A look at the completed refurbishment of the Partners statue at Magic Kingdom

By WDWMAGIC Staff · Friday August 6, 2021 8:40am ET · "Magic Kingdom"
A look at the completed refurbishment of the Partners statue at Magic Kingdom
Walt and Mickey are in perfect condition for the start of Walt Disney World's 50th anniversary celebrations beginning October 1.

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Completed Partners statue refurbishment

The Partners statue at the Magic Kingdom has been fully refurbished over the past few weeks, readying Walt and Mickey for the start of the 50th anniversary on October 1.


During the refurbishment, the team stripped the statue to bare metal, cleaned it, applied a new patina, and topped it off with a protective coating.



In the statue sculpted by Imagineering legend Blaine Gibson and installed in 1995, Walt is depicted as the visionary, pointing toward the future and leading the way for Mickey Mouse, Walt's creation.


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The one thing they’ve done right for the 50th. 😀
LOVE! 💜
What is the Chinese symbol on his tie mean?
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↩ replying to wdwmagic
It looks like Walt could easily adjust the crooked crest if you turned him around!
↩ replying to Crunchie9
Someone mentioned that is was the symbol for a place Walt visited a lot in Cali. I think it was a ranch or resort of some sort.
↩ replying to Crazydisneyfanluke
Smoke Tree Ranch, near Palm Springs
Maybe show the pedestal a little love?
↩ replying to rickdrat
it, like the dirty monorail beams at epcot, is an iconic and nostalgic facet of the walt disney world experience

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I don’t think the statue looks that different? But I’m glad it got a cleaning!
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It's not meant to look any different! The goal was to maintain it, so that it does not deteriorate.
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Ahh gotcha. That makes sense.
I hate it! Leave it to Bob Chapek to ruin this statue! What’s next? A Partner’s Cupcake upsell opportunity? Leave it to the bloated and incompetent WDI to screw this up. Looks like yet another cost cut!!1!
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