Main Street, USA#Magic Kingdom

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Inspired by Walt Disney's hometown of Marceline, Missouri (as in the film Lady and the Tramp), Main Street, USA is designed to resemble the center of an idealized turn-of-the-20th-century ({{circa|1910}}) American town.{{Cite journal |last=Watts |first=Steven |date=1995 |title=Walt Disney: Art and Politics in the American Century |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/2081916 |journal=The Journal of American History |volume=82 |issue=1 |pages=84–110 |doi=10.2307/2081916 |jstor=2081916 |issn=0021-8723}} According to Harper Goff, who worked on Main Street, USA with Disney, he showed Disney some photos of his childhood home of Fort Collins, Colorado. Disney liked the look, and so many of the features of the town were incorporated into Main Street, USA.{{cite web|url=http://library.ci.fort-collins.co.us/Local_history/Topics/legends/disney.htm |title=Local History Archive Larimer Legends – Old Town & Disneyland – City of Fort Collins, Colorado |publisher=Library.ci.fort-collins.co.us |access-date=2013-12-19 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090125183538/http://library.ci.fort-collins.co.us/Local_history/Topics/legends/disney.htm |archive-date=2009-01-25 }} Another significant source of inspiration for the Main Street, USA concept came from the Henry Ford Museum & Greenfield Village, which Walt Disney visited twice in the 1940s.[https://www.thehenryford.org/exhibits/pic/2005/september.asp The Henry Ford – Walt Disney Visits Henry Ford's Greenfield Village] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151224172729/http://www.thehenryford.org/exhibits/pic/2005/september.asp |date=2015-12-24 }}

Disney said, "For those of us who remember the carefree time it recreates, Main Street will bring back happy memories. For younger visitors, it is an adventure in turning back the calendar to the days of their grandfather's youth."

Above the firehouse in Town Square at Disneyland is Disney's personal apartment, fully furnished but off-limits to the public. Disney resided there so that he could quickly travel to and from The Walt Disney Company. A lamp is kept burning in the front window as a tribute to his memory, except at Christmas where a small tannenbaum replaces the lamp. It is largely decorated for both Halloween and Christmas.

There is a {{convert|60|ft|m|adj=mid|-tall}} Christmas tree during Christmas, and there is a {{convert|16|ft|m|adj=mid|-high}} Mickey Mouse jack-o-lantern on Halloween, with additional pumpkin ears. In the circular hub in front of the Sleeping Beauty Castle, the bronze "Partners" statue of Walt Disney and Mickey Mouse is surrounded by smaller bronzes of familiar Disney characters, such as Donald Duck and the White Rabbit from Alice in Wonderland.

The Main Street Opera House in Town Square is the oldest building in Disneyland. It formerly served as the park's lumber mill between 1955 and 1961. The cannons that are displayed in the center of the square were used by the French army during the 1800s, although they were never fired in battle. The gas lamps that line the street originally came from St. Louis and were bought for $.03 a pound.{{cite book |author=Jim Fanning |title=Disneyland Challenge |year=2009 |publisher=Disney Editions |page=7 |isbn=978-1-4231-0675-3 }}

Partners, sculpted by Blaine Gibson,{{cite web|url=http://www.burnsland.com/tgd/main_street.html |date=2007-12-17 |title=Main Street USA Trivia |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071219061138/http://www.burnsland.com/tgd/main_street.html |archive-date=2007-12-19 }} was added in 1993. During the Halloween season, pumpkin busts for each themed land in the park, except Main Street, are seen around "Partners." It is listed as a real street in the Orange County Thomas Guide.

For Disneyland's 50th anniversary, on July 17, 2005, a first-story window on each Main Street was unveiled with a dedication to all the cast members (employees) who had worked for Disney throughout the years. The streets are paved with resilient asphalt, a type of asphalt containing rubber, to prevent aching of feet. In July 2015, Disneyland expanded their Main Street USA with a Main Street Arcade in honor of their 60th anniversary.

