Storybook Circus

 Attractions

Dumbo the Flying Elephant

The Barnstormer featuring the Great Goofini

Pete’s Silly Sideshow

Casey Jr’s Splash ‘N Soak

Walt Disney World Railroad (Fantasyland Station)

Food

Storybook Treats

Shops

Big Top Souvenirs 

Casey Jr. Railroad Mercantile

Attractions of the Past

Grandma Duck’s Farm

Mickey’s Magical TV World (1990-1996)

Donald’s Boat

Judge’s Tent

Mickey’s Country House (1988-2011)

Minnie’s Country House

Pixie Hollow (2008-2011)

Toontown Hall of Fame

Iconic Characters

Dumbo

The Great Goofini

Goofy’s monkey friend

Details to check out

Area

-crushed peanuts on the ground

Casey Jr’s Splash ‘n Soak Station

-Each splash pad train car has a number: 71 (Magic Kingdom opening), 82 (EPCOT opening), 89 (MGM Studios opening), 98 (Animal Kingdom opening)

Storybook Circus Train Station

-Carolwood Pacific - Carolwood was the name of the street Walt lived on in Marcelene, Mo; He also named his estate and backyard train Carolwood

Barnstormer

-Attraction sign is painted on the back of the old “Wiseacre Farm” sign when the land was Toontown Fair

-Billboard sign reference to “skyleidoscope” an old aerial show at Epcot from 1985-1987

Related Media

A-Level (Directly related to rides/attractions)

Watch whatever your favorite classic Disney cartoons are

Dumbo

Walt Disney Treasures: The Complete Goofy

-Goofy’s Glider

B-Level (Related to restaurants/shops/themed areas)

Fantasia

-Dance of the Hours

Walt Disney Treasures: The Complete Goofy

-Tiger Trouble

-The Big Wash

-Hold That Pose

-Aquamania

C-Level (Related to hidden details or the overall theme of the land)

A Goofy Movie

Who Framed Roger Rabbit?

Steamboat Willie

Working for Peanuts

Lambert the Sheepish Lion

Runaway Brain

Get A Horse

For the Non-Disney Fan in Your Life

The Cuphead Show

Books

Learn to Draw Mickey Mouse & Friends Through the Decades

Walt Disney’s Railroad Story

Misc

Cuphead (video game)

Main Street U.S.A.

 Dedication Plaque

Main Street, U.S.A. is America at the Turn of the century - the crossroads of an era. The gas lamp and the electric lamp - the horse-drawn car and the auto car. Main Street is everyone's hometown - the heartline of America.

Attractions

Walt Disney World Railroad

Town Square Theater (Character Meet & Greet)

Casey’s Corner Pianist

Main Street Vehicles

Flag Retreat

Main Street Trolley Show

Festival of Fantasy Parade

Move It! Shake It! Mouskedance It! Street Party

Enchantment

Food

Casey’s Corner

Crystal Palace

Main Street Bakery (Starbucks)

Plaza Ice Cream Parlor

Plaza Restaurant

Tony’s Town Square Restaurant

    -heart with two dog prints on the ground

    -twelve paintings on the wall are original works from Don “Ducky” Williams

Shops 

City Hall

Harmony Barber Shop

The Chapeau

Confectionery

Crystal Arts

Disney Clotheirs

Disney & Co

Emporium

Main Street Athletic Club

Main Street Cinema

Main Street Gallery

Uptown Jewelers

Attractions of the Past

Penny Arcade (1971-1995)

Main Street Cinema (1971-1998)

Swan Boats (1973-1983)

The Walt Disney Story (1973-1992)

VMK Central

Dream Along with Mickey (2006-2016)

Sorcerers of the Magic Kingdom (2012-2021)

Town Square Cafe (1971-1989; now Tony’s Town Square Restaurant)

Iconic Characters

Summer Magic

-Osh Popham is proprietor of Emporium

-Carey girls own the Chapeau

-From Imagineering: “Nancy [Carey] moved to Main Street after spending many happy years with her family in the ‘yellow house’ in beautiful Beulah. She had set out to seek her fortune, but she wanted to do something artistic, something that would bring happiness to people.

And at the height of ragtime and hometown Easter parades, nothing could compare to fine headwear! So Nancy enlisted her notoriously fashion-conscious cousin, Julia Carey, and opened a small millinery and hat shop, where together they would design, make, and sell hats of all sorts for the ladies and gentlemen of Main Street. They dubbed their new venture the Chapeau, a suitably highbrow name reflecting the time Julia spent in the fashion capital of the world, Paris.”

