Mickey Mouse is turning 90 this year and Tuesday, ABC announced the iconic character will be getting his own prime-time TV special.
“Mickey’s 90th Spectacular,” is a two-hour prime-time special that will air Sunday, November 4 at 8:00p.m. EST! The program will feature tributes and never-before-seen short films of The Walt Disney Company’s global ambassador.
The list of performers participating in the celebration will be released at a later date.
Mickey’s birthday is celebrated in honor of the release of his first theatrical film, Steamboat Willie, on November 18, 1928, at the Colony Theatre in New York City. Since then, he has starred in more than 100 cartoons and can currently be seen on Disney Channel in the Mickey Mouse cartoon series and on Disney Junior in Mickey and the Roadster Racers.