Originally created by Walt Disney for the State of Illinois pavilion at the 1964 New York World's Fair, the show opened at Disneyland Park in 1965.

[5] In 1957, as Disneyland became more successful, Walt Disney proposed an expansion of the park's Main Street, U.S.A. that celebrated America's colonial era.

Called Liberty Street, it would have been a representation of Colonial Boston on the eve of the American Revolution (which coincided with Disney's film adaptation of Johnny Tremain).

One of the centerpiece attractions would have been "The Hall of the Presidents of the United States"—a stage show featuring an immersive film presentation and lifelike figures of every U.S.

[6] In 1961, Walt Disney saw potential in having the "Hall of Presidents" as a centerpiece attraction in a pavilion at the 1964 New York World's Fair and retitled the concept "One Nation Under God.

[6] Disney thought the team needed a tangible example of the potential of the show and asked his Imagineers to work on a mock-up figure of one president.

[7] On November 19, 1963, the 100th anniversary of Lincoln delivering his Gettysburg Address, Illinois legislators, along with Moses and Disney, announced that they would make the figure the focus of their pavilion.

Disney had seen Dano in an episode of the anthology TV series Omnibus playing Lincoln and noted the actor's resemblance to the 16th president.

[13] Once inside the pavilion, guests entered the Lincoln exhibit, featuring Lincoln-related artifacts and documents from public and private collections all over the world.

[16] The show concluded with the curtains at the back of the stage opening to reveal the rotunda of the United States Capitol building and a star-filled sky.

[15] A choral rendition of "The Battle Hymn of the Republic" accompanied the finale using a unique surround sound effect to simulate a choir procession gradually filling the auditorium.

[12] Visitors then made their way out of the building to the special exhibits garden area, which included a replica of the Lincoln-Berry General Store in New Salem, Illinois, as well as a tourist information desk.

An alcove housed a presentation about Disney's connection to animals and nature through his True-Life Adventure film series, hosted by an Audio-Animatronic owl.

[21] While The Walt Disney Story was a fine tribute to the man who founded Disneyland, the show received a great deal of public criticism.

[24] The attraction closed on February 12, 1975 (Lincoln's birthday) and reopened on June 12, 1975, as The Walt Disney Story Featuring Great Moments with Mr.

Initially, guests in the Opera House theater watched an edited version of The Walt Disney Story film, culminating in the Great Moments with Mr. Lincoln stage show.

Famous examples of enterprising Americans were depicted in the mural, including Robert Goddard, the Wright brothers, Pearl Buck, Henry Ford, and Walt Disney.

[27] In the summer of 1990, Disneyland employees were informed that The Walt Disney Story Featuring Great Moments with Mr. Lincoln would be closing that August.

The Los Angeles Times quoted Disneyland spokesperson Paul Goldman: "If you’d asked a few days ago I’d have said that being a 25-year-old attraction, its popularity has passed.

"[23] Muppet*Vision 3D eventually found a home on the west coast as an opening day attraction at Disney California Adventure Park in February 2001.

Once seated inside the theater, the lights dimmed and guests were given a sensory storytelling experience with the binaural sound system and eventually a screen with still photos.

[30] During the photo session, Lincoln discovered the invitation to the dedication of Gettysburg National Cemetery and ushered everyone out of the room, wishing Private Cunningham good luck on the battlefield.

The Walt Disney Story Featuring Great Moments with Mr. Lincoln closed on February 20, 2005, to make room for Disneyland: The First 50 Magical Years—an exhibit attraction that was part of the park's Happiest Homecoming on Earth 50th anniversary celebration.

[31] In its place on the Opera House side was more wall display space as well as a widescreen television, which showed an abridged version of the Disneyland: The First 50 Magical Years film presentation.

Produced in collaboration with National Geographic and narrated by Robin Roberts, the film focuses on the historic relationship between Frederick Douglass and Abraham Lincoln.

Spirit of Inspiration: Rosa Parks, Sally Ride, Amelia Earhart, Erik Weihenmayer, Alex Haley Spirit of Imagination: Mark Twain, Jim Henson, Mary Blair, George Lucas, Norman Rockwell, Walt Disney In 2013, The Disney Gallery closed and became the new home of the Disneyana Shop, which itself had closed to make way for the Disneyland Starbucks location at the Market House on Main Street.

[37] The Gallery was moved into a portion of the lobby for The Disneyland Story Presenting Great Moments with Mr. Lincoln, where its exhibits rotate periodically to coincide with company promotions or highlighting attraction anniversaries.

All the armies of Europe, Asia, and Africa combined could not, by force, take a drink from the Ohio or make a track on the Blue Ridge in a trial of a thousand years.

[43] Let reverence for the [law] be breathed by every American mother to the lisping babe that prattles on her lap; let it be taught in schools, in seminaries, and in colleges; let it be written in primers, [in] spelling-books, and almanacs; let it be preached from the pulpit, proclaimed in legislative halls, and enforced in courts of justice.

And, in short, let it become the political religion of the nation; and let the old and the young, the rich and the poor, the grave and the gay of all sexes and tongues and colors and conditions, sacrifice unceasingly [at] its altars.