26th March 2021

Bomber Beagle

Bomber Beagle makes his sole appearance in the DuckTales episode Top Duck. A skilled pilot, Bomber breaks his brothers Burger and Bouncer (but not Big Time) out of jail to try and rob Scrooge McDuck’s money bin, but is thwarted by Scrooge, the triplets and the McQuack family.

25th March 2021

Adora

Adora is one of the twelve Star Darlings who appears in Disney’s Star Darlings series of books, comics, dolls, and online animated series. The storyline sees Adora, along with eleven of her friends, go down to Earth from their home planet of Starland in order to protect it from evil. Adora is the calm and logical one of the group. She is introverted and enjoys creating new fashions and carrying out chemistry experiments. Each of Adora’s friends correspond to one of the twelve star signs and the star sign that Adora corresponds with is Aquarius.

24th March 2021

‘Olu Mel

‘Olu Mel is a part of the Duffy and Friends franchise representing the Aulani Resort. He debuted at the resort on 27th July 2018 making him, as of writing, the newest member of the Duffy and Friends franchise. He appeared in Hong Kong Disneyland, Shanghai Disneyland and Tokyo Disneyland when each park reopened due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Merchandise can also be found at the Polynesian Village Resort in Walt Disney World.

23rd March 2021

XR

XR appears in the show Buzz Lightyear of Star Command and it’s movie Buzz Lightyear of Star Command: The Adventure Begins. His name (or rather initials) stands for Experimental Ranger. He is a robot Space Ranger created purely to be expendable and a partner to Buzz Lightyear. He has been put back together after his very first mission. He has an evil older brother, XL (who has since reformed), and regards Commander Nebula, the leader of Star Command, as his father.

XR used to appear in the Buzz Lightyear Space Ranger Spin attraction in Walt Disney World, though due to increasing obscurity and a desire on the part of Disney to be closer in thematic design to the Toy Story films, he was taken out.

24th January 2021

John Carter

John Carter is the titular character in the film John Carter.

22nd January 2021

Megabyte Beagle

Megabyte is the only one of the Beagle Boys whose name doesn’t begin with B. He’s also the only one who’s been to college and has a degree in computer programming, which he uses for hacking. For nefarious purposes. His only appearance was in Super DuckTales.

21st January 2021

Hudson

Baby Hudson is a friend and love interest of Maggie Simpson who first appeared in Playdate With Destiny, which showed before the theatrical release of Onward. He went on to appear in the episode The Incredible Lightness of Being A Baby, set directly after the short. During the episode, Hudson’s mother Courtney disapproved of Marge and so wouldn’t let Hudson be friends with Maggie. Eventually, Hudson and Maggie stay friends as Marge and Courtney put aside their differences.

Interesting to note is that the episode in which Hudson appeared, Bart’s chalkboard gag was ‘School Online’, a reference to the COVID-19 lockdown.

5th January 2021

Fritz

Fritz is a German bird who lives in the Enchanted Tiki Room.

4th January 2021

The Yeti

The Yeti, known to Cast Members as ‘Betty the Yeti’ and more commonly known among Disney Park-goers as the Disco Yeti, is a yeti who appears in the climax of the ride Expedition Everest. Originally, the Yeti used to take swipes at the riders of Expedition Everest, but this effect caused stress on the foundations of the ride, so the Yeti has been operating in ‘B Mode’ ever since; static, but with some strobes to give the illusion of movement. Hence the nickname ‘Disco Yeti’. The Yeti is voiced by Fred Tatasciore and was created by Disney Imagineer, Joe Rohde, who is retiring from the Walt Disney Company today.

3rd January 2021

Cubby

Cubby is a Lost Boy who appears in Peter Pan and Peter Pan Return To Neverland. He is tough and brave and will go charging into danger headfirst. He is not very bright either.

1st January 2021

Pamelia Perkins

Pamelia Perkins was the president of the Adventurer’s Club in the former Pleasure Island. She is the namesake of the Perkins Thai Noodles at the Skipper Canteen.

