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Politics RUMOR: Lin Manuel Miranda and Weird Al to Redo Hall of Presidents
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Matt_Black
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Disney had final say on Captain EO (Francis Ford Coppola, George Lucas, and Michael Jackson) and Finding Nemo: The Musical (Robert Lopez and Kristen Anderson-Lopez) and those turned out pretty well.
Animaniac93-98
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Animaniac93-98
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I suspect if the show were truly rated poorly it would have been scrapped long ago.
The rhetoric of "it's old / boring / unpopular" always pops up whenever a rumored ride change takes place.
TrainsOfDisney
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I feel like the people who say “nobody goes to HOP” haven’t actually been in quite some time.
No Name
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Bus driver.
I went in February and enjoyed it. I thought the current version of the video was the best yet. A friend from college is a data scientist at Disney though we rarely speak nowadays.
Captain Neo
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I don’t want them to then hell of presidents into a joke. They already pulled this stunt with tiki room and it was an enormous failure
Sir_Cliff
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I can't imagine they would turn Hall of Presidents into something like Tiki Room Under New Management. At any rate, I don't know why this rumour is so alarming. They're going to have to do a new version of it eventually, either early next year or in four years time.
If they haven't settled on the Princess and the Frog re-theme for Splash Mountain, Lin Manuel Miranda's Muppet Mountain would be amazing! Good acronym, too: LMMMM
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ToTBellHop
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I had not heard about Weird Al, but can verify talks with Miranda and a style reminiscent of Hamilton (which, itself, is witty). The Muppets have shown us we can laugh and learn about US history all at once.
I would much rather have some more speeches from historical Presidents, how about Washington’s Final Address, Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address or 2nd inaugural address, FDRs 1st inaugural address, or JFK’s inaugural address. You could easily stitch a narrative together about this country coming together in times of crisis and division to move forward together; something that is sorely needed now.
Surferboy567
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I’m neutral on HoP I’m not going to come in here and say this is the best attraction. I have seen it every once and a while, I don’t hate it, don’t love it. I admire seeing the tradition of a new president added but after seeing Hamilton I can see this working. I’m fine with HoP as it is but I don’t really go in their too often unless their is an update. I do admire the history behind it though.
carolina_yankee
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I really don't have a passionate feeling about HoP one way or another. I really didn't like the pre-Morgan Freeman version. I much preferred American Adventure for essentially the same message. The tableaux of presidents has always been impressive and something I would miss if it disappeared. I went years between visit to the HoP and haven't been in its current iteration, mostly for planning conflicts rather than partisan reasons. Due the structure of our election system, I may never see it in its current iteration since I won't be back until 2021 or I may have a chance. I can distinguish my opinions of specific people from the merits of the attraction itself.
That said, I absolutely wouldn't care if stayed the same. I would see it maybe once every president's term. If it were made over, I would definitely see it, and would base future visits on how I liked the redo. Highly talented people can make well received things I have zero interest in (Captain EO), so Miranda and Yankovic are certainly not a slam-dunk. But it's interesting and I would certainly give it a chance.
My prediction is that whatever they do would likely include the tableaux and maybe the roll call. Otherwise, no real reason for it to be a "Hall of Presidents" rather than an "infotainment on the American presidency." If that's there, I think it would be well received over all.
That said, I absolutely wouldn't care if stayed the same. I would see it maybe once every president's term. If it were made over, I would definitely see it, and would base future visits on how I liked the redo. Highly talented people can make well received things I have zero interest in (Captain EO), so Miranda and Yankovic are certainly not a slam-dunk. But it's interesting and I would certainly give it a chance.
My prediction is that whatever they do would likely include the tableaux and maybe the roll call. Otherwise, no real reason for it to be a "Hall of Presidents" rather than an "infotainment on the American presidency." If that's there, I think it would be well received over all.
DisneyTalks
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As long as its original, and makes it the whole experience entertaining, I’m all for it
jt04
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Agreed if done well. Hoping they have leaned from Epcot that using celebrities in the show creates a very short shelf life. Whereas The Muppets or Disney Fav 5 or 6 are much more timeless. So again, I think it is possible they are producing and writing only to make the show more relatable to all guests.
brb1006
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What about the animated section?
Mickey Pride
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I do think you have to take into consideration the time frame the film was being filmed. I still do think the animation in the original May Poppins was fantastic for when it was made, but honestly to have to compare it to Mary Poppins Returns is like comparing an apple to and orange.
brb1006
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Unpopular reaction, but honestly I fell asleep during the animated section. The whole film felt like it had pacing issues to me, but that whole sequence really dragged on.