Mickey Mouse - Anaheim, CA
N 33° 48.726 W 117° 55.139
11S E 414946 N 3741701
The "Partners" statue depicts cartoon character Mickey Mouse and his real life creator Walt Disney. The statue is located in front of Cinderella's Castle at Disneyland in Anaheim, California.
Waymark Code: WMDWMK
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 03/02/2012
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"The "Partners" sculpture was created by Disney Legend Blaine Gibson. Blaine is most well known for creating all of the Presidents (prior to President Obama) for the Hall of Presidents attraction. You cannnot spend much time at Disney World without seeing characters that Blaine helped create ranging from the Pirates of the Caribbean to his later works with the figures for the American Adventure in Epcot. He retired after a long career at Disney in 1983, but was occasionally given special projects to work on afterward.
Marty Sklar approached Blaine about creating the statue of Walt Disney and Mickey Mouse for Disneyland. Blaine was in his mid-seventies at the time, but still was willing to take on the task. The finished product was placed in Disneyland on November 18, 1993 exactly 65 years after the launch of "Steamboat Willie." Additional copies of "Partners" were ultimately placed in each of the Disney Theme Parks around the world, with the Disney World version arriving in 1995."
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