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From the Disney Parks Blog. Anyone here see these in person?

Vintage Walt Disney World: Mickey’s Super-Stretch LiMOUSEine

posted on August 4th, 2011 by Nate Rasmussen, Archivist, Marketing Resource Center

“Make it a stretch; in fact make it a super stretch.” Sound familiar? While fans of Rock ‘n Roller Coaster – Starring Aerosmith know a super-stretch limo is the transportation of choice aboard the attraction, you may not know it wasn’t the first super-stretch limo to hit Disney’s Hollywood Studios. Did you know that the Big Cheese also had a limo of his own? Take a look at this beauty.

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That’s the one-and-only 40-foot LiMOUSEine that Mickey Mouse rode in style while on a 37-city tour promoting the opening of the Disney-MGM Studios (now Disney’s Hollywood Studios). And what a sweet ride it was (that picture doesn’t do it justice!). Here are some of the LiMOUSEine’s features: Four cellular phones, a radio remote DJ booth, two Sony TVs with VCRs, and four sunroofs. But, the crown gem has to be that hood ornament: a 24-karat gold-plated Tinker Bell. That’s a lot of pixie dust!

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The LiMOUSEine was also equipped with a Sony RDSS Wayfarer Mobile Communication System, which allowed Minnie to pinpoint Mickey’s whereabouts on a personal computer back at home. Very fancy pants for 1989!

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And as if that wasn’t enough, just in time for the Walt Disney World Resort 25th Anniversary, the LiMOUSEine got a paint job. I’m guessing maybe Flora helped out?

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