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Willie the Whale

Background information
Feature films	Make Mine Music
Television programs	House of Mouse Mickey Mouse Works A Poem Is...
Video games
Park attractions
Portrayed by
Portrayed by
Animators	Bill Tytla Ward Kimball Glen Keane
Voice	Nelson Eddy Richard White
Performance model
Designer
Inspiration
Honors and awards
Character information
Full name
Other names
Personality	Successful, sensational
Appearance	Gigantic navy sperm whale
Birthday
Occupation	Opera singer
Affiliations	Good
Goal	To become a great success and make money
Home	The sea
Relatives
Pets
Allies	Seals, Pelicans, Tetti-Tatti's sailors
Minions	Whitey the seagull
Enemies	Tetti-Tatti, Tetti-Tatti's sailors (formerly)
Likes	Singing
Dislikes
Powers and abilities	Strength, swimming, melodies
Weapons
Fate	Gets harpooned by Tetti-Tatti. then sings in Heaven and at the met.
Quote	"I'm off to be discovered!"

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Willie is an opera-singing sperm whale and the main protagonist from Disney's 1946 short The Whale Who Wanted To Sing At the Met, a segment of the 1946 film Make Mine Music.

Background

Willie was generally a normal whale except for the fact that he simply adored opera, and would sing for any sailors in earshot, leading to the investigations of just how this was possible. Most notably, Tatti the Opera Director, who couldn't believe that a whale could actually sing Opera and decided that Willie must have swallowed an opera singer, taking a trio of tough sailors with him to try and rescue the Opera singers so they could perform for him. Whitey, the seagull, takes a newspaper to Willie, all the sea creatures excited for their talented friend as they believe he's going to be discovered and finally have his dream come true. Willie rushes out to meet the ship with the Director and sailors, singing for them and showing the true extents of his talents. The three sailors have no more interest in killing him, wanting to simply listen to him sing, while the Director becomes more and more frantic, believing that Willie has eaten three Opera singers due to Willie's ability to sing with multiple voices at once. The Sailors repeatedly wrestle the Director away from the harpoon and pin him to listen to Willie; at first, it seems that Tetti-Tetti is finally convinced, having become his manager, but later he shoots Willie with the harpoon, killing him. Whitey mourns his friend, as Willie's spirit enters heaven, now able to sing with even more voices, performing for what is presumably a packed audience, as the golden gates close with a sign which reads "Sold Out".

Personality

He appears to be very friendly, singing for not only sailors but for his ocean friends, the seals and a seagull. He dreams of singing at the Met and becoming a famous opera star, showcasing his unmatched talent for the world to hear, performing all sorts of operas. He doesn't seem particularly interested in monetary compensation-he just wants to sing his whale-sized heart out for all to hear.

Design

He's a whale-with all that comes with it! Huge squishy-looking body, massive head with comparitavely small eyes and mouth, boasting a rather unique attribute-having three uvulas in his throat, which allows him to sing with three different voices, even forming different words and notes with each one, leading the Opera director to belive he has swallowed not one, but three opera singers!