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  The first major closure in Main Street USA happened in 1983 when the Swan Boats closed. The Boats which had originally numbered eleven, had been cut down to five before being closed. The , with the explanation for the closure was that the Swan Boats they were too expensive to keep running. In 1992 Main Street lost another attraction when the Walt Disney Story closed. The due to the fact that the film was becoming too deteriorated to keep showing. A gift shop and information center known as the Exposition Hall replaced the Hospitality House and thus The Walt Disney Story.  In 1995 the Penny Arcade, which had been an opening day attraction finally also closed its doors. It was replaced (along with the Main Street Bookstore and the House of Magic ) by the new Main Street Athletic Club. Another opening day attraction would soon follow in the Penny Arcade's footsteps, when in 1998 the Main Street Cinema was redone. Instead of being a classic movie theater like it had always been, the Cinema was re-themed into a an Art of Disney art gift shop. The facade on the outside was changed to read “Now Showing: The Art of Disney”. Inside Perhaps in homage to the new Cinemaold cinema, you can still see old Disney shorts being played on a screen in the back of the current shop.    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.

  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 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. The plaque on the statue says, “We believe in our idea: a family park whereparents whereparents and children could have fun – together.” The statue is placed at the central hub of the park in front of Cinderella's Castles.

“The Sharing The “Sharing the Magic” statue is located in Town Square and was built in 1998 , in honor of Walt's brother Roy O. Disney. 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 Square to Cinderellas Cinderella Castle or vice versa!.

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, been re-themed or moved. In the table below, the basic information of each store is given including store name, location, merchandise sold and the opening and closing dates.

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'''Crystal Palace'''- Located on West 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 entree. '''Plaza Restaurant'''-Located at the end of East Street near [[Tomorrowland]]. The , the Plaza Restaurant Serves lunch and dinner , and specializes in sandwiches and Reuben. Entrees all under $12.

'''Plaza Ice Cream Parlor'''- Located on East Street next to the Plaza Restaurant. The , the Plaza Ice Cream Parlor serves various ice cream products.  '''The Main Street Bakery'''- The Main Street Bakery is located on East Street. The Bakery sells pastries, sandwiches and other snacks. All items usually under 7 dollars. ==Characters== '''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'''

*The Daper Dans Quartet regularly sings on Main streetStreet, especially outside the barbershop.

*In the sidewalk in front of Tony's Town Square Restaurant there are guests can find Lady and the Tramp's paw prints in the cement, enclosed in heart.

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