Defunctland: A Roundabout History of the Ferris Wheel

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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.
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America at the Great Exhibition of 1851 Author(s): Marcus Cunliffe Source: American Quarterly, Vol. 3, No. 2 (Summer, 1951), pp. 115-126 Published by: The Johns Hopkins University Press
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www.hydeparkhistory.org/2015/0...
Devil in the White City by Erik Larson
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@taveshii 4 жыл бұрын

I want to live in the universe where France's most famous structure is the Eiffel guillotine

@voiceofraisin3778 4 жыл бұрын

That idea got cut!

@BewareTheLilyOfTheValley 4 жыл бұрын

@@voiceofraisin3778 Take my like you bastard 🤣😂

@canadey97 4 жыл бұрын

It's never too late lol

@theferretmasre5090 4 жыл бұрын

Naw... they will design the laser guillotine.

@BewareTheLilyOfTheValley 3 жыл бұрын

@matt fahringer Gomen-nasai.

@Maswartz226 4 жыл бұрын

I kept expecting him to say "and that farmer's son's name was Michael Eisner"

@iHeartsNostalgiaPit 4 жыл бұрын

nope instead it lead to the guy that is the reason Michael Eisner even had a job

@michaeleisner4758 4 жыл бұрын

That’s me

@mevb 4 жыл бұрын

Wouldn't make sense since Eisner was born in 1942 and the Ferris Wheel was up and running in 1893, neraly 50 years before Mike was born.

@iHeartsNostalgiaPit 4 жыл бұрын

might want to change a digit in your comment there you are making him sound like a timelord

@Undrave 4 жыл бұрын

Or at least his grandpa or something XD

@zzammmsss 4 жыл бұрын

"The farmer names their son Roy" oh my god "He named his 4th son Walter" OH MY GOD

@sclint1427 3 жыл бұрын

THERE HE IS

@gentrydean3789 2 жыл бұрын

That was sublime.

@laneyhesse8102 2 жыл бұрын

Uncle Walt always finds a way…to be in defunctland videos…

@tysargent9647 2 жыл бұрын

Oh my God is right! The man who created the Ferris wheel is related to Walt Disney!

@breakingbacon658 2 жыл бұрын

His 5th son… Michael Eisner

@atariblue 4 жыл бұрын

"Which means someone wasn't charging enough to see the largest fork and knife in the world" Oh, how I love your snark.

@tiredpenguin8840 2 жыл бұрын

Okay but how big WAS the fork and knife

@user-hh7le6ok2z 7 сағат бұрын

I thought we were talking about the double Ferris wheel?

@eghawkeye 4 жыл бұрын

Me: why the heck is he talking about the farmer Kevin: “Walt” Oh goodness

@laceylance4636 4 жыл бұрын

RIGHT! So excited about this season.

@michelle1 4 жыл бұрын

I admit I really had no idea about the farmer, either. Didn't even see it coming until the child Roy...and even then was not sure. This is pretty impressive.

@jgallardo7344 4 жыл бұрын

I was like Roy...Walt....wait a second! P

@TheAutisticKeybladeWielder 4 жыл бұрын

@@jgallardo7344 COINCIDENCE?!

@seijuruhiko 4 жыл бұрын

I figured it out pretty quickly. Its hard to talk about the history of the world's fair without a certain name popping up pretty quickly.

@foreverjetspacefella9980 4 жыл бұрын

“A dime a dozen, or three dollars a dozen, when adjusted for inflation.” This is the kind of humour I like.

@flyingtoast27 4 жыл бұрын

The humor all throughout this video is so dry, I love it

@poletooke4691 3 жыл бұрын

“A courteous precaution that would have saved absolutely no one” Literally a perfect summary of 99% of safety features back then

@timothymclean Жыл бұрын

And only 60% of safety features today.

@vidkidloserface 4 жыл бұрын

"That man's name was George Washington..... Gale..... Ferris.... Junior." Same energy as "Smith... Zap Smith... Brannigan."

@oiltycoonbillionaire 4 жыл бұрын

Saraphim Leela tell me I’m sexy

@erikm5221 4 жыл бұрын

@@oiltycoonbillionaire never thought I'd see emporio reference futurama

@benderbendingrodriguez420 3 жыл бұрын

10/10 reference

@ZGryphon 2 жыл бұрын

Also "Charles... Entertainment... Cheese."

@CalebUlrich 2 жыл бұрын

Albus Percival Wulfric Brian Dumbledore :D

@kathrynfuller531 4 жыл бұрын

gustave eiffel: “we need a 1,000 foot tower to celebrate the strength and innovations of our nation for the worlds stage! any ideas boys?” exposition universelle engineers: g u i l l o t i n e

@nygren83 4 жыл бұрын

They could have had giant inflatable Marie Antoinette heads that they would have popped with their giant guillotine. Fun for the whole family! They'd just have to remember to put eight feet of feathers under the blade for safety, you wouldn't wan't it to break on impact.

@BeantownMrs 4 жыл бұрын

I'm actually kind of disappointed by the choice of the tower. I mean, what could possibly go wrong with 1000 foot guillotine?

@WickedPhase 4 жыл бұрын

This comment made my day lmao

@nightflyer3242 4 жыл бұрын

TO THE GUILLOTINE!!

