Evolution of Mickeys ears?? (hats)

[tofubeast]

Just curious about Mickey ear hats.....


-When did they start selling them at DL? Was it something that was sold from the very beginning?

-How have they evolved through the decades? (I remember the version I use to get in the late 70s and 80s had a very small black visor on the front.)


I also noticed pics of new ones that have an elastic string to keep them on. I don't have that on the ears I purchased last year. Is this something new or maybe what they do for the kid sized ears?

Thanks for feeding my curiosity on those fun ears!

 

[NHMickey]

This is interesting... I would like to see pictures of how they have changed.

 

[t-beri]

I don't know but I LOVE the barettes w/ the mouse ears attached. The American version are a littly bulky kind of like a plush animal- the japanese version are a little thinner though. But how cute are they?

 

[tofubeast]

There are some changes as far as memory serves...and pics on ebay. I already mentioned the visor, but the ears themselves have changed too. They are much more round now. In addition, they used to have fabric-like stickers, whereas, now they have patches that have mickey's face and the park name on it.