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'''Main Street Vehicles''' is a series of ] vehicle attractions consisting of {{Track gauge|3ft|lk=on}} ] ]ways with ] and free-roaming motor vehicles in ] throughout the world. They usually operate in their respective ] sections, transporting park guests on one-way trips between the Town Square at the park's entrance and the Central Plaza at the park's center. '''Main Street Vehicles''' is a series of ] vehicle attractions in ] throughout the world, consisting of {{Track gauge|3ft|lk=on}} ] ]ways with ] and free-roaming motor vehicles. They usually operate in their respective ] sections, transporting park guests on one-way trips between the Town Square at the park's entrance and the Central Plaza at the park's center.


The original Main Street Vehicles attraction is located in ] in ] and includes horse-drawn streetcars and motor vehicles. The Main Street Vehicles attraction in ] within ] in ] has nearly identical offerings as its Disneyland counterpart. In ], the horse-drawn streetcars are billed as a separate attraction from its Main Street Vehicles and are simply named '''Horse-Drawn Streetcars'''. Only motor vehicles are included in the Main Street Vehicles of ]. '''Omnibus''' in ] ] section and '''Big City Vehicles''' in ] ] section are similar attractions to Main Street Vehicles. At one time, an omnibus transport option was present in ] within Walt Disney World. The original Main Street Vehicles attraction is located in ] in ] and includes horse-drawn streetcars and motor vehicles. The Main Street Vehicles attraction in ] within ] in ] has nearly identical offerings as its Disneyland counterpart. In ], the horse-drawn streetcars are billed as a separate attraction from its Main Street Vehicles and are simply named '''Horse-Drawn Streetcars'''. Only motor vehicles are included in the Main Street Vehicles of ]. '''Omnibus''' in ] ] section and '''Big City Vehicles''' in ] ] section are similar attractions to Main Street Vehicles. At one time, an omnibus transport option was present in ] within Walt Disney World.


==Attraction concept origins== ==Attraction concept origins==
] ]
] and ] ] and fellow ] ] travelled to the ] in ] and ], an ] in ], in the summer of 1948.<ref name="Broggie2014pp88–91">{{Harvp|Broggie|2014|pp=88–91}}.</ref> The historic vehicles that Disney saw at these locations led him to include several types of turn-of-the-20th-century-style vehicle attractions, including a ], in a detailed description of a ''Mickey Mouse Park'', which he first outlined in a formal ] memo submitted on August 31, 1948.<ref name="Broggie2014pp88–91"/> The concept of Mickey Mouse Park evolved into what would become Disneyland.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Disneyland History: Timetable of Events by Year|url=https://magicguides.com/disneyland-history/|work=MagicGuides|access-date=July 14, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231022175948/https://magicguides.com/disneyland-history/|archive-date=October 22, 2023}}</ref> ] and ], ] ] and fellow ], travelled to the ] in ] and ], an ] in ], in the summer of 1948.<ref name="Broggie2014pp88–91">{{Harvp|Broggie|2014|pp=88–91}}.</ref> The historic vehicles that Disney saw at these locations led him to include several types of turn-of-the-20th-century-style vehicle attractions, including a ], in a detailed description of a ''Mickey Mouse Park'', which he first outlined in a formal ] memo submitted on August 31, 1948.<ref name="Broggie2014pp88–91"/> The concept of Mickey Mouse Park evolved into what would become Disneyland.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Disneyland History: Timetable of Events by Year|url=https://magicguides.com/disneyland-history/|work=MagicGuides|access-date=July 14, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231022175948/https://magicguides.com/disneyland-history/|archive-date=October 22, 2023}}</ref>


] of ] (now ]) developed all of the vehicles for the original Main Street Vehicles attraction.<ref name="Leaphart2014p42">{{Harvp|Leaphart|2014|p=42}}.</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Bob Gurr|url=https://d23.com/walt-disney-legend/bob-gurr/|work=D23: the Official Disney Fan Club|publisher=The Walt Disney Company|access-date=July 20, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240423233644/https://d23.com/walt-disney-legend/bob-gurr/|archive-date=April 23, 2024}}</ref> Each vehicle in the attraction was arranged to operate in Disneyland's Main Street, U.S.A. section, which is an idealized combination of Walt Disney's hometown of ], and Disney artist ] hometown of ].<ref name="Leaphart2014pp17–18">{{Harvp|Leaphart|2014|pp=17–18}}.</ref> Main Street Vehicles and similar attractions now operate in six Disney theme parks across the globe.<ref name="Banks2015pp23–32">{{Harvp|Banks|2015|pp=23–32}}.</ref> ] of ] (now ]) developed all of the vehicles for the original Main Street Vehicles attraction.<ref name="Leaphart2014p42">{{Harvp|Leaphart|2014|p=42}}.</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Bob Gurr|url=https://d23.com/walt-disney-legend/bob-gurr/|work=D23: the Official Disney Fan Club|publisher=The Walt Disney Company|access-date=July 20, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240423233644/https://d23.com/walt-disney-legend/bob-gurr/|archive-date=April 23, 2024}}</ref> Each vehicle in the attraction was arranged to operate in Disneyland's Main Street, USA section, which is an idealized combination of Walt Disney's hometown of ], and Disney artist ] hometown of ].<ref name="Leaphart2014pp17–18">{{Harvp|Leaphart|2014|pp=17–18}}.</ref> Main Street Vehicles and similar attractions now operate in six Disney theme parks across the globe.<ref name="Banks2015pp23–32">{{Harvp|Banks|2015|pp=23–32}}.</ref>


