HistoryDominion on Instagram: "In 1940, Walt Disney stepped into a small recording booth and brought Mickey Mouse to life with nothing but his own voice and a boundless imagination. The rare footage from that session shows Disney laughing, gesturing wildly, and switching between his natural tone and Mickey’s high-pitched cheer in an instant. At that moment, the world’s most famous cartoon character wasn’t a global icon yet — he was just Walt’s creation, shaped by enthusiasm, instinct, and pure c