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Yep, he was pussified. And that's kind of where the Disney characters were frozen. But so much time has passed since the days of any animated vehicles for the Mouse, I have no problem "freezing" him in my own mind in his Fantasia minus days.
In modern times, he's pretty much been a cypher kept alive only by his Disney Parks incarnation ... which has been pretty bland. But friendly. So I think he's been rehabilitated a bit as the emissary for Disneyland and Disney in general.
Still, he's a movie star, and more beloved to this day (even by me) than I realized. When he and Minnie waded into the thick crowd without handlers during snowfall after Holiday Believe last year, it was among the most magical things I'd ever seen at Disneyland ... and the crowd reacted with utmost love and affection for Mickey and his sweetheart.
He's still got it.
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