• Disneyland Railroad (1955–present)
• Main Street Vehicles (1955–present) (a {{Track gauge|3ft|lk=on|disp=[]}} narrow gauge tramway with horse-drawn streetcars is part of this attraction){{Cite web|title=Trams of the World 2017|url=http://blickpunktstrab.net/wordpress2/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/tramsderwelt2017.pdf|publisher=Blickpunkt Straßenbahn|date=January 24, 2017|access-date=February 16, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170216202427/http://blickpunktstrab.net/wordpress2/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/tramsderwelt2017.pdf|archive-date=February 16, 2017}}{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Horse-Drawn Streetcars|url=https://d23.com/a-to-z/horse-drawn-streetcars/|work=D23 (Disney)|access-date=July 8, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231001162141/https://d23.com/a-to-z/horse-drawn-streetcars/|archive-date=October 1, 2023}}{{Cite web|last=Eades|first=Mark|date=January 14, 2016|title=Disneyland Ride Review: a Trip Back in Time on the Horse-Drawn Streetcars|url=https://www.ocregister.com/2016/01/14/disneyland-ride-review-a-trip-back-in-time-on-the-horse-drawn-streetcars/|work=The Orange County Register|access-date=July 8, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190704134807/https://www.ocregister.com/2016/01/14/disneyland-ride-review-a-trip-back-in-time-on-the-horse-drawn-streetcars/|archive-date=July 4, 2019|url-access=subscription}}
• Main Street Opera House
• Great Moments with Mr. Lincoln (1965–present)
• Walt Disney – A Magical Life{{cite news |last1=MacDonald |first1=Brady |title=Disney readying ‘Avatar’ attraction |url=https://www.ocregister.com/2024/08/10/disneyland-reveals-plans-for-new-avatar-land-based-on-way-of-water/ |access-date=11 August 2024 |work=The Orange County Register |date=August 11, 2024 |page=A9}} (Opening in July 17, 2025)
• The Disney Gallery (2009–present)
• Main Street Cinema (1955–present)
• The Dapper Dans (1959–present)

• Halloween Screams (2009–present)
• Disney's Celebrate America (2008–present)
• Believe... In Holiday Magic (2000–present)
• Paint the Night (2015–2016) (Reopening in 2025)

• Firehouse Five Plus Two (1955–1971)
• The Walt Disney Story (1973–1975)
• The World According to Goofy Parade (1992)
• The Lion King Celebration Parade (1994–1997)
• Light Magic (1997)
• Walt Disney's Parade of Dreams (2005–2008)
• Disneyland: The First 50 Magical Years (2005–2009)
• Disneyland Forever (2015–2016, 2019, 2022)
• Together Forever: A Pixar Nighttime Spectacular (2018, 2024)
• Main Street Electrical Parade (1972–1996, 2017, 2019, 2022)
• Wondrous Journeys (2023, 2024)

{{see also|List of Magic Kingdom attractions}}

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Main Street, USA at Magic Kingdom Park is themed as an early-20th century American town, inspired by Walt Disney's childhood home of Marceline, Missouri. Symbolically, Main Street represents the park's "opening credits", where guests pass under the train station (the opening curtain) at left or right, then view the names of key personnel along the windows of the buildings' upper floors. Many windows bear the name of a fictional business, such as "Seven Summits Expeditions, Frank G. Wells President", with each representing a tribute to significant people connected to the Disney company and the development of the Walt Disney World Resort. It features stylistic influences from around the country. Taking its inspiration from New England to Missouri, this design is most noticeable in the four corners in the middle of Main Street, where each of the four corner buildings represents a different architectural style. There is no opera house as there is at Disneyland; instead, there is the Town Square Theatre. The second stories of all the buildings along Main Street are shorter than the first stories, and are offices for Walt Disney World management.