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==Disneyland== ==Disneyland==
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The Main Street Vehicles attraction in Disneyland in California opened with the park on July 17, 1955, and is located in the ] section.<ref name="OCRDisneylandOpeningDay">{{Cite web|last=Eades|first=Mark|date=July 16, 2015|title=Disneyland Opening Day: These Were the Rides and Exhibits in 1955|url=https://www.ocregister.com/2015/07/16/disneyland-opening-day-these-were-the-rides-and-exhibits-in-1955/|work=]|access-date=July 16, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181205061454/https://www.ocregister.com/2015/07/16/disneyland-opening-day-these-were-the-rides-and-exhibits-in-1955/|archive-date=December 5, 2018|url-access=subscription}}</ref><ref name="D23Horse-DrawnStreetcars">{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Horse-Drawn Streetcars|url=https://d23.com/a-to-z/horse-drawn-streetcars/|work=]|publisher=]|access-date=July 8, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231001162141/https://d23.com/a-to-z/horse-drawn-streetcars/|archive-date=October 1, 2023}}</ref><ref name="DLRMainStreetVehicles">{{Cite web|title=Disneyland Main Street Vehicles – official website|url=https://disneyland.disney.go.com/attractions/disneyland/main-street-vehicles/|publisher=]|access-date=February 15, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161022012122/https://disneyland.disney.go.com/attractions/disneyland/main-street-vehicles/|archive-date=October 22, 2016}}</ref> Attraction vehicles present in that section on opening day included horse-drawn streetcars, horse-drawn ]s, and a horse-drawn fire wagon.<ref name="OCRDisneylandOpeningDay"/><ref name="D23Surreys">{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Surreys|url=https://d23.com/a-to-z/surreys/|work=D23: the Official Disney Fan Club|publisher=The Walt Disney Company|access-date=July 16, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231002003342/https://d23.com/a-to-z/surreys/|archive-date=October 2, 2023}}</ref><ref name="D23Fire-Wagon">{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Fire-Wagon|url=https://d23.com/a-to-z/fire-wagon/|work=D23: the Official Disney Fan Club|publisher=The Walt Disney Company|access-date=July 16, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221218163942/https://d23.com/a-to-z/fire-wagon/|archive-date=December 18, 2022}}</ref> In 1956, transport via ] (a.k.a: ]) and ] were added.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Horseless Carriages|url=https://d23.com/a-to-z/horseless-carriages/|work=D23: the Official Disney Fan Club|publisher=The Walt Disney Company|access-date=July 16, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240709032922/https://d23.com/a-to-z/horseless-carriages/|archive-date=July 9, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Main Street Vehicles: Jitney/Horseless Carriage|url=https://dapsmagic.com/disneyland-park/main-street-usa/main-street-vehicles-jitney-horseless-carriage/|work=Daps Magic|access-date=July 16, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240716153346/https://dapsmagic.com/disneyland-park/main-street-usa/main-street-vehicles-jitney-horseless-carriage/|archive-date=July 16, 2024}}</ref><ref name="D23Omnibus">{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Omnibus|url=https://d23.com/a-to-z/omnibus/|work=D23: the Official Disney Fan Club|publisher=The Walt Disney Company|access-date=July 16, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240713034258/https://d23.com/a-to-z/omnibus/|archive-date=July 13, 2024}}</ref> On August 16, 1958, ] rides were inaugurated.<ref name="D23FireTruck">{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Fire Truck|url=https://d23.com/a-to-z/fire-truck/|work=D23: the Official Disney Fan Club|publisher=The Walt Disney Company|access-date=July 16, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221218163942/https://d23.com/a-to-z/fire-truck/|archive-date=December 18, 2022}}</ref> The fire wagon was retired in 1960 and put on display in Disneyland's Town Square ], and the surreys were discontinued in 1971.<ref name="OCRDisneylandOpeningDay"/><ref name="D23Surreys"/><ref name="D23Fire-Wagon"/> A one-way trip on each vehicle between the Town Square at the park's entrance and the Central Plaza at the park's center initially required an ] or a fee of 10 cents.<ref name="DLRMainStreetVehicles"/><ref name="Broggie2014p229">{{Harvp|Broggie|2014|p=229}}.</ref><ref name="Broggie2014pp283–284">{{Harvp|Broggie|2014|pp=283–284}}.</ref> Ride tickets and fees were replaced with a pay-one-price admission system in 1982.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Krosnick|first=Brian|date=February 23, 2015|title=3 Reasons Why Disney Admission Prices Just Keep On Rising (And Why It's Not as Bad as It Seems)|url=http://www.themeparktourist.com/features/20150221/29975/price-hike-disneyland-ticket-timeline-and-why-price-rose-again|work=Theme Park Tourist|access-date=February 9, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160702110236/http://www.themeparktourist.com/features/20150221/29975/price-hike-disneyland-ticket-timeline-and-why-price-rose-again|archive-date=July 2, 2016}}</ref> The Main Street Vehicles attraction in Disneyland in California opened with the park on July 17, 1955, and is located in the ] section.<ref name="OCRDisneylandOpeningDay">{{Cite web|last=Eades|first=Mark|date=July 16, 2015|title=Disneyland Opening Day: These Were the Rides and Exhibits in 1955|url=https://www.ocregister.com/2015/07/16/disneyland-opening-day-these-were-the-rides-and-exhibits-in-1955/|work=]|access-date=July 16, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181205061454/https://www.ocregister.com/2015/07/16/disneyland-opening-day-these-were-the-rides-and-exhibits-in-1955/|archive-date=December 5, 2018|url-access=subscription}}</ref><ref name="D23Horse-DrawnStreetcars">{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Horse-Drawn Streetcars|url=https://d23.com/a-to-z/horse-drawn-streetcars/|work=]|publisher=]|access-date=July 8, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231001162141/https://d23.com/a-to-z/horse-drawn-streetcars/|archive-date=October 1, 2023}}</ref><ref name="DLRMainStreetVehicles">{{Cite web|title=Disneyland Main Street Vehicles – official website|url=https://disneyland.disney.go.com/attractions/disneyland/main-street-vehicles/|publisher=]|access-date=February 15, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161022012122/https://disneyland.disney.go.com/attractions/disneyland/main-street-vehicles/|archive-date=October 22, 2016}}</ref> Attraction vehicles present in that section on opening day included horse-drawn streetcars, horse-drawn ]s, and a horse-drawn fire wagon.<ref name="OCRDisneylandOpeningDay"/><ref name="D23Surreys">{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Surreys|url=https://d23.com/a-to-z/surreys/|work=D23: the Official Disney Fan Club|publisher=The Walt Disney Company|access-date=July 16, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231002003342/https://d23.com/a-to-z/surreys/|archive-date=October 2, 2023}}</ref><ref name="D23Fire-Wagon">{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Fire-Wagon|url=https://d23.com/a-to-z/fire-wagon/|work=D23: the Official Disney Fan Club|publisher=The Walt Disney Company|access-date=July 16, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221218163942/https://d23.com/a-to-z/fire-wagon/|archive-date=December 18, 2022}}</ref> In 1956, transport via ] (a.k.a: ]) and ] were added.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Horseless Carriages|url=https://d23.com/a-to-z/horseless-carriages/|work=D23: the Official Disney Fan Club|publisher=The Walt Disney Company|access-date=July 16, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240709032922/https://d23.com/a-to-z/horseless-carriages/|archive-date=July 9, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Main Street Vehicles: Jitney/Horseless Carriage|url=https://dapsmagic.com/disneyland-park/main-street-usa/main-street-vehicles-jitney-horseless-carriage/|work=Daps Magic|access-date=July 16, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240716153346/https://dapsmagic.com/disneyland-park/main-street-usa/main-street-vehicles-jitney-horseless-carriage/|archive-date=July 16, 2024}}</ref><ref name="D23Omnibus">{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Omnibus|url=https://d23.com/a-to-z/omnibus/|work=D23: the Official Disney Fan Club|publisher=The Walt Disney Company|access-date=July 16, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240713034258/https://d23.com/a-to-z/omnibus/|archive-date=July 13, 2024}}</ref> On August 16, 1958, ] rides were inaugurated.<ref name="D23FireTruck">{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Fire Truck|url=https://d23.com/a-to-z/fire-truck/|work=D23: the Official Disney Fan Club|publisher=The Walt Disney Company|access-date=July 16, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221218163942/https://d23.com/a-to-z/fire-truck/|archive-date=December 18, 2022}}</ref> The fire wagon was retired in 1960 and put on display in Disneyland's Town Square ], and the surreys were discontinued in 1971.<ref name="OCRDisneylandOpeningDay"/><ref name="D23Surreys"/><ref name="D23Fire-Wagon"/> A one-way trip on each vehicle between the Town Square at the park's entrance and the Central Plaza at the park's center initially required an ] or a fee of 10 cents.<ref name="DLRMainStreetVehicles"/><ref name="Broggie2014p229">{{Harvp|Broggie|2014|p=229}}.</ref><ref name="Broggie2014pp283–284">{{Harvp|Broggie|2014|pp=283–284}}.</ref> Ride tickets and fees were replaced with a pay-one-price admission system in 1982.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Krosnick|first=Brian|date=February 23, 2015|title=3 Reasons Why Disney Admission Prices Just Keep On Rising (And Why It's Not as Bad as It Seems)|url=http://www.themeparktourist.com/features/20150221/29975/price-hike-disneyland-ticket-timeline-and-why-price-rose-again|work=Theme Park Tourist|access-date=February 9, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160702110236/http://www.themeparktourist.com/features/20150221/29975/price-hike-disneyland-ticket-timeline-and-why-price-rose-again|archive-date=July 2, 2016}}</ref>


