Happy birthday Mickey and Minnie Mouse!

On this day, November 18th, in 1928, the short animated film "Steamboat Willie" was first shown at the Colony Theater in New York, USA.The film lasted about seven minutes, and it was the memorable day when both Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse made their screen debuts.  

Mickey Mouse was modeled after a mouse that appeared in the attic while Walt Disney (1901-1966) was working on ideas. He was originally going to be named "Mortimer Mouse," but his wife Lillian suggested that he change to the current name. Instead, Mortimer Mouse appears as Mickey's rival for love and Minnie Mouse's childhood friend. 

Initially November 18th was comonly known as their screen debut day. But in recent years, the fact that November 18th is the birthday of both Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse has been announced on the official Tokyo Disney Resort website and on their social media. As such, they are both 97 years old! I wonder will there be celebrations at Tokyo Disney Resort in 2028 for their 100th birthday.