Disneyland's Main Street or Magic Kingdom's Main Street?

[DisneyAndUniversalFan]

Which park has the better Main Street in your opinion?

Disneyland's Main Street

Magic Kingdom's Main Street



Personally, I prefer Disneyland's by a lot. Yea, it doesn't have the huge castle at the end but DL's feels so much more like a small real main street haha. It has the best Main Street attraction ever with Great Moments With Mr. Lincoln, the fire house with Walt Disney's light in it, much more variety in stores (not just one big store like MK's), a better Railroad, the Main Street Vehicles are out much longer and more than MK. Most of all, Disneyland's just ozzes history and charm.

 

[ThemeParkTraveller]

My favorite Main Street is actually DLP's because of the arcades and the bricked road, but I definitely prefer DL's over MK's. The bricked sidewalks of DL's Main Street simply look nicer than all the red concrete MK uses instead.

 

[George Lucas on a Bench]

Obviously Disneyland! The original and always the best.

 

[DisneyAndUniversalFan]

My favorite Main Street is actually DLP's because of the arcades and the bricked road, but I definitely prefer DL's over MK's. The bricked sidewalks of DL's Main Street simply look nicer than all the red concrete MK uses instead.

absolutely agree! Paris has by FAR the best Main Street. I feel there could be an entire forum or post about DLP's Main Street. So much detail and beauty and the best castle to top it all off. It is an great, great land!!

 

[DisneyAndUniversalFan]

Obviously Disneyland! The original and always the best.

heck yea it is! it will always the best !!

 

[Animaniac93-98]

MK Main Street is just World of Disney at this point. I like the look of the buildings better than California, but there's little substance.

DL has the Magic Shop, Penny Arcade, Cinema, Mr Lincoln, vehicles that run more often etc. It also has both ends of Center Street.

 

[DisneyAndUniversalFan]

MK Main Street is just World of Disney at this point. I like the look of the buildings better than California, but there's little substance.

DL has the Magic Shop, Penny Arcade, Cinema, Mr Lincoln, vehicles that run more often etc. It also has both ends of Center Street.

very accurate!!!

 

[lazyboy97o]

Disneyland Paris, crafted of wood and masonry, shows the power of materiality in making a place when compared to the more plastic look of a very similar street at the Magic Kingdom. The material pallet of the Magic Kingdom really holds it back and is only made worse by turning the street into a big box store.

 

[Animaniac93-98]

The material pallet of the Magic Kingdom really holds it back and is only made worse by turning the street into a big box store.

Getting rid of benches and trees doesn't help either.

 

[DisneyAndUniversalFan]

Getting rid of benches and trees doesn't help either.

that’s true

 

[Animaniac93-98]

Disneyland Paris, crafted of wood and masonry, shows the power of materiality in making a place when compared to the more plastic look of a very similar street at the Magic Kingdom. The material pallet of the Magic Kingdom really holds it back and is only made worse by turning the street into a big box store.

Isn't most of the "wood" in MK a kind of plastic to prevent being affected by Floridia's humid climate? I thought I read that somewhere.

I never noticed how "plastic" the castle looks like up close until I saw it again earlier this year. Or maybe that's just the current paint finish.

 

[George Lucas on a Bench]

The MK castle has always looked gaudy except when they turned it into a pink cake.

 

[lazyboy97o]

Isn't most of the "wood" in MK a kind of plastic to prevent being affected by Floridia's humid climate? I thought I read that somewhere.

I never noticed how "plastic" the castle looks like up close until I saw it again earlier this year. Or maybe that's just the current paint finish.

Yes, the materials were chosen due to the climate but it is not something that could not be overcome with proper detailing. Full masonry finishes, as wonderful as it would be, would not even be necessary as convincing brickwork can be sculpted in stucco and painted.

 

[DisneyAndUniversalFan]

The MK castle has always looked gaudy except when they turned it into a pink cake.

 

[drizgirl]

Not even close. DL's Main Street is able to pull off the small town feel. MK has given up too much of that feel trying to add space.

Ask me again though once Main Street in DL becomes the main entrance to the park with SWL. Ugh.

 

[VJ]

where's the option for "there is no better version, they both have their merits and should be viewed as such"?

 

[DisneyAndUniversalFan]

where's the option for "whichever one someone personally prefers"?

that’s what i’m asking!! which main street do you prefer in your opinion?

 

[mickEblu]

where's the option for "there is no better version, they both have their merits and should be viewed as such"?

But that’s ^^^ boring

 

[PiratesMansion]

Magic Kingdom voters, tell us why, because otherwise I'm assuming you haven't actually been to Disneyland.

 

[George Lucas on a Bench]

Disneyland's is mainly superior because in the Summer of '85 the rare limited Return to Oz float graced the brick-less pavement to the bewilderment of guests. And now you can walk that same street with the knowledge that Jack Pumpkinhead and Dorothy's chicken were once there. There's just no history at the other parks.