Reflecting back on this day in 1936, the Mickey Mouse cartoon short Thru the Mirror was released. When Mickey falls asleep reading Lewis Carroll’s Alice Through the Looking Glass, Mickey dreams that he travels through his own looking glass, into a wonderland of talking furniture and objects. After eating nuts given to him by a talking nutcracker, Mickey shrinks down small enough to find himself striking up a dance with a match from a matchbox and dealing with an angry deck of cards after innocently dancing with the queen of hearts. Guests visiting the Meet Mickey attractions in Disneyland and Tokyo Disneyland may sometimes get the chance to meet the star on “the set” of Thru the Mirror, complete with oversized props from the movie and the short’s musical score playing in the background.
