Did you know that Walt initially named Mickey Mouse “Mortimer,” until Walt’s wife, Lily, suggested “Mickey” was a better choice?

Did you know that on November 18, 1928 is the day Mickey Mouse and Minnie debuted?

Did you know that Walt Disney’s animated short “Steamboat Willie” debuted in New York?

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Did you know that Mickey and Minnie Mouse have been around now for some 89 years?

Did you know that before Walt Disney created Mickey Mouse, he made Oswald the Lucky Rabbit?

Did you know that in a dispute with his business partner at Universal, Disney lost the rights to Oswald  the Rabbit and inspired the birth of the Iconic Mouse?

Did you know that if you at the two characters, you can see the resemblance. Red shorts, big ears and wide eyes sound familiar?

Did you know that while Mickey and Minnie were never in a wedding in any film, disney decided in the studio that the two mice already were happily hitched?

Did you know that Mickey and Minnie big screen debut together was in “Steamboat Willie” in 1928/

Did you know that every year on November 18, that Minnie and Mickey celebrate their birthdays together.

Did you know that Mickey Mouse is a huge fan of hot dogs and he reveal that to the world in 1929 in his ninth film, “The Karnival Kid,” and even did a hot dog dance?

Did you know that Mickey’s white gloves actually help distinguish his hands from the rest of his body?

Did you know that Disney Legend Ub Iwerks was the sole animator for Mickey Mouse in “Plane Crazy,” and produced an estimated 700 drawings per day for the film, some during the day (as a part of a secret project for Walt) and others after hours in Walt’s garage?

Did you know that Mickey’s movements, early animators drew inspiration from popular comedic film stars of the day – like Charlie Chaplin?

Did you know that Walt Disney was the voice wasn’t satisfied with the first few actors chosen to provide a voice for Mickey Mouse, so he did it, and continued to do so through about 1947?

A Mickey Mouse comic strip, penned by Ub Iwerks, launched in January 1930, and at its height was printed in 40 newspapers in 22 countries.

Did you know that thet he first Mickey Mouse doll was designed in 1930?

Did you know that Mickey Mouse made his debut appearance in the “Macy’s Santa Claus Parade” (now “Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade”) in 1934?

 

Did you know that measuring 40-feet-tall, the balloon was handpainted and guided by men and women dressed in Mickey/Minnie Mouse costumes?

Did you know that when Walt was contemplating a name for his first theme park (Disneyland park), he once considered calling it “Mickey Mouse Village?”

Did you know that Mickey Mouse was the first animated character to have a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, which was given on his birthday (November 18) in 1978?

Did you know that the Partners Statue, a sculpture of Walt and Mickey holding hands, debuted at Disneyland park on Mickey’s birthday in 1993?

 

Did you know that a second Partners Statue debuted at Magic Kingdom Park at Walt Disney World Resort in 1995?

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