Defunctland

Subscribers 2.2M

Videos 163

Views 265.3M

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Defunctland covers pop culture history with a focus on extinct theme parks and themed entertainment experiences, appearing to present deep-dives into historical topics. The channel uses long-form video formats (e.g., documentaries and history explorations) and is described as a series dedicated to defunct attractions, with content like ‘Disney's Animatronics: A Living History’ and other similarly long videos. It publishes content regularly, with an average of about 5.5M views per video and an average video length of around 84 minutes; overall uploads occur at roughly 0.1 per week.

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#1

Theme Park Crazy

89% relevance

Subscribers 439K

Videos 325

Views 126.9M

Appearances 35

SERP 100%

Similarity 81%

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Similar audience and queries around defunct and historic theme parks with strong search overlap (100% for queries; 81% content) though Theme Park Crazy focuses more on general history and park features rather than Defunctland's documentary narrative.

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69% relevance

Subscribers 180K

Videos 178

Views 27.8M

Appearances 13

SERP 44%

Similarity 85%

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Shares interest in theme park history and retro amusement industry with high content alignment (85%) but has lower search alignment (44%), indicating a related but more niche or different presentation style than Defunctland.

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67% relevance

Subscribers 4.8M

Videos 950

Views 607.5M

Appearances 15

SERP 48%

Similarity 79%

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Targets defunct and abandoned amusement parks with strong search presence (48%) and high content similarity (79%), aligning closely to Defunctland’s explorative documentary approach but often with a broader travel or personal-vlog angle.

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George Browning

63% relevance

Subscribers 94K

Videos 81

Views 16.5M

Appearances 15

SERP 26%

Similarity 88%

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Covers defunct and abandoned parks and Disney animatronics history, yielding solid search overlap (26%) but very high content similarity (88%), indicating a similar niche delivered with a more focused historical/technical lens.

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62% relevance

Subscribers 3.1M

Videos 2.3K

Views 1.3B

Appearances 24

SERP 48%

Similarity 72%

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Attracts audiences for defunct theme parks and experiences with substantial search presence (48%) and strong content overlap (72%), though presented in a list-centric format rather than documentary storytelling.

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TPMvids

62% relevance

Subscribers 2.1M

Videos 409

Views 573.2M

Appearances 15

SERP 30%

Similarity 83%

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Delivers content on Disney animatronics history and extinct attractions with notable content similarity (83%), but lower search alignment (30%), suggesting a complementary niche with depth-focused videos.

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Discovered competitors include Theme Park Crazy (89% match) and Poseidon Entertainment (69% match) as top contenders. A third strong competitor is Exploring With Josh (67% match). These channels align with Defunctland on overlapping queries such as defunct theme parks, theme park history, and theme park dark rides. Theme Park Crazy has 439K subscribers, Poseidon Entertainment has 180K, and Exploring With Josh has 4.8M, indicating Defunctland’s larger profile relative to Poseidon but competitive with Exploring With Josh in audience interest. All three competitors share queries around defunct theme parks, theme park history, and retro or abandoned amusement attractions, signaling a similar focus on historical analysis of amusement experiences.

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Which YouTube channels are most similar to Defunctland?

Defunctland's biggest competitors are Theme Park Crazy (89% match, 439K subscribers), Poseidon Entertainment (69% match, 180K subscribers), and Exploring With Josh (67% match, 4.8M subscribers). They share a focus on amusement parks and themed entertainment, producing documentary-style or history-oriented content about attractions and parks.

What type of content does Defunctland make?

Defunctland creates documentary-style content about amusement parks and defunct attractions, as evidenced by video titles such as Disney's Animatronics: A Living History, Disney's Living Characters: A Broken Promise, Disney's FastPass: A Complicated History, Disney Channel's Theme: A History Mystery, and Journey to EPCOT Center: A Symphonic History. The channel uploads infrequently, with an average of ~0.1 uploads per week, and videos average about 5.5 million views.

How do we determine which channels are similar to Defunctland?

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