Sorcerer's Workshop.org Presents 1958 Disneyland - Main Street, U.S.A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Main Street U.S.A.

Walt Disney:
Hello. Welcome to Disneyland.
54kb.wav - 49kb.mp3 - 37kb.rm (:02sec)

We have dedicated this happy place to the ideals, the dreams and the hard facts that have created America. This dedication is engraved on a plaque at the foot of the flagpole in the Disneyland Town Square.

Walt Disney at the Grand Opening Dedication on Main Street U.S.A.

Suddenly, as we come into this Square, the cares and worries of today are left behind and we find ourselves in a little town in the year 1900. On one hand is the City Hall and on the other is the Fire Station. Down Main Street we see the Emporium, and all the many shops. There is the Old Music Store, the Penny Arcade with its blaring Orchestrion, the Popcorn Man, and the Old Calliope.

At the end of the street, the Marching Band appears in full regalia. But let's take the horse-drawn streetcar and ride down Main Street.

Postcards courtesy of
Disneyland Postcards .com

Jiminy Cricket: Hey, Walt, wait for us! Well, we just made it. These modern high speed horse cars wait for no one! But they're grand to see all the sights of Main Street.

And there's loads of traffic: The surrey with the fringe, and there's the Fire Wagon, and listen to that old player piano in the window of the music store.

<SFX: PLAYER PIANO: Meet Me Down on Main Street.>

Over there is the Penny Arcade with the Shooting Gallery in back, and an orca...orces...well, one of those big old music-making machines in front.

<SFX: ORCHESTRION: Meet Me Down On Main Street.>

There's always plenty of excitement on Main Street, especially when the Disneyland Band is giving a parade. Uh-oh, here they come now!

<SFX: DISNEYLAND BAND: Meet Me Down On Main Street.>

Well, here we are at the Plaza. Now we'll have to get out and walk, because this is the end of the line.

Click on Jiminy to download the entire Welcome and Main Street U.S.A. portion of the tour in one RealAudio file! Includes musical sections omitted from previous versions. Part 1 of 5 - 5,686kb.mp3 2,526kb.rm (4:51)

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Background illustrations for our 1958-Welcome, 1958-Main Street, U.S.A., and 1958-Fantasyland, and Santa Fe & Disneyland Railroad pages were scanned from a trio of 3"x5", single-fold notecards. The back side reads, "© Disneyland, Inc." Sorcerer Mickey welcomes any information that guests may care to offer as to the history, value, and missing members of this notecard set. These illustrations seem to represent conceptual artwork predating the opening of Disneyland.

"Disneyland is the star. Everything else is the supporting role."-Walt Disney