3:02 wait... Walt Disney had partners working with him named Woody, a cowboy from texas and Buzz, a veteran mechanics engineer. I wonder why this sounds so familiar
@@pdeady3709 I don't know if you're joking, but workers demanding fairer wages and working conditions should not be called communists by their monopoly owning founder and ceo
"Freedomland was the bedroom where Uncle Sam and Lady Liberty made Yankee Doodle Dandy." Is my favorite line from this one. I love your writing and presentation style.
"It's up for debate which is more embarrassing, that these people would ruin the reputation and life of an innocent woman to sell a few papers, or that it took three people to fabricate a story in which a cow kicks over a lantern." - Kevin Perjurer
The funny thing is that it has been speculated that the fire was started by meteors that blew up near the ground that also started a forest fire to the south that same day.
When people talk about how easy it was to get a job back in the day its because you could talk and lie your way into a job and there was no easy way to check.
@@RikoJAmado The thing is - privilege is on a scale, not an on/off switch. If your profile picture is you and you live in the US you are a white American - that makes you privileged. Even then, almost anyone who is an American is privileged over people in third world countries. Furthermore - you think, from what Incan tell, that it is easy to be born into high class status, but it is not. People in the 1% can’t live a normal life and pursue their dreams, love who they want, talk about their feelings, or be themselves. They often end up depressed and on prescription drugs that are just as bad, if not worse, than black market drugs. This isn’t an effort to shame you but an effort to ask you to realize that people from most walks of life suffer greatly for just having been born into true circumstances. It’s not fair, or logical, to take the rare exceptions of successful people and argue that they represent a large demographic of humans.
@@ProjectFlashlight612 It takes quite a while for people to find a job these days for various logical reasons; like the fact that big businesses have shut down so many of the small businesses that used to hire workers en masse because they were separated by the industry they were selling in. Hate to say it, but aside from being a jerk you’re also being illogical, which is worse. Try to have some sense and education. It’s a good start.
the fact that someone got a really shitty cut of their robbery money, so they turned in themselves and their friends out of spite is actually the funniest thing to come of this
Happens more than you think. I've seen YT videos where professional criminals say something along the lines of "the smaller the team, the better. The more people, the more likely it is someone is dissatisfied with anything and will sell you out."
“The Indian Village, originally in Old Chicago, was eventually moved to this area as well.” I was not expecting FreedomlandUSA to commit to that level of realism when it came to race relations.
Out of all this, I’m actually most surprised I have 4 subscriber. What the heck are they subscribed to?! I was verified by friends who worked for Google. I had no hand in the process and can’t help anyone else get verified.
"God damn you! This is my circus!" Is something I thought I would never hear walt disney say also being my favorite and funniest quote from him it made me laugh so much I cried tears of joy
Oh _that’s nothing._ When the company was building _The Haunted Mansion,_ one of the head imagineers Rolly Crump was tasked with sending Walt concept art for the characters and portraits, etc. and the next morning Walt told him (I’m paraphrasing a little) “You son-of-a-bitch. I didn’t get one wink of sleep.”
“Guests would enter Freedomland as millions had: through New York” LOL this script is so amazing. Never knew I would laugh out loud so much while learning
Hey! I’m not sure if you remember me, but I emailed you ~two years ago asking for advice on a research paper about Disneyland’s effects on Anaheim’s economy/ infrastructure. You directed me towards looking through archives/ newspapers and that really helped kick my paper into the right direction; ended up getting a 98% on the final piece. I’m never early to your uploads, and seeing you made me realize that I never updated you on how it turned out. Anyways, loved your stuff back then and will continue to do so. It’s really exciting to see the production value increase for your work over time. And of course, thanks for helping me out!
@@axelpatrickb.pingol3228 Rapid urbanization and turning a rural town into one of the biggest vacation destinations in the world. However, that success eventually created conflict on whether what's good for Disneyland is actually good for Anaheim's residents.
@@nightflyer3242 My friends and I were talking about how residents currently have a reprieve from the fireworks, and how any residents moving there at this time might not grasp just how loud it will be once the park reopens.
I and my parents were among the first residents of Co-op City in early 1969. I'd heard for years that it was "built on the site of some sort of amusement park called 'Freedomland'"...but I was never able to find any information about it. I moved away from there in 1992...and it took almost 30 years for me to *finally* learn the story. Better late than never, I guess.
My Godmother, who lived in The Bronx took me to Freedomland at least 3 times. I still have fond memories of the Chicago fire attraction, the Wild West themed area and the stagecoach ride. Oh! And the cable car. I was a little scared at first, since I was only in first grade when Freedomland closed, but it became great fun.
My dad told me he visited this place as a kid and when I learned of this episode, I watched it with him. He was pointing out all the attractions, reminiscing and telling me about the time he lost his mom in the park and he and his dad couldn't find her hours. It was a lot of fun hearing those stories, so thanks for the video!
@@manospondylus According to him, they had gotten to the gondola that ferries people from one end of the park to the other. Grandma had gotten on first, but it was only after she did that they all realized the ride was one way. So she, being prone to panicking, started walking back after she got off, not knowing that my dad and grandpa had gotten on the next car to meet up with her at the end. And it being a time before cellphones, it took a while for everyone to find each other.
"Freedomland was the bedroom where Uncle Sam and Lady Liberty made Yankee Doodle Dandy" made me burst out laughing for five minutes. If you're not proud of that line, you ought to be.
"The great Chicago fire was a disaster... today, it's spectacular entertainment!" Wonder what kind of stage show those ghouls would have created after Sept. 11.
@Flekk Bone Gnawer these people don't think that far out. Here and recent "now" is all there will ever be. As fucked as that sounds, more than a hundred years from now... The future generations won't have much of a connection. Just look at how some millennials and zoomers treat things just a few decades ago.
Robert Moses was the man who built the highways of New York City including the Belt Parkway, Cross Island Parkway, Long Island Expressway, Van Wyck Expressway, Grand Central Parkway, Brooklyn Queens Expressway, Gowanus Expressway, Cross Bronx Expressway, Major Deegan Expressway and more. He was a villain. He also ran the Triborough Bridge & Tunnel Authority, part of MTA.
He's more of a real-life villain than Eisner could ever hope to be-although depending on what comes of that new lawsuit against Disney alleging that they helped cover up Harvey Weinstein's crimes, Eisner's time in the hot seat might not be over.
what i say: i like to learn about history on TH-cam what i mean: i only care about the history of theme parks/rides that no longer exist and only from Defunctland
@@FeedScrn They both good. They both bad. I like them both. My personal hero of life, mister D.N.A.'s - Dirk Gently's holistic detective agency was well made indeed. My favorite Netflix series. Umbrella academy pwns too. TH-cam is youtube. It's great.
