River Country Closed by Brain-Eating Amoeba?
Disney’s River Country was the first waterpark at Walt Disney World. It’s also safe to say it was the first themed waterpark. Some even consider...
Yesterland visits the Disney Vacation Club Doorway to Dreams!
Werner Weiss, our faithful steward of Disney long gone, shares a side trip to the Disney Vacation Club Doorway to Dreams store in Schaumburg, Illinois. When Disney...
Universal’s Islands of Adventure Then and Now, Toon Lagoon
Werner Weiss takes another comparitive trip through Universal's brilliant Islands of Adventure theme park with shots from early 2000 compared to now. This week...
Universal’s Islands of Adventure Then and Now Marvel Super Hero Island
Universal’s Islands of Adventure opened May 28, 1999. Werner Weiss took his first visit in early 2000. He snapped some photos with a disposable...
Werner Weiss, The Walt Disney Family Museum
Join Werner Weiss on a tour of the Walt Disney Family Museum. The museum’s exhibit galleries are designed so that they can be taken...
Compass Books & Café in Downtown Disney
Remember, a time not long ago, when there was a book store in Anaheim's DownTown Disney? You won't need directions, but you will need...
Pocahontas and her Forest Friends
It’s almost show time at Grandmother Willow’s Grove. Find a spot on a bench in this 350-seat outdoor theater for Pocahontas and Forest Friends. The...
Wall Street, U.S.A.
Yester California Adventure has a street with blue plywood constructions walls on both sides. It doesn’t have an offical name. So let’s call it...
The Disneyland Encyclopedia Updated Second Edition
Werner reviews the latest edition of the book, The Disneyland Encyclopedia. As in 2008, the new book’s subtitle promises a history of “every land,...
Yesterland, The Florida Citrus Tower then and now
Werner Weiss, curator of Yesterland, first took a trip to Florida in 1983. Last year, he pulled out his color slides from that trip,...
The Mickey Head on California Screamin’
Would you like to take a roller coast ride with loop around a silhouette of Mickey Mouse’s head? Werner Weiss takes us back to...
Yesterland Takes a Look At Bob Gurr
There has been a lot of interest in Bob Gurr (Imagineering super legend) lately due to his new tell all book. But Werner Weiss...
Erector Set Hotel? Werner Weiss, Yesterland
The Claim is that the Disneyland Hotel had erector set architecture because its owner also owned the company that made erector sets. Is this...