Below, you will find an image gallery for Disney's cheerful everyman or mouse, Mickey Mouse.
Mickey Mouse (1934-1935)[]
Development & Creation[]
The original Mickey balloon being constructed.
Test Flight[]
1934 Macy's Parade[]
1935 Macy's Parade[]
Other[]
Mickey Mouse, along with other Macy's-Disney balloons on display
Mickey Mouse (1971-1983)[]
Development and Creation[]
Concept art of the Mickey Mouse balloon
Test Flight[]
Mickey during its testflight in 1971, this would be shown on NBC for the 1971 parade, due to extreme weather and the grounding of the balloons.
1972 Macy's Parade[]
(Photo: Philip Raia)
(Photo: Ron Rothschild)
(Photo: Ron Rothschild)
(Photo: Joe Whitlow)
(Photo: James Garrett)
1973 Macy's Parade[]
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(Photo Courtesy of Paul DeMaria)
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(Photo Courtesy of Gerry McGee)
(Photo Courtesy of Tom Turner)
(Photo Courtesy of Jim Hughes)
(Photo Courtesy of Dan O'Leary)
(Screenshot Courtesy of the Associated Press)
(Photo Courtesy of Barbara Barushka Strnadova)
Genesis posing in front of the Mickey Mouse balloon. (Photo: Waring Abbott)
1974 Macy's Parade[]
(Photo: Ira Berger)
(Screenshot: Geniusz Family 8mm Film Archive)
Mickey during his appearance in the 1974 NBC telecast. (Screenshot: NBC)
1975 Macy's Parade[]
(Photo Courtesy of Bill Smith)
(Photo Courtesy of Jim Hughes)
(Photo Courtesy of Harry Hamburg)
(Photo Courtesy of Bill Smith)
1976 Macy's Parade[]
(Photo: Kevin Jennings)
Mickey during his appearance in the 1976 NBC telecast. (Screenshot: NBC)
1977 Macy's Parade[]
Mickey Mouse during the 1977 parade NBC telecast
1978 Macy's Parade[]
(Photo Courtesy of Gerry Lang)
(Photo Courtesy of Gerry Lang)
(Screenshot Courtesy of CBS)
(Photo Courtesy of Nancy Diaz)
(Photo Courtesy of Harry Hamburg)
Mickey Mouse during the 1978 parade NBC telecast
1979 Macy's Parade[]
(Photo: Brooks Titcomb)
(Photo: Mendi Ze'evi)
(Photo: Kathy Yarbrough)
Mickey during his appearance in the 1979 NBC telecast. (Screenshot: NBC)
1980 Macy's Parade[]
(Photo Courtesy of Andrew Donovan)
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(Photo: Bill Smith)
Mickey Mouse during the 1980 parade NBC telecast
1981 Macy's Parade[]
Mickey Mouse on the 1981 NBC telecast
1982 Macy's Parade[]
(Photo Courtesy of Gerry McGee)
(Photo Courtesy of Gerry McGee)
Mickey Mouse during the 1982 parade NBC telecast
1983 Macy's Parade[]
The only known image of the balloon in 1983.
Other[]
Look at the top and you'll see the Mickey Mouse decal they used for the posters from 1971-1976
Bandleader Mickey Mouse (2000)[]
Development & Creation[]
BalloonFest 2000[]
2000 Macy's Parade[]
(Photo: Randy Murray)
(Photo: Tim Brando)
(Photo: Paul Nethercut)
(Photo: Karl Gercens)
(Photo: Karl Gercens)
(Photo: Karl Gercens)
(Photo: Bill Smith)
(Photo: Bill Smith)
Mickey Mouse during the 2000 parade NBC telecast
Other[]
The uninflated balloon at the Macy's Parade Studio
The plush they sold during the parade
Bandleader Mickey Mouse on the 2000 poster
Bandleader Mickey Mouse on the 2000 lineup ad
Sailor Mickey (2009-2012)[]
2009 Macy's Parade[]
Sailor Mickey during the 2009 parade NBC telecast
2010 Macy's Parade[]
Sailor Mickey during the 2010 parade NBC telecast
2011 Macy's Parade[]
Sailor Mickey during the 2011 parade NBC telecast
2012 Macy's Parade[]
Sailor Mickey during his final appearance in the 2012 parade NBC telecast
Other[]
Mickey at Balloonfest 2009
Sailor Mickey on the 2009 poster
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Sailor Mickey on the 2009 lineup ad