Great Moments With Mr. Lincoln- Disneyland History-458

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The narrator's name is the late Paul Frees. His distinctive voice can also be heard in several other Disney attractions such as "Haunted Mansion" (narrator), and "Adventure thru Inner Space" (narrator).
In 1965, the figure constantly went into spasms in mid-performance. After thoroughly checking the robot's electrical system, maintenance realized that the show's power supply was fed by the same sub station that fed 600 volts to
the Monorail. Whenever the Monorail, ran in these sections, there would be a power surge, causing Lincoln to spasm. Surge suppressers didn't work, so Lincoln's power line was run under Town Square and linked to another sub station behind City Hall.
This was the first Disney attraction to show on both coasts simultaneously: New York Worlds Fair and Disneyland
The 1st Lincoln figure built was shown at the Worlds Fair
The 2nd Lincoln figure built was a spare never shown to the public
The 3rd Lincoln figure built was a revised design and shown in the Worlds Fair second year
The 4th Lincoln figure built was shown at Disneyland
Buddy Baker composed the original music for this attraction.
Voices:
Pre-show narrator - Pete Renoudet
Abraham Lincoln - Royal Dano
Clip and info of Disneyland's Great Moments With Mr. Lincoln courtesy of DLDHistory.com