33 Facts About Mickey Mouse

1. Mickey Mouse made his debut on November 18, 1928 in Steamboat Willie at the Colony Theatre, New York City.

2. Mickey Mouse is recognised the world over as the defining character of Disney—summing up what the magic is all about.

3. Mickey Mouse made his official debut on November 18, 1928, in the animated short Steamboat Willie.

4. Mickey Mouse began life as a basic sketch in 1928 and was created as a replacement for Oswald the Lucky Rabbit.

5. Mickey Mouse turned 88 today and somehow he doesn't look at day over 12.

6. Mickey Mouse has television shows with the whole gang including Donald Duck, Goofy, Minnie Mouse, and Pluto.

7. Mickey Mouse is a cartoon character created by Walt Disney and Ub Iwerks in 1928.

8. Mickey Mouse has been an enduring symbol of the Walt Disney empire and his image has appeared in film, clothing, home goods and of course, toys.

9. Since that first appearance, Mickey Mouse has become the most recognizable cartoon character in the world.

10. Mickey Mouse has been nominated for an Oscar 10 times, and won once.

11. Mickey Mouse was the first cartoon character to get a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

12. Mickey Mouse made his feature film debut in Fantasia in 1940, which premiered at the same theatre where Steamboat Willie had made its debut in 1928.

13. Mickey Mouse made his debut in Steamboat Willie in 1928.

14. Mickey Mouse made his official film debut on November 18th 1928, in the film "Steamboat Willie".

15. Mickey Mouse made his official film debut on November 18, 1928, in the film "Steamboat Willie", and has since become a famous face at Disney Parks around the world.

16. In 1998, Mickey Mouse went on strike at Disneyland Paris over a pay dispute.

17. Mickey Mouse was the first cartoon to have a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

18. Mickey Mouse celebrates being named the Grand Marhsall of the 2005 Tournment of Roses Parade on November 16, 2004 in Pasadena, California.

19. Mickey Mouse is seen outside the exterior of Stage 1 at Walt Disney Studios on June 24, 2013 in Burbank, California.

20. Mickey Mouse turns 90: The evolution of the world's most iconic mouse.

21. Mickey Mouse turns 90 this month, and the beauty world is in full-on celebration mode.

22. Mickey Mouse gets the Besame Cosmetics treatment for 90th birthday.

23. Mickey Mouse is celebrating his 90th anniversary this year and Google wants you to.

24. Mickey Mouse fans wait 11 hours to meet him in Japan.

25. Mickey Mouse essentially created the Disney brand as it endures to this day.

26. Mickey Mouse is being celebrated by the fashion greats in his own stylish way.

27. In 1935 Romanian authorities banned Mickey Mouse films from cinemas, purportedly fearing that children would be "scared to see a ten-foot mouse in the movie theatre".

28. Mickey Mouse has received ten nominations for the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film.

29. The first Mickey Mouse watches were manufactured in 1933 by the Ingersoll Watch Company.

30. Since his early years, Mickey Mouse has been licensed by Disney to appear on many different kinds of merchandise.

31. In 1958, Mickey Mouse was introduced to the Arab world through another comic book called "Sameer".

32. Mickey Mouse was created as a replacement for Oswald the Lucky Rabbit, an earlier cartoon character created by the Disney studio for Charles Mintz, a film producer who distributed product through Universal Studios.

33. Mickey Mouse is a funny animal cartoon character and the mascot of The Walt Disney Company.