January 11, 2005
InspEARations

Beginning today, Disney's California Adventure plays host to 75 six-foot-tall, 700-pound Mickey Mouse statues. The statues were first seen on Mickey's 75th anniversary on November 18, 2003, when they were unveiled by Mickey himself with the assistance of a temporary Disney employee at the Walt Disney World Resort. The statues will be on display at California Adventure through February 22, 2005.

The series of statues is officially referred to as "Celebrate Mickey: 75 InspEARations." All of the statues are identical aside from their paint job and accents. Some of the designs were created by individuals, some by corporate sponsors, and some by employees of various Disney corporate divisions. Others were created specifically for cities in which the collection would tour.

After leaving California Adventure, the statues will be taken to Washington D.C. for display, and then to New York City where they will be auctioned by Sotheby's to help defray the cost of Michael Eisner's 2004 year-end bonus.

The 75 statues, their titles, and their designers (or inspiration) are as follows:

1. All Fired Up -- for Disney traditional animation department
2. Also Nice -- Rosie O'Donnell
3. An Enigma of Design and FUNction -- for Parsons School of Design
4. Another Carrie -- Stephen King
5. Better than Madonna -- Sir Elton John
6. Big, Black and Bald -- Shaquille O'Neal
7. Bob -- the city of Denver
8. Chasing Mickey -- Ben Affleck
9. Come Out and Play -- Ellen DeGeneres
10. Concession Speech -- for Kodak
11. Covered in Red Tape -- for Washington, D.C.
12. Ear Malfunction -- Janet Jackson (removed from exhibit)
13. Emmy #2 -- Susan Lucci
14. Famous Brand #2 -- for The Coca-Cola Company
15. The First Rule of Mouse Club -- Chuck Palahunk
16. For the Children -- Michael Jackson
17. Frankly Mr. Eisner, I Don't Give a Damn -- the city of Atlanta
18. Frontier TV -- Fess Parker
19. Day and the Knights -- for Otis College
20. Give Me Back My Gun -- for Disneyland Jungle Cruise captain
21. The Glory and Power of Oregon! -- the city of Portland
22. Goddess of Music -- Jane Wiedlin
23. Graffiti and Grime -- the city of New York
24. Graffiti and Crime -- the city of Los Angeles
25. Has. Been. -- Vanilla Ice
26. I Don't Think We're in Disneyland Any More -- the city of Kansas City
27. I'd Like a Lifeline -- Regis Philbin
28. If Mickey Looked More Like Bad Pitt -- Brad Pitt
29. I'm Going To Promote Walt Disney World -- for Disney World
30. In Name Only -- Roy Disney
31. In the Shadow of Two Mickeys -- Art Spiegelman
32. Liberty Mouse -- the city of Philadelphia
33. Love for Sale -- for Disney Consumer Products
34. Make Your Own Damned Statue -- for The Home Depot
35. MaverMick -- James Garner
36. Mick 'n' Beans -- the city of Boston
37. Mickey Alamo-d -- the city of Dallas
38. Mickey Kiddo -- Q & U
39. Mickey of Mass Destruction -- G. W. Bush
40. Mickey on the Knoll -- Oliver Stone
41. Mickey on the Pipe -- Tony Hawk
42. Mickey Speaks! -- Wayne Allwine and Russi Taylor
43. Mickey X -- Black Entertainment Television
44. Mickey, Blown Up -- Jerry Bruckheimer
45. Mickey: A Blow to the Head -- Al Michaels & John Madden
46. Mickey's Like a Box of Chocolates -- Tom Hanks
47. Mouse of Flubber -- Fred McMurray
48. Night of the Living Mouse -- George Romero
49. No Fault -- Andre Agassi
50. None of This Means Anything Next to the Power and Blessing of Scientology -- John Travolta
51. Not Annie -- Lenox
52. Not Just Pizza and a Musical -- the city of Chicago
53. Numbed by the Music -- Kenny G
54. Of Men Also -- the estate of Ernest Hemingway
55. Off the Top of my Head -- Wayne Brady
56. Old School Rules -- Ollie Johnston
57. One Track Mind -- for ESPN
58. Poe -- Raven
59. Popular Vanilla -- for Radio Disney
60. Protected Forever -- for The Walt Disney Company© Legal DepartmentTM
61. Pulp Mickey -- Samuel Jackson
62. Ready for Action -- for Disney Adult Direct to Video
63. Repainted After All These Years -- for Disneyland Maintenance Department
64. Revenge of the Mouse Guy -- George Lucas
65. Save Me -- Abraham Lincoln
66. Saving Private Pluto -- Steven Spielberg
67. See Pirates II and III -- for Disney Media Marking department
68. The Shape -- Jamie Lee Curtis
69. The Sweater Stretcher -- Annette Funicello
70. Talented With My Mouth Shut -- Michelle Kwan
71. Tigermouse -- Bill Watterson
72. Trapped in a Box (of Love) -- Marcel Marceau
73. Wet Paint (Can't Touch This) -- M. C. Hammer
74. The Weathered Look -- for The Gap management team
75. Whaleface -- Mickey Wyland
76. You Don't Own Me -- for The Disney Store