Abandoned Disneyland Knock-Off - Nara Dreamland Theme Park Exploration

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  • čas přidán 29. 06. 2016
  • After taking the midnight train from Osaka, we arrived in Nara, Japan, the home of a massive abandoned theme park called Nara Dreamland. How did this uncanny Disneyland copy come to be, and what does it look like after years of abandonment? Find out now!
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  • @mariobros4648
    @mariobros4648 Před 4 lety +13139

    Finally there's a Disney place that i can afford.

  • @hangryvoid2777
    @hangryvoid2777 Před 5 lety +11391

    It’s Disneyland from the Upside Down

  • @Nintendo_panda
    @Nintendo_panda Před 2 lety +289

    Can you imagine growing up and having an abandoned amusement in walking distance of your house as a kid? When I was a kid we’d just go to the creeks over and over again. This would be otherworldly adventure.

    • @ducciboi
      @ducciboi Před 4 měsíci +2

      When I lived in Myrtle Beach I was walking distance away from the defunctHard Rock Park. Walking around the abandoned entrance was cool but the park was completely gated off and definitely had security there.

  • @Alice-ql4vh
    @Alice-ql4vh Před 4 lety +326

    The park got demolished a couple years ago, no it is completely gone, they are going to put senior parks on its old location. Im glad people documented it before it was erased.

    • @banderas2000
      @banderas2000 Před 3 lety +1

      crzy

    • @bonkurateiou
      @bonkurateiou Před rokem +10

      Unfortunately, not even a senior park was built, instead it was temporarily used as a coronavirus vaccination venue

    • @KitKit2024
      @KitKit2024 Před 4 měsíci

      I visited it yesterday, they removed everything bro.

    • @user-gv3bu6oc1j
      @user-gv3bu6oc1j Před 2 měsíci

      Yup it’s gone

    • @user-gv3bu6oc1j
      @user-gv3bu6oc1j Před 2 měsíci

      They were finished demolishing in 2017

  • @thedragontactic
    @thedragontactic Před 4 lety +3690

    When I was 8, 9 years old, my parents told me that there was Ultraman in this place. We took a long trip from Osaka just to get there and the rain became so heavy it had to close. When we got there, even though they closed, they apologized and let us in. They gave us Ultraman toys and goods. It was a kind of unfortunate, but to this day, I still remember this place called Dreamland.
    Thank you "The Proper People" for this video.

  • @yankwong2348
    @yankwong2348 Před 4 lety +2892

    The Japanese guy was so nice he said "Please be careful" to them when he left

  • @alizajane
    @alizajane Před 4 lety +279

    19:40 For anyone wondering, when they were by the water and boats, that was most likely a bullfrog, probably hidden in the tall grass or in one of the boats since the sound was echoing/louder, they can usually be found in or around some body of water

    • @mattman141
      @mattman141 Před 3 lety +6

      Thank you

    • @intelectr
      @intelectr Před 3 lety +17

      Thank you Aliza ! I was actually browsing the comment for that info. It sounds so hellish. I would have freaked out.

    • @alizajane
      @alizajane Před 3 lety +7

      Right!? Terrifying, that frog had them right were he wanted em 😭😂 Gotta love nature

    • @slimbomb
      @slimbomb Před rokem +1

      That’s what I came here for lol

    • @vamp242
      @vamp242 Před rokem +2

      It sounds like a bear. Imagine hearing this while camping

  • @ashwinprakash436
    @ashwinprakash436 Před 2 lety +152

    It gives me chills, thinking once there were people and children enjoying their day out there 🤧

    • @layladarazi5417
      @layladarazi5417 Před 11 měsíci

      Same honestly

    • @sew_gal7340
      @sew_gal7340 Před 9 měsíci +4

      Why? It's just an old theme park not any different from your attic or garage if you havent cleaned it in a few years.

    • @cordeliachase601
      @cordeliachase601 Před 5 měsíci

      @@sew_gal7340Can you stop!!

  • @edwinarzola9676
    @edwinarzola9676 Před 4 lety +3159

    It’s sad because they put a lot of time, money, and effort into this for it to just be abandoned.

    • @Sarahlynn1304
      @Sarahlynn1304 Před 4 lety +198

      Edwin Arzola 1961 to 2006 is a pretty good run though

    • @kennethha416
      @kennethha416 Před 4 lety +20

      @@Sarahlynn1304 true

    • @unknownastroid_2240
      @unknownastroid_2240 Před 4 lety +58

      Sarahlynn1304 right some places like this closed down in like 3 years not even 😂

    • @justarandomguy2126
      @justarandomguy2126 Před 4 lety +47

      some (especially in China) didn't even manage to open!

    • @CraftyAlli
      @CraftyAlli Před 4 lety +32

      @@justarandomguy2126 thats kinda sad imagine all the hard work,effort,money and time it took to make these things

  • @memegumin
    @memegumin Před 5 lety +7653

    Since this place has been destroyed this is officially a documentary about historical place

    • @Katharine777
      @Katharine777 Před 5 lety +97

      Dark Megumin nooo it’s destroyed

    • @najo3724
      @najo3724 Před 5 lety +62

      @@Katharine777 nooo it's destroyed

    • @AtariiWave
      @AtariiWave Před 5 lety +53

      @@najo3724 nooo it's destroyed

    • @pegasishamsters936
      @pegasishamsters936 Před 5 lety +45

      Steel Penguin nooo it’s destroyed

    • @memegumin
      @memegumin Před 5 lety +43

      @@pegasishamsters936 nooo it's destroyed

  • @charliebear154
    @charliebear154 Před 4 lety +114

    Oh my god those Japanese teens remind me so much of my students when I was teaching there, they were so friendly and funny!

