On March 13, 1928, Walt Disney and his wife Lillian were returning to California from New York after negotiations on the future of Oswald the Lucky Rabbit with Charles Mintz failed. Disney sent a Western Union telegram to his brother and business partner, Roy Disney -
"ROY O DISNEY =
2491 LYRIC AVENUE HOLLYWOOD CALIFORNIA =
LEAVING TONITE STOPPING OVER KC ARRIVE HOME SUNDAY MORNING SEVEN THIRTY DON'T WORRY EVERYTHING OK WILL GIVE DETAILS WHEN ARRIVE =
WALT."
Walt seemed very optimistic in the telegram to his brother. Legend has it that Walt came up with the idea for Mickey Mouse on that train ride home but there is no proof of that. The idea was briefly mentioned in an article about Mickey Mouse in the Winter 1956 issue of Walt Disney’s Mickey Mouse Club Magazine. Although we do not know the exact date Mickey was conceived, we do know on May 15, 1928, the first Mickey Mouse short was previewed, "Plane Crazy," but it was not generally released. The public would have to wait until November 18, 1928 when "Steamboat Willie" was released.
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