diff --git a/src/core/display/Container.js b/src/core/display/Container.js
index e3d5054..9c82d6c 100644
--- a/src/core/display/Container.js
+++ b/src/core/display/Container.js
@@ -549,13 +549,13 @@
 
 /**
  * Destroys the container
- * @param destroyChildren {boolean} if set to true, all the children will have their destroy method called as well
+ * @param [destroyChildren=false] {boolean} if set to true, all the children will have their destroy method called as well
  */
 Container.prototype.destroy = function (destroyChildren)
 {
     DisplayObject.prototype.destroy.call(this);
 
-    if(destroyChildren)
+    if (destroyChildren)
     {
         for (var i = 0, j = this.children.length; i < j; ++i)
         {

diff --git a/src/core/display/Container.js b/src/core/display/Container.js
index e3d5054..9c82d6c 100644
--- a/src/core/display/Container.js
+++ b/src/core/display/Container.js
@@ -549,13 +549,13 @@
 
 /**
  * Destroys the container
- * @param destroyChildren {boolean} if set to true, all the children will have their destroy method called as well
+ * @param [destroyChildren=false] {boolean} if set to true, all the children will have their destroy method called as well
  */
 Container.prototype.destroy = function (destroyChildren)
 {
     DisplayObject.prototype.destroy.call(this);
 
-    if(destroyChildren)
+    if (destroyChildren)
     {
         for (var i = 0, j = this.children.length; i < j; ++i)
         {
diff --git a/src/core/display/DisplayObject.js b/src/core/display/DisplayObject.js
index ccf2fa0..9d6b4bf 100644
--- a/src/core/display/DisplayObject.js
+++ b/src/core/display/DisplayObject.js
@@ -454,12 +454,12 @@
     this.scale = null;
     this.pivot = null;
 
+    this.parent = null;
+
     this._bounds = null;
     this._currentBounds = null;
     this._mask = null;
 
     this.worldTransform = null;
     this.filterArea = null;
-
-    this.listeners = null;
 };

diff --git a/src/core/display/Container.js b/src/core/display/Container.js
index e3d5054..9c82d6c 100644
--- a/src/core/display/Container.js
+++ b/src/core/display/Container.js
@@ -549,13 +549,13 @@
 
 /**
  * Destroys the container
- * @param destroyChildren {boolean} if set to true, all the children will have their destroy method called as well
+ * @param [destroyChildren=false] {boolean} if set to true, all the children will have their destroy method called as well
  */
 Container.prototype.destroy = function (destroyChildren)
 {
     DisplayObject.prototype.destroy.call(this);
 
-    if(destroyChildren)
+    if (destroyChildren)
     {
         for (var i = 0, j = this.children.length; i < j; ++i)
         {
diff --git a/src/core/display/DisplayObject.js b/src/core/display/DisplayObject.js
index ccf2fa0..9d6b4bf 100644
--- a/src/core/display/DisplayObject.js
+++ b/src/core/display/DisplayObject.js
@@ -454,12 +454,12 @@
     this.scale = null;
     this.pivot = null;
 
+    this.parent = null;
+
     this._bounds = null;
     this._currentBounds = null;
     this._mask = null;
 
     this.worldTransform = null;
     this.filterArea = null;
-
-    this.listeners = null;
 };
diff --git a/src/core/graphics/Graphics.js b/src/core/graphics/Graphics.js
index ba694b9..6dae5c1 100644
--- a/src/core/graphics/Graphics.js
+++ b/src/core/graphics/Graphics.js
@@ -1156,3 +1156,17 @@
 
     return data;
 };
+
+Graphics.prototype.destroy = function () {
+    Container.prototype.destroy.apply(this, arguments);
+
+    for (var i = 0; i < this.graphicsData.length; ++i) {
+        this.graphicsData[i].destroy();
+    }
+
+    this.graphicsData = null;
+
+    this.currentPath = null;
+    this._webgl = null;
+    this._localBounds = null;
+};

diff --git a/src/core/display/Container.js b/src/core/display/Container.js
index e3d5054..9c82d6c 100644
--- a/src/core/display/Container.js
+++ b/src/core/display/Container.js
@@ -549,13 +549,13 @@
 