@viridian5maureen853 4 жыл бұрын

A non-functioning guillotine though. The jokes make themselves.

@aidanswiftofficial 4 жыл бұрын

Can't wait for Defunctland Season 3: Episode 2 - The History of the World's Largest Fork and Knife

@Irobert1115HD 4 жыл бұрын

forknife.

@tinkagain6217 4 жыл бұрын

“Spork: A utensil before it’s time”

@austinreed7343 4 жыл бұрын

Aidan Swift That could be a minisode like Bear Country.

@Dickinabox 4 жыл бұрын

Episode 3 the history of the hoochie coochie

@mildredpierce4506 4 жыл бұрын

Knork

@djdsf 4 жыл бұрын

Fun fact: in Peru, we call the Ferris Wheel, a "Rueda de Chicago" which translates to Chicago's Wheel.

@rasmusdegn9690 4 жыл бұрын

And in Denmark we call it the "Pariserhjul" which translates to Parisian Wheel.

@erin5367 4 жыл бұрын

Wow that's fascinating

@geckovonparsley8200 3 жыл бұрын

It's called a "Pariserhjul" in Sweden, too. I recall being confused by the name "Ferris Wheel" as a child starting to learn English, as I had no idea of its origins.

@thefroggy5240 3 жыл бұрын

In Brazil it's Roda Gigante (Giant Wheel).

@trubbeltron 3 жыл бұрын

@@thefroggy5240 in dutch its "reuzenrad" which also translates to Giants Wheel

@Jwarrior987 4 жыл бұрын

I love how chill Eiffel is: Make an elegant iron tower for France? Of Course! Make a statue for a paying America? Certainly! Help an American city beat his own tower? Sure, why not!

@GreatMewtwo 4 жыл бұрын

Also Eiffel: Why not? A man's gotta eat.

@timothymclean Жыл бұрын

If the Colombian Exposition needed to turn to Eiffel to surpass Eiffel's creation, that would only make Eiffel seem like an even more peerless architect.

@lanceturley7745 4 жыл бұрын

I love the idea of someone getting halfway through a ten hour toboggan ride, and thinking "Man, I really should have taken the train."

@Arjay404 4 жыл бұрын

"I want to get off Toboggan Ride 1!"

@JosiahDaAsian 4 жыл бұрын

Toboggan Ride 1 has crashed! 1 person died in the accident!

@GreatMewtwo 4 жыл бұрын

@@Arjay404 Toboggan Ride 1 has broken down (Safety Cut-out/Emergency Stop).

@GreatMewtwo 4 жыл бұрын

51% through the ride: I think I left my hat in New York.

@RatelHBadger Ай бұрын

"Toboggan 1 looks too intense for me"

@SamanthaPortUkulele 4 жыл бұрын

"The centennial exposition drew in over 10 million visitors, which makes sense because the fair had the largest fork and knife in the world." Not gonna argue with that!

@LordDragox412 4 жыл бұрын

His spoon was too big, which is why there was no spoon.

@blastinus3714 4 жыл бұрын

Obviously meant for the same people who would also need a hundred-foot tall guillotine.

@imveryangryitsnotbutter 4 жыл бұрын

Plot twist: it was really just a pitchfork and a claymore.

@OtakuUnitedStudio 4 жыл бұрын

@@blastinus3714 *thousand

@laceylance4636 4 жыл бұрын

“The wheel was destroyed in the most graceful, respectful, and safest way possible - by 300 pounds of dynamite.” This is the humor I live for. Great video Kevin. Can’t wait to see where you take us through season 3!

@troodon1096 2 жыл бұрын

Honestly I thought the best line was "World's Fairs were becoming a dime a dozen, or three dollars a dozen, adjusted for inflation."

@Paradox_Incognito Жыл бұрын

If I were a ferris wheel, I'd want to go out with a bang like that lol

@stellaluna92 11 ай бұрын

That along with the delivery of the largest knife and fork comments and the progression of photos with reveal of George Washington Gale Ferris Jr. name was what got me lol

@sage_mints29 9 ай бұрын

21:18 for anyone looking lmaoo

@robertlauncher 3 ай бұрын

This season was peak for me. Still some great videos being put out, but man this was a rollercoaster of history

@markmeyers62 4 жыл бұрын

“What happens if the cord holding the cart breaks?” “Feathers, like a lot of feathers, it’ll be like a pillow.”

@elevatoralarmcoasterandarc1214 Жыл бұрын

Very nice quotes.

@davidmatoushek9111 4 жыл бұрын

So it looks like we are not only getting the birth of theme parks, but also the early years of Walt Disney this season. I can't wait to see where this goes.

@sadieluellen9193 4 жыл бұрын

yeah who would of thoguht "Uncle Walt's" Dad was their at the birth of the farris wheel and in return would give US the birth of One of the most powerful film studios of all time.

@TheRadioAteMyTV 4 жыл бұрын

@@sadieluellen9193 Walt didn't have that though, that was Eisner and Iger. Walt had a brilliant film studio, but not powerful at all.

@mariokarter13 4 жыл бұрын

There was a disturbing lack of trains this episode.

@ironwolf3654 4 жыл бұрын

David Matoushek me too I was actually surprised when he said walt

@RatelHBadger Ай бұрын

@@mariokarter1316:10 bobsled railway?

