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*Appears on 1978 theatrical releases such as ''The Cat from Outer Space'' and ''Return from Witch Mountain'', and theatrical re-issues such as ''Pinocchio'' and ''The Jungle Book''. |
*Appears on 1978 theatrical releases such as ''The Cat from Outer Space'' and ''Return from Witch Mountain'' (it is intact on current releases of the former, including the Disney+ print, but is deleted from Anchor Bay releases), and theatrical re-issues such as ''Pinocchio'' and ''The Jungle Book''. |
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*It also appears on Italian Super 8 releases such as ''Peter Pan''. |
*It also appears on Italian Super 8 releases such as ''Peter Pan''. |
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*The textless variant appears on the Venezuelan VHS of ''Mickey's Golden Jubilee''. |
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In 1978, Walt Disney Productions was celebrating Mickey Mouse's 50th anniversary. As part of the birthday celebration, Disney created a special animated logo, which appeared on theatrical releases and re-issues. Later, the logo was modified to be used as the logo for Disney's new home media division.
Logo: A solid red Mickey appears with purple dashed outlines surrounding it. The Mickey starts to rotate. After a while, the text "Congratulating Mickey Mouse on his 50th Birthday!", in white and in a fancy font, zooms in. After a few seconds, it zooms in towards the screen until vanishing from sight, and the top and bottom halves of the 1978 Buena Vista logo wipe in over the logo.
Trivia: The rotating "Neon Mickey" is a silhouetted image of the animatronic Mickey conductor that was used in the former Walt Disney World/Tokyo Disneyland attraction "The Mickey Mouse Revue".
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Technique: Rotoscoped cel animation.
Music/Sounds: A loud orchestral fanfare, composed by longtime Disney composer Buddy Baker.
Music/Sounds Trivia: The score for this logo is the first track of the Intrada release of Return from Witch Mountain titled Main Title – Pt. 1 "1978 Mickey Mouse Birthday Logo" (Buddy Baker). It lacks the string section and the last timpani beat at the end, likely meaning it’s an alternate take.
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Availability: Rare.