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| - In November 2024, a rumor that Disney World is adding an animatronic version of U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris to its Hall of Presidents attraction circulated online.
According to a clip posted (archived) by the TikTok account Mouse Trap News on Nov. 18, 2024, the Harris animatronic is temporarily replacing the animatronic version of President Joe Biden until the inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump in January 2025.
Some readers seemed to interpret the rumor as a factual recounting of real-life events. For example, one TikTok commenter wrote: "She deserves some recognition she shouldn't be completely forgotten." Another commented: "How can Disney stay in business as woke as they've become."
The claim also appeared in an article (archived) on Mouse Trap News, a website affiliated with the TikTok account, which read:
Disney is adding Kamala Harris to the Hall of Presidents. She will replace Joe Biden for the next few months on the ride.
This is because she is essentially running the current administration. Also, this will allow Disney to finally add a woman as president on the ride. This, of course, will only be implemented for the next few months.
That comes in light of Disney permanently closing the attraction due to Donald Trump becoming president, which we reported on here. According to a source familiar with the matter, the Kamala Harris animatronic will be extremely realistic and lifelike.
She will talk about how she grew up in a middle class family and that she was raised by a hardworking mother. Then she will talk more about how she is unburdened by what has been. Our source mentioned that the Kamala Harris animatronic will be the most well-spoken and best animatronic to ever appear on the ride.
The Harris animatronic will only be on the ride for a few months as we mentioned earlier. Since Disney is closing the ride forever, they want to at least represent a woman as president on the ride once. This will make the ride more popular for a few months. This limited edition appearance of Harris will likely make this attraction popular for the months before it closes.
However, there was no credible evidence to support the claim that Disney is adding a animatronic figure of Harris to the Hall of Presidents exhibit. No such announcement was reported by any reputable news outlet, nor on any of Disney's official websites.
Rather, the rumor originated with Mouse Trap News, which describes its output as being satirical in nature. Its "About" page states:
Mouse Trap News is the world's best satire and parody site. We write fake stories about Disney Parks stuff. From Disney Park announcements to Disney Hotel and resort news to made-up Disney partnerships, you can be assured that anything you read here is not true, real, or accurate, but it is fun. So technically our slogan The Moused Trusted Name in Disney News isn't true, but we thought it was creative and funny, so we are running with it.
The fictional story spread weeks after Harris lost the 2024 presidential election to Trump and months after Biden dropped out of that race.
Mouse Trap News has a history of making up stories for shares and comments.
Snopes has previously addressed other fictional stories about the Hall of Presidents from the source, including the claim that Disney decided to remove the animatronic figure of Trump and the assertion that the exhibit was permanently closing following Trump's 2024 reelection.
For background, here is why we alert readers to rumors created by sources that call their output humorous or satirical.
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