Chicago

Chicago City where Walt Disney was born, on December 5, 1901, at 1249 Tripp Avenue, a home that had been built by his father, Elias. (The houses on Tripp Avenue have been renumbered, and the Disney birthplace is now 2156 Tripp, at the corner of Palmer.) Elias started out as a carpenter in the city …

Chevalier, Maurice

Chevalier, Maurice (1888-1972) Actor; appeared in In Search of the Castaways (Professor Paganel) and Monkeys, Go Home! (Father Sylvain), and sang the title song in The Aristocats. He was named a Disney Legend posthumously in 2002.

split photo of actress Diana Chesney and the Mrs. Judson character she voiced in the movie, The Great Mouse Detective

Chesney, Diana

Chesney, Diana (1916-2004) Actress; voiced Mrs. Judson in The Great Mouse Detective.

Chester & Hester’s

Chester & Hester’s Area in Dinoland U.S.A. at Disney’s Animal Kingdom consisting of Chester & Hester’s Dinosaur Treasures, a gift shop opening April 22, 1998, and Chester & Hester’s Dino-Rama! consisting of TriceraTop Spin, Primeval Whirl, and Midway games, all of which opened November 18, 2001, except for Primeval Whirl, which opened April 18, 2002.

Chester, Yesterday’s Horse (television)

Chester, Yesterday’s Horse (television) Television show; aired on March 4, 1973. Directed by Larry Lansburgh. A Belgian draft horse in Oregon is retired, but proves he still has value when he helps save a man trapped in a burning truck. Stars Bill Williams, Barbara Hale, Russ McGubbin.

Chernabog

Chernabog The devil on Bald Mountain in Fantasia.

Cheshire Cat

Cheshire Cat A mischievous character in Alice in Wonderland; voiced by Sterling Holloway.

Cherokee Trail, The (television)

Cherokee Trail, The (television) Television show; aired on November 28, 1981. Directed by Kieth Merrill. The pilot for a series, later reworked as Five Mile Creek on The Disney Channel. A plucky woman and her daughter run a way station on a stagecoach line, to the great displeasure of the former manager who plots to …

Chef Mickey’s

Chef Mickey’s Restaurant at the Disney Village Marketplace at Walt Disney World; opened in July 1990. Formerly The Village Restaurant. It closed on September 30, 1995, and after extensive remodeling, reopened in 1996 as the Rainforest Cafe. Also a restaurant in the Contemporary Resort, opening December 22, 1995, and taking the place of the Contemporary …

Chefs de France, Les

Chefs de France, Les Restaurant in France in World Showcase at Epcot; opened on October 1, 1982. It was started by a trio of the finest and most-acclaimed French chefs, Paul Bocuse, Roger Vergé, and Gaston LeNôtre (who passed away in 2009), and has the reputation of having some of the finest food at Epcot. …