Hidden Mickey

A Hidden Mickey is a subtle formation of a silhouette of the head of Mickey Mouse and his two ears, a more complete representation of Mickey Mouse (such as Mickey mixed in with a crowd or in the background), or a representation of another character (such as the huge hidden Jafar at the Pangani Forest Exploration Trail in Africa in the Animal Kingdom). Mickeys may be painted, made up of objects (such as rocks, or three plates on a table), or be references such as someone wearing Mickey Mouse Club ears in a painting.

When the shape of Mickey Mouse is used as an obvious part of the design, such as Mickey ears on the top of lampposts, it is considered decorative. A true Hidden Mickey is one that is not obviously meant to be seen, such as when a Disney artist places the shape of Mickey in a context that would normally not contain Mickey Mouse.

Hidden Mickeys are slipped into animation cels in nearly all Disney animated classics, hidden in architecture and attractions in Disney parks and resorts and studio buildings and many other Disney related features.

Examples

While this is not an exhaustive list, here is a brief selection of "Hidden Mickeys" you can try to find. For more comprehensive guides, please see the External Links section below.

* At Disneyland in New Orleans Square, one of the storm drains was painted with a golden Mickey. It was later removed as it required daily painting.
* At Disneyland in The Haunted Mansion, three plates on the left of the dinner table form a hidden Mickey.
* At Disneyland the signs that inform you where smoking areas are have hidden mickeys in them.
* At Disneyland on Pirates of the Caribbean there is a hidden Mickey near the end of the ride at the last fight scene. The hidden mickey is on a breastplate on the left side of the boat.
* At Disneyland on Pirates of the Caribbean there is a hidden Mickey in the scene with captain Barbosa on the big ship to the left. To the right is a wall firing cannons. There is a hole in the middle of the wall that is shaped like Mickey.
* At Disneyland on Splash Mountain there is a hidden Mickey in the last scene. It is made of the curly thorns over the tunnel, underneath where the train goes by overhead.
* At Disneyland on Splash Mountain there is a hidden Mickey at the very end of the ride. Where it shows you your picture before the final turn there is a framed picture of Mickey on the wall to the left by Roger Rabbit.
* At Disneyland in the line for the Indiana Jones Adventure there is a hidden Mickey in the room where they show the black and white safety video. On the wall to the left at the very end of the room is a big Mickey engraved in the cracks.
* At Disneyland on Big Thunder Mountain there is a hidden Mickey about halfway through the ride. It is made up of three wheels, to the left at the bottom of the large hill with a goat eating dynamite at the top.
* At California Adventure on Monsters, Inc. a hidden Mickey can be seen on a corkboard towards the middle of the ride on the right hand side of the car.
* At Disney's Hollywood Studios in The Great Movie Ride heading into the gangster section.
* At the Magic Kingdom in the Rose Garden there is a hidden Minnie.
* At the Magic Kingdom in the Pirates of the Caribbean a hidden Mickey can be seen in the entrance queue near the fireplace. There is also one on an armor chest-piece at the scene where there is a man shooting his gun on the barrel of a cannon.
* At the Magic Kingdom in the Winnie-the-Pooh ride a hidden Mickey can be seen on a clock.
* In "Aladdin", when Rajah the Kitten is being transformed back into a tiger, the shape of Rajah's head turns into the shape of Mickey for a split-second.
* In "Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen" the foil wall in the bedroom has Mickey pressings in it.
* In "The Nightmare Before Christmas", after Jack delivers his Christmas presents, the little girl with the scary teddy bear has Mickey Mouse pajamas.
* In "The Lion King 1 1/2", as Timon and Pumbaa are falling down the waterfall, a hidden mickey can be seen on the rock for a second.
* In "Walt Disney World" in the exhibit that can be seen as you wait in line for Expedition Everest, one can be found on the stuffed animal of an abominable snowman, and the other made of compasses.
* In "Tron", during the Solar Sailor sequence, there is a silhouette of Mickey Mouse on the ground, blending into the terrain.

Other examples

* The Noah's Ark restaurant in Teaneck, New Jersey has a wall length mural depicting the biblical story of Noah releasing the animals from his ark. Mickey Mouse's head sticks out of the kangaroo's pouch.
* A Hidden Mickey, along with Donald and Goofy also appear in The Little Mermaid as cameos.

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Hidden Mickey Book

There is a book known as "Hidden Mickeys: A Field Guide To Walt Disney World's Best Kept Secrets". Currently, there have been three editions of the book published. The book lists where there are hidden Mickeys on Disney rides in Walt Disney World Resort. It is sold in a shop at Tomorrowland in the Magic Kingdom, and also at Disneyland's Mickey's Toontown Shop.

See also

* Happiest Homecoming on Earth
* Don Rosa's Hidden Mickeys

External links

* [http://www.hiddenmickeysguide.com Hidden Mickeys Guide.com]
* [http://www.findingmickey.com FindingMickey.com - Hidden Mickeys of Disneyland Resort, Anaheim CA]
* [http://www.hiddenmickeys.org HiddenMickeys.org]
* [http://www.hiddenmickey.com HiddenMickey.com The Art of Being a Hidden Mickey]