 /**
  * Destroys the container
- * @param destroyChildren {boolean} if set to true, all the children will have their destroy method called as well
+ * @param [destroyChildren=false] {boolean} if set to true, all the children will have their destroy method called as well
  */
 Container.prototype.destroy = function (destroyChildren)
 {
     DisplayObject.prototype.destroy.call(this);
 
-    if(destroyChildren)
+    if (destroyChildren)
     {
         for (var i = 0, j = this.children.length; i < j; ++i)
         {
diff --git a/src/core/display/DisplayObject.js b/src/core/display/DisplayObject.js
index ccf2fa0..9d6b4bf 100644
--- a/src/core/display/DisplayObject.js
+++ b/src/core/display/DisplayObject.js
@@ -454,12 +454,12 @@
     this.scale = null;
     this.pivot = null;
 
+    this.parent = null;
+
     this._bounds = null;
     this._currentBounds = null;
     this._mask = null;
 
     this.worldTransform = null;
     this.filterArea = null;
-
-    this.listeners = null;
 };
diff --git a/src/core/graphics/Graphics.js b/src/core/graphics/Graphics.js
index ba694b9..6dae5c1 100644
--- a/src/core/graphics/Graphics.js
+++ b/src/core/graphics/Graphics.js
@@ -1156,3 +1156,17 @@
 
     return data;
 };
+
+Graphics.prototype.destroy = function () {
+    Container.prototype.destroy.apply(this, arguments);
+
+    for (var i = 0; i < this.graphicsData.length; ++i) {
+        this.graphicsData[i].destroy();
+    }
+
+    this.graphicsData = null;
+
+    this.currentPath = null;
+    this._webgl = null;
+    this._localBounds = null;
+};
diff --git a/src/core/graphics/GraphicsData.js b/src/core/graphics/GraphicsData.js
index 44d8d34..a64fadc 100644
--- a/src/core/graphics/GraphicsData.js
+++ b/src/core/graphics/GraphicsData.js
@@ -82,3 +82,7 @@
         this.shape
     );
 };
+
+GraphicsData.prototype.destroy = function () {
+    ths.shape = null;
+};

diff --git a/src/core/display/Container.js b/src/core/display/Container.js
index e3d5054..9c82d6c 100644
--- a/src/core/display/Container.js
+++ b/src/core/display/Container.js
@@ -549,13 +549,13 @@
 
 /**
  * Destroys the container
- * @param destroyChildren {boolean} if set to true, all the children will have their destroy method called as well
+ * @param [destroyChildren=false] {boolean} if set to true, all the children will have their destroy method called as well
  */
 Container.prototype.destroy = function (destroyChildren)
 {
     DisplayObject.prototype.destroy.call(this);
 
-    if(destroyChildren)
+    if (destroyChildren)
     {
         for (var i = 0, j = this.children.length; i < j; ++i)
         {
diff --git a/src/core/display/DisplayObject.js b/src/core/display/DisplayObject.js
index ccf2fa0..9d6b4bf 100644
--- a/src/core/display/DisplayObject.js
+++ b/src/core/display/DisplayObject.js
@@ -454,12 +454,12 @@
     this.scale = null;
     this.pivot = null;
 
