Disneyland has a new horse working on Main Street. Meet Bert - OCR/SCNG

Darkbeer1

Darkbeer1

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Disneyland has a new horse working on Main Street. Meet Bert

Find out where this Percheron Draft Horse came from and how he was trained to work in the Magic Kingdom.
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Q. What are his likes/dislikes?


A. Bert likes just about everyone and everything. He is very personable and curious, his most favorite thing is attention in the form of scratches and petting. He also enjoys playing with a large ball when in the pasture.

Q. Any other fun facts about Bert that you can share?


A. He is surprisingly good at blowing raspberries and does this anytime he wants attention or gets bored.<<
 
TP2000

TP2000

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You have to hand it to Disneyland, even in the middle of this no-good-terrible summer they are having while Mr. Chapek cuts, cuts, cuts....

They still keep their 1955 horsedrawn streetcars running daily, and had to buy property in Norco and truck the horses in every day to do it because Star Wars Land used up their original farm behind Frontierland. Most other theme parks, perhaps even other Disney parks, would throw in the towel and say "Well, we have to say goodbye to the horsedrawn streetcars" if they were faced with an identical situation. But Disneyland management figured it out, made it happen, and spent some money just to keep this minor little low capacity ride operating.

Bravo to Disneyland management for keeping the streetcars running and prevent Mr. Chapek from knowing it's still a thing that he could cut!
 
TrainsOfDisney

TrainsOfDisney

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I wish they still ran them regularly at WDW. They add so much life and charm to Main Street. I enjoyed riding them as a kid at wdw, and now as an adult at Disneyland (and at wdw when I time it right with the trolley show).

One of the conductors told me the horses don’t come in daily, they come in and stay on property in the stalls for 3 days, and then they swap and have 4 or more days off at the pasture.
 
Disney Irish

Disney Irish

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Ismael Flores said:
If you ask Abigail Disney she would say that Bert doesn't earn a livable wage (what is livable wage anyway) so he was seen eating hay out of a trough.
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TrainChasers said:
I wish they still ran them regularly at WDW. They add so much life and charm to Main Street. I enjoyed riding them as a kid at wdw, and now as an adult at Disneyland (and at wdw when I time it right with the trolley show).

One of the conductors told me the horses don’t come in daily, they come in and stay on property in the stalls for 3 days, and then they swap and have 4 or more days off at the pasture.
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Disney Horses are the best treated CMs in the entire TWDC.
 

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