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.
Which show was better? The Country Bear Jamboree (last week's Yesterland)? Or Country Bear Vacation Hoedown (this week's Yesterland)?
Read the YESTERLAND article HERE: Country...
“The Bear Band bears will play now,
in the good ol’ key of G.
Zeke and Zed and Ted and Fred,
and a bear named Tennessee.”
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It’s February 8, 2002 at Disney’s California Adventure theme park. The park had its grand opening exactly one year ago.
It’s not a secret that...
Do you enjoy being miniaturized by theme park attractions?
Toy Story Midway Mania shrinks you to the size of a toy. Honey, I Shrunk the...
Welcome to Frontierland’s rustic Indian Village on the shores of the Rivers of America. Representing many tribes, the Indian Village presents the culture, customs,...
The year is 1962. You’re in downtown Seattle. You want to visit the World’s Fair, a mile away. You could walk, but there’s a...
The letters have the magical ability to accept promotional and seasonal overlays. They were gold with a crackle pattern when the park opened, but...
This presentation puts you “in the middle of everything.” Eleven movie screens form a circle above your head. Eleven perfectly synchronized projectors show eleven...
Guests have lined the parade route. Floats with characters from The Hunchback of Notre Dame emerge from backstage. And parade music fills the air....
Would you like to take a roller coaster ride with a loop around this silhouette of Mickey Mouse’s head?
Don’t worry. It’s a single loop....
Okay, this place doesn’t look like the ranch from Home on the Range, at least not in the way that Cars Land at California...
These days, Disneyland guests use smartphones to text photos and greetings to their friends and families back home. But for most of Disneyland’s existence,...
This photo journey begins at Epcot. Disney calls the fountain at the Italy pavilion Fontana Di Nettuno. That’s Italian for Neptune Fountain.
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California Adventure is the theme park about California, located in California. And what could be more Californian than feasting on a genuine McDonald’s Big...
It’s been almost five years since the release of The Disneyland Encyclopedia, Second Edition.
So now there’s the Third Edition.
The book has grown by 24...
Experience the singing, dancing, and song-writing talents of Michael Jackson as Captain EO—on a quest to change the world. It’s a spectacular, 70-millimeter, 3D...
Pooh’s Playful Spot isn’t for everybody—but for its target guests, it might just be the second best attraction in the Yester Magic Kingdom.
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Your guidemap promises “two floors of the most popular video games” and calls it “a stellar experience.” Be prepared to stick dollar bills into...
It’s a toy store. It’s a candy store. It’s two... two... two stores in one!
And there are two sides to Engine-Ears Toys at Yester...
Sure, there are a lot of rides at Yesterland Park, but there’s also a ride at the Yesterland Hotel.
It’s called the Looking Glass...