+    this.parent = null;
+
     this._bounds = null;
     this._currentBounds = null;
     this._mask = null;
 
     this.worldTransform = null;
     this.filterArea = null;
-
-    this.listeners = null;
 };
diff --git a/src/core/graphics/Graphics.js b/src/core/graphics/Graphics.js
index ba694b9..6dae5c1 100644
--- a/src/core/graphics/Graphics.js
+++ b/src/core/graphics/Graphics.js
@@ -1156,3 +1156,17 @@
 
     return data;
 };
+
+Graphics.prototype.destroy = function () {
+    Container.prototype.destroy.apply(this, arguments);
+
+    for (var i = 0; i < this.graphicsData.length; ++i) {
+        this.graphicsData[i].destroy();
+    }
+
+    this.graphicsData = null;
+
+    this.currentPath = null;
+    this._webgl = null;
+    this._localBounds = null;
+};
diff --git a/src/core/graphics/GraphicsData.js b/src/core/graphics/GraphicsData.js
index 44d8d34..a64fadc 100644
--- a/src/core/graphics/GraphicsData.js
+++ b/src/core/graphics/GraphicsData.js
@@ -82,3 +82,7 @@
         this.shape
     );
 };
+
+GraphicsData.prototype.destroy = function () {
+    ths.shape = null;
+};
diff --git a/src/core/sprites/Sprite.js b/src/core/sprites/Sprite.js
index c95d294..0c4ead6 100644
--- a/src/core/sprites/Sprite.js
+++ b/src/core/sprites/Sprite.js
@@ -506,8 +506,8 @@
 /**
  * Destroys this sprite and optionally its texture
  *
- * @param destroyTexture {boolean} Should it destroy the current texture of the sprite as well
- * @param destroyBaseTexture {boolean} Should it destroy the base texture of the sprite as well
+ * @param [destroyTexture=false] {boolean} Should it destroy the current texture of the sprite as well
+ * @param [destroyBaseTexture=false] {boolean} Should it destroy the base texture of the sprite as well
  */
 Sprite.prototype.destroy = function (destroyTexture, destroyBaseTexture)
 {

diff --git a/src/core/display/Container.js b/src/core/display/Container.js
index e3d5054..9c82d6c 100644
--- a/src/core/display/Container.js
+++ b/src/core/display/Container.js
@@ -549,13 +549,13 @@
 
 /**
  * Destroys the container
- * @param destroyChildren {boolean} if set to true, all the children will have their destroy method called as well
+ * @param [destroyChildren=false] {boolean} if set to true, all the children will have their destroy method called as well
  */
 Container.prototype.destroy = function (destroyChildren)
 {
     DisplayObject.prototype.destroy.call(this);
 
-    if(destroyChildren)
+    if (destroyChildren)
     {
         for (var i = 0, j = this.children.length; i < j; ++i)
         {
diff --git a/src/core/display/DisplayObject.js b/src/core/display/DisplayObject.js
index ccf2fa0..9d6b4bf 100644
--- a/src/core/display/DisplayObject.js
+++ b/src/core/display/DisplayObject.js
@@ -454,12 +454,12 @@
     this.scale = null;
     this.pivot = null;
 
+    this.parent = null;
+
     this._bounds = null;
     this._currentBounds = null;
     this._mask = null;
 
     this.worldTransform = null;
     this.filterArea = null;
-
-    this.listeners = null;
 };
diff --git a/src/core/graphics/Graphics.js b/src/core/graphics/Graphics.js
index ba694b9..6dae5c1 100644
--- a/src/core/graphics/Graphics.js
+++ b/src/core/graphics/Graphics.js
@@ -1156,3 +1156,17 @@
 
