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| image= MSTrainStationMSTrainStation3.jpg| caption='''The Train Station at the entrance to Main Street USA|alt= Main Street Train Station Magic Kingdom'''

In 1973 Main Street is themed to be a turn of USA got two major additions, the Swan Boats and the century, small American town. It took its inspiration from Walt's boyhood hometown of Marceline, MissouriDisney Story <ref name= "story"> http://www.waltdatedworld.com/id140.htm</ref> <ref name= "swan"> http://www.waltdatedworld.com/id42.htm</ref>.The land opened along with Swan Boats were located at the rest hub of the Magic Kingdom in 1971. The opening day attractions on Main Street were the Walt Disney World Railroad, The Main Street Vehicles (the Jitney, Fire Engine, Horseless Carriage, Horse Cars and Omnibus), The Penny Arcade, The Main Street Cinema, and the Harmony Barber Shop. The Walt Disney Railroad took allowed guests to peddle around both the hub and the park in a real steam engine stopping in [[FrontierlandSwiss Family Treehouse]]<ref name= "swan"/>. The Main Street Vehicles allowed guests to travel Walt Disney Story on the other hand was a biographical movie about Walt himself which was located in Located in the ways of the past. Guests could ride any of the vehicles from the front end of Main Street, to Cinderella’s Castle and back. The Penny arcade featured old style games and Moving Picture Machines, which would allow guests to view old movie serials. For just 25 cents The Main Street Cinema allowed guests to see full silent movies as well as old Disney shortsGulf Hospitality House <ref name= "story"/>.

In 1973 Main Street USA got two major additions1995 the Penny Arcade, which had been an opening day attraction also closed its doors <ref> http://waltdatedworld. The first addition com/id90.htm </ref>. It was replaced (along with the Swan Boats. The Swan boats were located at Main Street Bookstore and the hub House of the Magic Kingdom and allowed guests to peddle around ) by the hub and the [[Swiss Family Treehouse]]new Main Street Athletic Club (a shop) <ref> https://d23. The other addition com/a-to -z/main-street-athletic-club/ </ref>. Another opening day attraction would soon follow in the Penny Arcade's footsteps, when in 1998 the Main Street Cinema was The Walt redone. Instead of being a classic movie theater like it had always been, the Cinema was rethemed to become an Art of Disney Storygift shop <ref> http://www. Located in omniluxe.net/wyw/msusa.htm </ref>. During the Gulf Hospitality Houserefurbishment, the facade on the outside of the cinema was changed to read “Now Showing: The Walt Art of Disney”. Perhaps in homage to the old cinema, guests can still see old Disney Story was a biographical movie about Walt himself and shorts being played simultaneously on a screen in Walt Disney World and Disneylandthe back of the current shop. In 2001 the next major change happened when the Harmony Barbershop was moved from West Center Street to Town Square <ref name= "widen"> http://www.omniluxe.net/wyw/msusa.htm </ref>. The move was made so that the [[Emporium]] could expand into what had previously been the barbershop <ref name= "widen"/>.

The first major closure On July 15, 2017, Disney announced that a new theater based on the Willis Wood theater in 1920s Kansas City <ref> http://www.wdwmagic.com/attractions/main-street-usa/news/16jul2017-new-theater-inspired-by-kansas-citys-willis-wood-theater-to-be-built-at-the-magic-kingdom </ref>. This new theater was expected to house live entertainment and be built in the backstage area between Main Street USA happened in 1983 when the Swan Boats closedand Tomorrowland. The Boats which had originally numbered elevenIn February 2018, had been cut down to five before being closed. The explanation for the closure it was reported that the Swan Boats were too expensive to keep running. In 1992 Main Street lost another attraction when the Walt Disney Story closed. The film Theater was becoming too deteriorated to keep showingcancelled <ref> https://www. A gift shop and information center known as the Exposition Hall replaced the Hospitality House and thus The Walt Disney Storywdwmagic.com/attractions/main-street-usa/news/01feb2018-main-street-theater-project-cancelled.htm </ref>.

