Great Moments With Mr. Lincoln - Disneyland 1/6/2020

Recorded at Disneyland, Anaheim California, January 6th, 2020
THE CONTENT OF THIS VIDEO HAS BEEN POSTED FOR HISTORICAL, ARCHIVAL, AND ENTERTAINMENT PURPOSES ONLY AND IS NOT INTENDED FOR CHILDREN.

[@johntheechidna1]

Serious props to Walt Disney and the exhaustive research he and his company put into this attraction. I applaud this whole heartedly.

[@andrewpytko4773]

This impressed me more than any other attraction at Disneyland.

[@ew1745]

It’s a wonderful classic based on an American legend. We’ve never needed Lincoln more than we do now.

[@vikingshelm]

It is indeed epic

[@747heavyboeing3]

Carousel of progress is best attraction ever . They should have kept it at Disneyland.

[@jakebate1533]

Same here, Andrew Pytko. I just went to Disneyland yesterday [Monday, January 24, 2022].

[@marcusmaddox2176]

@@ew1745 as a child this also was my favorite thing. The rocket to the moon was a thrill and the submarine ride an adventure but this inspired with an awe hard to describe at ten I fel in love with America because of the man who saved the Union.

[@lukemorelli6541]

Probably the best hidden gem! Love going especially when you’re a little tired and need to recharge

[@747heavyboeing3]

Same with Carousel of Progress. Disneyland should have kept that attraction

[@redmatmedia]

It is pretty scary that the words of Lincoln could now be coming true.

[@747heavyboeing3]

Yes they are. Disney will probably soon remove GOD from this attraction. Like they no longer say ladies and gentlemen anymore

[@Fummy007]

They were true when he said them

[@Multi1967Mustang]

My favorite attraction to go to when I visit Disneyland! If I go there and it’s not open, it throws off my whole day.

[@closetdisneynerd]

It's certainly one of the gems of the park and Disney history

[@karenscott2409]

No negativity needed here....just an appreciation for the creation of such an attraction. I love it. Like someone said earlier, simply avoid this attraction if you don't like it.

[@Lodestar.]

This is so fascinating and inspiring at the same time

[@Goodyboy88]

A old member of my family on my grandmother's side (my dad's mom) helped make this attraction!!!!

[@closetdisneynerd]

That is awesome!

[@lizerdito]

Awesome mate! Care to name them it sounds really interesting

[@anxiousgrimzilla8093]

I love this so much I recommended it to my history teacher

[@closetdisneynerd]

If you like this, you should check out the American Adventure as well

[@joshburgess1495]

This is one of my favorite pieces of Disneyland.. thank you for posting!

[@floyd201149]

Been there 53 years ago going back this fall

[@guiandre9347]

Very, very underrated attraction at DL.

[@picklesthewise]

This attraction is half Lincoln giving a TedTalk, half Paul Frees flexing his history knowledge and his awesome voice. I dig it. EDIT: This is clearly a joke. I absolutely love this ride and I appreciate the work that was put into it by everyone involved.

[@lowbaritonewwj]

You had me at "Frees". Been a massive fan for about 40 years or more... one I learned the name of that guy that I had been hearing my whole life.

[@michaelarson9616]

thanks mr Lincoln and brother and sister mr Disney

[@Jess-mp3db]

Thank you for this. My dad and uncle wanted to see this. You have made their day.🙂

[@closetdisneynerd]

You are so welcome. This comment made mine!

[@EdinOtisW]

Its really disturbing that such educational items get banned. Just because it doesnt fit the narrative. May god bless you all.

[@froxcroft]

So only Lincoln is in Disneyland while every president is in Disney world magic kingdom

[@closetdisneynerd]

yup

[@donnagiron1989]

I have fasinatnation with Lincoln and I don't know why. I always have to visit here first!

[@MerkinMuffly]

Voiced by the great character actor Royal Dano

[@waynebrady7163]

I saw this at 8 years old. It fascinated and creeper me out to hear a dead man discuss philosophy of a nation. One of the best Republicans ever.

[@groenfan851]

Ahoyhoy There, Fellow KZbinrino! I love this. It made me cry with love for our country.

[@jakebate1533]

Imagine if Daniel-Day Lewis voiced this Abraham Lincoln much like how he portrayed him in Lincoln (2012 film).

[@lafamillequiestresteatcher1247]

14:23 looks like the real Abraham Lincoln except he's actually a robot

[@monkeycat48]

I can’t believe I am all out of all this time I’ve been going to Disneyland I’ve never gone to this exhibit I should’ve gone to it next time I go back I’m going to it I just keep forgetting I didn’t even know about it until I saw a robot chicken talk about it as a kid I didn’t even know my whole life.

[@pierozap7540]

10:25 always gets me lol

[@bullwinkle2380]

Was this really recorded on January 6, 2020??? One year to the day before the riots??? Wow!!!

[@closetdisneynerd]

yes it was, around the same eastern standard time too

[@AmyJackson-_-85]

It’s sad… we don’t really know what Abraham Lincoln‘s voice really sounded like. He died 23 years before first recorded video. Even then that 1 minute video was a silent film. He was only 56 years old. Thomas Edison created the phonograph 12 years after Lincoln’s death. So close….

