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All those credits
would leave a lasting legacy for anyone in the entertainment industry. When it comes
to Corey, however, we haven’t even touched on the focus of this blog, his roles
with Disney. You might think you’re ready for this list but you probably never
realized that these voices were all done by the same guy. Here goes:
On the big screen:
A Goofy Movie: Wendell
Atlantis: The Lost
Empire: Mole
The Hunchback of
Notre Dame: Frollo’s guard, the
Miller
Hercules: Burnt Man, End-of-the-World Man, Titans and
Tour Bus Guide
Rollercoaster
Rabbit and Trail Mix-Up (Roger Rabbit shorts):
Droopy
On television:
House of Mouse: Ludwig Von Drake, Goofy Narrator, Ranger
Woodlore, Announcers and Classic Disney Character Bit PartsHercules: Zeus and Amphitryon
Gummi Bears: Gruffi Gummi, Toadie, Clutch (Troll Leader), Sir Victor, Flint Shrubwood and Troggles,
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Timon and Pumbaa: Kusko Quint (in several aliases) and Speedy the Singin' Snail
Goof Troop: "How-To" Narrator and the Circus master
Lloyd in Space: King Robustus
Buzz Lightyear of Star Command: Brent Starkisser
One Saturday
Morning’s How Things Werk segments ":
Mr. Werks and Announcer
Bonkers: Ludwig Von Drake and the Mad Hatter
Quack Pack: Prof. Ludwig Von
DrakeBonkers: Ludwig Von Drake and the Mad Hatter
DTV Valentine’s Day
Special: Announcer and Ludwig
Von Drake
The Schnookums and Meat Funny Cartoon Show: Ian, Rusty Crustknuckle, Percy Lacedaisy and Ultra Guy Man Dude
Kim Possible: Dr. Lurkin and
Officer Hubble
Star Wars: The
Clone Wars: Count Dooku and Cad
BaneThe Schnookums and Meat Funny Cartoon Show: Ian, Rusty Crustknuckle, Percy Lacedaisy and Ultra Guy Man Dude
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In direct to video
productions:
Disney Sing-a-Longs: Ludwig Von Drake and Professor Owl (all
titles); the Magic Mirror in the Party at
Disneyland title
The Where’s Spot
series: Narrator and various
characters
Fantasia 60th
Anniversary Edition: recreation
of Narrator Deems Taylor’s voice; Walt Disney in Story Meeting transcripts
Corey was also the
narrator for the making of videos and other supplementary materials on the DVD
releases of Cinderella, Snow White and
the Seven Dwarfs, Peter Pan, Bambi, Jungle Book, The Three Caballeros, Fun and
Fancy Free, Sleeping Beauty, Toy Story and Pocahontas.
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In Disney theme park
attractions (a fair number of which are now sadly defunct):
Magic Kingdom:
the pre-show announcer for Time Keeper, the folksy narrator in Mickey’s Toon
Town Fair and Red Barns in Goofy’s Barnstormer
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Disney-MGM Studios: Captain Hook and Peter Pan
for the animation tour
Animal Kingdom:
the announcer and various minor bugs in It’s
Tough to Be a Bug (this one is still running)
Disneyland:
(almost all of these can still be heard) Captain Hook and Mr. Smee on Peter Pan’s
Flight, the judge, cop and farmer on Mr. Toad’s Wild Ride, the newsreel
announcer on Indiana Jones Adventure, several pirates on Pirates of the
Caribbean, the White Rabbit, both Tweedles and cards on Alice in Wonderland, Captain
Hook, Mr. Smee and various pirates in Fantasmic!, the announcer for Great
Moments with Mr. Lincoln and the parking lot trams and, saving the best for
last, the Ghost Host for the holiday edition of The Haunted Mansion.
Tokyo Disneyland: the Monorail announcer, the Railroad announcer and Dale and Chernobog
in Fantillusion!
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Tokyo Disney Sea: the English language welcome announcements and most of the English
language ride safety spiels
Disney On Ice Shows:
Peter Pan: Mr. Darling, Captain Hook, Mr. Smee
Toy Story: Announcer and Sarge
Princess Classics: Jaq and Gus Gus
In addition to all
that, Corey has provided the voice of his regular characters (Ludwig Von Drake, Captain Hook, Mr. Smee, Professor
Owl, etc) for dozens of video games, radio broadcasts, Disney Cruise Line shows
and talking toys. Whew.
At 64, Corey shows
no signs of slowing down and, considering all the joy he brings people on a
daily basis, we don’t want him to. So go ahead. Turn on your television and
flip around the channels until you find something Corey’s been in (it really
won’t take you long) or pop in your favorite Disney Sing-a-Long tape and wish
one of the best voice actors around a very happy birthday.
Bring back chip n dale
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