Winnie the Pooh and a Day for Eeyore Sterling Holloway elected not to continue the role of Pooh and Sebastian Cabot, the original narrator, died shortly after the release of the feature film "The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh". The deaths of Junius Matthews in 1978 and Barbara Luddy in 1979 also necessitated changes in Rabbit's and Kanga's portrayers; Will Ryan began a three-year stint as Rabbit's voice in this featurette while Julie McWhirter portrayed Kanga only once. Additionally, Laurie Main, Hal Smith, Will Ryan, and Kim Christianson later appear in the live-action series "Welcome to Pooh Corner" as the Narrator, Winnie the Pooh, Owl, Rabbit, and
The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh (attraction) and having wait times over 120 minutes on peak days. Shanghai Disneyland, which opened in June 2016, opened with The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh. Once again, it is similar to the Magic Kingdom version, but mostly identical to the Hong Kong version. The ride vehicles go out of the load area, and arrive near a giant story-book showing Winnie the Pooh and Christopher Robin. The vehicles arrive in the Hundred Acre Wood during a rather blustery day (thus placing the events of the ride at "Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day", instead of "Winnie the Pooh and