Ah yes, Disney World, Disney Land (not Euro Disney) and all things Magic Kingdom; as a child, there was no better place to be in the world. 

Unfortunately though, the voice of “Mickey Mouse” has passed away.  Wayne Allwine, the third voice actor of “Mickey Mouse” died Monday due to complications of diabetes, he was 62.  Allwine has done the voice longer than any of the voice actors before him.  Walt Disney voiced the mouse from 1928-1947, Jimmy MacDonald then took over and voiced him from1948-1953 and sporadically until 1977 when it was passed on to Allwine. 

If you want to read more information on Wayne, you can go to Legends.Disney.go.com.

Russi Taylor, his wife, was at his side at the time of his death and is the current voice of “Minnie Mouse.”  The couple were married in 1991.

This entry was posted on Thursday, May 21st, 2009 at 6:23 am and is filed under Orff.