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10 Amazing Facts Behind Hidden Mickeys
10. The Most Rare Perhaps the best Hidden Mickey is only visible for a few minutes every year. In Walt Disney World’s Under the Sea – Journey of the Little Mermaid queue, there is a Hidden Mickey that forms when the sun hits the rock formations just right—and it only happens at noon on Mickey’s birthday! Photo Credit: Digital Disne
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9. Social Media Hidden Mickey fans have taken to the inter webs to extend the fun even more. If you catch the bug for Hidden Mickey searches, join a Facebook Hidden Mickey group where you can post sightings either in the parks or just in everyday life. There are also several Hidden Mickey Twitter accounts that you can follow (some of the
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10 Amazing Facts Behind Hidden Mickeys
8. Pins Hidden Mickeys can also be found in an exclusive line of trading pins. A genuine pin from the Hidden Mickey line will be about 1.25 inches across, have a small Mickey silhouette in the artwork, and have the words “Hidden Mickey Pin” written on the back. New Hidden Mickey designs are released each year to increase the collection. P
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10 Amazing Facts Behind Hidden Mickeys
7. Movie and Book Mickeys Hidden Mickeys can also be found in Disney animated movies as well as some books published by Disney Hyperion. For instance, did you see a Mickey on the shelves of Wandering Oaken’s Trading Post in Frozen? Also Mickey makes a cameo appearance in the time travel novel Passenger by Alexandra Bracken. Photo Credit:
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10 Amazing Facts Behind Hidden Mickeys
6. Guides If you want help finding the most obscure Hidden Mickeys around Disney properties you can purchase books either onsite or through book retailers. Of course, there are no guarantees that ALL Hidden Mickeys are included in any guide, since there’s no official tracking of new additions and long-standing Hidden Mickeys could disappe
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5. Physical Locations Hidden Mickeys can be found in all Disney theme parks and around the resort grounds. Some popular places to look for Hidden Mickeys include sidewalks, rock work, shrubberies, and attraction theming. Keep your eyes peeled – at Disney World there are supposedly over 1,000 Hidden Mickeys to be found! Photo Credit:
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4. Official Endorsements Although there has been no official endorsement of the Hidden Mickey movement, it’s rumored that Imagineers are currently encouraged to include Hidden Mickeys in any new projects due to overwhelming popularity.
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3. Rise in Public Popularity Hidden Mickeys became a “thing” in 1989 when Arlen Miller wrote about sightings for a weekly cast member publication. The concept was picked up by Disney News who spread the story to the general public where it caught on quickly among Disney fans.
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2. History According to Disney lore, the history of Hidden Mickeys dates back to the 70’s and 80’s when Imagineers were designing Epcot Center. Because it was deemed a more adult park with alcoholic beverages available, Disney executives made the initial decision to distance all character references from Epcot (a decision which was change
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10 Amazing Facts Behind Hidden Mickeys
1. What They Are Hidden Mickeys are a phenomenon occurring either by accident or on purpose that forms a likeness to Mickey Mouse. Usually Hidden Mickeys take the shape of Mickey’s head (one large circle topped by two smaller circle “ears”) but can sometimes be the shape of his whole body.
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