Originally Posted By donnyaz This may seem silly but if you have the time goto City Hall or call Disneyland and express how much you miss Great Moments with Mr. Lincoln.In my mind it is one of the most educational attractions in Disneyland.City Hall (714) 781-7290
Originally Posted By Hans Reinhardt It's also one of the oldest. I wish they would create something entertaining that was new AND educational to replace it.
Originally Posted By boyumz I thought it would be brought back after the 50th festivities! Darn, I liked the new version. Did they leave the 50th thing there, or is it all closed up?
Originally Posted By sdlovesmickey I certainly want it back. It is such a disappointment that they have not returned this attraction!
Originally Posted By FerretAfros They are still showing the 50th movie and preshow (the preshow was pretty much the same thing, but they replaced the model of the Capitol building with the model of DL on opening day).
Originally Posted By ChurroMonster If I went in to City Hall to talk about bringing back Licoln it would be to ask them to NOT bring it back. The original show was fine for what it was but the presentation for the last few years (with the headphones) was weird and uncomfortable. I hope it never returns.
Originally Posted By SFH Maybe they can have a film of the Lincoln AA standing in front of the Magic Shop, only it will be a set instead of the actual Magic Shop. SFH
Originally Posted By WilliamK99 I am willing to bet a substantial amount of money that Lincoln will never come back. I just don't see Disney bringing an AA show back, especially in it's current form.
Originally Posted By WilliamK99 With that said, it would be neat if they did a Walt AA show in it's place, where he does his opening speech at Disneyland. I know it'll never happen, but it'd be cool.
Originally Posted By gurgitoy2 Also, now that he's been displaced for so long, Disney might just hope that people get used to it and forget he was there. If they wait long enough, they won't have to bring him back...
Originally Posted By davewasbaloo Kind of like the burning cabin, and Big Thunder Falls, and unique merchandise in the shops - perfume, One of Kind Items, Indian hand Crafts. Hmmmm.
Originally Posted By StitchDude If they don't bring back Lincoln they will be making a big mistake. But that is something they do very often these days. They will probably put in another pin trading shop or some crap like that. I agree with Churromonster, the new show was not that good but it was better than not having him there at all. I will never forget the one wore blue and one wore gray song.
Originally Posted By avromark Oh and what about that peak you know and the skull and... Maybe they'll just plop a Town Car in the theatre and call it the Lincoln show, it would be cheap to implement.
Originally Posted By donnyaz I think if the really revamped the show with the history of Abe and how he became president and what he accomplished as President it could really be good.
Originally Posted By davewasbaloo I know they wouldn't do it, but a Hall of Presidents would be great. Or how about without the updating, Carousel of Progress!
Originally Posted By jonvn No room for the hall of presidents, which is a DULL DULL show. What they could do is put up a show with maybe a few presidents. Like, Lincoln, Washington, Jefferson, Roosevelts, and the current guy. A smaller set of Presidents. This way, the roster would not be so long for the intro, and they each can say a couple of words. That would actually be a nice thing. It will never happen. They'll probably put in a Scrooge McDuck ride.
Originally Posted By walt100 I would hope that they keep it, but it may be true that Disney is hoping the the public forgets about the attraction without them having to bring it back. I would love to see a different version than what we have now, which is little more than a Paul Pressler (like most everything else he did) misfire...If you look at the Lincoln Presidential library in Springfield, you see interactive exhibits and the most up to date techology designed by a former imagineer. (And much more encompasing than the disappointing head phones) I think it's a misnomer that history doesn't sell to today's audiences. By any standard the Lincoln library has been a grand sucess. Instead of replacing the attraction with a pin-shop (Lord forbid) or as the rumors suggest, Tony's resturant- Disney should rethink their approach to this revered show. And as a long time fan I would want to see at least one educational attraction preserved in a park that is becoming overly "cartoony"...Lastly,if Disney is thinking of bringing it back at the end of the year, than the timing would be perfect. If anyone is paying attention, 2009 is the 200th anniversary of Abraham Lincoln's birth...Best regards, Walt100
Originally Posted By trekkeruss <<I think it's a misnomer that history doesn't sell to today's audiences. By any standard the Lincoln library has been a grand sucess>> While I agree that the Lincoln Library is a wonderful exhibit and show, it's not really a fair comparison. The Library doesn't have Splash Mountain and PotC across the street. Also, people visit the library with a different expectation than people going to DL. Put another way, if they had the same Lincoln Library show at DL, I can pretty much guarantee you that it wouldn't be the same grand success.
Originally Posted By ChurroMonster They should dress Lincoln like a pirate. Maybe then he'd be popular again.
