Great Moments with Mr. Lincoln 2/3 @ Disneyland 2001

-listen in 3-d sound to great moments with mr. lincoln, as you view this retired disneyland attraction.-

In 2001 "The Walt Disney Story Featuring Great Moments with Mr. Lincoln" closed again and reopened later in the same year as the new, third version of the attraction. "Great Moments with Mr. Lincoln" was in its fifth iteration. This version was quite different from the previous versions. The entrance, preshow, postshow, and exit were refurbished and redesigned to serve as the both the preshow and prologue to "Great Moments with Mr. Lincoln".

Guests are introduced to American Civil War photographer Mathew Brady, and they assume the role of a fictitious Union soldier named John Cunningham. Guests then enter the main theater where they wear special earphones or headsets using binaural sound technology. Cunningham meets Brady in his photo studio, receives a haircut, goes back to battle, and eventually is wounded, but is able to meet President Abraham Lincoln and hear the Gettysburg Address in person. At this point, the curtains open to reveal Lincoln standing on the stage.

For this version the entire set was completely redone, with little to no reference to the previous versions of "Great Moments with Mr. Lincoln". The 1984 Audio-Animatronic Abraham Lincoln remained the same, simply refurbished and reworked and now wearing eyeglasses. A new narrator was hired to provide the voice of Lincoln. Lincoln now performs only the Gettysburg Address, not the collection of speeches given at the 1964-1965 New York World's Fair and in previous versions of the show. The current show concentrates on the American Civil War, not on a series of moving or emotional speeches Lincoln used to present to guests in the main theater.

On February 20, 2005, "The Walt Disney Story Featuring Great Moments with Mr. Lincoln" closed in order to be replaced with a temporary show and exhibit called Disneyland: The First 50 Magical Years, which was a series of exhibits and a main theater film presented by Steve Martin and an animated Donald Duck. The film takes guests through Disneyland's 50 years of existence. It was part of Disneyland's and the Disney Company's Happiest Homecoming on Earth 50th anniversary celebration that lasted from May 5, 2005 to September 30, 2006.

Now that the celebration is over, "Disneyland: The First 50 Magic Years" remains in place. The Disney Company has reported that the show will eventually close and be replaced with "The Walt Disney Story Featuring Great Moments with Mr. Lincoln." Whether this version of the attraction will be the 2001 version, a new version, or a previous rendition or version remains unknown, nor is there any certainty that the show will come back

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[infaMOUSEproject]

i added the two brothers song. it isnt in the attraction after the refurb.

[infaMOUSEproject]

if you like great moments, please rate the video, or comment on it. thanks!

[DisneylandUpdates9]

ITS COMING BACK!! END OF THE YEAR!

[Skeeball22]

This is way better than the NEW one!! Thumbs up if you agree!!

[TheJadedgirl369]

i did went to see that show.....the haircut was very errey

[JPProducing]

Thank you so much. This bring backs wonderful, wonderful child memories. It means the world. :]

[PhantomcatErik]

I remember this so well. It drove me nuts when the haircutting part played, which is the reason why I only saw the show a few times. It freaked me out. Haha. Thank you for uploading this! <3 Now that I'm older, I wish it was still around. This show was absolutely amazing.

[bluesman89666]

where did you get the audio? awesome

[longfootbuddy]

abraham lincoln, enslaver of white and black men equally...destroyer of the sovereign

[GrampawUniverse]

Love it. Hope you enjoyed my own death adventure at Disneyland

[Nutella55]

I just saw it yesterday. I miss the headphone experience - made it more interesting to my nephews, and threw in a little history for them at the same time. Haven't been able to figure out why they got rid of it. Asked the DL employee yesterday and he said it wasn't "1865'. Huh?? Neither am I or the clothes I'm wearing, and that didn't spoil it for me... If I could wear a hoop skirt and watch the attraction, I would be all up for that - now that would be cool! :-)

[themagicmusician]

@trozei123: I'm sure after 10 months you've figured it out, but the song is called Two Brothers. It's a Civil War folk song, and the author is unknown.

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