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{{Template:Infobox Disney ride|| image=TownSquareTheaterMSTrainStation3.jpg| caption='''The exterior of Train Station at the Town Square Theater. Photo by Theme Park Touristentrance to Main Street USA'''| landtheme=Main Street USA| opened= April 1, 2011Americana | park=Magic Kingdom| typeopened=Meet and GreetOctober 1, 1971| custom_label_1 = Formally Known AsNumber of Attractions| custom_value_1 = Walt Disney Story Theater (1973-1998) <br> Town Square Exhibition Hall (1998-2010)| custom_label_2= FastPass +| custom_value_2= YesTwo}}Town Square Theater Main Street USA is a character meet and greet location found on land inside the [[Main Street USAMagic Kingdom]]. ==History and Description=====Walt Disney Story Theater (1973-1998)===What Main Street USA is today known as themed to be a turn of the Town Square Theatercentury, originally small American town. The land took much of its inspiration from Walt's boyhood hometown of Marceline, Missouri. Main Street opened along with the rest of the Magic Kingdom in March 1973 as 1971, with the opening day attractions of: the [[Walt Disney Story TheaterWorld 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 <ref name="widen"> http://wwwthisdayindisneyhistory.omniluxehomestead.netcom/wyw/wdsdisneyworldgrandopening.htm html </ref>. This new structure, which was built specifically to house the Walt Disney Story, was located in the Town Square section of [[Main Street USA]] next to the Gulf Hospitality House.
===Town Square Exhibition Hall (1998-2010)=Attractions==On August 27'''[[Main Street Vehicles]]'''- The Main Street Vehicles allow guests to ride four different antique vehicles- an omnibus, 1998horseless carriage, the former Walt Disney Theater became the fire engine, or a horse drawn trolley- from Town Square Exposition Hall<ref name="dated"> https://waltdatedworld.com/id28.htm </ref> . This “home to photographic marvels, images and innovations", was sponsored by Kodak and housed a series of photography inspired exhibitsCinderella Castle or vice versa.
===Town Square Theater=Former Attractions==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.Main Street Cinema]]When entering the new theater, - The Main Street Cinema allowed 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 watch classic films and greet was officially titled "Backstage Magic with Mickey Mouse"cartoons.
*The Nifty Nineties is a reference to a Disney short Dapper Dans Quartet regularly sings on Main Street, especially outside of the same name which featured Fred Moore and Ward Kimballbarbershop <ref name="trivia"/>.
*A magic bird cage The Firehouse found on Main Street is Engine Co. 1971 in honor of the dressing room features year the name "Joyce" on the bottom. This is a reference to Imagineer Joyce Carlsonpark was founded<ref name="trivia"/>.
*On a bookshelf found There is flag ceremony held daily at 5:00pm in Mickey's room, guests can see which the four icons of Walt Disney World's parks represented by a sorcerer hat, a tree, a globe, and a castle made of book spinesAmerican flag found on Main Street USA is taken down<ref name="trivia"/>.
*The globe, which represents [[Spaceship Earth]] reads Main Street USA is loosely based on Marceline Missouri circa 1910<ref name= "Leota crystalstrivia" on its base. This is reference to the [[Haunted Mansion]]'s Madame Leota, who herself was named after Imagineer Leota Toombs/>.
*One of In the posters sidewalk in the front of Tony's Town Square Theater queue features Oswald Restaurant guests can find Lady and the Lucky RabbitTramp's paw prints in the cement.===Bill Justice Mural==The prints are enclosed in a heart <ref name="trivia"/> . For fans of Disney Animation, the Bill Justice mural that adorned the wall *The sound of the Walt Disney Story Theater was a highlight of the attraction. Although the mural has since been removed, you tap shoes can see a high quality photo of be heard outside the attraction at Imagineerindisney“Dance Studio” on Main Street <Ref name= "trivia"> http://www.wdwradio.com by clicking [/2007/09/main-street-usa/ </ref>. *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 7/8 scale <ref>http://static1www.1hiddenmickeys.sqspcdn.comorg/staticwdw/fmagickingdom/415544Secrets/15785093MS/1325185474877MainStreet.html </Imagineering-Disney_Character-Mural_Walt-Disney-Story-Theater_medref>.jpg?token=y6aIyZ03HgD3OtLVeuW4QNX47NA%3D Here]
==References==
http://wdwradio.com/
http://www.burnsland.com/tgd/main_street.html
http://www.wdwinfo.com/wdwinfo/guides/magickingdom/mkmain.htm
http://www.florida-project.com/magic-kingdom-guidebooks-guidemaps
http://www.omniluxe.net/wyw/mkindex.htm
http://www.yesterland.com/reminders.html
http://allears.net/tp/mk/wds.htm
http://www.omniluxe.net/wyw/msusa.htm
http://www.hiddenmickeys.org/WDW/MagicKingdom/Secrets/MS/MainStreet.html
http://www.adventurevacationcruiselineblog.com/2011/06/19/partners-statue-walt-disney-world-16th-anniversary/
http://www.allears.net/ae/issue604.htm