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Find the Hidden Mickeys
Finds
Hidden Mickeys
started as an inside joke among early Disney Imagineers and
soon became a park tradition (I'm not kidding—the entire Disney's Hollywood
Studios layout when viewed from the sky is one giant Hidden Mickey!). Today,
dozens of subtle Mickey images—usually silhouettes of his world-famous ears,
profile, or full figure—are hidden (more or less) in attractions and resorts through-
out the Walt Disney empire. No one knows how many, because sometimes they
exist only in the eye of the beholder. But there's a semiofficial, maybe-you-agree-
maybe-you-don't list. See how many HMs (Hidden Mickeys) you can locate during
your visit. And be sharp-eyed about it. Those bubbles on your souvenir mug
might be forming one. Here are a few to get you started:
In the Magic Kingdom
• In the Haunted Mansion banquet scene, check out the arrangement of the
plate and adjoining saucers on the table.
• In the Africa scene of it's a small world, note the purple flowers on a vine
on the elephant's left side.
• While riding Splash Mountain, look for Mickey lying on his back in the pink
clouds to the right of the
Zip-A-Dee Lady
paddle-wheeler.
At Epcot
• In Imagination, check out the little girl's dress in the lobby film of Honey,
I Shrunk the Audience, one of five HMs in this pavilion.
• There are three HMs on the wall surrounding Mission: Space.
• As you enter the Mexico pavilion, check out the large block statue on your
right as you climb the stairs—the Hidden Mickey is right at the top.
• In Maelstrom in the Norway pavilion, a Viking wears Mickey ears in the wall
mural facing the loading dock.
• There are four HMs inside Spaceship Earth, one of them in the Renaissance scene,
on the page of a book behind the sleeping monk. Try to find the other three.
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huge, water-mist screens. The amphitheater holds 9,000 souls including standing room,
and during busy periods (holidays and summers) it's often standing-room-only, so arrive
at least 30 to 60 minutes early (if you don't mind a late dinner, you can pick up food
from a fast-food counter on Sunset Blvd. and picnic in the stands while you wait). There
is sometimes an additional show earlier in the evening.
Note:
The show's loud pyrotech-
nics may frighten younger children, and earplugs aren't a bad idea for anyone with ears
sensitive to very loud noises.
The Great Movie Ride
Frommer's Rating:
C for most, B+ for adults who love classics
Recommended Ages:
8-adult
Film footage and 50 audio-animatronic replicas of movie stars are used to re-create some
of the most famous scenes in filmdom on this 22-minute ride through movie history.
You'll relive magic moments from the 1930s through the present: the classic airport
farewell scene by Bergman and Bogart in
Casablanca;
Brando bellowing “Stellaaaaa”;
