Xavier Atencio

He was a Disney artist from 1938 until 1965, when he became an Imagineer to help design theDisneyland Railroad's Primeval World diorama segment. He then contributed to various Disney attractions. He wrote the script for bothAdventure Thru Inner SpaceandPirates 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 theHaunted 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'sconservatory("Hey! Let me out of here!") and, in theDisneylandmansion, 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 briefvoice-overhe provided was for theSubmarine VoyageThru 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 toBuddy Baker's catchy music for the retired Walt Disney World attractionIf You Had Wings. Atencio served as a photo interpreter in theU.S. Army Air Forcesfrom 1941 to 1945 duringWorld 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.He retired fromThe Walt Disney Companyin 1984 and was named aDisney Legendin 1996. -Wikipedia Entry.