31st December 2020

Merriweather Adam Pleasure

The namesake of the former Pleasure Island at the former Downtown Disney, Merriweather Pleasure was a member of the Society of Explorers and Adventurers, the owner of the former Adventurers Club and an ardent fan of New Year’s Eve.

30th December 2020

Berlioz

Berlioz is a little grey kitten who loves playing the piano. He is the pet of Madame Adelaide Bonfamille, the son of Duchess and the brother of Toulouse and Marie. Along with his family, he is taken and dumped by Madame Bonfamille’s butler Edgar and finds his way across Paris to return home with Thomas O’Malley and his eclectic friends. He appears in The AristoCats.

27th December 2020

Sticky Whipplesnit

Sticky Whipplesnit is a Sugar Rush racer and recolour of Minty Zaki and Torvald Butterbatter. She has appeared in Wreck-It Ralph and in its sequel Ralph Breaks The Internet.

25th December 2020

The Ghost of Christmas Present

The Ghost of Christmas Present is in The Muppet Christmas Carol. He shows Scrooge how his nephew Fred and his wife Clara show disdain for him and he shows Scrooge the rough home life of his worker Bob Cratchet (as played by Kermit the Frog). He also teaches Scrooge about the true meaning of Christmas in his song Feels Like Christmas.

24th December 2020

Jacob and Robert Marley

Jacob and Robert Marley appear in The Muppet Christmas Carol played by Statler (right) and Waldorf (left). They are brothers and former business partners of Ebenezer Scrooge who died prior to the events of the film and appear to him as ghosts, warning him that their greed caused them to be in chains in the afterlife and that Scrooge himself would be visited by three spirits that night which would be his one chance to avoid that fate himself. They do this through the song Marley and Marley.

23rd December 2020

Scott Calvin

Scott Calvin is a former ad executive who accidentally kills Santa Claus by distracting him as he was on his roof, causing Santa to fall off. He is then reluctantly forced to take over the role, but grows into it over time and enjoys it. He appears in all three Santa Clause films.

22nd December 2020

Danny Wrigley

Danny is a teenage boy who appears in the Disney Channel Original Movie ‘Twas the Night. He has a good relationship with his uncle Nick, who is petty criminal. When his parents get called into work on Christmas Eve, he and his younger siblings are babysat by Nick, who decides to impersonate Santa Claus. Together, Danny and Nick decide to deliver presents to the kids, but Danny is left feeling betrayed after his uncle Nick is stealing presents rather than giving them out. He returns home and apologises to Santa for stealing his sleigh. When his uncle returns home and saves Danny and his siblings from home invaders, Danny and Nick make up.

1st June 2021

Greg

Greg is the protagonist of the Pixar short film Out. The film revolves around Greg coming to terms with his sexuality and telling his parents about his boyfriend, Manuel. Scared to come out to his parents, Greg is body switched with his dog Jim by some cosmic animals and through Jim’s body, tries to stop his parents finding a photo of him and Manuel. However, his mother reveals to Greg, who she thinks is Jim, that she is aware that Greg is gay and hopes that he is happy with whoever he ends up with. Greg in Jim’s body is able to track down Jim in his own body and the two switch back. Later that night, Greg introduces his boyfriend Manuel to his parents, who accept him into their family.

30th May 2021

Koda

Koda is a bear cub who appears in Brother Bear and its sequel, Brother Bear 2. In Brother Bear, he is an energetic young cub who enjoys regaling other bears, including Kenai, with stories from his younger cub-hood, often involving an unseen friend by the name of Bucky. Despite his young age, he is savvy when it comes to bear traps and knows how to avoid and escape them.

