELY fell for the "Disneyland" soundalike and insisted we visited (I'm sure I wasn't the only kid). It was a pretty lacklusture park with koalas and a kiddie ferris wheel and a car ride but not much else, and it closed sometime in the late 90s/early 2000s and was abandoned for a while, now it's a paintball range. So yeah, even the most cheapass parks can profit off of Disneyland, at least for a while.
Am I the only one who had no idea DisneySea was even a thing?
I didn't even know is that a bad thing lol.
Sarcastic Mellon it's a great park. I want to go back next time I'm in Tokyo. Only double ride is Tower of Terror.
I only heard of it earlier this year, and I could have sworn they said it was never built. MANDELA EFFECT.
I shot a video there that place is amazing
Sarcastic Mellon omg I'm not alone here
This is legitimately one of the greatest series on TH-cam.
Wow, Walt Disney's wife was right. They should have not gotten too big. I mean look at the heart and core of the company. The films. All they are now are remakes of their classics and sequels. No original ideas. Probably never again the next 25 years. It just goes to show you that if you get too big and success goes to your head, you truly forget who you are and what you originally did to get there. If Walt Disney was still alive, he would both be proud and ashamed of his company.
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the audio on that part was screwed up
LegendKiller1fan Very true
It also kills any opportunity for business in faraway lands to grow on their own. Large entertainment corporations can just enter the market and decimate it with their bottomless financial clout, driving business away from indigenous ventures. Nara Dreamland wasn't the only causality from Disney's and Universal's entry into Japan's theme park market, but it's certainly the most visible evidence of the problem.
That said, you can argue the same point with Japan's corporations entering the American market since the 1960s and sucking out the manufacturing strength of the US with their cheaper, better-built exports.
I guess things evened out between America and Japan.
Uh, disney comes out with a new film like every year or two. This year, Zootopia and Moana, last year was Inside Out, year before that was big hero 6, then Frozen, along with a bunch of minor releases. Point is, Disney makes a plethora of new ideas every single year.
Nara dreamland was like the “bootleg Disneyland”
well atleast the porper people and josh got the videos of the park for us!☺
honestly, l was not shocked this was going to happen becuase of sucessful disney and uniserval is at tyoko now these days....😑
l going to watch animat new video now thanks you!☺😊
I'm such a proud, proud subscriber...I'm gonna cry lmao smh maaaaane such a fucking legend God bless you and your channel. smh
+Yabby Gideon Love ya
+Bright Sun Films love you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Bright Sun Films can u do the abandon Disney speedway
Yabby Gideon b
it is now completely gone! Google earth only shows an empty lot.
It was fun while it lasted i suppose...
Exploring With Josh told me they're knocking this place down, it's very sad. The places that we visit are on the verge of also being knocked down but, we perserve the history through our cameras.
Ok
Yes
i want snacks :p
me too
Exploring With Danny hey man
A new Abandoned is out right now! th-cam.com/video/-h6c_WyUClw/w-d-xo.html
Bright Sun Films Hate to be a knowitall here, but Disney Parks is NOT the biggest theme park chain. It's 3rd. Sure they have some very popular parks, but they have only 6. Six Flags (Great Adventure, Magic Mountain, Discovery Kingdom) is the biggest, Cedar Fair (Cedar Fair, Knotts Berry Farm, King's Dominion) is 2nd, and Disney is 3rd. Busch Gardens is 4th (Busch Gardens Williamsburg, Busch Gardens Tampa) I think.
Dan Abnormal busch gardens is actually part of seaworld entertainment
Bright Sun Films instead of building Tokyo Disneyland why couldn't they keep Nara dreamland and it still would have been open today
Bright Sun Films u have the best videos
Bright Sun Films I've been watching your Abandoned series since episode 2 I think.. And I have been really facinated with it all. Thanks for the great videos throughout the years! 😁
I just found your channel today. I've been having a marathon of these videos. I was so happy to see a new one!
Thanks for watching!
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Bloody love this series - Jake, legend mate
Thanks!
fun fact: this isnt the only japanese park to ever closed because of other Disney (or any other mega park in japan)
takakonuma Greenland closed because of managing difficulty as well
Didn’t Takaonuma Greenland also closed because someone died? I know some other Japanese theme park closed because of a death but I swear I think that’s a rumored reason on why that park closed.
Beijing China’s, Wonderland wasn’t even finished
Looks like this is the Theme Park that inspired the anime 'Amagi Brilliant Park' down to the castle, water park area, 'totally not a rip off mascot' and other features. It's a pretty fun Theme Park management series about the cast and crew struggling to turn the park around. Can only assume the writer didn't want it to go the way it did.
