"I owe everything to those ears," and I mean it. Of course the first time I put them on, I had no idea that those ears were a ticket for me and for all of us to travel straight into the hearts of children everywhere around the word. To have enjoyed such an honor I am eternally grateful." (Annette Funicello: A Dream is a Wish Your Heart Makes page 20-21)

It is true that without Mickey Mouse, we wouldn't have mouse ears and with those ears, we wouldn't have Disney.

The ears started out with the Mouseketeers on The Mickey Mouse Club, wearing them throughout each show, the hats became something young children and adults dreamed about wearing.

The original felt hat featured two large plastic ears, so you looked just like Mickey Mouse. The creator of these ears was Roy Williams, an adult Mousketeer on the Mickey Mouse Club. He was inspired by the 1929short The Karnival Kid, featuring a scene where Mickey tipped his ears to Minnie.

Mickey Mouse hat is the most popular item purchased at the Disney Resorts. This wouldn't come as a big surprise to Disney vacationers, as you can not go into any shop on the Disney property that doesn't offer some sort of Mickey, Disney, or Princess or anything to Disney themed ears hat.

Hope y'all learned something new and happy 88th birthday Mickey!

Sorry for not doing this yesterday on Mickey's Birthday, I had trouble logging out of my account. I'm not sure if it's y phone or wattpad doing this but I was able to update today on my laptop. Yay! 

~Cinderella 

Source: History of the Mickey Mouse Ears Discovering Disney and Disney wiki