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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Western River Railroad Located in Adventureland at Tokyo Disneyland; opened on April 15, 1983.
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Western Publishing Co., Inc. One of the earliest Disney licensees, producing Disney books (primarily under the Whitman and Golden Press imprints) beginning in 1933. Western sponsored the Story Book Shop at Disneyland and was one of the original investors in the park.
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Wendt, George
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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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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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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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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We’ll Take Manhattan (television) Pilot (30 min.) for a television series. Seeking to make it big-time in New York, two very different women—a street-smart singer and a gullible country girl who wants to become an actress—become roommates. Aired on NBC on June 16, 1990. Directed by Andy Cadiff. Stars Jackée, Karin Bohrer, Edan Gross, Joel …
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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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