I love that the main character's name is also based on Kanye West for some reason 😂
Rip Nara dreamland 1961-2017 you will be missed
I knew The Proper People's footage would be in this video 😅 ! They did an extremely goo job on that trip...
Truly the BEST Abandoned episode yet. Jake thank you for being a beacon of light in the dark sad world of teenage TH-camrs LOL. The quality in your channel can't be denied :)
I love the way you delve into the history of everything, I find it really interesting.
The photos of the Nara demolition on google are kind of sad.
"Kinda Tomorrow Land"? That would be "12 Hours From Now Land"
Always love when a new vid comes out. I'd really like to see a video on abandoned Olympic venues. I understand some (Bosnia/Sarajevo) being awful and some just plain aged (Berlin, etc.) but Russia and most shockingly Athens from '04 is really bad (I understand the recession, but dang). There are literally tons of abandoned venues that get used for 14-16 days and are never used again. Please do a video on that subject, would definitely appreciate it!
Yes, please! I have always wanted to know what happens to Olympic venues after that location's Olympics is over.
If I wasn't on mobile, I'd give your idea a like. I've seen a few pictures and videos of this before, and its a pretty interesting topic.
phin93 ikr
phin93 ikr
Some events use stadiums (I believe London 2012 did) or mixed use areas, but others...are left to rot.
Really well done, Jake.
+Manny Williams Thanks Manny!
I know that the park still had power from 2006 to 2015 and all the mascot suits are still there I'm pretty sure that people were theme maybe.
If you knew anything about history, you would know that it started out as a partnership with Disney in which Walt Disney himself and the imagineers designed about 90% of the park. It was about 80% complete when licensing fee disputes came about and Disney pulled out because the Japanese company didn't want to pay the royalties Disney was asking. So they quickly changed it from Disneyland to dream land and finished the last 20%
IKR! It’s like he did ZERO RESEARCH.
Not gonna lie, when I see your videos in my subbox, you're the first one I click for sure!
Legend.
same here
when you have two subbed channels talking lol
Nicobbq same
Me too! I get a little bit excited, because it's always something interesting, and Jake doesn't ramble on and on about any particular thing. He's done a few abandon locations I didn't even know exists. And I like Disney as well.
"You may have heard of him... Walt Disney " lmao
After seeing Exploring With Josh's video on Nara Dreamland, I really wanted to go there and look around. I tried to go to Japan through a school trip, but I couldn't. Its so sad to hear now that it has been demolished. My dreams of coming here are shattered to say the least. But, I do know that there are plenty of other places I can explore, just like how there are many fish in the sea.
I remember the first abandoned video from you guys. I'm so glad you keep making them. It makes my day seeing a brand new abandoned vid in my feed and your vids are so well informed and polished that it just makes it an awesome experience! Keep them coming!
Can you please do an episode of abandoned on Walt Disney speedway
Matt Dibenedetto fan That's That's good idea
Sounds awesome!
Matt Dibenedetto fan good idea
Probably not well advertised outside of Japan unless you subscribe to some other publication that reports on disney ventures. Sounds like a neat place though!
+cyphre japanese work themselves 24/7, i dont think theyd consider a 3 week vacation there. It is a western idea, investested perhaps by japanese-American developers, apparently japanese culture does not value comfort over work and simple lifestyle.
can you do an abandoned episode on the Cleveland Browns?
that sounds like a great video
So isn't there an abandoned subway system under Cleveland that was never used?
Heriberto Lira that's savage
what about an episode on the whole city lmao
That's Cincinnati, not Cleveland
I was going to write that it's sad to leave the monorail sitting like that, but I guess after such a long time the best you can do is scrap it, since it'll be damaged beyond repair.
tokyo disney looks absolutely gorgeous and is definitely up there on my long list of things i want to do in japan. the jules verne inspired rides look incredible, you can tell they went all out
Me: Mom can we have Disneyland?
Mom: No we have Disneyland at home.
Disneyland at home:
After watching this, i then went on Google Maps, and i saw that the entire park has finally been demolished
I always wanted to go there...hearing now that it's been destroyed has shattered my dream 💔
You have no idea how much I was looking foreward to this moment since I binge watched all of your other videos. ^^
Great job Jake! I love this series, keep it up!
The best thing about being a Patreon supporter is that you can always have the first comment.
Ayden Hascerflef 19 hours ago what the fuck
Magic.