Citizens of Main Street

    -Dapper Dans

Details to check out

Entrance under the train tracks acts as entrance to movie; posters for coming attractions; smell of popcorn; window names act as credits

The Windows on Main Street

Partners statue (sculpted by Blaine Gibson)

-“I chose to depict Walt as he was in 1954. I think that was when Walt was in his prime. It was tough trying to match the media image of Walt Disney, the one the public knows, to the real Walt, the one we knew. I think Walt is admiring the park and saying to Mickey, ‘Look what we’ve accomplished together,’ because truly they were very much a team through it all. ‘Look at all the happy people who have come to visit us today.’”

-‘STR’ logo reference to Smoke Tree Ranch

-has an Irish Claddagh wedding ring on right hand

-size of Mickey based on Walt’s gestures while voice acting for “The Pointer”

-installed in 1993

Sharing the Magic statue (sculpted by Blaine Gibson)

-“Roy is sitting back in the bench which indicates he was there first and Minnie came to him, not that he came to him, not that he came up to her to ask why she was sitting down and not working…Also, he is holding her hand underneath so he is supporting it, just like he always supported Walt’s dreams. Roy was very underrated.”

-installed in 1999

Related Media

Disney

Classic

Summer Magic; So Dear To My Heart; Pollyanna

Kids

Casey At The Bat; Lady and the Tramp; The Muppets (2011)

Teens/Adults

Books

Windows on Main Street (Chuck Snyder)

Walt Disney: An American Original

Peanuts

Carl Barks’ Donald Duck comics

Misc

Four Parks, One World

-“All Aboard”

-“Welcome Medley”

Walt Disney World Official Album

-“All Aboard”

-“Flitterin’”

Walt Disney World Band

Non-Disney

Classic

Hello, Dolly!

The Music Man

Kids

Teens/Adults

Lars and the Real Girl

Books

Misc.

“World Traveler” (Counting Stars, Andrew Peterson)

“Hoopes I Did It Again” (Two Lefts Don’t Make A Right, Relient K)

Rock Hilloploy (board game)

Fantasyland

Dedication Plaque

Here is the world of imagination, hopes and dreams. In this timeless land of enchantment, the age of chivalry, magic and make believe are reborn - and fairy tales come true. Fantasyland is dedicated to the young and the young-at-heart - to those who believe that when you wish upon a star, your dreams do come true.

Attractions

Cinderella Castle (1971–present)

    -mice and birds sculpted by Blaine Gibson (also sculpted Cinderella’s Wishing Well)

    -interior mosaics designed by Dorothea Redmond; installed by Hanns-Joachim Scharff

        -step-sisters are “red with anger” and “green with envy”

        -Grand Duke is a caricature of John Hench and Footman is Herb Ryman

        -Gold crest above archways in the back of the castle is the Disney family crest

Ariel's Grotto (1996–2010, 2012–present)

Under the Sea: Journey of the Little Mermaid (2012–present)

    -Hidden Mickey only appears at noon on Mickey’s birthday (Nov 18)

Enchanted Tales with Belle

Seven Dwarfs Mine Train (2014–present)

Mad Tea Party (1971–present)

The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh (1999–present)

    -Tree at the beginning of queue use to be a part of 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea; there’s a small Nautilus carved into the tree

It's a Small World (1971–present)
Merida "Meet and Greet" at Fairytale Garden
Mickey's PhilharMagic (2003–present)
Peter Pan's Flight (1971–present)
Prince Charming Regal Carrousel (1971–present)

    -Originally built in 1917 by Philadelphia Toboggan Company

Princess Fairytale Hall
Mickey's Magical Friendship Faire (2021-present)

Food

Be Our Guest Restaurant

Cheshire Café

Cinderella's Royal Table

The Friar's Nook

Gaston's Tavern

Pinocchio Village Haus

Prince Eric's Village Market

Storybook Treats

Shops

Bibbidi Bobbidi Boutique

Bonjour! Village Gifts

Castle Couture

Fantasy Faire

Hundred Acre Goods

Sir Mickey's

Attractions of the Past

Mickey Mouse Revue (1971–1980)

    Magic Journeys (1987–1993)

    Legend of the Lion King (1994–2002)

20,000 Leagues Under the Sea: Submarine Voyage (1971–1994)

