Main Street Vehicles#Disneyland

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| opened = July 17, 1955

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| opened3 = October 1, 1982

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| opened4 = April 12, 1992

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| status5 = Operating

| opened5 = September 12, 2005

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| opened6 = April 15, 1983

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Main Street Vehicles is a series of turn-of-the-20th-century-style vehicle attractions in Disney theme parks throughout the world, consisting of {{Track gauge|3ft|lk=on}} narrow gauge tramways with horse-drawn streetcars and free-roaming motor vehicles. They usually operate in their respective Main Street, USA sections, transporting park guests on one-way trips between the Town Square at the park's entrance and the Central Plaza at the park's center.

The original Main Street Vehicles attraction is located in Disneyland in California and includes horse-drawn streetcars and motor vehicles. The Main Street Vehicles attraction in Magic Kingdom within Walt Disney World in Florida has nearly identical offerings as its Disneyland counterpart. At one time, an omnibus transport option was present in Epcot within Walt Disney World. In Disneyland Park (Paris), the horse-drawn streetcars are billed as a separate attraction from its Main Street Vehicles and are simply named Horse-Drawn Streetcars. Only motor vehicles are included in the Main Street Vehicles of Hong Kong Disneyland. Omnibus in Tokyo Disneyland's World Bazaar section and Big City Vehicles in Tokyo DisneySea's American Waterfront section are similar attractions to Main Street Vehicles.

Attraction concept origins

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Walt Disney and Ward Kimball, a Disney animator and fellow rail enthusiast, travelled to the Chicago Railroad Fair in Chicago and Greenfield Village, an open-air museum in Dearborn, Michigan, in the summer of 1948.{{Harvp|Broggie|2014|pp=88–91}}. The historic vehicles that Disney saw at these locations led him to include several types of turn-of-the-20th-century-style vehicle attractions, including a horsecar, in a detailed description of a Mickey Mouse Park, which he first outlined in a formal Walt Disney Studios memo submitted on August 31, 1948. The concept of Mickey Mouse Park evolved into what would become Disneyland.{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Disneyland History: Timetable of Events by Year|url=https://magicguides.com/disneyland-history/|work=MagicGuides|access-date=July 14, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231022175948/https://magicguides.com/disneyland-history/|archive-date=October 22, 2023}}

Bob Gurr of WED Enterprises (now Walt Disney Imagineering) developed all of the vehicles for the original Main Street Vehicles attraction.{{Harvp|Leaphart|2014|p=42}}.{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Bob Gurr|url=https://d23.com/walt-disney-legend/bob-gurr/|work=D23: the Official Disney Fan Club|publisher=The Walt Disney Company|access-date=July 20, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240423233644/https://d23.com/walt-disney-legend/bob-gurr/|archive-date=April 23, 2024}} Each vehicle in the attraction was arranged to operate in Disneyland's Main Street, USA section, which is an idealized combination of Walt Disney's hometown of Marceline, Missouri, and Disney artist Harper Goff's hometown of Fort Collins, Colorado.{{Harvp|Leaphart|2014|pp=17–18}}. The attraction contributes significantly to the Main Street, USA section's turn-of-the-20th-century theme, particularly the combination of sounds that its vehicles and horses make, which are meant to be in juxtaposition to the sounds that park guests would normally hear on a present-day street.{{Cite web|last=Scalera|first=Marisa|date=Summer 2002|title=You're on Stage at Disney World: an Analysis of Main Street, USA in the Magic Kingdom|url=https://getd.libs.uga.edu/pdfs/scalera_marisa_n_200208_mla.pdf|publisher=University of Georgia|pages=70–71|access-date=January 21, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170809121207/https://getd.libs.uga.edu/pdfs/scalera_marisa_n_200208_mla.pdf|archive-date=August 9, 2017}} Main Street Vehicles and similar attractions now operate in six Disney theme parks across the globe.{{Harvp|Banks|2015|pp=23–32}}.

