- Jack Wagner (announcer)
Jack Francis Wagner (
December 17 ,1925 -June 16 ,1995 ) was the official park announcer forDisneyland until 1993. He is famous for the various announcements over the park PA, for parades, special events, etc. He also did a lot of voice work for the attractions themselves, including instructions, emergency precautions, and safety spiels. One of his most famous lines is from a safety spiel at theMatterhorn Bobsleds attraction: "Remain seated please; "permanecer sentados por favor." Because of the prevalence of his voice over the park, his nickname was "The Voice of Disneyland".Trivia
* Besides being the "Voice of Disneyland", Jack Wagner also did some voice work for the
Walt Disney World Resort . His voice can still be heard on theWalt Disney World Monorail System: "Please stand clear of the doors; "por favor manténganse alejado de las puertas."
* Wagner provided the voices of Mickey Mouse, Goofy, Donald Duck and many of the other Disney characters in various Disney theme park parades and shows in the 1980s.
* Wagner's voice can still be heard on the terminal trams at theOrlando International Airport , welcoming travelers to centralFlorida .
* Wagner was fluent in English, Spanish, and French, as well as other languages.
* He recorded all his announcements and spiels from his recording studio he had built in his house.
*Wagner's "Remain seated please..." Matterhorn line is so famous that it is heard in the nostalgic fireworks show, "Remember... Dreams Come True ".
* Wagner also provided the very famous announcement for both the original Disneyland Main Street Electrical Parade and Walt Disney World Main Street Electrical Parade. In a vocoded voice, you hear, "Ladies and gentleman, boys and girls, Disneyland/Walt Disney World proudly presents our spectacular festival pageant of nighttime magic and imagination, in thousands of sparkling lights, and electro-synthe-magnetic musical sounds. The Main Street Electrical Parade!" After the parade concludes, you hear one final announcement before the closing electric fanfare; "Disneyland's/Walt Disney World's Main Street Electrical Parade!" This final announcement can also be heard in Disneyland's "Remember Dreams Come True" fireworks spectacular.
*Wagner's "Remain seated please" line is heard at the beginning of the song "Tragic Kingdom" byNo Doubt , and is spoken byBarbie in the filmToy Story 2 .
* The voice of World of Motion's exit when the vehicle doors are about to openExternal links
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* [http://legends.disney.go.com/legends/detail?key=Jack%20Wagner Disney Legends profile]
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