One of my earliest memories is of going to Freedomland. I never knew where it had been until seeing this video . Thank you. I was only 4 years old so the memories are just bits and pieces. I remember having a great time but the only ride I remember was terrifying (for a 4 year old). It was some sort of a fun house ride where walls would seem to fall down just as your funcar would pass. I am guessing it was the earthquake ride in the San Francisco section.
Yeah, that was the SF earthquake ride. I was a similar age, maybe 1-2 years older, buy my memories are still pretty sharp. My Godmother took me several times, and she lived in The Bronx. I always got a kick out of the Chicago fire, but I was scared to death of that cable car (but rode anyway). I discovered very early that I wasn't a Thrill Ride Guy.
Given that we know Michael Eisner was present at the 1964 world's fair I'm now extremely curious if he was one of the folks who also went to Freedomland and this would later become an inspiration for Disney's America
I remember going with my Dad when he transported the stage coaches on his flatbed truck. I was six years old. The place was all mud and lumber at the time.
I love the fact that the park was exactly as ignorantly tasteless as what you would think when you hear about an American park named "Freedomland!" I will admit that it was an interesting park theme though, and pretty well thought out.
It's because of both of those things that I think a modern "freedomland" might honestly be really cool if we actually make it not so tasteless. Like, especially in this world we live in where the American ideal has been deconstructed to such a degree (and a well warranted one at that), I think something that can somehow address all of that while simultaneously recapturing the glory the ideal once had, and in fact perhaps even superseding it, would do wonders. Something that both educates on america's issues, old and new, perhaps even satirizes them, and remains steadfastly patriotic in spite of those things. Or perhaps even BECAUSE of those things, in a sense. It'd be a hard balance to walk for sure, but one that's well worth it in my eyes. That aside, I also just like the idea of a gimmicky microcosm of the US of goddamn A just in general. That just sounds like it could be super fun and wacky.
Pretty much the same opinion that I have. It was tasteless and gross, definitely, but (in contrast to most places on this channel) it was exactly what it set out to be. It was huge, its rides were apparently enjoyable, and guests often came away with a positive impression. It seems like boring, practical issues doomed this one, rather than anything too dramatic.
@@Somerandomjingleberry It is possible, I'm not from the US but there was this one time in school we had to make a whole theater act on our classrooms about the history of Guatemala it went from the act of independence until current day even mentioning the genocide and the population that live in the local dumpyard. Even with those topics it still had an air of patriotism because of the tone in which we spoke our lines
@@Somerandomjingleberry The thing about theme parks is, they are arts and entertainment, not education. Trying to sell this park as education and referring to specific tragedies was a poor decision. There is no reason you can't theme a park after a nation's culture. Look at World Showcase at EPCOT. The problem with America is it has such a strange relationship with culture and history. As a country the US focuses it's culture on divisive social and historical aspects and tries to glorify them, rather than just avoiding them altogether and generating a true national culture based on the things it has to offer (nature, films, music and for god's sake, can't 250 million people develop some better culinary offerings?). It's like if a Spanish themed park had a load of bullfighting lands or a German park based in the first half of the 20th Century. The American ideal is exactly what's wrong with America - it's this self-perception that as a country it is more glorious or entitled than other places. If it was just reeled in a bit it wouldn't be so tasteless or offensive.
g baker Yeah! That’s a great idea they could wear them at the Democratic National Convention. And at the Republican Convention they can wear T shirts that say: Not my circus, Not my Monkeys.
Rewatching this, is it possible that a contributing factor to attendance failure may also have been a lack of rail access to the park? Plenty in NYC lacked cars, and if they wanted to get to amusements, they’d probably opt for Coney Island, which they could access by rail.
Funny, there was a supposed to be a northern extension of the Pelham Line (the northern portion of the 6 service) to Co-op City planned in part of the 1968 Program for Action. If Freedomland had held on just a little bit longer, we would have seen millions of passengers using the 6 train to Freedomland.
Grew up in the Bronx and live here now. I was today days old when I learned about Freedomland USA, which once existed where Co-op City is today. Thanks for another excellent episode!
As a Co-op City resident, this was great to watch. I grew up here and my mother always talked about visiting Freedomland when she was young before we moved here; sadly she's passed and her perspective is gone but has provided me with a lot of information that I'm glad to have.
Man these are some of the best produced videos on TH-cam. From the personalized intros, to the in depth information and well written script filled with clever little jokes, I always love the videos. So glad I stumbled upon this channel.
I went to Freedomland many times as a kid. My father was a musician working for CBS in New York and did a weekly Dixieland Jazz show broadcast for a time at Freedomland. I do remember the San Francisco Earthquake ride and Casa Loca, the tilted Mexican style house. My brothers and I loved Freedomland.
Lawyer: "Please state your name and occupation for the jury." "Kevin, creator of the 'Defunctland' web series." Lawyer: "Please state you FULL name." "You don't want me to do that."
I’m just so astonished how much effort is put into these videos, this channel is how I have gotten into amusement park trivia, thanks for getting me an A on my writing paper on the subject :)
I hear they're planning an interactive ride similar to Smuggler's Run where you can pilot your own drone and whoever kills the most civilians wins the most points, anyone that gets Qasem Soleimani wins the jackpot!
I lived a couple of miles from Freedomland from long before it was built. My older brothers flew model airplanes on that land, we called it the dump. It was big flat piece of land with glass and trash in the soil. It borders on Eastchester Creek and we swam in the creek many times, even after Freedomland was built. Me and my future wife once saw Cousin Brucie and the 4 Seasons in that flying saucer. We once spent the night on the rock across the creek. We called that rock Ferry Point. I remember that music played all damn night from the park. Once, after the park closed for the season we were walking across the parking lot and some guards tried to chase us off. This was in October. We ran from the guards toward the river and the guards took their time trying to catch us because they figured we were trapped by the river. We got down in the gully by the river, took off our clothes, rolled them into a ball and swam across the river holding our clothes above our heads. I still remember the look on the guards faces. So, there you have it, some of my Freedomland memories.