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==Magic Kingdom== ==Magic Kingdom==
] ]
The Main Street Vehicles attraction in Magic Kingdom within Walt Disney World in Florida opened with the park on October 1, 1971, and is located in the ] section.<ref name="D23Horse-DrawnStreetcars"/><ref name="WDWMainStreetVehicles">{{Cite web|title=Magic Kingdom Main Street Vehicles – official website|url=https://disneyworld.disney.go.com/attractions/magic-kingdom/main-street-vehicles/|publisher=Walt Disney Parks and Resorts|access-date=February 15, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170201072747/https://disneyworld.disney.go.com/attractions/magic-kingdom/main-street-vehicles/|archive-date=February 1, 2017}}</ref> Each vehicle transports guests on one-way trips between the Town Square at the park's entrance and the Central Plaza at the park's center.<ref name="WDWMainStreetVehicles"/><ref>{{Cite web|last=Eades|first=Mark|date=April 28, 2017|title=A Former Disney Imagineer’s Guide to Walt Disney World’s Main Street U.S.A.|url=https://www.ocregister.com/2017/04/28/a-former-disney-imagineers-guide-to-walt-disney-worlds-main-street-u-s-a/|work=The Orange County Register|access-date=July 8, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170428210320/https://www.ocregister.com/2017/04/28/a-former-disney-imagineers-guide-to-walt-disney-worlds-main-street-u-s-a/|archive-date=April 28, 2017|url-access=subscription}}</ref> The Main Street Vehicles attraction in Magic Kingdom within Walt Disney World in Florida opened with the park on October 1, 1971, and is located in the ] section.<ref name="D23Horse-DrawnStreetcars"/><ref name="WDWMainStreetVehicles">{{Cite web|title=Magic Kingdom Main Street Vehicles – official website|url=https://disneyworld.disney.go.com/attractions/magic-kingdom/main-street-vehicles/|publisher=Walt Disney Parks and Resorts|access-date=February 15, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170201072747/https://disneyworld.disney.go.com/attractions/magic-kingdom/main-street-vehicles/|archive-date=February 1, 2017}}</ref> Each vehicle transports guests on one-way trips between the Town Square at the park's entrance and the Central Plaza at the park's center.<ref name="WDWMainStreetVehicles"/><ref>{{Cite web|last=Eades|first=Mark|date=April 28, 2017|title=A Former Disney Imagineer's Guide to Walt Disney World's Main Street U.S.A.|url=https://www.ocregister.com/2017/04/28/a-former-disney-imagineers-guide-to-walt-disney-worlds-main-street-u-s-a/|work=The Orange County Register|access-date=July 8, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170428210320/https://www.ocregister.com/2017/04/28/a-former-disney-imagineers-guide-to-walt-disney-worlds-main-street-u-s-a/|archive-date=April 28, 2017|url-access=subscription}}</ref>


