# Defunctland

5 Hacker News commenters recommended Defunctland and 0 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 2 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** People recommend it for long, researched video histories of Disney attractions, features and broadcast history, told with nostalgia and a winding storytelling style.

## Why people recommend it

- Deep video histories of Disney topics (3 comments): "there's a great deep dive video on the history of "FASTPASS" by the youtube channel Defunctland" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49822905)) "His recent videos on Imagineering's animatronics and "Living Characters" was incredible." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46237491)) "it's less about the tldr and more about the journey and fascinating segues he takes" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46349716))
- Nostalgic, fascinating storytelling and segues (2 comments): "this one is amazing: it combines broadcast history, Disney Channel nostalgia, and a genuinely beautiful storyline" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46349724)) "it's less about the tldr and more about the journey and fascinating segues he takes" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46349716))

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## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Defunctland", https://hackerapproved.com/p/defunctland/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).