#Wayne Allwine

[mickeysclubhouse]

“My life has been spent working, in one capacity or another, for the Disney family. I consider it to be a very high calling, serving Walt's dream.”

Disney legend Wayne Allwine Would Have Been 76 Today. 

[starryserenade]

Finally got a chance to get a good look at the queue of MMRR and now I’m crying thank you

[acmeoop]

“Mad Hatter” Signed Poster (1990s)

[erstwhile-punk-guerito]

[camyfilms]

WHO FRAMED ROGER RABBIT 1988

I'm not bad. I'm just drawn that way.

[samsdisneydiary]

Mickey's 60th Birthday | The Magical World of Disney | 1988 | Mickey Mouse

Mickey’s 60th Birthday | The Magical World of Disney | 1988 | Mickey Mouse

[sasa-chan]

The voices of Mickey Mouse (Wayne Allwine) and Minnie Mouse (Russi Taylor) were married in real life.

[aubreysilver]

I’m a massive Little Mermaid fan. I’ve had the theory that in the Daughters of Triton song, Russi Taylor (the voice of Minnie Mouse) is providing the final vocalization for the sisters (Alana’s). I actually wrote to her to ask her, but never got a reply and now that she’s passed there’s no way to write to her again. I was listening to that audio again and something clicked. I think she did most of the sister’s solo vocalizations when they say their name, the person who I think did the other part? Wayne Allwine (the voice of Mickey Mouse).

Hear me out, Wayne had been working as the voice of Mickey since 1977 and Russi since 1986 so they both would have been working with the studio during Little Mermaid’s production and you can hear a bit of a Mickey Mouse tone in the ones I theorized he sings for. If you listen to just the audio it sounds like:

Aquata: Russi Taylor

Andina: Russi Taylor (this one I’m slightly unsure about)

Arista: Wayne Allwine

Attina: Russi Taylor

Adella: Wayne Allwine

Alana: Russi Taylor

[jwcartoonist]

This year marks the 40th anniversary of the classic Disney cartoon "Mickey's Christmas Carol", so naturally I decided to draw a piece this Christmas to celebrate the occasion.

This anniversary year is a tad of a bittersweet occasion for the special. For one, Mark Henn, who was the supervising animator for Mickey, recently retired after 43 years of working with Disney. In addition to Mickey, he was mainly known as the "Disney Princess Guy", having a hand in designing and animating most of the Princesses from the Disney Renaissance era.

On a sadder note, early this year, Burny Matterson passed away. Burny was not only the director of "Mickey's Christmas Carol", but was also the longest serving employee of the Walt Disney company, being with the studio for 70 years until his death. The last major project the two worked together on was the short "Once Upon a Studio", a fitting finale to both of their Disney legacies.

Recently it hit me just how many people who have originally worked on the cartoon have passed on: Wayne Allwine who voiced Mickey, Alan Young who voiced Scrooge, Eddie Carroll who voiced Jiminy Cricket, Will Ryan who voiced Willie the Giant Ghost of Christmas Present, the original voice of Donald, Clarence Nash, and ton of others who I just don't have the time to mention. Though if there's one thing that remains certain throughout this special's various TV airings, worn-out VHS tapes, DVD and Blu-ray releases, and streaming on Disney+, they have all left a legacy that won't be forgotten anytime soon.

We wish we could see more of their work, but time marches on. That's enough work for tonight Bob Cratchit...

"And a bah-humbug-OH! I mean, a Merry Christmas to you sir!"

[skullsemi]

Mickey, Donald, Goofy: The Three Musketeers (2004) - Cast Commentary

One of the bonus features on the DVD of the movie was the "Cast Commentary", where Mickey, Donald, Goofy and Pete comment five minutes of the movie. Chatting as the actors of the film.

With the voices of Wayne Allwine, Tony Anselmo, Bill Farmer and Jim Cummings.

[starlight-nursery]

Fun Facts of the Week!!

Mickey might be the most famous mouse in the world, but Walt Disney’s first cartoon character was actually a rabbit named Oswald.

