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00:24Along with the 1983 architectural redesign of Fantasyland, came a modest ritual held
00:29several times a day, ten feet south of the King Arthur carousel. The sword and the stone
00:33ceremony derives from the 1963 animated movie of the same name. A cast member dressed as Merlin,
00:40the magician, auditions crowd members for the regal role of the story's youthful sword puller.
00:46During the ceremony, a boy or a girl is heralded as royalty. The attraction is performed by Merlin,
00:52recruiting young ladies and squires throughout the kingdom for a test of strength and courage.
01:07And now, and now, and now, and now, and now. Hear ye, hear ye, hear ye. Well, I hear you,
01:17I hear you, I hear you.
01:18Now all gather round, Jesus. All gather round. Come on, come on. What are you doing? We're gathering.
01:24No, no, no, no, no, no, no. You are talking to the audience. Yes, yes, yes. Well, hello. I am
01:31Merlin,
01:31a wizard, fun-sailer, and the prognostigator. Yes, I not only see the beautiful ideas there,
01:39yes, and today we have a royal proclamation to read.
01:44By royal proclamation, his majesty.
01:48Sorry, I thought you were through there. There we are, we're beautifully done, I think. All right,
01:52now. Now, by royal proclamation, his majesty.
02:00I thought you said you were through. Come on, all right. Here we try, one more time.
02:06By royal proclamation. Now, what was that? Nothing. Yes, well, there's a lot of nothing going
02:11along now. Now, his majesty said to King Arthur, he's taking a royal day off.
02:16Oh, I can't believe it. He's the king. He can do what he likes here,
02:20and we are to find a royal substitute king. Or queen.
02:23Oh, now, wait a minute, wait a minute. You mean we're here to crown a phony king of England?
02:28Or queen. Yes, exactly.
02:30Oh, but Merlin, being king is a very difficult job, and I don't think this one person can take
02:35over for King Arthur. Not even for one day.
02:37It's right. Perhaps you're right. Well, maybe a king of the afternoons of all suitable proclamation.
02:42Well, I like it. We like it. Well, do you like it?
02:45We do. Oh, splendid. It's not a bad idea at all, but this king.
02:50Or queen. Or queen has to be a very special person. A very special person.
02:55So, tell us, Merlin, how are we going to find this very special person?
02:59Well, we'll just consult the royal yellow pages. Yes, right.
03:02No, no, no, no.
03:04Oh, you forgot to bring them. Well, I guess we'll just have to do this the hard way, then.
03:08Well, let me consult my sphere of knowledge.
03:11The sphere of knowledge?
03:12Oh, yes. Well, first I have to find the same thing. Well, he gets his bigoties.
03:16Great school to college. Help me to find my sphere of knowledge.
03:20Hang on. All these are the flowers of knowledge.
03:22Oh, well, perhaps in my bag.
03:24Well, let's see.
03:25Well, Socrates.
03:28Oh, and Plato, what are you doing in here?
03:30She'll go find a comfortable statue in some way.
03:34We'll just stand there while I look for the sleeping do something.
03:36What?
03:37Well, play some music.
03:38Yes, you might even try to entertain them.
03:43Ah, yes, yes.
03:45Now I remember where I put the lollies.
03:48There we are, the sphere of knowledge.
03:50The sphere of knowledge.
03:51Yes, or as I like to call it, the ball that knows it all.
03:54The ball that knows it all.
03:55Yes, and now for the magical incantation.
03:59Right now, brother.
03:59Oh, yes, please put the royal stock in it.
04:03Bigoties, bigoties, purple and green.
04:05Help us to find our new Kimo queen.
04:08Ah, yes, yes.
04:09The sphere says that the new ruler must be strong.
04:12The new ruler must be strong.
04:14Yes, yes.
04:14He must be a tower of strength.
04:17Oh, my God.
04:18Oh, my God.
04:20Oh, my God.
04:20Oh, my God.
04:21Well, yes, yes.
04:22You look like a strapping specimen.
04:24Now, what's your name?
04:25Yes, Brian.
04:25Now, Brian, to truly be our king.
04:27Or queen.
04:28Or queen.
04:29You must perform a new, no, no, no, no.
04:31Very funny, guys.
04:32Now, now, Brian, to truly be our king,
04:34you must perform a very simple task in the name of King Arthur.
04:38You must summon both all your strength and power
04:40and remove the sword from this stone with a big jerk.
04:43Oh, you mean I need the help?
04:44No, no, no, no.
04:45No, no, no, no.
04:46Not that kind of big jerk.
04:48No, no, no.
04:48This kind.
04:49Oh, yes, I know.
04:50Simple mistake.
04:51All right, Brian, are you ready then?
