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More than 1,000 immigrants from more than 100 countries celebrate July 3, 2009 in the Magic Kingdom in Lake Buena Vista, Fla., following their ceremony to become U.S. citizens. The new citizens took the Oath of Allegiance to the United States during a morning ceremony jointly hosted by Disney Parks and the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). The ceremony was part of an Independence Day weekend celebration in the Vacation Kingdom which also saw the re-launch of a revised and refreshed "Hall of Presidents" show. The iconic attraction -- now named "Hall of Presidents: A Celebration of Liberty's Leaders" -- features Audio-Animatronics figures of all U.S. presidents, including a new Audio-Animatronics figure of President Barack Obama. The attraction is reopening to Magic Kingdom guests following an eight-month makeover.
