SeventyOne
Platinum Member
I’d prefer to keep politics out of the “most magical place on Earth.” Also, I’ve never stepped foot inside the attraction so sign me up!!
Even with the current President speaking, the show was never what I would call "political." In fact, my favorite of the modern versions featured a guy I never would've voted for. The problem is anything historical comes with political baggage these days. E.g. I've seen criticism that Andrew Jackson basically gets a fluff piece in the current version,.
That said, while I agree it's time to retire the show, I think we need a clean break. Something absolutely unconnected to politics and politicians. Otherwise I think the optics will be horrible. Also, the Muppets are a dinosaur IP outside Disney fan circles, and musical-comedy A-A shows do not age well ("Veggie veggie, fruit fruit", "It's fun to be free..."). I'd almost rather they go with @GAcoaster's idea of Mr Lincoln East for the time-being, let guests take air-conditioned naps, and go with a complete rethink once money opens up. And yeah, Sleepy Hollow would be my vote.