This is long over due, but Minnie Mouse is finally getting the recognition she deserves. To celebrate the animated legend’s 90th anniversary, Disney icon Minnie Mouse will be honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Pop superstar Katy Perry and Disney CEO Bob Iger are set to present the lovable character with her well-deserved star on January 22 at 11:30 a.m. PST in front of Disney’s El Capitan Theatre, marking it as the Walk of Fame’s 2,627th star.
Since her debut in Disney’s Steamboat Willie 90 years ago, Minnie Mouse has become come one of the most recognizable characters next to her main mouse Mickey! Mickey got his star on the Walk of Fame back in 1978 in celebration of his 50th anniversary.
It may have taken forty more years than Mickey, but your favorite leading ladies name is finally spelled out in gold in front of the El Capitan Theatre.
Disney Super Fan Perry tweeted her excitement about the ceremony, calling it a “childhood and grown adult dream come true.”
After 90 years of serving L👀KS & smiles as the polka dot queen, it’s time she got that recognition 👏🏻! It will be a childhood and grown adult dream come true for me that day! ❤ https://t.co/rw6aYWYfNB
— KATY PERRY (@katyperry) January 12, 2018
Minnie and Mickey aren’t the only other beloved Disney Characters with stars on the walk of fame. Minnie will join Snow White, Donald Duck, Winnie the Pooh, Tinker Bell and Kermit the Frog, all of whom already have a star.