If I had a recording of the Hall of Presidents here with me, I could tell you who played Franklin.. but I am sure Greg Ehrbar or someone who has memorized the audio will tell you. I will say, however, that the ubiquitous Dal McKennon is the Ben Franklin voice in The American Adventure at EPCOT.
And incidentally, for anyone in that part of Florida, Dal McKennon himself is to visit the park and make various appearances during the week of June 23-27. He is to lecture at Disney University on Wednesday the 25th about his work in the Country Bear Jamboree, the Haunted Mansion, the American Adventure, Big Thunder Mtn, and the departed Mine Train Through Nature's Wonderland at Disneyland. If more info about Dal's schedule is needed, e-mail Greg Ehrbar at wondergreg@hotmail.com. For those in other parts of the country, Dal will be at the Memphis Film Festival (www.memphisfilmfestival.com) in Tennessee on June 12-14, and at the National Lum & Abner Society old-time radio convention in Arkansas on June 20 & 21 (e-mail Hollis1963@aol.com).
Dal is now 84 years old, and his natural speaking voice still sounds like a teenager. If you have ever wondered what he looks like, he greatly resembles a tall, lanky Santa Claus with an enormous white beard, of which he is very proud. Everyone should meet him at least once, as the term "animated character" could have been invented to describe him.