The Hall of Presidents

**The Hall of Presidents** is an attraction in the Liberty Square of the Magic Kingdom in Walt Disney World.

## Summary

The Hall of Presidents is held within a building based on Philadelphia's Independence Hall though it is identified as having been constructed in 1787, rather than Independence Hall's 1753 year of construction. 1787 is instead the year that the American Constitution was signed. The queue is a museum-like exhibit filled with objects and outfits representing different leaders in the history of the U.S.A..

## Connections

The Hall of Presidents itself is likely not a cannon story in the mythos however it contains many historic-figures who are.

### 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea

While not directly referenced in this film, *The Abraham Lincoln* is the name of a whaling vessel which attempted to hunt the Nautilus only to be destroyed by it.

### Atlantis: The Lost Empire

Teddy Roosevelt was one of the few individuals who billionaire Preston B. Whitmore allowed to observe his Atlantean crystal and learn of Atlantis' true nature. He also was the former military superior of Dr. Joshua Sweet who later became a member of the Milo Expedition, in part thanks to Roosevelt's recommendations.

### Big Thunder Mountain Railroad

It is possible that much of Big Thunder Mountain Railroad's story is connected to the ramifications of Jackson's horrific rule. Namely, the crimes commit against the Indigenous Shoshone peoples of Big Thunder Mountain by Henry Ravenswood and the Big Thunder Mining Company in relation to Jackson's infamous, "Trail of Tears".

#### Pecos Bill Tall Tale Inn & Cafe

Jackson's former subordinates Davy Crockett and the fictitious George "Georgie" Russell are both commemorated by Pecos Bill within this Tumbleweed inn & cafe.

#### Tobias Norton & Sons, Frontier Traders

This shop in Thunder Mesa was run by Tobias Norton, Andrew's fictitious Lieutenant from the Davy Crockett TV series.

### Haunted Mansion

Andrew Jackson's privateering ally from the War of 1812, Jean Lafitte is frequently referenced in non-canon materials for the Haunted Mansion such as the comics by SLG where he was an ally to the mansion's founder William Gracey, in the 2003 film continuity where he was an affiliate of Captain Ambrose Gracey who built the mansion, or the audio-book Nuptial Doom where the sea-captain who owned the mansion was a compatriot of Lafitte. These are based on how in an unused concept for the mansion, catacombs under the manor entered through Lafitte's tomb would lead to a pirate's lair on Tom Sawyer Island. Additionally, the clothes worn by Jackson from Tom Sawyer Island appear in the collection of Constance Hatchaway.

In *Tales from the Haunted Mansion*, the narrator Amicus Arcane mentions having once met Abraham Lincoln and having been complimented by him on his spats, Arcane being the librarian of the Haunted Mansion.

### Indiana Jones

Roosevelt appeared in the Young Indiana Jones Chronicles and is referenced by Jock Lindsey in Jock Lindsey's Hangar Bar.

### Jungle Cruise

#### Trader Sam's Enchanted Tiki Bar

There are two photographs of Roosevelt framed in Trader Sam's bar, both with messages from Trader Sam which identifies them as having been familiar with one another. One of note shows Sam and Roosevelt together, planning Roosevelt's next expedition to South America. Another photo has a message from Roosevelt which reads, "*Sam, planning my next pit stop at your place- TR*".

### Phantom Manor

There is a photograph of Abraham Lincoln hung up in the bank of Phantom Canyon in this attraction.

### Pirates of the Caribbean

Jackson Island has a history of having been used by pirates of the Caribbean such as Jack Sparrow, William Turner, Elizabeth Swann and Davy Jones as shown in Disneyland's *Pirate's Lair on Tom Sawyer Island*. Jean Lafitte is frequently affiliated with the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise. For example, Lafitte is the namesake of Laffite's Landing between the Royal Street Gallery and the Blue Bayou of New Orleans. In Disneyland Paris, a portrait of the smuggler was in the possession of the citizens of Puerto Dorado, Isla Tesoro during the island's ransacking at the hands of the Wicked Wench (odd considering that he wouldn't have been born yet).

### Pleasure Island

Teddy Roosevelt was a founding member of the Adventurers Club, a splinter-faction of the Society of Explorers and Adventurers. The Pleasure Island Historical Plaques reference Teddy Roosevelt as having been a frequent guest of Pleasure Island in the home of Merriweather Adam and Isabella Pleasure. The Pleasure Island historical plaques identified Taft as having travelled aboard the *Cox-Sherohman Floating Arts Palace*paddlewheel on the October 29 of 1909 to travel from Yazoo City, Mississippi to New Orleans, Louisiana.

### Tom Sawyer Island

Jackson used to make an appearance in Fort Wilderness alongside a figure of Georgie Russell and Davy Crockett, representing them during the wartimes of the Creek war. On the Pirate's Lair on Tom Sawyer Island in Disneyland there is a tavern called, "Lafitte's Tavern" and newspapers identifying Jackson Island (Tom Sawyer Island) as having been a base of Lafitte and later been used by Americans in the War of 1812.

### Tower of Terror

Roosevelt is the namesake for the *Teddy Roosevelt Lounge* on the C-deck of the Steamship Columbia. It contains photographs, artifacts, and artwork from the 26th president’s life, rationalized by Roosevelt and William Howard Taft having been in attendance of the ship's 1912 maiden voyage to Liverpool, England. The S.S. Columbia belonged to New York City magnate Cornelius Endicott II, a rival of S.E.A. and Pillagers Brigade member Harrison Hightower III.

### Up

Roosevelt was mentioned in this film by Charles Muntz with the two supposedly having gone on safari together. It is however inferred that Muntz lied about the details of his many expeditions meaning this could be exaggerated or an elicit lie.

## Trivia

* Many of the figures from the Magic Kingdom attraction *The Hall of Presidents* are recycled in Spaceship Earth.
	+ James Buchanan is used to represent Johannes Gutenberg.
	+ Andrew Jackson is a printing-press worker.
	+ William Howard Taft is an Ancient Egyptian priest.
	+ Teddy Roosevelt is a Roman senator.
	+ Zachary Taylor is a Roman centurion.
	+ John Adams is a medieval monk.
	+ John Tyler is a Turkish man.
	+ Franklin Pierce is a scholar.
	+ Dwight D. Eisenhower is a minstrel.

## References

1. ↑ https://celebrationspress.com/2021/02/14/10-fascinating-facts-about-the-hall-of-presidents/
2. ↑ https://www.flickr.com/photos/theseamazingplaces/4344291690/in/photostream/
3. ↑ http://schmoofy.com/fictional-frontier-pecos-bill/
4. ↑ http://disneyshawn.blogspot.com/2011/07/mosey-on-back-to-town.html
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6. ↑ https://foroparquesdisney.foroactivo.com/t2093-trader-sam-s-enchanted-tiki-bar-disneyland-hotel
7. ↑ https://www.instagram.com/p/BdK\_AWylVg2/
8. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RY77BYjhDuw
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