Do you count Main Street as a "land"

[AllyOops!]

Good question, GD! I always used to wonder the same thing. I never felt Main Street was an actual "land". It was the magical gateway, most definitely, but as a child I mostly wanted to rush right down that Street to enter that spellbinding pink & blue castle, or make a mad dash to my favorite attractions like America Sings or Adventure Thru Innerspace. Or, the Subs. I loved those. The mermaids were so glamorous. Sigh.

*Completely off topic* My favorite attractions as a child don't even exist anymore. Boohoo.

However, when I hired into Disneyland at 16 years old, I was assigned to Main Street. At 16, you could only work in custodial or be a "culinary hostess", as was my title. I was totally excited, but a bit bummed. I dreamt of working in Fantasyland.

However, after working there until I graduated high school and went to college, I had the newest appreciation for Main Street. I fell in love with all that encompassed it. I had always liked it, but now loved it. And today? Main Street is my most favorite land. I have the best and warmest memories of Main Street, and I continue to make more memories with each visit.

Main Street is my favorite place.

[Ghoulish Delight]

Originally Posted by mousepod

Is it officially part of Frontierland, or is it a separate "land"?

It is its own land, entrance or not.

[mousepod]

Originally Posted by Ghoulish Delight

It is its own land, entrance or not.

Whew! That's a relief. In the Magic Kingdom in WDW, Liberty Square is its own "land", but it's on the other side of Frontierland. It's been referred to as a "gateway to Frontierland" which actually makes sense - but like NOS, the entrance is not entirely clear...

[Not Afraid]

You know, when I drive from "Beach Land" to "Mountain Land" I usually have to pass through "Desert Land" and there is usually some transition area.

Adventureland and Frontierland both transition into NOS which then transitions into Critter Country (a bit more abrubtly). Doesn't bother me one bit.

I think our NOS is a LOT more fully realized than Tokyo's NOS, which is just a tiny flavor of NOLA.

[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.

[DisneyDaniel]

Yep, Great Moments with Mr. Lincoln was my family's favorite, "must do" attraction also, and I would not purposely omit it on a list of Main Street attractions.

Main Street Cinema, as a 1955 original, is an attraction, too, and I could watch "Steamboat Willie" over and over...

And for angry guests or over-zealous Annual Passholders, they might consider City Hall an attraction.

[Lost Boy]

Main Street U.S.A. is a "Land" made up of three "Areas". Town Square, Main Street, The Hub. New Orleans Square, Critter Country and Toontown are "Areas" existing in established "Lands". Only the five original sections of the Park that were there on opening day can officially be considered "Lands". Everything added afterward is an "area" within an established "Land".
My two cents worth.

[PanTheMan]

BUT the "Land Of Mainstreet" ENDS with Mainstreet. For me it starts outside the gates.

[Lost Boy]

The other day, on the Disney site that has all the videos, I was watching one on Hong Kong Disneyland and they mentioned that this new Park has Four Lands and then they mentioned that the original Disneyland had Five Lands and proceeded to name them. Main Street was included as a Land.

Being the detailed person that I am, I still say that Main Street USA is made up of the three individual sections (Town Square, Main Street and The Hub). I consider Toontown, New Olreans Square and Critter Country as "Sections" rather than Lands. And Main Street as a Land not only has the rides, that were listed as attractions in the original guide books that were mentioned above, but also The Main Street Cinema (which originally cost a dime to enter) was an attraction from opening day. The Opera House was not yet open, so it can't be counted as an attraction from Opening Day.

But the Horse Drawn Trollys, The Fire Engine and the Putt Putt Cars were listed as Main Street Attractions. And the Train had it's Main Entrance Station on Main Street. Don't forget that Walt designed the Park as a giant "theater" that you were walking into to become part of a "Movie Experience".

The Ticket Booths were the same as the old Ticket Booths outside the old theaters of that day (before multiplexes when there was only one theater in one building) and the area just past the entrance, before you go through the tunnels, was the "Lobby" and Walt even wanted red velvet curtains over the tunnel entrances that would open and close as people went through them, but that idea was not feasable and he was talked out of that. But Main Street was always envisioned as "the Preview of Coming Attractions" because you could look down and see the Castle with the Carrousel through the entrance and when you got to the hub, you could look in any direction and see into the four remaining "Lands" or "Movies" you were about to interactivly experience when you entered them.

Walt was a genious and so far ahead of his time. Interactivity long before people even thought of having home computers and virtual interactivity and stuff like that.

[Gemini Cricket]

I have never, ever thought of NOS as part of Frontierland nor Toon Town as a section of Fantasyland. Makes you think... I've always counted MS as its own land, though.