Can anybody do Mickey's signature?

[GEM]

I thought this might be a good board to ask this question on because I know a lot of you work really hard on lettering for scapbooks, etc. Is there anyone here who can copy Mickey Mouse's writing style and signature? My sister and her husband are headed down to WDW in November, and I am putting together a little surprise basket for them. I want it to include a certificate and card from Mickey, but I can't write like him at all! My sister will recognize his writing, since she has several of his autographs. Can anybody help me out? I could mail you the card and certificate and what I want it to say. I would pay for return postage, of course. If there is anybody out there who can help me make this trip extra magical for my little sister and her husband, I would really appreciate it! They've had a tough year and they really deserve to be treated extra special.

 

[JudithM]

Are you sending the basket ahead of time to their hotel? Where are they staying?

 

[GEM]

No, actually I am giving a little party for them the night before they leave and I am giving them the basket then. I just wanted to have the card and certificate to include in the basket.

 

[grover]

Does anyone here have a mickey font? That would work if someone could email the font and then you could just print off what you want to say!
Grover in Winnipeg

 

[Timon]

grover...

yeah that's what I was thinking about too...

but that is Walt Disney's handwriting..not Mickey's.
I think what GEM is looking for is the signature from the Mickey in the parks, which is different.

Is that correct GEM?

 

[Lainy67]

Would a scan of the signature be good? Or do you have that already?

 

[My~Rumbly~Tumbly]

I never have never gave it much thought, but do ALL the Mickey's in the parks sign the same way? Are they actually taught to write alike?

 

[JudithM]

GEM, I sent you a pm!

 

[Lainy67]

Tammy - Strangely enough, they are all eerily the same. We got a BUNCH of autographs while we were there, and that included a couple of Mickeys and a couple of Tiggers. Both Mickeys looked alike, and both Tiggers did too.

 

[BevS97]

did you get a scan? I could send you one if you like.

I do have a mickey font, but it's not his handwriting - it's a block capital font.

Bev

 

[Janice]

The different CM's who play the characters do learn to write the same for the signatures. We were told this on the Keys to the Kingdom tour we did in May. The theory is the 'Magic' would not be there if a child got an autograph in say MK from Mickey - then in Epcot from another Mickey and the signatures were different.

How good this works I have no idea because I have only collected autographs once for my niece

Sorry I cant help with the Mickey writing.

 

[BevS97]

Janice

it works pretty well - we have mickey (and other) signatures from 2 years at WDW and a trip to DLParis, and they are all very very similiar.
Only difference is that Chip and Dale, sign Tic N Tac in France, but still a similiar signature, with the teeth on them.

mind you, my dd wouldn't notice anyway - she has met Pocahontas lots of times, and they were all completely different looking. Even when she is looking at photographs of 2 obviously different women, she doesn't seem to notice - she just accepts them as Pocahontas.

Bev

 

[Timon]

The signatures SHOULD all be very similar, but sometimes they are not. We got 2 Tigger signatures last trip and they don't even look SLIGHTLY similar. Also, we have a Chip signature without the teeth.

Here is a page with pictures of several character signatures.

http://www.johnswdwpage.com/Autographs.htm

 

[GEM]

Thanks so much everybody! These are all great ideas. Yes, all the Mickey signatures do look alike - at least all the ones we have collected over the years. I guess I could scan one in and print it out, but I'd really rather see if I can find someone who can copy that style because I'd like to have them write a little personal note from Mickey - not just the signature.


Judith - thanks again for your idea you sent by PM! That would certainly be a treat for my sister!

If there is anybody out there who thinks they can copy that Mickey writing style and would be willing to help me out, just let me know! I would really appreciate any help making this trip extra special for my little sister.

 

[Connie of Trenton]

Where did you find the Mickey Mouse September 11 picture? Do you know if it is available in a poster? Thanks.

 

[JudithM]

Connie & anyone else interested, a friend on the Collector's bb made it for me. He is currently at WDW at the pin event. Interestingly I have been a red/white/blue Americana person from an early age. I liked the logo that was made for me. I was wondering recently if I should take it off, but I have gotten some positive pms about it .