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Meet the Mouse
October 15, 2022 @ 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm
$50
Meet the Mouse, the plane that helped Walt Disney create his magic. Reserve your tickets by visiting https://bit.ly/3C8ZAPT.
Private Viewing Party at the Palm Springs Air Museum, Saturday, October 15 at 5:30 PM.
A chance to have exclusive access to the arrival of this iconic aircraft. Meet Walt Disney Archivist Ed Ovalle who will offer insight on the plane’s history.
In 1963, Walt acquired the iconic Gulfstream that would come to be known as “The Mouse.” The interior of the plane, initially designed with creative input from Walt and his wife, Lillian, seated up to 15 passengers and included a galley kitchen, two restrooms, two couches, a desk, and nods to the mouse who started it all, including matchbooks and stationery adorned with a silhouette of Mickey Mouse. Mickey’s initials were eventually included in the tail number of the plane, too, as N234MM, in 1967. Throughout its 28 years of service to The Walt Disney Company, the plane flew 20,000 hours and transported an estimated 83,000 passengers before it was grounded.