Werner Weiss

Walt Disney’s Magic Kingdom Club (MKC) offered discounted and special-value ticket media to the employees of large companies, industry and military throughout Southern California. Read the YESTERLAND article HERE: Walt Disney’s Magic Kingdom Club When you are done reading, please leave...

In December 2001, Allen Huffman made this observation about Disney’s California Adventure: “It is amazing how much things have changed in the past ten months.” Read the YESTERLAND article HERE: Changes to DCA in 2001 When you are done reading, please...

Welcome to a ride that’s a tribute to the orange groves and citrus honey production of California. After all, California Adventure is all about California. Read the YESTERLAND article HERE: Orange Stinger When you are done reading, please leave your comments...

Unlike the plastic flowers at the Main Street Flower Mart next door, these candles are real. They’re made of wax, so they’re fully functional. Read the YESTERLAND article HERE: Candle Shop When you are done reading, please leave your comments below.

Welcome to a great attraction in the tradition of the Jungle Cruise—only this time it’s the environment and animals of North American wilderness areas instead of those of the world’s jungles. Read the YESTERLAND article HERE: Mine Train through Nature’s...

There are still people who call it MGM for short. The third major theme park at Walt Disney World opened May 1, 1989, as Disney-MGM Studios. Read the YESTERLAND article HERE: Disney-MGM Studios — The End of the MGM Name When you...

The other side of the park has Matterhorn Mountain, but this side has its own landmark peak. Around half as tall as the Disney version of the famous Swiss peak, Cascade Peak has more impressive waterfalls. Read the YESTERLAND article...

At Disney’s Hollywood Studios, the ride at the Chinese Theatre is Mickey & Minnie’s Runaway Railway. But at Yesterland Studios, it’s The Great Movie Ride. Is it a great ride about movies? Or is it a ride about great movies?...

It was 1920—one hundred years ago—when Walter and Cordelia Knott bought their first 20 acres of farmland near the little agricultural town of Buena Park, California. Little did they know what they were starting. Read the YESTERLAND article HERE: Vintage...

The year was 2010. It had been more than two years since Disney had shuttered the clubs at Pleasure Island. Hyperion Wharf would involve more than just renaming the nightclub area. Concept art showed a vibrant “electric wonderland” at...

With the Regal Eagle Smokehouse opening soon at Epcot, Yesterland takes a look at the “yestaurant” that it replaced—the Liberty Inn at the American Adventure pavilion. Read the YESTERLAND article HERE: Liberty Inn Publick Dining Room at Epcot When you are...

Freedomland U.S.A. opened in The Bronx in June 1960, slightly less than five years after Disneyland opened in Anaheim. The new park was supposed to be the “Disneyland of the East.” In many ways, it was. Read the YESTERLAND article...

This is not a traditional Yesterland article, but when Epcot closes on February 24, this year’s Festival of the Arts will be history. Read the YESTERLAND article HERE: My Visit to the 2020 Epcot International Festival of the Arts When you...

Alice in Wonderland — the dark ride with the “leafy vine” track outside. At least that’s how it used to be at Disneyland. Read the YESTERLAND article HERE: Alice in Wonderland When you are done reading, please leave your comments below.

What is this article doing at Yesterland? There’s nothing “yester” about it—except that it’s about an experience a few days ago. It remains to be seen how long the virtual queue process continues. Read the YESTERLAND article HERE: Yes, I...

What is the Matterhorn doing in Yesterland? After all, the attraction is still running and still very popular. The answer is that the current Matterhorn is quite different than it was in 1959. Read the YESTERLAND article HERE: The Old...

Welcome aboard Yesterland’s Skyway. Frankly, you won’t see much of the little cottages from up here, and Cinderella’s Castle loses much of the forced perspective that makes it look bigger than it really is from down below. But you’ll...

Are you ready to spin with a ladybug to the sounds of Big Band music? Unlike the teacups of Mad Tea Party at Disneyland Park, the ladybugs don’t have center wheels to make them spin. Read the YESTERLAND article HERE: Francis’...

Welcome to the holiday season at Yester California Adventure. It’s now 2001 here. It’s the new park’s very first Christmas. Read the YESTERLAND article HERE: The First Christmas at California Adventure When you are done reading, please leave your comments below.

Welcome to the original Mr. Toad’s Wild Ride—not the version that’s now at Disneyland. Before you get in line for Mr. Toad’s Wild Ride, be sure to admire the genuine canvas tent structure over the entrance and the genuine...