RUMOR: Lin Manuel Miranda and Weird Al to Redo Hall of Presidents

[MisterPenguin]

Lin is an O away from an EGOT, and also has won a Pulitzer. He’s written two Tony Award winning musicals, you can critize his acting ability but the man knows how to write songs, he’s a lyrical genius I’m not sure how you can call him a phoney.

He got a nomination for the music in Moana. We'll see if he gets the 'O' when In the Heights comes out.

 

[TiggerDad]

Speaking of Weird Al and Lin Manuel Miranda, Weird Al just posted "The Hamilton Polka" (which uses clips from the Disney+ version).

Did I mention that Miranda is a huge fan of Weird Al?

@larryz do you want to tell them?

 

[MaximumEd]

Wdw74 is still looking for a location for his haunted restaurant.

He’s too busy stalking Tom Bricker on Facebook and commenting nonsense on EVERY SINGLE THING he posts. It’s quite sad and hilarious.

 

[jt04]

Just close the doors on it, gut it and put in a movie hosted by literly any B list celb, telling us all about social justice causes and be done with it.

American Adventure @ World Showcase to plus the show.

 

[jt04]

He’s too busy stalking Tom Bricker on Facebook and commenting nonsense on EVERY SINGLE THING he posts. It’s quite sad and hilarious.

Facebook? I remember that place back in the day.

 

[MaximumEd]

Facebook? I remember that place back in the day.

We old, uncool people still use it.

 

[The Grand Inquisitor]

I seriously need to figure out who is leaking our future plans.

*Whispers* it's Josh boss. You should can him and put me in charge. It would be great. You could sell President Buzz merch

 

[No Name]

about the greatest country in the world

Keep it in the politics section.

 

[EPCOTCenterLover]

Most people when they hear the name Lin Manuel Miranda they think of Hamilton. He also did songs for Moana as well. In addition to those achievements he is also the creator of another musical In The Heights. Writing the music and lyrics.

I thought he was charming and very good in Mary Poppins Returns. But the music to Moana was mediocre at best. Not encouraged by this rumor if it turns out to be true.

 

[Jedijax719]

This is something I would have expected on April 1. Cannot be true.

 

[Mickey Pride]

I thought he was charming and very good in Mary Poppins Returns. But the music to Moana was mediocre at best. Not encouraged by this rumor if it turns out to be true.

I have to be honest that the Moana music is the least of what I like. His performance as Bert was rather good in Mary Poppins Returns. His performance and the work he did on Hamilton is beyond belief. Also his work on In The Heights is outstanding as well. He definitely knows what he is doing when he is writing music and lyrics that is for damn sure.

 

[21stamps]

This is something I would have expected on April 1. Cannot be true.

Nothing would surprise me from Disney right now.

 

[EPCOTCenterLover]

I have to be honest that the Moana music is the least of what I like. His performance as Bert was rather good in Mary Poppins Returns. His performance and the work he did on Hamilton is beyond belief. Also his work on In The Heights is outstanding as well. He definitely knows what he is doing when he is writing music and lyrics that is for damn sure.

Don't you mean as "Jack" in MPR?

 

[Mickey Pride]

Don't you mean as "Jack" in MPR?

Yes, Jack. His character was practically the same as the Bert character in the original Mary Poppins.

 

[GladToBeHear]

I suspect they'll still go to boo the presidents they don't like during the roll call!

I've seen the show dozens of times. Never seen anyone do this.

 

[larryz]

I'm surprised Weird Al hasn't done a parody of a Disney song yet. Then again I don't blame him.

But he has parodied at least one ride...

 

[larryz]

@larryz do you want to tell them?

Burn me once, shame on me...

 

[Animaniac93-98]

“If it ain’t broke” is how companies go out of business.

HoP has existed for nearly 50 years. I think it has proven its worth as far as staying power and popularity goes.

 

[Animaniac93-98]

The show has had its script, format and voices change multiple times since 1993. It's one of the few things Disney HAS consistently updated and maintained over time.

But the one constant has been the respectful tone towards its subject. If Al and Lin want to do a show together, that's fine, but don't rob MK of this kind of experience just so they can say it's "new and improved".

 

[Tom P.]

So how do you feel about him being in the Ducktales reboot then?

The DuckTales reboot is an offense against both man and God. It is a heaping, festering, blazing dumpster fire of garbage that sullies the name of everything and everyone with which it is associated. Anyone who has even the faintest connection to the production of that putrid vomitous rot gut should be forever banished to a far-away deserted island where they can spend the rest of their lives eating a steady diet of bugs and worms, each day filled with nothing but their own unbridled shame.

I hope I wasn't unclear.