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Gizmodo
30-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Gizmodo
The Trump Robot Has Returned to Center Stage at Disney World, With a Facelift
The Hall of Presidents at Walt Disney World has officially reopened after a six-month refurbishment, which included moving former President Joe Biden from center stage. The closure encompassed the eventful first half of President Donald Trump's current administration—but now, the animatronic, which debuted with a very eerie countenance during his first term, has returned with a makeover. The Magic Kingdom's attraction always features the country's current leader presiding over the show alongside all of its animatronics depicting former leaders of the free world. As HuffPost shared, Trump's new figure boasts a more articulated resemblance to him and now recites the presidential oath of office. The animatronic robot repeats the sworn commitment to 'faithfully execute the office of President of the United States' and, to the best of his ability, 'preserve, protect, and defend the Constitution of the United States.' Quite a statement to put on display for park visitors from all over the country and world. The president's former figure was roasted online for the odd placement of the skin over the robot's smaller face frame, which drew conspiratorial comparisons to his political opponent, Hillary Clinton. There's no question the new robotic figure's looming artifice gives a better sense of the real Donald Trump, closely approximating his presence in a theme park world. The Hall of Presidents has been a feature at Walt Disney World for 53 years, alongside outdated park areas that are now on their way out, including Tom Sawyer's Island. The latter is set to be bulldozed to make way for a new Cars Land and E-ticket attraction for the Pixar franchise across the way from the presidential show. It will be followed by a Disney Villains land set to be put adjacent to that side of the Magic Kingdom, and it's not so hard to imagine where cartoon bad guys can go. Want more io9 news? Check out when to expect the latest Marvel, Star Wars, and Star Trek releases, what's next for the DC Universe on film and TV, and everything you need to know about the future of Doctor Who.
Daily Mail
29-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Donald Trump makes his return to Disney World ride with new speaking role
Donald Trump has made a centerstage return to Disney World's freshly reopened Hall of Presidents - with a new and improved look from his first term. The animatronic political attraction in Magic Kingdom discreetly opened its doors on Sunday morning after being closed for five months. It shuttered on January 20 after Trump was inaugurated into his second term. The display shuts down after every presidential transition so Disney can update the show. Disney World did not announce the well-known display's sudden reopening - leaving both guests and employees confused. Cast members inside the Hall of Presidents' theater on Sunday morning told The Park Place they had no clue the show was returning and only found out when they came to work. Other than Trump's animatronic having a speaking role, no major changes have been made to the mechanized performance. The 20-minute demonstration begins with a narrated history lesson featuring all the country's former commander-in-chiefs, with Joe Biden's robot seen on stage behind Trump. A robotic Abraham Lincoln recites the Gettysburg Address, followed by a speech from George Washington. This time around, those invested in Disney's portrayal of the president have noticed the robotic figure has been upgraded to bear more resemble to the real life Trump The realistic Trump figure, situated in the middle of all the presidents, then gives his oath of office speech while mimicking Trump's hand gestures and mannerisms. He states: 'I, Donald John Trump, do solemnly swear that I will faithfully execute the office of President of the United States and will, to the best of my ability, preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States, so help me God.' When Trump was elected for his first term, people accused the theme park of creating a Hillary Clinton animatronic and sloppily switching it to Trump after she lost the 2016 election. Critics on pointed out how the robot meant to look like Trump looked far more like Clinton. 'Here (sic) me out on this. Clearly Disney had Hilary's (sic) robot ready to go and then had to try to make it look like Trump,' one user wrote on X, which was Twitter at the time. 'Don't hate me. This is just a necessary and painful fact we all need to deal with.' 'The more I see of Disney's 'Hall of Presidents' Trump, the more I'm convinced they made a Hillary one first and had to redo it,' another user agreed. 'Disney was so sure Hillary would win they just made a Hillary robot for their hall of presidents and when Trump won they just put a trump skin over it and it looks like something straight from hell,' someone joked. This time around, those invested in Disney's portrayal of the president have noticed the figure has been upgraded to better resemble to the real life Trump. 'Damn. I will miss Hilary (sic) Trump,' one person joked on X, as another added 'I guess that's an improvement.' 'AA [audio animatronic] was fixed and looks much much better now,' one man agreed. 'Maybe they could update the animatronic to better look like him. The last one they did was poorly done,' a user, who had not yet seen the new version, asserted.
