As I said before, the day began when we entered the Walt Disney Studios Lot. Patrick and I were both completely in awe that we were actually walking onto one of the most famous movie lots in the world, but we were also fully aware that the really spectacular event was that we were walking onto this lot with none other than Peter Renaday, a veteran voiceman who has been a great part of my Disney experience thru the many voices he has done throughout the years. Most notably for me (being the Country Bear Playhouse website creator) was his performance as Henry, the Master of Ceremonies in the Country Bear attractions at the Disney theme parks. Peter also has to his credit voices in many Disney attractions, such as Adventure thru Inner Space, Mission to Mars, 20,000 leagues under the Sea, and he is the narrator of The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh attraction.
Being creative like Patrick is, he sent Pete a Camp Grizzly T-Shirt. This was the shirt that Henry had worn in the Country Bear Vacation Hoedown, and it was only fitting that Pete have one as well... We were surprised and delighted when Pete actually wore the shirt when he took us on our tour. =)
Pete was a great sport when it came to our asking him many many questions about his experiences as a Disney voice actor. We spoke of the days when Walt was around. Pete said he knew he would get a chance to meet him while working at the studio, but he was quite startled when he came around a corner on his first day on the job and there was Walt! Pete took us for a tour of the Animation building, where Walt had spent much of his time, and it was really a treat to walk the very same halls that Walt walked long ago.
