November 18th
Today if you're a Disney fan, it is Mickey Mouse's 90th birthday. That's right, the world knew about a certain iconic cartoon mouse for 90 years, since Steamboat Willie premiered all the way back in 1928.
Now, Steamboat Willie isn't really Mickey's first cartoon. He appeared in two others before, but Steamboat Willie was the first that Walt could find a disturber for, so in Disney's eyes, today, 90 years ago, is when it all started.
ABC did a special on Mickey's special day two weeks ago. It might have been more chance if it was today instead. It's Sunday, so it would have been a perfect opportunity too, oh well! It was nice to see two elders who were kids in the original Mickey Mouse Club in 1955.
Disney World and Disneyland is honoring him today, I don't know how probably with parades and fireworks, and making the parks even more magical then ever. At least one of the parks is celebrating, or I assume all of them are, even the Disney parks around the world. After all, Mickey is kind of a important part of Disney. Maybe some Disney V networks, IDK. I do know that YouTube has 24 hour live streaming of the 2013 cartoons.
Hayley showed us Steamboat Willie on the iPad Pro to celebrate. We also saw some more of old Mickey cartoons, even if they're childish to us now, but it was all for him and the nostalgia. We also watched some Mickey related stuff on Netflix like Walt Before Mickey, and Mickey, Donald, and Goofy: The Three Musketeers.
So again, happy 90th birthday, Mickey. And remember, it all started with a mouse.