by Jim Smith | Jun 26, 2020 | Disney, Disney Spotlight Series, Disney Trivia, Fun Facts, Lists, Media, Trivia and Games
November 18, 1928 is recognized as the birthday of the one and only Mickey Mouse, whose legendary origins lie somewhere on a steam train rolling through the American midwest plains. Mickey started on the road to national superstardom, and quickly became an icon for...
by Jim Smith | Mar 31, 2020 | Disney Trivia, Trivia and Games
In Disney’s Fantasia short “The Sorcerer’s Apprentice,” Mickey Mouse tries his hand at some magic as a way to help him do all his chores. He causes quite a stir and makes a wet mess of things. It is only when his sorcerer mentor returns that order...
by Jim Smith | Nov 29, 2019 | Disney Trivia, Trivia and Games
One of the most popular Mickey Mouse cartoons of all time is The Sorcerer’s Apprentice, which appeared as part of the 1940 animated film Fantasia. As a young apprentice to a towering wise old sorcerer, Mickey tries his hand at magic, using a few spells to help him...
by Jim Smith | Nov 8, 2019 | Bits & Pieces, Disney Trivia, Trivia and Games
When EPCOT Center first opened in 1982, Disney executives made the decision to exclude Mickey Mouse and friends from the park, feeling the park should have it’s own identity separate from the mouse. Executives also felt they wouldn’t mix well with the more...
by Jim Smith | Oct 31, 2019 | Disney, Disney Spotlight Series, Media
“It’s a dark and stormy night…” Outside on a cold windy night that’s fit for neither man nor beast, Mickey Mouse finds himself in need of shelter, and seeks it in a scary house looming nearby. Upon entering the house, the front door locks itself, trapping Mickey...