I still live here in Co-op and would love a defunctland deep dive-style video of our city’s history. I know this is outside your purview but I was thoroughly entertained and appreciated of this little slice of history from this video. I’ve lived in Co-op city from birth (90s baby) and I still reside here till this day. And I remember vaguely hearing the name Freedomland about 5 years ago or so, which prompted me to click on this video since the name sounded familiar. Up until now it felt like a neat little fun fact that I happened to hear but now it feels like a fully fleshed out, historical archive of a place I’ve called home my whole life. Thank you for the research that you do and creating documentaries of obscure, seemingly trivial, topics that end up being fully immersive/informative. Just subbed 👍🏾
I had family that visited Freedomland. "O'Leary", if asked, actually did give the real story of what happened. So at least there's that. The earthquake ride also was actually pretty educational.
Growing up in the NY metro area in the early to mid 60s, I was fortunate enough to have visited Freedomland. Now I can’t wait for an episode on the NY 64-65 Worlds Fair.
As a lifelong fan of carnivals, amusement and theme parks, it is always sad to see them go by the wayside. But Freedomland indirectly provided me with a fun summer job. In 1965, I worked at Fair Park in Nashville, TN, in charge of an Alan Herschell Mad Mouse roller coaster purchased from the recently defunct Freedomland.
The tornado ride, dragon ride, and carousel all ended up in Storytown USA (now Great Escape) in Lake George, NY. I remember riding them growing up in the 80s and 90s and my mom telling me about the defunct Freedomland USA.
Thanks for clearing up a number of questions I've had on my mind for years. Back when I was a kid sometime around 1959-60, I remember the local paper running a supplement in the Sunday paper promoting Freedom land. What interested me at the time was the Civil War area since I was a big Civil War buff at the time. Until I saw this video, I was always under the assumption Freedom Land was out in Connecticut or New York state, I never realized it was located in NYC. As for why it failed, my guess is the lack of thrill rides and you can't really can't translate Patriotism into a theme park.
I grew up in a house across the New England Thruway from Freedomland. When the video lists reasons why it failed so soon, I'm surprised it doesn't mention how hard it was to get there. Many New Yorkers don't own cars, and that was the only practical was to visit Freedomland. Public transportation was limited to a couple of Bronx-only bus routes, and the next-to-last station on one subway line, the station being a mile or two from Freedomland. At the time, this was seen as the greatest reason for the low visitor numbers--at least among people not directly involved with building/operating the park.
I remember Freedomland well. As a kid growing up nearby this place was everything. You could buy a package ticket and go on all the rides and attractions in the entire park. The Chicago Fire was exciting for a 9 year old. The Great Lakes boat ride was fun. The Earthquake ride , the Wild West and especially those hanging buckets criss-crossing the park on cables....this video brought back so many memories!! I never knew how it could have possibly gone bankrupt since it was always SO CROWDED. The first place I ever saw with crowd control railings for waiting in lines. It was a great place for a kid and pre-teen like me.
When you said the Chicago area was themed after the fire I thought "that's like themeing the California area after one of our big earthquakes" then lo and behold....
Went on a school trip to Freedomland when I was 8 so were talking 63.The way I recall it was about half derelict.We all bought rubber tomahawks at the fort followed by a gigantic brawl on the shores of Eastchester Bay.Boys will be boys.
"He could get jobs in the field of engineering by saying he had a degree, hoping no one would check." Meanwhile nowadays if you don't have 10 years of experience for an entry-level job you might as well not even apply.
I would contend that Real Insults have existed in English at _least_ since Shakespeare wrote one character calling another one a "whoreson, beetle-headed, flap-eared knave," but Walt's line is still pretty good.
@@ZGryphon Hell, one of Shakespeare's plays has a character just straight up call another "the son and heir of a mongrel bitch" so...yeah, "real insults" have been around for quite a while...
@@overlydramaticpanda I like the "and heir" part. Really draws a line under it. I feel like we should bring that back for all the "son of a" imprecations.
Wow, great documentary! This was so interesting because I have never heard of this giant park before. Your research and voiceover is spot on and must've taken you forever to collect and put together. I am glad I found your channel, thank you so much for doing this!
Love the “Gotcha! Ending” honestly didn’t know about this park. And although the detail wasn’t there. There were some concepts both unique and ahead of its time. Quality video!
Yup also at that point London Bridge was heavily damaged and basically falling down. So it was less Wood convincing the government and more the government trying to flip the bridge off at a profit so they could build a new one.
I remember being told about this on a guided tour of Tower bridge: The buyers were really confused at what they got, as they had imagined they had managed to acquire Tower Bridge, and ended up with the actual London bridge. According to the tour guide the English end of the deal had a great amount of chortling hidden behind their hands. Because they'd been asked for London Bridge, an already crumbling bridge (see the nursery rhyme "London bridge is falling down") and delivered it (getting a very decent price for such a meh-bridge), it wasn't *their* fault that the Americans hadn't done their research properly :{>.
Tower Bridge is a spectacular marvel of engineering and architecture London Bridge is pretty much the exact same bridge found crossing every major English river
@@miloarm_15 Maybe they were hoping to get the medieval London Bridge with buildings on the spans, which of course was replaced in the 1700s by the bridge now in Arizona.
"Defunctland does the opening from 'Baccano!'" wasn't something I ever expected, but I'm grateful I got nonetheless. I think this bears repeating: that intro was badass.
I grew up in the housing development, Co Op City! I always heard about freedom land growing up from adults so thx for this. It’s a thriving area with tons of shopping and activities.
My family and I visited Freedomland along with the New York World's Fair. I was very young, and this video brings back some memories. Thanks for the video.
I'm amazed at how much research and effort you do put into your videos and your presentations. They are fantastic and it seems like each subsequent one is better than the one before it.
"The cow, who died oblivious at an unreported date" is another out of context Defunctland quote for the books, I think
@@olivia_rcr That would be awesome!
Walt Disney’s anger outbursts being put on construction wall signs as quotes is my favourite defunctland running gag
We need a compilation of them to be printed out and used as inspirational wall hangings
JSD324 that would be some good ass merch
Walt: Disneyland is a place for all to enjoy.
Also Walt: "Damn you! This is my circus!"
@@verostation I would 100% buy a "This is my circus!" sign if it were written in that cheesy 2020 script font. You know the one.
@@KaijaSchmauss the ok boomer font?
That guy who turned himself in out of spite because his partners cheated him out of his take is great.
Absolute legend
A true mad lad
True. But I’d hide the five thousand bucks so I’d have it when I got out
Reminds me of the movie Masterminds.
