Walt Disney World has finally unveiled its highly-anticipated “Donald Trump” animatronic figure for the Magic Kingdom’s famous Hall of Presidents attraction. The display officially reopened to the public today following being closed for a year-long renovation in which the former Celebrity Apprentice star was added along with the likes of George Washington and Abraham Lincoln. What a world.
The Hall of Presidents dates back all the way to Walt Disney himself, who envisioned the theatrical production to “honor the country by honoring the presidents of the United States.”
According to a Disney Parks release:
As has been the tradition with every new president since the attraction debuted, an Audio-Animatronics figure of President Donald J. Trump has been added to the show and features the latest advances in technology that enable smoother and more lifelike movements. President Trump personally recorded remarks exclusively for The Hall of Presidents, just as each sitting president has done for the attraction since the early 1990s.
Despite is using his actual words, animatronic Donald Trump incredibly manages to stay focused and on-message, and doesn’t even do that annoying circle thing with his fingers — if for no other reason than maybe Disney hasn’t advanced the technology of robotics that far yet.
In fact, the only problem with the Donald Trump animatronic figure is that it’s moderately terrifying, as many on Twitter have pointed out, among other observations.
https://twitter.com/JessieLahrr/status/942928206969081856
Disney finally put Trump in the Hall of Presidents and the others are all “can you believe this schmuck” pic.twitter.com/cpn3N3kxfe
— shauna (@goldengateblond) December 19, 2017
The Hall of President Trump literally looks less like Trump than one of the drunks on the Pirates of the Caribbean ride. pic.twitter.com/8NSf1BAico
— Jesse McLaren (@McJesse) December 19, 2017
A terrifying talking Donald Trump robot debuts at Disney World. God help us. https://t.co/odG41NCdF6 pic.twitter.com/Y6J15D0Kpq
— Marlow Stern (@MarlowNYC) December 19, 2017
all the other presidents in Disney's new Hall of Presidents look like they can't believe Donald Trump is president either pic.twitter.com/eMP9UX1bM8
— Matt Binder (@MattBinder) December 18, 2017
https://twitter.com/saladinahmed/status/942935402406653954
https://twitter.com/ParkerMolloy/status/942962371911475200
I gotta say, the idea of Trump being in the Hall of Presidents exhibit made me surprisingly sad when it first occurred to me. But now that I see it— it is truly hilarious. Good work, President-robot builders.
— Paul F. Tompkins (@PFTompkins) December 19, 2017
He somehow looks worse than the people born before clean water and antibiotics pic.twitter.com/482sjCkhqI
— Jess Dweck (@TheDweck) December 19, 2017
Other noticed an uncanny resemblance to actor Jon Voight:
https://twitter.com/2xUEss/status/942929277594587142
https://twitter.com/jasondashbailey/status/942915068110438402
Jon Voight's looking rough. pic.twitter.com/E0QlRmoxoH
— Kayleigh Donaldson (@Ceilidhann) December 19, 2017
Disney debuts Donald Trump in the Hall of Presidents at Disney World, and it looks nothing like Donald Trump! (Jon Voight maybe.) Well, they got the rumpled suit and too long tie right (but the tie should be red). And look how the other Presidents are glaring at him! pic.twitter.com/tNtz720QzN
— Mike Sington (@MikeSington) December 19, 2017
While others are picking up on a distinct Hillary vibe:
https://twitter.com/historyinflicks/status/943120222709583872
Me: why did Disney add Hillary to the Hall Of Presidents? She lost…
Bro: That’s Trump..
Me: Good Lord.. pic.twitter.com/VJBgoeEAY9— ThoughtsByDre (@TheDre_Head) December 19, 2017
When you don't know who's gonna win so you make a robot that's the exact in-between. pic.twitter.com/VdOun3kX9W
— Jesse McLaren (@McJesse) December 19, 2017
He may not be the animatronic president we need, but he’s the one we’ve got.