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This past summer and last summer when we were down to Walt Disney World, we saw some very unique entertainment throughout the different parks. We saw Off Kilter, the Jammitors, Mulch Sweat and Shears and even Mo Rockin’, but in the Magic Kingdom we saw some very different entertainment for this day and age. Granted we were on Main Street USA, and the whole idea there, is that we were in turn of the century (turn of the 20th century) small town America, but even so, the entertainment we saw was wonderfully simple and so pure that they have to be considered as Unknown Magics. I’m talking about the Music of Main Street USA.

The first musical act we need to talk about is presented early in the morning and a few times throughout the day. It is the Main Street Trolley Show. This show can be seen at different times during the morning and although it isn’t listed on the Times guides, you can ask a cast member and they should be able to help tell you when it might be performed. What this show is is a group of performers that catch the trolley form the Castle Hub area, back down Main Street USA. As they do, they stop a few times and sing a couple of songs, dance and interact with the crowd as they are walking by. It is a very upbeat way to start your day in the Magic Kingdom, and can create Magical Experiences as the singers like to play to the crowd.

Another group that is very well known by repeat Disney visitors, usually shares their musical talents in their own special area in Town Square, but sometimes, they roam Main Street later in the day as people are starting to plan out where they are going to sit for the afternoon parade. I’m talking about the Dapper Dans. The Dapper Dans are a barbershop quartet that has been singing in the Magic Kingdom since 1971. Most of the time they can be found around the Main Street Barber shop, but as I stated above, they do take to the Street, from time to time to entertain the crowds before the parades. These four gentlemen definitely can help you have a Magical Experience, as they are not only are great singers, but excellent showmen too.

The other group that has been performing on Main Street USA since 1971, that seems out of place by today’s standards, is the Walt Disney World Marching Band. Except at high school or college football games, you don’t see many, if any Marching Bands anymore. But on Main Street USA, we get to experience a wonderfully entertaining throwback to an era that was slower and more family friendly. The Walt Disney World Marching Band is a fun group to watch and listen to; playing your favorite Disney tunes, and horse-playing with the kids standing on the sidewalks, the red and white dressed group brings smiles to faces as they march down Main Street USA.

So, now you know, there is Musical Entertainment that can be heard on Main Street USA that is presented without all the noise and flash of entertainment that you might see other places. But all though it is wonderfully simple and takes you back to a by-gone era, the performers are as top notch as any you will see in Walt Disney World. So, next time you want a unique Magical Experience for the family head on over and listen to the Music of Main Street.