In 1995 the Penny ArcadeOn January 18, 2019, which had been an opening day attraction finally closed its doors. It was replaced along with the Main Street Bookstore Town Square Theater became home to Mickey and the House of Magic by the new Main Street Athletic Club. Another opening day attraction would soon follow in the Penny ArcadeMinnie's footstepsCelebration Center, when in 1998 the Main Street Cinema was redonehub for Mickey and Minnie's 90th birthday celebration <Ref>https://www. Instead of being a classic movie theater like it had always been, the Cinema was re-themed into a Disney art gift shopwdwmagic. The facade on com/attractions/magic-kingdom/news/18jan2019-photos---mickey-and-minnies-celebration-central-at-the outside was changed to read “Now Showing: The Art of Disney”. Inside the new Cinema, you can still see old Disney shorts being played on a screen in the back of the shop-magic-kingdom. htm </ref>

  In 2001 the last major attraction change happened when the Harmony Barbershop was moved from West Center Street to Town Square. The move was made so that the Emporium could expand into what had previously been the barbershop. Besides the barbershop, as of January 2012, Main Street has two opening day attractions left: The Main Street Vehicles and the Walt Disney World Railroad. ==The Main Street Windows<ref> http://www.wdwinfo.com/best-kept-secrets_MK.htm </ref>==  Besides just being an idealized small town, Main Street USA also has special meaning symbolically. This starts when guests enter the park and go under the Walt Disney World Railroad (the opening curtain). As guests continue onto Main Street they will notice that the ground is red (which symbolizes the red carpet and ), as around them the credits “credits” begin. The credits, are located on the upper level of the Main Street shops. They , as they come in the form of the shop windows, which have the names of important people in the Disney companies Company’s history. These names are usually attached to a fictional business in order to tie it in with the rest of the land. Walt Disney's Window is the last one people see when entering the park and the first one the see when leaving it. His window states, "Walter E. Disney Graduate School of Design & Master Planning".

Main Street USA is also home to two of the most famous statues in Walt Disney World, the “Partners” statue and the “Sharing the Magic” statue. The “Partners” Statue was added in 1995 and shows Walt Disney pointing forward while holding Mickey Mouse's hand<ref> https://www.mouseplanet.com/9766/The_History_of_the_Partners_Statue_Part_One </ref>. The plaque on the statue says, “We believe in our idea: a family park whereparents and children could have fun – together.” The statue is placed at the central hub of the park , in front of Cinderella's CastlesCastle.

[[Image:Partners1.jpg|thumb|The Partners Statue with Cinderella's Castle in the background.]]  “The Sharing “Sharing the Magic” statue is located in Town Square and was built in 1998 1999 in honor of Walt's brother Roy O. Disney<ref> https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2011/03/sharing-the-magic-at-walt-disney-world/ </ref>. The statue shows Roy and Minnie Mouse sitting together on an ornate bench. The plaque below the bench is engraved with the dedication speech Roy gave at the grand opening of Walt Disney World.

'''[[Main Street Vehicles]]'''- The Main Street Vehicles allow guests to ride four different antique vehicles. They can ride - an omnibus, horseless carriage, fire engine, or a horse drawn trolley, - from Towns Town Square to Cinderellas Cinderella Castle or vice versa!.

'''[[Walt Disney World Railroad]]'''- The Walt Disney World Railroad lets guests take a steam powered train around Walt Disney World with stops at Main Street USA, [[Frontierland]], and [[Fantasyland]]. '''[[Town Square Theater]]'''- This turn of the century theater allows guests to meet Mickey and Minnie Mouse in there backstage dressing rooms.

Main Street USA has always been known as one of the best places to shop in Walt Disney World. Although some of the opening day shops are still around, many have been closed, re-themed been rethemed, or moved. In the table below, the basic information of each store is given including : the store name, location, merchandise sold and the opening and closing dates.

