The one that started it all. 🚢🎥Watch Steamboat Willie and some of your other favorite classic shorts, now streaming on Disney . | Mickey Mouse

8.5K views · 1.3K reactions | Happy 80th Birthday, Mickey Mouse! Third Mickey Mouse cartoon produced, but the first to be released when sound for movies became available; 18 November 1928. Directed by Walt Disney; animation supervised by Ub Iwerks. | Walt Disney Animation Studios | Facebook

24K views · 1K reactions | A captain of firsts! Steamboat Willie was the first animation to feature synchronized  and sound effects. | Mickey Mouse | Facebook

11K views · 202 reactions | Disney's Steamboat Willie, Mickey Mouse's first appearance, is now in the public domain starting in 2024. #history #mickeymouse | Amazing Time Capsule | Facebook

🗓️ On This Day in 1928… 🚢🎬 “Steamboat Willie” Premieres and Changes Animation Forever On November 18, 1928, Walt Disney and animator Ub Iwerks introduced the world to “Steamboat Willie” at the Colony Theatre in New York City. The eight-minute short instantly made history. It was one of the first cartoons to successfully synchronize sound with on-screen action, creating a level of timing and personality that audiences had never experienced before. The film also marked the official debut of Mic