Due to its popularity, Great Moments with Mr. Lincoln was one of the attractions considered for inclusion in (yet unopened) Walt Disney World. Instead of recreating the attraction however, Imagineers decided to revisit the One Nation Under God concept. In the time between Walt’s original idea, and the creation of Disney World, technology had improved to the point that creating Audio Animatronic figures for every President was possible. Furthermore, the Magic Kingdom also had the space available for such a large stage to be created. Renaming the attraction the Hall of Presidents, the show opened with the rest of the Magic Kingdom on October 1, 1971. The Hall, 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.
Since it opened the In 1993 The Hall of Presidents has undergone was overhauled and given a series of changesnew script. For starters, every President since Gerald Ford has subsequently been added Columbia professor Eric Forner convinced Disney executives (including Michael Eisner) that the original show did not pay enough attention to the attraction issues slavery and civil rights <ref name = "dated"> http://waltdatedworld.bravepages.com/id223.htm </ref>. The first major change however came in 1993 with the election of In order to enact these changes, as well as to add President Bill Clintonto the attraction, the Hall of Presidents closed in September of 1993. At this timeWhen the attraction reopened in October of the same year, the attraction was given had a completely new script that focused more on slavery and civil rights, a tone. The new narrator Hall of Presidents film was now narrated poet Maya Angelo, new scenes, <ref> http://www.omniluxe.net/wyw/hop.htm </ref>. In 2001 J.D. Hall replaced Maya Angelo as the attraction's narrator and a new speech that was read by President ClintonGeorge W. For Bush was added to the attraction. Like Clinton before him, Bush recorded a complete list speech specifically for The Hall of the 1993 changes see [Presidents <ref> http://themickeywikiallears.comnet/indextp/mk/mk_hop.php?title=The_Hall_of_Presidents#Second_Incarnation_.281993-2009.29_.5B5.5D''' see below''']htm </ref>.
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