- Although the Rivers of America may seem quite deep, it is only about 7 feet. How can a riverboat like the Liberty Belle float and traverse such shallow water? Well, believe it or not, the Liberty Belle riverboat actually rides along a rail that is attached to the riverbed below. What the water was drained from the river in 1996, maintenance trucks were able to drive around the dry riverbed, with their roofs just reaching what would have been the water line!
- Monticello was the home, gardens and plantation for Thomas Jefferson, the third president of the United States. The Virginia plantation, which is over 5,000 acres, was a center of agriculture and industry, and was home not only to the Jefferson family, but to workers, black and white, enslaved and free. In Liberty Square, near the Hall of Presidents, is a gate around a door. The gate guards a marble slab that reportedly came from Monticello.
- Other than the White House in Washington , D.C. , The Hall of Presidents in Walt Disney World is the only place in the world that is allowed to use the Official Presidential Seal, which located in the carpet in the rotunda.
- 1787, the year that the Constitution of the United State was ratified, can be seen on the front of the Hall of Presidents building in gold numbers, just below the steeple.
- In 2001, the Hall of Presidents, the patriotic tribute to the Presidency and freedoms of the United States, was updated to include an Audio-Animatronics figure of the 43rd president, George W. Bush, who personally recorded a speech written especially for the attraction. Prior his addition, the only President to actually record his voice for this attraction was Bill Clinton, who was moved to take his position with other former Presidents. When the attraction was updated in 1993 to include Clinton , he became the first active U.S. President to speak during the show, using a short speech he recorded in the White House library. Legendary Disney sculptor Blaine Gibson came out of retirement to sculpt the figure of President Bush for the Hall of Presidents, just as he has done in the past for the addition of Ronald Reagan, George H. Bush and Bill Clinton.
- Hillary Clinton had the final say over how her husband's likeness was to be used in the Hall of Presidents, including how the former President combed his hair.
- The "second version" of the Hall of Presidents attraction ran from 1993 to 2001. During this time, Maya Angelou was the narrator, Bill Clinton was added, and Pete Renoudet voiced Abraham Lincoln. Ms. Angelou is a celebrated American poet, historian, playwright, activist and producer who has published more than 10 best-selling books. In 2001, she was replaced by a non-celebrity, male narrator.
- Only Bill Clinton and George W. Bush recorded their own voices for the Hall of Presidents.
- Franklin Delano Roosevelt's figure is so detailed, that if you look closely, you can see the braces on his legs
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