Disneyland Guide: Main Street USA Favorites

I love me some Main Street! So much to see, so much to eat, so much to buy! Here are some highlights:

• Town Square is a great place to see characters. They seemed to be out constantly. And I noticed that characters would be out for a set amount of time, then go in. Crowds would disperse, but lo and behold, a few minutes later they were back. So if you just miss a character, you'd be wise to sit and wait it out for a few minutes. You just might get a "fresh" Pluto or Goofy or whoever, without the long wait in line.
• The shows they put on in front of the fire station are hilarious and lots of fun! Maya got to direct the band with Chip & Dale, my Dad did a fashion show with Cruella and I got to be the "flames" in one number. {Photos to come.} Most of the shows we watched featured several characters, so they're really worth checking out.
• Make sure to meander into the "Walt Disney: The First 50 Years" gallery. There's a movie, too, but I figured my kids would never last. But the gallery is fun to see. I especially loved the Walt & Mickey "photo mosaic" - it was amazing!
• Just down from the gallery is the Mad Hatter. Be sure to stop in here to buy your ears and have them embroidered. Just beware: they don't do nicknames! (Interesting information, I thought...)
  
• On the left side of Main Street (facing the castle) you'll find the Emporium - which has one of every souvenir you can imagine! Great stuff!
• Just down from that there's a bakery, ice cream shop and candy store all interconnected. Mmm mmm mmm. Amazing stuff to be had there!
• On the right side of Main Street is the silhouette shop where we had our silhouettes done last time we were there (which began silhouette mania in my world). That, in my opinion is the coolest souvenir of all. And not outrageously priced.
• Near the end of Main Street on the right you'll find the little red wagon, where you can get yourself the best corndog in all the world. Oh mercy, mercy me. So delicious.
• Just behind that is the baby care center - perfect for changing diapers, nursing babies, etc. And the little ladies that work in there are dressed like the most adorable little nannies you've ever seen. Soooo cute.
• You can ride a double-decker bus, horse-drawn car and other old-fashioned vehicles up and down main street. How nostalgic is that?
• At the very end of Main Street, just in front of the castle is the coolest-ever statue of Walt & Mickey. It was a favorite of mine...

Of course, there's lots on Main Street, those were just a few of my favorites. It's a happy place to be, that Main Street!

{Photo from here.}