    • @banderas2000
      @banderas2000 Před 3 lety +5

      cool. i have noticed they are very polite. i love that

  • @peachcloudz
    @peachcloudz Před rokem +49

    Any one else feeling existential dread after watching this and realizing you didn't get to come here abandoned or not? I love that it wasn't another just another Disneyland. I love this wierd little place and sad it no longer exists. I also love that it was called dreamland for many different reasons.

  • @themandalorian9511
    @themandalorian9511 Před 5 lety +2099

    It’s crazy how if they had named this video something like “VISITING HAUNTED THEME PARK 3AM WE GOT CAUGHT!?” I never would’ve clicked on it.

    • @champagnecoloredeyes
      @champagnecoloredeyes Před 4 lety +21

      #ScorbunnySquad same!!

    • @laylawalton5369
      @laylawalton5369 Před 4 lety +5

      Same

    • @kylefrank638
      @kylefrank638 Před 4 lety +104

      This is classy urban exploration. They don't dick around and do exceedingly dangerous stuff. They don't tag things. They actually offer some history about the place. And this might the first video I've ever seen of the explorers just being friendly with other people they come across.

    • @sebby324
      @sebby324 Před 4 lety

      Same

    • @Djay_B
      @Djay_B Před 4 lety +17

      Indeed. They are the proper people.

  • @ashleighhurst6457
    @ashleighhurst6457 Před 4 lety +1763

    I Love how they don’t pretend to hear scary noises or ghosts and run away dramatically, they keep it real

  • @claraB1016
    @claraB1016 Před 2 lety +20

    The Japanese kids you spoke with were so cute and sweet!! I also understand why the one girl from their group was afraid of the haunted house. The mannequins and things really freak me out, so even just watching the video as you went through it made me shiver.

  • @bandombeviews6035
    @bandombeviews6035 Před 3 lety +51

    Going through that haunted house took so much courage dude. I was scared shitless in my house, and I couldn’t imagine being there IRL

    • @redsquirrelftw
      @redsquirrelftw Před 6 měsíci +3

      I was bracing myself for one of the "traps" to activate, like one that is purely mechanical that actually still works. Like a zombie head that just spins around or something.

  • @PrincipalCellist
    @PrincipalCellist Před 4 lety +4737

    Those kids were adorable. My Japanese is very rusty, but I'm pretty sure they basically said that you scared them because they heard noises like banging, and they were relieved when they saw it was you ("Ah, tasukatta!") You started talking about ghosts, so he thought you wanted to see the haunted house and took you there. He said you would need a light in there because it was very dark, and then he said his name (Yuugi/Youhei?? I have bad speakers and I didn't catch it well, I'm sorry.) His friend was very scared to go into the haunted house, so his group was backing out. He then asked where you were from (understood the word America and connected it with something he knows from the country - basically telling you something he liked.) He then either told you his CZcams channel or that he would watch the video on your channel (definitely something about CZcams.) At the end, he said something like "goodbye! Ghosts are no good! Punch them away!"
    Not 100% correct, but I hope it's close enough to help some people for context.

    • @august2325
      @august2325 Před 4 lety +439

      PrincipalCellist Thanks for the translation! Those kids were definitely the cutest. I hope they had fun and stayed safe on their adventure.

    • @wahlflower3517
      @wahlflower3517 Před 4 lety +168

      That's just the cutest thing.

    • @Retronomical_tv
      @Retronomical_tv Před 4 lety +94

      @@wahlflower3517 ikr! It was so wholesome

    • @robynjohnson8116
      @robynjohnson8116 Před 4 lety +104

      I think he might have said he would look for their youtube channel? I'm not sure.

    • @ninuasneofox
      @ninuasneofox Před 4 lety +2

      Osamu Tezuka dead

  • @daisynewton3290
    @daisynewton3290 Před 5 lety +3042

    Honestly love how that young lad when saying goodbye said
    "Be careful, ghosts are bad, Fight!"
    and ran the hell out of there lol

  • @helldotsin
    @helldotsin Před 4 lety +142

    It's not every day you run into an American in an abandoned Japanese theme park.

  • @lejohnson32
    @lejohnson32 Před 3 lety +42

    I got the chance to experience this place when my dad was in the Navy and stationed in Japan. I’m happy I got to visit it before it was abandoned. It was an interesting yet fun experience to say the least.

  • @tweezerjam
    @tweezerjam Před 5 lety +4611

    I just flew over on google earth and it looks like the place was bombed. So i googled it and sure enough it was demolished beginning in October of 2016- just 4 months after this video was taken.

  • @SilverStream836
    @SilverStream836 Před 5 lety +2437

    I would wanna be the idiot to try to turn on the rides to see if they still work

    • @ting6161
      @ting6161 Před 5 lety +88

      no eletrical power ,nope

    • @spectralight8412
      @spectralight8412 Před 5 lety +149

      And attract a hoard of zombies straight to you?

    • @anonymousanonymous8129
      @anonymousanonymous8129 Před 5 lety +26

      SilverStream I would be the idiot that turns on the rides 💀

    • @SilverStream836
      @SilverStream836 Před 5 lety +53

      @@spectralight8412 EXACTLY Imma Zombieland that shit

    • @cameronburke8002
      @cameronburke8002 Před 5 lety +24

      I work in an amusement park, I'd know how to turn on most of the rides

  • @emmaw1823
    @emmaw1823 Před 4 lety +16

    "I mm trynna laugh but that's coz I'm holdin back tears" wow I felt that

  • @dragonpunchdave1350
    @dragonpunchdave1350 Před 2 lety +14

    What a sad end to something that someone else put so much time into. I can only imagine how much joy it brought when it was built and the memories that were created were a short span of time. Thanks for visiting this park and for allowing a glimpse into what it was and what it is in the present day.

