Even though it s one of Magic Kingdom s less popular attractions (and more of a history lesson than a thrilling theme park experience),
The Hall of Presidents actually has an interesting history. The Walt Disney Imagineering concept of a presidential history-focused attraction dates back to the 1960s, when
Great Moments with Mr. Lincoln debuted at the 1964 New York World s Fair, featuring an audio-animatronic figure of the iconic president.
An opening-day attraction at Walt Disney World s Magic Kingdom Park,
The Hall of Presidents expanded on the original concept to include every president of the United States in a new experience that combines a film about American history with speeches delivered from the audio-animatronics. You can read about the attraction s lengthy and storied history including an anecdote about former president Bill Clinton s recording on the D23 Official Disney Fan Club website.
Two episodes of
WandaVision are out now on Disney+, with seven more on the way before Marvel Studios’ first proper foray into television wraps up. But even two episodes in, it’s safe to say Wanda and Vision’s life of domestic bliss has issues. For one, it appears to be some kind of fantasy based around sitcom episodes. For another, one of the participants had his forehead crushed by Thanos and is supposed to be very dead. And to add a third thing, neither Wanda nor Vision seem to be themselves on the show. Vision was never meant to slave away in a generic office and the Sokovian Wanda Maximoff is a far cry from an American-as-Apple-Pie housewife.
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Welcome to
Great Moments in MCU History, where we fondly recall great little bits that made us fall in love with the MCU.)
Some early Marvel movies are smaller blockbusters than you might remember, getting by on the charm of their leads and one or two modest action scenes. Revisiting Guardians of the Galaxy reveals a different mainstay left behind with Marvel’s massive success: a willingness to get a little grimy with it.
Led by Troma wild child James Gunn, the first
Guardians was pretty weird when it came out but only grows weirder as its characters soften to fit the Marvel mold. Star-Lord’s sleeping around the whole galaxy. Groot for-real kills a ton of bad guys. Gamora still works with her tyrannical father Thanos. Drax is a murderous prisoner. Rocket’s status as a failed science experiment is way more pronounced. Eventually they would all become a bickering family taking care of a cute infant, but in the early days, the Guardians of the Galaxy lived in an espec