@ProjectSNT 4 жыл бұрын

This video about the history of the Ferris Wheel has more dramatic reveals than any modern day blockbuster.

@DK-nv9zu 3 жыл бұрын

Don’t give Hollywood any ideas

@EBCVTV 3 жыл бұрын

Courtney (ProjectSNT) I agree

@KeepCalmContemplateYourChoices 3 жыл бұрын

@@DK-nv9zu ferris wheel: the origin of disneyland

@redholm 2 жыл бұрын

The reveal about who the guy he had been talking about and his son Walt gave me chills.

@nicholasbaldwin1876 2 жыл бұрын

@@redholm Yeah, he played that well

@FixedKarma 2 жыл бұрын

The fact that this entire video was essentially a segway into your series of videos focusing on Walt Disney is amazing, and I didn't even see it coming.

@TechnologyConnections 4 жыл бұрын

"No more kerosene, and no more gas" _what a great, big beautiful tomorrow_

@ColonelCarnage 2 жыл бұрын

Milk not souring as quick as it used to

@edwinsalisbury83 Жыл бұрын

Ah yes the carousel of progress

@SomeGuilStuff 10 ай бұрын

didnt expect you here

@AJayAnswersYou 4 жыл бұрын

"He did not get the full profits, he then went bankrupt and his wife left him." Sounds like a really bad day.

@maddiegrace9787 4 жыл бұрын

AND he died of typhoid at 37

@BonniesMinion 4 жыл бұрын

Must have woken up on the wrong side of the bed

@Ron-np9rp 4 жыл бұрын

Sounds really american.

@TheRadioAteMyTV 4 жыл бұрын

@@Ron-np9rp Wright brothers comes to mind.

@katherinealvarez9216 4 жыл бұрын

maddie grace Man, life was not kind to this man.

@AdeptAscent 4 жыл бұрын

Lol, “and a quickly built world’s fair hotel”, flashes picture of HH Holme’s murder hotel

@feloniousbutterfly 4 жыл бұрын

*COUGH COUGH*

@chrislongbeard 4 жыл бұрын

Holmes'

@diskeyes 4 жыл бұрын

Chris Longbeard whoooooooooo CARES

@NatetheNerdy 4 жыл бұрын

@@diskeyes I care.

@Cross_Malaki 4 жыл бұрын

The thing is, I recognized the hotel purely because of Rob Gavagan's video on Holmes.

@Dannylv100 4 жыл бұрын

"Sir, attendance is down! Only 3k people showed up!" "Well it can get any worse.." Newspaper: Hotel Founder is World's First Serial Killer.

@michaelkeating9514 4 жыл бұрын

You would learn about it on a ClownfishTV episode and they would someone link it to wokeness

@jvniprbrry 4 жыл бұрын

@@michaelkeating9514 are you ok dude?

@AreGeeBee 3 жыл бұрын

@@michaelkeating9514 lol wut

@gentrydean3789 2 жыл бұрын

Apparently the second character was wise since he said it ' _can_ get worse'...

@werewolfsbane 4 жыл бұрын

you are unbelievably good at making me believe i'm living in the mid-1800's and believing all these day to day technology are the most marvelous things i've ever seen. all of this is very interesting and you definitely deserve a job at PBS doing documentarys.

@redram5150 4 жыл бұрын

“Screw you, Paris! We are gonna have our own fair. It’ll have hookers, and blackjack... and a serial killer who built a murder castle and may also be Jack the Ripper.”

@levelmake7758 4 жыл бұрын

Red Ram Nice futurama reference.

@Pynaegan 3 жыл бұрын

"In fact, forget the fair!"

@chadbusch8541 3 жыл бұрын

Except he would have to be in two places at once to be Jack

@redram5150 3 жыл бұрын

Chad Busch way to go there, champ. You really showed me, a guy who made a clearly facetious statement

@kylenielsen5083 3 жыл бұрын

@@chadbusch8541 how?

@trendrekt8363 4 жыл бұрын

I dont think we appreciate "A dime a dozen, or $3 a dozen when adjusted for inflation" enough

@wallclimbing1656 4 жыл бұрын

I love the progression of the Defunctland cinematic universe

@pizzaman8918 2 жыл бұрын

Next up is Defunctland: Civil War Where Michael Eisner will try to undo Walt’s dream Disneyland to become Eisnerland

@mariic2 2 жыл бұрын

@@pizzaman8918 Of course, they're all fucked when Viacom gets the stones.

@GreatMewtwo Жыл бұрын

@@mariic2 Defunctland: Endgame

@mariic2 Жыл бұрын

@@GreatMewtwo SpongeBob: I'm inevitable! I'm inevitable! I'm inevitable! Michael Eisner: And I... am... Michael Eisner. (SNAP!)

@laurelcook9078 4 жыл бұрын

I feel like hoochie coochie was a meme of the 1800’s

@SineN0mine3 2 жыл бұрын

The word meme was invented to describe excactly that kind of cultural fad. The idea that it describes internet jokes is a corruption of the concept which was invented to describe the way that motiffs and ideas are passed around and between cultures over time. Internet joke are a kind of meme, but not the only kind.

@RedMageUltra 4 жыл бұрын

“Hey I got an idea! Let’s make a giant tower, tie an elastic cord to a room full of people and push it off the tower!” “Isn’t that extremely dangerous and life threatening?” “Oh it’s ok, I thought ahead. We’ll have some feathers on the floor in case the cord snaps.”

