Defunctland
Shares rank 38 of 48 YouTube channels by recommenders
People recommend it for long, researched video histories of Disney attractions, features and broadcast history, told with nostalgia and a winding storytelling style.
People recommend it for long, researched video histories of Disney attractions, features and broadcast history, told with nostalgia and a winding storytelling style.
5 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 5
- criticize it
- 0
- approval share
- 100%
Recommended in 2 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 5 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- Nobody criticizes itNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 2 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
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What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Deep video histories of Disney topics
“there's a great deep dive video on the history of "FASTPASS" by the youtube channel Defunctland”
Comment from 23 Sep 2026 in “DoorDash Spent $1.4M Trying to Stop Mamdani from Becoming Mayor. Now We Know Why” “His recent videos on Imagineering's animatronics and "Living Characters" was incredible.”
Comment from 11 Dec 2025 in “The Walt Disney Company and OpenAI Partner on Sora” “it's less about the tldr and more about the journey and fascinating segues he takes”
Comment from 21 Dec 2025 in “Disney Imagineering Debuts Next-Generation Robotic Character, Olaf” Nostalgic, fascinating storytelling and segues
“this one is amazing: it combines broadcast history, Disney Channel nostalgia, and a genuinely beautiful storyline”
Comment from 21 Dec 2025 in “Disney Imagineering Debuts Next-Generation Robotic Character, Olaf” “it's less about the tldr and more about the journey and fascinating segues he takes”
Comment from 21 Dec 2025 in “Disney Imagineering Debuts Next-Generation Robotic Character, Olaf”
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The four most recommended other YouTube channels, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
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| 3Blue1Brown | 96 | 4 | 96% | 12 | — | Approved |
| Veritasium | 44 | 12 | 79% | 11 | — | Approved |
| Technology Connections YouTube channel | 40 | 3 | 93% | 12 | — | Approved |
| Asianometry | 24 | 1 | 96% | 9 | — | Approved |
| DefunctlandThis page | 5 | 0 | 100% | 2 | — | — |
What people said
6 of the 7 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“there's a great deep dive video on the history of "FASTPASS" by the youtube channel Defunctland”
“Jenny Nicholsen is as excellent as Kevin Perjurer's Defunctland. I highly recommend both.”
“this one is amazing: it combines broadcast history, Disney Channel nostalgia, and a genuinely beautiful storyline”
“it's less about the tldr and more about the journey and fascinating segues he takes”
“I never regret the time spent on their videos”
“His recent videos on Imagineering's animatronics and "Living Characters" was incredible.”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.