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{{Infobox Disney ride |
| image=TheEmporium.jpg
| caption='''The Emporium on Main Street USA. Photo by Josh Hallet'''.
| opened= October 1, 1971
| park= Magic Kingdom
The Emporium is a shop located on [[Main Street USA]] in the [[Magic Kingdom]]
==History==
The Emporium originally opened on the corner of Town Square and West Street on [[Main Street USA ]] with the rest of the Magic Kingdom on October 1, 1971 <ref> https://d23.com/a-to-z/emporium/ </ref>. Based on the Disneyland shop of the same name, the Emporium originally sold a wide variety of merchandise including: Mementosmementos, character merchandise, personal/decorative gifts, books, records, film and sundries. Themed as a turn of the century high end store, with its Victorian ornamentation and small town appeal, the Emporium became the flagship store of the Magic Kingdom.
The first major expansion to the Emporium came in 1984, when it was expanded into the location that had housed The Greenhouse shop, which was found next door <ref> http://www.omniluxe.net/wyw/msusa.htm </ref>. Two years later, in 1986, the Emporium incorporated what had formally been the New Century Clock Shop <ref> http://www.omniluxe.net/wyw/mkindex.htm </ref>.
In order to keep up with the changing times, Osh had his expansions wired for electricity. Due to the newness of the technology however, Osh also had the custom chandeliers he had hand crafted in Italy designed to support gas lights also. His success also allowed him to decorate the store with Victorian ornamentations.
After returning from a trip to Europe, Osh found that business was still booming. After reaching an agreement with city to purchase a part of Center Street, Osh expand his Emporium once again. Opening in 1901, this new expansion was dubbed the Emporium Gallery and advertised the newest Innoventions including- Electric Lamps, Gramophone Talking Machines, Edison Kinetoscopes, Imported Glassware, Ladies Wearing Apparel, the Finest House Furnishings and Children's Toys and Novelties.
==Emporium Mural==
Inside the expanded portion of the Magic Kingdom's Emporium, guests can see a large mural of Main Street's residents "Shopping in the Grand Style". The citizens in the mural were based on Imagineers who worked on the Emporium Expansion. Hover over the image below to see the Imagineers depicted:
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==Fun Facts and Trivia==
