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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

20,000 League Under the Sea has long been a mainstay of Disney theme parks, with a walk-through attraction opening in Disneyland a few weeks after the park itself in 1955, and a beloved ride at Disney ...

YouTube channel Defunctland has gone out of their way to digitally recreate the now-defunct 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea ride from Disney World as an immersive 360 degree video that can be enjoyed ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...