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The draft horses used to pull the Main Street Vehicle's {{Track gauge|3ft}} narrow gauge horse-drawn streetcars consist of Belgians, Clydesdales, and Percherons, and are housed nearby at the Tri-Circle-D Ranch.<ref name="BlickpunktStraßenbahn"/><ref name="InsidetheMagic">{{Cite web|last=Aguila|first=Ed|date=March 2, 2024|title=Is It Time for Disney to Stop Using Horses at the Parks?|url=https://insidethemagic.net/2024/03/disney-horses-pros-and-cons-ea1mmb/|work=Inside the Magic|access-date=July 17, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240717141351/https://insidethemagic.net/2024/03/disney-horses-pros-and-cons-ea1mmb/|archive-date=July 17, 2024}}</ref><ref name="WDWTri-Circle-DRanch">{{Cite web|title=Tri-Circle-D Ranch – official website|url=https://disneyworld.disney.go.com/recreation/tri-circle-d-ranch/|publisher=Disney Experiences|access-date=July 15, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201021224332/https://disneyworld.disney.go.com/recreation/tri-circle-d-ranch/|archive-date=October 21, 2020}}</ref> The ranch is located in ] within Walt Disney World.<ref name="InsidetheMagic"/><ref name="WDWTri-Circle-DRanch"/> The draft horses used to pull the Main Street Vehicle's {{Track gauge|3ft}} narrow gauge horse-drawn streetcars consist of Belgians, Clydesdales, and Percherons, and are housed nearby at the Tri-Circle-D Ranch.<ref name="BlickpunktStraßenbahn"/><ref name="InsidetheMagic">{{Cite web|last=Aguila|first=Ed|date=March 2, 2024|title=Is It Time for Disney to Stop Using Horses at the Parks?|url=https://insidethemagic.net/2024/03/disney-horses-pros-and-cons-ea1mmb/|work=Inside the Magic|access-date=July 17, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240717141351/https://insidethemagic.net/2024/03/disney-horses-pros-and-cons-ea1mmb/|archive-date=July 17, 2024}}</ref><ref name="WDWTri-Circle-DRanch">{{Cite web|title=Tri-Circle-D Ranch – official website|url=https://disneyworld.disney.go.com/recreation/tri-circle-d-ranch/|publisher=Disney Experiences|access-date=July 15, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201021224332/https://disneyworld.disney.go.com/recreation/tri-circle-d-ranch/|archive-date=October 21, 2020}}</ref> The ranch is located in ] within Walt Disney World.<ref name="InsidetheMagic"/><ref name="WDWTri-Circle-DRanch"/>


The horse-drawn streetcars in the Magic Kingdom's Main Street Vehicles attraction are similar to their counterparts in Disneyland.<ref name="Simmons2021p49">{{Harvp|Simmons|2021|p=49}}.</ref> Each streetcar vehicle has an ] of around {{Convert|1,900|lb|kg}}, and with a full load of 18 adults can weigh around {{Convert|4,000|lb|kg}}.<ref name="Leaphart2014p122">{{Harvp|Leaphart|2014|p=122}}.</ref> Draft horses, which are larger than ]s, usually weigh between {{Convert|1,600|lb|kg}} and {{Convert|2,000|lb|kg}}, and can pull loads weighing {{Convert|8|long ton|kg|lk=on}} on level rails.<ref>{{Cite web|last=White|first=Susie|date=2024|title=How Much Weight Can a Horse Pull? (You’ll Be Surprised!)|url=https://horserookie.com/how-much-weight-can-a-horse-pull/|work=Horse Rookie|access-date=July 17, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240504162343/https://horserookie.com/how-much-weight-can-a-horse-pull/|archive-date=May 4, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Horses - Disney Animals|url=https://disneyworld.disney.go.com/attractions/animal-kingdom/disney-animals-horses/|publisher=Disney Experiences|access-date=July 15, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180822140514/https://disneyworld.disney.go.com/attractions/animal-kingdom/disney-animals-horses/|archive-date=August 22, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Horses: the Driving Power on the Towpath|url=https://www.pontcysyllte-aqueduct.co.uk/object/horses/|publisher=]|access-date=July 18, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230406215653/https://www.pontcysyllte-aqueduct.co.uk/object/horses/|archive-date=April 6, 2023}}</ref> Unlike in Disneyland, the Magic Kingdom's streetcars go in counterclockwise directions around both the Town Square loop and Central Plaza loop.<ref name="Leaphart2014p72">{{Harvp|Leaphart|2014|p=72}}.</ref> When the attraction's four (originally five) streetcar vehicles and ] are not in use, they are stored in a car barn at the end of a ] connected to the Town Square loop.<ref name="Leaphart2014p72"/><ref name="Leaphart2014p80">{{Harvp|Leaphart|2014|p=80}}.</ref><ref name="Leaphart2014p84">{{Harvp|Leaphart|2014|p=84}}.</ref> The attraction's track, including the car barn spur line, totals {{Convert|1,600|ft|m}} with some portions bolted to the concrete roof of the ] underneath the park.<ref name="Leaphart2014p130">{{Harvp|Leaphart|2014|p=130}}.</ref> When a streetcar's daily runs are complete and stopped at Town Square, its horse, after being unhitched from the front and hitched to the back, will pull it backend first into the car barn.<ref name="Leaphart2014p87">{{Harvp|Leaphart|2014|p=87}}.</ref> The horse-drawn streetcars in the Magic Kingdom's Main Street Vehicles attraction are similar to their counterparts in Disneyland.<ref name="Simmons2021p49">{{Harvp|Simmons|2021|p=49}}.</ref> Each streetcar vehicle has an ] of around {{Convert|1,900|lb|kg}}, and with a full load of 18 adults can weigh around {{Convert|4,000|lb|kg}}.<ref name="Leaphart2014p122">{{Harvp|Leaphart|2014|p=122}}.</ref> Draft horses, which are larger than ]s, usually weigh between {{Convert|1,600|lb|kg}} and {{Convert|2,000|lb|kg}}, and can pull loads weighing {{Convert|8|long ton|kg|lk=on}} on level rails.<ref>{{Cite web|last=White|first=Susie|date=2024|title=How Much Weight Can a Horse Pull? (You'll Be Surprised!)|url=https://horserookie.com/how-much-weight-can-a-horse-pull/|work=Horse Rookie|access-date=July 17, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240504162343/https://horserookie.com/how-much-weight-can-a-horse-pull/|archive-date=May 4, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Horses - Disney Animals|url=https://disneyworld.disney.go.com/attractions/animal-kingdom/disney-animals-horses/|publisher=Disney Experiences|access-date=July 15, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180822140514/https://disneyworld.disney.go.com/attractions/animal-kingdom/disney-animals-horses/|archive-date=August 22, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Horses: the Driving Power on the Towpath|url=https://www.pontcysyllte-aqueduct.co.uk/object/horses/|publisher=]|access-date=July 18, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230406215653/https://www.pontcysyllte-aqueduct.co.uk/object/horses/|archive-date=April 6, 2023}}</ref> Unlike in Disneyland, the Magic Kingdom's streetcars go in counterclockwise directions around both the Town Square loop and Central Plaza loop.<ref name="Leaphart2014p72">{{Harvp|Leaphart|2014|p=72}}.</ref> When the attraction's four (originally five) streetcar vehicles and ] are not in use, they are stored in a car barn at the end of a ] connected to the Town Square loop.<ref name="Leaphart2014p72"/><ref name="Leaphart2014p80">{{Harvp|Leaphart|2014|p=80}}.</ref><ref name="Leaphart2014p84">{{Harvp|Leaphart|2014|p=84}}.</ref> The attraction's track, including the car barn spur line, totals {{Convert|1,600|ft|m}} with some portions bolted to the concrete roof of the ] underneath the park.<ref name="Leaphart2014p130">{{Harvp|Leaphart|2014|p=130}}.</ref> When a streetcar's daily runs are complete and stopped at Town Square, its horse, after being unhitched from the front and hitched to the back, will pull it backend first into the car barn.<ref name="Leaphart2014p87">{{Harvp|Leaphart|2014|p=87}}.</ref>


