“Hall of Presidents” Attraction at Disney World to Undergo Refurbishment for Returning President in Early 2025. It happens every few years, American Presidential Elections take place, and either the President is re-elected or is replaced by a new President of the United States. The Hall of Presidents always stays updated with whoever is in office and will go down for refurbishment for a few months to add in the new sitting president. Today, Disney World has announced the refurbishment of The Hall of Presidents at Disney’s Magic Kingdom.
The process may be shorter, and the downtime minimal, because for the second time in our country’s history, a past US President has been re-elected after serving one term, and losing the next election, only to come back four years later and win the Presidency. A non-consecutive presidency has never happened in the 53 years the attraction has been open. This means, the President’s animatronic is already built. We do not know if they will move the president from spot 45 back to the front, or make a new animatronic.
The Hall of Presidents will temporarily close for refurbishment on January 20, 2025, and is expected to reopen later in 2025.
This makes the third attraction at the Magic Kingdom to be down for refurbishment starting in January. Big Thunder Mountain Railroad closes on January 6th, 2025. Astro Orbiter in Tomorrowland will close on January 13th, 2025
Past updates have included :
- 1993: Updated to include President Bill Clinton.
- 2001: Updated to include President George W. Bush.
- 2009: Updated to include President Barack Obama.
- 2017: Updated to include President Donald Trump.
- 2021: Updated to include President Joe Biden.
The Hall of Presidents – Behold all 45 Presidents of the United States in a stirring show tracing the nation’s history.
In the Presence of the Presidents – Take your seat in the stately theater, home to 3 massive digital projection screens and a grand proscenium. Watch an original film—developed by a Pulitzer Prize-winning historian—that tells the dramatic story of the nation’s founding.
Learn about the formation of our Constitution and the hard-fought struggles along the way—such as the American Revolution and the Civil War. Listen to the stirring words of John F. Kennedy echo through the theater and watch Abraham Lincoln—in attendance on stage—deliver his Gettysburg address.
The Presidents Will See You Now – Watch the curtain rise to reveal startlingly realistic Audio-Animatronics replicas of every President of the United States—together for the very first time. Hear a speech delivered by George Washington and a recorded performance of the oath of office by the newest addition to the Hall, 46th President Joe Biden.
Wondering why there are 45 and not 46 figures onstage? Because Grover Cleveland served 2 non-consecutive terms as both the 22nd and 24th president.
Creating the Presidents – Originally conceived as animated wax figures, the Presidents didn’t meet Walt Disney’s approval, so he tasked Walt Disney Imagineering to develop the first Audio-Animatronics figure in human form. The result was the groundbreaking Great Moments with Mr. Lincoln, which debuted at the 1964 New York World’s Fair. The Hall of Presidents built upon the show’s legacy—expanding it to all Presidents—when it opened in 1971.
“Hall of Presidents” Attraction at Disney World to Undergo Refurbishment for Returning President
