The Hall of Presidents at Magic Kingdom is scheduled to close in late January, likely to update the show following the inauguration of Donald Trump.

Hall of Presidents Update Scheduled

Though a closure notice has not been posted on the Walt Disney World website, the calendar lists no hours for The Hall of Presidents beginning on Monday, January 20, 2025 — inauguration day.

As we previously reported, with Donald Trump’s election win, he will be the first Hall of Presidents animatronic to be moved back to center stage. Trump is only the second president ever to be elected for two non-consecutive terms and the first since the opening of The Hall of Presidents. The Joe Biden animatronic will be moved out of the central position to a different spot on stage.

The Hall of Presidents, which features Audio-Animatronics of every U.S. president, opened with Magic Kingdom in 1971. It has periodically closed to receive new animatronics as new presidents take office. Each president since Bill Clinton has provided their voice to the show.

When elected in 2016, President Trump recorded the oath of office and a speech for the attraction. We don’t know if Disney will reuse his prior recording, request a new one, or remove the speaking role of the active president altogether.

Whatever changes take place should take less time than Trump’s initial addition to the show, which took 11 months.

That said, there are always rumors that The Hall of Presidents will close permanently given political tensions. Disney has not announced or ever suggested a permanent closure. The calendar on the Walt Disney World website is currently only available through February 16 and the show is listed as closed through that date.

Watch our video of The Hall of Presidents with Donald Trump, as it was performed from 2017 to 2021, below.

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Shannen Ace