  • @kingkrokofox4300
    @kingkrokofox4300 Před 4 lety +680

    He told you to be safe from the ghosts when he left! That's so cute!

  • @SHEAV_PALPAMEME
    @SHEAV_PALPAMEME Před 4 lety +1365

    This is by far one of the best-made exploration videos I've ever watched. You're not obnoxiously loud; you often really let both the silence and the natural sounds from inside and around the park dominate the background. The long, still shots of some of the attractions and the overgrown buildings on Main Street are also a big plus. The humor, scattered through out the video, is also never forced to 'make sure there's someone talking in the video'.
    In my eyes, 10/10.

    • @xoxxxoooxo6643
      @xoxxxoooxo6643 Před 4 lety +62

      He also didn’t play obnoxious music in the background 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼I agree

    • @michaelleskauskas3645
      @michaelleskauskas3645 Před 4 lety +19

      You should subscribe to this channel. I love their videos for the reasons you just said. They let the abandoned location be the star rather than trying to display their rad after affects skills.

    • @SHEAV_PALPAMEME
      @SHEAV_PALPAMEME Před 4 lety +4

      @@michaelleskauskas3645 Oh, trust me, I have subscribed!

    • @ryanbarber6481
      @ryanbarber6481 Před 4 lety +8

      Like I love Sam & Colby, TFIL & Exploring Josh, but they OVERUSE the music in the background and stuff. And, are VERY obnoxiously loud lol.
      These guys are way more professional. I love each and everyone of their videos

    • @beenaatlee8020
      @beenaatlee8020 Před 3 lety +2

      This shocked me tbh never knew it's closed

  • @joynd
    @joynd Před 2 lety +41

    Great video! It is a bummer that it was torn down/demolished. Looks like you guys filmed this video just in time b/c they started demolition in October 2016! Thank you for preserving the history a bit with this video!

  • @ethan_whi7564
    @ethan_whi7564 Před 2 lety +15

    Part of my heart breaks that it has been demolished. I wish someone could have revived it 😔

  • @ChocoBabiChan
    @ChocoBabiChan Před 5 lety +3795

    And...this is precisely how people end up going missing in foreign countries.

  • @adamlabus9979
    @adamlabus9979 Před 4 lety +1450

    the story of the guy who just wanted to build a theme park was kinda sad

    • @rahmanoerkurniasih8180
      @rahmanoerkurniasih8180 Před 4 lety +4

      Adam Labus who is that?

    • @icandrawz7596
      @icandrawz7596 Před 4 lety +1

      Yeah a little 😅

    • @moonchild3934
      @moonchild3934 Před 4 lety +3

      he's rich tho

    • @fluseint.1303
      @fluseint.1303 Před 3 lety +12

      @@moonchild3934 rich people have no human emotions. For the rich nothing matters except for being filthy rich

    • @muriloleite7194
      @muriloleite7194 Před 3 lety +28

      @@fluseint.1303 And the saddest part is that the guy wasn't even rich as he had to give it all to the Japanese government due to him falling behind with taxes

  • @fattymc.fattyface6944
    @fattymc.fattyface6944 Před 3 lety +32

    5:28 Oh no. Everyone from 2021 is now getting horrific PTSD.

  • @bigboyjones8299
    @bigboyjones8299 Před 3 lety +6

    5:30 GET OUT OF MY HEAD GET OUT OF MY HEAD GET OUT OF MY HEAD

  • @korokorokorokke5474
    @korokorokorokke5474 Před 7 lety +1969

    Lol the guy who left said, "Be careful. you can't lose to the ghost. fight them okay? Baiii".

    • @fredvasquez4201
      @fredvasquez4201 Před 7 lety +110

      did they say anything about youtube before that? I wish they could have watched this video.. Proper should really make business cards when encounters like this happen.

    • @sca2061
      @sca2061 Před 7 lety +26

      KorokoroKorokke that part killed me for some reason 😂

    • @67878huhu
      @67878huhu Před 7 lety +109

      Fred Vasquez yes, he said " i will watch your video on CZcams. Bye !"

    • @SansloidUtau
      @SansloidUtau Před 6 lety

      KorokoroKorokke he said both

    • @mentallyilldarkjeroid5378
      @mentallyilldarkjeroid5378 Před 6 lety +3

      I can read all the English written in Katakana like AISU SKEETO RINKU. It kind of bothers me that the railroad around the park goes in a circle. I would have this obsessive compulsive disorder where if I built a railroad of any kind, real or model, it needs to have both left and right turns instead of just turning in one direction. I know if you turn the train around and run it the other way, then it's turning in the opposite direction even if it's the same circular track. But still. Disney just has it's train run in a circle in just one direction. It's got to be tedious as fuck especially when it rides through a cave with loud sound effects. If I was the driver, I'd be like, "oh, fuck it's this same cave again with the ear shattering sounds." It's got to be a tedious task to drive that fucking train. People need to buy my "Impact" a James Grider novel on Amazon and linked in my videos and subscribe to my channels so I can afford a used car.

