Stars: 4 out of 5
Pros: Shades of gray make this a great remembrance of
Steamboat Willie
Cons: Pose could be more memorably tied to the cartoon.
The Bottom Line:
Mickey Mouse starts here
And Disney’s career took off
A fun remembrance
A True Moment that Made Disney – I Just Wish the Ornament
Were a Little Better
Any Disney fan will point to a few key moments in the life
of Walt Disney and the Walt Disney Company as true moments that made his
career. While they might argue about some, others are obvious. One
of those was the 1928 debut of Steamboat Willie which launched the career of
Mickey Mouse. While not the first Disney character or cartoon, the
use of sound blew everything else at the time away. That pivotal
animated short is commemorated in 1928 – Steamboat Willie Premieres, the second
ornament in the Moments that Made Disney ornament series from The Disney Store.
The ornament features Mickey Mouse, which isn’t a big
surprise. He’s standing and waving with a big smile on his
face. While not quite as dated as he actually looked in that short, he’s
definitely not the Mickey of today, either. It’s a modern dated
Mickey look, and I like it. I also like the fact that his color is
purely black and off-white, just like the original short. Again,
it’s the perfect touch to commemorate this huge moment in Disney’s life.
However, I do have a complaint about the ornament. I’ve
seen other ornaments inspired by Steamboat Willie that actually captured Mickey
in a moment from the short – something more iconic than this one anyway. At
the least, he should have been holding the boat’s wheel like he is as the short
begins. He is still wearing his hat from the short, but this would
have better tied the ornament to this short. In many ways, this pose
is a little generic.
Mickey is standing on a gray circular base with 1928 written
across the front. It allows you to display him year round if you so
desire. After all, there is little that
makes this a truly Christmas ornament.
Like most Disney Store ornaments, this one comes with a red
ribbon lopped through the hook at the top of Mickey’s head, the only color in
the ornament. Mickey actually tips back ever so slightly when you go
to hang him, but by the time you put a few tree branches around him, you’ll
never notice.
Ornaments from The Disney Store tend to be a little larger
and heavier than your average ornament. Just keep that in mind when
you are selecting the branch to place this ornament on your tree.
My complaint about this ornament are really just a DisNerd
complaints. 1928 – Steamboat Willie Premieres is a nice ornament and
does a great job of commemorating one of the biggest moments that made Disney’s
career.
Be sure to check out the rest of the Moments that Made Disney series.
Be sure to check out the rest of the Moments that Made Disney series.
Original Price: $19.95
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