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Deep dive into the history of Kennywood's Old Mill ride, the cancelled Garfield theme park, and the infamous Garfield's Nightmare dark ride
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- Title
- Defunctland: The Bizarre Garfield Dark Ride
- Authors
- Defunctland
- Duration
- 33:53
- Published
- May 19 2022
Defunctland is always good, but this one was a particularly magical episode. I particularly love how he reached out to get people's memories of the ride.
There really is something magical about those small run-down theme parks that the big ones will never be able to reproduce. Especially if it's one that's relatively close to you. The feelings you get when you go back to one from your childhood and you see attractions from decades ago somehow still up and running are practically religious. The fact that they are kitschy and imperfect are features that add unique flavor to the experience.
Well said. And Canada's Wonderland definitely does that for me. It has changed a lot over the decades, with many many new rides and attractions having been added, but thankfully enough of them have remained completely untouched that it still triggers extremely nostalgic feelings every time I'm there. E.g. As far as roller-coasters go, the Ghoster Coaster (a wooden roller-coaster for children) is actually pretty lame, but I have such fond memories of it from when I was young that even as an adult I make a point to ride it at least a once every time I go there. Same with the White Water Canyon. :)
New Defunctland? Yes please! Thanks for posting it here.