
While another attempt at a comeback was done via the Mickey And The Beanstalk segment of Fun and Fancy Free, it was once again a failure. During this time, Mickey was slightly redesigned to have more expressive eyes than before.Īs time went by, Mickey's shorts became less and less frequent in number, overshadowed by his contemporaries and reduced to a bit player. Unfortunately, the film bombed and thus negated this comeback. In 1940, Disney tried to give Mickey a comeback via the Sorcerer's Apprentice segment of Fantasia. In 1935, Mickey's cartoons were upgraded to color, but his days as a headlining star in his own shorts were beginning to end- Pluto the Pup and newcomers Donald Duck and Goofy were soon dominating several of his shorts. Over the years, he evolved into a more boyish and cheerful personality, an underdog with a heart of gold. In his earliest shorts, Mickey was a roguish Anti-Hero, who had no problem drinking beer, smoking and stealing kisses from Minnie. The early Mickey Mouse cartoons are some of the most prominent examples of Mickey Mousing ever done in a cartoon-it was done to the point where many, many cartoons were built solely around the novelty of the characters being able to tap or move to the beat of the soundtrack.
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The addition of sound to the series paid off and made Mickey one of the most prominent cartoon stars of the time. For the third film, Steamboat Willie, they added a synchronized soundtrack.

Two cartoons, Plane Crazy and The Gallopin' Gaucho, were made and given limited release, but they failed to impress audiences or find a distributor. Getting Mickey off the ground wasn't an easy task, though. The most recognizable fictional character of all time was then born, and the rest is history. Walt originally intended to name the new character Mortimer Mouse (which would later go on to be the name of the sleazy Casanova Wannabe who would always unsuccessfully pine for Minnie's affection), but his wife, Lillian Bounds, suggested he go with the cuter-sounding name of Mickey. Ub Iwerks, one of three animators note the other two being Les Clark and Johnny Cannon who had stuck with Walt after the Oswald fiasco, designed a mouse inspired by a pet mouse Walt had back in his farm life. Amazing job as always.In 1928, Walt Disney had just lost the rights to his biggest cartoon star, Oswald the Lucky Rabbit, to Charles Mintz at Universal Studios and needed a replacement. Last but not least, thank you for the beautiful pics Anneke Schultz Photography. Adoption StationĪs party favors, Tinkie se hekel hoekie made each little one their VERY OWN LLAMA! We made an adoption station and they each got an adoption certificate to take home with them These were absolutely AMAZING! Teresa you have amazing talent. The cake was arranged by mommy and backed by Marcel from A taste of Heaven cakes.


Teepee tent with LLama and bright tassels was the perfect little accent corner. Cactus RCT and chocolate dipped meringues made by Cookies and treats by C. And of course bright candy, amazing cupcakes made by the Secret baker and oh my word the cakepops! Felt LLama and mini felt cactuses made by the talented Mossie. Candy table with a super cute backdrop designed by Wildflower.

Mini cheddars in cactus boxes were the perfect little treat boxes. LLama party packs with a themed milkshake and the CUTEST LLama and cacti cookies supplied by Cookies and treats by C. Cactuses were used for the centerpieces with the cutest LLama’s bought by mommy Lana. They worked perfectly with the bright and colorful cushions. Mommy Lana wanted a picnic style setup so we had these gorgeous low tables made by Lilyputh Props. We have been planning this party for months and months. She wanted everything to be extra special. “What an honor to do this party with mommy Lana for her little Leane LLama who turned 1.