@lanceturley7745 4 жыл бұрын

We need at least eight feet of feathers, though, just to be safe.

@Rick586 4 жыл бұрын

Jason McGlade I think they called it “snuff,” but it was just cocaine.

@mgthestrange9098 4 жыл бұрын

It was cocaine, I think you could get it in chewing gum form. Queen Victoria was supposedly a fan.

@AminahMosley 4 жыл бұрын

RedMageUltra yeah, WTH was THAT?!

@andyjay729 4 жыл бұрын

@Jason McGlade The 1890s version of cocaine was...cocaine. Seriously, folks back then thought it was a cure-all wonder drug. Why do you think they originally put it in COKE-a Cola? (mentalfloss.com/article/57988/11-unbelievable-moments-cocaines-early-medical-history) There was also laudanum (tincture of opium). People took that shit back then like we take Advil today.

@claudiobizama5603 4 жыл бұрын

Alternate History where the 1000ft Guillotine is the iconic monument of Paris

@jeremiahowens9999 4 жыл бұрын

I would not stand under that

@meraki101 3 жыл бұрын

Sounds like a reality I'd want to live in.

@completelyroundoak 3 жыл бұрын

I'd love to be killed by it

@LPOband 3 жыл бұрын

I remember the day I visited Paris, their was a worship group praying in the lawn/yard right next to the Eiffel Tower. I think it would’ve been a different sort of worship group doing a very different kind of prayer if it were the 1000 ft guillotine

@GreatMewtwo 3 жыл бұрын

To be fair, Elizabeth Comstock always wanted to see Paris. But I want the tear that sends us to that universe.

@sarahwynncaston4715 4 жыл бұрын

"and his name was George Washington... Gale... Ferris... Jr." That was a trip, my friend, but I sure enjoyed the journey.

@jamesalexander-young5024 2 жыл бұрын

“Just because something was ahead of it’s time does not automatically mean it was good” - incredible quote. Love your stuff!

@shannonolivas9524 4 жыл бұрын

*"A Rascal"* what a headline for a murderer who built a hotel where he could pipe gas into people's rooms while they slept then sold their bones to medical schools. Either "rascal" has lost some of it's meaning over time, or that's a wee bit of an understatement.

@leegizmo1234567 4 жыл бұрын

Awww more murders? Alright get outta here you little rascal!

@cleanwater3180 4 жыл бұрын

Definitely lost it's punch, today, calling someone a rascal is playful like "You threw me a surprise party?! Oh you rascal you!". Back then I believe it was a insult to someone's entire family line to call out someone as a rascal, or rapscallion.

@erwinsarm 4 жыл бұрын

Have you ever read "The Devil in the White City"???? That's where all of my knowledge about The Myth, The Legend, H.H. Holmes comes from

@Whatlander 4 жыл бұрын

@Maintenance Renegade I shall henceforth reserve "rascal pirate" as an epithet for only my greatest of nemeses.

@Roserae16 4 жыл бұрын

@@leegizmo1234567 this comment has the same energy as a John Mulaney joke and I love it

@allypearlman5569 4 жыл бұрын

Imagine if instead of the Eiffel tower, Paris had a giant gillotine hovering over it at all times

@Rwircea 4 жыл бұрын

I think they would have removed it, as they were initially going to remove the Eiffel Tower after the Exposition and then changed their plans, but you never know with the French ! It would certainly give a very different vibe to the city, and a most unique skyline...

@henrymars6626 3 жыл бұрын

Big Eiffel Energy

@kaitlyndodson610 4 жыл бұрын

I seriously cannot believe how this episode all came together... we had the birth of Ferris’s wheel, Walt’s dad, Walt... AND H.H. Holmes sprinkled in as well?! Brilliant

@AbsolXGuardian 2 жыл бұрын

Walt's family history being sprinkled throughout this is like when you read a book and you basically get a second story until the two converge at the climax. A+

@bibliofilecrocodile 4 жыл бұрын

99.9% of the video: *giggling at sarcastic comments* There is so much sass in this video. Last .1% of video: *jaw drops* ...What? WHAT?? THAT WAS THE GREATEST REVEAL!!!

@mikevltg3 4 жыл бұрын

Me during most of the video: Okay, what significance is this farmer's son supposed to have? Me at roughly the halfway point: It's Walt's dad, innit?

@therocknrollmillennial535 4 жыл бұрын

@@mikevltg3 I had thought that the "farmer's son" was going to be HH Holmes, but I'm pleasantly surprised that it wasn't.

@elizabethashley42 4 жыл бұрын

I legitimately burst into tears. I honestly don't know why finding out about BABY WALT had that effect on me.

@pegamationproductions6062 4 жыл бұрын

I was actually surprised when that PLOT twist came in at the end of the episode! I never knew that this "farmer's son" was actually the founder of one of the BIGGEST media and entertainment companies of all time.

@tyleralmquist7606 4 жыл бұрын

When you said “they decided on the name Roy” I was like oh shit I know who these people are!

