Ayla
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MK The Hall of Presidents closing for refurbishment on January 20, 2025 [Reopened June 29, 2025]
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aladdin2007
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doesn't matter, the role call is still a fact. You stated as if it wasn't. Maybe it just came across the wrong way.
ProjectXBlog
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Andrew C
You know what's funny?
Imagine if it were replaced by "Hall of Secretaries-General of the United Nations"...
Pix E. Dust
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It's not the subject matter. It's the way that it is presented. I just don't find it all the interesting.
TrainsOfDisney
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Oh people are for sure bored by any of the AA shows. I think they are often the definition of “Walt Disney attractions” - Carousel probably being the ultimate.
I’m not particularly patriotic - but I have always teared up when watching Hall of Presidents, American Adventure, and Moments with Lincoln.
Disstevefan1
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CoP and American Adventure are great!
I will be sad when the destroy and replace them
Chi84
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I tear up when watching Hall of Presidents too.
Well, considering that the attraction was originally intended primarily to highlight Walt's audioanimatronic technology, the "subject matter" really doesn't, in the end, matter. It could just as easily been scripted about Kings of Europe or Great Opera Singers of the World.
Tha Realest
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I could totally see peak 90’s Eisner pushing for a Three Tenors show.
Pix E. Dust
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I am not at all bored by AA shows. CoP is one of my favourite attractions of all time. I love the more classic attractions. I just don't enjoy HoP. It's probably not meant for me.
My point is that I don't dislike the attraction because it is about presidents. I find it dull in its presentation.
Ayla
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CoP is one of my favorites.
Agent H
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It’s the best attraction in Tomorrowland right now.
solidyne
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Bocabear
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And that is ok... I am sure there are things you do find interesting that I am not interested in.... That's where the blessing of "Variety" comes in... Don't like the ride or show? Go on the one you like.....
The Leader of the Club
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But when a majority of the guests don’t like the ride or show enough to go on it, maybe it’s time to go back to the drawing board…
TrainsOfDisney
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I don’t think the numbers are particularly low for hall of presidents are they?
Certainly higher than Pixar film fest right?
Kamikaze
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Disney doesn't release numbers so we have no way to know for sure, but given its location in the park and being in MK vs Epcot, its safe to say more people attend HoP than Pixar Film Fest.
I think the best argument for replacing HoP lies in the very bitter partisan environment we have, and that its probably not getting better any time soon. Personally, I love the attraction, but I won't visit it because I don't want to hear cheers, boos, or heckling, and I might not be able to control my response.
Dranth
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The theater holds 700 guests and the show runs for 23 minutes. Assuming they could get everyone out and the next group in within 7 minutes it could handle 1400 guests per hour. That gives us the theoretical high end at least.
Personally, I have never seen the theater more than half full and often closer to a third, so based on my own 100% anecdotal evidence that could be entirely wrong, my guess would be in the 600-700/hr range on the high end. Assuming it ran all day at that level (though I seem to remember it opening a bit later and closing earlier at times) that would put it at 7,200-8,400 people a day.
Hopefully someone with some real data will come along and chime in.