10 Hidden Details In Walt Disney World You Probably Didn’t Know
2. Main Street Is Not As Patriotic As It May Seem
Main Street, USA is one of the most recognisable landmark within Walt Disney World’s Magic Kingdom, instilling a real sense of Americano under the Florida sun. The patriotic decoration serves up a fresh slice of American Pie with a healthy littering of the infamous Star Spangled Banner, however when you look a little closer, all is not what it seems - These flags are in-fact NOT America’s Old Glory.
Each and every ‘American’ flag around Main Street, USA is either missing a star, or missing a stripe - how very unpatriotic Walt!
This is of course entirely deliberate. Because these flags are not genuine, they do not have to follow standard American flag regulations, which denotes that any US flag must be able to be raised, lowered and flown at half-mast during certain situations. The very clever maintenance team need not follow this highly regulated practice, and the flags stay raised all year round.
There is one real flag at the entrance to Magic Kingdom that follows tradition thoroughly to uphold Main Street’s grass roots.