Main Street Cinema has reopened its doors at Disneyland Park after a nearly three-week closure, though the classic entertainment venue has said goodbye to its 70th anniversary programming in favor of a new lineup of Mickey Mouse content.
From Sherman Brothers Tribute to Classic Cartoons
The theater closed as Disneyland Resort‘s 70th anniversary celebration wrapped up, having spent the milestone year screening So Much That We Share, a tribute film honoring Robert and Richard Sherman. The Sherman Brothers worked closely with Walt Disney to compose some of the company's most beloved music, including the song for “it's a small world.”
Richard Sherman, who passed away in 2024, wrote a final verse for that song shortly before his death, which was later incorporated into the attraction as part of the Disneyland70 celebration.
Main Street Cinema reopened to guests on Monday, August 31, returning to its familiar format of screening Mickey Mouse shorts. This time around, though, the six-screen theater has narrowed its focus, showing only shorts from the 2013 Mickey Mouse television series rather than cartoons spanning multiple eras.
What's New Inside and Out
A photo shared by WDW News Today on Facebook shows the theater's marquee once again reading “Now Showing Mickey Mouse – Star of the Silver Screen.” Below it, a yellow banner features multiple depictions of Mickey Mouse alongside text reading “Now Showing,” “It Was All Started By A Mouse,” and “Chock-Full Of Laughter And Fun!”
Additional banners around the building showcase Mickey Mouse artwork paired with phrases like “Six Separate Screens,” “Six Separate Films,” “Come In and See Walt Disney's Mickey Mouse,” “Comedy! Adventure! Romance! Comedy!,” and “Thrills! Comedy! Pathos! Comedy!”
The columns flanking the building's main entrance are now wrapped in posters themed to the 2013 Mickey Mouse shorts, reading:
“Main Street Cinema Proudly Presents / Walt Disney's Mickey Mouse / Six Different Cartoons / Six Different Screens / Experience The Fun-Filled Antics Of The World's Most Famous Mouse / Continuous And Simultaneous Showings / See It Here! / Harmonic Mercuivision / Exclusive Engagement!”
Inside, the theater's ticket-taker mannequin, Tilly, remains stationed at the ticket booth — this time dressed in a mask and Halloween-appropriate attire for the season.
The walls continue to display posters celebrating Mickey Mouse‘s history, including nods to The Band Concert (1935), Steamboat Willie (1928), Fantasia (1940), Mickey & Minnie's Runaway Railway, and Mickey's Philharmagic. Also featured is the long-retired Mickey Mouse Revue, which entertained guests at Magic Kingdom Park until 1983, then relocated to Tokyo Disneyland, where it ran until 2009.
The Layout Stays the Same
Despite the change in programming, the physical space inside the Main Street Cinema remains largely untouched. Disneyland Park guests will still find the familiar benches and central standing platform where they can watch cartoons play simultaneously across all six screens.
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