A guest at Disney World got very, er, animated while attending the Hall of Presidents attraction on Wednesday.
At the point in the proceedings where an animatronic version of Donald Trump takes the presidential oath, comedian and actor Jay Malsky decided to add some editorial commentary.
As heard at the 1:20 mark in the video above, Malsky began chanting “Lock him up!”
Over a loudspeaker, a Disney employee asked Malsky to sit down and be quiet. Another person yelled “He’s not real!” ― presumably in reference to the Trump robot.
Later, Malsky told the blog Theme Park University that he didn’t stop chanting until “a few folks walked towards me and security came to make sure it didn’t turn into a Trump rally.”
Malsky also emphasized to
Splinter that Disney World’s security team was “amazing” and “could not
have been more professional and courteous to me once they made sure I
wasn’t a legitimate threat to anyone.”
Malsky says he was so caught up in the moment, he isn’t sure how the protest went over with other audience members.“The first two tweets that popped up were one of support and one of anger so I guess 50/50?” he told HuffPost. “Felt like I won the popular vote but the electoral college overrode the will of the people.”
As might be
expected, the video is getting a lot of reaction on Twitter, including
conservative writer Ben Shapiro, who may have been joking with this
tweet:
Former Rep. Joe Walsh (R-Ill.) attempted to explain the difference between protesting the real president and yelling at a robot.
The animatronic Trump officially joined the Hall of Presidents cast on
Dec. 19. On Thursday, Orlando Weekly pointed out perhaps the most
notable thing about Malsky’s protest: “We’re honestly a bit surprised it took this long to happen.”
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