Universal’s Islands of Adventure Then and Now Marvel Super Hero Island
Universal’s Islands of Adventure opened May 28, 1999. Werner Weiss took his first visit in early 2000. He snapped some photos with a disposable...
Universal’s Islands of Adventure Then and Now, Toon Lagoon
Werner Weiss takes another comparitive trip through Universal's brilliant Islands of Adventure theme park with shots from early 2000 compared to now. This week...
Yesterland on Google Field Trip
Yesterday, Google announced Field Trip, a new location-aware app for smart phones. We are pleased to announce that Yesterland is one of Google’s content...
World Showcase at Night in 1983
Yesterday was the 30th anniversary of the opening of EPCOT Center—now simply called Epcot. Of course, Werner was there in January 1983, when the...
River Country Closed by Brain-Eating Amoeba, Part 2
If you use Google to search for the reason that Disney’s River Country closed, you’ll find the same story over and over. The wording...
Real Buildings that Inspired Disney MGM Studios, Part 4
A few years ago, Werner Weiss published a three-part series, “Real Buildings that Inspired Disney MGM Studios.” The park is now Disney’s Hollywood Studios,...
Echos at Echo Lake, Disney’s Hollywood Studios Inspirations
It’s now Disney’s Hollywood Studios, but it was Disney-MGM Studios when it opened in 1989. Today, we’ll head into the Echo Park section of the...
Sunset Stroll: Disney Studios Park Inspirations, Part 6
The Imagineering from the park’s early years still brilliantly evokes the “Hollywood that never was—and always will be.”
Read the full YESTERLAND article HERE: Real Buildings...
Epcot Food and Wine Festival Photos – Double Feature
There are two Yesterland photo essays today.
The 2012 Epcot Food & Wine Festival is now over. Whether you were there or you missed it,...
Photo Album of the New Test Track
Test Track, Presented by Chevrolet, will have its official grand opening on Thursday, December 6, 2012. Guests who were lucky enough to be at...
The Original Carnation Ice Cream Parlor
Whether you’re looking for a meal, dessert, or both, you’ll enjoy the atmosphere and nostalgia at the Carnation Ice Cream Parlor and Restaurant.
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The Original Test Track Presented by General Motors
The new Test Track Presented by Chevrolet opened this month. Yesterland takes you back to the original Test Track Presented by General Motors.
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LuminAria — “See the Holidays in a whole new light”
LuminAria premiered at Disney’s California Adventure on November 9, 2001. It was the new park’s first Christmas.
Read the full YESTERLAND article HERE: LuminAria.
When you are done...
Mickey’s Toontown Fair Train Station, Departed
For the most part, this park is all about putting you into detailed environments that immerse you in another place and time. Sorry, folks....
TWA and the Moonliner: Rocket to 1986—from 1955
One original 1955 Tomorrowland attraction gave guests the kind of experience that Walt Disney’s Tomorrowland dedication promised—Rocket to the Moon, presented by a...
Homage to the Moonliner
Two icons of Disneyland’s early Tomorrowland endure, even though the originals were destroyed in the 1960s. One is the House of the Future. The...
The Original Corn Dog Castle
Disneyland in California has Sleeping Beauty Castle. The Magic Kingdom in Florida has Cinderella Castle. Yester California Adventure has a castle too—the original Corn...
Candy Shoppe at Sunshine Plaza
Here at Sunshine Plaza, the shop names tend to involve puns. There’s Baker’s Field Bakery, Engine-Ears Toys, and Bur-r-r Bank Ice Cream. You might...
Rolly Crump, Imagineer of the Weird
Undoubtedly, most MiceChat readers already know about Rolly Crump’s book, It’s Kind of a Cute Story. After all, the other name on the cover...
Hyperion Wharf
On November 18, 2010, The Walt Disney Company announced that Pleasure Island would become Hyperion Wharf. It would involve more than just renaming the...