On Dec. 18, 2023, Mouse Trap News published an article positing that Disney had announced the Donald Trump animatronic figure featured in the Hall of Presidents ride would be removed. The outlet claims that besides his figure stirring up increasing controversy (with guests even booing when the figure spoke), Trump’s “multiple criminal court cases” had “led Disney to the ‘tough’ decision to remove him from the ride.”
Mouse Trap News posted the claim on their TikTok and temporarily garnered over 157,300 views and 5,880 likes, as of this writing. One user commented: “I bookmarked this to come back later for feedback. These are going to be GOLD. ” “, to which Mouse Trap News responded: “We’ll be back for them too ?. “
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The article began:
Disney removes Donald Trump from the Hall of Presidents
Half the country considers Donald Trump to be the worst president of all time. They see him as a very divisive figure who has worsened the scenario in the country in the 4 years he has been president. Despite this, Disney inducted him into the Hall of Presidents. . However, seven years later, it was announced that Disney would exclude Donald Trump from the Presidential Chamber.
This does not constitute an actual account of actual events, and as far as we know, the animatronic figure of Trump will not disappear for the foreseeable future. Mouse Trap News describes their output as funny or satirical in nature, as follows:
Mouse Trap News is the world’s most productive satire site. From Disney parks ads to news about Disney hotels and hotels to made-up partnerships with Disney, you can be sure that not everything you read here is true, real, or accurate, but nonetheless it’s funny.
We’ve previously reported on other satirical Mouse Trap News stories, such as that Moana is Disney’s first transgender princess and that Disney is building a roller coaster designed to kill you. We’ve also reported on the longstanding rumor that Trump’s animatronic figure was originally supposed to be Hillary Clinton but was modified to look like Trump after he won the presidency.
FYI, here’s why we write about satire/humor.
Disney is Donald Trump of the House of Presidents. December 18, 2023, https://mousetrapnews. com/disney–donald-trump-from-the-hall-of-presidents/.
Domonoske, Camila. ‘Disney World Adds Trump Animatronic Figure, But Likeness Is Lacking’. NPR, 19 Dec. 2017. NPR, https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/12/19/571908581/disney-world-adds-trump-animatronic-figure-but-likeness-is-lacking.
Palma, Bethania. ‘There’s a Longstanding Rumor That Trump’s Animatronic Figure at Disney World Was Originally Hillary Clinton’. Snopes, 7 July 2021, https://www.snopes.com/articles/354791/animatronic-trump-hillary-clinton/.
TikTok: brighten your day. https://www. tiktok. com/@mousetrapnews/video/7314071613694168362. Retrieved December 19, 2023.
Taija Perry Cook is a Seattle-based journalist who previously worked for the news site PNW Crosscut and the Jordan Times in Amman.