  • @grovertn867
    @grovertn867 Před 7 lety +6613

    I actually visited this place in its heyday in the early '60s...as a 12 year old kid. My father was stationed in Atsugi, Japan at the time...and we went there on vacation. Anyway, back then it was entirely a Disney rip off. There was a Mickey...and a Donald Duck...if I remember correctly. I think Disney sued over copyright laws. They must have changed the rides to be more Japanese like at that time. Neat to revisit. I'd like to say I remember more, but unfortunately I do not. It's been over 50 years ago...

    • @ikonic4353
      @ikonic4353 Před 7 lety +63

      GroverTN why are you 62 or something lmao

    • @grovertn867
      @grovertn867 Před 7 lety +462

      Yep...born in 1950...

    • @karasaekano
      @karasaekano Před 7 lety +89

      scott gorham wow

    • @ikonic4353
      @ikonic4353 Před 7 lety +425

      scott gorham Man show some respect

    • @shepd3
      @shepd3 Před 7 lety +280

      One day, probably 30 years from now, when you're 40+ you'll understand that once you're at an age where you've topped out on your job experience, you have your license, you can rent any car you want, you've smoked, you've had kids (and they've grown up), and so on that what exact year old you are just doesn't really make any difference anymore.

  • @emmaw1823
    @emmaw1823 Před 4 lety +44

    Love how the guy hears America and goes straight to thinking Ariana Grande hahaha

  • @XoADREADNOUGHT
    @XoADREADNOUGHT Před 3 lety +12

    "Oh that's bright". **Keeps shining the light directly in her face making no attempt to move it**

  • @SnowOtter4977
    @SnowOtter4977 Před 4 lety +1612

    I’m kinda confused why these abandoned parks never at least salvage the furniture and stuff. Like that stuff could be reused or something

    • @hzuiel
      @hzuiel Před 4 lety +345

      I think there are a variety of reasons stuff gets left behind. I think when some places close, there is a hope that it will reopen again, so they don't bother getting rid of the stuff. A theme park near me has closed at least 3 times and eventually reopened each time. If they plan to sell a place, they may leave stuff in place hoping to sell it as one lump sum rather than having to part it out and find buyers for all the stuff. Also if there is any litigation against a business when it closes i don't think they can legally liquidate assets until all lawsuits are finalized. If this process takes years, the condition of the stuff may be so poor it's not worth selling.

    • @SnowOtter4977
      @SnowOtter4977 Před 4 lety +26

      Ok thanks for clarifying

    • @zahraf5367
      @zahraf5367 Před 4 lety +29

      hzuiel thanks for explaining that acc makes a lot of sense. I was thinking they’re just paranoid and they think the stuff there is cursed.

    • @wahlflower3517
      @wahlflower3517 Před 4 lety +21

      @@zahraf5367 I wouldn't be surprised if that's not a part of it. Like having stuff from failed theme park at your theme park might be bad luck in some people's eyes.

    • @ferrari250tr
      @ferrari250tr Před 4 lety +22

      It would cost more money to move the stuff and try to sell it than it would be worth, the place was hemorrhaging money before they shut down and they really just didn't have funds to do anything with it at that point.

  • @Sateisa
    @Sateisa Před 4 lety +868

    So weird that they leave vechiles there.... or even kitchen stuff, those could've been auctioned off or something.

  • @Male_07_official
    @Male_07_official Před 2 měsíci +1

    7 Years later still a banger.

  • @220Hoi
    @220Hoi Před 3 lety +22

    Japanese guy: "The girls are scared, we don't wanna enter the haunted house"
    Sarah: "Oh, it's still...I'm making a disco, weee!"

  • @michaeldiebold8847
    @michaeldiebold8847 Před 4 lety +397

    It's always crazy to me how quickly things deteriorate

    • @ghosttoast2825
      @ghosttoast2825 Před 4 lety +25

      Mike D How quickly people deteriorate things...

  • @mcbchannel7173
    @mcbchannel7173 Před 4 lety +767

    Going to the haunted house in an active theme park : ❎
    Going to the haunted house in a closed theme park on 2 am : ✅

    • @biohazard9215
      @biohazard9215 Před 4 lety +3

      On 2 am?
      You mean at 2 am

    • @sundownermgr
      @sundownermgr Před 4 lety +7

      Weeb Eliminator You mean at 2 am?
      You mean "You mean at 2 am?".

    • @biohazard9215
      @biohazard9215 Před 4 lety +10

      @@sundownermgr i had a stroke reading that

    • @sundownermgr
      @sundownermgr Před 4 lety +1

      Weeb Eliminator Sorry,I meant you forgot punctuation.😂

    • @user-dj7qb2jf5i
      @user-dj7qb2jf5i Před 4 lety +3

      @@sundownermgr You mean "You mean at 2am?". But its actually You meant 2am? Right?

  • @micoasters
    @micoasters Před rokem +8

    That arrow corkscrew looks so cool with the vegitation over it, if only ride ride experience was as good as it looked

  • @triothesongbird5564
    @triothesongbird5564 Před 4 lety +6

    For some reason I really enjoy the Japanese sky during the night and early morning, that time has always been really calming for me, and this video really captures that feeling of peacefulness for me.

  • @saltybomba
    @saltybomba Před 5 lety +3396

    Japenese guy: Where you from
    American: America, Florida
    Japanese guy: oo ariana grande?
    American: yeah

  • @Prettigirlt
    @Prettigirlt Před 7 lety +856

    These people crazy as hell...in the middle of the night exploring an abandoned theme park in Japan?! Super brave 😱😱😱

    • @catzcorner1
      @catzcorner1 Před 6 lety +19

      krazybonita85 I know somebody who trespassed into an abandoned asylum in California, at 3:00 in the morning. It was so scary.

