A look at what happened to Disney's Discovery Island in FL
A look at Treasure Island Hotel in Daytona Beach
A look at the Alcatraz jail.
A look at the fall of Nickeloden Studios in FL
A look at the Horizons ride at EPCOT Center in FL
A look at the failed Legendary Year's Resort at Walt Disney World
A look at the Met Life Wonders of Life show at EPCOT Center
The fall of River Country at Walt Disney World
A look at The Peoplemover ride at Disneyland
A look at the Triceratops Encounter at Universal Studios.
A look at the Geauga Lake Amusement Park
The rise and quick fall of Target Canada
Rolling Acres Mall in OH
A look at the Journey Into Imagination at EPCOT Center
A overview of the "lost" Disney's America park set to be built in VA
The fall of Blockbuster Video
The plans of The Magic Kingdom Resorts at Walt Disney World
An update on Disney's Discovery Island
The fall of Circuit City
A look at the Nara Dreamland in Japan
One of the most famous yet unknown shipwrecks in the world. A 1970's cruise ship which met its fate on a reef. A ship that left such an interesting story.
The fall of Ames Department Stores
The relatively unknown planned second park to the Disneyland Resort. A massive and ambitious plan to bring Epcot into California, only for its concept to be left abandoned.
A look at the Randall Park Mall in OH
Lets take a look at one of the most infamous abandoned legends ever, Disney's Mowgli's Palace and figure out the real story behind it with Disney, Premier Cruise Lines and Great Guana Cay.
In the heart of Florida's Space Coast, lays one of Cocoa Beach's most iconic abandoned buildings. The Glass Bank.
Take a look at the creation and making of an Abandoned episode. Lots of time and energy is poured into making this show so the overwhelming support it gets is genuinely fantastic.
The sad fate of the McDonald's McBarge. Once moored in Vancouver in 1986.
The rise and fall of Bradlees Department Stores located in the northeast.
The sad fate of the Pontiac Silverdome
In the heart of Frederick, Maryland sits the now infamous Frederick Towne Mall. From its rocky start as an emerging shopping centre in the 70's, to a dead mall eventually becoming one of the most surreal abandoned malls in America today.
Emerging from the collaboration of two massive retailers, came the creation of what ultimately became a Canadian department store icon. One that, like its American counterpart, struggled to make it though the modern retail environment. Eventually finding itself in the situation its in now. This is Sears Canada.
Walt Disney World's Epcot has seen major changes, especially recently. Over its 35+ years, Disney has attempted to create all sorts of attractions and pavilions for the park. Lets take a look at some of the amazing things Disney had planned, which ultimately were abandoned.
In the mountains of North Carolina, sits one of NASCAR's most legendary tracks. A speedway known for its fan service and amazing races with iconic drivers. This is the North Wilkesboro Speedway.
As one of the last segregated hospital complexes opened, the United Community Hospital or formally known as the Southwest Detroit Hospital now stands as one of Detroit's most famous abandoned buildings. Lets take a look at some of the history behind this modern family hospital.
One of the most iconic and experienced retailers in America, today I'm taking a look at a brand that rose to the top, rivalling Sears and JC Penny. But was ultimately taken out after years of depression. This is Montgomery Ward.
After much request, today I wanted to take a deeper look into the worlds most famous and iconic children's toy store that became a staple of millions childhoods, only to crumble in 2018. Lets take a look at Toys R Us.
I wanted to take a look at the iconic, American ocean liner, resting abandoned in Philadelphia. After hundreds of attempts to turn this decaying vessel into anywhere from a luxury family cruise ship, to office space for tech companies, lets look at the fascinating history of the SS United States.
On the sunny shores of Florida's Gulf Coast, sits an astounding enormous abandoned resort. From its early iterations in the 1950's, it grew into a famous yet family oriented timeshare and hotel resort. It had also been the infamous hotel where George Bush stayed the night of September 10th, 2001. This, is The Colony.
Way back when Walt Disney World opened in the 1970's, in the family campground was a train system that almost no one knows about today. An attraction that ultimately became short lived, transporting guests to River Country and ultimately spewing the idea for a never built hotel. This is the Fort Wilderness Railroad.
After over 80 years in business and the worlds largest electronic store retailer, today I explore how this billion dollar company which revolutionized the electronic store market, eventually came tumbling down into its eventual bankruptcy in the same vein as Circuit City. Let's take a look at the history of RadioShack.
Back in the early 2000's, Walt Disney World had a tough decision on their hands with a brand new value resort they had been building. One that left the delay of Disney's Pop Century Resort, and abandoned the entire other half of the hotel, never to be finished. Leaving abandoned towers across the lake, with their fate uncertain. This is the Legendary Years Resort.
After over a decade since one of the worlds most destructive storms, the remnants of what became one of the most iconic victims still stands today. A hospital which has been operating for more than a century was finally taken down by Mother Nature and ultimately abandoned to today. This is Charity Hospital in New Orleans.
Since its opening in 1965, the Houston Astrodome has gone through many changes over the years. However after several enormous changes, the facilities including the stadium are left vacant and abandoned. Let's find out why...
Throughout the history of American racing and Nascar, there have always been legendary tracks. However in some incredible cases, track facilities that were left behind for one reason or another are left completely abandoned in modern time. Today let's take a look at how a legendary, Nascar race track met its current fate.
Deep in the heart of Pennsylvania sits a ghost town, now just an empty road alongside vacant lots, but it didn't always used to be that way... Hundreds of feet below the town rests the answer as to why an entire American town was forcefully evacuated for fear of their lives. This is the incredible story of the town of Centralia and how hundreds of families left due to a burning coal mine beneath their feet.
After over 130 years of business, today I am looking at one of the most iconic and prolific retailers in history. A corporation which grew from a small mail order business in Chicago, to pioneering modern retail and what is now known as the "big box store" as well as shopping malls. It became one of the worlds largest companies and brands... all until its rapid and public decline. Leaving hundreds of abandoned stores and leaving a huge mark in retail. This is Sears.
In 1940, a stunning and iconic vessel was launched called the S.S America. A ship of pride for the United States and after a long career in her golden years, the vessel ended up in a state of limbo for a while. She was left abandoned floating aimlessly until she was bought out and renamed to the SS American Star. Fate had saved her... or did it?
Back in the 1970's, the Walt Disney Company built what was at the time the worlds first fully themed water park. It was beloved and visited by millions until it unexpectedly closed in 2001. Since, there have been urban legends, failed concepts and explorers venturing inside what was now an abandoned Disney water park. For years it sat abandoned becoming an iconic decaying theme park. Today I am revisiting the topic that started this whole series and diving deep to explore the full history and what is eventually going to happen to Walt Disney World's River Country.
On the shores of the struggling Atlantic City sits a shinning, modern glass resort seemingly different to all the other old, tired looking casinos on the iconic boardwalk. Revel was the new development poised to reshape the gambling town and breath life back into the community. However things didn't go as planned. So today I'm looking a bit deeper into how a brand new, billion dollar resort failed so spectacularly and eventually sat abandoned for several years.
Brennen from Uncharted Travel and I take a detailed look at my past video on the spectacular, abandoned ski resort. We had a crazy time filming this place and I figured this would be the perfect platform for us to share those experiences and what it was like to experience this magnificent place.
In this very special video, we got the extremely unique opportunity to visit the former McBarge (floating McDonalds for Expo 86) and see what it looks like today. Not only did we explore the gutted interiors, but got a first hand tour from Friendship 500's very own owner, Howard Meakin! Join us as we find out what has happened to this once famous, floating restaurant and what the near future holds for the abandoned, McBarge.
