Changes
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Renaming the attraction the Hall of Presidents, the show opened with the rest of the Magic Kingdom on October 1, 1971. The Hall of Presidents (along with the [[Country Bear Jamboree]] and the Mickey Mouse Revue) was one of the three unique (not from Disneyland) attractions that opened with the Magic Kingdom.
===Changes Since Opening Day===
Following its initial opening the Hall of Presidents did not feature many changes during its first two decades. Following their election, or elevations, to the PredsidencyPresidency, Gerald Ford, Jimmy Carter, Ronald Regan, and George H.W. Bush were added to attraction. Despite these additions, the attraction's main show was not altered.[[Image:HallofPresidentsCarter.jpg|thumb|400px|Imagineers working on the President Carter figure's costume. |alt= Jimmy Carter Hall of Presidents Imagineer.]]
Things changed however, in 1993, when the Hall of Presidents was overhauled and given a new script. Columbia professor Eric Forner convinced Disney executives (including Michael Eisner) that the original show did not pay enough attention to the issues slavery and civil rights <ref name= "dated"> http://waltdatedworld.com/id223.htm </ref>. In order to enact these changes, as well as to add President Bill Clinton to the attraction, the Hall of Presidents closed in September of 1993. When the attraction reopened in October of the same year, the attraction had a completely new tone. Furthermore, the new Hall of Presidents film was now narrated by poet Maya Angelo <ref> http://www.omniluxe.net/wyw/hop.htm </ref>.