    • @LuisLopez-fq5sz
      @LuisLopez-fq5sz Před 6 lety +6

      krazybonita85 not to mention there's patrol around the theme park

    • @MegaMarie
      @MegaMarie Před 6 lety +20

      ggg yeah I would worry about cops not criminals since rules stricter there.

    • @oeao2841
      @oeao2841 Před 5 lety +1

      Not really your just a girl haha

    • @Emmmajaane96
      @Emmmajaane96 Před 5 lety +12

      H DLT ...... there's a girl in the video....

  • @c0raline...
    @c0raline... Před 4 lety +9

    Its not exactly a Disney knock-off... It was originally going to be a real Disney park, but after the Nara Business man, and Walt Disney couldn't decide on a licencing agreement for the Disney-Original-Attractions and characters, the Disney company left the project. But by that time, 80% of the park was already built, minus most of the Disney things. So then the Nara Business man was rushed into finishing the theme park and came up with these attractions. For example, the mountain was already built, and was supposed to be Matterhorn, but had to be called the 'Bobsleds' instead. After the fully Disney attraction opened in Hong Kong and Shanghai, Nara Dreamland was seen as a Copy Cat Park. Week after week, the park got less visits, workers and janitors quit. And Nara Dreamland went under the radar, and became dirty and unpopulated, until it closed down.

  • @personalproducts7985
    @personalproducts7985 Před rokem +15

    I’m sad to see this. Actually this place was the nearest theme park whenI was a kid and I have tons of good memory with my grand parents and dad. They are no longer with me.
    My first date was there as well.
    I have a mixed feeling to see that dreamland is consumed as a cheap horror content😢

  • @aniaelizalde2968
    @aniaelizalde2968 Před 5 lety +4005

    How a clout youtuber would title this video:
    GOING TO A HUNTED ABONDONED DISNEYLAND! WE GOT CAUGHT!? WE HEARD GHOSTS?! *NOT CLICKBAIT*

    • @savannahkay.
      @savannahkay. Před 5 lety +53

      lol accurate 😂

    • @charliefual
      @charliefual Před 5 lety +37

      Cof Exploring with Josh cof

    • @Winterrrz
      @Winterrrz Před 5 lety +7

      All I can type is lol

    • @gianaroblox2284
      @gianaroblox2284 Před 5 lety +4

      Annie E Haha Ruby Rube 😂😂

    • @Thelagavathy
      @Thelagavathy Před 5 lety +33

      Hahaha spot on. If it was titled liked that, I wouldn't have clicked on it.

  • @DaniellaTaylor.
    @DaniellaTaylor. Před 4 lety +1897

    crazy to think if one day our disneyland would look abandoned like this 🥺👉🏽👈🏽

    • @victoria-xu6cw
      @victoria-xu6cw Před 4 lety +58

      damn i hope not :(

    • @HGmolotov
      @HGmolotov Před 4 lety +46

      Depending on where you look,some parts have started to look like that (i.e. the people mover track in Cali)

    • @tophatcat9996
      @tophatcat9996 Před 4 lety +70

      @The Final Sara dude it's Disney they ain't never going bankrupt

    • @juliameller501
      @juliameller501 Před 3 lety +8

      Damnnn😔 and this is soo creepy btw

    • @TackyFlamingo
      @TackyFlamingo Před 3 lety +5

      I doubt it

  • @vanilla1196
    @vanilla1196 Před 3 lety +7

    I went there when I was a kid. It was in June and drizzling, looking back at the pictures, the whole park was to ourselves.We were the only ones on the rides.

  • @jiangxingsima4109
    @jiangxingsima4109 Před 2 lety +2

    Bruh watching this video just gave me a flashback to when I was 5 and came here when it was still open

    • @jonbond7447
      @jonbond7447 Před 2 lety +1

      That must be a weird and scary feeling

  • @iipixel8607
    @iipixel8607 Před 5 lety +445

    Abandoned amusement parks are one of the scariest things ever.

  • @arashimiyazawa8165
    @arashimiyazawa8165 Před 4 lety +389

    19:30 That's a bullfrog. They're not native to Japan, but were introduced for food and escaped and can be found everywhere now, including Nara.

  • @williamma434
    @williamma434 Před 4 měsíci +3

    i visites Dreamland in 2002 during a family trip. Fun place with lots of interesting things to do. But what really caught my eye were so many people holding out their flip phones in front of them. I couldn't figure out what they were doing and finally asked someone. She showed me that she was taking photos with her phone lol.

  • @pow1983
    @pow1983 Před 4 lety +15

    Looks like you got to this place just in time, apparently it was pulled down in October 2016

  • @madrae7031
    @madrae7031 Před 5 lety +826

    “Don’t want to get caught trespassing”
    *Publishes proof that you trespassed*

    • @eddieredd2078
      @eddieredd2078 Před 5 lety +114

      Mad Rae lmao what are the cops gonna do fly to America and arrest them?

    • @Cthulhoop
      @Cthulhoop Před 4 lety +28

      This place was demolished a few months after anyways.

    • @SouthernBelleReviews
      @SouthernBelleReviews Před 4 lety +1

      Oh the irony of it all

    • @s70driver2005
      @s70driver2005 Před 4 lety +3

      Don't wanna get caught in the moment!!!

    • @rbscholtus
      @rbscholtus Před 4 lety

      Publishes when back in the states. The American way of thinking ;)

  • @nicolepetereit7567
    @nicolepetereit7567 Před 5 lety +1073

    i’m going full screen guys. wish me luck

    • @starrbling1143
      @starrbling1143 Před 5 lety +24

      I wouldve said good luck but i guess im too late

    • @justjessie8968
      @justjessie8968 Před 5 lety +7

      Haha, same.

