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.
For your 2017 wish list... It’s safe to say that readers of Yesterland enjoy Disney park history, stories about how things came to be,...
You might think that being across the street from the world-famous park and sharing its name would be all it would take to make...
Using Disneyland to sell competing brands of sugar?
This might seem like a particularly odd topic for a Yesterland article.
Read the YESTERLAND article HERE: “Sugar,...
Today’s Yesterland article is about a Yester-sponsor at Epcot, Disney’s Hollywood Studios, Disneyland Park, and Disney California Adventure.
Read the YESTERLAND article HERE: “Presented by...
It may seem that extolling the virtues of a car company by emphasizing car crashes makes as much sense as promoting an airline by...
Do you miss the seasonal events at Big Thunder Ranch Jamboree? Take another look at Halloween Carnival at Big Thunder Ranch Jamboree.
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This Yesterland article now describes four shows that have been in the same venue. Which was the best? Which was the worst?
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Aulani—officially Aulani, A Disney Resort & Spa in Ko Olina, Hawai‘i—opened August 2011 at the Ko Olina Resort on the western coast of O‘ahu....
Would you like to travel to the Moon? Consider starting your trip in Kansas City, Missouri. It’s the only the city in America with...
Space Mountain lets you travel through space inside a structure that futurists H.G. Wells, Jules Verne, and Leonardo da Vinci might have imagined. This...
Well, in truth, the ride really only resembles Mulholland Drive in that both have many diamond-shaped yellow warning signs.
Read the YESTERLAND article HERE: Mulholland...
Tomorrowland represents the future—the world of 1986, around 30 years from the present. By then, TWA expects to provide passenger service to the Moon...
You’re in an eerie city. It’s as if the city has been abandoned. Although everything is clean, and there are plenty of people walking...
X marks the spot. It’s the X Games Xperience at Yester California Adventure. Be immersed in a fast-paced array of activities inspired by ESPN’s...
It’s 1959 here at Yesterland. There’s a new railroad station, the Tomorrowland Station, which just opened in 1958.
Read the YESTERLAND article HERE: The Original...
P.P.F.D. is the Paradise Pier Fire Department. The department has a fire boat, the S.S. rustworthy. Let’s hope this boat isn’t needed to douse...
At Yester California Adventure: “What goes up, must come down! These three 180 foot high towers will launch true thrill seekers straight up at...
It’s fun when a theme park restaurant has a view into an attraction. Just think of Blue Bayou Restaurant at Disneyland, with a late...
Dragon Challenge at Universal’s Islands of Adventure in Florida is in the news this week. The steel coaster with two interlaced tracks will close...
Flying Saucers at Yesterland updated with 11 never-before-published photos.
Who here has ridden the Flying Saucers at Disneyland and Luigi's Flying Tires at DCA?
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