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*Besides representing the period in which Main Street is set, the lands BGM was also chosen to evoke a sense of optimism with upbeat tempos <ref name==Restaurants=="Wright"/>.

'''Crystal Palace'''- Located *The Dapper Dans Quartet regularly sings on West Main Street near the bridge to [[Adventureland]]. The Crystal Palace serves breakfast, lunch and dinner. All meals are character meals. Prices range from $12-$20 per entreeespecially outside of the barbershop <ref name= "trivia"/>.

'''Plaza Restaurant'''-Located at the end of East *The Firehouse found on Main Street near [[Tomorrowland]]is Engine Co. The Plaza Restaurant Serves lunch and dinner and specializes 1971 in sandwiches and Reuben. Entrees all under $12honor of the year the park was founded<ref name= "trivia"/>.

'''Tony's Town Square'''- Located *There is flag ceremony held daily at 5:00pm in Town Square, Tony's Town Square serves lunch and dinner. The restaurant specializes in Italian foodwhich the American flag found on Main Street USA is taken down<ref name= "trivia"/>.

'''Casey's Corner- Specializes''' Located on West *Main Street next to the Emporium, Casey's Corner specializes in hot dogs and other food typically found at a baseball gameUSA is loosely based on Marceline Missouri circa 1910<ref name= "trivia"/>.

*In the sidewalk in front of Tony's Town Square Restaurant guests can find Lady and the Tramp''Plaza Ice Cream Parlor'''- Located on East Street next to s paw prints in the Plaza Restaurantcement. The Plaza Ice Cream Parlor serves various ice cream productsprints are enclosed in a heart <ref name= "trivia"/> .

'''*The sound of tap shoes can be heard outside the “Dance Studio” on Main Street Bakery'''- The Main Street Bakery is located on East Street<Ref name= "trivia"> http://www. The Bakery sells pastries, sandwiches and other snackswdwradio. All items usually under 7 dollarscom/2007/09/main-street-usa/ </ref>.

'''Donald'''- Donald can often be found in Town Square. (common)  '''Daisy'''- Daisy can often be found in Town Square. (common) '''Pluto'''- Pluto can often be found in Town Square. (common)  '''Chip and Dale'''- Chip and Dale can often be found in Town Square. (common) '''Perla'''- Perla, a mouse from Cinderella can be found in Town Square on occasion. (rare) '''Mr. Penguin'''- Mr. Penguin can be found occasionally in Town Square. (rare) '''Pinocchio'''- Pinocchio can often be found in Town Square. (common) '''Snow Prince'''- The Snow Prince can sometimes be found in Town Square, or just outside of the Castle. (rare) '''Snow White'''- Snow White can often be found in Town Square. (common) ===Town Square Theater===At the town square theater, guests can meet the following characters daily: * '''Minnie''' * '''Mickey''' * '''Aurora (Sleeping Beauty)''' * '''Belle''' * '''Cinderella''' ==Fun Facts and Trivia== *The Daper Dans Quartet regularly sings on Main street, especially outside the barbershop.*The Firehouse on Main Street is Engine Co. 1971 in honor of the year the park was founded. *There is flag ceremony held daily at 5:00pm in which the flag is taken down. *Main Street USA is loosely based on Marceline Missouri circa 1910.*In the sidewalk in front of Tony's Town Square Restaurant there are Lady and the Tramp's paw prints in the cement, enclosed in heart. *The sound of tap shoes can be heard outside the “Dance Studio” on Main Street. *The Harmony Barbershop located on Main Street gives haircuts seven days a week.*The buildings on Main Street (besides the Town Square Theater) are all built to approximately 7/8ths 8 scale<ref>http://www.hiddenmickeys.org/wdw/magickingdom/Secrets/MS/MainStreet.html </ref>.

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