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Main Street USA is themed to be a turn of the century, small American town, taking . The land took much of its inspiration from Walt's boyhood hometown of Marceline, Missouri. The land Main Street opened along with the rest of the Magic Kingdom in 1971, with the opening day attractions beingof: 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 guests around the park in a real steam engine stopping in [[Frontierland]]. The Main Street Vehicles allow guests to travel in the ways of the past, taking a trip from the front end of Main Street, to Cinderella Castle and back. The Penny Arcade meanwhile, 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 shorts.

In 1973 The first major closure in Main Street USA got two major additions, happened in 1983 when the Swan Boats and closed. The boats (which had originally numbered eleven) had been cut down to five before being closed, with the explanation given that they were too expensive to keep running. In 1992 Main Street lost another attraction when the Walt Disney Story. The Swan Boats were located at closed due to the hub of fact that the Magic Kingdom and allowed guests film was becoming too deteriorated to peddle around both the hub keep showing. At this time, a gift shop and information center known as the [[Swiss Family Treehouse]]. Located in Exposition Hall replaced the Gulf Hospitality House, and thus The Walt Disney Story was a biographical movie about Walt himself and played simultaneously in Walt Disney World and Disneyland.

The first major closure in In February of 2014 Disney announced that the "hub" section of Main Street USA happened in 1983 when would be redeveloped. As part of this redevelopment the Rose Garden and the former landing of the Swan Boats closedwere removed. The Boats which had originally numbered eleven had been cut down to five before being closedIn their place, with the explanation that they new lush courtyards were too expensive added, as well as mew walkways which were designed to keep runningease crowed congestion. In 1992 Main Street lost another attraction when Furthermore, the Walt Disney Story closed due to the fact that the film was becoming too deteriorated to keep showing. A gift shop seating areas outside of [[Casey’s Corner]] and information center known as the Exposition Hall replaced the Hospitality House and thus [[The Walt Disney StoryPlaza]] restaurant were expanded. In 1995 the Penny Arcade, which had been an opening day attraction also closed its doors. It was replaced (along with February of 2015 the Main Street Bookstore Plaza Gardens West 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 an Art of Disney gift shop. The facade on the outside was changed Plaza Gardens East opened to read “Now Showing: The Art of Disney”guests. Perhaps in homage to the old cinemaBesides featuring new foliage and water features, 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 barbershopthese gardens also house special FastPass + Wishes viewing areas.

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” begin. The credits are located on the upper level of the Main Street, as they come in the form of the shop windows, which have the names of important people in the Disney 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 where parents 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|200px300px|The Partners Statue with Cinderella's Castle in the background.]]

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- an omnibus, horseless carriage, fire engine, or a horse drawn trolley- from Towns Town Square to 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 closed, been re-themed 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.

|Became part of the Emporium in 2001

'''Crystal Palace'''- Located on West Street near the bridge to [[Adventureland]], The the Crystal Palace serves breakfast, lunch and dinner. All meals are character meals with prices ranging from $12-$20 per entree.

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

'''The Main Street Bakery'''- Located on East Street, the Main Street Bakery sells pastries, sandwiches and other snacks. In 2013, the Main Street Bakery became the first Starbucks location inside the Magic Kingdom.

*The Daper Dapper Dans Quartet regularly sings on Main Street, especially outside of the barbershop.*The Firehouse found 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 American flag found on Main Street USA is taken down.

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