Episode 008 - President Lincoln and his bag of holding
- Author
- Glenn Welch
- Published
- Thu 03 Nov 2016
- Episode Link
- https://tronfm.libsyn.com/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)
- History
- 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