Ayden Hascerflef He unlists the video, sends his patrons a link, then makes it public later to make them feel special
Finally, I've been waiting you to cover this forever. Great job as always!
So psyched for this! Nara Dreamland has fascinated for awhile and I love your abandoned videos xx
I've been hoping you'd do Nara Dreamland!! I was so excited seeing this vid was up!
Such great videos, I subbed! Can't wait to see what you have next :D
Thanks so much!
Bright Sun Films OMG you replied hahaha you're the best :)
i just subed you give out so much infomation its like you now everything about it!!!!!!!!!!
I make ABANDONED videos aswell you should take a look if you want
i always get so pumped when i see any of the Abandoned vids in my feed. Please keep making them!
Im just gonna say this before I click play, this has the potential to be the ultimate cream episode of this entire channel.
For years, the random notion that you would ever visit Nara dreamland popped in and out of my head - nothing more than figment of my imagination.
Thank you for plucking the premise for this video directly from the depths of my wildest subconscious.
May you do Sports Authority? It went bankrupt for Chapter 11.
Remember this?
Future Episode: Abandon Aeropostale
These videos are always so fascinating. Another great one, Bright Sun!
I watched the Proper People's video a couple months back, so when I saw that this was your next video, I was super excited!
can we get one on Centralia PA that would be amazing.
i was going to suggest that
Alicia King do it the more there is then the more likely he is to do it.
Pretty basic, mining of coal and a seam near the landfill which occasionally caught fire lead to the ongoing burning. Its not the most prominent or longest burning coal mine though.
Joshua Cornell still very interesting.
I'll sum up the story. I'll go into some detail, but not a lot to keep it short.
So, Centralia was a thriving town with about 2000 residents, their ancestors being coal miners who settled there, in a forest of the backwoods of rural Pennsylvania. Once technology started advancing, a way to get rid of their garbage was to dump it somewhere and burn it in an open area, in order to prevent forest fires. One time in 1962, while burning some trash, they had done it so many times that trash managed to slip into one of the now abandoned coal mines. The coal caught fire, and they were unable to reach the burning coal because of the mines have long since collapsed. So, the state came in to do the job, and they drilled holes to examine where the fire was. The fire was almost under control, but the state decided to drill holes into the ground, powering the fire with more oxygen. In 1982, a large sinkhole appeared in somebody's yard, so the last straw was to get everyone out of there. 10 people stayed, and ignored the state, and remain there to this day. The fire however, will never end, as it has enough fuel to burn for over 200 years, and it is too hot to put out the flaming coal.
Does anyone else say the intro along with him
Knightguard1 I always do
omg i totally did are you psychic or something.
Whenever I see an abandoned place in a movie, I can't help but say that intro
Yes
Katalabix it's Dipper, from Gravity Falls! Or, at least, I think it is. Lol
Been waiting for this one for awhile. Extremely impressed, love it. Great work!
Love the fact that you mentioned exploring with Josh and the proper people both amazing channels
I do look look forward to the day when your channel becomes massively popular, mainly because you deserve it but also because I'd be able to say that I was there to watch you grow.
“hey mom, can we have Disneyland at home”
“ we already had Disneyland at home”
Disneyland at home
love the inclusion of additional references at the end, really cool. I'm always curious to like dig more, but too lazy to research. Channel is the best!
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Woah 1K views in 20 mins! I've been following the channel for ages and it's great to see how successful you've become! :)
“A man, you may have heard of him, uhh Walt Disney”
Very Fascinating! Keep up the great work Jake!
yes! so excited to watch a new abandoned. by far these are the video's I look forward to most!
Hey man your stuff is really great. I live roughly about an hour away from Nara, if you ever find yourself out here in Japan I'd be happy to show it to you.
Well I mean what's out there.
Sooooo Nara Dreamland is basically a real life wasteland
If this was a Fallout map I swear to God...
ThemeParkGamer no
Epik mokey
No
Great work as always Jake. Papa bless
Another awesome video! Waiting for the next one!
I'll be honest; this has to be the creepiest Abandoned place you've covered.
I completely agree.
um what about rolling acres mall and treasure island
that's pretty creepy too.
I think Disney Treasure island was creepier
I don’t know. *cough* *cough* Discovery island *cough* *cough*
ive been intrested in nara dreamland for years such a shame its all gone now its flat land and rubble
I’ve been to Tokyo Disney sea so many times when I was living in Japan. It was always so fun going there. And I’ve been to Tokyo Disneyland as well. Soo much nostalgia. Wow.