Disneyland

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The Main Street Vehicles attraction in Disneyland in California opened with the park on July 17, 1955, and is located in the Main Street, USA section.{{Cite web|last=Eades|first=Mark|date=July 16, 2015|title=Disneyland Opening Day: These Were the Rides and Exhibits in 1955|url=https://www.ocregister.com/2015/07/16/disneyland-opening-day-these-were-the-rides-and-exhibits-in-1955/|work=The Orange County Register|access-date=July 16, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181205061454/https://www.ocregister.com/2015/07/16/disneyland-opening-day-these-were-the-rides-and-exhibits-in-1955/|archive-date=December 5, 2018|url-access=subscription}}{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Horse-Drawn Streetcars|url=https://d23.com/a-to-z/horse-drawn-streetcars/|work=D23: the Official Disney Fan Club|publisher=The Walt Disney Company|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|title=Disneyland Main Street Vehicles – official website|url=https://disneyland.disney.go.com/attractions/disneyland/main-street-vehicles/|publisher=Walt Disney Parks and Resorts|access-date=February 15, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161022012122/https://disneyland.disney.go.com/attractions/disneyland/main-street-vehicles/|archive-date=October 22, 2016}} Attraction vehicles present in that section on opening day included horse-drawn streetcars, horse-drawn surreys, and a horse-drawn fire wagon.{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Surreys|url=https://d23.com/a-to-z/surreys/|work=D23: the Official Disney Fan Club|publisher=The Walt Disney Company|access-date=July 16, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231002003342/https://d23.com/a-to-z/surreys/|archive-date=October 2, 2023}}{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Fire-Wagon|url=https://d23.com/a-to-z/fire-wagon/|work=D23: the Official Disney Fan Club|publisher=The Walt Disney Company|access-date=July 16, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221218163942/https://d23.com/a-to-z/fire-wagon/|archive-date=December 18, 2022}} In 1956, transport via horseless carriage (a.k.a: jitney) and omnibus were added.{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Horseless Carriages|url=https://d23.com/a-to-z/horseless-carriages/|work=D23: the Official Disney Fan Club|publisher=The Walt Disney Company|access-date=July 16, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240709032922/https://d23.com/a-to-z/horseless-carriages/|archive-date=July 9, 2024}}{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Main Street Vehicles: Jitney/Horseless Carriage|url=https://dapsmagic.com/disneyland-park/main-street-usa/main-street-vehicles-jitney-horseless-carriage/|work=Daps Magic|access-date=July 16, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240716153346/https://dapsmagic.com/disneyland-park/main-street-usa/main-street-vehicles-jitney-horseless-carriage/|archive-date=July 16, 2024}}{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Omnibus|url=https://d23.com/a-to-z/omnibus/|work=D23: the Official Disney Fan Club|publisher=The Walt Disney Company|access-date=July 16, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240713034258/https://d23.com/a-to-z/omnibus/|archive-date=July 13, 2024}} On August 16, 1958, fire engine rides were inaugurated.{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Fire Truck|url=https://d23.com/a-to-z/fire-truck/|work=D23: the Official Disney Fan Club|publisher=The Walt Disney Company|access-date=July 16, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221218163942/https://d23.com/a-to-z/fire-truck/|archive-date=December 18, 2022}} The fire wagon was retired in 1960 and put on display in Disneyland's Town Square fire station, and the surreys were discontinued in 1971. A one-way trip on each vehicle between the Town Square at the park's entrance and the Central Plaza at the park's center initially required an A ticket or a fee of 10 cents.{{Harvp|Broggie|2014|p=229}}.{{Harvp|Broggie|2014|pp=283–284}}. Ride tickets and fees were replaced with a pay-one-price admission system in 1982.{{Cite web|last=Krosnick|first=Brian|date=February 23, 2015|title=3 Reasons Why Disney Admission Prices Just Keep On Rising (And Why It's Not as Bad as It Seems)|url=http://www.themeparktourist.com/features/20150221/29975/price-hike-disneyland-ticket-timeline-and-why-price-rose-again|work=Theme Park Tourist|access-date=February 9, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160702110236/http://www.themeparktourist.com/features/20150221/29975/price-hike-disneyland-ticket-timeline-and-why-price-rose-again|archive-date=July 2, 2016}}