04:52Yes, sir.
04:53All right, grab Tonya and that sword.
04:54And four.
04:57Try it.
04:58You can start any time.
05:06Oh, Brian, Brian, Brian.
05:09Well, let's all say that, shall we?
05:12Brian, Brian, Brian.
05:13Yeah, with power of strength, huh?
05:15I've seen bigger lumps than my cream of wheat.
05:18I'm sorry you don't get to be king.
05:20Let's give him a hand anyway.
05:22Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
05:24Well, we must continue the search.
05:27Continue the search.
05:28Yes, let's look at the spear for more qualifications.
05:30Alakazam.
05:31Alakazam.
05:32Mr. White, someone who's better than Brian.
05:35Oh, yes, yes, yes.
05:37The spear, sir, the new ruler must be brave.
05:39Anyone must be brave.
05:41Yes, and the new ruler must also be truthful.
05:43Anyone must also be truthful.
05:45Yes, yes, and the new ruler must be truthful.
05:48What is it?
05:49What do you think?
05:50All right, I think of my wealth.
05:52Well, yes, you look brave, and I'm certain you always tell the truth.
05:55Yeah, Merlin, I always tell the truth.
05:58Well, young man, what is your name?
06:00His name is Taylor.
06:02Taylor.
06:02And Taylor, how old are you?
06:05He's five years old.
06:07Yes, and Taylor, this is a hard one.
06:08Where do you live?
06:11He comes from the far and distant kingdom of Monterey.
06:16Monterey.
06:16Now, Taylor, to discover if you are the true king of the afternoon,
06:20you must perform the most difficult yet hero at us.
06:23In the name of King Arthur, you must summon both all your strength
06:26and royal presence and remove the sword from this now.
06:29Yay!
06:30Oh, what is it now?
06:32Oh, we forgot the most important point of all, Merlin.
06:34And what could that be?
06:35Well, it could be that the only one who can pull the sword from the stone is King Arthur.
06:39No one else can, right?
06:41Oh, boy, folks, I kind of forgot a little detail.
06:44Well, we'll just have to all go on Star Tours.
06:46What do you say?
06:47Come along.
06:49Well, here's an idea.
06:51What if Taylor can just budge the sword just a bit?
06:55Do you think that he could be crowned king of the afternoon?
06:56Well, I like it.
06:57We like it.
06:58Well, think you like it?
06:59I like it.
07:00All right then, Taylor.
07:01Grab Tony on the sword.
07:03Think brave and truthful thoughts.
07:05And cool.
07:16Taylor, do you remember a moment ago when I said the thing brave and truthful thoughts?
07:20Well, I heard what you were thinking a lot.
07:23What we need here is the royal mind.
07:28Malakasam, Malakasaw, punch this sword or I'm out of the jaw.
07:32All right then.
07:32Do you feel better now?
07:33Yes, I do too.
07:34All right.
07:34Grab Tony on the sword again.
07:36And pull.
07:39If you do applaud or encourage you to carry on.
07:41and pull.
07:48Yes, you've got it, all hail King Taylor.
07:52Yes, the one and only truth.
07:54And all the innocent and innocent king.
07:56Of the afternoon, strike up the royal badge!
08:24And now, for the royal coronation!
08:31Yes, and now, King Taylor, this medallion will be your symbol to all your subjects, and you are the true
08:38king of the afternoon!
08:44Yes, yes, and now, lords and ladies, on behalf of His Majesty, King Taylor!
08:50Come make the least proud, and make the burden of course, because I'd like to thank each and every one
08:55of you for coming.
08:56So, we'll start right here with you, sir. Thank you, sir. Thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you.
09:01Alright, but I thank everyone for their participation, and enjoy the rest of your stay in the Magic Kingdom.
09:06So long!
09:08Alright, thank you!
09:10Thank you, sir.
09:15So long!
09:23Thank you, sir.
10:18You're going to videotape my mistakes?
10:21Every single one of them.
10:25Now, can you spell his name so I get it absolutely correct?
10:28T-A-Y-L-O-R.
10:40Now, you can either take this proclamation now or pick it up at City Hall later on this afternoon at
10:46your convenience.
10:47Okay, Chloe picked it up at City Hall.
10:49Do you know where City Hall is?
10:49Yes, it's right at the beginning.
10:50There it is, on the right-hand side.
10:52It's a big red chicken.
10:53Okay, thank you.
10:54Congratulations, Your Majesty.
10:56Thank you for helping us.
10:58You are wonderful.
11:01And I hope you enjoyed it too.
11:02So long.
11:03Eat a little popcorn for me.
11:04Bye.
11:20All right.
11:23See you next week.
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