Westward Ho the Wagons! (film)
Westward Ho the Wagons! (film) A wagon train composed of a number of emigrant families is making the crossing from the Missouri River to the rich farming country of the Pacific Northwest in 1844. Despite raids and misunderstandings with the Pawnee tribe, Captain Stephen’s leadership of the train with the help of a veteran scout, …
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Westward Ho Trading Co. Shop in Frontierland at Disneyland; opened on September 2, 1987. It was formerly the Frontier Trading Post.
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Wendt, George Actor; starred in Man of the House (Chet), and in The George Wendt Show and The Pooch and the Pauper (Sparks) on television. He also appears in Cranium Command in Wonders of Life at Epcot and provided the voice of Grandpa Clancy in Fancy Nancy.
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Wendy
Wendy Character visited by Peter Pan and brought back to Never Land to tell stories to the Lost Boys; voiced by Kathryn Beaumont.
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Wendy Wu: Homecoming Warrior (television) Disney Channel original movie, premiering on June 16, 2006. Wendy Wu, a popular Chinese-American teen is asked to choose between thwarting evil as a reincarnated warrior and running for high school Homecoming Queen. Saving the world cannot compete with her lifelong dream of holding court with her “perfect” boyfriend at …
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Wentworth, Martha (1889-1974) She voiced Jenny Wren in Who Killed Cock Robin? and Madam Mim in The Sword in the Stone among several other Disney voices.
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Wesson, Dick (1919-1979) He served as the program announcer for the Disney television show from 1954 until his death. His easily recognized voice would introduce the show and Walt Disney at the beginning and give details on the next week’s show at the conclusion.
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Welcome to the “World” (television) Television show; aired on March 23, 1975. Directed by Marty Pasetta. Entertainers perform at Walt Disney World for the opening of Space Mountain. The attraction is dedicated by former astronauts L. Gordon Cooper, Scott Carpenter, and Jim Irwin, and featured is a band composed of 2,000 instrumentalists along with daytime …
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Welker, Frank Actor; appeared in The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes (Henry), Now You See Him, Now You Don’t (Myles), and provided voices in My Science Project (alien), Oliver & Company, The Rescuers Down Under (Joanna and others), Beauty and the Beast, The Gun in Betty Lou’s Handbag (Scarlet’s vocals), Aladdin (Abu), Homeward Bound: The Incredible …
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Wells, Frank G.
Wells, Frank G. (1932-1994) Formerly at Warner Bros., he served as president of The Walt Disney Company from September 22, 1984, until his death in a helicopter accident on April 3, 1994. He is noted for his attempt to climb the highest peaks on each continent, failing only to conquer Mt. Everest. An extremely adept …
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