    • @luisa1786
      @luisa1786 Před 5 lety +5

      Good luck haha

    • @tovopro
      @tovopro Před 5 lety +11

      Squeeky Pea fuck you! I’m streaming this on my 64” TV!!!

    • @sofiarose899
      @sofiarose899 Před 5 lety +7

      GoOd LUCK my DUDE 😭😂

  • @acebandagedaclown4215
    @acebandagedaclown4215 Před 3 lety +14

    Dreamland is now demolished.
    Dreamland was my shit.
    All laughs and screams are now gone.
    (-My Japanese Haiku-)

    • @nebula5281
      @nebula5281 Před 2 lety +1

      Yes, by checking on the map, they demolished all the buildings. Now it was just sand all over.

  • @CasperSpencer
    @CasperSpencer Před 3 lety +5

    How the Japanese boy (Yuugi/Yuhei?) Said "ariana Grande!" When you said you were American was so cute!

  • @DustinHern
    @DustinHern Před 5 lety +2112

    Well the video's 3 years old but for anybody who's curious, here's some of the Japanese speech translated:
    10:17 "bikkuri shita!" = you scared us!
    10:29 'ban' is pretty much the Japanese way of saying 'bang' or 'pow'.
    10:55 "shashin totte... ii?" = could you take a photo? (unclear who he's talking to, or he might be speaking in the general sense of "let's take a photo"... Japanese can be kind of ambiguous like that at times)
    11:08 'haeru' is to enter
    11:20 "chiisai kara midoru..." = it's small, but in the middle... Evidently he's trying to say it's small on the outside but if you go inside there's much more to see.
    11:47 I think he said "tte abunai nah" which is like "hey it's dangerous" (he's kinda joking) and soon after we start to just barely hear a girl in the back say what sounds like "ya da" repeatedly which is basically a Japanese way of saying "nope, nope, nope"
    11:52 "matte matte wait wait" well he translated himself there but yeah by now that girl is properly freaking out. I think she's saying "kono ya da" which is like "I don't like this one bit" or "hell no to this".
    12:05 'naiteiru' = crying
    12:30 "ki o tsukete" = be careful, "/ghost/ ni yareta dame" = don't get done in by a ghost
    Well I'm not super fluent but my conversational Japanese is an inch or two past mediocre. Don't ask me to translate any of the signs though. My reading skills are non-existent. Peace, ghosts, and Ariana Grande.

    • @BigOlSmellyFlashlight
      @BigOlSmellyFlashlight Před 5 lety +97

      "ariana guanda" - ariana grande

    • @tori_suki385
      @tori_suki385 Před 5 lety +11

      日本人の人の1人が途中で泣いちゃって帰ったのに、引き続きよくはいれるねぇこんなとこ·····

    • @ussindianapolis9137
      @ussindianapolis9137 Před 5 lety +2

      @@AuH2O xD

    • @andrewfitzgerald3816
      @andrewfitzgerald3816 Před 5 lety +48

      "Peace, ghosts, and Ariana Grande" lmfaoooo

    • @DaveWEarle
      @DaveWEarle Před 5 lety +21

      @@AuH2O Always has to be jerkweed somewhere in the mix :(

  • @OnlyCountOnTheStars
    @OnlyCountOnTheStars Před 7 lety +433

    It felt like I was watching a movie like paranormal activity and waiting for some creepy shit to happen

  • @dailinbarragan1315
    @dailinbarragan1315 Před 3 lety +5

    Is it just me or is there voices so calming

  • @chikenarch
    @chikenarch Před 3 lety +12

    Went on Google Maps to see this place and they already demolished everything 😞. You can only see the outline of the park but it’s only an empty lot now.

    • @LeylaHarden04
      @LeylaHarden04 Před 3 lety

      They demolished it about 4 months after this video. Sometime in October of 2016.

  • @Saxton.Montgomery
    @Saxton.Montgomery Před 4 lety +617

    6:25 i low key thought that these were some Japanese off brand condoms 😂

  • @unbound2424
    @unbound2424 Před 5 lety +1373

    Bruh, I can't go to my washroom at 10 PM smh and he going to like freakin ghost slenderman palace at night, like atleast bring a cat

    • @rizkchahim570
      @rizkchahim570 Před 5 lety +3

      Broo me too

    • @Dragoneer
      @Dragoneer Před 5 lety +33

      Lol why a cat??

    • @ahmadzakinurzaman6510
      @ahmadzakinurzaman6510 Před 5 lety +23

      @@Dragoneer duhh...it's a commpanion,,

    • @FrozenPantiezzz
      @FrozenPantiezzz Před 5 lety +4

      Its japan there might not be any cats left 😂

    • @ansel2236
      @ansel2236 Před 5 lety +2

      @Grace Garlock if my cat did that at 1 AM in the fucking morning id bolt out of the house and go to a starbucks to chill or something

  • @KevinLacy22
    @KevinLacy22 Před 3 lety

    I've been rewatching the whole video collection from the beginning and I've been eagerly awaiting this one! It's such a gem!

  • @AmusementInsider
    @AmusementInsider Před 11 měsíci +1

    Walked by here 7 years ago and will never forget that Ferris wheel squeaking.

  • @tray5348
    @tray5348 Před 5 lety +318

    The weird sound at the boats were bullfrogs, I can almost promise. It was in a woodsy area with water. I live in south GA so I definitely know the sound.

    • @fay8687
      @fay8687 Před 4 lety +28

      That creepy sound would have been enough for me to leave FAST

    • @jamesa7506
      @jamesa7506 Před 4 lety +1

      Better than hearing banjos....

