The Classic District

Welcome to the New York of Yesterday!

The Classic District (also known as Classic New York) is not a recreation of the New York City of a specific year, nor is it meant to be. This land does not immerse guests in a world that was, but rather in world that feels like it was once true.

There are purposefully anachronistic details spread throughout this Manhattan-inspired section of the land to keep the timeline vague and almost dreamlike. Anything from the late 1800s to around 1950 is fair game here. Large turn of the century hats with feathers in the top, classic cars like a 22 Rolls Royce, advertisements for the Salzburg Music Festival across the pond (as featured in the Sound of Music), and false storefronts sell "new" inventions like Bikinis, Televisions, and Slinkys. A muted color scheme permeates this section to help with the old-timey atmosphere.

While there are Easter eggs and references to all kinds of classic 20th Century Films and films set in this era, the largest focus is on musicals! From the Big Top belonging to the Greatest Showman, to Irene Malloy's Hat Shop from Hello, Dolly! Throughout the day, there are various live music performances around the Classic District such as an acapella band and a ragtime piano performer, both performing covers of soundtracks and hits from 20th Century Studios Musicals.​

The Theater themed facade of The Cinemusic Parlor draws guests into the land intially. The Festival of Fantastical Films serves as a weenie for the left path

The Theater themed façade of The Cinemusic Parlor draws guests into the land as an initial weenie. The Festival of Fantastical Films serves as a weenie for the left path inviting guests to a more urban area of lights, musical wonders, and classic cinema! Beyond that ride, a back alley serves as a transitional path as a back entrance into the Future District. A false Comic Book Store façade along this path sets up the Marvel themed area and Sci-Fi adventures that await while still fitting into the early 1900s theming with authentic period comics on display.

To the right, the Fox Plaza Tower, which houses the Die Hard Attraction, serves as a weenie drawing guests towards the modern District, but they need to pass through an area full of (mostly artificial) greenery themed as a small slice of Central Park to get there.