If you’re walking down Main Street and you suddenly crave popcorn, blame the scent machines. The Disney Smellitizer (a machine patented by Disney Imagineering) emits different scents throughout the theme parks.

Mickey and Minnie are married in real life! Wayne Anthony Allwine, who voiced Mickey for over three decades, married Russi Taylor, who played Minnie.

The Pizza Planet delivery truck from Toy Story makes a cameo appearance in every Pixar film except for The Incredibles.

Buzz Lightyear was originally going to be named Lunar Larry.

The color of Elsa’s ice palace in Frozen changes with her mood, from purple when she’s sad to blue when she’s happy and red when she’s scared.

Disney hides classic characters in the backgrounds of its animated films. For example, Mickey, Goofy and Donald all appear in the opening sequence of The Little Mermaid.

-Mod Munchkin

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Minnie & Mickey Cel Set Up (1999)

Autographed By Their Silver Age Voice Artists Russi Taylor (1944-2019) & Wayne Allwine (1947-2009) Who Were Actually Married In Real Life…

[whencartoonsruletheworld]

while we’re on the topic, imma reveal a major hot take and say three musketeers is wayne allwine’s greatest performance as mickey

here's my hot take and it's that mickey three musketeers is the best movie disney ever made they shoulda just stopped making movies after that they can never top it

[princesssarisa]

A Christmas Carol Holiday Season: "Mickey's Christmas Carol" (1983 animated short)

This 25-minute Christmas Carol was a landmark for the Walt Disney Company in several ways. First of all, it was the first theatrical Mickey Mouse cartoon released since the 1950s. Secondly it marks the voice acting debut of Wayne Allwine as Mickey Mouse and Alan Young as Scrooge McDuck – characters they would voice until their respective deaths in 2009 and 2016 – as well as the last time Donald Duck was voiced by his original actor, Clarence "Ducky" Nash.

The cartoon's premise is simple: A Christmas Carol starring Disney's iconic animal characters. Scrooge McDuck stars as his own namesake, Ebenezer Scrooge, with Mickey Mouse as Bob Cratchit, and Scrooge's "real-life" nephew Donald Duck as Fred. Goofy is cast as a uniquely clumsy, comical version of Marley's Ghost, while the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present, and Future are portrayed by Jiminy Cricket, Willie the Giant from Mickey and the Beanstalk, and (spoiler alert) Peg-Leg Pete. Daisy Duck appears as young Scrooge's fiancée Isabelle (as she's named here), Minnie Mouse makes a silent cameo appearance as Mrs. Cratchit, and the supporting and background roles consist of many familiar figures from Disney's classic Silly Symphonies and animated features.

Predictably, the story is retold in a concise, abbreviated way. Christmas Past omits Scrooge's childhood, Christmas Present consists only of visiting the Cratchits, and Christmas Future just shows Scrooge two graves, Tiny Tim's and his own. And for both comic and dramatic effect, the whole story is slightly exaggerated. Scrooge's villainy is cranked up: he only gives Bob half of Christmas Day off, without pay, and praises Jacob Marley for having "robbed from the widows and swindled the poor." The Cratchits' Christmas dinner consists of a bird literally as small as a canary. And at the climax (recalling Scrooge of 1970), Scrooge falls into his own grave toward a coffin from which hellish fire spews. But of course the ending is happy, as the redeemed Scrooge indulges the Cratchit children with toys and makes Bob his new partner.

Not all Dickens lovers will enjoy such a cartoonish retelling, but to me at least, it has enough charm to justify its lasting popularity. Even intertwined with slapstick and exaggeration, the story's emotions can still be felt: the brief, silent scene involving Tiny Tim's death, with a tearful Mickey/Bob placing Tim's crutch against his tombstone, is especially poignant. The cast of both new and veteran voice actors makes the most of their roles, the warm and colorful animation is of the quality we expect from Disney, and the main musical theme, "Oh What A Merry Christmas Day," is a sweet, memorable melody.

This cartoon can't replace a faithful adaptation of the book, but as a warm, funny, engaging Christmas Carol for children, it's a classic.