I only got 5k? Fuck these guys take me to jail lol
3:02 wait... Walt Disney had partners working with him named Woody, a cowboy from texas
and Buzz, a veteran mechanics engineer.
I wonder why this sounds so familiar
I’m surprised he didn’t stop and comment.
it’s crazy this is the first time i’ve heard about this- i don’t do my disney research though so it’s no surprise
Wasn’t Buzz Lightyear named after Buzz Aldrin though?
And Woody’s named after the material he’s made of (or was originally supposed to be, anyway)
Toy story was made by Pixar then bought from Disney in 2004 so no they were never named off of each other just coincidence
These rides!! Lol. Imagine a ride at Disney called “Hurricane Katrina” “California Wildfires” or “The great Coronavirus”
The popularity of disaster porn just shifted from thrill rides to film and video games.
Ride one will be at New Orleans Square at DL, Ride two will be at Grizzly Peak at DCA, and ride three will be at Epcot’s China pavilion.
"September 11th: The Experience!"
“The Very Realistic Sinking of the Titanic”
9/11 Drop Tower ride
“God damn you, this is my circus!” is probably the best thing Walt Disney has ever said.
AND THEY FRAMED IT lhahah
No. It was when he shouted at his workers, who were on strike " oh, you commie sons of b***hes!"
Should have been my senior quote tbh
@@pdeady3709 I don't know if you're joking, but workers demanding fairer wages and working conditions should not be called communists by their monopoly owning founder and ceo
@@verdantmischief7092 Reich-wing media disagrees
"Freedomland was the bedroom where Uncle Sam and Lady Liberty made yankee doodle dandy."
Only Kevin can say that with a straight face.
He was probably grinning and desperately making sure it didn’t show in his voice.
@Simple Weirdo It probably exists somewhere deep in the dark web
This is literally the best line in the entire video.
@@ThisPoorGuy1 Right? I had to pause it because I was laughing so hard.
Only on this channel can I hear such wonderful quotes.
"Freedomland was the bedroom where Uncle Sam and Lady Liberty made Yankee Doodle Dandy." Is my favorite line from this one. I love your writing and presentation style.
There is not nearly enough praise for this ✨golden✨ moment in the writing. It’s so funny but also so cringy and gross
If Yankee Doodle Dandy is, per the song lyrics, the nephew of his Uncle Sam, this means that Uncle Sam fucked his sister
@@sunsun5005 Agreed! it cringy and a bit nasty but also hilarious. Just perfection *chefs kiss* 😂
I had to pause & re-listen to this phrase three times. Then I laughed until I cried. Perfect.
I came to the comments section to see who else caught that line. Oh my good god. Wonderful 16:53
"It's up for debate which is more embarrassing, that these people would ruin the reputation and life of an innocent woman to sell a few papers, or that it took three people to fabricate a story in which a cow kicks over a lantern."
- Kevin Perjurer
My fav was they had to burn banks for a fire brake
"the cow died likely oblivious at an unspecified date"
Some things never change.
The funny thing is that it has been speculated that the fire was started by meteors that blew up near the ground that also started a forest fire to the south that same day.
@@drakeilt5776 That sounds far more newsworthy
When people talk about how easy it was to get a job back in the day its because you could talk and lie your way into a job and there was no easy way to check.
Oh make no mistake. The Privilege is still real. The rest of us still have to show that piece of paper.
Unless you, you know, looked.
@@RikoJAmado boomer privilege
@@RikoJAmado The thing is - privilege is on a scale, not an on/off switch.
If your profile picture is you and you live in the US you are a white American - that makes you privileged. Even then, almost anyone who is an American is privileged over people in third world countries.
Furthermore - you think, from what Incan tell, that it is easy to be born into high class status, but it is not. People in the 1% can’t live a normal life and pursue their dreams, love who they want, talk about their feelings, or be themselves. They often end up depressed and on prescription drugs that are just as bad, if not worse, than black market drugs.
This isn’t an effort to shame you but an effort to ask you to realize that people from most walks of life suffer greatly for just having been born into true circumstances.
It’s not fair, or logical, to take the rare exceptions of successful people and argue that they represent a large demographic of humans.
@@ProjectFlashlight612 It takes quite a while for people to find a job these days for various logical reasons; like the fact that big businesses have shut down so many of the small businesses that used to hire workers en masse because they were separated by the industry they were selling in. Hate to say it, but aside from being a jerk you’re also being illogical, which is worse. Try to have some sense and education. It’s a good start.
the fact that someone got a really shitty cut of their robbery money, so they turned in themselves and their friends out of spite is actually the funniest thing to come of this
In the 60s, robbers were honest.
@@MrWolfSnack Professionals have standards.
@@MrWolfSnack
If they were honest, everyone would have gotten his fair share and all of them most likely wouldn‘t have gotten caught.
Happens more than you think. I've seen YT videos where professional criminals say something along the lines of "the smaller the team, the better. The more people, the more likely it is someone is dissatisfied with anything and will sell you out."
I busted
I'm glad someone had the guts to include the underrated, misunderstood, and ultimately forgotten founding father of our country, Danny the dragon.
One of 6 people to show up to Thomas Paine's funeral
“The Indian Village, originally in Old Chicago, was eventually moved to this area as well.”
I was not expecting FreedomlandUSA to commit to that level of realism when it came to race relations.
Oh lordy.
Yeah how in the heck are you verified. No offense
Lol 😂 I didn’t catch that
Please explain the check
Out of all this, I’m actually most surprised I have 4 subscriber. What the heck are they subscribed to?!
I was verified by friends who worked for Google. I had no hand in the process and can’t help anyone else get verified.
This feels like something made in the pre-war fallout universe, but like, real.
Hm...it does kinda feel like that
watch fallout 5 have fucking freedomland
Nukaworld
@@iwakeupandboomimarat did you not play Nuka world dlc?
@@themoshpit8341 i did i just. forgot about it
"God damn you! This is my circus!" Is something I thought I would never hear walt disney say also being my favorite and funniest quote from him it made me laugh so much I cried tears of joy
Mine is "you commie sons of bitches!"
Oh _that’s nothing._ When the company was building _The Haunted Mansion,_ one of the head imagineers Rolly Crump was tasked with sending Walt concept art for the characters and portraits, etc. and the next morning Walt told him (I’m paraphrasing a little) “You son-of-a-bitch. I didn’t get one wink of sleep.”
Freedomland U.S.A is the most American name I’ve ever heard
🇺🇲🇺🇸
Right next to Cheeseburger Freedom Man.
