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Had a good giggle at that intro

Thats neither R G or B

I suppose the clickbaiting nature (of which I don’t personally see in Defunctland, but to each their own) is an inherent flaw in the Youtube format. You don’t really have to clickbait a video about The Wiggles Ride because it’s likely to be the only documentary-style video on the topic. I can understand your troubles with some of the facts being relatively loose but getting the timeframe for dark ride installations in Australia off by a few years doesn’t seem like a big deal. If “clickbaiting” is the only way we’re likely to see Australian theme parks, including defunct attractions, discussed on Youtube, then I’m fine with that. There’s enough to talk about.

While the Wiggles video has had a lot of help from locals and was put together well, Defunctland's decidedly clickbaity approach to videos leads to false narratives (like his Wonderland video claiming that the native wildlife were simply abandoned and left to starve) that are never redressed. It has left me to apply a healthy dose of skepticism to any video he publishes - though many of his deep dives - like disney fastpass - are really well put together, the track record always leaves me doubting everything said. They're good for entertainment purposes, but don't expect everything you see to be factual. This video mentions BRC was the first dark ride in 'nearly 20 years'. If we ignore boat rides like Bermuda (11 years) and LTRR (14 years) we're still left with the likes of Gremlins (also 14 years) which is hardly 'nearly 20'. It does of course depend on where you draw the line, but every line I could think of fell well short of 20.

It is a pretty flashy new paintjob.