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the disney theme parks bring our favorite characters from beloved disney and pixar films
right to life some of hollywood's biggest stars are responsible for lending their voices to
iconic animated characters now we've grown up with many of these recognizable voices but when
it comes to the rides and attractions at the disney parks there are several instances where
these actors are replaced for various reasons now within the walt disney company there's a division
called disney character voices and includes hiring voice doubles for numerous celebrities
so let's explore the voices of some of our favorite disney rides as we
count down seven times disney replaced voice actors at the disney theme parks
number seven timon from the 1994 feature film the lion king has become an iconic disney character
repeat after me hakuna matata the wisecracking meerkat is voiced by the hilarious nathan lane
who starred in tv film and on broadway now timon sounds very animated and when you
hear nathan lane speak you realize he doesn't alter his voice all that much for the character
when riding the matterhorn takes on a whole new meaning that's just the personality of nathan lane
hey we don't want to hear about it well when you watch festival of the lion king at disney's animal
kingdom you aren't hearing nathan lane as timon and instead it's the voice of actor kevin shonen
i gotta say he captures the right tone and energy you could easily fool someone into thinking that
it's nathan lane for a quick comparison here's nathan lane followed by kevin shone look kid
bad things happen and you can't do anything about it right not you oh but these monkeys they're
ruining my big number since 1995 kevin shone has been hired by disney to be nathan lane's
voice double so when he isn't available like on contract for a broadway show or if the project
just doesn't have a big budget disney brings in kevin shone at this point kevin's actually
voiced timon more than nathan lane this includes 63 episodes of the timon and pumbaa tv series
numerous video games and the new lion guard series plus so much more thank you
number six tom hanks is an award-winning actor who's provided the voice of woody
in the toy story films since 1995. no listen no one's getting replaced
bonnie needs him you like that upper register i still have since 1995. woody has been seen
all over the disney theme parks but whenever we hear woody whether it be
a parade a ride or even in toy story land it's never tom hanks it's my brother jim
there are so many uh computer computer games and video things and jim just he works on those all
year long and they said you don't want to do this listen i'll get my brother jim you know
he'll do it so that's my brother jim siblings tend to sound alike so jim hanks is a perfect
person to voice double tom hanks and he does a pretty great job too hey hey hey hey hey
there it is there's tom right there hi i'm tom hanks here's a little comparison of both
hanks brothers hey howdy hey that's me i'm on a yo-yo oh it's a bank cool hey
partners buzz says riding with slinky dog on the coaster set reminds him of flying jim's
voice is so similar that sometimes it's hard to tell it's not tom hanks oh way to play everyone
number five a bug's life was pixar's second film but did you know that it's tough to be a bug at
disney's animal kingdom open seven months before the film premiered in theaters former ceo michael
eisner had the idea of creating a show under the tree of life that would feature bugs so using the
attraction to promote the upcoming pixar film was a perfect fit this means that if you experienced
the attraction before november of 1998 flick and hopper were only known as theme park characters
now since it's tough to be a bug and a bug's life for in production at the same time
you'd think all the voices in the attraction would be the same but they actually aren't in the film
kevin spacey voices the villain hopper but in the attraction he's voiced by a bug's life writer
and co-director andrew stanton for a comparison here's kevin spacey in the film followed by andrew
stanton in the attraction a piece of dirt no i'm raw you're lower than dirt you're an ant flick
what are these humans wearing on their heads oh i i made an honorary bug what they are our biggest
enemy they actually do sound pretty similar and many people think the attraction features kevin
spacey's voice apparently kevin spacey declined to voice the attraction since his contract stipulated
he wouldn't voice hopper for toys and theme park attractions now although andrew stanton is usually
behind the camera he's actually no stranger to lending his voice to animated characters he's
actually the voice of crush and the seagulls in finding nemo as well as the evil emperor zerg in
the toy story films so when it comes to the theme parks you can actually hear him as crush and the
seagulls in the finding nemo submarine voyage at disneyland and the seas with nemo and friends at
epcot
then over in tomorrowland you can hear him on the buzz lightyear rides as the evil emperor zerg
number four buzz lightyear is another favorite toy story character who's been voiced by tim
allen since 1995. no no no go go just go i'll catch up tim's gritty authoritative tone has
become another iconic disney sound i'm not a toy you are a toy but on the buzz lightyear
rides in tomorrowland at magic kingdom and disneyland you aren't listening to tim allen
check the status board to review your score remember
the voice you hear is patrick fraley he's a very talented voice actor with over 200 credits to
his name but when it comes to his buzz lightyear something just isn't right it's missing the gritty
bass in buzz's voice and it doesn't sound like tim allen for a comparison here is buzz lightyear in
