Mouse-Con Bakersfield features vendors, special guests
The fourth annual Mouse-Con Bakersfield is scheduled to take place at the Kern County Fairgrounds, 1142 P St. The Disneyana fan convention will run from 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. on Jan. 27. Admission for those 12 and up is $12 while those younger get in free. Parking will cost $5.
The event will feature vendors, special guests and events all with a Disney spin. All of the activities will take place in Building 1 where exhibitors and dealers will be selling items tied to Disneyland, Disneyana and Disney Toys plus Disney art and limited editions, movie posters, figurines and pins. All exhibitors will have a minimum of 50% items considered to be classic Disney/Disneyland/Disneyana.
Annual Mouse-Con returns to Kern County Fairgrounds in Bakersfield
Also on the schedule are panel discussions and there will be a Disney costume and cosplay contest.
There is a long list of special guests set to attend including the return of Irene Bedard who holds a special place in Disney animation as she provided the speaking voice for the title character in the 1995 film “Pocahontas.”
The Disney Studios had started to look for more diversity in its characters and Bernard’s casting fit perfectly as she is a Native American who has played many American Indian characters in a variety of television shows and films. She not only gave voice to the first Native American Disney Princess but she was the physical model for the character.
She reprised the role for the direct-to-video sequel “Pocahontas II: Journey to a New World.” And she got to speak for Pocahontas again in 2018 in the animated feature film “Ralph Breaks the Internet.”
Bedard appeared in a different version of the Pocahontas story in Terence Malick’s 2005 film “The New World,” where she portrayed Pocahontas’s mother, Nonoma Winanuske Matatiske.
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Other guest scheduled to attend include:
Stan Alexander: He provided the voice for Flower in the animated feature film “Bambi.”
Tony Anselmo: As an animator, Anselmo worked on 20 films including “The Little Mermaid,” “The Lion King” and “Beauty & the Beast.” He is also the voice of Donald Duck.
Niketa Calme-Harris: She was the voice of young Nala in the 1994 animated film “The Lion King.”
Keith Coogan: Along with being the voice of young Tad in “The Fox and the Hound,” Coogan appeared in “Adventures in Babysitting” and “In the Army now.”
Rick Farmiloe: The animator has worked on “Black Cauldron,” “Oliver & Company,” “Beauty & the Beast” and “Rescuers Down Under.”
Joe Giamalva: In addition to being on “Land of the Lost,” Giamalva has provided the voice for Winnie the Pooh and Teddy Ruxpin.
Katie Leigh: She has done voice work for “Adventures of the Gummi Bears” and “Totally Spies!”
John Morris: He has provided the voice of Andy in the “Toy Story” franchise.
Amy O’Neill: She played Amy Szalinski in the feature film “Honey, I Shrunk the Kids.” Her other credits include “Mama’s Family,” “Night Court,” “Star Trek” and “The Twilight Zone.”
Alisa Reyes: She is best known as the voice of LaCienega on “The Proud Family.”
For more information go to https://mouse-con.com/bakohome.shtml or call (661) 829-2962.
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