Werner Weiss

Last week, Yesterland published Part 1 of a two-part photo essay comparing the former Future World at EPCOT in 1983, 2011, and 2025. This...

“The 21st century begins October 1, 1982.” In 1982, that’s how Walt Disney Productions promoted the impending opening of EPCOT Center. Back then, I lived...

Perhaps you would expect Tusker House Restaurant to offer a fancy buffet. Nope. This is an unpretentious place. You order at a counter in...

Welcome to the Pirates Arcade Museum. You say it looks more like an arcade than a museum? You’re right. Read the YESTERLAND article HERE: Pirates...

Do you have 45 minutes to spare while you’re in Future World at Yestercot, the edutainment park at Yester Walt Disney World? Are you...

The character that we now call Goofy made his screen debut in Mickey’s Revue (1932) as an audience member with a most distinctive laugh....

First, let’s get one thing straight. If you think The Yacht Bar is a fancy cocktail lounge where Ensenada Race skippers sip martinis after...

Since opening, Primeval Whirl and the rest of Chester & Hester’s Dino-Rama were criticized as not being up to Disney standards. Many guests only...

The colorful art “mountains” on either side of the main gate aren’t painted. They are magnificent ceramic murals. In fact, you’re between the two...

You’re hungry and you’re near the center of Future World. You might appreciate a restaurant with a choice of indoor or outdoor seating, a...

Welcome to a ride that’s a tribute to the orange groves and citrus honey production of California. After all, California Adventure is all about...

Sunkist Citrus House operated on the west side of Disneyland’s Main Street, U.S.A. from July 31, 1960 to January 3, 1989 — a run...

Welcome to the holiday season at Disney’s California Adventure. It’s now 2001 here. It’s the new park’s very first Christmas. Read the YESTERLAND article HERE:...

If you’ve never looked at this ride closely, you might think it’s just a colossal air hockey table with a fleet of ride vehicles...

The year is 2002 at Disney’s California Adventure. It’s the young park’s second summer. The folks in charge are trying something new in an...

The Briar Patch is in the shadow of Splash Mountain. The beloved ride features characters from Song of the South, Walt Disney’s 1946 feature...

Yesterland usually looks at things that are gone, but not today. Read the YESTERLAND article HERE: Yesterland: Radiator Springs — East and West This photo essay...

The other side of the park has Matterhorn Mountain, but Frontierland has its own landmark peak. Around half as tall as the Disney version...

Goofy is a stunt pilot — a “barnstormer” — in the tradition of the daredevils of the 1920s who used surplus Curtiss JN-4 “Jenny”...

Club Buzz was one of many updates to Tomorrowland Terrace, which had opened July 2, 1967 — with quick-service food windows, open-air dining tables,...