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Liberty Square

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Liberty Square is land in the [[Magic Kingdom]].
[[Image:{{Infobox park land || image=Haunted_Mansion.jpg|thumb|caption=The Haunted Mansion in Liberty Square]]| opened=October 1st, 1971| number_of_attractions=3}}
==Conception==
==History==
Liberty Square opened with the rest of the park in 1971. Unlike the rest of the lands, Liberty Square has only had one major change. The land opened with four attractions, the Hall of Presidents, the Haunted Mansion , the Liberty Belle Riverboat, and the Mike Fink Keel Boats. The Mike Fink Feel Boats, were free floating boats based on the popular Disney television show, Davy Crockett. The boats allowed guests to take off from Liberty Square and circle around Tom Sawyers Island. In 1997, one of the Disneyland Mike Fink Keel boats capsized with guests on board. After the accident both the Disneyland and Walt Disney World versions of the attraction were permanently closed.
Besides the closing of the Mike Fink Feel Boats, the only other change to occur in Liberty Square happened at the Hall of Presidents. In 1993 President Bill Clinton was added to the attraction. Unlike the former presidents of the hall, Bill Clinton actually gave a speech. When the show reopened in 1993, the tone of the attraction had also changed. The Hall of Presidents now focused much more on slavery and other racial issues then it had in the past. The attraction was once again changed in 2009. Besides the obvious inclusion of Barack Obama into the Hall of Presidents, the show also focuses a little less heavily on racial issues and slavery than before. Another addition features Abraham Lincoln delivering the Gettysburg Address and Finally, before the Presidents are announced a montage of presidential speeches is shown.
==Attractions==