Look up the video “who named the United States” by history matters and you’ll find something more patriotic.
Ginja Ninjaaa
Is that supposed to be sarcasm. I can’t tell on text.
And "Johnny Freedom!"
Too bad "Polio, the Interactive Stage Experience" never got greenlit.
Or "The Great Depression Experience." That would've been a real draw.
@@thegoodmudkip3652 a dark ride through prohibition and the Great Depression seems about right I’d say
The WHAT
Or Bonnie and Clyde's last ride wasn't popular only lasted one day I wonder why
“Guests would enter Freedomland as millions had: through New York” LOL this script is so amazing. Never knew I would laugh out loud so much while learning
“When You Wish Upon a Star.”
“Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah.”
“God damn you! This is my circus!”
Truly some of the most classic phrases when you think of Disney.
One of these things is not like the others. One of these things just doesn’t belong.
Hey! I’m not sure if you remember me, but I emailed you ~two years ago asking for advice on a research paper about Disneyland’s effects on Anaheim’s economy/ infrastructure. You directed me towards looking through archives/ newspapers and that really helped kick my paper into the right direction; ended up getting a 98% on the final piece.
I’m never early to your uploads, and seeing you made me realize that I never updated you on how it turned out. Anyways, loved your stuff back then and will continue to do so. It’s really exciting to see the production value increase for your work over time.
And of course, thanks for helping me out!
That’s amazing! Glad I could help!
Question: In a nutshell, what was the effect of Disneyland on Anaheim...
@@axelpatrickb.pingol3228 Answer: Before it was orange groves. Now it's a city.
@@axelpatrickb.pingol3228 Rapid urbanization and turning a rural town into one of the biggest vacation destinations in the world. However, that success eventually created conflict on whether what's good for Disneyland is actually good for Anaheim's residents.
@@nightflyer3242 My friends and I were talking about how residents currently have a reprieve from the fireworks, and how any residents moving there at this time might not grasp just how loud it will be once the park reopens.
I and my parents were among the first residents of Co-op City in early 1969. I'd heard for years that it was "built on the site of some sort of amusement park called 'Freedomland'"...but I was never able to find any information about it. I moved away from there in 1992...and it took almost 30 years for me to *finally* learn the story.
Better late than never, I guess.
My Godmother, who lived in The Bronx took me to Freedomland at least 3 times. I still have fond memories of the Chicago fire attraction, the Wild West themed area and the stagecoach ride. Oh! And the cable car. I was a little scared at first, since I was only in first grade when Freedomland closed, but it became great fun.
It was at the end of the six train
Yes I went there as a child. Remembering the river paddle boats in water. Years later moving to coop city , uncanny
@@georgebrown2175 yes that’s it. I remember watching the paddle boats from a train. The train went further then. Thanks for info.
I still live in co-op city and only vaguely heard of freedomland. So happy to have found this piece of history
My dad told me he visited this place as a kid and when I learned of this episode, I watched it with him. He was pointing out all the attractions, reminiscing and telling me about the time he lost his mom in the park and he and his dad couldn't find her hours.
It was a lot of fun hearing those stories, so thanks for the video!
No reply’s? Let me fix that.
@@aiilex6430
Tight
Where did the mom go?
@@manospondylus
According to him, they had gotten to the gondola that ferries people from one end of the park to the other. Grandma had gotten on first, but it was only after she did that they all realized the ride was one way. So she, being prone to panicking, started walking back after she got off, not knowing that my dad and grandpa had gotten on the next car to meet up with her at the end. And it being a time before cellphones, it took a while for everyone to find each other.
@@manospondylusI'm curious as well. 🤔
"Freedomland was the bedroom where Uncle Sam and Lady Liberty made Yankee Doodle Dandy" made me burst out laughing for five minutes. If you're not proud of that line, you ought to be.
Really?
@@eloisecole3579 Welll, slight exaggeration on how long it lasted. Still, felt like 5 minutes
Disneyland is now known for kidnapping and pedophilia, time to become aware
@@binyahman5233 Yeah we know Binyah
@@binyahman5233 Yeah, we know and we don't care
"The great Chicago fire was a disaster... today, it's spectacular entertainment!"
Wonder what kind of stage show those ghouls would have created after Sept. 11.
@Flekk Bone Gnawer these people don't think that far out. Here and recent "now" is all there will ever be. As fucked as that sounds, more than a hundred years from now... The future generations won't have much of a connection. Just look at how some millennials and zoomers treat things just a few decades ago.
Flekk Bone Gnawer hell, next week! Imagine all the publicity! “See lifelike people jump to their doom!
By then, the controlled demolitions of that horrible day will be a faint memory. #Building7
@That Flippin Guy...
I kind of side with "yesterday's" (ahem) "older generation", lol.
@That Flippin Guy...
I kind of side with "yesterday's" (ahem) "older generation", lol.
"The Weapons of Mass Destruction" - a ride that everyone advertises but nobody can find
Okay, I love triggering wannabe-Texans and Bible Belters too, but... damn!
Spoiler alert: It was a chemical weapons plant painted to look like a chocolate chip factory.
Funny how many everyday chemicals can be used as weopons if in the right proportions
But they'll sell tons of yellow cake.
@@floydlooney6837 Yellow cake...with special CIA napkins. And aluminum tubes (you know what damage you can do with aluminum tubes?).
“ Freedomland is the bedroom where Uncle Sam and Lady Liberty made Yankee Doodle dandy” I choked on my drink
Step aside Michael Eisner, Robert Moses is the new villain of Defunctland!
God I hate Robert Moses with a raging passion !He wanted to destroy Coney Island and make it anti unqiue
Robert Moses was the man who built the highways of New York City including the Belt Parkway, Cross Island Parkway, Long Island Expressway, Van Wyck Expressway, Grand Central Parkway, Brooklyn Queens Expressway, Gowanus Expressway, Cross Bronx Expressway, Major Deegan Expressway and more. He was a villain. He also ran the Triborough Bridge & Tunnel Authority, part of MTA.
Robert Moses was a racist who used municipal projects to keep poor black people as far away from whites as he could.
He's more of a real-life villain than Eisner could ever hope to be-although depending on what comes of that new lawsuit against Disney alleging that they helped cover up Harvey Weinstein's crimes, Eisner's time in the hot seat might not be over.
He's the real world equivalent of the villain in Roger Rabbit, except based on the east coast.
