Episode 008 - President Lincoln and his bag of holding

Recorded 11/1/16 An election is coming up Chris is voting early tomorrow Chris is taking a field trip to the Crayola Experience in the Florida Mall on Election Day Hall of Presidents History ’64-’65 World’s Fair - Great Moments With Mr. Lincoln Moved to Disneyland When WDW was being designed, they didn’t want another New Orleans Square because of the proximity of NOLA to Orlando Imagineers reviewed plans for Liberty Street from Disneyland and decided on Liberty Square Created the Hall of Presidents for WDW Starting with Bill Clinton, the sitting President gives a speech With Barack Obama, the HoP was redone with the version that is there today Opinions Glenn has liked every version of the HoP Chris hasn’t been in a while; he’s going to go before it changes How much cooperation do they need from the President? [Video from the White House](https://youtu.be/TdpAbHwoFq0) The Muppets Present… Great Moments in American History The beauty of Liberty Square It’s an underrated land The Muppets are a good addition We want to see it in person; we’ve watched a [video](http://www.themeparktrader.com/the-muppets-present-great-moments-in-american-history-review-and-video/) of it and it looks fun Little gems of WDW Charity Pick How to find a charity [Guidestar](https://www.guidestar.org/) [Better Business Bureau](http://give.org/) PizzeRizzo Opens 11/18/16 Pizza Planet pizza was horrible Not as good as [Lombardi’s](http://www.firstpizza.com/) in New York; America’s First Pizzeria! Looking forward to this opening Mama Melrose's Ristorante Italiano Glenn has never eaten there Chris ate there with his friend Sean Chris didn’t have a great meal there, although Sean really enjoys it A little background on Sean - a future guest on the podcast Construction at the Magic Kingdom for new security checkpoints Report on [WDWMagic](http://www.wdwmagic.com/attractions/magic-kingdom/news/31oct2016-photos---construction-at-the-magic-kingdom-main-entrance-points-to-streamlined-security-checkpoints.htm) Security for each separate type of transportation to try to speed up getting through security There’s a need for security, but anything that can help will be welcome Chris gets picked every time to go through the metal detector The security checkpoints should be blended in better Rumors of Guardians of the Galaxy attraction Rumors of GotG replacing Universe of Energy have been squashed New rumor: [GotG overlay at Tower of Terror in DHS](http://forums.wdwmagic.com/threads/a-terror-rific-spirited-13th-tot-fans-have-lots-to-fear.921460/) It doesn’t fit the theme of Hollywood and Sunset Blvd Glenn thinks the GotG overlay is OK in DCA, but not DHS However, if Glenn had to choose between it going in Epcot or DHS, Glenn picks DHS Pick of the week Chris - [WaterField Designs](https://www.sfbags.com/) the [Bolt briefcase](https://www.sfbags.com/collections/briefcases/products/bolt-briefcase) Glenn - [Peak Design](https://www.peakdesign.com/) the [Slide](https://www.peakdesign.com/product/straps/slide/) and the [Clutch](https://www.peakdesign.com/product/straps/clutch/) straps for cameras