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The Main Street Vehicles opened with the park rest of the Magic Kingdom on October 1, 1971. They originally consisted of a fire engine, horse-drawn street car (trolley), Horseless carriage, Jitney vehicle, & and an Omnibus. Although not authentic, the vehicles are perfect replications of the various turn of the century transportation methods. Walt himself came up with the idea to use the vehicles in Disneyland, and that idea was carried over to Disney Worldin 1971. The vehicles pick guests up as at designated locations in both Town Square and Cinderellas Castle, and took take them one-way down MainstreetMain Street. Although the fire engine, horse-dawn trolley, and the horseless carriage have all been operational since opening day, the Omnibus and Jitney vehicle have has not. Currently however, all of the vehicles are running except for the Jitney vehicle. It usually takes between 7 and 10 minutes for the vehicles to go up and down Main Street.

The Main street Street fire engine picks guests up outside the Fire Station in Town Square. The vehicle is an old fashion red engine. The with the words Main Street Fire Department can be read painted on the outside of the vehicleit. The fire engine is #71 (an obvious reference to year the park opened) and it has a working siren. Like the rest of the Main Street's motorized vehicles, the fire engine is equipped with an engine that replicates the putting sound of turn of the century motors. Like Also like the other Main Street Vehicles, the fire engine does not run during parades or after dark.

The horseless carriage, also known as the jitney, picks up guests in Town Square. The horseless carriage is modeled after as turn of the century car. There are actually two different cars, that are used on Main Street. The first is yellow and black, while the other has a red and auburncolor scheme. Both vehicles allow guests to sit in the front seat or a back benchor the car. The horseless carriage is also equipted with a motor that replicates the putting sound of an authentic turn of the century car. Like the other Main Street Vehicles, the horseless carriage does not run during parades or after dark.

The Omnibus, is a double decker bus modeled after a 1920's New York City Omnibus. The vehicle opened with the Magic Kingdom in 1971. The Omnibus features to two levels of seating, allowing guests to get a unique view of the parkMain Street. The vehicle holds up to 45 guests, and it is also fitted with a motor that replicates the sound of a turn of the century motor.

In 1982, the Omnibus was moved to Epcot where it carried guests around World Showcase. In honor of Mickey's 60th birthday in 1988, the Omnibus bus was decorated for a party and it carried various charters around the lagoon for a show. In 2005, the bus Omnibus was once again in use, this time driving various charters around Future World, as part of a moving character meet and greet. The Luckily, the Omnibus is currently back in use at the Magic Kingdom and is open to operational for guests.

While the Omnibus was not running at the Magic Kingdom, three horseless carriages were added to Main StreetVehciles. The carriages were modeled after 1903 cJrriagescarriages, and they came in three different colors, red, yellow and blue. With the return of the Omnibus, three the carriages are no longer in use.