"and the Cow, who died likely oblivious at an unreported date" this line is comedy gold to me
It's crazy how all this theme park history intertwines. I had no idea Freedomland, Disneyland, and Six Flags were all so closely linked
"Was thought of as Freedomland's fantasy land." Based on the history on display, it's pretty clear all of Freedomland was it's fantasy land.
Even more white than Disney's Tommorowland.
what i say: i like to learn about history on TH-cam
what i mean: i only care about the history of theme parks/rides that no longer exist and only from Defunctland
Oh my god you need a Netflix show. This series is so high quality it’s above TH-cam.
Or maybe the rest of youtube need to up its game to better match this kind of content.
Netflix would ruin it.
Eric Chandler yeah he’d have more money but less creative control
TH-cam is better than Netflix.... obviously.
@@FeedScrn They both good.
They both bad.
I like them both.
My personal hero of life, mister D.N.A.'s - Dirk Gently's holistic detective agency was well made indeed. My favorite Netflix series.
Umbrella academy pwns too.
TH-cam is youtube. It's great.
One of my earliest memories is of going to Freedomland. I never knew where it had been until seeing this video . Thank you. I was only 4 years old so the memories are just bits and pieces. I remember having a great time but the only ride I remember was terrifying (for a 4 year old). It was some sort of a fun house ride where walls would seem to fall down just as your funcar would pass. I am guessing it was the earthquake ride in the San Francisco section.
I was there at least once.
Yeah, that was the SF earthquake ride. I was a similar age, maybe 1-2 years older, buy my memories are still pretty sharp. My Godmother took me several times, and she lived in The Bronx. I always got a kick out of the Chicago fire, but I was scared to death of that cable car (but rode anyway). I discovered very early that I wasn't a Thrill Ride Guy.
I don't remember much, but I do recall helping to pump water for the Chicago fire.
Given that we know Michael Eisner was present at the 1964 world's fair I'm now extremely curious if he was one of the folks who also went to Freedomland and this would later become an inspiration for Disney's America
Too bad that never happened.
@@disneyboy3030no, probably a good thing
My family went to Freedomland when I was a child. I remember "Casa Loca", the Chicago Fire, and riding on top of the stagecoach!
I remember a couple of those rides that got sold to Cedar Point. They might still be there. "Earthquake" and the pirate ship.
I remember going with my Dad when he transported the stage coaches on his flatbed truck. I was six years old. The place was all mud and lumber at the time.
@@TomDaly943 I remember seeing the 3 stoogies, Moe, Larry and Joe Besser there.
@@gc2916 like this? th-cam.com/video/AdJbO6DN-ZE/w-d-xo.html
I love the fact that the park was exactly as ignorantly tasteless as what you would think when you hear about an American park named "Freedomland!"
I will admit that it was an interesting park theme though, and pretty well thought out.
It's because of both of those things that I think a modern "freedomland" might honestly be really cool if we actually make it not so tasteless. Like, especially in this world we live in where the American ideal has been deconstructed to such a degree (and a well warranted one at that), I think something that can somehow address all of that while simultaneously recapturing the glory the ideal once had, and in fact perhaps even superseding it, would do wonders. Something that both educates on america's issues, old and new, perhaps even satirizes them, and remains steadfastly patriotic in spite of those things. Or perhaps even BECAUSE of those things, in a sense. It'd be a hard balance to walk for sure, but one that's well worth it in my eyes.
That aside, I also just like the idea of a gimmicky microcosm of the US of goddamn A just in general. That just sounds like it could be super fun and wacky.
Pretty much the same opinion that I have. It was tasteless and gross, definitely, but (in contrast to most places on this channel) it was exactly what it set out to be. It was huge, its rides were apparently enjoyable, and guests often came away with a positive impression.
It seems like boring, practical issues doomed this one, rather than anything too dramatic.
@@Somerandomjingleberry It is possible, I'm not from the US but there was this one time in school we had to make a whole theater act on our classrooms about the history of Guatemala it went from the act of independence until current day even mentioning the genocide and the population that live in the local dumpyard. Even with those topics it still had an air of patriotism because of the tone in which we spoke our lines
I felt the same way. While grossly offensive by today’s standards, it actually looks like a pretty fun theme park.
@@Somerandomjingleberry The thing about theme parks is, they are arts and entertainment, not education. Trying to sell this park as education and referring to specific tragedies was a poor decision. There is no reason you can't theme a park after a nation's culture. Look at World Showcase at EPCOT. The problem with America is it has such a strange relationship with culture and history. As a country the US focuses it's culture on divisive social and historical aspects and tries to glorify them, rather than just avoiding them altogether and generating a true national culture based on the things it has to offer (nature, films, music and for god's sake, can't 250 million people develop some better culinary offerings?). It's like if a Spanish themed park had a load of bullfighting lands or a German park based in the first half of the 20th Century. The American ideal is exactly what's wrong with America - it's this self-perception that as a country it is more glorious or entitled than other places. If it was just reeled in a bit it wouldn't be so tasteless or offensive.
If I ever start a business, the "God damn you! This is my circus!" quote is getting framed and put on the wall.
“God damn it! This is my circus” needs to be a tshirt
fibromaniacnm More PROJECTION from the brainwashed far left 😉👍🏽
Have ol sleepy joe look in the mirror. You don’t even realize he’s just their puppet 🙄
g baker Yeah! That’s a great idea they could wear them at the Democratic National Convention.
And at the Republican Convention they can wear T shirts that say:
Not my circus, Not my Monkeys.
Thank you for mentioning the cow's untimely death.
i would've been so upset if he went this whole video without telling us what happened to the cow
Well they always mention what happened to the cow, remember Minnie Moo?
Rewatching this, is it possible that a contributing factor to attendance failure may also have been a lack of rail access to the park? Plenty in NYC lacked cars, and if they wanted to get to amusements, they’d probably opt for Coney Island, which they could access by rail.
I think it mentioned they could get their by rail. Not sure
the old-timey add mentioned it was close to a subway stop
Funny, there was a supposed to be a northern extension of the Pelham Line (the northern portion of the 6 service) to Co-op City planned in part of the 1968 Program for Action. If Freedomland had held on just a little bit longer, we would have seen millions of passengers using the 6 train to Freedomland.
Grew up in the Bronx and live here now. I was today days old when I learned about Freedomland USA, which once existed where Co-op City is today. Thanks for another excellent episode!
As a Co-op City resident, this was great to watch. I grew up here and my mother always talked about visiting Freedomland when she was young before we moved here; sadly she's passed and her perspective is gone but has provided me with a lot of information that I'm glad to have.