• Walt Disney World Railroad (1971–present)
• Main Street Vehicles (1971–present) (a {{Track gauge|3ft|lk=on|disp=[]}} narrow gauge tramway with horse-drawn streetcars is part of this attraction){{Cite web|last=Eades|first=Mark|date=April 28, 2017|title=A Former Disney Imagineer’s Guide to Walt Disney World’s Main Street U.S.A.|url=https://www.ocregister.com/2017/04/28/a-former-disney-imagineers-guide-to-walt-disney-worlds-main-street-u-s-a/|work=The Orange County Register|access-date=July 8, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170428210320/https://www.ocregister.com/2017/04/28/a-former-disney-imagineers-guide-to-walt-disney-worlds-main-street-u-s-a/|archive-date=April 28, 2017|url-access=subscription}}
• The Dapper Dans - a men's acapella singing group. (1971–present)
• Happily Ever After (2017–2021) (2023–present)
• Disney Enchantment (October 1, 2021 – April 2, 2023) (January 11, 2024 – present; After-hours events only)

• Mickey's Boo-to-You Halloween Parade - Halloween themed parade shown during Mickey's Not-So-Scary Halloween Party. (1999–2004) (2005–present)
• Fantasy in the Sky - New Year's Eve fireworks shown December 30 and 31 of any year. (1999–2000) (2007–present)
• Disney's Celebrate America (2008–present)
• Mickey's Most Merriest Celebration- A live show performed on the Cinderella Castle stage during Mickey's Very Merry Christmas Party. (2016–present)
• Disney's Not So Spooky Spectacular! - Halloween themed fireworks shown during Mickey's Not-So-Scary Halloween Party. (2019–present)
• Minnie's Wonderful Christmastime Fireworks - Christmas themed fireworks shown during Mickey's Very Merry Christmas Party. (2019–present)
• Mickey's Once Upon a Christmastime Parade - Christmas themed parade shown during Mickey's Very Merry Christmas Party (1994–2006) (2007–2019) (2021-present)

• Fantasy in the Sky (1971–2003)
• The Magic, the Memories and You (2011–2012)
• Celebrate the Magic (2012–2016)
• Wishes: A Magical Gathering of Disney Dreams (October 9, 2003 – May 11, 2017)
• Happy HalloWishes: A Grim Grinning Ghosts' Spooktacular in the Sky (2005–2018)
• Once Upon a Time (2016–2020)

• SpectroMagic (October 1, 1991 – May 21, 1999) (April 2, 2001 – June 4, 2010)
• Main Street Electrical Parade (June 11, 1977– September 14, 1991) (May 21, 1999 – April 1, 2001) (June 6, 2010 – October 9, 2016)

• Swan Boats (May 20, 1973-August 1983)

{{See also|List of Tokyo Disneyland attractions}}

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The World Bazaar is the alternative of Main Street, USA. It is covered by a glass Victorian-style conservatory roof to shield guests from the Japanese weather. Amongst others, World Bazaar features a 1920s American Art Deco styled restaurant. World Bazaar features the most eateries out of the "Main Streets", with three table service restaurants (four including Club 33). There is also a larger side street called "Center Street" that runs across Main Street which exits on either side into Tomorrowland and Adventureland. This was the first "Main Street" that did not have a train station (the other "Main Street" being in Shanghai Disneyland.) World Bazaar is also home to Tokyo Disneyland's Club 33.

• Omnibus

• Main Street Cinema
• The Disney Gallery

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This street is an almost exact copy of the street in Florida, though Town Square is different. It is influenced by New York city architecture. The original idea was going to be a new approach, completely different from the other versions. Themed to America in the 1920s rather than turn-of-the-century, influenced by the jazz era, cinema, flapper, gangsters, and Art Deco architecture. An era that fascinated Europeans. Attractions would include a 360° cinema, a speakeasy, and an elevated tramway to fit with the 1920s theme instead of horse-drawn trolleys and Victorian vehicles. Eventually the whole idea was scrapped, only Main Street Motors, with the large billboards on top of it, is one of the few remaining elements of it.

Due to often cold, rainy weather in the area, the Imagineers created covered walkways on either side of Main Street called "arcades". There is the "Discovery Arcade" on the side closest to Discoveryland, and the "Liberty Arcade" on the side closest to Frontierland. These provide access to all of the shops along the length of Main Street, while giving shelter from the weather. They also provide a passageway when the street is crowded during parades and fireworks.

