1 Where Can You Find American Flags in Disney World? 1.1 Where Can You Find Real American Flags in Disney World? 2 What are the Rules for Flying the American Flag? 3 Why are Disney Flags Special? Most of the flags on Main Street, U.S.A. at Disneyland Resort and Walt Disney World Resort are not real American flags! Details inside. Flag Retreat at Walt Disney World Speaking of flags on Main Street USA, since opening day at Walt Disney World, there has been a flag-lowering ceremony in Town Square every day.
Yes, this flag is official, that's why it's lowered each afternoon. The ceremony often invites an honorary veteran to assist with the flag retreat. So, next time you are at Walt Disney World Resort or Disneyland Resort, make sure to look up and find those fake American flags! You can trust that the real American flags at the Disney Parks are following the official United States of America Flag Code.
Have you ever noticed that some of the flags at Disney World and Disneyland Park aren't real? Well, they're real in the fact that they're actual flags that can be viewed at the top of a mast 24/7. Apparently the flags that fly at Disney World are not proper American flags in that they don't have 50 stars. Therefore Disney doesn't have to follow the Flag Code.
My question is: why? I don't care that they're not real, but why not use 50-star flags? Is there some advantage? Disney World does have some real American flags. In fact, every day since it opened back in 1971, the Magic Kingdom has staged a a flag-lowering ceremony in Town Square. But the ones you see sprinkled around like candy? Fake as a three.
I have heard 2 stories regarding the flags on Main Street USA. 1) All the flags have the wrong count of Stars and/or Stripes so that Disney does not need to follow flag code. This way they can leave them up in the rain and don't have to light them up at night 2) All of the flags have 45 stars.
Satire Origin Did Disney World announce it will remove all American flags from its parks and replace them with other flags? No, that's not true: The rumor originated from a self-described parody website, Mouse Trap News. It specializes in publishing made-up stories about Disney. The claim appeared in a post (archived here) on Facebook where it was published on May 27, 2025.
It opened. The American flags at Disney parks are unofficial. They display fewer than 13 stripes and 50 stars, often showing 9-12 stripes and 40-45 stars.
These flags are used as props on Main Street, U.S.A. They do not follow the same legal display rules as real U.S. flags, which contribute to their unique charm and engagement with the audience.
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