On November 18, 1928 a little cartoon short was shown at Universal's Colony Theater in New York City and the world was changed on that day. On that day, Steamboat Willie was shown to before the independent feature film Gang War. Steamboat Willie became a smash hit, while Gang War has been lost to time. The success of the short led to the two previous Mickey Mouse shorts (Plane Crazy and The Gallopin' Gaucho) to be reproduced as sound cartoon and given wide theatrical releases.
Since the release of Steamboat Willie, there has been a total of 149 shorts/theater film (some of the films include Who Framed Roger Rabbit, Mickey's Christmas Carol, and Prince and the Pauper) with the last short being Get A Horse that was shown before the Disney hit Frozen.
Besides Steamboat Willie, one short that Mickey is known for is The Sorcerer's Apprentice that was in the movie Fantasia. What is interested in that short, The Sorcerer's name is YenSid...which is Disney spelled backwards. Mickey doesn't speak in the whole short itself, but only after when he thanks conductor Leonard Stokowski.
There is so much history of Mickey Mouse that it can't be contained in this blog post. If you would like to read more on the history and secret stories on Mickey Mouse...get the books The Book of Mouse: A Celebration of Walt Disney's Mickey Mouse and Secret Stories of Mickey Mouse: Untold Tales of Walt's Mouse written by Disney historian Jim Korkis. In both books, you will learn about the history of the making of Steamboat Willie, all the Mickey Mouse shorts, some interesting stories of Mickey's secret history, quotes from famous Hollywood people about Mickey Mouse, quotes from Walt and the animators about Mickey Mouse.
What has Mickey meant to us Disney fans? For a lot of us, he has meant the world to us. He was not only the first Disney plush we got as kids, first Disney cartoon we saw, but also the first Disney meet and greet we go to when we go to the Disney parks. I can remember that when my mom made me a special VHS of Mickey Mouse and Disney cartoons she would record off from tv (and yes I still have that VHS)
Thank you Uncle Walt for creating a character that has meant the world to us even after 90 years. Happy 90th birthday Mickey Mouse and here is to another 90 years.
Sunday, November 18, 2018
Friday, September 28, 2018
One of the underrated Disney book and authors out there
People that know me, know that I love reading books on Disney history (whether it be about Walt Disney himself, the company, or the parks and resorts around the world). That is one reason why (at the writing on this blog post) own 20 of the 23 books written by Disney historian Jim Korkis.
One place that I look at for new Disney books is actually themeparkpress.com (btw, this is not a sponsored post...just a huge fan of the site) and over a year ago I become Facebook friends with one of the authors, Trisha Daab. When I found out that she was an author, instead of buying her two books from amazon.com, I went and bought them straight from her (plus she signed them as well).
As I said before, I am a huge fan of Disney history and needless to say that after I after I bought them and had them in my possession, I found out that they were not Disney history type books. When I started reading the first book, The Not So Evil Stepmother in the Most Magical Place on Earth, I wasn't too sure of it. But after 2 days, I became a fan of the book and a fan of hers as well.
In the book, she puts into details on multiple Disney trips with her family (including getting married at Disney)...from an experience in 2007 with 2, all the way up to a experience for in 2015. Needless to say, if you want to read a book), on how to do a Disney family trip (and don't want to read or buy a Disney travel guide book), this is the book for you.
In her second book, Tasting the Magic from A-Z: The Best Food and Beverages at Walt Disney World, she talks about all the different food and drink you can try at WDW...and not the typical food and drink you think of (like Mickey Mouse bars, Mickey pretzels, and dole whips). Think of it as a mini-encyclopedia of food and drink at WDW. Not only does her daughter-in-law illustrate in the book (in which she does an amazing job), but Trisha also interviews different chiefs and food CMs at WDW.
Plus, she is going to be releasing a new book around Christmas time which is going to be book 1 of a four part series. I am personally looking forward to getting the series from her and reviewing them as well.
You can follow Trisha on Facebook (by looking up Trisha Dabb) and on Instagram (notsoevil_disneystepmom)
One place that I look at for new Disney books is actually themeparkpress.com (btw, this is not a sponsored post...just a huge fan of the site) and over a year ago I become Facebook friends with one of the authors, Trisha Daab. When I found out that she was an author, instead of buying her two books from amazon.com, I went and bought them straight from her (plus she signed them as well).
As I said before, I am a huge fan of Disney history and needless to say that after I after I bought them and had them in my possession, I found out that they were not Disney history type books. When I started reading the first book, The Not So Evil Stepmother in the Most Magical Place on Earth, I wasn't too sure of it. But after 2 days, I became a fan of the book and a fan of hers as well.
In the book, she puts into details on multiple Disney trips with her family (including getting married at Disney)...from an experience in 2007 with 2, all the way up to a experience for in 2015. Needless to say, if you want to read a book), on how to do a Disney family trip (and don't want to read or buy a Disney travel guide book), this is the book for you.
In her second book, Tasting the Magic from A-Z: The Best Food and Beverages at Walt Disney World, she talks about all the different food and drink you can try at WDW...and not the typical food and drink you think of (like Mickey Mouse bars, Mickey pretzels, and dole whips). Think of it as a mini-encyclopedia of food and drink at WDW. Not only does her daughter-in-law illustrate in the book (in which she does an amazing job), but Trisha also interviews different chiefs and food CMs at WDW.
Plus, she is going to be releasing a new book around Christmas time which is going to be book 1 of a four part series. I am personally looking forward to getting the series from her and reviewing them as well.
You can follow Trisha on Facebook (by looking up Trisha Dabb) and on Instagram (notsoevil_disneystepmom)
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