@tracylynn7632 4 жыл бұрын

Same here. I was just figuring it was going to be a nice history lesson. Then we had the drop the mic moment 😯

@ValkyrieTiara 4 жыл бұрын

I noticed he never gave a name for the farmers and was waiting for it through the whole episode. As soooooon as he went back to them AFTER everything else had been wrapped up, I was like "Oooooohhhh..... yeah ok I know who they are" lol

@johnlerch7699 4 жыл бұрын

kind guessed as to who was being talked about once the name Roy and Walt were said

@korvasterindar9672 4 жыл бұрын

When you mentioned the name of the third son is being Roy and then the fourth son being named after his friend Walter, Dawning comprehension came to me, and then I realized that you were talking about the Disney Brothers and their family. It really does seem like amusement parks are something innate to his family. That was an amazing story

@LostShipMate 4 жыл бұрын

"Devil in The White City" is a great book covering this topic, as well as H.H. Holmes(who took advantage of the fair for his . . . activity).

@masklover64 2 жыл бұрын

Came here to say this, I would definitely recommend it to fans of Defunctland 😁

@glittersweatpants4492 2 жыл бұрын

Was watching the video waiting for him to be mentioned.

@TheGoldfishArmy 2 жыл бұрын

Just read that book for school. Highly reccomend to anyone wanting to learn more about the Chicago Worlds Fair.

@erinhowett3630 2 жыл бұрын

Such a good book!

@tximistarissole Жыл бұрын

Also endorsing it. The book reads like a documentary in the best way, and the way it explores the creation of the World's Fair is fascinating and is topically very similar to your average Defunctland video. (The other half is similarly horrifying in how Holmes built a goddamn murder hotel.)

@Corvynh 4 жыл бұрын

“Oh, history of the Ferris Wheel that can’t be long...”

@AverytheCubanAmerican 4 жыл бұрын

Hey Corvyn! Where's your iconic emoji?

@Corvynh 4 жыл бұрын

Avery the Cuban-American oh, great point 😡😡😡

@HeathJinkins 4 жыл бұрын

@Kevin give the people what they want Food Rocks when

@Corvynh 4 жыл бұрын

Heath Jinkins 23 minutes of Food Rocks though 👌🏻

@Shenaldrac 4 жыл бұрын

And when you break it down and remove the framing device of Disney and talk of World Fairs, it isn't very long. In fact, I'm kind of disappointed that the video didn't go into more detail on Ferris and what inspired him to make it. We just get a quick "he had wanted to do this thing".

@SparklRebel 4 жыл бұрын

‘Respect for the country...back when that mattered’ 😂😂😂 I’m dead

@IceQueen975 4 жыл бұрын

Defunct really just dragged the whole world in one sentence.

@AmbrosiusAmaimon 4 жыл бұрын

@subtle username Save us

@sevenshooter2987 4 жыл бұрын

@subtle username did you learn to be stupid or did you inherit it?

@sevenshooter2987 4 жыл бұрын

@subtle username I'm glad that you can accept your failures and brain damage.

@davekennedy9036 4 жыл бұрын

nice

@BryceEdwardBrown 3 жыл бұрын

Honestly, the Toboggan idea sounds pretty sane to me

@lordbear1822 2 жыл бұрын

100mph for 10 hours straight. I wonder if that's actually survivable. And imagine going to the bathroom

@victormunroe2418 2 жыл бұрын

A 10 hour trip from Chicago to New York is less time than it takes to drive there

@jefvangool69 2 жыл бұрын

At 10 000 feet tall the average decline would only be 0.25% Nowhere neer steep enough to slide.

@SineN0mine3 2 жыл бұрын

@@jefvangool69 that does seem to be more important than the fact that if it would work it would be terrible. At least nobody let them try!

@Strategiain 2 жыл бұрын

It's basically a hyperloop.

@WeskAlber 4 жыл бұрын

"And respect for their country... back when that mattered" Damn deep cut

@AandNvg 4 жыл бұрын

To some people, including me, it still does matter.

@Lakefront_Khan 4 жыл бұрын

@@AandNvg I think he was saying countries don't respect each other which is kind of true, the only reason they don't out right kill each is that it would fuck up the money.

@canadey97 4 жыл бұрын

AandNvg there's nothing to respect about a county built on the suffering of disenfranchised people 😊 saying this as an American.

@naithungoal609 4 жыл бұрын

@@canadey97 That could be constituted for any country.

@aturchomicz821 4 жыл бұрын

@@canadey97 No Universal Healthcare LULW

@SaltpeterTaffy 4 жыл бұрын

If you took the sheer amount of snark in this particular episode and put it in a bin, it would be able to save passengers of the Death Tower if the elastic band snapped.

@MagitekOmega 3 жыл бұрын

The way you described the Pledge of Allegiance was absolutely beautiful.

@kendralussier2033 4 жыл бұрын

That suspense at the end when he said “Walt” was so good!!!

@redholm 2 жыл бұрын

I had chills XD

@crumble_cat 4 жыл бұрын

"No more kerosene, no more gas." The Carousel of Progress will never leave your mind, Kevin.

