I grew up near Disneyland. We would go all the time and still go every time I visit my family. On my last two visits, my sister and I went on a scavenger hunt to find hidden features all over the “The Happiest Place on Earth.” Let see what we found on our adventure through Main Street U.S.A.

Disneyland's Main Street U.S.APhoto byColorado Martini Publishing LLC YouTube

Party Line Telephones

Since we were little girls, we always stop at the old phones on Main Street to listen to the party line conversation. There are several old timey telephones in the Main Street Marketplace.

When you lift the reciever, you can listen to a party line from when these telephones were first developed. This conversation has been going on as long as I can remember. See video about Main Street U.S.A.

Party line old timey telephones on Main Street U.S.A,Photo byColorado Martini Publishing LLC YouTube

Roastie Toasties

There are little popcorn turners all through the park called roastie toasties. The characters are themed to the area you are in. Sometimes the characters are different depending on the season. They date back to the opening of Disneyland 1955 and were originally all clowns.

Roastie Toasties at DisneylandPhoto byColorado Martini Publishing LLC YouTube

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Main Street's Inspirations is in Colorado

Harper Goff, who created Disneyland's Main Street U.S.A. with Walt Disney, grew up in Fort Collins, Colorado. Harper came back to Fort Collins in the 1950s to photograph the buildings of his youth to use as the model for the buildings along Main Street USA.

Props and Fixtures

Main Street’ props and fixtures were designed by Emile Kuri. You can find his name above the marketplace building. Ironically as an interior designer.

Emile's name over the MarketplacePhoto byColorado Martini Publishing LLC YouTube

Transportation

Main Street U.S.A is a bustle with trolleys, buses, and the like. The vehicles include a Fire Engine, Horse-Drawn Streetcars, Horseless Carriage, and a double-decker bus called an Omnibus.

The original fire truck when Disneyland openedPhoto byColorado Martini Publishing LLC YouTube

The fire wagon inside the Main Street Fire Station was once an operating vehicle. On Disneyland’s opening day, it was one of three options to choose from if you wanted to take a slow horse driven trip from the beginning of Main Street to the Castle. The fire wagon carried its last guest in 1960, and the surrey (a small cart with large wooden wheels) took its final jaunt in 1971. In 1956, a few motorized vehicles made their way onto Main Street, U.S.A, and are still in operation today.

The last addition to the Main Street fleet was a vintage fire truck. The fire truck is a replica of the very first fire trucks that existed. The Omnibuses were patterned after French and English buses of 1908. All were built at the Walt Disney Studios.

Walt Disney's Apartment

Walt use to stay above the fire station all the time. Fun story: The first few nights that Walt Disney slept in the park, he was kept up all night long by the jungle cruise ride because it was so loud, it was like sleeping in a jungle. If you look at the park's map, you will see that his apartment is directly in front of the jungle Cruise ride in Adventureland.

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