When was Mickey Mouse's name changed?

Answer 1

Steamboat Willie rated #13 out of 50 best Cartoons of All Time and to answer your question it first appeared November the 18th 1928. It was Mickey Mouses third film of his career but the first one to have sound. His first was with Minnie in Plane Crazy and it opened May 15, 1928

Answer 2

His name was never Steamboat Willie. "Steamboat Willie" was the third Mickey Mouse cartoon, as well as the name of Mickey's steamboat in the cartoon. The only name Mickey had before it was Mickey was the one Walt Disney had come up with originally: Mortimer Mouse.

Answer 3

No! Surprised? Lots of people think Steamboat Willie was Mickey's first appearance, in fact it was Plane Crazy (first released on May 15, 1928). It was an animated cartoon, and the first Mickey Mouse cartoon to be released.

Answer 4

Mickey Mouse was never called Steamboat Willie. That was the name of his ship in the animated short Steamboat Willie.

Answer 5

Steamboat Willie is an animated cartoon released on November 18, 1928. It was the first Mickey Mouse cartoon with sound.

Answer 6

Mickey Mouse's name was never Steamboat Willie. That was the name of his ship in the 1927 animated short.

Answer 7

The exact date Mickey's name was changed is unknown but it was changed from Mortimer to Mickey very early so it must have been 1927 or 1928.

Answer 8

November 18, 1928