Vehicle types in service as of 2024:

Horse-drawn streetcar
Fire engine
Jitney
Omnibus

=Horse-drawn streetcar operations=

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The draft horses used to pull the Main Street Vehicle's {{Track gauge|3ft}} narrow gauge horse-drawn streetcars consist of Belgians, Brabants, Clydesdales, Percherons, and Shires, and were originally housed on-site at the Circle D Ranch.{{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=Eades|first=Mark|date=June 10, 2017|title=Disneyland Opens New Circle D Ranch for Its Horses in Norco|url=https://www.ocregister.com/2017/06/10/disneyland-opens-new-circle-d-ranch-for-its-horses-in-norco/|work=The Orange County Register|access-date=July 14, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170611025846/https://www.ocregister.com/2017/06/10/disneyland-opens-new-circle-d-ranch-for-its-horses-in-norco/|archive-date=June 11, 2017|url-access=subscription}}{{Cite web|last=Pavia|first=Audrey|date=January 19, 2018|title=Horses of Disney|url=https://www.horseillustrated.com/horse-community-horses-of-disney|work=Horse Illustrated|access-date=July 14, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230324221758/https://www.horseillustrated.com/horse-community-horses-of-disney|archive-date=March 24, 2023}} To accommodate construction of Disneyland's Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge section in the late 2010s, the ranch was permanently moved {{Convert|28|mi|km}} away from the park to a facility in Norco, California, which had its grand opening on June 10, 2017. At the Circle D Ranch, new horses go through specialized training for six to twelve months to deal with their future work environment in Disneyland, including becoming acclimated to balloons, bands, bubbles, strollers, and umbrellas. Once training is completed, each horse employed with the Main Street Vehicles is transported to the park via horse trailer on its workdays, which consist of four-hour shifts three to four days a week.{{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}}

Beginning at the Town Square loop adjacent to Disneyland's entrance, an individual horse controlled by an onboard conductor will pull one of the four Main Street Vehicle streetcars along the attraction's single-track tramway at up to {{Convert|4|mph|kph}}, with all four streetcars capable of operating at once.{{Cite web|last=Gluck|first=Keith|date=July 12, 2012|title=A History of Disneyland Transportation|url=https://www.waltdisney.org/blog/history-disneyland-transportation|publisher=Walt Disney Family Museum|access-date=July 17, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220522100448/https://www.waltdisney.org/blog/history-disneyland-transportation|archive-date=May 22, 2022}} Each open-air streetcar vehicle has forward-facing bench seating that can hold as many as 30 passengers. The horse-drawn streetcar goes around the Town Square loop in a counterclockwise direction, runs along the line's main stretch, heads through the right side of a midpoint passing siding, continues up the main stretch, enters the Central Plaza loop in a clockwise direction, and stops in front of Sleeping Beauty Castle.{{Cite web|last=Fisher|first=Marla Jo|date=March 29, 2018|title=The Horses Are Back to Pull the Trolley on Main Street USA at Disneyland|url=https://www.ocregister.com/2018/03/29/the-horses-are-back-to-pull-the-trolley-on-main-street-usa-at-disneyland/|work=The Orange County Register|access-date=July 21, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180330072727/https://www.ocregister.com/2018/03/29/the-horses-are-back-to-pull-the-trolley-on-main-street-usa-at-disneyland/|archive-date=March 30, 2018|url-access=subscription}} Once its journey resumes, the horse-drawn streetcar moves around the Central Plaza loop in a clockwise direction, arrives back at the line's main stretch, rolls through the right side of the passing siding, continues down the main stretch, reenters the Town Square loop in a counterclockwise direction, and stops where it started, completing the line's {{Convert|1,830|ft|m|adj=mid}} route.{{Harvp|Trahan|2005|p=26}}.

