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

[TheMaxRebo]

They explicitly said it would reopen and that spawned a ton of speculation about how it's permanently closing or getting replaced by Muppets?

Good grief.

Well, they said "expected" not definitely... Its expected to rain of Thursday, doesn't mean it definitely will

And the sign didn't indicate anything about welcoming the next president like in the past so people thought they could be adjusting the show

I think most people thought what happened was most likely but it more fun to discuss and armchair imagineer what "could" happen. And I am sure some of it was hoping it would change, at least some

 

[TrainsOfDisney]

And I am sure some of it was hoping it would change, at least some

I’d love for HOP to be a permanent fixture of classic Magic Kingdom like the riverboat… but the writing is on the wall. We all know that this attraction is on borrowed time along with many other MK classics.

 

["El Gran Magnifico"]

I’d love for HOP to be a permanent fixture of classic Magic Kingdom like the riverboat… but the writing is on the wall. We all know that this attraction is on borrowed time along with many other MK classics.

If they feel the show has become stale then I'd like to see them try to reinvent it. Maybe a SE type of approach. A dark ride through various scenes of US history with the finale taking the ride vehicle/boat through the animatronics.

I recognize the chances of that happening are slim-to-none. But I'd be for it. It's not a political position. Just a historical one.

 

[flynnibus]

Did you visit the MK today?

Were you looking at the right president?

Have you met the president face to face? Or are you just assuming how he looks from photos?

 

[Dreamer19]

Quoting this because I think it got missed amongst all the politics. Does anyone else think the mouth movement is not as good as before?

TBH I don’t think any of the body movements are as smooth either.

 

[Sirwalterraleigh]

I wouldn’t pay 60 bucks per person to eat at GC…

…that describes chef mickeys on a lot of days

 

[HMF]

NO!! So we give in and placate the idiots? Throw them out and start making examples out of them…

I understand, but unfortunately there are a lot of idiots on both sides of the political spectrum who are going to cause scenes as long as this attraction is presented in this format. If they are going to keep it, they should return to the original format of having only Lincoln speak.

 

[HMF]

I’d love for HOP to be a permanent fixture of classic Magic Kingdom like the riverboat… but the writing is on the wall. We all know that this attraction is on borrowed time along with many other MK classics.

I personally think that the Rivers and TSI disappearing has a lot to do with why I was skeptical about HOP re-opening.

 

[MisterPenguin]

Maybe we need a presidential Cars attraction it its place.

 

[TrainsOfDisney]

Maybe we need a presidential Cars attraction it its place.

If the cars have a pope they certainly have a president!

 

[JackCH]

If the cars have a pope they certainly have a president!

Oh gosh it could happen. Abe LINCOLN. Franklin and Teddy ROADsevelt. Barack O'BUICK. Richard NISSAN.

 

[JohnD]

Maybe we need a presidential Cars attraction it its place.

Can you imagine an attraction based on The Beast? Who wouldn't want to ride in the Presidential limo at high speeds?

 

[Captain Barbossa]

Can you imagine an attraction based on The Beast?

Yes, I can. There’s a stage show and restaurant that features him.

Who wouldn't want to ride in the Presidential limo at high speeds?

Joking aside, I’m a fan of anything pertaining to the beast. (4 wheel one, not 4 legged) (ok now I’m done joking lol) There’s a lot of neat videos out there on it, but I really think this episode of Jay Leno’s Garage does the best job showing it off.



Not sure how Jay managed to pull off getting the Secret Service to bring it over for an episode but I’m glad he did. Really cool stuff!

 

[Comped]

Not sure how Jay managed to pull off getting the Secret Service to bring it over for an episode but I’m glad he did. Really cool stuff!

Jay is very well connected in the car world, even more so than entertainment and government. I'm sure he came up with this idea to do an episode on the car and the Secret Service jumped at the opportunity. Though I would say that this episode definitely has less detail about the car than is publicly available for some reason. The agents refused to talk about several parts of the car that have either been declassified or otherwise become public knowledge and widely reported on...

 

[Sirwalterraleigh]

If this headline was on a website not to be named or some other fan favorites everyone would be saying how it was nothing more than clickbait.

Disagree…this is something at least

The “master plan hints at possibility of a fifth gate…” was click bait

Rocking 4 empty ones in the middle of the summer right now…

…yeah…4th dimension stuff right there

 

["El Gran Magnifico"]

Can you imagine an attraction based on The Beast? Who wouldn't want to ride in the Presidential limo at high speeds?

Driven by Olivia Rodrigo.

 

[Samoht]

AFAIK, every President is in the show.

I meant in a speaking role but I was thinking of ford not Carter since he was not in office for a full term.

 

[WondersOfLife]

NO!! So we give in and placate the idiots? Throw them out and start making examples out of them…

Throwing guests out doesn't make Disney money. So that's not going to happen.

 

[WondersOfLife]

"Startlingly Realistic"...I wonder if the person writing that statement was under duress or just delusional.

It was probably AI/ChatGPT prompted. "For the first time ever" lol

 

[Smiley/OCD]

I understand, but unfortunately there are a lot of idiots on both sides of the political spectrum who are going to cause scenes as long as this attraction is presented in this format. If they are going to keep it, they should return to the original format of having only Lincoln speak.

Yeah, so what does that matter? IDK what side of the aisle they’re on…if they’re right wing idiots or left wing idiots or just idiots, toss’em