First of Fab 50 sculptures for Disney World’s 50th anniversary unveiled

Disney has unveiled the first of what will be series of 50 special golden character sculptures debuting Oct. 1 across the four Walt Disney World theme parks as part of the 50th-anniversary celebration.

The Mickey Mouse sculpture is the first in the series being announced. Leading up to the appearances, announcements will be made from the character’s friends. Below, Disney released a video of Bret Iwan, the voice of Mickey Mouse, making the announcement.

Mickey is the first, and other character sculptures will be announced in the upcoming weeks by Disney friends, including Walt Disney World, Disney+, Pixar, Walt Disney Animation Studios, D23, Disney Channel, NatGeoTV, Disney Vacation Club and more.  

Disney will allow people to virtually “collect” each golden Disney character sculpture on Instagram. To add a sculpture to Instagram Collections, just tap and hold the bookmark icon. Then, on the “Save to” screen, tap the collection where you want to save the image or create a new collection.