Actual Trump Animatronic Determine in Disney's 'Corridor of Presidents'?

In June 2024, {a photograph} claiming to depict former former U.S. President Donald Trump’s animatronic determine at Disney World in Orlando, Florida, went viral. The Trump robotic has been the topic of quite a few jokes and memes since Disney World included him of their “Corridor of Presidents” exhibit in 2017.

It’s actual.

The photo under exhibits the animatronic determine, which many have likened to actor Jon Voight or claimed was truly a repurposed Hillary Clinton animatronic.

We discovered footage of the present on the Associated Press website in addition to on Attractions Magazine—a information publication that covers theme parks and sights.  

The exhibit options robots of all of the presidents in U.S. historical past, a quantity which speak in entrance of a panoramic display exhibiting key moments of historical past. Trump’s animatronic voice might be heard saying, “From the start America has been a nation outlined by its individuals.” 

Points of interest Journal showed an extended model of the animatronic determine’s speech by which it started by saying, “I, Donald John Trump, do solemnly swear that I’ll faithfully execute the workplace of president of the USA and can, to the most effective of my capacity, protect, shield and defend the Structure of the USA.” 

We took a screenshot of the Trump animatronic determine from Points of interest Journal and located it was similar to the picture within the above Reddit put up, however was taken at a unique second below completely different lighting. 

(YouTube person “Points of interest Journal”)

The present, which lasts round half an hour, depicts Trump alongside his 43 predecessors. Per The New York Times protection, and as seen within the above footage, Trump stands subsequent to a seated Abraham Lincoln within the middle of the stage. 

Based on a 2018 report within the Tampa Bay Times, the exhibit modified its voice-over narration for the exhibit. Initially, actor Morgan Freeman used to current all of the presidents, however the voice was modified to that of an unnamed lady after Trump’s determine was launched. Freeman’s publicist instructed the paper to “Ask Disney” about this modification, however Disney didn’t remark. In 2021, U.S. President Joe Biden’s animatronic determine was added to the exhibition. 

We’ve beforehand lined rumors surrounding the Trump animatronic determine, including a pretend declare that the robotic was being faraway from the corridor. We additionally reported on the unconfirmed rumor that Disney, anticipating Hillary Clinton to prevail within the 2016 election, had constructed a Clinton robotic, solely to unexpectedly repurpose it after Trump received. 

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