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==Disneyland Park (Paris)== ==Disneyland Park (Paris)==
] ]
The Horse-Drawn Streetcars and Main Street Vehicles attractions in Disneyland Park (Paris) opened with the park on April 12, 1992, and are located in the ] section.<ref name="D23Horse-DrawnStreetcars"/><ref name="D23Omnibus"/><ref name="D23FireTruck"/> Horse-Drawn Streetcars is a separately billed attraction from Main Street Vehicles.<ref name="DLPHorse-DrawnStreetcars">{{Cite web|title=Disneyland Park (Paris) Horse-Drawn Streetcars – official website|url=http://www.disneylandparis.co.uk/attractions/disneyland-park/horse-drawn-streetcars/|publisher=Euro Disney S.C.A.|access-date=February 15, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161022011828/http://www.disneylandparis.co.uk/attractions/disneyland-park/horse-drawn-streetcars/|archive-date=October 22, 2016}}</ref> Each vehicle transports guests on one-way trips between the Town Square at the park's entrance and the Central Plaza at the park's center.<ref name="DLPHorse-DrawnStreetcars"/><ref name="DLPMainStreetVehicles">{{Cite web|title=Disneyland Park (Paris) Main Street Vehicles – official website|url=https://www.disneylandparis.com/en-usd/attractions/disneyland-park/main-street-vehicles/|publisher=Disney Experiences|access-date=February 15, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221016224736/https://www.disneylandparis.com/en-usd/attractions/disneyland-park/main-street-vehicles/|archive-date=October 16, 2022}}</ref> The Horse-Drawn Streetcars and Main Street Vehicles attractions in Disneyland Park (Paris) opened with the park on April 12, 1992, and are located in the ] section.<ref name="D23Horse-DrawnStreetcars"/><ref name="D23Omnibus"/><ref name="D23FireTruck"/> Horse-Drawn Streetcars is a separately billed attraction from Main Street Vehicles.<ref name="DLPHorse-DrawnStreetcars">{{Cite web|title=Disneyland Park (Paris) Horse-Drawn Streetcars – official website|url=http://www.disneylandparis.co.uk/attractions/disneyland-park/horse-drawn-streetcars/|publisher=Euro Disney S.C.A.|access-date=February 15, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161022011828/http://www.disneylandparis.co.uk/attractions/disneyland-park/horse-drawn-streetcars/|archive-date=October 22, 2016}}</ref> Each vehicle transports guests on one-way trips between the Town Square at the park's entrance and the Central Plaza at the park's center.<ref name="DLPHorse-DrawnStreetcars"/><ref name="DLPMainStreetVehicles">{{Cite web|title=Disneyland Park (Paris) Main Street Vehicles – official website|url=https://www.disneylandparis.com/en-usd/attractions/disneyland-park/main-street-vehicles/|publisher=Disney Experiences|access-date=February 15, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221016224736/https://www.disneylandparis.com/en-usd/attractions/disneyland-park/main-street-vehicles/|archive-date=October 16, 2022}}</ref>


Vehicle types in service:<ref name="DLPHorse-DrawnStreetcars"/><ref name="DLPMainStreetVehicles"/> Vehicle types in service:<ref name="DLPHorse-DrawnStreetcars"/><ref name="DLPMainStreetVehicles"/>
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==Hong Kong Disneyland== ==Hong Kong Disneyland==
] ]
The Main Street Vehicles attraction in Hong Kong Disneyland opened with the park on September 12, 2005, and is located in the ] section.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Hong Kong Disneyland|url=https://www.parkz.com.au/attraction/main-street-vehicles/info|work=Parkz|access-date=July 13, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240713033946/https://www.parkz.com.au/attraction/main-street-vehicles/info|archive-date=July 13, 2024}}</ref><ref name="HKDRMainStreetVehicles">{{Cite web|title=Hong Kong Disneyland Main Street Vehicles – official website|url=https://www.hongkongdisneyland.com/attractions/main-street-vehicles/|publisher=Disney Experiences|access-date=July 15, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200919030726/https://www.hongkongdisneyland.com/attractions/main-street-vehicles/|archive-date=September 19, 2020}}</ref> Unlike its counterparts in the US and France, Hong Kong Disneyland has never had horse-drawn streetcars.<ref name="Leaphart2014p85"/> Each vehicle transports guests on one-way trips between both ends of the Main Street, U.S.A. section.<ref name="HKDRMainStreetVehicles"/> The Main Street Vehicles attraction in Hong Kong Disneyland opened with the park on September 12, 2005, and is located in the ] section.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Hong Kong Disneyland|url=https://www.parkz.com.au/attraction/main-street-vehicles/info|work=Parkz|access-date=July 13, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240713033946/https://www.parkz.com.au/attraction/main-street-vehicles/info|archive-date=July 13, 2024}}</ref><ref name="HKDRMainStreetVehicles">{{Cite web|title=Hong Kong Disneyland Main Street Vehicles – official website|url=https://www.hongkongdisneyland.com/attractions/main-street-vehicles/|publisher=Disney Experiences|access-date=July 15, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200919030726/https://www.hongkongdisneyland.com/attractions/main-street-vehicles/|archive-date=September 19, 2020}}</ref> Unlike its counterparts in the US and France, Hong Kong Disneyland has never had horse-drawn streetcars.<ref name="Leaphart2014p85"/> Each vehicle transports guests on one-way trips between both ends of the Main Street, USA section.<ref name="HKDRMainStreetVehicles"/>


