Defunctland: The Mystery of the Abandoned Santa Claus Theme Parks

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In this gripping noir thriller, detective Kevin Perjurer takes on the mystery of the many abandoned Santa Claus and Christmas themed amusement parks around the world.

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[timothymclean]

11:30: I can not think of a more embarrassing way for a Santa Claus theme park could fail than forgetting that winter exists.

[IxionGames]

Had to stop just one minute in to comment.
We need to give props to Defunctland for having such interesting and creative intros that change constantly. I am grateful that I get to watch cool things

[e.keough]

That menu for the Christmas Tree Inn is wild. "Reindeer and Chicken soup" "Mary's little lamb chops" I love the idea of eating childhood icons

[robbys]

I really like Glen Holland here. He didn't make a theme park to cash in on any fads going on at the time. He just wanted to give his sister and other children out there a chance to escape reality and have happiness and adventure in their lives. I can really respect that. :)

[houyo]

'Called herself the biggest real estate owner in California because she weighed over 300 pounds.'

Now that is a business woman who knows how to turn lemons into lemonade.

[GlassesnMouthplates]

"..built herself as the biggest real estate agent in California-"
Damn, she must be one heck of a successful business lady for that time.
".... due to the fact that she weighed over 300 pounds."
Oh.

[neo_corgski]

That intro is so well structured like "I went down that reindeer hole faster than you can say eggnog" is like the best thing I've heard for a long time

[rockcandyplanet]

The stories behind some of these are so touching to me…the lone mailman sending letters to kids from Santa, the man who just wanted a place where kids could have fun for a little bit for kids like his sister. Man

[shadeshiest]

There's a Santa themed theme park still open from the 60s out in the middle of nowhere deep in the mountains of North Carolina called Santa's Land... It is sooo creepy and run down, can't believe it's still open

[HandmadeGoose]

Those parks will come back one day, when Disney ends up owning Christmas

[Somerandomjingleberry]

I love that there's a number of these that random local people just picked up and resuscitated for the sake of keeping the dream going.
Honestly very uplifting to read about. I wanna visit some of these places someday just to support them.

[TheOpalLove]

"who would get legal authority to milk the birth of Christ" i'm wheezing

[ethansloan]

Dude, your production values are so high. Youtube is filled with video essays, some comedic, some dramatic, all looking less professional than yours. Each new video you create is like it's own little movie. You obviously love what you do, and we appreciate you for it.
Happy Holidays, Kevin. And have a happy new year!

[SilentiumLitwicks]

Santa’s village in Jefferson New Hampshire is a HUGE part of my childhood. I returned this past October with my grandmother and parents everything i loved as a small kid was still there but there was so much more new stuff it was still enjoyable for a group of adults.

[fayteazazel]

Hey there Former Holiday World employee here. It’s great to see the nod to us. To this day they still get Santa letters.

[prismstudios]

He sees you when you’re sleeping, he knows when you’re awake. But enough about Zuckerburg....

[DerUberStern]

Santa with a sword...
I'd pay money for a painting of that for my house.

[granny_ducc]

this intro is too good for a series about out of commission theme park rides

[EASpaceTime]

"...a highly publicized court battled ensued, with the entire country on the edge of their seat, waiting to find out who would get legal authority to milk the birth of Christ in a town of less than 100 people." 😂😂😂

Amazing production values and another fantastic episode. Defunctland is only getting better and better and it started out epically so it will be fun to see where things continue to evolve in 2019 and beyond.

[kaivannoy]

As a professional Santa Claus, I thoroughly enjoyed this. I have visited the park in Colorado and the one in Cherokee NC. I hope at some point to visit the park above the arctic circle.