![]() He also had a bell and wasn't quite as stubby. In this film,he was of different wheel arrangement, 2-4-0 with the main rod on the forward driving wheel. He unfortunately crashed after an effort to jump the chasm left by a broken bridge in a storm. In The Reluctant Dragon, According to a cartoon done before Dumbo, Casey was in fact, formerly a passenger engine. While the sound of the voice resembles that of a voice processed through a vocoder, it was actually done with a more primitive device, a Sonovox, which uses one or two small loudspeakers in contact with the throat, which allowed Wright to "speak" by modulating an artificially produced sound with her mouth. ![]() He uses his steam cylinders like limbs, giving him the ability to shrug, point and make other gestures.Īlthough a male (according to Casey's song, being referenced as he or him), Casey was originally voiced by Margaret Wright and he is currently voiced by Cathy Cavadini. In addition, he can twist and flex his metal body to express motion. For example, when the Ringmaster calls for all aboard, Casey's whistle can be heard tooting:Īs is the case with most Disney vehicles, Casey Junior has the ability to move in a more fluid way than actual locomotives, and his boiler is often seen bending and twisting like rubber when in motion. Casey appears frequently throughout the film, and is shown to be somewhat sapient. In the film Dumbo, Casey Junior is the tender engine hauling the circus train, and even has his own song. Splash & Soak Station, a water play area themed around the character, was added to the Magic Kingdom in 2012 in the Storybook Circus section of that park's new Fantasyland. Circus Train, is based on Casey Junior, with an updated version running at Disneyland Paris. His name is a reference to Casey Jones, the famous railroad engineer who died in a train collision in 1900.Ī Disneyland attraction, Casey Jr. "All Aboard, Let's Go!" "WOO HOO!" "I think I can." "I thought I could." "YAHOO!" "WHEW!"Ĭasey Junior is a fictional anthropomorphic steam locomotive and among the more memorable characters of the 1941 Disney film, Dumbo, but has also appeared in other Walt Disney productions. "Annoying" signals, dip, crashing, being late, switches that lie down on the job ![]() Pulling the circus, going through tunnels, crossing rivers, his talent to chant "I think I can," and "I thought I could," over mountains and hills Stork, Ringmaster, Max Medici, Holt Farrier, Timothy Q. to chant "I think I can" and "I thought I could," over the big hill in order to go reach the Joplin, Missouri townĭumbo, Mrs. To carry the circus, cars and passengers. ![]()
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