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==Epcot== ==Epcot==
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Omnibuses started operating in Epcot within Walt Disney World when the park opened on October 1, 1982, and were located in the ] section.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Gavin|first=Michael|date=January 25, 2019|title=Most Missed Magic – Five Long Lost Experiences From Epcot’s World Showcase|url=https://insidethemagic.net/2019/01/epcot-world-showcase/|work=Inside the Magic|access-date=July 19, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230201065154/https://insidethemagic.net/2019/01/epcot-world-showcase/|archive-date=February 1, 2023}}</ref><ref name="VoloAutoMuseum">{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=1922 Omnibus Double Decker: Custom Built for Disney|url=https://www.volocars.com/the-attraction/vehicles/14075/1922-omnibus-double-decker|publisher=]|access-date=July 19, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240719232842/https://www.volocars.com/the-attraction/vehicles/14075/1922-omnibus-double-decker|archive-date=July 19, 2024}}</ref> They were eventually discontinued as transport options for park guests due to difficulties with navigating them through ever-increasing crowd sizes, and at least one omnibus was used as a parade vehicle in the park until the early 2000s.<ref name="VoloAutoMuseum"/><ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Disney Parade Vehicles|url=https://www.volocars.com/the-attraction/disney-parade-vehicles|publisher=Volo Auto Museum|access-date=July 19, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230226051251/https://www.volocars.com/the-attraction/disney-parade-vehicles|archive-date=February 26, 2023}}</ref> An Epcot parade omnibus is now on display and occasionally runs at the ] in ].<ref name="VoloAutoMuseum"/><ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Orientation Express|url=https://www.volocars.com/train-tours-orientation|publisher=Volo Auto Museum|access-date=July 31, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240731022318/https://www.volocars.com/train-tours-orientation|archive-date=July 31, 2024}}</ref> Omnibuses started operating in Epcot within Walt Disney World when the park opened on October 1, 1982, and were located in the ] section.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Gavin|first=Michael|date=January 25, 2019|title=Most Missed Magic – Five Long Lost Experiences From Epcot's World Showcase|url=https://insidethemagic.net/2019/01/epcot-world-showcase/|work=Inside the Magic|access-date=July 19, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230201065154/https://insidethemagic.net/2019/01/epcot-world-showcase/|archive-date=February 1, 2023}}</ref><ref name="VoloAutoMuseum">{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=1922 Omnibus Double Decker: Custom Built for Disney|url=https://www.volocars.com/the-attraction/vehicles/14075/1922-omnibus-double-decker|publisher=]|access-date=July 19, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240719232842/https://www.volocars.com/the-attraction/vehicles/14075/1922-omnibus-double-decker|archive-date=July 19, 2024}}</ref> They were eventually discontinued as transport options for park guests due to difficulties with navigating them through ever-increasing crowd sizes.<ref name="VoloAutoMuseum" /><ref name=":0" /> At least one omnibus was used as a parade vehicle in the park until the early 2000s.<ref name="VoloAutoMuseum"/><ref name=":0">{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Disney Parade Vehicles|url=https://www.volocars.com/the-attraction/disney-parade-vehicles|publisher=Volo Auto Museum|access-date=July 19, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230226051251/https://www.volocars.com/the-attraction/disney-parade-vehicles|archive-date=February 26, 2023}}</ref> An Epcot parade omnibus is now on display and occasionally runs at the ] in ].<ref name="VoloAutoMuseum"/><ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Orientation Express|url=https://www.volocars.com/train-tours-orientation|publisher=Volo Auto Museum|access-date=July 31, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240731022318/https://www.volocars.com/train-tours-orientation|archive-date=July 31, 2024}}</ref>


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Transport attraction at Disney theme parks

Main Street Vehicles
Two blue and red turn-of-the-20th-century-style cars on a brick roadMain Street Vehicles in Hong Kong Disneyland
Disneyland
NameMain Street Vehicles
AreaMain Street, USA
Coordinates33°48′37″N 117°55′08″W / 33.8102°N 117.9190°W / 33.8102; -117.9190
StatusOperating
Opening dateJuly 17, 1955
Magic Kingdom
NameMain Street Vehicles
AreaMain Street, USA
Coordinates28°25′00″N 81°34′52″W / 28.4167°N 81.5812°W / 28.4167; -81.5812
StatusOperating
Opening dateOctober 1, 1971
Disneyland Park (Paris)
Name
  • Horse-Drawn Streetcars/
  • Main Street Vehicles
AreaMain Street, USA
Coordinates48°52′16″N 2°46′44″E / 48.8711°N 2.7788°E / 48.8711; 2.7788
StatusOperating
Opening dateApril 12, 1992
Hong Kong Disneyland
NameMain Street Vehicles
AreaMain Street, USA
Coordinates22°18′47″N 114°02′38″E / 22.3130°N 114.0438°E / 22.3130; 114.0438
StatusOperating
Opening dateSeptember 12, 2005
Tokyo Disneyland
NameOmnibus
AreaWorld Bazaar
Coordinates35°37′59″N 139°52′47″E / 35.6330°N 139.8798°E / 35.6330; 139.8798
StatusOperating
Opening dateApril 15, 1983
Tokyo DisneySea
NameBig City Vehicles
AreaAmerican Waterfront
Coordinates35°37′28″N 139°53′14″E / 35.6244°N 139.8871°E / 35.6244; 139.8871
StatusOperating
Opening dateSeptember 4, 2001
Epcot
NameOmnibus
AreaWorld Showcase
Coordinates28°22′04″N 81°32′58″W / 28.3679°N 81.5494°W / 28.3679; -81.5494
StatusRemoved
Opening dateOctober 1, 1982
Ride statistics
Attraction typeTransportation
DesignerWED Enterprises
Must transfer from wheelchair

