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===Town Square Exhibition Hall (1998-2010)===
When guests entered the Exposition Hall, they found themselves in the Hall of Still Images<ref name="Mongello"> Mongello, Lou. Lou Mongello's Audio Guide to Walt Disney World - Main Street, USA . Second Star Media, 2007. </ref>. Here, guests could take souvenir photos in front of various backdrops, and see vintage photography equipment dating back to the 1800s. At the end of the hallway, guests could still find the Bill Justice mural.
===Town Square Theater===
With the closure of Mickey's Toontown Fair on February 11, 2011, Disney knew it needed a new location for a permanent Mickey Mouse meet and greet. To solve this problem, the Town Square Exhibition Hall was refurbished, eventually reopening on April 1, 2011 as the Town Square Theater <ref> https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2011/03/mickeys-magical-meet-and-greet-debuts-april-1-at-magic-kingdom-park/ </ref>.
[[Image:MickeyMeet.jpg|thumb|400px|Mickey in his dressing room.|alt= Mickey Town Square Theater]]
When entering the new theater, guests initially had the option of meeting either Mickey and Minnie Mouse or Disney princesses (who would eventually be relocated to the under construction [[Princess Fairytale Hall]]). In line with the new theater's theming, the Mickey meet and greet was officially titled "Backstage Magic with Mickey Mouse".
==Fun Facts and Trivia==
The Town Square theater features numerous references to the history of Walt Disney animation and the Walt Disney Company. Below is a list of some of those references Easter Eggs found when guests go to meet Mickey backstage.
*When guests enter the theater, they can read that the theater was established in 1901 on the tile floor. This is a reference to the year that Walt Disney was born.
*Similarly, the FastPass + queue holds a painting of the Town Square Theater which also features the 1901 date.
*In the standby queue, guests can see a poster that reads "Fred and Ward-Two Clever Boys form Illinois". This is a reference to Disney Legends Ward Kimball and Fred Moore <ref name="trivia"> https://insidethemagic.net/2014/11/d-tales-7-backstage-magic-with-mickey-mouse-displays-hidden-disney-history-in-town-square-theater/ </ref>.
* Also in the queue, a memo to Mickey Mouse fro from S.A Tilley can be seen. S.A. Tilley was a real person who worked in the Walt Disney Imagineering publicity department<ref name="trivia"/>.
* When meeting Mickey, guests can find a rolled up print of the Bill Justice mural, that was found in both the Walt Disney Story Theater and Town Square Exposition Hall, on a bookshelf.
*The Nifty Nineties is a reference to a Disney short of the same name which featured Fred Moore and Ward Kimball<ref name="trivia"/>.
*A magic bird cage in the dressing room features the name "Joyce" on the bottom. This is a reference to Imagineer Joyce Carlson<ref name="trivia"/>.
*On a bookshelf found in Mickey's room, guests can see the four icons of Walt Disney World's parks represented by a sorcerer hat, a tree, a globe, and a castle made of book spines<ref name="trivia"/>.
*The globe, which represents [[Spaceship Earth]] reads "Leota crystals" on its base. This is reference to the [[Haunted Mansion]]'s Madame Leota, who herself was named after Imagineer Leota Toombs.
*One of the posters in the Town Square Theater queue features Oswald the Lucky Rabbit.
===Bill Justice Mural===
For fans of Disney Animation, the Bill Justice mural that adorned the wall of the Walt Disney Story Theater was a highlight of the attraction. Although the mural has since been removed, you can see a high quality photo of the attraction at Imagineerindisney.com by clicking [http://static1.1.sqspcdn.com/static/f/415544/15785093/1325185474877/Imagineering-Disney_Character-Mural_Walt-Disney-Story-Theater_med.jpg?token=y6aIyZ03HgD3OtLVeuW4QNX47NA%3D Here]
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