Mr. Lincoln to Join Yesterland?

[Sarangel]

From MousePlanet:

Back in early 2005 when the Opera House closed for the installation of a new static display of Disneyland memorabilia and the replacement of Great Moments with Mr. Lincoln by a 50th Anniversary celebration starring Donald Duck and Steve Martin, many people had doubts about whether those final shows were the last we'd be seeing of Abraham Lincoln at Disneyland. At the time there were plenty of assurances that it would be a temporary, if long, absence.

In fact, a sign out front hawking the attraction in its final two weeks went so far as to include such assurances in the fine print. But in the back of our minds there was a tickle of doubt. Mr. Lincoln has long been an overlooked attraction with smallish crowds and this wasn't reversed by a technological updating of the attraction several years ago to make use of advanced sound effects.

And as the end of the 50th Anniversary celebration draws near, the plans for the Opera House have remained a disquietingly quiet spot in the discussion. Last May, former head of Imagineering Marty Sklar made some comments assuring everybody of Lincoln's return, but not much has been said since then.

A source familiar with the situation has informed us recently, however, that there is currently no end-date scheduled for the current 50 Magical Years exhibit and movie presentation, and that no plans have been made to reinstate Great Moments with Mr. Lincoln or put back in place the Walt Disney Story exhibit in the lobby.

This is not quite the same thing as saying that the decision has been made to not put it all back, but simply that it will not be done immediately when the 50th Anniversary celebration ends. So long as it hasn't been scheduled, it becomes increasingly more likely as each month passes that it will not return.

This is all still strongly in the rumor column but it seems likely at this point that if Great Moments does eventually return the process won't begin in 2006. As more information becomes available, and we hope this one turns out to be wrong; we'll keep everybody updated.

 

[mt2]

So long as it hasn't been scheduled, it becomes increasingly more likely as each month passes that it will not return.

Isn't this very similiar to 20,000 League Under the Sea at WDW? The rehab kept getting pushed back that most everyone forgot to it was even there.

 

[Disneybag]

Sounds like another Character Greeting area to me...