TikTok is not just a place for weird trends, but also for people who want to learn more. Recently, a trend called “What Killed Mickey Mouse” has been taking over the minds of TikTokers. Users have been filming their reactions to the phrase “What Killed Mickey Mouse” after searching it on Google. The videos got millions of likes and views, so what is this trend all about? Keep reading to learn more.
About ‘What Killed Mickey Mouse?’ Trend
TikTok is a place for people who are interested! TikTok users keep paying attention to new trends every now and then. “What Killed Mickey Mouse?” is one of these trends that has been taking over the video-sharing platform. This is similar to how people used to use Google to find out how characters like Dora or Barney the Dinosaur “died” and then record their “horrified” reactions.
TikTok users are searching for the phrase “What Killed Mickey Mouse?” on Google and filming their reactions to the results. Several TikTokers pointed to a page on the “List of Deaths” wiki, which keeps a record of the deaths of well-known Disney characters, and the trend grew.
Now, if you search “What Killed Mickey Mouse?” on Google, one of the horrifying results is that Mickey Mouse died from a “heart explosion.” Soon, people started filming how they felt, and these videos got millions of likes and views.
How Are Fans Reacting?
Well, it’s easy to believe these search results if you haven’t seen the whole Mickey Mouse. People who made videos about “What Killed Mickey Mouse” said things like, “OMG, that hurts so bad, it brings back bad childhood memories,” and “I regret searching.” “I looked it up, and I’m crying now,” said another. Really frightened me.”
Even though these videos have gone viral, it’s important to remember that the creators of the cartoon character haven’t said anything about the character’s death or what caused it. The information in fandom pages about these popular TikTok videos is still not true. This means that results like “Mickey Mouse died from a heart explosion” or “disintegrated when the Beast yelled at him” seem to be fake.
Did Mickey Mouse Really Die?
If you like Disney, you may know that Oswald the Lucky Rabbit was replaced by Mickey Mouse. The animated cartoon character was made by Walt Disney and Ub Iwerks in 1928. It first appeared in the short Plane Crazy and made its public debut in Steamboat Willie, one of the first cartoons with sound.
Mickey has been the mascot for a long time. He wears red shorts, big yellow shoes, and gloves, and he often shows up with his dog, Pluto, his girlfriend, Minnie Mouse, and his friends, Donald Duck and Goofy. Mickey was the first cartoon character with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. This happened in 1978.
So, let’s look into whether Mickey Mouse is really dead. You would be glad to know that the cartoon character is still alive. But these rumors came from a Fandom site’s “List of Deaths” Wiki, which has a list of people who have died in TV shows, movies, and games.
This page says that in the Disney+ animated series “The Wonderful World of Mickey Mouse,” Mickey died more than once. According to this page, here are some of the things that led to Mickey’s death:
When the Beast yelled at him, he fell apart.
After separating from Minnie, it fell apart.
Mickey’s Intelligent Heart – Blown up.
Crushed under a car that was falling
Crushed under a tower that fell
Other websites say that Mickey, Minnie, and Mickey’s friends Goofy, Donald Duck, and Daisy Duck used their magic powers to blow up Ursula, the villain from “The Little Mermaid.” Coming back to Mickey Mouse, the information on these fan pages isn’t confirmed, so the character may still be alive.
Some people think that Mickey and Minnie are married. In 1991, Wayne Allwine, who did the voice of Mickey Mouse, married Russie Taylor, who did the voice of Minnie Mouse. This made the idea that Mickey and Minnie are married even stronger. None of the sources for the death theories are reliable.
Floyd Norman, a Disney legend who is in “Mickey: The Story of a Mouse,” a Disney+ movie about the famous character, talked about his first time seeing Mickey Mouse and which of Mickey’s many appearances on the screen, stage, in person, and on every kind of consumer product was his favorite.
Norman said this about the character: “Mickey Mouse is a total optimist. Walt Disney was very smart and had a lot of ideas. And Mickey sure knows how to make do. Mickey is also a little bit cheeky. Mickey Mouse and Walt Disney are both a little bit sneaky. Walt’s family has told me many times how funny he could be, and Mickey is also funny. So, Mickey Mouse has a lot of Walt Disney in him, and Walt Disney has a lot of Mickey Mouse in him.
When asked if there would be more hand-drawn animation in the future, Norman said, “To really bring Mickey to life, you have to pick up a pencil and draw on paper. And as long as there are talented people who can draw these wonderful pictures, Mickey will always be alive because of the animators.
“It doesn’t matter how old you are. They will always be able to bring Mickey Mouse to life, and Mickey will always be with us,” he said. Wonderful World of Mickey” (2020-present) and “Mickey Mouse Funhouse” are the most recent Mickey Mouse shows. Mickey wears those white gloves so that people can see that his hands are different from the rest of his body. Now that’s information you can trust!