[@closetdisneynerd]

There were experiments in France as early as the late 1850's but was only intended to visually see sound waves on wax paper. Now we can scan those papers and 'decode' those recordings. Imagine if someone had decided to experiment at the Gettysburg address, the technology did exist in a way

[@tomsimpson5317]

We always started here life was good then

[@healingher3776]

Speech has changed & shortened since I visited in the 70's 🤔

[@closetdisneynerd]

When the show went through a refurb (about 10 years ago, I think) they had found a different take of Royal Dano's dialog that was considerably higher quality than the original track, so they decided to use that when they brought the show back. And for the shortening, it just coincides with the times. Just look what they did to the Country Bear Jamboree a few years back.

[@jonathanlife5304]

The Enchanted Tiki Room is also shortened from its original version

[@closetdisneynerd]

@@jonathanlife5304 This is also true

[@choptanktuxent2]

@@closetdisneynerd I saw Abe speak and also went to Country Bear Jamboree when I was at Disneyland in 1981. I don't remember much about Country Bear Jamboree so can you explain the changes to that?

[@closetdisneynerd]

@@choptanktuxent2 Sure. The show remained unchanged at WDW until the infamous 2012 refurb. They removed two songs; one with the Five Bear Rugs and a bit with Wendall and Henry. They removed several sentences of dialog and shortened the main songs of the show, all in all cutting the show down by around 6/7 minutes-ish. There are videos here on youtube of the complete original show and of the shortened show (I posted a video of it back in '17) if you want to compare. Hope this helps. :)

[@amast9398]

Isn't the Two Brothers part the same used in American Adventure at Epcot? Edit: also the exit song maybe?

[@closetdisneynerd]

Yes they are. They were added to to this show when they refurbished it about a decade ago.

[@pacoswoob]

How did you record this show I just went here and they said no recording’s

[@closetdisneynerd]

I sat in the back with no one around me so I wasn't disruptive and recorded anyway. If there's a ride or show that requests no video recording, sometimes you can ask the CM if it's ok and often they'll give you a green light to record if you're not 'in the way'

[@jenniferlafollette1094]

Didn't they use to have headphones with a storyline with it?

[@dazedandenthused8559]

Wait, are they still using the old A100 figure for this? I thought they’d moved to the A1000, I swear I’ve seen a video of this show where the figure was almost human with the way it moved.

[@closetdisneynerd]

I've had the understanding they are currently using the A1000. I can't see a reason for them to switch back, barring some technical difficulties that would render the A1000 unreliable.

[@jorgealmeyda5222]

Hey it’s Paul Frees.

[@dgatan]

Vincent Price should not be narrating anything other than the Haunted Mansion and Michael Jackson - Thriller videos. Anything he narrates sounds spooky AF!

[@closetdisneynerd]

That's not Vincent Price, that's Paul Frees a Disney Ledged.

[@lowbaritonewwj]

Yes... it's Paul Frees. That's him most of the year in the Haunted Mansion, and still most of the Pirates of the Caribbean voices to this day, even with all the changes

[@closetdisneynerd]

@@lowbaritonewwj His voice pops up all over the parks along with Jack Wagner and Thurl Ravenscroft. Frees also contributed his voice to several of the Rankin/Bass Christmas specials we grew up on.

[@lowbaritonewwj]

@@closetdisneynerd this I know too well... I've had much of his resume in my head for years. ;) I read both editions of "Welcome Foolish Mortals" the Paul Frees biography by Ben Ohmart. Ben even put my name in the forward as I contributed a tiny bit to him that he used in the revised edition. They are almost a must read for any Frees fan. :)

[@closetdisneynerd]

@@lowbaritonewwj I shall look into this book, thank you for mentioning it. I know in Frees' final years he had several health issues but the fact that he committed suicide makes me very sad. So much talent but in a way he lives on everyday in the disney parks.

[@EdinOtisW]

Too bad disney turned way to woke. And this does not fit the narrative anymore. A shame.

[@emilysclone]

Family and I went to this once as a kid. It's just as boring now as it was then. Seriously, who comes to Disneyland for a history lesson? This should be in a museum or recorded so it could be watched in school, not in a theme park.

[@closetdisneynerd]

you obviously don't know much about Walt Disney

[@closetdisneynerd]

@Nikola Leviathan Lets all keep it friendly here. @emilysclone is entitled to their opinion and, personally, I don't think it's ignorant, I just disagree with it in the context of Walt's original plan for Disneyland. I agree with your second comment, but, lets pull back with the politics a little, eh,? Lets just enjoy the show!

[@byeetch]

@@closetdisneynerd Lmao I love how you spanked both of them right on the cheeks. What a mad lad

[@jasonbaylor9865]

Nothing to me in my entire Disney day makes me feel closer to Walt than Lincoln. It is the very essence of the park. So classic, so original, so patriotic and so relevant.

[@MadamePianissima]

Then dont go to it? Incredible idea, I know.