InspEARations Statues

[gibsonc]

On the BBC's web site - US gears up for Mickey's Birthday .They say that 75 Mickey statues will be unveiled at DisneyWorld on the 18th. I count 20 on the photos (Photos) of the Magic Kingdom entrance, anyone know where the other 55 are?

 

[celestia]

i'm not sure, i saw one on the wayne brady show today though, i am dieing to see the others. :sohappy:
what i want to know is why the pictures always show up as red x's for me now *sigh* :brick:

 

[gibsonc]

Originally posted by celestia
i'm not sure, i saw one on the wayne brady show today though, i am dieing to see the others. :sohappy:
what i want to know is why the pictures always show up as red x's for me now *sigh* :brick:

I won't be back to WDW for a while so i'd love to see photos of where they all are...

(does your Computer have Norton Personal Firewall on it?? if so to get the photos to show follow these instructions - Here)

 

[celestia]

Originally posted by gibsonc
I won't be back to WDW for a while so i'd love to see photos of where they all are...

(does your Computer have Norton Personal Firewall on it?? if so to get the photos to show follow these instructions - Here)

Thank you so much! :wave:

 

[WEDMagic]

they are all sitting behind main street east in the parking lot

 

[Sir Hiss527]

I'm sorry, but those look a little boring. "Yellow Mickey Mouse's' YA!

 

[meeko_33785]

Originally posted by Sir Hiss527
I'm sorry, but those look a little boring. "Yellow Mickey Mouse's' YA!

They still have their covers over them since they have not been unveiled yet. We won't know what they really look like until Tomorrow.

 

[CTXRover]

For a sample of the Mickey statues to be unveiled tomorrow, head to Yahoo! where they have a short article on the ceremony to be held tomorrow, as well as a pic of final touches being put on an Elton John Designed Mickey, complete with his trademark glasses, and others in the background. Some look pretty cool and awesome, while some others are a little odd, especially the the one with orange/rust colored ears and face or the clown one in the top right of the photo. Overall though, I think this is a very neat idea.

 

[celestia]

I wish i could find a picture of the one that was on wayne brady today, it was incredible, i think it looked a lot cooler than some of the ones in the photo (it was all futuristic)

 

[sigsegv]

Originally posted by meeko_33785
They still have their covers over them since they have not been unveiled yet. We won't know what they really look like until Tomorrow.

The yellow covers can kind of be seen though. I debated getting closer shots of some of the yellow ones. One of the Mickeys looks like it's dressed like the one in Steamboat Willie. One of them looks like it's dressed like a cave man. That's all I can remember now.

-sig

 

[TURKEY]

I find it interesting that the Yahoo article says that the statues will tour the US and then be auctioned. The tour is due to start in November of 2004. The statues are also supposed to be at Disneyland sometime in the Fall 2004.

Disneyland is supposed to have a "Celebrating 75 years with Mickey" sculpture exhibit now. Any pictures of it?

 

[TURKEY]

More information:

After the unveiling, the statues will remain at Walt Disney World's Magic Kingdom through April 2004 for guests to enjoy. From there, the statues are presently scheduled to visit Philadelphia, Boston, Atlanta, Minneapolis, Chicago, Denver, Kansas City, Houston, Dallas, Portland, Disneyland, Washington D.C. and New York City. In 2005, Sotheby's Auction House will auction off the statues for charity. All proceeds from the auction will go to the charity chosen by each artist.


Just try to get on his calendar! Following is a glimpse of Mickey's schedule for the next 18 months:


Fall/Winter 2003-2004

* "Celebrate Mickey: 75 Years of Fun" logo debuts in Disney Channel programming
* "Celebrate Mickey: 75 Years of Fun" Disney Visa sweepstakes
* Nationwide Home Depot workshop for kids to feature Mickey Mouse project
* Disney on Ice Presents Mickey & Minnie's Magical Journey (global five year tour)
* "Celebrate Mickey: 75 InspEARations" statues unveiled at Walt Disney World. The statues will remain on display at Walt Disney World's Magic Kingdom for six months.
* Mickey Mouse Statue Supersite launches on www.disney.com
* Mickey on the cover of November's Disney Magazine
* Mickey 75th seen on WDW Christmas TV Special on ABC
* Mickey's Letter Time interstitial on Playhouse Disney
* Mickey featured on the event car for NASCAR's Daytona 500


Spring/Summer 2004

* "Project Playtime" featuring Mickey on Playhouse Disney
* Walt Disney Treasures "MM in Living Color (Part 2)"
* First day of issue for The Art of Disney Postal Service stamp program, featuring Mickey Mouse
* Mickey, Donald and Goofy as "The Three Musketeers" characters in summer parade at Walt Disney World
* "The Three Musketeers" Direct-to-Video Premiere. The first full-length feature film starring Mickey and Friends
* "Celebrate Mickey: 75 InspEARations" statues tour U.S. cities


Fall/Winter 2004-2005

* Walt Disney Treasures "Mickey in Black and White (Part 2)"
* Twice Upon a Christmas Direct-to-Video Premiere, featuring Mickey Mouse and the gang in three-dimensional CGI animation for the first time
* "Celebrate Mickey: 75 InspEARations" statues displayed at Disneyland
* Mickey 75th exposure in Walt Disney World Christmas TV Special


Spring/Summer 2005

* The 75 Mickey Statues are auctioned in New York City for charity
* First day of issue for The Art of Disney postage stamp, year two
(June 2005)



This and more information including ARTISTS and STATUE NAMES can be found at http://www.quicken.com/investments/...tory/PR/20031118/LATU013_1069167776.var&p=DIS

 

[trucillo]

You can view all the statues here

https://licensing.disney.com/Login/apps/loginpages/jsp/dcpdl/splash/Mickey75.jsp

Whats up with the Rosie one???!!

 

[cdtands]

On the 18th, all 75 Mickey's were at the Disney entrance, right in front of the garden area under main street station. They are incredible!

 

[sigsegv]

Here are a few of the pics I took Tuesday morning. I've got a bunch, but these are some of my favs. (1 of 4)

 

[sigsegv]

2 of 4

 

[sigsegv]

3 of 4

 

[sigsegv]

4 of 4... final, w/Roy E Disney and someone else (anybody know who?)

 

[General Grizz]

That's Roy E. Disney?? As in, Walt's nephew??

If so, he looks very different.

 

[TURKEY]

Originally posted by grizzlyhall
That's Roy E. Disney?? As in, Walt's nephew??

If so, he looks very different.

Yea. It doesn't look like him to me, but it might be. The angle of the shot makes it tough to tell. The hair doesn't look like him at all.

I don't know that he would be out in the public like that without any security or escorts. I was in the Studios one day in 2001 and he had a several escorts with his party.