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Byline: Richard Verrier
Nov. 27--NO BIG TO-DO FOR MICKEY'S 72ND BIRTHDAY: Mickey Mouse's 72nd birthday came and went with barely a squeak at Walt Disney World.
Mickey's birthday, on Nov. 18, was celebrated with special promotions in California and at Tokyo Disneyland and Disneyland Paris.
Not so at Disney World, lamented Disney enthusiast Arlen Miller.
"It was a sad day," Miller said. "Almost none of the cast members I talked to at the Magic Kingdom knew it was his birthday. Mickey is the main character."
Mickey made his debut in Steamboat Willie on Nov. 18, 1928, at the Colony Theater in New York before going on to star in 120 …