Main Street Vehicles is a series of turn-of-the-20th-century-style vehicle attractions in Disney theme parks throughout the world, consisting of 3 ft (914 mm) narrow gauge tramways with horse-drawn streetcars and free-roaming motor vehicles. They usually operate in their respective Main Street, USA sections, transporting park guests on one-way trips between the Town Square at the park's entrance and the Central Plaza at the park's center.

The original Main Street Vehicles attraction is located in Disneyland in California and includes horse-drawn streetcars and motor vehicles. The Main Street Vehicles attraction in Magic Kingdom within Walt Disney World in Florida has nearly identical offerings as its Disneyland counterpart. In Disneyland Park (Paris), the horse-drawn streetcars are billed as a separate attraction from its Main Street Vehicles and are simply named Horse-Drawn Streetcars. Only motor vehicles are included in the Main Street Vehicles of Hong Kong Disneyland. Omnibus in Tokyo Disneyland's World Bazaar section and Big City Vehicles in Tokyo DisneySea's American Waterfront section are similar attractions to Main Street Vehicles. At one time, an omnibus transport option was present in Epcot within Walt Disney World.

Attraction concept origins

Two black Ford Model Ts on a brick road
Greenfield Village (pictured) was one of the inspirations for including multiple transportation attractions in what would become Disneyland.

Walt Disney and Ward Kimball, Disney animator and fellow rail enthusiast, travelled to the Chicago Railroad Fair in Chicago and Greenfield Village, an open-air museum in Dearborn, Michigan, in the summer of 1948. The historic vehicles that Disney saw at these locations led him to include several types of turn-of-the-20th-century-style vehicle attractions, including a horsecar, in a detailed description of a Mickey Mouse Park, which he first outlined in a formal Walt Disney Studios memo submitted on August 31, 1948. The concept of Mickey Mouse Park evolved into what would become Disneyland.

Bob Gurr of WED Enterprises (now Walt Disney Imagineering) developed all of the vehicles for the original Main Street Vehicles attraction. Each vehicle in the attraction was arranged to operate in Disneyland's Main Street, USA section, which is an idealized combination of Walt Disney's hometown of Marceline, Missouri, and Disney artist Harper Goff's hometown of Fort Collins, Colorado. Main Street Vehicles and similar attractions now operate in six Disney theme parks across the globe.

Disneyland

A red turn-of-the-20th-century-style fire engine
Fire engine in Disneyland

The Main Street Vehicles attraction in Disneyland in California opened with the park on July 17, 1955, and is located in the Main Street, USA section. Attraction vehicles present in that section on opening day included horse-drawn streetcars, horse-drawn surreys, and a horse-drawn fire wagon. In 1956, transport via horseless carriage (a.k.a: jitney) and omnibus were added. On August 16, 1958, fire engine rides were inaugurated. The fire wagon was retired in 1960 and put on display in Disneyland's Town Square fire station, and the surreys were discontinued in 1971. A one-way trip on each vehicle between the Town Square at the park's entrance and the Central Plaza at the park's center initially required an A ticket or a fee of 10 cents. Ride tickets and fees were replaced with a pay-one-price admission system in 1982.

Vehicle types in service:

  • Horse-drawn streetcar
  • Fire engine
  • Jitney
  • Omnibus

Horse-drawn streetcar operations

A green and yellow open-air horse-drawn streetcar hitched to a draft horse
Horse-drawn streetcar in Disneyland
Main Street Vehicles
(Disneyland)
Legend
Sleeping Beauty Castle
Central Plaza
Car barn
(not open to public)
Town Square
Steam train transfer
(via short walk inside park)
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The draft horses used to pull the Main Street Vehicle's 3 ft (914 mm) narrow gauge horse-drawn streetcars consist of Belgians, Brabants, Clydesdales, Percherons, and Shires, and were originally housed on-site at the Circle D Ranch. To accommodate construction of Disneyland's Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge section in the late 2010s, the ranch was permanently moved 28 miles (45 km) away from the park to a facility in Norco, California, which had its grand opening on June 10, 2017. At the Circle D Ranch, new horses go through specialized training for six to twelve months to deal with their future work environment in Disneyland, including becoming acclimated to balloons, bands, bubbles, strollers, and umbrellas. Once training is completed, each horse employed with the Main Street Vehicles is transported to the park via horse trailer on its workdays, which consist of four-hour shifts three to four days a week.

Beginning at the Town Square loop adjacent to Disneyland's entrance, an individual horse controlled by an onboard conductor will pull one of the four Main Street Vehicle streetcars along the attraction's single-track tramway at up to 4 miles per hour (6.4 km/h), with all four streetcars capable of operating at once. Each open-air streetcar vehicle has forward-facing bench seating that can hold as many as 30 passengers. The horse-drawn streetcar goes around the Town Square loop in a counterclockwise direction, runs along the line's main stretch, heads through the right side of a midpoint passing siding (allowing two streetcars going in opposite directions to pass each other), continues up the main stretch, enters the Central Plaza loop in a clockwise direction, and stops in front of Sleeping Beauty Castle. Prior to a major refurbishment of the tramway in 2018 in which new rails were installed and the pavement surrounding them was replaced with brick, the switch at the start of the Central Plaza loop would send streetcars around the loop in a counterclockwise direction. Each switch on the line's main route has a spring-loaded mechanism that automatically controls the direction that the streetcars take. Once its journey resumes, the horse-drawn streetcar moves around the Central Plaza loop in a clockwise direction, arrives back at the line's main stretch, rolls through the right side of the passing siding (the opposite side of the one used previously), continues down the main stretch, reenters the Town Square loop in a counterclockwise direction, and stops where it started, completing the line's 1,830-foot (560 m) route. When the streetcar vehicles are not in use, they are stored in a car barn just outside Disneyland's guest-accessible area.

