Nope, always thought of of it as a "street." New Orleans Square, as part of Frontierland, is a "square," Toon Town is a "town" themed extension of Fantasyland, and Critter Country is a mispronunciation of "Bear Country."

And that settles that.

Of course it is a land! It's not floating in outer space :rolleyes:

I was going to bring NOS up next. It also occupies kind a nebulous space for me. I think it's because it has no entrance, nothing to define it as separate from Frontierland, it always just seemed a small section of Frontierland, not a land of its own. In recent years (like, the last 10 years), I've shaken that preception...for the most part.

These are all perceptions held over from youth. I don't even remember my first visit to Disneyland I was so young. Too young to understand the broader concepts and ideas behind it. So my impressions were purely from my own observation (altough undoubtedly colored by my parents if for no other reason than the manner in which they conducted our visits). Coming with a clean slate like that, that's the impression that I got, that Main Street was the welcome center, and the areas with the name "land" were lands. Hard to shake impressions that are formed so early on.

Like I said, it's not about "good enough" for me. I never considered Main Street inferior, just a separate entity.

As a relative newcomer to Disneyland, I tend to think of Main Street as more of an entrance or portal into the Lands. It has few attractions, no rides and is mostly a Guest Services/shopping area. That doesn't diminish it in any way- it's still one of my favorite places in DL- it just happens to be my perception of it. I was kind of like GD when it came to NOS; I had a hard time thinking of it as a seperate land due to it's fluid entrance/exits, but now I see it as a Land based on the theming, rides, etc.

In terms of "rides" on Main Street, U.S.A., I definitely think the following would count as rides: Disneyland Railroad and Main Street Vehicles (Fire Engine, Horse-Drawn Street Cars, Horseless Carriage, and Omnibus.

So, yes, Main Street offers moving amusements which may not be on everyone's list of all-time favorites, but they're still rides--and still special for this land. :)

Doh! You're right, DD- how could I forget the RR? Still, I tend to view Main Street as before, and the RR only reinforces that perception: it distributes people to other points in the Park, although lots of people ride it for fun or to rest.

NOS? That just screws up my whole argument. I always thought of Main Street as a land (when we visited Tokyo Disneyland this year, where Main Street is 'World Showcase', it seemed even more 'land-like', with alleys running off the sides of the street). But once NOS is thrown into the equation, it just screws it up for me. I have never thought of NOS as just "part of Frontierland". Is it officially part of Frontierland, or is it a separate "land"?

Me, too. I love that.

I think Main Street is my husband's favorite part of the park and he sees it as a separate land -- as fantastical and wonderful as any of the others. Ditto for me and NOS. I don't think of NOS as part of frontierland at all!