Yesterland: Sunshine Plaza – Sun Icon and Wave Fountain
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...
Yesterland: Paper FASTPASS Distribution at Walt Disney World
Paper FASTPASS Distribution. Born at Walt Disney World, July 1999. Died at Walt Disney World, January 2014. Beloved by park guests as a way...
Twister… Ride It Out
Twister, the 1996 disaster flick, had a worldwide box office gross of almost a half billion dollars. That’s a lot of money. So it’s...
Yesterland: Haunted Mansion Holiday, First Season
It’s 2001 in Yesterland. For the first time ever, the Haunted Mansion has been transformed. It’s not just decorated on the outside. It’s practically...
Yesterland: Bringing Back the Missions at Knott’s Berry Farm
If you visited Knott’s Berry Farm between the 1950s and mid-1990s, you might remember that the park once had a collection of large models...
Yesterland: Hollywood Land Needs Help
The land that is now Hollywood Land has changed over the years—but it still needs many large and small improvements to bring it up...
Yesterland: Disneyland Hotel – Then & Now, Part 2
Throughout its 60 years, the Disneyland Hotel has gained and lost many features. The improvements of 2009 though 2012 arguably make the hotel the...
Yesterland: Disneyland Hotel – Then & Now, Part 1
Disneyland Hotel historian Don Ballard has an amazing collection of photos from the decades when the Hotel was owned by Wrather Corporation. Don recently...
Yesterland: Fort Wilderness on Tom Sawyer Island
Fort Wilderness is built from actual logs. The materials give the fort an authentic look. Wood requires care to protect it from the elements...
Yesterland: The Inn At The Park
It’s been a long day. You’re tired, so you decide to spend the night nearby. You use a convenient pay phone at the park...
Yesterland: Popnology
Although it’s not an exhibit about Disney, Popnology at LACF has quite a few references to Walt Disney and Disneyland. That’s not surprising, given...
Yesterland: DCA Then & Then & Now – Grizzly Peak Airfield
Two years ago, Yesterland ran comparison photos of Condor Flats in its early years and 2013. Condor Flats is now Grizzly Peak Airfield—so Yesterland...
Yesterland: 60 Closings in 60 Years — Part 2: 1985 to...
In honor of the 60th anniversary of Disneyland, I made a Yesterland list. For each year that Disneyland has been open, I would find...
Yesterland Goes to D23 Expo
Werner Weiss shares his experience, impressions, and opinions from the 2015 D23 Expo at the Anaheim Convention Center.
Read the YESTERLAND article HERE: Yesterland Goes...
Yesterland: 60 Closings in 60 Years — Part 1: 1955 to...
But this is Yesterland. So here’s Part 1 of a list of something that CLOSED each year since Disneyland opened. I picked just one...
Midget Autopia 3.0: Plans for the Return of a Classic Ride
Although a third Midget Autopia sounds good, is there any real chance that it will ever be a reality? Yes! The Walt Disney Hometown...
Yesterland: Food Rocks
The entertainers of Food Rocks are fruits, vegetables, dairy products, a basket of treats, a fish, a sandwich, kitchen tools, bags of junk food—and...
Yesterland: Taste Pilots’ Grill
Grab a table inside this airfield hangar repurposed as an eatery. Pretend you’re at a hangout for test pilots, with mementos of their accomplishment...
Plaza Pavilion
In honor of the 60th anniversary of Disneyland, Yesterland takes you back to a restaurant that was there on opening day. Welcome to the...
House of the Future, LEGO Edition
Today’s unusual Yesterland article is about a plastic house inspired by a plastic house. Yesterland reader Andy Baird shares his LEGO model of the...