Magic Kingdom

A red turn-of-the-20th-century-style car
Jitney in Magic Kingdom

The Main Street Vehicles attraction in Magic Kingdom within Walt Disney World in Florida opened with the park on October 1, 1971, and is located in the Main Street, USA section. Each vehicle transports guests on one-way trips between the Town Square at the park's entrance and the Central Plaza at the park's center.

Vehicle types in service:

  • Horse-drawn streetcar
  • Fire engine
  • Jitney
  • Omnibus

Horse-drawn streetcar operations

A building interior with a pair of tram tracks leading to individual gates and a small horse stable on the right
Car barn interior for the horse-drawn streetcars in Magic Kingdom
Main Street Vehicles
(Magic Kingdom)
Legend
Cinderella Castle
Central Plaza
Car barn
(not open to public)
Town Square
Steam train transfer
(via short walk inside park)
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The draft horses used to pull the Main Street Vehicle's 3 ft (914 mm) narrow gauge horse-drawn streetcars consist of Belgians, Clydesdales, and Percherons, and are housed nearby at the Tri-Circle-D Ranch. The ranch is located in Disney's Fort Wilderness Resort & Campground within Walt Disney World.

The horse-drawn streetcars in the Magic Kingdom's Main Street Vehicles attraction are similar to their counterparts in Disneyland. Each streetcar vehicle has an empty weight of around 1,900 pounds (860 kg), and with a full load of 18 adults can weigh around 4,000 pounds (1,800 kg). Draft horses, which are larger than riding horses, usually weigh between 1,600 pounds (730 kg) and 2,000 pounds (910 kg), and can pull loads weighing 8 long tons (8,100 kg) on level rails. Unlike in Disneyland, the Magic Kingdom's streetcars go in counterclockwise directions around both the Town Square loop and Central Plaza loop. When the attraction's four (originally five) streetcar vehicles and horse tack are not in use, they are stored in a car barn at the end of a spur line connected to the Town Square loop. The attraction's track, including the car barn spur line, totals 1,600 feet (490 m) with some portions bolted to the concrete roof of the Magic Kingdom's utilidor system underneath the park. When a streetcar's daily runs are complete and stopped at Town Square, its horse, after being unhitched from the front and hitched to the back, will pull it backend first into the car barn.

Disneyland Park (Paris)

A blue turn-of-the-20th-century-style police van
Paddy wagon in Disneyland Park (Paris)

The Horse-Drawn Streetcars and Main Street Vehicles attractions in Disneyland Park (Paris) opened with the park on April 12, 1992, and are located in the Main Street, USA section. Horse-Drawn Streetcars is a separately billed attraction from Main Street Vehicles. Each vehicle transports guests on one-way trips between the Town Square at the park's entrance and the Central Plaza at the park's center.

Vehicle types in service:

Horse-drawn streetcar operations

A red and white enclosed horse-drawn streetcar hitched to a draft horse
Horse-drawn streetcar in Disneyland Park (Paris)
Horse-Drawn Streetcars
(Disneyland Park (Paris))
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Central Plaza
Car barn
(not open to public)
Town Square
Steam train transfer
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The draft horses used in the 3 ft (914 mm) narrow gauge Horse-Drawn Streetcars attraction are Percherons, and are housed onsite at the simply named Pony Farm. When new horses are needed for the attraction, Percherons aged four or five years with good limbs and a quality aplomb are selected.

The three streetcars that the horses pull can be differentiated from their counterparts in the American Disney theme parks by their enclosed cabins with wood-panel interiors and inward-facing seating arrangements that can each accommodate 15 passengers. When the streetcar vehicles are not in use, they are stored in a car barn on Town Square.

Hong Kong Disneyland

A red and black turn-of-the-20th-century-style taxi on a brick road heading towards a castle
Taxi in Hong Kong Disneyland

The Main Street Vehicles attraction in Hong Kong Disneyland opened with the park on September 12, 2005, and is located in the Main Street, USA section. Unlike its counterparts in the US and France, Hong Kong Disneyland has never had horse-drawn streetcars. Each vehicle transports guests on one-way trips between both ends of the Main Street, USA section.

Vehicle types in service:

  • Omnibus
  • Paddy wagon
  • Taxi

Tokyo Disneyland

A green turn-of-the-20th-century-style double-decker bus
Omnibus in Tokyo Disneyland

The Omnibus attraction in Tokyo Disneyland opened with the park on April 15, 1983, and is located in the World Bazaar section. The attraction takes guests on a looping tour of the Central Plaza at the park's center and as such is not used as a form of guest transport.

Vehicle type in service:

  • Omnibus

Tokyo DisneySea

A black turn-of-the-20th-century-style car with no roof
Open-top town car in Tokyo DisneySea

The Big City Vehicles attraction in Tokyo DisneySea opened with the park on September 4, 2001, and is located in the American Waterfront section. In the past, each vehicle either transported guests on one-way trips between the American Waterfront section's New York City and Cape Cod areas or took guests on a looping tour of the New York City area. Now, only the latter option is available.

Vehicle types in service:

Epcot

A red turn-of-the-20th-century-style double-decker bus with costumed characters onboard
Parade omnibus in Epcot

Omnibuses started operating in Epcot within Walt Disney World when the park opened on October 1, 1982, and were located in the World Showcase section. They were eventually discontinued as transport options for park guests due to difficulties with navigating them through ever-increasing crowd sizes. At least one omnibus was used as a parade vehicle in the park until the early 2000s. An Epcot parade omnibus is now on display and occasionally runs at the Volo Auto Museum in Volo, Illinois.

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