I knew the London Bridge story already, so that was a hell of a twist to learn it was the same friggin guy
Man these are some of the best produced videos on TH-cam. From the personalized intros, to the in depth information and well written script filled with clever little jokes, I always love the videos. So glad I stumbled upon this channel.
I went to Freedomland many times as a kid. My father was a musician working for CBS in New York and did a weekly Dixieland Jazz show broadcast for a time at Freedomland. I do remember the San Francisco Earthquake ride and Casa Loca, the tilted Mexican style house. My brothers and I loved Freedomland.
Lawyer: "Please state your name and occupation for the jury."
"Kevin, creator of the 'Defunctland' web series."
Lawyer: "Please state you FULL name."
"You don't want me to do that."
Kevin P-fer-nuthin'.
I’m just so astonished how much effort is put into these videos, this channel is how I have gotten into amusement park trivia, thanks for getting me an A on my writing paper on the subject :)
An educational institution is charging you money to take a course on amusement parks? Oh dear, you have my sympathy. You're being swindled.
AdmiralBonetoPick lol no, in English I was able to write a paper on whatever I wanted and I chose amusement parks haha
Year 2040: Freedomland 2 opens with the 9/11 ride, School-themed laser tag arena, and wandering riot cop characters who randomly attack people
noooooooo XD
Kids will fight with their siblings over who gets to sit in the pilot seat in the ride vehicle.
LMAOOO
Don't forget the expansion. You get to ride in 5 vehicle convoys in Iraq and at random, one of the cars gets violently flipped over.
I hear they're planning an interactive ride similar to Smuggler's Run where you can pilot your own drone and whoever kills the most civilians wins the most points, anyone that gets Qasem Soleimani wins the jackpot!
"The bedroom where Uncle Sam and Lady Liberty made yankie doodle dandie" KEVIN NO I WAS EATING
I lived a couple of miles from Freedomland from long before it was built. My older brothers flew model airplanes on that land, we called it the dump. It was big flat piece of land with glass and trash in the soil. It borders on Eastchester Creek and we swam in the creek many times, even after Freedomland was built. Me and my future wife once saw Cousin Brucie and the 4 Seasons in that flying saucer. We once spent the night on the rock across the creek. We called that rock Ferry Point. I remember that music played all damn night from the park. Once, after the park closed for the season we were walking across the parking lot and some guards tried to chase us off. This was in October. We ran from the guards toward the river and the guards took their time trying to catch us because they figured we were trapped by the river. We got down in the gully by the river, took off our clothes, rolled them into a ball and swam across the river holding our clothes above our heads. I still remember the look on the guards faces. So, there you have it, some of my Freedomland memories.
wow, that's incredible
These are the highlight of my day when they are uploaded
I still live here in Co-op and would love a defunctland deep dive-style video of our city’s history. I know this is outside your purview but I was thoroughly entertained and appreciated of this little slice of history from this video. I’ve lived in Co-op city from birth (90s baby) and I still reside here till this day. And I remember vaguely hearing the name Freedomland about 5 years ago or so, which prompted me to click on this video since the name sounded familiar. Up until now it felt like a neat little fun fact that I happened to hear but now it feels like a fully fleshed out, historical archive of a place I’ve called home my whole life. Thank you for the research that you do and creating documentaries of obscure, seemingly trivial, topics that end up being fully immersive/informative. Just subbed 👍🏾
“O’Leary died heartbroken and the cow who died oblivious.” 😂 And the rides at Freedomland are so dark omg. That ending, though!
I guess his whole life was just fake it 'til you make it. Gotta respect that.
The american dream, amirite
It’s another way to survive that’s, for sure.
I had family that visited Freedomland. "O'Leary", if asked, actually did give the real story of what happened. So at least there's that.
The earthquake ride also was actually pretty educational.
Growing up in the NY metro area in the early to mid 60s, I was fortunate enough to have visited Freedomland. Now I can’t wait for an episode on the NY 64-65 Worlds Fair.
As a twelve-year-old kid from Brooklyn, I also had a trip through Freedomland. I had a great time, and never noticed its flaws
Despite being a 21st century person, I’ve been waiting a while for the 1964 NY World’s Fair, first expecting it after the Tomorrowland 1955 video.
Hey, man, haven't seen one of these in a while. Thanks.
As a lifelong fan of carnivals, amusement and theme parks, it is always sad to see them go by the wayside. But Freedomland indirectly provided me with a fun summer job. In 1965, I worked at Fair Park in Nashville, TN, in charge of an Alan Herschell Mad Mouse roller coaster purchased from the recently defunct Freedomland.
00:54, nice intro!
You've got to know when to hold 'em, know when to fold 'em, know when to walk away, and know when to run.
Love the opening with the cards. That’s the kind of creativity that Hollywood used to have.
The tornado ride, dragon ride, and carousel all ended up in Storytown USA (now Great Escape) in Lake George, NY. I remember riding them growing up in the 80s and 90s and my mom telling me about the defunct Freedomland USA.
"Where Uncle Sam and Lady Liberty made yankee doodle dandy..."
That was a hell of a sentance
Thanks for clearing up a number of questions I've had on my mind for years. Back when I was a kid sometime around 1959-60, I remember the local paper running a supplement in the Sunday paper promoting Freedom land. What interested me at the time was the Civil War area since I was a big Civil War buff at the time. Until I saw this video, I was always under the assumption Freedom Land was out in Connecticut or New York state, I never realized it was located in NYC. As for why it failed, my guess is the lack of thrill rides and you can't really can't translate Patriotism into a theme park.
Also the weather. I didn’t like this or the Macys parade or the Rockefeller Christmas tree either because it was always freezing cold.
I grew up in a house across the New England Thruway from Freedomland. When the video lists reasons why it failed so soon, I'm surprised it doesn't mention how hard it was to get there. Many New Yorkers don't own cars, and that was the only practical was to visit Freedomland. Public transportation was limited to a couple of Bronx-only bus routes, and the next-to-last station on one subway line, the station being a mile or two from Freedomland. At the time, this was seen as the greatest reason for the low visitor numbers--at least among people not directly involved with building/operating the park.
Wow never heard of this place, but it was definitely an impressive looking park.
I remember Freedomland well. As a kid growing up nearby this place was everything. You could buy a package ticket and go on all the rides and attractions in the entire park. The Chicago Fire was exciting for a 9 year old. The Great Lakes boat ride was fun. The Earthquake ride , the Wild West and especially those hanging buckets criss-crossing the park on cables....this video brought back so many memories!! I never knew how it could have possibly gone bankrupt since it was always SO CROWDED. The first place I ever saw with crowd control railings for waiting in lines.