Magic Kingdom

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The Main Street Vehicles attraction in Magic Kingdom within Walt Disney World in Florida opened with the park on October 1, 1971, and is located in the Main Street, USA section.{{Cite web|title=Magic Kingdom Main Street Vehicles – official website|url=https://disneyworld.disney.go.com/attractions/magic-kingdom/main-street-vehicles/|publisher=Walt Disney Parks and Resorts|access-date=February 15, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170201072747/https://disneyworld.disney.go.com/attractions/magic-kingdom/main-street-vehicles/|archive-date=February 1, 2017}} Each vehicle transports guests on one-way trips between the Town Square at the park's entrance and the Central Plaza at the park's center.{{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}}

Vehicle types in service as of 2024:

Horse-drawn streetcar
Fire engine
Jitney
Omnibus

=Horse-drawn streetcar operations=

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The draft horses used to pull the Main Street Vehicle's {{Track gauge|3ft}} narrow gauge horse-drawn streetcars consist of Belgians, Clydesdales, and Percherons, and are housed nearby at the Tri-Circle-D Ranch.{{Cite web|last=Aguila|first=Ed|date=March 2, 2024|title=Is It Time for Disney to Stop Using Horses at the Parks?|url=https://insidethemagic.net/2024/03/disney-horses-pros-and-cons-ea1mmb/|work=Inside the Magic|access-date=July 17, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240717141351/https://insidethemagic.net/2024/03/disney-horses-pros-and-cons-ea1mmb/|archive-date=July 17, 2024}}{{Cite web|title=Tri-Circle-D Ranch – official website|url=https://disneyworld.disney.go.com/recreation/tri-circle-d-ranch/|publisher=Disney Experiences|access-date=July 15, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201021224332/https://disneyworld.disney.go.com/recreation/tri-circle-d-ranch/|archive-date=October 21, 2020}} The ranch is located in Disney's Fort Wilderness Resort & Campground within Walt Disney World.

The horse-drawn streetcars in the Magic Kingdom's Main Street Vehicles attraction are similar to their counterparts in Disneyland.{{Harvp|Simmons|2021|p=49}}. Each streetcar vehicle has an empty weight of around {{Convert|1,900|lb|kg}}, and with a full load of 18 adults can weigh around {{Convert|4,000|lb|kg}}.{{Harvp|Leaphart|2014|p=122}}. Draft horses, which are larger than riding horses, usually weigh between {{Convert|1,600|lb|kg}} and {{Convert|2,000|lb|kg}}, and can pull loads weighing {{Convert|8|long ton|kg|lk=on}} on level rails.{{Cite web|last=White|first=Susie|date=2024|title=How Much Weight Can a Horse Pull? (You'll Be Surprised!)|url=https://horserookie.com/how-much-weight-can-a-horse-pull/|work=Horse Rookie|access-date=July 17, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240504162343/https://horserookie.com/how-much-weight-can-a-horse-pull/|archive-date=May 4, 2024}}{{Cite web|title=Horses - Disney Animals|url=https://disneyworld.disney.go.com/attractions/animal-kingdom/disney-animals-horses/|publisher=Disney Experiences|access-date=July 15, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180822140514/https://disneyworld.disney.go.com/attractions/animal-kingdom/disney-animals-horses/|archive-date=August 22, 2018}}{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Horses: the Driving Power on the Towpath|url=https://www.pontcysyllte-aqueduct.co.uk/object/horses/|publisher=Pontcysyllte Aqueduct and Canal World Heritage Site|access-date=July 18, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230406215653/https://www.pontcysyllte-aqueduct.co.uk/object/horses/|archive-date=April 6, 2023}} Unlike in Disneyland, the Magic Kingdom's streetcars go in counterclockwise directions around both the Town Square loop and Central Plaza loop.{{Harvp|Leaphart|2014|p=72}}. When the attraction's four (originally five) streetcar vehicles and horse tack are not in use, they are stored in a car barn at the end of a spur line connected to the Town Square loop.{{Harvp|Leaphart|2014|p=80}}.{{Harvp|Leaphart|2014|p=84}}. The attraction's track, including the car barn spur line, totals {{Convert|1,600|ft|m}}.{{Harvp|Leaphart|2014|p=130}}.