     return data;
 };
+
+Graphics.prototype.destroy = function () {
+    Container.prototype.destroy.apply(this, arguments);
+
+    for (var i = 0; i < this.graphicsData.length; ++i) {
+        this.graphicsData[i].destroy();
+    }
+
+    this.graphicsData = null;
+
+    this.currentPath = null;
+    this._webgl = null;
+    this._localBounds = null;
+};
diff --git a/src/core/graphics/GraphicsData.js b/src/core/graphics/GraphicsData.js
index 44d8d34..a64fadc 100644
--- a/src/core/graphics/GraphicsData.js
+++ b/src/core/graphics/GraphicsData.js
@@ -82,3 +82,7 @@
         this.shape
     );
 };
+
+GraphicsData.prototype.destroy = function () {
+    ths.shape = null;
+};
diff --git a/src/core/sprites/Sprite.js b/src/core/sprites/Sprite.js
index c95d294..0c4ead6 100644
--- a/src/core/sprites/Sprite.js
+++ b/src/core/sprites/Sprite.js
@@ -506,8 +506,8 @@
 /**
  * Destroys this sprite and optionally its texture
  *
- * @param destroyTexture {boolean} Should it destroy the current texture of the sprite as well
- * @param destroyBaseTexture {boolean} Should it destroy the base texture of the sprite as well
+ * @param [destroyTexture=false] {boolean} Should it destroy the current texture of the sprite as well
+ * @param [destroyBaseTexture=false] {boolean} Should it destroy the base texture of the sprite as well
  */
 Sprite.prototype.destroy = function (destroyTexture, destroyBaseTexture)
 {
diff --git a/src/core/text/Text.js b/src/core/text/Text.js
index cb24968..5c302c1 100644
--- a/src/core/text/Text.js
+++ b/src/core/text/Text.js
@@ -78,7 +78,6 @@
     texture.trim = new math.Rectangle();
     Sprite.call(this, texture);
 
-
     this.text = text;
     this.style = style;
 }
@@ -582,7 +581,7 @@
 /**
  * Destroys this text object.
  *
- * @param destroyBaseTexture {boolean} whether to destroy the base texture as well
+ * @param [destroyBaseTexture=true] {boolean} whether to destroy the base texture as well
  */
 Text.prototype.destroy = function (destroyBaseTexture)
 {
@@ -590,5 +589,7 @@
     this.context = null;
     this.canvas = null;
 
+    this._style = null;
+
     this._texture.destroy(destroyBaseTexture === undefined ? true : destroyBaseTexture);
 };

diff --git a/src/core/display/Container.js b/src/core/display/Container.js
index e3d5054..9c82d6c 100644
--- a/src/core/display/Container.js
+++ b/src/core/display/Container.js
@@ -549,13 +549,13 @@
 
 /**
  * Destroys the container
- * @param destroyChildren {boolean} if set to true, all the children will have their destroy method called as well
+ * @param [destroyChildren=false] {boolean} if set to true, all the children will have their destroy method called as well
  */
 Container.prototype.destroy = function (destroyChildren)
 {
     DisplayObject.prototype.destroy.call(this);
 
-    if(destroyChildren)
+    if (destroyChildren)
     {
         for (var i = 0, j = this.children.length; i < j; ++i)
         {
diff --git a/src/core/display/DisplayObject.js b/src/core/display/DisplayObject.js
index ccf2fa0..9d6b4bf 100644
--- a/src/core/display/DisplayObject.js
+++ b/src/core/display/DisplayObject.js
@@ -454,12 +454,12 @@
     this.scale = null;
     this.pivot = null;
 
+    this.parent = null;
+
     this._bounds = null;
     this._currentBounds = null;
     this._mask = null;
 
     this.worldTransform = null;
     this.filterArea = null;
-
-    this.listeners = null;
 };
diff --git a/src/core/graphics/Graphics.js b/src/core/graphics/Graphics.js
index ba694b9..6dae5c1 100644
--- a/src/core/graphics/Graphics.js
+++ b/src/core/graphics/Graphics.js
@@ -1156,3 +1156,17 @@
 
