Disney History

Step up to the Western stand-up bar. There’s a brass footrail and another brass rail higher up. Look to your left and right. The...

Happy birthday to the United States of America! It’s 1975 or 1976 at Yesterland, so it’s been 200 years since the nation’s founding in...

Remember Roller Coaster Tycoon? It's the game where you not only build your own theme park but also must figure out the right mix...

The big cheese in this part of Yester California Adventure is a rat with a jacket, not a mouse with red pants. He’s Rizzo...

Accompanied by vintage photos from 1964 — when Disneyland was just nine years old — guest contributor Ron Fleischer writes about his job there...

The Walt Disney Family Museum in San Francisco is a place where the spirit and stories of Walt Disney life and career are honored...

Splash Mountain has been in the news this week. CNN had this headline: “Disney fans say Splash Mountain, a ride inspired by Song of...

In 1962, Universal Pictures released a film that gave many viewers their first glimpse of Disneyland. The romantic comedy 40 Pounds of Trouble, starring...

Douglas Aircraft sponsored Rocket to the Moon from 1962 until 1966. The Moonliner stayed, but it sported a new, less elegant paint scheme. Read the...

You’re at Yester Animal Kingdom. The year is between 1998 and 2007. Perhaps you would expect Tusker House Restaurant to offer a fancy buffet....

Ward Kimball, one of Walt Disney's Nine Old Men, made many contributions to Disney's animated features up until his retirement in 1972. He was...

How about a paper cup of delicious, fresh-squeezed orange juice? The machine that juices the locally-grown Sunkist valencia oranges is behind the counter. Read the...

For 25 years, Yesterland has celebrated the history of Disneyland and other parks. Today, I’m looking at the Yesterland itself—25 years ago and this...

It’s a warm and sunny afternoon at Flik’s Fun Fair at “a bug’s land”. The year is between 2002 and 2018. You’re at the...

This isn’t one of those theme park shows that retells a movie in an abbreviated form. But Meeko is usually in the show—played not...

There’s an airplane embedded in the water tower at Goofy’s Wiseacre Farm here at Mickey’s Toontown Fair. How did it get there? Read the YESTERLAND...

It was December of 1965. The U.S. Forest Service awarded the right to develop the Mineral King area of Sequoia National Forest in California...

The sign reads, “Club Buzz, Lightyear’s Above the Rest.” Let’s start with the obvious question. Why is there an apostrophe? Read the YESTERLAND article HERE: Club...

Walt Disney's love of trains and miniature dioramas has influenced many of the attractions at Disneyland. One example is a section of the Disneyland...

We can still enjoy the results of that weekend—the wonderful drawing reproduced in this article and, more importantly, the fact that Walt and Roy...