Main Street Cinema

The Main Street Cinema is a small movie theater located on Main Street, U.S.A. at Disneyland. The theater plays Disney shorts on six different screens while a recorded musical accompaniment plays. Five of the six shorts are played without sound; these shorts are changed from time to time. The sixth short is always Mickey Mouse's 1928 cartoon classic Steamboat Willie, which is played with its original sound, albeit in an edited version to remove objectionable content, but it does include an introduction prepared for a 1950s reissue reminding the viewer when the short was filmed and opened, and that it is still screening today worldwide.

Catch a flick starring Mickey, Minnie and the rest of the gang in this old fashioned movie house that plays film classics on 6 different screens. Don't miss the 1928 short Steamboat Willie, the first synchronized-sound cartoon, where Mickey and Minnie made their debut!

Transport yourself back to the Golden Age of Cinema and rediscover classic films at this nostalgic movie theater. It's been "standing room only" at this 6-screen picture palace since opening day in 1955.

Don't miss Steamboat Willie, the movie that made Mickey Mouse a star! Steamboat Willie was the first Disney cartoon to feature synchronized sound. The cartoon was directed by Walt Disney. The title is a parody of the Buster Keaton film, Steamboat Bill Jr.

Touring Tips

• Though the room could probably hold 100 people without issue, there are rarely more than a dozen in there.
• There is never a line for getting into the theater and plenty of room inside for viewing any individual cartoon.
• 4-6 minutes per cartoon.

Facts

• Main Street Cinema has been in this location since the park opened in 1955.
• In 2010, for the 55th Anniversary of the Park, Opening Day footage was shown.
• The six films run continuously on individual screens. Different films have been shown in the theater at various times, but essentially this has been the same attraction for 50 years.

History

In order to preserve the bygone golden age of cinema for future generations, Walt Disney opened Main Street Cinema on July 17, 1955.

The door to the left of the entrance reads, "It takes people to make the dream a reality." The inscription commemorates all the Cast Members that have worked at Disneyland Park since opening day. This special symbol was installed during the Disneyland Park 50th Anniversary Celebration in 2005.

Hidden Mickeys

• Look for the guide lights on the floor near the step up to the viewing platform.
• Hidden on the stairs are Classic Mickey lights.