Disneyland 50 Magical Years show to be permanent?

[PeoplemoverMatt]

Having a tribute to Mr. Lincoln makes Disneyland far from any "Patriotic Central."

-- Peoplemover "No one tells me I can't be proud of my country" Matt

[barfownz]

Originally Posted by PeoplemoverMatt

Having a tribute to Mr. Lincoln makes Disneyland far from any "Patriotic Central."

-- Peoplemover "No one tells me I can't be proud of my country" Matt

yeah, but it is cool when you where the head phones, that was a new/big/great improvement

[Executioner]

I really like how they did the audio in GMWML, except for the new voice of Lincoln. I liked the old one better.

[Wendy Darling]

I continue to think that the 50th stuff should stay...I never liked the whole lincoln display. I feel that they shouldn'e keep the 50th thing up forever...but for a while after the 50th. It's wrong to not show the stuff as long as you can. I mean, we have had the lincoln thing forever...savor the 50th before the normal gets put back in. Because I have no doubt that it will.


*some rules are meant to be broken*

[pepperxp]

I wish they'd leave the 50th stuff up forever, too, especially the fireworks (I know, the dough!) But the 50th will get old over time. Maybe they could work or are working on a new Lincoln, even though the new one wasn't that old. That haircut seen was sooooo cool with headphones!

[ShrunkenNed]

Truly, Mr Lincoln should come back. I really did like the new film in there, but its time is now. Mr Lincoln ( before the road to Gettysburg) is one of my more cherished memories. As much as Steve Martin made me laugh, Mr Lincoln reminds me (especially in his original speech) what a wonderful country we live in.

[Piglet]

When we were at Disneyland in August 2004, we went in and watched Great Moments with Mr. Lincoln. While we were in the lobby waiting, I talked to a CM there and asked her about the rumor about it leaving permanently. She told me that they were keeping track of the numbers and a decision would be made on whether or not to return the Mr. Lincoln exhibit (after the 50th was over) based on those numbers. I asked her how it was looking so far and she replied, "Not so good." I looked around the auditorium after we were seated and the doors were closed and there were maybe 20 of us in there. The sad thing is, the CM's that work there feel passionately about the Lincoln exhibit--they're more historians than theme park workers. When we went to see the 50th exhibit this past June, I was talking to a CM who was working there and she told me they were so sad when they closed the Mr. Lincoln exhibit. She said they even had a goodbye party for him and said, "They BETTER bring it back." She was all choked up about it =(

[PeoplemoverMatt]

Can you imagine that it's 2010 & the first 50 years exhibit is still there? That just doesn't seem right to me. Leave the 50th movie in the 50th celebration.

-- Peoplemover "It's Game Show Congress weekend! Woo!" Matt

[Fantasmic_Freak]

Originally Posted by Wendy Darling

I really think that they should keep the 50th show. I like it a lot better than the Lincoln show. They could always put in a patriotic thing some where else...but let us remember, this is DL, not the washington monument. Its not supposed to be patriot central.

*waves aroung the flag, and sings the national anthem*

Well, since Walt was a great fan of President Lincoln and since most of Disneyland is in the USA, oh is Adventureland in it? Disneyland's main street is a very good reminder of where we are in the usa and i think lincoln should stay with alot of revisation. after all they have holograms in the lincoln memorial, why not here too?

Fantasmic "oh why not make it a 3d show, but like american" Freak

Oh yah anhd matt, i guess your mat, Peoplemover "Can I have the model of Space Mountain? " Mat

[DisneyPrincessesDaisy]

I vote,...Lincon,Why have a 50th show when its not the 50th year any more?I do like the Lincon because I always thought main street is kinda patriotic looking.
They should keep the fireworks though.

[byucougs]

I think they should have made Lincoln look like Disney and included him in the show. How cool would it have been to see an animitronic Walt give the dedication speech?
Maybe it would have been too creepy, but I think it would have been cool.

[Fantasmic05]

thats tough because i liked the exhibit but i loved mr lincoln w/ the headsets and the haircut lol. i have to share a story. we went on mr lincoln like 3 yrs and this little kid said, "look mom, it really cut my hair!! I really had hair on my shirt!!" and it was pretty funny.

[kjs77]

I'm really hoping that they bring back the original one from 1964/65 Worlds Fair with remastered/enhanced audio as well as the slide presentation. That way those of us who weren't born then can have an opportunity to see the attraction the way Walt originally envisioned it.

[Clotho]

I think a new show with an audioanimatronic Walt would rock.

I never liked the Lincoln show. Never drew me back in. Loved the 50th show--really great, fun to watch, would watch it again. But I agree that it would be out of context to try and run it after the 50th. It would age FAST. But something new in there would be great.

In the current exhibit, I love all the Disneyland history stuff. All the memorabilia and whatnot. Walt's office would fit right back in.

[TimmyII]

Great Moments with Mr. Lincoln THE ORIGINAL needs to return. The new version of Lincoln's show, in my opinion sucks when compared to the original. Bring back the original show.....not some show about a soldier going off to fight the Civil War.
I do agree that they need to release the Steve Martin Show on DVD after the celebration is over!