After its temporary closure earlier this year, it appears that Disney World’s Hall of Presidents has reopened.
A longtime staple of the Magic Kingdom at Disney World, the attraction is particularly popular, especially during presidential election seasons. Following President Donald Trump’s second win in November’s election against former Vice President Kamala Harris, many have wondered whether his previous animatronic will be updated or replaced with a new one.
According to WDW News Today, Disney World’s Hall of Presidents attraction quietly reopened on June 29.
Disney’s website also lists the attraction as open from 9 a.m. through 9 p.m.
Disney World officials did not immediately respond to the USA TODAY Network’s requests for details.
It is still unknown whether the new Trump animatronic is brand new or if Disney made updates to the previous one.
Among the thrill rides and meet-and-greets with fictional characters, Disney World’s “Hall of Presidents” is a multimedia presentation and stage show that seeks to educate parkgoers on the formation of the U.S. and all 45 of its presidents.
The show features narrations from some of the presidents as they highlight various historical events and critical documents, including the signing of the Declaration of Independence and facts about the Civil War.
This is one of the attractions that reportedly originated directly from Walt Disney, with Disney Wiki stating that the plans for the new show were initially intended for Disneyland’s theme park in Anaheim, California. Since technology had not advanced enough to support his vision, he instead focused on bringing a single animatronic president to life, creating Abraham Lincoln for the 1964 New York World’s Fair.
As plans were coming together for the new Florida theme park, Imagineers found that they could incorporate Disney’s vision for a show on the U.S. presidents. In October 1971, the attraction opened with the park, with then-president Richard Nixon ending the roll call.
Disney’s Hall of Presidents is in the Magic Kingdom’s Liberty Square section of the park, close to Cinderella’s Castle in the center. According to Disney’s website, the show is 25 minutes long.
Since its original opening, it has added nine new presidents to its lineup:
The show features a segment dedicated to the current president, during which they deliver a brief speech. Every sitting president since Bill Clinton has recorded their own remarks for the Hall of Presidents at the White House.
It took Disney World six months to reopen the attraction after it closed in January. While they have not shared an exact answer on how long it takes, interviews with Imagineers and past reports give clues to its usual timeline.
According to Plan Disney, it takes roughly a year from the election to produce a new animatronic leader. For example, Trump was added in December 2017, and Biden was added in August 2021.
“There are many steps involved including several levels of models as well as an interview with the actual president. So the voice you hear in the attraction will be the president’s real voice,” Plan Disney writes.
Since the president was first added to the lineup back in 2017, the appearance of his animatronic has caused some controversy.
A few parkgoers and social media users claimed the figure also resembled Hillary Clinton, the 2016 Democratic nominee. This led to rumors that Disney, anticipating Clinton’s win in the 2016 election, had begun building a robot with her likeness, only to repurpose it after Trump won.
According to Snopes, this rumor has never been confirmed or even addressed by Disney officials.
Tickets to any of Disney’s theme parks start at $119, prices rising depending on the season and which day you attend.
Disney World also just announced its “Summer Magic Ticket” offer exclusively for Florida residents. As of May 6, parkgoers can purchase tickets for as low as $60 per day, with no blackout dates. The offer is valid from May 18 through Sept. 27, 2025.
This story was updated to correct a sentence that described Trump as “former president.”