In Brother Bear, he first meets Kenai while rescuing him from a trap. They agree to accompany each other to the mountain where “the lights touch the earth” so Kenai can become human again, having been transformed by the spirits into a bear, and Koda can meet up with his mother at the salmon run at the base of the mountain after having been separated by hunters, which Koda refers to as “monsters”. At the salmon run, Koda’s mother isn’t there. But lots of other bears are and they tell stories, the most interesting thing that happened to them that year. When it comes Koda’s turn, he tells of his he was separated from his mother, causing Kenai to recognise the “monsters” from the story as being him and his brothers and runs off. Koda follows him and learns the truth; that his mother is dead and isn’t coming back. He runs away and talks with the moose brothers he and Kenai encountered on their journey to the salmon run and decides to follow Kenai up the mountain, rescuing him from a “monster” and stealing his spear away. The spirits turn Kenai human again, allowing the hunter, Denahi, to recognise him. Kenai and Denahi say goodbye to their dead brother, as Koda gets to say a final goodbye to his own mother. Kenai asks to be transformed back into a bear so he can raise Koda, who is adopted into Kenai’s family as he excitedly witnesses Kenai’s manhood ceremony.

In Brother Bear 2, Koda and Kenai awake from hibernation, to find Kenai’s childhood friend Nita is getting married. However, she is betrothed to Kenai after he gave her a necklace when they were children. Koda and Nita get along well, with Koda telling Nita embarrassing anecdotes of Kenai when he first became a bear. However, Kenai and Nita’s friendship begins to blossom and feeling that Kenai’s happiness is important to him, Koda asks the spirits to turn Kenai back into a human so he could marry Nita. Koda goes to Nita’s village to let her know, but is attacked by the villagers and is rescued by Kenai. The spirits arrive and Koda explains to Kenai that he asked the spirits to turn him into a human, but Kenai refuses, however Nita asks to be turned into a bear so she could be with Kenai. Koda then happily attends Kenai and Nita’s wedding at the end of the film.

Koda has appeared as a meet and greet character in the Disney Parks. Like many other characters, he had a cameo appearance in Ralph Breaks the Internet. At Disney’ California Adventure, the Redwood Creek Challenge Trail was re-themed to Brother Bear in the early 2000s. Though it is now themed to Up, it is still possible to visit Kenai’s Spirit Cave.

7th May 2021

Cliff Secord

Also known as the Rocketeer, Cliff Secord was a stunt pilot for Bigelow’s Air Show and superhero who appeared in the 1991 Disney film The Rocketeer and in a cameo in the 2019 Disney Jr Show The Rocketeer, both based on the 1980s comic book of the same name. In the film set in the 1930s, Cliff discovers a mysterious jetpack and uses it to beat up some Nazis and becomes a superhero dubbed The Rocketeer. By the time of The Rocketeer (2019) Cliff has long since passed (as it is set in the modern day) and it is shown that he settled down and had a family as his great-granddaughter Kit became the new Rocketeer.

In the Disney Parks, a ‘roastie-toastie’ can be found of him at a popcorn cart in Tomorrowland at Disneyland Park. In Walt Disney World however, at Jock Lindsey’s Hangar Bar, it’s shown that Jock Lindsey knew Cliff Secord as there are pictures of the two together and there is a poster for Bigelow’s Air Circus. This connects Cliff Secord to the Society of Explorers and Adventurers.

He is also a playable character in Disney Heroes: Battle Mode.

22nd April 2021

Quark

Quark is the pet dog of the Szalinski family. He appears in major roles in Honey, I Shrunk the Kids, Honey, I Blew Up the Kid and the theme park spin off attraction, Honey, I Shrunk The Audience, which would introduce The Imagination Institute and bring they ‘Honey’ franchise into the Medfield College-verse. The Honey I Shrunk the Audience attraction appeared in parks worldwide, and was translated into French, Spanish, Italian, Dutch and German for Disneyland Paris and Japanese for Tokyo Disneyland, where the attraction was known as MicroAdventure. Quark also appeared in the Honey, I Shrunk the Kids Movie Set Adventure playground at the then-MGM Studios (later Hollywood Studios). He is also a major character in Honey I Shrunk The Kids: The TV Show, set between Honey, I Shrunk the Kids and Honey, I Blew Up the Kid.

Presumably by the time of Honey, We Shrunk Ourselves, he passed away of old age.