    • @jefftompkins6202
      @jefftompkins6202 Před 4 lety

      Singing "bull frog blues"

    • @rose_z9241
      @rose_z9241 Před 4 lety +2

      Me and my cousins were playing kickball at the park at 11 pm and there was a pond and we heard like a women screaming and we ran, like *RAN. Apparently it was those damn frogs

    • @ataparag232
      @ataparag232 Před 4 lety

      @@rose_z9241 HAHAHAHHAHAHHAA

  • @MyWorld-jc1kf
    @MyWorld-jc1kf Před 5 lety +724

    CZcams:3 years ago...
    Me: get notification 3 years later :)) interesting

  • @meowjakx3
    @meowjakx3 Před 4 lety +4

    It's so beautiful and erie to see nature reclaim these man-made structures.

  • @zemeglitter
    @zemeglitter Před 4 lety +6

    There's something about seeing an abandoned theme park that disturbs me more than any horror movie

  • @anavilla9180
    @anavilla9180 Před 4 lety +571

    Anyone else seen this during quarantine. I don’t understand my CZcams
    recommendations

  • @champagnecoloredeyes
    @champagnecoloredeyes Před 4 lety +272

    I would be terrified to do this in a foreign country! Getting in legal trouble in another country is one of my biggest fears. The 1999 movie Brokedown Palace scarred me for life

    • @HS-hi6wc
      @HS-hi6wc Před 4 lety +8

      Same! That movie taught me never to trust anyone with bags, belongings while travelling.

    • @tiffanym.turner9655
      @tiffanym.turner9655 Před 4 lety +2

      Girl you too?!

    • @banderas2000
      @banderas2000 Před 3 lety +5

      isn't it based on a true story? i remember hearing an event about that

    • @champagnecoloredeyes
      @champagnecoloredeyes Před 3 lety +3

      @@banderas2000 yes!!

  • @dewbie708
    @dewbie708 Před 2 lety +3

    omg, those guys were so funny lol, it's so cool that you can just meet people like that and share a nice experience even when you dont really understand eachother :)

  • @EpicFroggz
    @EpicFroggz Před rokem +1

    The view from the castle rafters, that was the best shot-I could physically imagine being there with my parents, a kid in a Disney-like wonderland, all the families walking down Main Street and crossing the bridge, water sloshing in the now empty moat, damn… And I can’t believe the animatronics in the dark ride at the end were still there!! I would have imagined those reused or stolen looong ago, wow! Amazing video, so sad to hear that it’s destroyed now…

  • @simonriley983
    @simonriley983 Před 5 lety +574

    12:36
    *When the NPC is done helping you with the tutorial*

  • @leanhquoc3109
    @leanhquoc3109 Před 6 lety +956

    - "We are from America, Florida"
    - "Ariana Grande?"
    lol

    • @PistachioMustachio_
      @PistachioMustachio_ Před 5 lety +34

      Le Anh Quoc oooohh because Ariana grande is from Florida in the US

    • @spery7279
      @spery7279 Před 5 lety +13

      Driftwood but he was joking and he didn’t really know how to pronounce so he just said Ariana grande

  • @paulinereid
    @paulinereid Před 3 lety +6

    I really enjoyed this ... that ghost train/tunnel, whatever it is, looked very spooky, you wouldn't catch me in there. What a pity about those kids trashing that arcade area, and that other statue thing. Well done guys, keep up the good work.

  • @untilyourbreathingstopsforever
    @untilyourbreathingstopsforever Před 11 měsíci +6

    Yoooo this park was up & running for 45 years (1961-2006) That's still superlong. Shame to see it ended up like this.

    • @BRIANOCONNOR2003
      @BRIANOCONNOR2003 Před 11 měsíci +1

      And their mascots are gone forever 💔

    • @BRIANOCONNOR2003
      @BRIANOCONNOR2003 Před 11 měsíci

      They should make a Funko pop figure of nara Dreamland mascots

  • @wildmustangart1577
    @wildmustangart1577 Před 7 lety +445

    The silhouette of that coaster backlit by the moon would have made for a great photograph!

    • @TheProperPeople
      @TheProperPeople  Před 7 lety +26

      i.imgur.com/2fuyih2.jpg Wasn't super pleased with how it came out because my tripod moved slightly during the picture causing some blurriness.

    • @wildmustangart1577
      @wildmustangart1577 Před 7 lety +4

      I hate the tripod jiggle! That is what I had envisioned! I enjoyed the video!

    • @kieranbricker3278
      @kieranbricker3278 Před 7 lety +2

      The Proper People I wish it reopened

    • @phoenixsounds9033
      @phoenixsounds9033 Před 7 lety

      Steve Hostetler
      ď

    • @wildmustangart1577
      @wildmustangart1577 Před 7 lety +2

      d' what?

  • @memegumin
    @memegumin Před 5 lety +2059

    You guys have weird taste of dates

  • @sleepdrifterr
    @sleepdrifterr Před 3 lety +2

    the way they showed up and he ran into the darkness after they all left, so eerie

  • @rattar7640
    @rattar7640 Před 2 lety +1

    These videos reminds me of life after people. I'm not the biggest Disney fan, but I can see how Disney out classed this place.

  • @GarrettP130
    @GarrettP130 Před 5 lety +943

    I totally wouldve taken a map and framed that shit. So cool.