@boto2129 4 жыл бұрын

"Some holding 50 lbs of ice. Resulting in milk not souring as quick as it used to"

@termite9753 4 жыл бұрын

Well what about the "little Egypt doing the hoochie coochie". I swear, I groaned every time there was a reference. XD

@BlazeHeartPanther 4 жыл бұрын

@@termite9753 "Now you put that away before your mother finds out"

@Oli414 4 жыл бұрын

That salt in this epsiode is real: "Could've been avoided if the land, or fair, would've opened as a cohesive unit" lmao

@ivanalpha80 4 жыл бұрын

Oli414 I died whenever he repeated that line 😂😂😂

@renegade637 4 жыл бұрын

Hearing that line now that I'm at the end of the episode, I'm thinking about Disneyland opening day.

@Oli414 4 жыл бұрын

That and possibly Galaxy's Edge :-P

@TheRadioAteMyTV 4 жыл бұрын

@@renegade637 Disneyland has two opening days though. It was before they changed the rules for what an opening day is. Disneyland's opening day is said to be July 17, 1955, however that was a press and invitation only day. Nowadays that would be considered a soft opening or press event day, but the real opening day, with today's rules was July 18th when the public was allowed in. The point being, the 17th was pure chaos - as any heavy press event is, or first day is - and worse when combined, but none of that hurt attendance or growth. They just kept growing until the late 70s when the park started to suffer before the Renaissance.

@katherinealvarez9216 4 жыл бұрын

Oli414 Actually, I think it’s more that they should have more benches and places to rest and hang out. Then again, I have not been there so I can’t give a more educated opinion

@Psquiddy01 4 жыл бұрын

Was the "No more kerosene, no more gas" line a reference to the "Electricity" section of the Carousel of Progress?

@ladambell 2 жыл бұрын

And the line about iceboxes holding more than 50 pounds of ice “so milk wouldn’t sour as fast.”

@carogsnow 4 жыл бұрын

Wow, this was incredibly well written. I love the build up to the name drop of Walt -- it gave me chills.

@DrAnimePhD 4 жыл бұрын

This has to be the ultimate Defunctland episode, going back to the origin of one of the most iconic rides

@Undrave 4 жыл бұрын

maybe we'll see Roller Coasters next

@Studio23Media 4 жыл бұрын

And origins of one of the most iconic people

@dipperdandy 4 жыл бұрын

@@Studio23Media Jimmy Smits?

@Ch5ActionNews 4 жыл бұрын

>Have the Statue of Liberty's head >"Yeah thats cool, I guess" >4:10 Have the largest fork and knife >MILLIONS AND MILLIONS

@SergeantLuke 4 жыл бұрын

Man, the original Ferris Wheel looks really impressive even today. 60 people could fit in every car? That thing must have been way, way bigger than most other Ferris wheels out there.

@lyndonwesthaven6623 8 ай бұрын

Right? Like, I'm sure there've been taller since, but can't beat that capacity

@LeNimph 4 жыл бұрын

"Worlds fair hosts were acquiring honor, influence and respect for their country. Back when that mattered" Daaaaang what a subtle dig. Beautiful

@michaeleisner4758 4 жыл бұрын

Something that isn’t about me, nice

@re-agent9364 4 жыл бұрын

Oh you just wait.

@daelen.cclark 4 жыл бұрын

For all we say about you Eisner, at least you took chances even IF they terribly backfired.

@MattMcIrvin 4 жыл бұрын

"Meanwhile, engineers in Paris were working on the first primitive forms of Michael Eisner"

@TectonicImprov 4 жыл бұрын

Michael Eisner being the first person I saw in this comment section without a heart from Defunctland made me laugh harder than it should've

@ryanpenrod1859 4 жыл бұрын

@@TectonicImprov I know that's pretty great

@niklashansen8533 4 жыл бұрын

"Star Wars has the greatest plot twist of all time" Kevin: Hold my beer.

@chasenip2 4 жыл бұрын

Niklas Hansen Can we leave the hold my beer “jokes” in 2019. It’s so fcuking basic.

@eveappleby2211 4 жыл бұрын

@@chasenip2 learn to have fun

@chasenip2 4 жыл бұрын

Eve Appleby What you don’t know about fun could fill a warehouse.

@TycoonTitian01 4 жыл бұрын

chasenip2 is pretty salty huh??

@thehappyheartwanders 2 жыл бұрын

I knew who the farmer was the whole time and I STILL got chills at the end. Incredible!

@fallingpetunias9046 4 жыл бұрын

"Which means someone wasn't charging enough to see the largest fork and knife in the world" - the true folly of man

@Tony52488 4 жыл бұрын

It was blown to bits by 300lbs of dynamite.... buildup and delivery was fanstastic!

@modman4842 4 жыл бұрын

Tony Griggs it would definitely be awesome and cool

@joeevans5770 4 жыл бұрын

I would pay anything to see the largest forking knife in the world

@NatetheNerdy 4 жыл бұрын

So would I. Provided of course I'm also seeing a proper 1800's world's fair.

@MattMcIrvin 4 жыл бұрын

"Also appearing for the first time were shirtballs, the shirt in ball form."

@Shenaldrac 4 жыл бұрын

A n y t h i n g ?

@MattMcIrvin 4 жыл бұрын

@@Shenaldrac even... YOUR SOOOOUUUL???

@TheRadioAteMyTV 4 жыл бұрын

@@MattMcIrvin Stole the moment. Well done.

