Werner Weiss
Werner Weiss is the Curator of Yesterland, the ultimate collection of Disney theme park past attractions. You'll find his handiwork featured on MiceChat every Friday.
Walk up the stairs to a traditional chalet in the Alps of Fantasyland. After waiting in line and handing over a “D” coupon, a...
It’s the winter of 2015. Disney’s mega-hit Frozen has invaded Disneyland Park, Disney California Adventure, and Downtown Disney. Although most of the changes are...
This ride comes with operating instructions. To make your tire go, your whole party—carefully positioned on your bench—has to lean together in the same...
It’s a sunny, dry day in the New Tomorrowland of 1998. But you could find yourself soaking wet if you follow the crowd to...
Flik the inventive ant has teamed up with other bugs to built an amusement park using found objects discarded by humans—food containers, paper clips,...
This visit to Yesterland takes you back to the 1950s and 1960s. Perhaps you consider the early decades of the park to be its...
May 21 is the public grand opening of Knott’s Bear-y Tales: Return to the Fair. But this is Yesterland. So let’s look at Voyage...
Don’t confuse this attraction with the original two-hour Backstage Studio Tour, even though this tour evolved from that one. The residential street is just...
You can’t miss the “castle” when you arrive at the Route 66 portion of Paradise Pier. A huge billboard towers over a little trailer...
With the opening of WEB SLINGERS: A Spider-Man Adventure at Disney California Adventure just five weeks away, Yesterland takes a look at the attraction...
Have you dreamed of being the next big pop star?
Then Yester Hollywood Studios has an attraction for you. It’s a chance to perform under...
Gear means a toothed wheel, and gear means equipment and clothing. Same word, two meanings. Both meanings apply to Mouse Gear.
Read the YESTERLAND article...
The Storybook Land Canal Boats at Disneyland opened June 18, 1956—which begs the question, why is this second-year attraction part of the “Class of...
You just parked your car in Disneyland’s convenient parking lot, directly in front of the park. After a walk or short tram ride, you...
It’s quite a coup for a theme park to have a branch of a restaurant made famous by globetrotting celebrities through much of the...
You’ve just climbed down the spiral ladder and taken a seat in front of your own personal porthole. A stream of cool air blows...
Are you a reader, a writer, or both?
It doesn’t matter. Stop at this cozy nook if you want to browse through books or relax...
Hollywood-Maxwell’s Intimate Apparel Shop on Main Street, U.S.A. is not just about the Victorian past. In fact, half the store is devoted to the...
The Jungle Cruise was an opening day attraction at the original Disneyland in 1955 and Florida’s Magic Kingdom in 1971. They’re similar in concept,...
“Waterfalls, rain showers, live parrots, animated apes—and all the sounds of a real jungle!”
What more could you want from a restaurant?
Read the YESTERLAND article...