Louis (Disney)

Louis is the tritagonist in Disney's The Princess and the Frog. He is a friendly trumpet-playing/jazz-loving .
He is voiced by .
==Printed media==
===The Grand Opening===
As the opening of Tiana's restaurant is on the rise, things begin to run amuck for the princess and her employees. For Louis, his trumpet goes missing, forcing Tiana and Naveen to assist him in finding it, as he finds it impossible to perform without it. After seemingly endless searching, Louis sadly tells his friends he'd rather them focus on getting the restaurant together, telling them he'd be fine. However, just as the moment arrives, Tiana manages to recover the missing trumpet.
===Tiana and her Furry Friend===
Louis makes a brief appearance near the end of the book, where his appearance in the kitchen of Tiana's Palace frightens a wandering Stella, the dog of Charlotte La Bouff. Tiana and Naveen manages to calm the furry girl, just before she's able to harm Louis, who the royal couple revealed to be harmless.
===A Hidden Gem===
In this story, Naveen is on the hunt for swamp amber, as a gift for Tiana. After meeting up with Louis, the duo asks Mama Odie if she knew of the amber's whereabouts, but they were told they didn't need her assistance and were advised to find it on their own. In the middle of the bayou, Louis pricks his foot, forcing Naveen to dive into the waters, himself, to grab the amber, getting stuck in tree roots in the process until he's rescued by Tiana.
===Other books===
Louis also appeared in Something Old, Something New, where he helped Naveen handle the music for his and the Tiana's wedding.
In One Magical Feast, he entertained the guests at Tiana's Christmas party, dressed as Papa Noel (the New Orleans equivalent of Santa Claus) and handing out gifts.
He also assisted Tiana, Naveen, and Charlotte in preparing an Easter parade in A Princess Easter.
==Disney Parks==
===Tiana's Showboat Jubilee===
In the temporary boat show, Louis, Tiana, and Naveen sing various songs from the film. In the middle, Tiana sings about her dream of her restaurant which gives Louis the urge to talk about his dream: to become human.
===Mickey's Soundsational Parade===
Along with Tiana, Ray, and Naveen, Louis is featured on Tiana's float, seen dancing along to the bouncy music from the film as the parade proceeds. Like with most of his live roles, Louis is featured with his trumpet.
===Sorcerers of the Magic Kingdom===
In Walt Disney World's Frontierland, Louis assists Mama Odie and the guests in their quest to foil Doctor Facilier, who has been revived from the dead by Hades. Louis is first heard alerting Mama Odie about Facilier busting Lawrence out of jail and is later seen alerting Mama Odie about Facilier kidnapping Tiana. Later on, Louis assists the guests when battling Facilier for the crystal of the Magic Kingdom. After Facilier is defeated, Louis retrieves the crystal so it can be returned to Merlin.
==Trivia==
*In a deleted scene and the chapter book continuation of the film The Grand Opening, it is revealed that Louis named his trumpet Giselle.
*Originally, Louis was meant to be introduced after Ray, but the filmmakers felt doing so would make Louis seem like an interruption and decided to swap the introduction order between the two sidekicks.
*In some screenshots, it is shown that Louis has green eyes.
*Despite the fact that alligators have incredibly thick skin and can recover very effectively from serious injuries such as broken legs, Louis has a very low tolerance for pain as shown when he screams in agony when a thorn sticks to his finger, and when more are pulled from his rear end. Of course, this could be a placebo effect due to his meek, cowardly nature.
*When Louis says, "All kinds of hoodoo," he makes a reference to Madam Mim when he grabs some overhead vines and, pretending they are hair, parts them to show his face as he widens his eyes. He even resembles her a bit when he does that.
*Louis shares the same first name with Louis Armstrong, a famous trumpet player from the time period that the film takes place in (1920s). The alligator may have been named after him.
**Armstrong is also referenced in the song "When We're Human" from the film.
*Louis was temporarily removed from Mickey's Royal Friendship Faire at Walt Disney World due to a tragedy involving an alligator near Disney's Grand Floridian Resort & Spa, three days prior to the show's premiere.Disney is quietly removing any gator references from its parks As of July 13, 2016, he has since been added back into the show.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BLWmTwVLbng
*Real alligators have blunt U-shaped snouts and their top teeth show when their mouth is closed. While Louis' snout looks more like a crocodile's, he has only his top teeth visible when his mouth is closed just like a real alligator. Also, real alligators are black, gray, or dark blue rather than green.
*In follow-up books for the film, it is shown that Tiana and Naveen retain some frog power after becoming human again, specifically their ability to talk to animals which allows them to talk to and understand Louis and other animals/insects.
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