     return data;
 };
+
+Graphics.prototype.destroy = function () {
+    Container.prototype.destroy.apply(this, arguments);
+
+    for (var i = 0; i < this.graphicsData.length; ++i) {
+        this.graphicsData[i].destroy();
+    }
+
+    this.graphicsData = null;
+
+    this.currentPath = null;
+    this._webgl = null;
+    this._localBounds = null;
+};
diff --git a/src/core/graphics/GraphicsData.js b/src/core/graphics/GraphicsData.js
index 44d8d34..a64fadc 100644
--- a/src/core/graphics/GraphicsData.js
+++ b/src/core/graphics/GraphicsData.js
@@ -82,3 +82,7 @@
         this.shape
     );
 };
+
+GraphicsData.prototype.destroy = function () {
+    ths.shape = null;
+};
diff --git a/src/core/sprites/Sprite.js b/src/core/sprites/Sprite.js
index c95d294..0c4ead6 100644
--- a/src/core/sprites/Sprite.js
+++ b/src/core/sprites/Sprite.js
@@ -506,8 +506,8 @@
 /**
  * Destroys this sprite and optionally its texture
  *
- * @param destroyTexture {boolean} Should it destroy the current texture of the sprite as well
- * @param destroyBaseTexture {boolean} Should it destroy the base texture of the sprite as well
+ * @param [destroyTexture=false] {boolean} Should it destroy the current texture of the sprite as well
+ * @param [destroyBaseTexture=false] {boolean} Should it destroy the base texture of the sprite as well
  */
 Sprite.prototype.destroy = function (destroyTexture, destroyBaseTexture)
 {
diff --git a/src/core/text/Text.js b/src/core/text/Text.js
index cb24968..5c302c1 100644
--- a/src/core/text/Text.js
+++ b/src/core/text/Text.js
@@ -78,7 +78,6 @@
     texture.trim = new math.Rectangle();
     Sprite.call(this, texture);
 
-
     this.text = text;
     this.style = style;
 }
@@ -582,7 +581,7 @@
 /**
  * Destroys this text object.
  *
- * @param destroyBaseTexture {boolean} whether to destroy the base texture as well
+ * @param [destroyBaseTexture=true] {boolean} whether to destroy the base texture as well
  */
 Text.prototype.destroy = function (destroyBaseTexture)
 {
@@ -590,5 +589,7 @@
     this.context = null;
     this.canvas = null;
 
+    this._style = null;
+
     this._texture.destroy(destroyBaseTexture === undefined ? true : destroyBaseTexture);
 };
diff --git a/src/core/textures/Texture.js b/src/core/textures/Texture.js
index 3d6c9c2..63dd199 100644
--- a/src/core/textures/Texture.js
+++ b/src/core/textures/Texture.js
@@ -239,8 +239,8 @@
         this.baseTexture.destroy();
     }
 
-    this.baseTexture.removeListener('update', this.onBaseTextureUpdated, this);
-    this.baseTexture.removeListener('loaded', this.onBaseTextureLoaded, this);
+    this.baseTexture.off('update', this.onBaseTextureUpdated);
+    this.baseTexture.off('loaded', this.onBaseTextureLoaded);
 
     this.valid = false;
 };

diff --git a/src/core/display/Container.js b/src/core/display/Container.js
index e3d5054..9c82d6c 100644
--- a/src/core/display/Container.js
+++ b/src/core/display/Container.js
@@ -549,13 +549,13 @@
 
 /**
  * Destroys the container
- * @param destroyChildren {boolean} if set to true, all the children will have their destroy method called as well
+ * @param [destroyChildren=false] {boolean} if set to true, all the children will have their destroy method called as well
  */
 Container.prototype.destroy = function (destroyChildren)
 {
     DisplayObject.prototype.destroy.call(this);
 
-    if(destroyChildren)
+    if (destroyChildren)
     {
         for (var i = 0, j = this.children.length; i < j; ++i)
         {
diff --git a/src/core/display/DisplayObject.js b/src/core/display/DisplayObject.js
index ccf2fa0..9d6b4bf 100644
--- a/src/core/display/DisplayObject.js
+++ b/src/core/display/DisplayObject.js
@@ -454,12 +454,12 @@
     this.scale = null;
     this.pivot = null;
 