@UriaLordOfSearingFlames 4 жыл бұрын

"Referred to as The White City" Where have I heard that before...? "Opening its own world's fair hotel" ...*OH NO*

@harmonysummers Жыл бұрын

“Just because something was ahead of its time, does not mean it was good. The engineer of the death tower clarified that there would need to be at least 8 feet of feathers at the bottom in case the cable snapped - a courteous precaution that would have saved absolutely no one.” Kevin, your writing is impeccable! 🤣

@melanieavent2733 4 жыл бұрын

Me watching this. "Ok but how does the farmer's son fit into this?" Me watching the last few minutes "OMG YOU SON OF A-"

@madisonkidwell4883 4 жыл бұрын

When he showed the picture of the farmer I literally thought "hey that looks like Elias Disney!" I love being almost right

@klobiforpresident2254 4 жыл бұрын

I watched this in 144p (defunctland > data cap) so I thought "hey, that guy looks like a potato."

@yutz2109 4 жыл бұрын

"The Columbian Exposition is to die for!" -H.H. Holmes

@softkj7612 3 жыл бұрын

He would kill to be a part of it.

@gentrydean3789 2 жыл бұрын

He had a somewhat ironic name...

@IcedMangoGaming 4 жыл бұрын

Gotta be honest, the whole “World’s Largest Fork and Knife” bit got me 😂

@Zeldathemillennial 4 жыл бұрын

The feeling when Walt Disney’s father worked on the Ferris wheel

@SalivatingSteve 4 жыл бұрын

Yet I’ve heard that Walt Disney supposedly didn’t like Ferris Wheels.

@batmenace15 4 жыл бұрын

@@SalivatingSteve Well Walt supposedly had a difficult relationship with his father.

@ninjanippledog725 4 жыл бұрын

He didn't, the dad was a carpenter, so he worked on the buildings around it, not a metal worker/assembler

@toysrmine37 4 жыл бұрын

Everything's connected

@michaelkeating9514 4 жыл бұрын

@@SalivatingSteve Walt Disney: I don't like Ferris wheels DCA: nothing to see here...

@LPTV84 4 жыл бұрын

"Disney is the key to all of this."

@Defunctland 4 жыл бұрын

He’s a funnier character than we’ve ever had before

@NextGen_Pants 4 жыл бұрын

**fast forward** "...I may have gone too far in a few places."

@LPTV84 4 жыл бұрын

@@NextGen_Pants Something world leaders can't say.

@dipperdandy 4 жыл бұрын

@@NextGen_Pants It's like poetry. It rhymes.

@listentomerantaboutuseless34 4 жыл бұрын

I loved the witty humor of this episode. However the part about the human zoo brought the whole thing right back to reality

@Caledon91 4 жыл бұрын

"Chicago was seen as a dangerous place, the most dangerous in the country." I see that hasn't changed for 120+ years.

@BadWebDiver 4 жыл бұрын

"He was Bad, Bad, Leroy Brown..."

@TitaniumDragon 4 жыл бұрын

They've had 20 murders so far this month, despite being on lockdown for the coronavirus.

@mdf3530 4 жыл бұрын

No more dangerous than any other city. Quit believing everything Trump tells you.

@Caledon91 4 жыл бұрын

@@mdf3530 I'm not a Trump supporter and I don't trust the media or government.

@hickorydaisy4117 3 жыл бұрын

“HE HAD IT COMIN’ HE HAD IT COMIN’ HE ONLY HAD HIMSELF TO BLAME!”

@cristinamora1269 4 жыл бұрын

WAIT.... KEVIN.... HOW DID YOU TIE WALT INTO THIS AGAIN?!!! IM DEAD

@evanredacted7977 4 жыл бұрын

The first Ferris Wheel. Doesn't get much more defunct than that. The buildup to the Disney reveal was fantastic too. Clearly Ferris wasn't the main character in this story. You always exceed my expectations of writing full character studies in what should be no more than a series of educational videos. Excited for Season 3!

@StealTheSun1985 4 жыл бұрын

Initial reaction to video: “Oh, come on! Ferris Wheels?!” After watching the video: “Holy SHIT that was really interesting!” I’m an idiot.

@sarahwatchesvids 3 ай бұрын

Kevin never misses bc why did i start tearing up at the end???? Like everything is connected and he presents it so beautifully

@ralphmacsavage 4 жыл бұрын

"The fourth child was named- " I know where this is going. Great intro to season 3.

@jewelltyler3884 4 жыл бұрын

Defunctland uploads Me: drops everything

@brettvv7475 4 жыл бұрын

Same.

@cmdraftbrn 4 жыл бұрын

yep

@Nachocuppajo 4 жыл бұрын

Jewell Tyler literally same

@MrStupidarmy 4 жыл бұрын

Pants too?

@Whatlander 4 жыл бұрын

"World's Fair held in Chicago" "hastily-built World's Fair Hotel" HH Oh No

@BewareTheLilyOfTheValley 4 жыл бұрын

Okay, you earned a snort out of me for one, the emphasis on the World's Largest Fork and Knife. And two, that name reveal for who created the Ferris Wheel. Great job, a documentary with humor :) Edit: Okay, screw you for again making me laugh at the way they destroyed the wheel, XD! Last edit: You sir, are a master of storytelling. That ending...shivers!

@ladsworld 4 жыл бұрын

You know it's great that the Ferris wheel became so iconic and influential towards other park attractions but that honor really should've gone to the world's largest fork and knife instead.

