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Mickey's 50th Birthday Parade


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Mickey Birthday parade banner

 Mickey Mouse celebrated his 50th Birthday on November 18, 1978.  A parade was held in his honor at both Disneyland and Walt Disney World during that year.  There was also a TV special that aired on November 19, 1978 called Mickey's 50.  Mickey's 60th Birthday was celebrated in an even bigger way when Mickey's Birthdayland was constructed at the Magic Kingdom in 1988.

Mickey Mouse Birthday Parade Song

 The first part of this song was penned by Gerry Dallesandro and reused with modified lyrics (in this case "The Wonderful Character Parade" became "The Mickey Mouse Birthday Parade") several times throughout the years at both Disneyland and Walt Disney World.  It was also used with different lyrics but the same melody in the 1990 Sing A Long Songs video "Disneyland Fun".  The record below was released in the UK by former Monkee Davy Jones "and a Million Kids" on Warner Bros records in 1978.  It was written by Al Kasha and Joel Hirschorn, the same people who wrote the Universe of Energy song.  While this version was not used in the parade, it was an authorized song by the Disney company and a portion of it was sung by generic singers in the second half of the parade soundtrack.  The B side was the non-Disney song "You Don't Have to Be Country Boy to Sing a Country Song".  

Well Jiminy Cricket, there's Winnie the Pooh.  Donald and Mickey and all of their friends too.
They'll be marching right down Main Street, U.S.A..
They'll chase your worries and your cares away.  
Join Pluto and Goofy for just a little while.
They will delight you, they're bound to make you smile.
You'll hear laughs and shouts of joy as troubles fade.
At the Mickey Mouse Birthday Parade.

Join Pluto and Goofy for just a little while.
They will delight you, they're bound to make you smile.
You'll hear laughs and shouts of joy as troubles fade.
At the Mickey Mouse Birthday Parade.

Hey Mickey!  
Hey ra ra ra.  (Little Mickey)  Hey la la la.  (Little Mickey)  Happy Birthday (Little Mickey)  Mickey Mouse.
Hey ra ra ra.  (Little Mickey)  Hey la la la.  (Little Mickey)  Happy Birthday (Little Mickey)  Mickey Mouse.

Well the whole world wants to wish you Happy Birthday Mickey Mouse.
Everybody wants to toast you with a song.
Here's to you, Mickey!

The whole world wants to wish you Happy Birthday Mickey Mouse.
Listen while your friends all join and sing along.
Well it isn't very hard (Mickey Mouse)  to understand what all the shouting (Mickey Mouse) is for.
Just want you to know we love you and we wish you fifty birthdays more!

Now the whole world wants to wish you Happy Birthday Mickey Mouse.
Everybody wants to toast you with a song.

TASCHEN

(Hey!) Hey ra ra ra.  (Hey!) Hey la la la.  Happy Birthday Mickey Mouse.
(Hey!) Hey ra ra ra.  (Hey!) Hey la la la.  Happy Birthday Mickey Mouse.
Happy Birthday hey!  

(Hey!) Everybody join the party tonight.  (Yay for Mickey Mouse)  (Ra!) There's a magic glow of candles to light.  (Yay for Mickey Mouse)
(Hey!) For the friend who's made us laugh through the years.
All because it's having the name of Mickey Mouse.
We've come from every nation for Mickey Mouse.  What a celebration.
Everybody wants to get near him.  So come on and shout now, come on and cheer him!
Everybody cheer now!

(Hey!) Hey Ra Ra Ra.  (Hey!) Hey La La La.  Happy Birthday Mickey Mouse.
(Hey!) Hey Ra Ra Ra.  (Hey!) Hey La La La.  Happy Birthday Mickey Mouse.
We love you.  (Little Mickey)  We love you.  (Little  Mickey)  We love you.  (Little Mickey)  We love you.   (Little Mickey)
We love you.  (Little Mickey)  We love you.  (Little Mickey)  We love you.  (Little Mickey)  We love you.   (Little Mickey)
Happy Birthday Mickey Mouse!
Happy Birthday Mickey Mouse!
Yay Mickey!

Davy Jones Mickey Mouse Birthday song

Mickey Mouse Birthday Parade Photo Gallery
(If you have a photo of the Pete's Dragon float that was in this parade, please email the link at the top of the page.  You will get credit for your picture!)

Minnie and Donald birthday float

Donald in Mickey Birthday parade

Captain Hook Mickey parade

Mickey Mouse birthday parade float

Seven Dwarfs Birthday Parade

Mickey Mouse Birthday cake float

White Rabbit Mickey parade   

Mickey Birthday parade in Town Square




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