Sorcerer Mickey Hat Icon

Hollywood Blvd, Disney's Hollywood Studios

Sorcerer Mickey Hat icon demolition complete

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Sorcerer Mickey Hat icon demolition

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Sorcerer Mickey Hat icon demolition

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The hat is no longer visible above the construction walls at Disney's Hollywood Studios.

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Description

The Sorcerer Mickey Hat Icon was built in 2001 to celebrate the 100th birthday of Walt Disney, in a celebration called 100 Years of Magic. The hat is located at the end of Hollywood Blvd in the central hub of the studios.

Details

On April 11, 2003 a new sculpture, replacing the "100 Years of Magic" Celebration logo under the Sorcerer Mickey Icon, debuts at the Disney-MGM Studios. This permanent sculpture features gold ribbons decorated with silver stars and is located adjacent to a merchandise venue under the Sorcerer Mickey Hat Icon.

Facts and Figures

Hat Height - The hat itself is 100 feet tall. Since it is resting atop the ears and canted to the side, the summit of the Icon will settle at 122 feet.
Icon Weight - 156 tons
Hat Weight (the brim and hat only, excluding the ears and support structure) - 27 tons
Foundation Concrete - If poured on a 1' depth, the amount of concrete in the base would cover an entire football field.
Hat Size (as wardrobe) - The hat is a size 605 and 7/8
Mickey Size (if he were to wear it) - For a proportional perspective, Mickey, wearing this hat, would be 350 feet tall. (Based off of scaling the real-life entertainment characters in the park)
Hat Paint (Chameleon Paint) - The hat is painted with a custom paint technique called "chameleon paint" which will cause the hat to shift in color as guests move closer and around it. We are using enough of this "automotive type paint" to cover 500 Cadillac's.
Mickey Ears (Light Ribbon) - The faces of the ears are new special effect called "Light Ribbons" (by Walt Disney Imagineering).
The ears will appear to change colors, surface shapes and sparkle with internal pixie dust lighting.
91 panels for the hat
18 sections for the brim
18 spirals
6 stars
2 moons
13 total air vents
13,493 bolts holding the hat together
26,986 washers
17,000 feet (or 57 football fields) of underground utility piping
HAT interior space = 59,458 cubic feet
HAT can hold 444,744 gallons of water
HAT can hold 3,704,720 pounds of water
Ring Beam = 56-1/2 feet in diameter
Mickey Hand height = 39'-6" high
Mickey Hand width= 32'-8 1/4"
Left Ear height - "to top of ear" = 61'-3"
Right Ear height " to top of ear" = 39'-2-1/4"