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

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gregorynbaker

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A little airchair Imagineering here. HOP has two main parts, the film and the AA panorama. The film is an overview of history usually based around a through line (e.g. anybody can become president in Freeman version; I haven't seen latest due to hurricanes and coronavirus). This is probably the part most people find "boring" or soporific because it is subdued and respectful. It also seems like this would be the part that would be "plussed" by Miranda and Yankovic. This is really no different than what they do every eight years or so anyway. It is possible to add a touch of levity to the proceedings (e.g. Franklin and Twain in American Adventure) without becoming a "rap polka" or a descent into insults and vulgarity of "Under New Management".

Regarding the AA section, I think that simplifying this section is not just a "gutless" company "caving" to pressure, but rather removing a potential headache. Even if people are mature enough not to boo the current president, there are still those who may avoid the attraction altogether or at least have their "magical" experience tainted by a tinge of partisanship. It also removes the hassle of creating a fully articulated AA for each new president instead of the limited ones like the Franklin Pierce. You could shift lines to Washington and Lincoln (who already speak more than the current president), or have a few other presidents (say with 50+ years of history behind them) speak of particular virtues connected to them. This would also be a return in many ways to the 1971-1993 version. I feel like these changes would please many people and would not even be noticed by a large percentage of guests.
 
TiggerDad

TiggerDad

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The Empress Lilly said:
Personally I'd prefer the presidents to recite in full the Declaration of Independence followed by a 90 minute debate about its meaning and promise or some such.

I was born on the wrong planet.
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The Declaration is interesting, but for actual legal impact, the Constitution is more relevant. You could assign different clauses and amendments to each of the 45 to explain, and could probably take up the whole day with the presentation.
 
No Name

No Name

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Piebald said:
I'd be OK with this. HoP is quite boring and I like LMM and Weird Al. The amount of hate LMM is getting is ...suspect.
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The opinions on this forum are often oddly different from those of the majority of guests. This place comes off as a weird faction that I’m increasingly glad Disney doesn’t listen to.
 
Mainahman

Mainahman

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Heppenheimer said:
Doesn't the Hall of Presidents have the capacity to seat somewhere in the ballpark of 800 guests? Perhaps a show popular enough to consistently take that many people out of lines for other attractions wouldn't be such a bad thing, even if we do lose the spirit of the old shows.
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I love this idea. Would help eat people for sure.
 
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DisneyCane

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Piebald said:
I'd be OK with this. HoP is quite boring and I like LMM and Weird Al. The amount of hate LMM is getting is ...suspect.
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I like Weird Al. I don't really have much opinion about LMM's work. The only thing I'm "suspect" about is that two artists that are clearly on one side of the political "center" will create a truly "non-partisan" show. I'm sure they are capable of doing it but I'm skeptical there wouldn't be some subtle partisanship in there.
 
_caleb

_caleb

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DisneyCane said:
I like Weird Al. I don't really have much opinion about LMM's work. The only thing I'm "suspect" about is that two artists that are clearly on one side of the political "center" will create a truly "non-partisan" show. I'm sure they are capable of doing it but I'm skeptical there wouldn't be some subtle partisanship in there.
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In your opinion, is Hamilton (the musical) partisan?
 
The Empress Lilly

The Empress Lilly

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TiggerDad said:
The Declaration is interesting, but for actual legal impact, the Constitution is more relevant. You could assign different clauses and amendments to each of the 45 to explain, and could probably take up the whole day with the presentation.
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I would book a ticket right now if that were on offer, maskless hordes be damned!

If your proposal sounds unrealistic, it is not that far off from the WDW of the previous generation, the last one to read books and thus have a six second plus attention span.

The Magic Kingdom of 1987 was devoted to 200 years US Constitution. With a parade, exhibit, live music. Liberty Square in particular was transformed. I loved it so much!

I bought facsimiles of the founding texts of America. My teenage self could recite large chunks of them for years afterwards

Trees, well dressed sober guests, and the Constitution as the highlight of the MK. Different times!
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Communicore

Communicore

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The Empress Lilly said:
I would book a ticket right now if that were on offer, maskless hordes be damned!

If your proposal sounds unrealistic, it is not that far off from the WDW of the previous generation, the last one to read books and thus have a six second plus attention span.

The Magic Kingdom of 1987 was devoted to 200 years US Constitution. With a parade, exhibit, live music. Liberty Square in particular was transformed. I loved it so much!

I bought facsimiles of the founding texts of America. My teenage self could recite large chunks of them for years afterwards

Trees, well dressed sober guests, and the Constitution as the highlight of the MK. Different times!
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Darn, this was a thing back then? It seems EPCOT Center-ish!
 

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