Just remember: I warned you! Disneyland is my favorite place, and when I read topic #3, “Street Scene,” I tried and tried to think of something different. But all I could picture is Main Street, USA, the lane that conducts you from the entrance gates into new worlds. So after several days of trying to find other inspiration, I gave in.
“The idea of Main Street was inspired by Walt’s childhood hometown of Marceline, Missouri" (Little-Known Facts About Well-Known Places: Disneyland). It is said that Main Street, USA, is meant to feel like everyone’s hometown. It is beautiful and comfortable all at the same time, and I start every trip to Disneyland skipping down it like a 10-year-old.
If I could ever choose one place to spend the night, I think that it would have to be the 600-square-foot apartment over the Main Street Fire Station. Walt would actually stay there on occasion when he was visiting the park. What a thrill to be in the spot where his imagination dreamed of bigger and better things than had ever been seen before!
Main Street, USA, is most lovely at Christmas time, with a towering Christmas tree and even more twinkling lights than usual. It recalls childhood memories of the magic of Christmas, the nostalgia of wondering what chestnuts roasting on an open fire actually taste like. Could I choose to be anywhere today, walking any street, it would be this one.
[Project 24 is a Creative Photography Challenge that I am applying to my own art form -- writing -- and pursuing with several photographer friends via Facebook.]
“The idea of Main Street was inspired by Walt’s childhood hometown of Marceline, Missouri" (Little-Known Facts About Well-Known Places: Disneyland). It is said that Main Street, USA, is meant to feel like everyone’s hometown. It is beautiful and comfortable all at the same time, and I start every trip to Disneyland skipping down it like a 10-year-old.
If I could ever choose one place to spend the night, I think that it would have to be the 600-square-foot apartment over the Main Street Fire Station. Walt would actually stay there on occasion when he was visiting the park. What a thrill to be in the spot where his imagination dreamed of bigger and better things than had ever been seen before!
Main Street, USA, is most lovely at Christmas time, with a towering Christmas tree and even more twinkling lights than usual. It recalls childhood memories of the magic of Christmas, the nostalgia of wondering what chestnuts roasting on an open fire actually taste like. Could I choose to be anywhere today, walking any street, it would be this one.
[Project 24 is a Creative Photography Challenge that I am applying to my own art form -- writing -- and pursuing with several photographer friends via Facebook.]
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