Rather than Mickey Mouse himself, the title of Disney Studios' mascot nearly went to one of the classic character's oldest cartoon rivals.
Summary SCREENRANT VIDEO OF THE DAY SCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH CONTENT The title of Disney's mascot nearly went to one of Mickey Mouse's classic rivals. Since his appearance in the 1929 cartoon, Steamboat Willie, the cheerful, friendly mouse has appeared in more than 130 movies, comics, cartoons, and video games. But there was a time when another mouse character nearly held the position of Disney's mascot.
Mickey Mouse Was Originally Going To Be Named Mortimer After the rights to the character Oswald the Lucky Rabbit were taken by Universal in 1927, Walt Disney decided to create a new mascot for his company. Along with illustrator Ub Iwerks, they worked on several prototypes of characters, before finally deciding to make a mouse mascot. Interestingly, the name chosen for the character wasn't Mickey Mouse; it was Mortimer Mouse.
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