Epcot

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Omnibuses started operating in Epcot within Walt Disney World when the park opened on October 1, 1982, and were located in the World Showcase section.{{Cite web|last=Gavin|first=Michael|date=January 25, 2019|title=Most Missed Magic – Five Long Lost Experiences From Epcot's World Showcase|url=https://insidethemagic.net/2019/01/epcot-world-showcase/|work=Inside the Magic|access-date=July 19, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230201065154/https://insidethemagic.net/2019/01/epcot-world-showcase/|archive-date=February 1, 2023}}{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=1922 Omnibus Double Decker: Custom Built for Disney|url=https://www.volocars.com/the-attraction/vehicles/14075/1922-omnibus-double-decker|publisher=Volo Auto Museum|access-date=July 19, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240719232842/https://www.volocars.com/the-attraction/vehicles/14075/1922-omnibus-double-decker|archive-date=July 19, 2024}} They were eventually discontinued as transport options for park guests due to difficulties with navigating them through ever-increasing crowd sizes. At least one omnibus was used as a parade vehicle in the park until the early 2000s.{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Disney Parade Vehicles|url=https://www.volocars.com/the-attraction/disney-parade-vehicles|publisher=Volo Auto Museum|access-date=July 19, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230226051251/https://www.volocars.com/the-attraction/disney-parade-vehicles|archive-date=February 26, 2023}} An Epcot parade omnibus is now on display and occasionally runs at the Volo Auto Museum in Volo, Illinois.{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Orientation Express|url=https://www.volocars.com/train-tours-orientation|publisher=Volo Auto Museum|access-date=July 31, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240731022318/https://www.volocars.com/train-tours-orientation|archive-date=July 31, 2024}}

Disneyland Park (Paris)

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The Horse-Drawn Streetcars and Main Street Vehicles attractions in Disneyland Park (Paris) opened with the park on April 12, 1992, and are located in the Main Street, USA section. Horse-Drawn Streetcars is a separately billed attraction from Main Street Vehicles.{{Cite web|title=Disneyland Park (Paris) Horse-Drawn Streetcars – official website|url=http://www.disneylandparis.co.uk/attractions/disneyland-park/horse-drawn-streetcars/|publisher=Euro Disney S.C.A.|access-date=February 15, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161022011828/http://www.disneylandparis.co.uk/attractions/disneyland-park/horse-drawn-streetcars/|archive-date=October 22, 2016}} Each vehicle transports guests on one-way trips between the Town Square at the park's entrance and the Central Plaza at the park's center.{{Cite web|title=Disneyland Park (Paris) Main Street Vehicles – official website|url=https://www.disneylandparis.com/en-usd/attractions/disneyland-park/main-street-vehicles/|publisher=Disney Experiences|access-date=February 15, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221016224736/https://www.disneylandparis.com/en-usd/attractions/disneyland-park/main-street-vehicles/|archive-date=October 16, 2022}}

Vehicle types in service as of 2024:

Horse-drawn streetcar
Fire engine
Limousine
Mercer
Omnibus
Paddy wagon

=Horse-drawn streetcar operations=

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The draft horses used in the {{Track gauge|3ft}} narrow gauge Horse-Drawn Streetcars attraction are Percherons, and are housed onsite at the simply named Pony Farm.{{Cite web|last=Manceau|first=Catherine|date=November 20, 2015|title=Des Chevaux Percherons à Disneyland Paris (in French)|url=https://www.percheron-france.org/fr/actualites/utilisation/des-chevaux-percherons-disneyland-paris,29878.html|work=SHPF|access-date=July 15, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220817162421/https://www.percheron-france.org/fr/actualites/utilisation/des-chevaux-percherons-disneyland-paris,29878.html|archive-date=August 17, 2022}} When new horses are needed for the attraction, Percherons aged four or five years with good limbs and a quality aplomb are selected.

The three streetcars that the horses pull can be differentiated from their counterparts in the American Disney theme parks by their enclosed cabins with wood-panel interiors and inward-facing seating arrangements that can each accommodate 15 passengers.{{Cite web|title=Horse-Drawn Streetcars|url=https://www.dlpguide.com/guidebook/disneyland-park/main-street-usa/horse-drawn-streetcars/|work=DLP Guide|access-date=July 13, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230409131403/https://www.dlpguide.com/guidebook/disneyland-park/main-street-usa/horse-drawn-streetcars/|archive-date=April 9, 2023}} When the streetcar vehicles are not in use, they are stored in a car barn on Town Square.{{Harvp|Leaphart|2014|p=85}}.