Another fabulous video, Jake!! A+++
Do sports authority, they went bankrupt last summer, like if you want this next
king of the land baby Yeah. The Sports Authority in my place is now Halloween City. They should make that place something new like a store or some time of restaurant.
+Frebee_ Gurl till I! mine too!
Yeah sports authority
+Frebee_Gurl
Yep mine is now a Spirit Halloween lol
I didn't know the entire chain went bankrupt! I mean I suppose that explains why everything was being sold, I just thought it was the two buildings in my town being moved or replaced.
Great video! Could you do KB toys next?
Everyone always compliments your editing and fluidity, but you're also a really good writer! Your scripts are amazing
yess!! another video, thank you sir! I could sit and binge watch these all day, and I've already watched all of them. as a matter of fact I think I will find my way to your Playlist and do just that.
I would love to see you do an abandoned episode of Spree Park (from Germany)!
"After WW2 in Japan, Their industry was booming!"
Me : spits out a mouthful of frosted flakes lmao
You can watch while eating breakfast?
great video Jake! as always!
You are awesome at these abandoned videos!!!! Never ever stop please!!!!!
Might be a bit different... but you should totally do an "Abandoned" episode on the ghost town Centralia!!!
I bet if the Joker heard of this park he'd buy it right up and booby trap it for Batman
mom can we go to disneyland?
we have disneyland at home
disneyland at home:
Thanks for making this video. We had already watched the Exploring with Josh video of this place, and I wondered about its history.
Still waiting for Disneyland "Down Under".
So great you finally talked about this park. though I'm surprised to hear that Disney Sea is the number 1 visited park. if its so popular in Japan, why not build one in Florida?
BlazeHeartPanther Blaze Or LA for people in California
Probably because Sea World is in both California and Florida.
The concept of Disney Sea was actually created for Disneyland. When Michael Eisner was still CEO, he wanted to create a sea-based theme park on the west coast (called WestCot - like Epcot - not sure if I spelled it right), but when Euro Disneyland opened as a big failure, he decided not to. When the company started planning a second park for Tokyo Disneyland, they brought back out the concept for that park.
Which, is about an hour and a half away from Disneyland....I'd rather go to Knotts Berry Farm which has a waterpark.
YESSSSS 🙌😍
I enjoy these videos from the enthusiastic "what's up guys" straight to the end.
These are some of my favorite videos. Thanks Jake!
Great video! Never disappoint as always! But something confuses me. Was there any sort of legal trouble between Walt Disney and the owner of Nara Dreamland? Cause it's sounds like they're would've been cause they copied key landmarks of Disneyland and I don't know if Disney let them had the rights to do so or what.
I don't believe anything was made public about it. There definitely could have been!
Bright Sun Films It just seems odd to me that they copied their signature castle and supposedly got away with it cause I would think the Disney company had some sort of trademark or copyright on that. Like I feel like they would've sued them for something like that. But I'm also really into law and conspiracy theories, which is why I thought of it.
Sleeping Beauty castle in Anaheim is based on Neuschwanstein Castle in Germany. Disney can't copyright the look of the castle itself because it isn't theirs to begin with. But that's also why they built Cinderella castle in Tokyo, because THAT is copyrighted.
Maybe the laws between America and Japan didn't match up back then?
If I’m remembering this correctly, the construction of the park was almost complete by the time licensing fell through. That’s why there was such a scramble to remove Disney branding despite everything looking so similar.
I think they should put a Disney Land in Canada...
Well, I hope they should but it won't happen. Canada is trying to prevent pollution and besides they have Canada's Wonderland.
Moe Szyslak on April 1st, Disney teased us with "Toronto Disneyland"
sugarbxrry I love Canada’s wonderland and go there every year. The rides are so fun! I like it more than Disney, actually. We don’t have the population for a Disneyland here, and I don’t think it would be too popular.
@sugarbxrry Yea Paramount/Taft didn't treat the park well. Cedar Fair has been adding really good rides though.
Disney should of built a Disney Land where Ontario Place use to be, they would make a killing. The Ripleys Aquarium in downtown Toronto is by far one of the worst aquariums I’ve been to and it still makes a killing because of its location.
Best video yet man, good stuff
Your videos are addictive! Great work! Can't wait for the next episode!
Awesome outro. I am obsessed with your TH-cam. Would love to review you on my website
For sure!
Bright Sun Films OK open the 🚪
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“After World War Two”
*1890*
The editing and scripting for these videos are so amazing!!
The music in the background makes the park seem so much creepier. I love it.