Bankrupt – Lone Star Steakhouse

From “Bright Sun Films”. ( YouTube / Nebula ) Starting in the late 1980’s, Lone Star Steakhouse became a large player in the ultra hot and competitive chain restaurant business. After they had been praised by business magazines and Wall Street analysts, their presence across America and Australia had exploded to several hundred locations and…

Abandoned – RMS Queen Elizabeth

From “Bright Sun Films”. ( YouTube / Nebula ) After being built in the late 1930’s and then going on to serve a long career in WW2 and as a passenger liner, Cunard’s RMS Queen Elizabeth was the pride of the fleet and nation she served. A luxury liner taking to the seas as the…

Century III Mall 2025 Update

From “Bright Sun Films”. ( YouTube / Nebula ) Since 2019 when it closed permanently, Century III Mall, just outside of Pittsburgh Pennsylvania, has been on a downward slope. Just months following the closure, people were finding their way inside and ultimately ransacking the structure until action needed to be taken. Join me in this…

Abandoned – Universal Studios Triceratops Encounter

From “Bright Sun Films”. ( YouTube / Nebula ) When Triceratops Encounter opened up at Universal’s Islands of Adventure in 1999, it became one of the parks most unique attractions, letting guests come face to face with a massive animatronic dinosaur. However, after a short operational run, it would later be left completely abandoned. Patreon…

Bankrupt – Spirit Airlines

From “Bright Sun Films”. ( YouTube / Nebula ) Formed from a humble air carrier operation in 1990, Spirit Airlines has gone onto pioneer the ultra low cost budget carrier model in America, becoming known (perhaps infamously) as the cheapest airline in the skies. However, times have changed and their business model is now looking…

Abandoned – Dubai Creek Tower

From “Bright Sun Films”. ( YouTube / Nebula ) In a display of vanity and excess, like many Dubai mega projects, the Dubai Creek Tower was set to be the tallest structure ever built by humans, a $1 billion symbol of the cities engineering might. But, after it had been announced in 2016 and following…

Disney’s River Country 2025 Update

From “Bright Sun Films”. ( YouTube / Nebula ) Disney’s once abandoned River Country water park has been in a state of limbo for decades now. Ever since it closed in the early 2000’s, the park has been left abandoned. That was until Disney announced a new resort to occupy the land, however that too…

The Story of the Mediterranean Sky Cruise Ship

From “Bright Sun Films”. ( YouTube / Nebula ) After seeing photos of a rusting cruise liner partially capsized and half submerged, i’ve always wondered what the story was behind it. It’s a striking sight to see with this massive vessel long forgotten with much of it still in tact. Today i’m on a mission…

Abandoned – Soviet Space Shuttles (Buran Program)

From “Bright Sun Films”. ( YouTube / Nebula ) Upon the development of the American Space Shuttle program, The Soviet Union also embarked on their own version. This little known space program, which cost billion of dollars, was known as Buran and much like their American counterparts, their shuttle design was strikingly similar. But unlike…