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X Atencio is a Story, Layout, Production Design, Additional Soundtrack, Animation and Title Graphics American born on 4 september 1919 at Walsenburg (USA)
Francis Xavier Atencio, also known as X Atencio (born September 4, 1919), is a former animator and Imagineer for The Walt Disney Company. He was born in Walsenburg, Colorado.
He was a Disney artist from 1938 until 1965, when he became an Imagineer to help design the Disneyland Railroad's Primeval World diorama segment. He then contributed to various Disney attractions. He wrote the script for both Adventure Thru Inner Space and Pirates of the Caribbean, for which he also penned the lyrics to the theme song, "Yo Ho (A Pirate's Life for Me)" and provided the voice of the talking skull early on in the attraction. He also wrote the script for the Haunted Mansion, including the lyrics to that attraction's theme song, "Grim Grinning Ghosts (The Screaming Song)." His voice can also be heard emanating from the coffin in the Haunted Mansion's conservatory ("Hey! Let me out of here!") and, in the Disneyland mansion, when the attraction comes to a temporary halt it is his voice which announces, "Playful spooks have interrupted our tour. Please remain seated in your Doom Buggy" as well as other emergency spiels. Another brief voice-over he provided was for the Submarine Voyage Thru Liquid Space where he is addressed as "Bridge." "Bridge: Aye, aye, all ahead one third. Stand by the mooring lines." He also wrote the lyrics to Buddy Baker's catchy music for the retired Walt Disney World attraction If You Had Wings.
Atencio retired from The Walt Disney Company in 1984 and was named a Disney Legend in 1996.
He served as a photo interpreter in the U.S. Army Air Forces from 1941 to 1945 during World War II, reaching the rank of captain in the 2nd Photo Tech Squadron. Stationed in England, he was part of team that would analyze aerial surveillance for military intelligence.
X Atencio entre aux studios d'animation de Walt Disney Pictures en 1938 comme intervalliste. Il travailla dans les studios d'animation de Walt Disney Pictures de 1938 à 1965, année où il intégra WED Entreprises afin d'aider à la conception des décors du diorama Primeval World du Disneyland Railroad. Il contribua ensuite à la conception de plusieurs attractions :
Pour Pirates of the Caribbean, il écrivit le script dont la célèbre chanson Yo Ho (A Pirate's Life for Me) et donna sa voix à la tête de pirate de l'entrée.
travailla sur Adventure Thru Inner Space
Pour Haunted Mansion il écrivit le script de Haunted Mansion dont le thème musical Grim Grinning Ghosts et donna sa voix à l'annonce sonore d'interruption temporaire de l'attraction (à Disneyland uniquement) - Playful spooks have interrupted our tour...please remain seated in your Doom Buggies.
Il prit sa retraite de la Walt Disney Company en 1984 et fut nommé « Disney Legend » en 1996.
Il décède le 10 septembre 2017.
(2015)
(Additional Soundtrack)
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Birth name Francis Xavier Atencio
Nationality USA
Birth 4 september 1919 at Walsenburg (USA)
Death 10 september 2017 (at 98 years)
Nationality USA
Birth 4 september 1919 at Walsenburg (USA)
Death 10 september 2017 (at 98 years)
He was a Disney artist from 1938 until 1965, when he became an Imagineer to help design the Disneyland Railroad's Primeval World diorama segment. He then contributed to various Disney attractions. He wrote the script for both Adventure Thru Inner Space and Pirates of the Caribbean, for which he also penned the lyrics to the theme song, "Yo Ho (A Pirate's Life for Me)" and provided the voice of the talking skull early on in the attraction. He also wrote the script for the Haunted Mansion, including the lyrics to that attraction's theme song, "Grim Grinning Ghosts (The Screaming Song)." His voice can also be heard emanating from the coffin in the Haunted Mansion's conservatory ("Hey! Let me out of here!") and, in the Disneyland mansion, when the attraction comes to a temporary halt it is his voice which announces, "Playful spooks have interrupted our tour. Please remain seated in your Doom Buggy" as well as other emergency spiels. Another brief voice-over he provided was for the Submarine Voyage Thru Liquid Space where he is addressed as "Bridge." "Bridge: Aye, aye, all ahead one third. Stand by the mooring lines." He also wrote the lyrics to Buddy Baker's catchy music for the retired Walt Disney World attraction If You Had Wings.
Atencio retired from The Walt Disney Company in 1984 and was named a Disney Legend in 1996.
He served as a photo interpreter in the U.S. Army Air Forces from 1941 to 1945 during World War II, reaching the rank of captain in the 2nd Photo Tech Squadron. Stationed in England, he was part of team that would analyze aerial surveillance for military intelligence.
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Francis Xavier Atencio est né le 4 septembre 1919 à Walsenburg (Colorado).X Atencio entre aux studios d'animation de Walt Disney Pictures en 1938 comme intervalliste. Il travailla dans les studios d'animation de Walt Disney Pictures de 1938 à 1965, année où il intégra WED Entreprises afin d'aider à la conception des décors du diorama Primeval World du Disneyland Railroad. Il contribua ensuite à la conception de plusieurs attractions :
Pour Pirates of the Caribbean, il écrivit le script dont la célèbre chanson Yo Ho (A Pirate's Life for Me) et donna sa voix à la tête de pirate de l'entrée.
travailla sur Adventure Thru Inner Space
Pour Haunted Mansion il écrivit le script de Haunted Mansion dont le thème musical Grim Grinning Ghosts et donna sa voix à l'annonce sonore d'interruption temporaire de l'attraction (à Disneyland uniquement) - Playful spooks have interrupted our tour...please remain seated in your Doom Buggies.
Il prit sa retraite de la Walt Disney Company en 1984 et fut nommé « Disney Legend » en 1996.
Il décède le 10 septembre 2017.
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Filmography of X Atencio (11 films)
| Year | Name | Job | Roles |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Inside Out | Additional Soundtrack | |
| 1966 | Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Tree | Story | |
| 1962 | A Symposium on Popular Songs | Story, Production Design | |
| 1961 | Babes in Toyland | Visual Effects | |
| 1961 | The Parent Trap | Title Graphics | |
| 1959 | The Shaggy Dog | Title Designer | |
| 1959 | Noah's Ark | Animation | |
| 1957 | The Truth About Mother Goose | Layout, Layout Supervisor | |
| 1956 | Jack and Old Mac | Characters | |
| 1956 | A Cowboy Needs a Horse | Layout | |
| 1953 | Toot, Whistle, Plunk and Boom | Animation |