Mr. Toad's Wild Ride (1971–1998)

Skyway to Tomorrowland (1971–1999)

Snow White's Adventures (1971–1994)

    Snow White's Scary Adventures (1994–2012)

Storytime with Belle (1999–2010)

Pooh's Playful Spot (2005–2010)

Dream Along with Mickey (2006–2016)

Mickey's Royal Friendship Faire (2016–2020)

Iconic Characters

Flying Dragon

Related Media

A-Level (Directly related to rides/attractions)

    -start with whatever your favorite Disney animated movie is

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

Sorcerer’s Apprentice

Cinderella

Peter Pan

Alice in Wonderland

The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh

The Little Mermaid

Beauty and the Beast

Brave

It’s A Small World (web series)

B-Level (Related to restaurants/shops/themed areas)

Pinocchio

Mickey and the Beanstalk

The Brave Little Tailor

Robin Hood

Tangled

C-Level (Related to hidden details or the overall theme of the land)

20,000 Leagues Under the Sea

The Wind in the Willows

Sleeping Beauty

The Sword and the Stone

    The Prince and the Pauper

The Lion King

Aladdin

Winnie the Pooh

Encanto

Coco

Onward

Enchanted

Cinderella (2015)

Once Upon A Time

For the Non-Disney Fan in Your Life

Shrek

Shrek 2

How to Train Your Dragon trilogy

The Adventures of Robin Hood

Monty Python and the Holy Grail

The Lord of the Rings

The Chronicles of Narnia

The Princess Bride

Hook

Ella Enchanted

Star Dust

A Knight’s Tale

The Tenth Kingdom

Game of Thrones

Non-Video Media

Books

The Annotated Grimms Fairytales

The Hobbit (novel & graphic novel)

The Lord of the Rings

The Chronicles of Narnia

A Wrinkle in Time

The Dragon Lord Saga

The Wingfeather Saga 

The Art and Flair of Mary Blair

The Art of… Disney/Pixar animated movies series

Misc

The Legend of Zelda series

Wicked

Magic Kingdom

 Opening Date: October 1, 1971

Lands

Main Street U.S.A.; Storybook Circus; Fantasyland; Liberty Square; Frontierland; Adventureland; Tomorrowland

Attractions of the Past

Mickey’s Birthdayland (1988-1990)

Mickey’s Starland (1990-1995)

Mickey’s Toyland (1995-1996)

Mickey’s Toontown Fair (1996-2011)

Parades

    -America on Parade (1975-1976)

    -Main Street Electrical Parade (1977-1991, 1999-2001, 2010-2016)

    -Mickey’s 50th Birthday Parade (1978)

    -Dumbo’s Circus Parade (1979)

    -Tencennial Parade (1981-1982) (Disney Channel special)

    -Mickey Mouse Character Parade (1983-1984)

    -Donald’s 50th Birthday Parade (1984) (Magical World of Disney special)

    -Mickey’s Street Party (1985-1986)

    -15 Years of Magic (1986-1988)

    -All-America Parade (1987-1988)

    -Mickey’s All-American Birthday Parade (1988-1990)

    -Disney Character Hit Parade (1989-1991)

    -20th Anniversary ‘Surprise’ Celebration Parade (1991-1994)

    -SpectroMagic (1991-1999, 2001-2010)

    -Mickey Mania (1994-1996)

    -25th Anniversary ‘Remember the Magic’ (1996-2001)

    -Share a Dream Come True (2001-2006)

    -Family Fun Day Parade (2006-2007)

    -Disney Dreams Come True (2006-2009)

    -Move It! Shake It! Celebrate It! Street Party (2009-2014)

    -Celebrate a Dream Come True Parade (2009-2014)

    -Move It! Shake It! Dance & Play It! Street Party (2014-2018)

Related Media

Specials

The Grand Opening of Walt Disney World

Project Florida 1971

The Muppets Go To Walt Disney World

Yesterworld: The History of the Ticket System and Price Increases

Disney

Classic:

Summer Magic; The Liberty Story; Davy Crockett

Kids

Celebrating Mickey (Blu-ray); Cinderella

Teens/Adults

Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl; Tomorrowland

Books

Kingdom Keepers (Ridley Pearson)

Misc

Walt Disney World Magical Racing Tour

Adventures in the Magic Kingdom

Non-Disney

Classic

Kids

Teens/Adults

Books

Misc