We cover a milestone in this episode of Cracking the Vault! 80 years ago, Walt Disney brought to life his vision to combine animation and classical music...and it all started with a mouse. Find out how his initial idea to create the ultimate Silly Symphonies short, turned into his 3rd (and currently longest) animated feature film!  Journey back with us to the genesis of Mickey as we know him today, and see the mouse make his feature film debut in a role which would revitalize his popularity and skyrocket him to icon status eight decades later. Find Cracking the Vault on Facebook, Instagram @CrackingtheVault_Podcast, and give us a follow and a review to leave your thoughts on Apple Podcasts! HUGE shout out to the multi-talented composer Tyler Griffin for the FANTASMIC opening jingle. Find out more about his musical genius at TylerAGriffin.com