Main Street Cinema

**The Main Street Cinema** is a small movie-theatre in *Main Street, U.S.A.*.

## History

### Backstory

The Main Street Cinema is a turn-of-the-century cinema in Marceline, Missouri which showed previews and silent cartoons. They shared their building with the *Disneyland Casting Agency*, an organization which was run by Walt Disney. The cinema's ticket-attendant is a woman named Tilly who herself hails from Marceline, Missouri.

## Connections

The job postings for the agency reference several Disney Park properties with many directly connecting to their stories and characters.

### Carolwood Pacific Railroad

One advert is asking for train-conductors to conduct the Carolwood Pacific R.R..

### Country Bear Jamboree

There is a posting from the Country Bears asking for bear performers to appear in the Country Bear Playhouse. Applicants for this job are requested to contact Big Al for further details.

### Disney films

* **Alice in Wonderland**: One advertisement is asking for extras to play the cards, flowers and doorknob of this story while applying at *Wonderland Featurettes* in Room 10/6.
* **Dumbo**: There is an advertisement from Timothy Mouse operating out of Florida who is attempting to find trainers for the flying elephants of the Storybook Circus.
* **Peter Pan**: There is a posting in the Disneyland Casting Agency for, "One Talented Pixie" which reads as, " *Aerial artist to fly in nighttime Extravaganza! See T. Kline for further info*". T. Kline is an allusion to performer Tiny Kline who used to portray Tinker Bell in the nighttime shows of Disneyland.
* **Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs**: An advert from the Disneyland Casting Agency references needing seven jewel miners and a book titled Snow White by, "Seven authors" can be found in Town Hall.

### Disney Springs

A poster along the Christmas trail of Disney Springs, Florida advertises the Main Street Cinema with a poster which shows Donald and Daisy Duck watching a movie.

### Fantasyland

One of the postings is looking for guides to lead tours through the, "Miniature Enchanted Realms" of Storybook Land Canal Boats.

### Golden Horseshoe Saloon

There is a posting from Slue-Foot Sue asking for dancers and slapstick performers to work at the Golden Horseshoe Saloon.

### Jungle Cruise

One posting is for skippers and instructs applicants to contact Trader Sam.

### Mark Twain Riverboat

One of the postings is asking for an actor to dress as Sam Clemens and pilot a riverboat (implied to be the Mark Twain Riverboat). This posting is from B. Thatcher productions, alluding to the character of Becky Thatcher from the Tom Sawyer stories.

### Matterhorn Bobsleds

There is one advert for actors needed on a film being shot on the Matterhorn, potentially alluding to *Third Man on the Mountain* (1959). It also mentions the real-life, "Matterhorn Basketball Court" which is a small basketball court within Matterhorn Bobsleds attraction which is used by cast-members.

### Mine Train Through Nature's Wonderland

One posting is asking for drivers to give tours of the ecosystem around Rainbow Ridge.

### New Orleans Square

One posting is from Café Orleans trying to find New Orleans Dixieland-style musicians. A depiction of the Lon Chaney inspired Phantom of the Opera which once appeared outside of Main Street is located at the popcorn stand outside of the Haunted Mansion.

#### Haunted Mansion

The Ghost Relations Department has an ad where they are attempting to find spirits to act in an undead musical.

### Tahitian Terrace

There is a posting for Tahitian dancers to perform at a Polynesian diner and apply at the Enchanted Tiki Room.

### Tomorrowland

#### Adventure Through Inner-Space

One advertisement is asking for technicians to operate the Mighty Microscope for *Snowflake EFX Ltd.*.

#### Rocket to the Moon

In the Casting Agency's posting is a ground-control job overseen by Tom Morrow which also references the Moonliner rocket.

#### Space Station X-1

The Disneyland Casting Agency requests astronauts to apply for a job relating to the X-1.

### Walt Disney's Enchanted Tiki Room

There is an advertisement for birds to join the Enchanted Tiki Room with applicants being referred to José. The posting for the Tahitian Terrace also asks for dancer applicants to audition at the Enchanted Tiki Room.

## References

1. ↑ https://www.yesterland.com/marcelineca.html
2. ↑ http://www.mainstgazette.com/2016/07/now-casting.html
3. ↑ https://wdwnt.com/2019/11/photos-new-disney-springs-christmas-tree-trail-merchandise/
4. ↑ https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2012/12/roastie-toasties-at-disneyland-park-a-year-in-review/