Disney History

Trains and theme parks are a perfect match. At Disneyland, real steam locomotives pull open-air passenger coaches around the perimeter of the park —...

Legendary Imagineer Eddie Sotto passed away December 17, 2025. Born March 14, 1958, he was only 67. Read the YESTERLAND article HERE: Eddie Sotto (1958-2025):...

Let’s watch from a spot across from the INA Carefree Corner, the guest registration lobby sponsored by INA (Insurance Company of North America). Read the...

The holidays have officially taken over the parks, which means it’s once again time for one of Disney’s most tradition-steeped events: the Candlelight Processional....

Free transportation between Orlando International Airport and your “Yester World” resort hotel is good. Free luggage transfers are even better. Read the YESTERLAND article HERE:...

It’s a sunny, dry day in the New Tomorrowland of 1998 at Disneyland. But you could find yourself soaking wet if you follow the...

2025 is the 70th Anniversary of Disneyland. When Disneyland celebrates an anniversary that’s cleanly divisible by five, websites like to publish lists of things...

Please don’t call it the Hubcap. Sure, it’s at the hub of this theme park, and it’s a bulging, round, decorative object, much like...

Disney-MGM Studios opened at Walt Disney World on May 1, 1989. Compared to Disney’s other two Florida theme parks — the attraction-rich Magic Kingdom...

Climb aboard one of the two Conestoga Wagons in this corner of Yester-Frontierland. The blue one has “Westward Ho!” emblazoned on its canvas cover,...

It was an incredible experience, literally, when Micechat got to be among the first guests inside Cotino’s private Artisan Club. Not only is the...

While visiting the Frontierland Indian Village, don’t miss a performance at the Dance Circle. Read the YESTERLAND article HERE: Frontierland Indian Village Ceremonial Dance...

In addition to two one-of-a-kind rides, TriceraTop Spin and Primeval Whirl, Chester & Hester Dino-Rama! offers Fossil Fun Games, with one-of-a-kind carnival games, a...

It’s 2001 in Yesterland. For the first time ever, the Haunted Mansion has been transformed. Read the YESTERLAND article HERE: 2001: The first season of...

In 1971, Dennis Caswell, a California teenager, wrote to the General Electric Company about the General Electric Carousel of Progress at Disneyland. The company...

Long before D23 and other Disney fan organizations, there was the Mickey Mouse Club. No, not the television show, the actual club. Six years...

It’s 2001 at Yester California Adventure. Before the end of the year, Robert Mondavi will stop operating its Golden Vine Winery, resulting in a...

How about a leisurely, elevated 16-minute ride through Tomorrowland? Head over to the PeopleMover station on the second level of the landmark Rocket Jets...

At Francis’ Ladybug Boogie, each of the six ride vehicles looks like Francis — with a half-smile, raised eyebrows, and eyes looking to the...

By now, most Disney theme park fans know that an animatronic Walt Disney will be added to Walt Disney’s Carousel of Progress at Magic...