Tag: Great Moments with Mr. Lincoln

In Memoriam…

I will never forget September 11th 2001. The terror and absolute confusion of that Tuesday morning was like nothing I have ever experienced before or sense.

I remember how all Americans came together in the aftermath of the attacks. And in the days, months, and years since the world has changed immeasurably.

And on this solemn date, I invite you all to to listen to the words of our 16th president Abraham Lincoln in this spectacular video from “Great Moments with Mr. Lincoln” at Disneyland.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DnkAoQrm3lU

September 11, 2010
Disneyland Report

Okay, this isn’t the sort of thing I generally consider news, but it struck me, so I wanted to share it with all of you.

I went to Disneyland this past Friday, and I was excited to see the new(ly reinstalled) Great Moments With Mr. Lincoln.

“Great Moments With Mr. Lincoln” returns to Disneyland on Friday after a five-year hiatus, Walt Disney Imagineering officials confirmed.

Since its debut at the 1964 World’s Fair in New York and subsequent Disneyland residence, the “Great Moments” show has undergone repeated story makeovers and audio-animatronic updates.

After an employee preview Thursday night, visitors to the Anaheim theme park will see a fifth-generation Lincoln figure with a rebooted storyline and remastered soundtrack that revert to the 1964 original.

Source: The Los Angeles Times

Upon exiting the show (which was fantastic) the exit gallery featured great moments in American history, and the dreamers that made it possible.

For example, the most amazing achievement in the history of mankind, the moon landing

Or great inventors like the Wright Brothers, Thomas Edison, or Henry Ford.

And let’s not forget musical legends like Hannah Montana.

Yeah, that’s right. They put Miley up next to the Moon Landing and Michael Jackson.

Now, I love Milez, but seriously? Who came up with that idea? I still randomly burst into laughter just thinking about it!

Speaking of Miley, they where also promoting her new movie, The Last Song.

Which they should be doing. 🙂

January 14, 2010
Great Moments with Mr. Lincoln Returns

Straight from the Disneyland Resort…

A longtime favorite of Disneyland guests will return as “The Disneyland Story, featuring Great Moments with Mr. Lincoln,” an enhanced version of the show which appeared, in various forms, in the Main Street Opera House at Disneyland park from 1966 through 2004 . The attraction will reopen later this year in celebration of the 200th anniversary year of Abraham Lincoln’s birth.

The current Opera House presentation, “Disneyland: The First 50 Magical Years,” went on hiatus March 16, in preparation for the new “Great Moments with Mr. Lincoln” show. When the updated “Disneyland Story, featuring Great Moments with Mr. Lincoln” opens later this year, “Disneyland: The First 50 Magical Years” will be presented as part of the “Disneyland Story” display of art, models and mementoes in the Opera House lobby.

Also planned for fall 2009 is a prominent new home on Main Street, U.S.A., for The Disney Gallery. Formerly located above Pirates of the Caribbean in New Orleans Square, The Disney Gallery houses treasured Disney artwork and collectibles representing creative efforts from throughout The Walt Disney Company. A frequently changing exhibit area often includes never-before-displayed art. The Disney Gallery’s new home will be in the Bank of Main Street building, located next door to the Main Street Opera House and currently serving as the headquarters for Disneyland Resort Annual Passport processing. The Bank will continue to operate as an Annual Passport center until mid-summer 2009. After that, Annual Passport processing will move to the Plaza Pavilion, near the entrance to Adventureland.

The original “Great Moments with Mr. Lincoln” was created by Walt Disney and his Imagineers for the State of Illinois Pavilion at the 1964 New York World’s Fair and featured the world’s first fully animated human Audio-Animatronics figure, built by Walt Disney Imagineering. The show, made its Disneyland debut in the Main Street Opera House on July 18, 1965.

March 31, 2009