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by Erik Anderson

February 22, 2012

Peter Pan

Peter Pan is the lead character from Walt Disney’s 1953 animated classic “Peter Pan.” He has been a staple in the Walt Disney Company for years. He can be seen in films such as “Mickey’s Magical Christmas: Snowed in at the House of Mouse,” “Return to Never Land,” and he even had a cameo in “The Lion King 1 ½.” As for TV shows he was mainly seen in “House of Mouse,” but recently has been seen on the hit Disney Junior show “Jake and the Never Land Pirates.” Peter can be found in a great list of Disney video games such as the Kingdom Hearts series, Kinect Disneyland Adventures, Disney’s Villains Revenge, Disney Universe, Return to Never Land, and Peter Pan: Adventures in Never Land. He is such a well known character that he can be found in other merchandise such as books, food items, games, artwork, toys, clothing, pins, and Vinylmations to name a few.

He is the head of the Lost Boys, and he hails from Never Land where there is no growing up allowed. Peter has many friends that help him with his adventures such as Wendy, John, and Michael Darling, Tinker Bell, The Lost Boys, Tiger Lily, Wendy’s daughter Jane, and all the Disney characters that want good. His enemies include Captain Hook, the Pirate crew, Mr. Smee, and the rest of the Disney villains.


Art of Disney artwork: My next purchase! :)

Peter is a very brave soul. He helps people in need and loves having many different adventures. His outfit is a sleek and simple outfit but it really fits him well. He wears a green shirt, with green tights, brown shoes, a green hat with a red feather in it. His weapon of choice is a small dagger and he doesn’t believe in guns. The coolest attribute about Peter is that he can fly with just a little pixie dust; let’s be honest who wouldn’t want to be able to fly.

He was drawn by the fantastic artist Milt Kahl who has animated a number of different top characters. Milt was part of Disney’s Nine Old Men. Peter Pan has been voiced by a few different people over the years such as Bobby Driscoll, Chris Steele, Adam Wylie, and Blayne Weaver.

*FUN FACT* “The Second Star to the Right” was written for the film “Alice in Wonderland” but Disney decided it would be better suited for “Peter Pan”.

Peter Pan can be found throughout Disney parks and Disney Cruise Ships around the world as a meet and greet character. You can also find him in Fantasmic!, Peter Pan’s Flight (which by the way will be getting a interactive queue in the sometime near future), Dream Along With Mickey castle show, Mickey’s Soundsational Parade, Mickey’s Philharmagic, It’s a Small World, Main Street Electrical Parade, SpectroMagic Parade, Celebrate a Dreams Come True Parade, Disney’s Once Upon a Dream Parade, and you can also find him during the Halloween and Christmas parties at the Magic Kingdom. He can also be seen during Disney on Ice shows.

 

February 15, 2012

The Tramp

The Tramp is from the wonderful 1955 Walt Disney film, 'Lady and the Tramp.' He can also be seen in a few other things, including the movies 'Lady and the Tramp 2: Scamp's Adventure' and 'Mickey's Magical Christmas: Snowed in at the House of Mouse.' He has also made cameos in 'One Hundred and One Dalmatians,' and 'The Lion King '.' He could often be seen in the TV show 'House of Mouse' and he had a cameo in the TV show 'Bonkers.' I remember seeing him in a few Lady and the Tramp games as well such as video games, learning games, and board games. Most notable, he has a cameo in Kingdom Hearts. He can also be found in other various merchandise such as toys, books, clothing, pins, and posters.

He lives with his owners Darling and Jim Dear in their beautiful home in the town of New Haven, Connecticut. His wife Lady, aka 'Pidge,' keeps him in line, and his children Annette, Danielle, Scamp, and Collette keep him on his toes. His loyal friends include Tony, Jock, Joe, Peg, Trusty, and Bull. He doesn't have many enemies but the big ones are the rat, the pound, Si and Am.

The Tramp is a mutt, he has a mixture of different breeds. He is a medium sized dog and has gray fur with lighter gray fur on his snout and stomach. At the end of the film he also gets a red collar with a license. He is a very intelligent, is a ladies man (in the dog sense), and he is very street smart.

He was voiced by Larry Roberts in the original film but since then he has been voiced by Jeff Bennett. Lady and the Tramp has many of the classic animators of the era, some of them included: Ollie Johnston, Frank Thomas, Les Clark, Milt Kahl, Wolfgang Reitherman, Eric Larson, and John Lounsbery who were all part of Disney's Nine Old Men.

The Tramp can be found in a few different things at Disney theme parks. You can find a large statue of him at Pop Century Resort at Walt Disney World. In Tony's Town Square Restaurant in the Magic Kingdom you can find Lady and the Tramp decor throughout the restaurant. He can be seen in a water scene during Fantasmic! at Walt Disney World, along with an appearance during Epcot's Flower and Garden. Finally he can be seen at Disney California Adventure during the amazing water show World of Color.

I want to make my weekly bios interactive for all of you, so each week I ask you all to email me at disneyfan19@aim.com to let me know which character you want to see and want to know more about.

Past Who's Who Wednesdays

Animated Film
     - Aladdin
     - Alice
     - Ariel
     - Arthur
     - Basil of Baker Street
     
     - Belle
     - Bernard
     - Buzz Lightyear
     - Captain Hook
     - Chef Louis

     - Chernabog
     - Cinderella
     - Clarabelle Cow
     - Donald Duck
     - Dug

     - Flynn Rider
     - Friar Tuck
     - Gaston
     - Geppetto
     - Goofy

     - Hades
     - Horace Horsecollar
     - Jafar
     - Judge Claude Frollo
     - Maleficent

     - Mater
     - Mickey Mouse
     - Mulan
     - Pete
     - Pocahontas

     - Robin Hood
     - Russell
     - Taran
     - Tigger
     - Timon

     - Winnie the Pooh
     - Yensid

Live Action / Stop Motion Film
     - Angelica
     - Captain Jack Sparrow
     - Giselle
     - Jack Skellington
     - Kermit the Frog
     - Mary Poppins

     - Oogie Boogie
     - Roger Rabbit
     - Statler and Waldorf

Park Characters
     - Figment

Television Characters
     - Beagle Boys
     - Darkwing Duck / Drake Mallard
     - Gyro Gearloose
     - Kim Possible
     - Launchpad McQuack

     - Phineas
     - Scrooge McDuck

Marvel
     - Captain America
     - Hawkeye

Books
     - Finn Whitman

 

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