Fantasyland Theater

DMarsh on January 16, 2026 at 11:09 pm

Disneyland’s Main Street Cinema (mentioned above) always had the six-screen arrangement, standing room only, with an elevated platform in the center. When it opened in 1955 it was programmed with an extensive collection of silent films, run in a continuous loop from a room above the theater.

The decision to use six Mickey Mouse cartoon shorts on a permanent basis in this silent movie house is problematic, considering that Disney’s claim to fame was that Mickey Mouse was the star of the first “sound” cartoon series.

drb on June 27, 2010 at 12:38 am

More photos of the old Fantasyland Theatre:
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http://www.flickr.com/photos/miehana/2715784801/
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By the way, here’s photos of the Main Street Cinema:
http://davelandweb.com/mainstreet/east.html#cinema
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I wish I could find interior photos of the old Fantasyland Theater or pre-remodel Main Street Cinema.

drb on June 26, 2010 at 2:17 pm

Yesterland page on the Fantasyland Theater, with photos:
http://www.yesterland.com/fltheater.html

More old photos here:
http://davelandweb.com/fantasyland/

Here’s a bit of its demolition
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Not to be confused with the current “Disneyland Theatre” (the live open-air stadium next to It’s A Small World that used to be called “Videopolis”), or with the Main Street Cinema (still open, but was converted long ago from a standard single-screen theatre showing vintage movies into six screens around the room showing 1920s Mickey Mouse shorts).