@pizzabagel195 4 жыл бұрын

The amount of dry humor in this episode was off the charts. Absolutely my new favorite.

@guytorie 4 жыл бұрын

*"I AM COMING"* -Buffalo Bill Cody, 1893

@thereg23 4 жыл бұрын

Per usual, fantastic writing and a narrative journey that has you going from learning to laughing, wtf moments and big reveals... defunctland hasn’t let me down yet. Awesome episode

@spacetypo 4 жыл бұрын

its wild how PROFESSIONAL this channel has become. i remember when it had lots of plugs and jokes, but now it feels really professional and informative, while being highly entertaining with good quips. i'm NEVER bored. (i still love the casual jabs at michael eisner and little inside jokes, it keeps that "audience closeness" you see with smaller channels that gets lost when a channel grows, if that makes sense.) the editing is fantastic, so props to Nate!! i've been watching consistently since you were

@controlZchannel 4 жыл бұрын

Notice how easy and common death was back then. Imagine today “A birthday party is taking place at Mcdonald’s Playland today. Several deaths are expected.”

@amy_8516 3 жыл бұрын

I think you predicted the future...

@missm2925 3 жыл бұрын

@@amy_8516 wait what-

@babygotbackpains2290 2 жыл бұрын

@@amy_8516 your scaring me

@Game_Hero Жыл бұрын

@@amy_8516 What happened???? When???

@wynonnamareeuy 4 жыл бұрын

So, Walt Disney was partially involved in the ferris wheel history and amusement park history early on, huh?

@josephreiter1434 4 жыл бұрын

This is honestly the best series ever to grace KZfaq. It’s honestly even Netflix or steaming material. I loved the little story about the farmer’s son, not realizing where it was going until the end. Keep doing what you do, Kevin.

@DistoryDan 4 жыл бұрын

So..... Galaxy’s Edge is just a tale as old as time. Hahahah. No one shows up when your big ride isn’t done. Haha

@JIreland1992 4 жыл бұрын

True as it can be

@JDeO1997 4 жыл бұрын

Barely even friends

@lanceturley7745 4 жыл бұрын

Beauty and King Dork!

@sadcat520 4 жыл бұрын

When will the ride be done

@CaraPicone 4 жыл бұрын

Disney Dan STOP I DIDN’T EVEN MAKE THAT CONNECTION! I was like “What land is he talking about, is he talking about how Disneyland wasn’t complete when it opened...?”

@Feuerbluete 4 жыл бұрын

Gustave Eiffel just like: Do I have to do everything around here myself?

@mikkelstergaard6218 3 жыл бұрын

I know it's months after you posted this but Eiffel pulled such a power move didn't he?

@katrina5683 4 жыл бұрын

This episode had so much sass I love it. Also extremely well put together and nice surprise ending

@lukeothedukeo 4 жыл бұрын

"No more kerosene. No more gas" Don't think I don't see that subtle Carousel of Progress reference!

@Phoenix-zy1cx 4 жыл бұрын

I love it. The Colombian Exposition and how it ties into the mythos of Walt's future parks is one of my favorite historical subjects. The way you brought all the threads together was so sublime. Bellisimo.

@DensetsuVII 4 жыл бұрын

That feeling when you realize that the fact the name of a character is conspicuously vague is a plot twist. Kevin, never stop doing what you do~

@TycoonTitian01 4 жыл бұрын

I love how dry your voice is when you do parts . “ once it was stripped of the most valuable parts; it was destroyed in the safest, most respectful way possible.. 300 pounds of dynamite were used to blow it to bits.

@panzerkorps2122 4 жыл бұрын

I just love all the references to carousel of progress and just how casually he says them. Great video and I can’t wait for more this season!

@bdayactor 4 жыл бұрын

Me: Ha, this delayed attraction opening causing attendance issues is... topical. Kevin: "Not wanting to waste their money on an incomplete land... or.. fair rather...". I literally just fell off my couch laughing at the signature Kevin Perjurer shade! THIS is why I haven't missed a video.

@algar6616 4 жыл бұрын

please explain to me

@abraveastronaut 4 жыл бұрын

@Al Gar It's kind of a running joke in Defunctland that every theme park or theme park expansion that comes up on the channel seems to have attendance issues when it first opens because of attractions not being open yet.

@DallinBTW 4 жыл бұрын

Holy crap, I genuinely got chills from that last scene. "It's like poetry, they rhyme."

@kattriella1331 5 ай бұрын

I love all the little things you notice in this video or things you realize if you've watched all of season 3 before, like the comments near the beginning about progress and the future. Realizing that this entire season is a buildup to discussing EPCOT and Walt's vision for it versus what it actually became, I have to commend you for your ability to write an overarching storyline, Kevin. This season in particular really does feel like a miniseries of documentaries. It's actually mind boggling to realize just how many things had to happen and fall into place at just the right time for Walt Disney to have eventually created his company and not just been another nameless man that history forgot. If any one thing in this season had happened at a different time or not at all, we likely wouldn't have the Disney parks we have today, which means that we probably wouldn't have most of the best parks from other companies that we have today, either, since so many of them base their model off of Disney parks.

@marsieg8394 2 жыл бұрын

Never thought I'd wanna know about the history of the ferris wheel, but I'm 2 seasons in and I know that you're capable of making anything fascinating. So here I am