It was a great place for a kid and pre-teen like me.
When you said the Chicago area was themed after the fire I thought "that's like themeing the California area after one of our big earthquakes" then lo and behold....
Johnny Freedom sounds like it would be a JoJo character lmao
Looks like Johnny Joestar and Funny Valentine had a kid
Or a Blonde Haired John Wayne.
ArchonZach as Pat Meteny’s “Last Train Home” plays in the background, lol
It really does. Stand Name: [Star Spangled Banner] Super buff Uncle Sam with no sleeves and a cigar
The way the pairing of "Woody and Buzz" snuck up on me at the beginning was nuts. I'm always excited when a new episode comes up!
Went on a school trip to Freedomland when I was 8 so were talking 63.The way I recall it was about half derelict.We all bought rubber tomahawks at the fort followed by a gigantic brawl on the shores of Eastchester Bay.Boys will be boys.
That’s so American it’s depressing😂
Ha...I had one of those rubber tomahawks...kept it for years as a memento.
"He could get jobs in the field of engineering by saying he had a degree, hoping no one would check."
Meanwhile nowadays if you don't have 10 years of experience for an entry-level job you might as well not even apply.
Lmao “let’s go to freedom land and ride the moving sidewalk!!!” 😂
This was a perfect time to upload, I was just binging Defunctland vids
**High pitched happy screams because Defunctland noticed me**
Oh wow! That twist ending! (chef's kiss)
That’s such a cool freaking intro
“God damn you this is my circus!” Is by far the funniest quote from a person before real insults existed
I would contend that Real Insults have existed in English at _least_ since Shakespeare wrote one character calling another one a "whoreson, beetle-headed, flap-eared knave," but Walt's line is still pretty good.
@@ZGryphon Hell, one of Shakespeare's plays has a character just straight up call another "the son and heir of a mongrel bitch" so...yeah, "real insults" have been around for quite a while...
@@overlydramaticpanda I like the "and heir" part. Really draws a line under it. I feel like we should bring that back for all the "son of a" imprecations.
God I cant wait for the 64 worlds fair episode
Followed by 64 Zoo Lane on DefunctTV
And then something relating to either Commodore 64 or Nintendo 64.
Wow, great documentary! This was so interesting because I have never heard of this giant park before. Your research and voiceover is spot on and must've taken you forever to collect and put together. I am glad I found your channel, thank you so much for doing this!
5:53 I feel like if Walt Disney yells “God damn you this is my circus!” at you, you just have to hold that L.
Just don't let him see you cry in the car.
Disney supposedly said to Ray Bradbury, Why would I want to be president of the United States when I'm already King?
@@erikkaye1114 honestly fair enough.
Haven't even watched any of the video but I just wanna say how much I loved that intro bit with the poker. Very clever!
Love the “Gotcha! Ending” honestly didn’t know about this park. And although the detail wasn’t there. There were some concepts both unique and ahead of its time. Quality video!
Buzz and Woody? You mean to tell me these guys where the inspiration for the main characters in the Toy Story movies?!?
We've been Zeckendorfed!
That's not even a word, and I agree with ya
I just came to say this video is awesome. The editing, production value, photos, and your commentary are all spot-on! Keep it up man these are great
The funny thing is that the London Bridge isn’t even spectacular. It’s Tower Bridge that that people often mistake for London Bridge.
Yup also at that point London Bridge was heavily damaged and basically falling down. So it was less Wood convincing the government and more the government trying to flip the bridge off at a profit so they could build a new one.
I remember being told about this on a guided tour of Tower bridge:
The buyers were really confused at what they got, as they had imagined they had managed to acquire Tower Bridge, and ended up with the actual London bridge.
According to the tour guide the English end of the deal had a great amount of chortling hidden behind their hands.
Because they'd been asked for London Bridge, an already crumbling bridge (see the nursery rhyme "London bridge is falling down") and delivered it (getting a very decent price for such a meh-bridge), it wasn't *their* fault that the Americans hadn't done their research properly :{>.
Tower Bridge is a spectacular marvel of engineering and architecture
London Bridge is pretty much the exact same bridge found crossing every major English river
@@miloarm_15 Maybe they were hoping to get the medieval London Bridge with buildings on the spans, which of course was replaced in the 1700s by the bridge now in Arizona.
It’s more impressive telling people you have been on both..
The radio add went like this. "Mommy and daddy take my hand, take me out to FREEDOMLAND, $2.95 is all you pay for freedomland all day."
“HELLO YES I AM REAL HUMAN CHILD TAKE ME TO AMERICA PARK YOU ONLY PAY TWO NINTY FIVE FOR ALL DAY”
The irony at the end!! Great story! I never knew why the London Bridge was moved to AZ. until today.
Freedomland... just by the name you can tell this won’t be successful.
HA
@@TheMarcelinee HA
HA
What?
Warhead Urban Exploration ?
“He was equal parts charming and manipulative.” Isn’t there a Michael Eisner joke in there somewhere?
Epic intro with the cards :D
I know this episode has been up for a bit, but that opening with the playing cards is one of the greatest ways ive seen anyone make a title card
"Defunctland does the opening from 'Baccano!'" wasn't something I ever expected, but I'm grateful I got nonetheless. I think this bears repeating: that intro was badass.
Are we going to talk about that one Season 4 episode of "The Boondocks" called "Freedomland"?
I grew up in the housing development, Co Op City! I always heard about freedom land growing up from adults so thx for this. It’s a thriving area with tons of shopping and activities.
16:50 Congratulations in managing to find a way to make _"Yankee Doodle Dandy"_ into a euphemism for sex.
I now feel unclean.
You’ll feel even more scarred when you realize Yankee Doodle Dandy gave birth to a purple dinosaur.
My family and I visited Freedomland along with the New York World's Fair. I was very young, and this video brings back some memories. Thanks for the video.
Wow. Didn’t see this coming. Oh well, who cares? NEW DEFUNCTLAND!!!
Bold of them to put Satellite City “the city of the future” in Florida.
I'm amazed at how much research and effort you do put into your videos and your presentations. They are fantastic and it seems like each subsequent one is better than the one before it.
Arthur and Sadie: rescue John from prison
Dutch: goddamn you, this is my circus!
"Arthur, I have a plan to make us a lot of money, AMUSEMENT PARKS!"