Rare Disney character older than Mickey Mouse makes very first look at Disneyland

A Disney character created before Mickey Mouse and Oswald the Rabbit will make his very first meet-and-greet look at any Disney amusement park on the planet when the villain-turned-pal debuts at Disneyland.

Pete will make media event looks together with Mickey, Minnie, Donald, Daisy, Goofy and Pluto when Mickey's Toontown reopens on Sunday, March 19 after a yearlong remodelling of the kid-centric land at the Anaheim theme park.

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The gruff, cat-like anthropomorphic cartoon character was produced by Walt Disney and Ub Iwerks in 1925-- 3 years prior to Mickey Mouse appeared on the scene in 1928 and two years before Oswald the Rabbit in 1927.

The former arch-nemesis to Mickey and later on Donald, Pete has actually seen his disposition softened and appearance altered over the years by Disney artists.

Pete will posture for pictures in Mickey's Toontown. (Disney).
Understood through the years as Peg Leg Pete, Black Pete and Bad Pete, the rival-turned-pal now attempts his best to be appreciative, warm and inviting alongside his newly found friends on the "Mickey Mouse Clubhouse" television show readily available on the Disney+ streaming service.

But that wasn't constantly the case. Pete was frequently pulling off sophisticated schemes and using underhanded methods to win individuals over while represented in positions of power.

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The smart, competitive and shrewd Pete will make meet-and-greet appearances in Toontown when he's not triggering mischief around the cartoon community. Pete will often be paired with Goofy-- because the duo share an abundant cinematic history and numerous typical interests like sports, fishing and automobiles.

Pete made his first appearance in the "Alice Comedies" created by the Disney studios in 1925 before appearing in "Steamboat Willie" alongside Mickey Mouse in 1928. Pete had a peg leg in some early animations, however Disney animators ignored it in later appearances because it was too tough to deal with from a storytelling standpoint, according to the main Disney D23 fan club.

Disney animators went back to depicting Peg Leg Pete as a no-good, one-legged rival in the most recent Mickey Mouse shorts that were utilized as motivation for the brand-new Mickey & & Minnie's Runaway Railway flight. In 2018's "A Pete Scorned," Pete falls under a deep depression when he fears Mickey dislikes another competitor more than him.

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Disneyland visitors can take pictures with Clarabelle Cow in the reimagined Mickey's Toontown. (Sean Teegarden/Disneyland Resort).
Another classic Disney character will also join the Toontown meet-and-greet line-up: Clarabelle Cow, who made her Mickey Mouse animation launching in 1929. The Clarabelle Cow character has actually made previous Disneyland appearances through the years, often along with longtime partner Horace Horsecollar.