Great Moments with Mr. Lincoln Reopens Today

Kevy Baby · 12-18-2009, 04:02 PM

According to an LA Times article, Great Moments with Mr. ~~Martin~~ Lincoln reopens today. But apparently, some people are not happy with his voice:

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The animatronic president is set to debut after getting a high-tech update. But scholars say his speech, unchanged from when it appeared decades ago, is not like the real thing.

It looks like Abraham Lincoln. It moves like Abraham Lincoln. And it quotes Abraham Lincoln. But historians say it still doesn't sound like Abraham Lincoln.

Oy

katiesue · 12-18-2009, 04:13 PM

How would anyone have any idea what he actually sounded like?

Alex · 12-18-2009, 06:25 PM

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Originally Posted by katiesue

How would anyone have any idea what he actually sounded like?

Because people wrote down what his voice was like. Now, they won't know exactly what he sounded like but if 40 people wrote in their journals "OMG!!! Abe's voice is so funny, he's all squeaky like a mouse and he stutters when giving speeches something awful" then we'll know today that James Earl Jones would not be an accurate voice to use and should get Matt Frewer to do it.

That said, the comment that his voice isn't right is about as old as the attraction so I'm guessing nobody at Imagineering cares.

RStar · 12-18-2009, 06:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Alex

Because people wrote down what his voice was like. Now, they won't know exactly what he sounded like but if 40 people wrote in their journals "OMG!!! Abe's voice is so funny, he's all squeaky like a mouse and he stutters when giving speeches something awful" then we'll know today that James Earl Jones would not be an accurate voice to use and should get Matt Frewer to do it.

Or Bobcat Goldthwait

I hear the prez is so articulate now that he can blow you kisses! Cool!

mousepod · 12-18-2009, 04:50 PM

Whatever. I'm excited to see it. And I'm glad to be done with the haircut.

Bornieo: Fully Loaded · 12-18-2009, 05:06 PM

Thought they said it was open yesterday and we walked by early in the day and the doors were open. Then later in the evening it was closed.

wolfy999 · 12-18-2009, 05:23 PM

Cast Member Previews were last night.

alphabassettgrrl · 12-18-2009, 05:32 PM

OOooohhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!

Welcome back, Mr. Lincoln! Now I need to get to the park so I can see it again.

Gemini Cricket · 12-18-2009, 05:45 PM

I wonder if he still has Michael Landon's hairstyle.

Chernabog · 12-18-2009, 05:55 PM

I still want them to do Lincoln Encounter, where he ends the Gettysburg Address with the room going pitch black and you feel the spray of the chestburster coming from ye olde president.

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mousepod You broke your Ramadar! Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 4,635	Whatever. I'm excited to see it. And I'm glad to be done with the haircut. __________________ "Give the public everything you can give them, keep the place as clean as you can keep it, keep it friendly" - Walt Disney
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Bornieo: Fully Loaded Lego Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Disneyland, USA Posts: 3,704	Thought they said it was open yesterday and we walked by early in the day and the doors were open. Then later in the evening it was closed.
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wolfy999 Eyes like Sapphires! Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: 2.4 miles from Disneyland Posts: 1,523	Cast Member Previews were last night. __________________ Diane "Honesty may be the best policy, but it's important to remember that apparently, by elimination, dishonesty is the second-best policy." - George Carlin 1937-2008 DISNEY IS FINALLY PAYING ME BACK......STILL OWES ME ABOUT (oh, wait....way too much)!
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Chernabog Biophage Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: The Moon Posts: 2,679	I still want them to do Lincoln Encounter, where he ends the Gettysburg Address with the room going pitch black and you feel the spray of the chestburster coming from ye olde president. __________________ And they say back then our universe Was a coal black egg Until the god inside Burst out and from its shattered shell He made what became the world we know ~ Bjork (Cosmogony)
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