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==History==
Liberty Square opened with the rest of the Magic Kingdom in 1971. The land opened with four attractions- [[The Hall of Presidents]], the [[Haunted Mansion]], the [[Richard F. Irvine Riverboat]] (which actually opened one day later than the rest of the land) and the Mike Fink Keel Boats. Unlike the rest of the lands in the Magic Kingdom, Liberty Square has only had a few major changes. The first of these was the addition of a second riverboat the [[Admiral Joe Flower]] in 1975. Unfortunately, the Joe Fowler was damaged in 1980 and never returned to active duty. In 1996, The Richard F. Irvine was renamed the [[Liberty Belle Riverboat]]. The next closure in Liberty Square came with the closure of the Mike Fink Keel boats. The Mike Fink Feel Boats were free floating boats based on the popular Disney television show, Davy Crockett, which 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 and after the accident both the Disneyland and the 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 personally recorded his speech. Besides just adding the new president, 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 a montage of Presidential speeches.
