If you ask me, Main Street USA is the most underappreciated land in Disneyland; there are just so many cool details, tons of park history, and some really interesting hidden gems. Everything in this land is so polished and perfect, it’s hard to spot anything that isn’t carefully manicured. But did you ever notice that one brick wall on Main Street has mismatched and uneven bricks?
The wall adjacent to the Main Street USA lockers is known as the “Test Brick Wall”. When Imagineers were choosing bricks for Main Street USA’s façades, they built the wall with different types of brick to see how the finished product would look. No one is sure why the wall with the test bricks remains; some speculate the park didn’t have enough money to replace it before Opening Day, and others think Imagineers kept it up to as a memento of the park’s construction.
Today, the Test Brick Wall is a piece of park history that guests stream past without much fanfare. Next time you’re nearby the Main Street USA lockers, stop for a second to check out the wall; you can appreciate the Imagineers’ dedication to detail and imagine Main Street USA before it was finished to perfection!
Every wall in this park tells a story.