• Disneyland Railroad – Main Street Station (1992–present)
• Main Street Vehicles (1992–present)
• Horse-Drawn Streetcars (1992–present) ({{RailGauge|3ft|lk=on|disp=[]}} narrow gauge tramway)
• Disney Stars on Parade (2017–present)
• Liberty Arcade (1992–present)
• Discovery Arcade (1992–present)

• Walt's – An American Restaurant

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Inspired by the main street in Disneyland, the buildings of this Main Street are almost identical to those in Anaheim. Like other main streets, Hong Kong Disneyland's Main Street, USA serves as the entrance of the park. Plans originally featured a restaurant under the Hong Kong Disneyland Railroad station, but were scrapped due to budget reasons. Unlike Main Streets from other parks, Main Street at Hong Kong Disneyland is built mainly of concrete and fiberglass instead of wood. This was done so to protect the buildings better from the inclement weather.

The decor is 20th-century small-town America from about the years 1890–1910. Though being very similar to Anaheim's main street, the story of this street is heavily influenced by European immigrants. Plaza Inn has the same exterior design as the one in Anaheim but its theme is about a wealthy American couple who traveled to Hong Kong, fell in love with its culture and cuisine, and returned to create a classical English eatery filled with all the decorations they collected on their journeys. The Market House Bakery was founded by a Viennese pastry chef who brought some of the world's most famous desserts and coffee cakes from the Austrian imperial court. There are no horse-drawn streetcars on this street, although tracks for the streetcars can be seen from early conceptual arts.

In early August 2008, The Disneyland Story presenting How Mickey Mouse Came to Hong Kong was closed. It was re-themed to Art of Animation on August 31. On January 21, 2011, a new shop named Center Street Boutique was opened. On August 21, 2012, a new shop named Victorian Collection was opened, between Emporium and Centennial Hall.

• Animation Academy (2007–present)
• Art of Animation (2007–present)
• Hong Kong Disneyland Railroad - Main Street Station (2005–present)
• Main Street Vehicles

• The Dapper Dans (2007–2008)
• Turtle Talk with Crush (2008)
• Mickey's House (2008–2009)
• "Disney In The Stars" Fireworks (2005–2018)
• "Disney Paint the Night" Nighttime Spectacular (2014–2020; cancelled)

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Mickey Avenue, the entrance of the Shanghai Disneyland Park, is the park's equivalent to Main Street, USA. The area is inspired by the personalities of Disney cartoon characters such as Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse, Donald Duck, and Chip 'n' Dale, as well as Disney films including, Ratatouille, The Three Caballeros, and Lady and the Tramp.{{cite web|url=http://www.insidethemagic.net/2015/08/additional-details-revealed-about-shanghai-disneyland-tangled-restaurant-jack-sparrow-stunt-show-tim-burton-alice-in-wonderland-maze/|title=Additional details revealed about Shanghai Disneyland: Tangled restaurant, Jack Sparrow stunt show, Tim Burton: Alice in Wonderland maze|work=Inside the Magic|date=3 August 2015 |access-date=August 20, 2015}} Avenue M Arcade, the largest gift shop in the park,{{cite web|url=http://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2015/07/shanghai-disneyland-themed-lands-to-include-new-attractions-live-shows/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150717032447/http://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2015/07/shanghai-disneyland-themed-lands-to-include-new-attractions-live-shows/|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 17, 2015|title=Shanghai Disneyland Themed Lands to Include New Attractions, Live Shows|work=Disney Parks Blog|date=14 July 2015 |access-date=August 20, 2015}} is modeled after the Carthay Circle Theater.{{cite web|url=http://micechat.com/109168-d23-expo-parks-resorts-pavilion/|title=D23 Expo: Disney Parks & Resorts Pavilion takes you to Shanghai|work=MiceChat|access-date=August 20, 2015}} The Storytellers statue, which depicts a young Walt Disney and Mickey Mouse, is located at the end of Mickey Avenue and in front of the Gardens of Imagination.

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