7th April 2021

Karen Beverly

Karen is a toy made from a plastic knife that Bonnie made while in school. Her only appearance was in the mid-credit scene for Toy Story 4. Director Josh Cooley confirmed her name in the director’s commentary. Prior to this she was known as Knifey among fans.

8th April 2021

Gotchu

Gotchu is Experiment 031 and he first appeared in Lilo and Stitch: The Series. He got his name from his function; pinching people with his claws and saying ‘got you’. His one true place ended up being with the elderly shopkeeper Mrs Hasagawa as one of her ‘cats’.

He also appeared in the film Leroy and Stitch, battling the Leroy clones along with all the other Experiments.

6th April 2021

This blog is now a year old!

There’s no character today, instead, free to ask me anything about Disney Characters or tell me which characters you’d like to see, who my favourite characters are or tell me about your favourite characters or even just show some random Disney gifs.

It’s a celebration and the askbox is open!

5th April 2021

Lagoona Gator

The Lagoona Gator was the mascot for Disney’s Typhoon Lagoon water park for a brief period in the late 90s. When Disney’s Blizzard Beach opened with the Ice Gator Mascot and Guests responded to it, Disney felt the need to create a mascot for Typhoon Lagoon, a mascot which became the Lagoona Gator. Guests didn’t respond well to Lagoona Gator leading to the mascot’s retirement after a few summers. The Lagoona Gator can still be found around the park in statues, paintings, sculptures and photos, provided you know where to look. And he can be found on merchandise such as Disney Parks pins and Vinylmations.

4th April 2021

MrEaster Bunny

Mr Easter Bunny is a character at the Magic Kingdom for a limited time during the lead up to Easter. He appears in meet and greets and the Easter Parade with his wife, Mrs Easter Bunny. He only appears at Walt Disney World.

3rd April 2021

Nougetsia Bramblestain

Nougetsia Bramblestain is a minor supporting character in the Wreck-It Ralph franchise. She is a recolour/palette swap of the character Adorabeezle Winterpop. She appears a few times in the Sugar Rush racing scenes, but does not appear at the end and also does not appear in the sequel, Ralph Breaks The Internet.

1st April 2021

Chuuby

Chuuby is a bird who appears in the newest Disney attraction at Disney Hollywood Studios; Mickey and Minnie’s Runaway Railway.

29th March 2021

Bunny

Bunny appears in the Country Bear Jamboree show in both Walt Disney World and Tokyo Disneyland alongside her identical sisters. She stands in between her sisters, Bubbles and Beulah as they sing All The Guys That Turn Me On Turn Me Down and appears in the finale Ole Slew Foot as the bears try and drown out Big Al in the regular show.

In the Vacation Hoedown show, she also stands in the middle, but wears a sailor suit type bikini as the triplets sing California Bears and join in at the end for Thank God I’m A Country Bear, while in the Japanese version, the final song is a medley of Camptown Races/She’ll Be Coming Round The Mountain/Vacation.

In the Country Bear Jamboree Christmas Special, known in Tokyo as Jingle Bell Jamboree, Bunny is still standing in the middle, but is the only one of the triplets not to be dressed in a red Santa suit as she wears green. In this show, the triplets sing Sleigh Ride and appear at the end for a medley of Let It Snow/Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer/Winter Wonderland, while in the Japanese version, the medley is Santa Claus Is Coming To Town/Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer/Winter Wonderland.

While the Vacation Howdown and Christmas Special shows have since stopped in Walt Disney World, they do still run in Tokyo.

28th March 2021

Shanti

Shanti is a young Indian girl from It’s A Small World: The Animated Series. She appears in the episode Jolly Holi-Day. When the main characters land in India, she teaches them about the spring festival of Holi and about Indian culture.

27th March 2021

Queen Arianna

Queen Arianna is the Queen of the kingdom of Corona and the mother of Rapunzel. She appears as a minor character with no lines in the film Tangled and its sequel short film, Tangled Ever After. However, she takes on a much more substantial role in Tangled: The Series/Rapunzel’s Tangled Adventure and it’s shown that she has a deep bond with her daughter, Rapunzel.