Hong Kong Disneyland

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The Main Street Vehicles attraction in Hong Kong Disneyland opened with the park on September 12, 2005, and is located in the Main Street, USA section.{{Cite web|title=Hong Kong Disneyland|url=https://www.parkz.com.au/attraction/main-street-vehicles/info|work=Parkz|access-date=July 13, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240713033946/https://www.parkz.com.au/attraction/main-street-vehicles/info|archive-date=July 13, 2024}}{{Cite web|title=Hong Kong Disneyland Main Street Vehicles – official website|url=https://www.hongkongdisneyland.com/attractions/main-street-vehicles/|publisher=Disney Experiences|access-date=July 15, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200919030726/https://www.hongkongdisneyland.com/attractions/main-street-vehicles/|archive-date=September 19, 2020}} Unlike its counterparts in the US and France, Hong Kong Disneyland has never had horse-drawn streetcars. Each vehicle transports guests on one-way trips between both ends of the Main Street, USA section.

Vehicle types in service as of 2024:

Omnibus
Paddy wagon
Taxi

Tokyo Disneyland

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The Omnibus attraction in Tokyo Disneyland opened with the park on April 15, 1983, and is located in the World Bazaar section.{{Cite web|title=Tokyo Disneyland Omnibus – official website|url=https://www.tokyodisneyresort.jp/en/tdl/attraction/detail/151/|publisher=The Oriental Land Company|access-date=July 16, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240710042147/https://www.tokyodisneyresort.jp/en/tdl/attraction/detail/151/|archive-date=July 10, 2024}} The attraction takes guests on a looping tour of the Central Plaza at the park's center and as such is not used as a form of guest transport.{{Harvp|Medley|2013|p=105}}.

Vehicle type in service as of 2024:

Omnibus

Tokyo DisneySea

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The Big City Vehicles attraction in Tokyo DisneySea opened with the park on September 4, 2001, and is located in the American Waterfront section.{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Big City Vehicles|url=https://d23.com/a-to-z/big-city-vehicles/|work=D23: the Official Disney Fan Club|publisher=The Walt Disney Company|access-date=July 13, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220706171317/https://d23.com/a-to-z/big-city-vehicles/|archive-date=July 6, 2022}}{{Cite web|title=Tokyo DisneySea Big City Vehicles – official website|url=https://www.tokyodisneyresort.jp/en/tds/attraction/detail/233/|publisher=The Oriental Land Company|access-date=July 16, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240710042149/https://www.tokyodisneyresort.jp/en/tds/attraction/detail/233/|archive-date=July 10, 2024}} In the past, each vehicle either transported guests on one-way trips between the American Waterfront section's New York City and Cape Cod areas or took guests on a looping tour of the New York City area. Now, only the latter option is available.

Vehicle types in service as of 2024:

References

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External links

[https://disneyland.disney.go.com/attractions/disneyland/main-street-vehicles/ Main Street Vehicles (Disneyland) – official website]
[https://disneyworld.disney.go.com/attractions/magic-kingdom/main-street-vehicles/ Main Street Vehicles (Magic Kingdom) – official website]
[https://www.disneylandparis.com/en-usd/attractions/disneyland-park/horse-drawn-streetcars/ Horse-Drawn Streetcars (Disneyland Park (Paris)) – official website]
[https://www.disneylandparis.com/en-usd/attractions/disneyland-park/main-street-vehicles/ Main Street Vehicles (Disneyland Park (Paris)) – official website]
[https://www.hongkongdisneyland.com/attractions/main-street-vehicles/ Main Street Vehicles (Hong Kong Disneyland) – official website]
[https://www.tokyodisneyresort.jp/en/tdl/attraction/detail/151/ Omnibus (Tokyo Disneyland) – official website]
[https://www.tokyodisneyresort.jp/en/tds/attraction/detail/233/ Big City Vehicles (Tokyo DisneySea) – official website]