the first toy story film followed by patrick in the ride buzz lightyear to star command come in
star command star command come in do you read me all right you junior space rangers listen
up green squadron will retrieve the power cells while the rest of you concentrate on those robots
like some of the other actors mentioned on the list disney hired patrick fraley to be the
official voice double for tim allen at the time in the mid 90s tim was extremely busy with other tv
and movie projects so patrick worked a lot filling in for buzz lightyear many of these projects were
video games toys and the theme park rides now although tim allen missed out on the tomorrowland
buzz lightyear rides you can however hear him as buzz lightyear on toy story midway mania
number three in the 2003 film finding nemo audiences immediately fell in love with dory
hi i'm dory played by comedian ellen degeneres great idea you take me to find him finding nemo
is represented all over the disney theme parks but whenever we hear dory it's never voiced by
ellen degeneres with white stripes and looks kind of like you only smaller yes have you seen them
see who here in the seas with nimo and friends at epcot dory is voiced by actress jennifer hale who
is the official voice double for dory jennifer is a very talented voice-over artist with over
400 credits to her name she's been dory's stunt double since 2003 for all the finding nemo video
games and theme park attractions now dory is practically just ellen's normal speaking voice
but her voice is so specific and unique it's hard to sound exactly like her this is ellen
in finding nemo followed by jennifer at epcot a boat hey i've seen a boat at passed by not
too long ago it it went um this way it went this way follow me hi i'm dory hi i'm dory
you can hear jennifer's voice sits a bit lower than ellen's and it's missing some of her spunk
and twang games i love games i mean you can still tell it's dory but it definitely doesn't sound
too much like ellen degeneres now jennifer is actually no stranger to disney voices in
addition to being ellen's voice double she's also been the official voice of cinderella since 1999
number two the 1988 cult classic film who framed roger rabbit featured stand-up comedian charles
flusher lending his voice to the title character of roger rabbit though the video came out
during the 90s roger rabbit was appearing a lot in the disney theme parks
and today he still has a big presence in mickey's toontown at disneyland you gotta
so that voice you just heard plus all of roger rabbit's dialogue on roger rabbit's cartoon spin
is done by acclaimed voice actor jess harnell back in the early 90s one of jess's very first
voice over jobs was as a voice double for roger rabbit it was his introduction
to voiceover work charles flusher was busy at the time so jess arnell auditioned for disney
and got to lend his voice to a lot of 90s roger rabbit appearances like this one here
as a comparison this is what roger rabbit sounded like in the film followed by roger
rabbit in the theme parks okey dokey why i'll pick him like he with my own brother
or my own sister ow we're gonna give somebody a special surprise right now
they both sound very similar although justice roger sits a bit higher in the vocal register
for me jess is the voice of roger rabbit since my introduction to the character was in the theme
parks i didn't watch who framed roger rabbit until later on is this the case for anyone else now jess
harnell has over 350 credits to his name and he actually lends his voice to a few other well-known
disney characters in the theme parks in addition to being the voice double for roger rabbit he's
also the voice double for albert brooks who voices marlin in finding nemo i have to find the boat
you can hear him as marlin the paranoid and neurotic clownfish on the two finding nemo
rides at the parks oh of course when fish can fly and that's not all jess is also the
voice of bray rabbit and can be heard on splash mountain at both disneyland and magic kingdom
number one the cars films are jam-packed with many famous actors lending their voices to these ever
so popular pixar characters so when it comes to the car's attractions at disneyland and
walt disney world the original actors have always come back to voice their characters
well in 2008 legendary actor paul newman who voices dog hudson passed away i knew you needed
a crew chief but i didn't know it was this bad now doc hudson appears on radiator springs
racers in cars land so disney turned to voice actor corey burton to impersonate paul newman
and fill the shoes of doc hudson it takes more than new tires to win a race
cory burton is one of the most versatile voice actors in the industry
with almost 450 credits to his name in addition to dog hudson he can be heard all
around the disney theme parks since the 1980s he's been the official voice of captain hook
taking over for hans connery so you can hear him as hook and actually mr smee on peter pan's flight
since 1988 he's also been disney's official voice for dale
he's even the official voice of grumpy and can be heard on the seven dwarfs mine train
he voices tweedledee and tweedledum on the alice in wonderland ride at
disneyland on the little mermaid ride the safety announcer on pirates of the caribbean
and no flash pictures prepare to make sale plus the poops pirate a little later on in the ride
and the ghost host during haunted mansion holiday at disneyland the mansion was changed
it's pretty remarkable how many characters he voices just at the disney theme parks you'd never
know they were all him so have you ever noticed any of these character voices being different
in the theme parks i'd love to know leave a comment down below to start a conversation
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