Defunctland: The Bizarre Garfield Dark Ride

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Published 2022-05-19
In this minisode, Kevin dives deep into the history of Kennywood's Old Mill and the infamous Garfield overlay, Garfield's Nightmare.

History Sources:
David Hahner Jr. - www.amazon.com/Kennywood-Images-America-David-Hahn…
Brian Butko - www.facebook.com/groups/Kennywood/
Boaz Frankel - www.verylocal.com/garfield-nightmare-kennywood/382…

Video Sources:
Historic Pittsburgh - historicpittsburgh.org/
David Hahner -    / @davidhahner3616  
Blacklight Attractions - youtube.com/c/BlacklightAttractions
XscreamThrills - youtube.com/c/XscreamThrills
RampagingRex Productions - youtube.com/c/RampagingRex
TheCoasterMan - youtube.com/user/thecoasterman100
WackyWeazle - youtube.com/c/WackyWeazle
Leonard Kinsey / The Dark Side of Disney - youtube.com/c/DarkSideOfDisney
TomWasHere - youtube.com/c/TomWasHerePGH
Dark Ride Archive -    / @darkridearchive8626  
The Coaster Spot - youtube.com/c/TheCoasterSpot
Television Archives - youtube.com/c/TELEVISIONARCHIVES
Amusement Now -    / @amusementnow4416  

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All Comments (21)
  • The ride being deliberately made mediocre for capacity reasons is the most Garfield thing ever.
  • I'll never get over someone's last vacation before their father died being spoiled by Garfield sex
  • "Too scary for many children and too Garfield for many adults" also describes me
  • the one text being completely blurred out (presumably for being extremely graphic) followed by a genuine "Hope this helps!" Made me lose my mind laughing. This was an incredible watch.
  • @dbert1024
    “The fluorescent splatter was deliberately put there and not the result of 103 years of bad aim.” This is it. The best joke Defunctland has ever told
  • "Kennywood employees were given a plastic bat, and instructed that if they saw the naked buttocks of any rider, they were to smack them..." The original "Bonk! Go to horny jail!"
  • The fact that there might be people out there who were conceived in the Garfield Nightmare Tunnel is hilarious.
  • @Vooman
    "update it to appeal to modern audiences" is a phrase that should be accompanied by ominous thunder and lightning every time someone says it.
  • @NateIsLame
    “In this minisode…” 30+ minutes long
  • I am incredibly concerned about the fact that the shot of the Garfield urinal is apparently the most watched part of the video
  • @kodarpy
    “if you can be seated within arms reach of another person, someone has found a way to do something on that ride” is so sinister
  • @5Oblivion
    The fact that a young man could kiss his boyfriend in safety for the first time because of the Garfield Dark Ride is both emotionally moving, and absolutely hilarious.
  • I got so invested in the history of Tunnels of Love that Garfield arriving felt like a bag of bricks to the head
  • @notNajimi
    The pain of being born too late to do narsty stuff on the Garfield dark ride 😔
  • @Slayerthecrow
    I can imagine the employees back then be like. -Let me get this straight, you are going to pay me money from your own pocket to spank people's bare butt in a dark tunnel as soon as I see them. -Yes, that's basically what I said. - I fucking love this job.
  • @LexieAnneCole
    “Armed with a flashlight and a disapproving stare” I CACKLED CAN YOU IMAGINE— I would shit I would be so embarrassed if some teenager getting paid minimum wage cock blocked me in a tunnel of love lmao
  • I love Viacom buying Garfield and being like “I want him destroyed entirely with video evidence”
  • Viacom demanding that the employees destroy all of the set pieces for Garfield's nightmare to ensure they couldn't be sold and having them take videos as proof that they actually destroyed them might be the most on brand thing for Viacom that I've ever heard.
  • @tentaclesmod
    Is there a single themed toilet/urinal that is not absolutely cursed? I think that no matter how highly thematic your park or building or whatever is, you should leave those alone.
  • @JJ-zr1wf
    25:54 "Anyways, that was the last vacation I went on with my dad before he died so hope they enjoyed themselves" Jesus Christ