Meet the Mouse!
Walt Disney’s Grumman Gulfstream I Airplane
Private Viewing Party Reception & Lecture at
The Palm Springs Air Museum
Be among the first to celebrate this historic plane and hear Disney Archivist Ed Ovalle Speak on the History of the Airplane
An exclusive Private Viewing Party for Walt Disney’s Grumman Gulfstream I plane takes place on Saturday, October 15 at 5:30 PM at the Palm Springs Air Museum. Disney Archivist Ed Ovalle will speak about the airplane’s history. Beer, wine, soft drinks and light hors d’oeuvres will be served. Admission is $50 for the general public, $40 for Palm Springs Air Museum members and for D23 Gold Members.
In 1963, Walt acquired the iconic Gulfstream that would come to be known as “The Mouse.” The interior of the plane, initially designed with creative input from Walt and his wife, Lillian, seated up to 15 passengers and included a galley kitchen, two restrooms, two couches, a desk, and nods to the mouse who started it all, including matchbooks and stationery adorned with a silhouette of Mickey Mouse. Mickey’s initials were eventually included in the tail number of the plane, too, as N234MM, in 1967. Throughout its 28 years of service to The Walt Disney Company, the plane flew 20,000 hours and transported an estimated 83,000 passengers before it was grounded.
