035 0 0 1 6 . The early original Mickey and Minnie costumes from the November 1934 issue of The Oakland Tribune. The Elena of avalor costumes and Minnie costumes from the premiere of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs at the Carthay Circle in Los Angeles. Mickey and Minnie plush toys that were being made around that time.
In 1950, Mickey and Minnie appeared in the “Walt ‘s Toy Shop” segment of Ice Capades of 1950. However, Walt did not have the characters as they’re known today readily available, so he borrowed those from the Ice Capades. The Ice Capades Mickey and Minnie costumes were slightly modified with improved, more presentable heads, and a bow on Minnie. Otherwise, little about them was changed.
For Disneyland’s 4th anniversary, the Ice Capades head design of Mickey and Minnie were replaced by more cartoon-like heads. The leotards and shorts of the latter design remained, however. These John Hench-designed costumes of Mickey and Minnie had even bigger heads and bodies to give the feeling of a smaller character, and as with many old costumes of short characters, the performers saw out of their hats and could move their noses and ears. Mickey had yellow shoes, while Minnie had green shoes and held a parasol with her left hand.
Mickey and Minnie received major overhauls to their designs. Mickey wore an orange bowtie tuxedo and pants without buttons, Minnie wore a red bow, yellow dress and red lipstick. Both of them had five-fingered gloves instead of the more iconic four-fingered ones they would receive later. These versions were designed by Bill Justice. In Walt Disney World, alternative versions of these Mickey and Minnie costumes debuted in 1973, two years after its grand opening. These redesigns feature whiter eyes that were later reused for the 1978 costume. While the heads remained the same, their heads and bodies were covered with black velvet to simulate fur and their eyes turned white.
As for Mickey, he now has a yellow bow tuxedo and red pants with buttons and hips become rounder. And as for Minnie, she now has red and white-spotted attire and yellow shoes and several eyelashes. Their gloves are now thicker and four-fingered. This Mickey costume also appeared on Ranger Charlie and Rosco Show, a syndicated KSTW Washington series from December 5th 1990. The unforgotten and long-time Mickey and Minnie costumes. Their heads are rounder, and their eyes are smaller eliminating the thick outlines. Minnie now gets three eyelashes on each of her eyes.
They were first seen in September 20, 1987 at Walt Disney World starting with the Spirit of America Parade, but they were not used regularly until 1988. Even then, Disneyland did not officially use these costumes until late fall of 1988. These heads were discontinued in Disneyland by September 5, 2016, Hong Kong and Paris by early 2017, Walt Disney World in Florida in May 12, 2018 and Disney on Ice in the mid-2018, and Tokyo Disney Resort in Japan on March 25, 2019 with the conclusion of the resort’s 35th anniversary celebration. These articulated versions of Mickey and Minnie debuted at Disney Live’s Mickey’s Magic Show in 2006 and then in Dream Along With Mickey later that year.
This Mickey costume, which appeared in the film Saving Mr. Banks, is based on the 1962 design, as the scene is supposed to take place in 1961. As part of Shanghai Disneyland’s upcoming debut at the time, Mickey and Minnie’s faces were given makeovers, now looking more like the versions we know from the cartoons. They debuted at Disney Cruise Line on August 2016, and then Disneyland on September 6, 2016 after its Diamond Celebration ended.
On May 13, 2018, a full roll out of this look was made throughout the Walt Disney World Resort. The following year, some of the other on Ice shows got these masks and gloves, yet however, they have remained the same wardrobe. The look was revealed at Tokyo Disney Resort on February 27, 2019 to prepare for the Easter season and was officially introduced on March 26, 2019 with the conclusion of Tokyo Disney Resort’s 35th anniversary celebration. Mickey gets a new articulated head for the first time in Shanghai Disneyland during the opening night of the park. Mickey and Minnie as they appear in Mickey’s Royal Friendship Faire.
This marks the debut of the “Shanghai Disneyland” Mickey and Minnie at Walt Disney World. This Mickey then debuted in Mickey and the Magician at Disneyland Paris on July 2, 2016. In Golden Fairytale Fanfare and Mickey’s Royal Friendship Faire, Mickey and Minnie still have their gloves from the 1970s. Mickey still also has those gloves in Mickey and the Magician.