    • @MotoMatthew
      @MotoMatthew Před 5 lety +3

      That would have been burglary my friend

    • @romi9377
      @romi9377 Před 5 lety +5

      @@MotoMatthew it wouldnt though

    • @MotoMatthew
      @MotoMatthew Před 5 lety +4

      kentakhi Yes it would

    • @nyrangersfan6325
      @nyrangersfan6325 Před 5 lety +11

      Matthew Sharples well they’re already trespassing so not much of a step up.

    • @AnimeAngelK
      @AnimeAngelK Před 4 lety +10

      @@MotoMatthew not really, since they gave maps out free to visitors in the first place. They're meant to be taken. 😇

  • @2LaneTraveler
    @2LaneTraveler Před 5 lety +961

    This place closed in 2006, and I'm thinking to myself, "That was, like, yesterday." But then I thought to myself, "That was 13 years ago, idiot." I guess when you've been around a while...

    • @amyc9155
      @amyc9155 Před 4 lety +6

      John Roberts literally same lol

    • @TrashPixie666
      @TrashPixie666 Před 4 lety +2

      Time is relative.

    • @dedsecpetrikov
      @dedsecpetrikov Před 4 lety +2

      it closed the year i was born pffft

    • @BryanRodriguez-ml1vd
      @BryanRodriguez-ml1vd Před 4 lety +2

      Polacti little nigga.

    • @YokozunaNumber1
      @YokozunaNumber1 Před 4 lety +4

      Speaking of forgetting how much time has passed, I just went to a grocery store to look for Bubble-Yum Checkermint Gum, my old favorite, but it was only after I couldn't find it that I learned that it was discontinued decades ago. I was really depressed afterward.

  • @isabellaruiz3832
    @isabellaruiz3832 Před 7 měsíci +1

    Surprised to see an abandoned theme park that hasn't gotten its animatronics stolen/dismantled. Very cool video!

  • @sq1rlsqu4d
    @sq1rlsqu4d Před 3 lety +4

    13:45 - I've watched this a few times, and "The Skeleton Worked On Me" song makes me laugh every time :D

  • @paigecasas8470
    @paigecasas8470 Před 5 lety +846

    Why was I recommended this just now? (Cool video tho)

  • @claricematheny3718
    @claricematheny3718 Před 7 lety +342

    this video is literally a horror movie, like a movie where it's filmed POV of the main character or if they were making a documentary or something, I'd def love to see a movie like this

    • @Emmmajaane96
      @Emmmajaane96 Před 5 lety +13

      Clarice Matheny there's a few movies like that. Pretty shitty ones though

    • @skinnysince96
      @skinnysince96 Před 5 lety +2

      You may like a movie called VHS VIRAL (2014)

    • @justjaz2996
      @justjaz2996 Před 5 lety +7

      the blair witch project is filmed like this

    • @shahnishotit
      @shahnishotit Před 5 lety +1

      Clarice Matheny lmaoo zombieland🧟‍♀️

    • @tomc3334
      @tomc3334 Před 5 lety +1

      Look for quarentine, you won’t regret it.

  • @TheCornerGamerz
    @TheCornerGamerz Před 2 lety +1

    I forgot how much I love the abandoned content

  • @niamin793
    @niamin793 Před 4 lety +5

    Something about abandoned amusement parks that is so sad and just creepy..Idk it is freaking me out but I love seeing them nonetheless 😕

  • @Turtle5598
    @Turtle5598 Před 4 lety +108

    Apparently this place was bought by a housing developer and was demolished in 2017. Weird to think it’s not there anymore.

    • @Apoorv_711
      @Apoorv_711 Před 3 lety +3

      I am curious what it looks like now!!

    • @JohnnyG10178
      @JohnnyG10178 Před 3 lety +3

      @The Bloody Doctor empty lot. czcams.com/video/Ueqgvppls3k/video.html

    • @Insertnamesz
      @Insertnamesz Před 3 lety

      @@JohnnyG10178 What a perfect video response lol, thanks for linking that

  • @Jakeybakey5
    @Jakeybakey5 Před 5 lety +655

    I would’ve taken those flyers and a map. How cool would that be?!

    • @SirSilentSquall
      @SirSilentSquall Před 4 lety +53

      And the snowglobe

    • @citynightslikethese
      @citynightslikethese Před 4 lety +2

      @@SirSilentSquall New Vegas

    • @mrslasher2954
      @mrslasher2954 Před 4 lety +11

      @@HistoryReview and who said you were in charge?

    • @atrocious7766
      @atrocious7766 Před 4 lety +25

      @@mrslasher2954 As your name suggests, perhaps it's for your own good that you don't know. Curiosity killed the cat.

    • @mrslasher2954
      @mrslasher2954 Před 4 lety +3

      @@atrocious7766 and who are you?

  • @thefluroaussie1004
    @thefluroaussie1004 Před 2 lety +1

    Only just found this ....what a great exploration.....love the respect you guys show....just got a new subscribe and look forward to catching the back catalogue ...great work

  • @diego_iiii
    @diego_iiii Před 27 dny +1

    I didn't expect them to run into other explorers and help each other explore around.

  • @braedonbaker
    @braedonbaker Před 5 lety +403

    ik i'm 3 yrs late but i rlly enjoyed this video

  • @kingwally4545
    @kingwally4545 Před 4 lety +70

    The creaky floor in the castle is one of the ways used to alert the person(s) at the up coming scare spot to be ready that people are coming, everything is about timing. The flashing lights, creaky floors, sirens and such are part of the scare and alert systems for the next scare.

  • @ThemeParksAndAttractions

    One of the best abandoned theme park video's ever !

  • @Jospook_Nugspice
    @Jospook_Nugspice Před 2 lety

    Thank you so much for filming this piece of history