No other music group had a bigger influence on Walt Disney, both in the parks and the movies, than Thurl Ravenscroft and his quartet, The Mellomen. His voice can be heard throughout the parks, although many of his recordings were replaced in 2001.

Here is a list of places to find Thurl:

• The Haunted Mansion
• Pirates of the Caribbean
• The Enchanted Tiki Room
• The Disneyland Railroad (until his voice was replaced in 2001)
• Peter Pan’s Flight
• Alice in Wonderland
• Country Bear Jamboree
• The Sailing Ship Columbia
• The Mark Twain Steamboat (until replaced in 2001)

Of course, his talents do not stop in the parks. He and his group, The Mellomen, can be heard in Alice in Wonderland when the cards are “painting the roses red.”  Thurl cameos in too many features to count, but if your curious, please visit http://members.aol.com/allthurl/thurl2.htm

His contributions will never be forgotten. There is hardly a song in Disneyland or the animated features that Thurl doesn’t cameo somewhere.  Thurl was certainly a main ingredient to the magic we call Disney.

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