{"id":357563,"date":"2026-07-30T13:41:26","date_gmt":"2026-07-30T13:41:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/357563\/"},"modified":"2026-07-30T13:41:26","modified_gmt":"2026-07-30T13:41:26","slug":"disney-world-zootopia-horse-warburton-added-to-show","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/357563\/","title":{"rendered":"Disney World: ‘Zootopia’ horse, Warburton added to show"},"content":{"rendered":"

Walt Disney World<\/a> has added a character to the pre-show of the \u201cZootopia\u201d attraction that opened at Disney\u2019s Animal Kingdom<\/a> theme park last year.<\/p>\n

Now appearing on-screen before\u00a0 \u201cZootopia: Better Zoogether,\u201d<\/a> a 4-D show in a theater nestled into the park\u2019s iconic Tree of Life, is Mayor Brian Winddancer. He is a horse and an actor-turned-politican seen in \u201cZootopia 2\u201d<\/a> and is voiced by actor Patrick Warburton<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The Animal Kingdom attraction opened in early November last year, and the animated film was in theaters a couple of weeks later.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe were so excited to bring him into our show as part of a brand new pre-show sequence,\u201d David Brescia, story lead with Walt Disney Imagineering<\/a>, said in a video on Disney World\u2019s social media platforms.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnytime we get a chance to go in and add a little extra magic or just enhance the guest experience, we\u2019re super-excited we get to do so,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Warburton recorded the Winddancer character for the attraction. The actor also is seen in the new pre-show video for Epcot\u2019s Soarin\u2019 Across America<\/a>\u00a0attraction.<\/p>\n

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The video also shows various Disney teams checking technical aspects of the addition inside the theater. The show itself features \u201cZootopia\u201d characters Judy Hopps (voice by Ginnifer Goodwin<\/a>) and Nick Wilde (voiced by Jason Bateman<\/a>) in a storyline that revolves around Zoogether Day and a concert by Gazelle (Shakira<\/a>).\u00a0 The theater also includes an animatronic of Clawhauser, voiced by Nate Torrence<\/a>. The attraction replaced the \u201cIt\u2019s Tough to Be a Bug\u201d show, an opening day attraction at the theme park.<\/p>\n

\"InAn animatronic figure of Benjamin Clawhauser is part of the ‘Zootopia’ experience at Disney’s Animal Kingdom. (Walt Disney Co.)<\/p>\n

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