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.
Tomorrowland takes you to the future—but some things never change. People still have to eat. It’s good to know that future generations will find...
Look for the circular building with the red, white, and blue paint scheme. It’s the Carousel Theater, home of America Sings.
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Flik, the hero of A Bug’s Life (1988), is a particularly ingenious ant. He built a carnival from litter dropped by humans, along with...
Somehow, the theme of Camp Minnie-Mickey doesn’t seem so grand compared to Africa and Asia. But don’t be concerned about that. The Camp is...
When you visit Yester California Adventure, it’s fun to buy souvenirs. How about a gift pack featuring a hand cultivator?
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Every land has its icon. Just look at Your Guide to Disneyland.
Tomorrowland has an entrance icon too. You enter this World of Tomorrow at...
There’s another Jungle Cruise nearby. It’s Safari Adventure over at the Yesterland Hotel—where you can be the skipper! That means you get to steer...
The screaming you hear is not coming from the ride. It’s coming from a child terrified at the prospect of being shrunken down and...
The Claim: The Haunted Mansion at Disneyland was so scary when it first opened that an early guest suffered a heart attack from fright...
There’s a brand new book from Jim Korkis: Disney Never Lands: Things Disney Never Made. It’s about Disney destinations, theme park lands, TV programs,...
Disneyland introduced the “E” ticket in 1959—with 11 attractions. Do you know what they were? Click on the link below for a vintage photo...
“Wait time: 75 minutes.” Are you sure you want to get into this line? Well, it looks like fun, so you might as well....
Disney fans know that Disneyland opened on July 17, 1955. That’s when Disneyland celebrates the anniversary of its opening. However, back in 1955, the...
Waitresses and mechanics from Flo’s V8 Cafe nearby are impressed. They surround DJ, and soon DJ has them dancing. And then they have kids...
Have you watched a reality television show called The Amazing Race? You can do something similar, and you don’t even need a passport. You...
Although the six “it’s a small world” façades in this article are all different, five of them share a family resemblance—but “one of these...
Yesterland usually deals with retired elements of Disneyland Park and other major theme parks. But not always.
Read the YESTERLAND article HERE: The News from...
Father, Mother, Fritz, Ernst, and little Francis invite you to visit their home. You may have seen this family at your local movie theater...
Don’t call them bumper cars. They’re not cars. They’re bugs. Pill bugs, to be more precise. Hungarian pill bugs.
Read the YESTERLAND article HERE: Tuck...
Long before Star Wars (1977) and its sequels (and prequels) inspired Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge, a classic movie from 1937 inspired attractions at Disney...