Helping your community overcome the loss of beloved closed attractions through professionally researched, emotionally resonant, synth-scored video essays. We document the rides, dark rides, and coasters that were taken from us too soon - even after the change.org petition failed.
Our professional team with months of experience in defunct theme park documentary production will immediately begin covering any closed attraction you need documented. We are here for your small niche community with video essays.
The gold standard of defunct attraction coverage. We produce a comprehensive, emotionally resonant, synth-heavy documentary about your closed attraction. Includes archival photos, an original score, and at least one section where we discuss how it's oddly tied to Michael Eisner.
Learn More →For attractions that don't quite merit a full essay but you think "deserve" coverage. Brisk, informative, and slightly melancholy. Ideal for regional parks, short-lived spinoffs, and rides that were only open for one summer in 1991.
Learn More →We will track down former ride operators, park employees, and enthusiasts who rode it on opening day in 1987 and still have strong feelings about it. Recorded remotely via Zoom in one take. Audio quality may vary.
Learn More →Our process is simple. Once you reach out, our team will guarantee documentary coverage until you and your community are satisfied — or at least until the comments section settles down.
You've got a beloved closed attraction with no documentary coverage and no easy answers. With one phone call, you'll connect with our local team of experts who will help you begin a straightforward process to get your ride properly documented.
Our team will gather all the details — closure date, known archival sources, any former employees you're in contact with — and we'll immediately begin pre-production (Posting on our Notion Board titled "possible future videos" and leaving it there for 3-5 months)
Once we begin the documentary process, you can rest assured we will professionally and thoroughly cover your attraction with as little disruption to the grieving process as possible. Typical upload: 8–14 months from intake.
We know what it feels like to stand where a beloved ride used to be and feel that particular hollow sadness that no one around you fully understands. If you're like us, you've seen the frustration of parks removing attractions that were actually fine and replacing them with sponsored IP experiences that were also technically fine but different in ways that are hard to articulate.
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Real reviews from real members of communities whose defunct attractions we have documented.
"I have somehow mostly been spared from these documentaries. Probably because most of the things I greenlit have yet to be torn down (yet) (except for Starcruiser)"
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"Our community was devistated when It's Tough To Be a Bug Closed. DefunctThemeParkRides.com produced a deeply moving 52-minute retrospective. The narrator cried twice. The comment section was asking why this got made. I may never go see that Zootropolis show, but at least I know the spirit of Flik lives on."
We provide defunct theme park ride documentary services near you — from a trusted local company serving almost the entire United States. Locally.
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📹 Get Help NowOur professional team with years of experience in defunct theme park documentary production will immediately begin helping you with any attraction documentation you need. We aim to make the grieving process as easy as possible.
One call connects you with our local documentation experts. We will help you start a straightforward process to get your beloved closed attraction back to the way you remember it — on YouTube.