MK The Hall of Presidents closing for refurbishment on January 20, 2025

Agent H

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The Muppets really don't belong in the Hall Of Presidents.. There can be attractions that are not for toddlers...
and the show can be tailored in a way that makes it entertaining, informative, and not controversial...like it has always been...
A show that just makes you proud to be American....
But does the hall of presidents do that? I don’t think so. It’s an average film I could see in any museum around the country with some admittedly cool audio-animatronics tacked on to the end. I don’t really feel inspired after watching it. The coolest part is the waiting area.
 

AidenRodriguez731

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But does the hall of presidents do that? I don’t think so. It’s an average film I could see in any museum around the country with some admittedly cool audio-animatronics tacked on to the end. I don’t really feel inspired after watching it. The coolest part is the waiting area.
And little did I know that just acknowledging the order of presidents is apparently educational? I guess? As if any foreigner ever is going to remember the order of Presidents? No interesting facts about them or what they did, just that they existed? This just in, Guardians is an educational attraction because it acknowledges that the Big Bang, Milky Way, Earth, and Moon Exist!!!!
 

Bocabear

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Actually I think the order of presidents is pretty interesting and something a lot of people don't know.... They could update the film, but not necessary to discuss accomplishments/ failures of each administration...for the same reason we don't need to have this attraction be a debate or love letter to any current administration. Keep the Lincoln and Washington speeches, keep the roll call and finale. Maybe I am a weirdo but the Hall Of Presidents always felt inspiring to me... and I imagine lots of other Americans...
 

Agent H

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Actually I think the order of presidents is pretty interesting and something a lot of people don't know....
it is indeed interesting but it’s also information available with a quick google search. Per the White House historical association.
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Disstevefan1

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Actually I think the order of presidents is pretty interesting and something a lot of people don't know.... They could update the film, but not necessary to discuss accomplishments/ failures of each administration...for the same reason we don't need to have this attraction be a debate or love letter to any current administration. Keep the Lincoln and Washington speeches, keep the roll call and finale. Maybe I am a weirdo but the Hall Of Presidents always felt inspiring to me... and I imagine lots of other Americans...
I agree and I also will miss it when its destroyed and replaced.
 

Agent H

Well-Known Member
Which you've then obviously missed in your purported "multiple" viewings of The Hall of Presidents. Or you're too young to appreciate such things. Take your pick.
Yeah I don’t get a special feeling from the hall of presidents. Now the American adventure and the Independence Day fireworks that’s a different story!
 

Bocabear

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The attraction is not just about passing on information...I guess you could reduce all of the world down to things you can search on the internet, but that has nothing to do with living in the world and experiencing things....
 

Casper Gutman

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Which you've then obviously missed in your purported "multiple" viewings of The Hall of Presidents. Or you're too young to appreciate such things. Take your pick.
Why the ageism? This is something new on these boards and it’s deeply unattractive. We’re a bunch of old fogeys but we don’t have to act like it.

For the record, I’m not young, I get choked up by the American Adventure, and I’d wager I know more about presidential history than almost any other poster here and I don’t think HoP is a particularly moving or inspiring presentation.
 
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solidyne

Well-Known Member
Why the ageism? This is something new on these boards and it’s deeply unattractive. We’re a bunch of old fogeys but we don’t have to act like it.

For the record, I’m not young, I get choked up by the American Adventure, and I’d wager I know know more about presidential history than almost any other poster here and I don’t think HoP is a particularly moving or inspiring presentation.
Agreed. I bash "Gen Z" a lot, but what I wouldn't give to be a teenager again going to WDW!
 

JohnD

Well-Known Member
Does anyone know if/when HoP will re open?

We have many insider/experts on these boards who should know.
Normally about 5-6 months from closure (January 20), especially if there is a new video before the reveal of the Presidents. I suspect it's not as simple as moving the Trump AA from the back to the front. That AA just bows. It's odd to think about but it wouldn't surprise me if the Trump AA is re-skinned as the Biden AA to just bow. And the Biden AA is re-skinned as the Trump AA since more movement, etc.
 

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