The Cheshire Cat

The Cheshire Cat is one of the tritagonists in Animation Acres.

Creation and original origins
The Cheshire Cat was originally a supporting character in the Disney animated film, Alice in Wonderland in 1951. He is based on the character of the same name from the original novel , Alice's Adventures In Wonderland by Lewis Carroll. He has a permanent smile on his face and can disappear at any will. He is mad like the rest of inhabitants of Wonderland, however, he admits with pride.

He was designed and brought to life by animator Ward Kimball, and he was given the tough task on how to speciffically make him mad and different from the other characters who are all crazy, trying to outdo each other. Then, he drew his first scenes and looked at them carefully. Kimball spoke, "When that cat comes on and he hardly moves, just the tail, and the voice is slow, and he works his eyes, that would be the real mad character. He was underplayed, underdone. Then it struck me, this is the only mad thing in this crazy picture."

The Cheshire Cat's voice was provided by Sterling Holloway, who had voiced and narrated in numerous Disney projects, including the original voice of Winnie The Pooh.

Animation Acres
He is just as wise yet tricky as he is in the 1951 classic. He lives in the Brisby Forest and acts as a guide to anyone who might need help, or acts as a trickster to anyone who's causing trouble. He kept the Crystal of Ashman hidden as revealed in I Tawt I Taw A Cheshire Cat. He helps when he feels like it, though he does help defeat Jafar in Jafar's Finest Hour.