Do you count Main Street as a "land"

[Not Afraid]

Of course it is a land. It's got the main feature of the other first lands of Disneyland - particularly atmosphere. It's a turn of the century main street. The Vehicles, the Main Street Cinema and the shops all give the feel of what a Main Street in Anytown USA was like. Granted, the original shops were unique and a bit more appropos, but it still is one of lands of Disneyland.

[Gn2Dlnd]

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."

[Tref]

Originally Posted by Gn2Dlnd

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.

[Ghoulish Delight]

Originally Posted by Gn2Dlnd

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."

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.

Some may say Main St. USA isn't good enough for land status....I say quite the opposite.....the lands are the Subjects of the Street

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

[wendybeth]

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.

[DisneyDaniel]

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.

[wendybeth]

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.

[Cadaverous Pallor]

Originally Posted by DisneyDaniel

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.

Ah, but if you're talking attractions, then we've forgotten all about Mr. Lincoln!

Lincoln was a must-do on my family's list, and usually our first attraction.

But I agree with everyone, attractions or not, my original POV was that Main Street was a "street", NOS a "square", etc. It was not until I got my AP that I realized just how many lands there are.

[Kevy Baby]

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

[mousepod]

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"?