Yesterland: Body Wars at The Wonders of Life, Epcot
Body Wars opened at EPCOT Center (now EPCOT) on October 19, 1989 as part of the new Wonders of Life pavilion, presented by the...
Yesterland: Mission Tortilla Factory at Pacific Wharf
This attraction is not a ride or a theater. It’s an authentic, working tortilla factory. Get ready for a four-part experience! Before you enter...
Yesterland: Two Treehouses Before the Adventureland Treehouse
Adventureland Treehouse opened last week. Take a look the two treehouses that proceeded this new attraction.
Read the YESTERLAND article HERE: Swiss Family Treehouse (1962–1999)
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Yesterland: San Francisco Cable Car Ride at Knott’s Berry Farm
Orange County historian Chris Jepsen did some amazing research into the authentic San Francisco Cable Cars that operated at Knott’s Berry Farm from 1955...
Yesterland: The Hunchback of Notre Dame Procession
The Hunchback of Notre Dame Procession is a procession. Procession means people or vehicles moving forward in an orderly fashion, often as part of...
Yesterland: California Screamin’ on Paradise Pier
This Yesterland article features vintage photos of California Screamin’ from 2001, 2002, and 2003. Click below to go back in time to when the...
Yesterland: Walt Disney Birthplace – Welcoming the Public for the First...
The Walt Disney House & Birthplace in Chicago welcomed “ordinary guests” for the first time ever this past weekend—and proved there’s a huge public...
Yesterland: Other Lands Around Disneyland in 1974
Disneyland put Orange County on the map in 1955. The park included Adventureland, Frontierland, Fantasyland, and Tomorrowland. By 1974, a bunch of additional “lands”...
Yesterland: Halloween Carnival at Big Thunder Ranch Jamboree
There’s a carnival in Yester-Frontierland. It’s at Big Thunder Ranch. Or, more accurately, it’s at the Jamboree area deep inside it.
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Yesterland: X Games Xperience at Disney’s California Adventure, 2003
It’s 2003 at Yester California Adventure. X marks the spot for the X Games Xperience. Be immersed in a fast-paced array of activities inspired...
Yesterland: Indian War Canoes in Frontierland
Most Yesterland ride vehicles run on electricity. A few, such as the Pack Mules and the Conestoga Wagons, are animal-powered. Others involve a diesel...
Yesterland: Flik’s Flyers at Flik’s Fun Fair
You don’t have to be a myrmecologist to be fascinated by how ants build elaborate underground tunnels and other complex structures. Flik, the hero...
Yesterland: Disney Afternoon LIVE! / Disney Afternoon Avenue
It’s 1991 at Yesterland. The park is celebrating Disney’s successful entry into afternoon syndicated television with Adventures of the Gummi Bears, DuckTales, Chip ’n’...
Yesterland: Pacific Wharf — Two Decades Before San Fransokyo Square
Pacific Wharf was one of the original features of Disney’s California Adventure when it opened in 2001. Park maps showed Pacific Wharf as one...
Yesterland: Dixieland Bandstand on the Rivers of America
The Dixieland Bandstand is the home of the Disneyland Strawhatters, a Dixieland jazz combo whose members—not surprisingly—all wear straw hats.
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Yesterland: Country Bear Vacation Hoedown at Disneyland
The same performing bears who used to present the Country Bear Jamboree have a new show for you—with new songs, new costumes, new props,...
Yesterland: Greetings from California, Everything Under the Sun
When Disney’s California Adventure opened in February 2001, Greetings from California was the park’s version of the Emporium at Disneyland—a large store on the...
Yesterland: World Showcase Buses at EPCOT Center
The World Showcase Promenade makes a 1.3-mile loop around World Showcase Lagoon. That’s a long walk. But there’s an alternative. A fleet of old-fashioned...
Yesterland: Remembering Disney Historian Jim Korkis (1950-2023)
Jim Korkis—the Disney historian whose books, printed and online columns, and podcast appearances delighted Disney fans for decades—died Friday in Orlando of stage IV...
Yesterland: Mulan, The Legend (Mulan, La Légende) at Disneyland Paris
A troupe of Chinese circus performers and the main characters from Mulan recreate memorable moments from the film — dazzling the audience with dance,...