+    this.parent = null;
+
     this._bounds = null;
     this._currentBounds = null;
     this._mask = null;
 
     this.worldTransform = null;
     this.filterArea = null;
-
-    this.listeners = null;
 };
diff --git a/src/core/graphics/Graphics.js b/src/core/graphics/Graphics.js
index ba694b9..6dae5c1 100644
--- a/src/core/graphics/Graphics.js
+++ b/src/core/graphics/Graphics.js
@@ -1156,3 +1156,17 @@
 
     return data;
 };
+
+Graphics.prototype.destroy = function () {
+    Container.prototype.destroy.apply(this, arguments);
+
+    for (var i = 0; i < this.graphicsData.length; ++i) {
+        this.graphicsData[i].destroy();
+    }
+
+    this.graphicsData = null;
+
+    this.currentPath = null;
+    this._webgl = null;
+    this._localBounds = null;
+};
diff --git a/src/core/graphics/GraphicsData.js b/src/core/graphics/GraphicsData.js
index 44d8d34..a64fadc 100644
--- a/src/core/graphics/GraphicsData.js
+++ b/src/core/graphics/GraphicsData.js
@@ -82,3 +82,7 @@
         this.shape
     );
 };
+
+GraphicsData.prototype.destroy = function () {
+    ths.shape = null;
+};
diff --git a/src/core/sprites/Sprite.js b/src/core/sprites/Sprite.js
index c95d294..0c4ead6 100644
--- a/src/core/sprites/Sprite.js
+++ b/src/core/sprites/Sprite.js
@@ -506,8 +506,8 @@
 /**
  * Destroys this sprite and optionally its texture
  *
- * @param destroyTexture {boolean} Should it destroy the current texture of the sprite as well
- * @param destroyBaseTexture {boolean} Should it destroy the base texture of the sprite as well
+ * @param [destroyTexture=false] {boolean} Should it destroy the current texture of the sprite as well
+ * @param [destroyBaseTexture=false] {boolean} Should it destroy the base texture of the sprite as well
  */
 Sprite.prototype.destroy = function (destroyTexture, destroyBaseTexture)
 {
diff --git a/src/core/text/Text.js b/src/core/text/Text.js
index cb24968..5c302c1 100644
--- a/src/core/text/Text.js
+++ b/src/core/text/Text.js
@@ -78,7 +78,6 @@
     texture.trim = new math.Rectangle();
     Sprite.call(this, texture);
 
-
     this.text = text;
     this.style = style;
 }
@@ -582,7 +581,7 @@
 /**
  * Destroys this text object.
  *
- * @param destroyBaseTexture {boolean} whether to destroy the base texture as well
+ * @param [destroyBaseTexture=true] {boolean} whether to destroy the base texture as well
  */
 Text.prototype.destroy = function (destroyBaseTexture)
 {
@@ -590,5 +589,7 @@
     this.context = null;
     this.canvas = null;
 
+    this._style = null;
+
     this._texture.destroy(destroyBaseTexture === undefined ? true : destroyBaseTexture);
 };
diff --git a/src/core/textures/Texture.js b/src/core/textures/Texture.js
index 3d6c9c2..63dd199 100644
--- a/src/core/textures/Texture.js
+++ b/src/core/textures/Texture.js
@@ -239,8 +239,8 @@
         this.baseTexture.destroy();
     }
 
-    this.baseTexture.removeListener('update', this.onBaseTextureUpdated, this);
-    this.baseTexture.removeListener('loaded', this.onBaseTextureLoaded, this);
+    this.baseTexture.off('update', this.onBaseTextureUpdated);
+    this.baseTexture.off('loaded', this.onBaseTextureLoaded);
 
     this.valid = false;
 };
diff --git a/src/core/textures/VideoBaseTexture.js b/src/core/textures/VideoBaseTexture.js
index b323184..12163cf 100644
--- a/src/core/textures/VideoBaseTexture.js
+++ b/src/core/textures/VideoBaseTexture.js
@@ -144,10 +144,7 @@
 {
     if (this.source && this.source._pixiId)
     {
-        utils.BaseTextureCache[ this.source._pixiId ] = null;
         delete utils.BaseTextureCache[ this.source._pixiId ];
-
-        this.source._pixiId = null;
         delete this.source._pixiId;
     }