@ariel-seagull-wings, @thealmightyemprex, @faintingheroine, @reds-revenge, @thatscarletflycatcher

[321spongebolt]

If "Nightmare Ned" was featured/promoted at Disneyland and Walt Disney World at the time

On this day, the nighttime musical spectacular, "Fantasmic!" made its way to Disney's Hollywood Studios (AKA, "Disney's MGM Studios" at the time) at Walt Disney World in Florida. A year before that, the PC game, "Nightmare Ned" was released on CD-Rom for Windows 95.

While the game itself is considered "obscured" or "a hidden gem", whatever you call it, I feel like this game would've had better marketing if it was advertised at the Disney Parks.

For instance, at Downtown Disney, or whatever large spot of land was affordable at the time, there would be this tent where visitors could try the game out on Windows computers that have the game pre-installed (kind of like what E3 does for games being presented at a specific booth). And for two months only in 1997, Walt Dohrn and Donovan Cook would've been available for signing autographs for the PC game's box cover. Another part of the tent would've also sold yo-yos like the one Ned uses in the game for attacking monsters and ghouls, or to solve in-game puzzles.

And then there's Ned, our 10 year old titular character who has all these delusions and gets overwhelmed very easily. Ned would be a mascot character who would've had character meet-and-greets from 1997 to either 1999 or 2000. Because of this, "Fantasmic!" would've had a temporary revision (at least in the California Disneyland) where Ned would've made a guest appearance in helping Mickey (in his famous "Sorcerer's Apprentice" outfit from "Fantasia") fight off the Disney Villains, including his monster self from the good ending of the game. Courtland Mead (the original voice of Ned) and Wayne Allwine (who voiced Mickey until his death in 2009) would've still been available to record new lines for Ned and Mickey just for this temporary revision. A way to advertise this (at least in the case of Disneyland in California) would be that you could meet Ned during the daytime, and at night, the love Ned got from the guests would encourage him to face his demons with Mickey.

I don't know where Ned would've been located, even if he ends up as a meet-and-greet character at the Magic Kingdom, but regardless, I have some ideas in terms of what interaction tips would've worked. If I had to guess, interaction tips would've included talking to Ned about a nightmare you had to help relate to him, or something like that. And in terms of photo tips, one idea that would've worked would be if you and Ned hugged for the camera or if you had a yo-yo, maybe pose like you're gonna attack one of the enemies from the game itself.

This is all I got, but that's how I would imagine "Nightmare Ned" being promoted at the Disney Parks. If anyone else as a better imagining of this concept, feel free to comment.

[mipliophile]

ROR: Disney After Dark(Kingdom Keepers # 1)

Synopsis

So the series is, assumedly, set in the future where holograms are a thing. People can act as virtual tour guides by tapping into what's called the "DHI", which stands for Disney Host Interactive. Or Daylight Hologram Imaging.

No indication as to why it's both. My guess is there's the technical name and the Disney-fied name. That is in fact something they do and cast members will usually use both names for a thing interchangeably unless one is strictly for guests. This is definitely one of those cases where they would be told to only use "Disney Host Interactive" around guests.

Now, will this be touched on in the actual book? We'll see.

"It's a middle grade book why are you questioning why they're kids-" Shut up I do what I want. Obviously I knew already these were kids. I know what age group this is targeted at, that's not the question. Perhaps the book will even explain why they went with teenagers for this role. But my job is to figure out how much thought the author put into how things would actually work before choosing to disregard it.

Being a tour guide is a decently coveted role. Disney would be so bombarded by internal applications they would forget teenagers even exist.

All of this is moot, of course, because this is a world where the Disney characters are real.

There's also a mention of an Imagineer named Wayne that's going to assist our heroes, probably. I'm predicting now that he has something to do with Mickey. Maybe it's Mickey in disguise. Or it's just straight up Wayne Allwine. This was written well before he passed and was still the official voice of Mickey, and since cartoons are real, Mickey wouldn't have a "voice actor"(right?).

It's gotta at least be a reference.