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On This Day in 1928: Mickey Mouse Appears for the 1st Time
November 18, 2020 at 07:44 PM EST
By WeatherBug's Christopher Smith
One of the most iconic characters of all-time, Mickey Mouse, debuted on this day in 1928 in the short film Steamboat Willie! Let’s look at just how pivotal Mickey Mouse became.
Mickey Mouse’s debut in Steamboat Willie was seen on November 18, 1928, at the Colony Theatre in New York City. Walt Disney created Mickey Mouse to portray a deckhand aboard a steamship whose moves coordinated with an orchestra soundtrack. The synchronization of an animated character’s movements with background sound was the first of its kind, transforming the film industry.
Mickey’s integration with the transformation of animation immediately gained the character widespread recognition. Following Mickey’s 1928 debut, the mouse would go on to be part of over 100 other films including some better-known films such as Fantasia that debuted in 1940 and 2004’s The Three Musketeers.
Perhaps the most significant contributor to Mickey’s fame is that the mouse has been the face of the Disney Parks since Disneyland first opened in 1955. In recent years, Disney World alone has attracted over 50 million visitors each year, with each of those visitors likely having a Mickey-filled experience.
Mickey Mouse is a story of how one animated character transformed into a global phenomenon by being part of a changing film industry. Today the mouse is known by generations for being a positive, happy, and polite character who is always is looking out for others.
Sources: americanhistory.si.edu, wikipedia.org
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Story Image: Mickey Mouse (image via pixabay.com)
Mickey Mouse’s debut in Steamboat Willie was seen on November 18, 1928, at the Colony Theatre in New York City. Walt Disney created Mickey Mouse to portray a deckhand aboard a steamship whose moves coordinated with an orchestra soundtrack. The synchronization of an animated character’s movements with background sound was the first of its kind, transforming the film industry.
Mickey’s integration with the transformation of animation immediately gained the character widespread recognition. Following Mickey’s 1928 debut, the mouse would go on to be part of over 100 other films including some better-known films such as Fantasia that debuted in 1940 and 2004’s The Three Musketeers.
Perhaps the most significant contributor to Mickey’s fame is that the mouse has been the face of the Disney Parks since Disneyland first opened in 1955. In recent years, Disney World alone has attracted over 50 million visitors each year, with each of those visitors likely having a Mickey-filled experience.
Mickey Mouse is a story of how one animated character transformed into a global phenomenon by being part of a changing film industry. Today the mouse is known by generations for being a positive, happy, and polite character who is always is looking out for others.
Sources: americanhistory.si.edu, wikipedia.org
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Story Image: Mickey Mouse (image via pixabay.com)