Who’s the leader of the club that’s made for you and me!?
Earlier this week, we told you all about the new Mickey Mouse Club collection at Disneyland Resort‘s Downtown Disney. Today, a few of the original Mouseketeers visited World of Disney to meet fans and sign items from the collection!
Sharon Baird, Bobby Burgess, Tommy Cole, Cubby O’Brien and Sherry Van Meter from the original Mickey Mouse Club cast made a special guest appearance today.
How special would it be to meet and have your Mickey Mouse Club merch signed by a Mouseketeer, let alone one from the original cast!?
The Mickey Mouse Club collection features t-shirts, accessories, hats, ears, plush toys, and homewares. There’s literally something for everyone.
Tommy Cole is now an acclaimed Hollywood makeup artist.
Bobby Burgess is an award-winning professional singer, dancer, and dance instructor.
Sherry Van Meter, or Sherry Alberoni when she was on the Mickey Mouse Club, is a well-known actor and voice artist.
Sharon Baird is a noteworthy dancer and film and television actor.
Cubby O’Brien, who was personally selected by Walt Disney, is a renowned musician.
This cute tote was perfect for the Mouseketeers’ signatures.
The new World of Disney store is full of fun details, and was the perfect setting for the meet & greet and signing.
Let us know in the comments: which item from the Mickey Mouse Club collection would you choose to have a Mouseketeer sign?
Of the 39 original Mouseketeers on the 1955-59, reruns 1960s,’70s,’80s,’ ’97-2003 – 40+ countries, 5 languages, original “Mickey Mouse Club”, only NINE of us lasted the entire filming. The late Annette [Annie, my girlfriend the entire first year, past the filming – see her auto-bio or my memoir 2014 “The Accidental Mouseketeer”], the late Doreen, Karen, Sharon and Darlene. Me, Cubby, Tommy (after being fired after first season due to dancing inabilities he studied hard and was rehired season 2), Bobby. Because my truthful memoir in 2009, updated, new title & publisher “The Accidental Mouseketeer” to verify our young love. Annie wrote, “He gave me my first kiss!”, was honest about myself and Tom and Bob and everyone really bothered Tom, Sherry [second year only, since 1980 managing to include herself with the 9] and Bob disliked what I wrote and have forced Disney to exclude me from all appearances. Such is the character of Sherry, Tommy and Bobby. The others all went along with them, which speaks to their characters as well. History should not result in lies, particularly in this era of truth is whatever a person says, their truth is the only truth. Not to me. Honni soit qui mal y pense, from the Knights of the Garter prior to the MMC. Lonnie
Probably none of the merchandise, but one of the original magazines I have from “back then”! Or a letter I received when I became a mouseketeer from Disneyland. (My brother had sent my name in, I think-he is gone now but I have the letter). I am so proud of these things.
I am sure Walt would say welcome to ANY new Mouseketeers. On camera he stated that anyone who watched the show WAS a Mouseketeer. Mouseketeer Lonnie