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1, 1971 (Original Attraction) |
| Origins: |
The Hall of Presidents
was originally conceived as part of the Main Street
expansion in Disneyland that was announced in 1958
and was to include two new areas, Edison Square
and Liberty Street. The original concept of the
Hall of Presidents was a presentation that told
the story of the American Revolution. The centerpiece
of the show was to be a theater presentation introducing
all of the United States presidents depicted as
life-size Audio-Animatronic
figures.
Unfortunately, the available technology was simply
not good enough to bring this vision to life. Instead,
Imagineers concentrated on building a prototype
figure, that of Abraham Lincoln.
The 1964-65 New York World's Fair presented an
opportunity to showcase this new technology, and
the attraction "Great Moments with Mr. Lincoln"
proved to be a resounding success. The attraction
moved
to
Disneyland
in
1965, and with renewed confidence the Hall of Presidents
was put back on the drawing board as one of
the opening day Magic Kingdom attractions. |
| Updates: |
In 1993 the Hall of
Presidents received a major upgrade when Columbia
history professor Eric Foner persuaded Disney that
an update was needed. The new show featured a
completely rewritten script, a new narration by
poet Maya Angelou, and a new Audio-Animatronic
figure of then-president Bill Clinton (delivering
a speech recorded by Mr. Clinton himself).
In July of 2001, the narration was rerecorded by
actor J.D. Hall (who had orignally provided the
voice of Frederick Douglass in "Great
Moments with Mr. Lincoln"). |
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