Hidden Mickeys at Walt Disney World
Rumor has it that "Hidden Mickeys" were started as in inside joke of the Disney Imagineers. No matter if they were intentional or accidental, there's nothing like spotting one to bring a smile.
There are two types of "Hidden Mickeys." The first section is devoted to the ones that require a bit of detective work to spot. The second section are those "not so hidden Mickeys" that are still fun to find.
This list a by no means all-inclusive, but we thought we'd give you a start on some of our favorites. There are plenty of books and checklists available online for those who want to dig into them further.
MAGIC KINGDOM
Astro Orbiter
- On the far side, look for an indentation in the cement
- Look closely at the side facing Space Mountain
Big Thunder Mountain Railroad
- Three rusty gears lying on the grass as you reenter the station
Buzz Lightyear’s Space Ranger Spin
- Look at the continents on the planet to your right as you enter
- Look for the same planet on the left further along
- On the ride, look to the left in the room with the batteries
- Look for the planet again in the space video room
- As you pass the space video room, look straight ahead to see the planet one last time
Carousel of Progress
- In the last scene, find the Mickey nutcracker, the Mickey Mouse doll and on the kitchen counter, the object with Mickey ears
Columbia Harbor House
- Main dining room—framed map on wall is comprised of three circular sections
The Haunted Mansion
- Border around a portrait in the first room of the entrance
- Ballroom scene—arrangement of plate and adjoining saucers on the banquet table
- Graveyard scene—left hand of the grim reaper forms a Mickey outline with his fingers
"it’s a small world"
- Africa scene—purple flowers on a vine on the elephant’s left side
Jungle Cruise
- Side of plane
- Temple—arrangement of three plates
Liberty Tree Tavern
- Rear wall of the waiting area
Liberty Square Riverboat
- Stocks near the entrance
Mickey’s Star Traders
- Behind the statue of MICKEY MOUSE—a constellation in the shape of Steamboat Willie
Peter Pan’s Flight
- Take a close look at the bark of the trees just before the entrance queue
The Pinocchio Village Haus
- BLUE FAIRY Room—dark blue sparkle painted above the banner
Pirates of the Caribbean
- Treasure Room—iron work on the bottom of four lamps on the left side, one located on each of two columns and two more located on either side of the archway walls
- The lock on the jail cell
Tomorrowland Transit Authority
- Take Flight! Display—woman getting her hair done has mouse ears on her belt buckle
Walt Disney's Carousel of Progress
- Last scene—nutcracker on fireplace
- Last scene—plush toy peeking out of present
- Last scene—wrapping paper
- Last scene—white pepper mill on kitchen counter
- Last scene—painting on back wall is an abstract version of MICKEY MOUSE from Fantasia
EPCOT
The American Adventure
- Lobby—painting of wagon train heading west—above the front leg of the foremost oxen
France
- "Impressions de France"—in the background of the wedding party scene, center of second-floor window on the house
Junkanoo Bus
- Back side of the bus—above the stairs
The Land
- Living with the Land—bubbles in the middle of the mural in the queue
- Living with the Land—three circles near bottom of mural directly across from loading area
- Living with the Land—in the film montage after the farm scene, on the nametags of Epcot greenhouse technicians in one of the pictures
- The Circle of Life—small stones in front of the Native-American man on a horse
- The Circle of Life—baseball cap of the man driving a harvester
Mexico
- Gran Fiesta Tour —arrangement of three clay pots in the marketplace scene
Spaceship Earth
- Renaissance Italy scene—on the page of a book behind the sleeping monk
- Hat in the teenage boy’s bedroom
- Alarm clock in the same room
DISNEY'S HOLLYWOOD STUDIOS
Cover Story
- Outside the building—in the decorative border above the first floor
The Disney Studio Store
- Center of the shop—the three circular platforms
Hollywood & Vine
- In "San Fernando Valley" wall mural
Hollywood Plaza
- The plaza and surrounding buildings in front of the Chinese Theater—when viewed from the air
Jim Henson’s Muppet*Vision 3D
- Outside fountain—an inflatable toy raft
- Queue area—"Top five reasons for turning in your 3D glasses" sign
- Lobby video—test pattern the second time Scooter crosses the screen
- Final scene—balloons
Mama Melrose’s Ristorante Italiano
- Waiting area—a spot on the Dalmatian
Rock 'n' Roller Coaster Starring Aerosmith
- Lobby—between the doors that have marble panels, before entering the next room, there are two sets of three small circles in the floor tiles, unlike any of the other tile pieces in the room
- Lobby—poster of the "8th Street Kidz Band" featuring rock singer "Jesse Camp" wearing a denim jacket with a Mickey Mouse patch in the upper left hand corner
Rosie’s All-American Cafe
- Order area—head shape in the gauges of a welding torch
Sci-Fi Dine-In Theater Restaurant
- Waiting area—on a purple folder found on the bulletin board
- Tree—the shape is in sculpted branches located to the left rear of the screen above the kitchen area
Stage 1 Company Store
- A pair of shorts hanging from the clothesline hanging over the counter
Star Tours
- Queue area—on "phone directory" sign at front
"The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror"
- Entrance area—just before you go inside on main balcony designs
- Library video— little girl in elevator holding a MICKEY MOUSE plush
- Library—on sheet music
- Boiler room—water stain on the wall, just after the queue splits
- At the doors to the final drop—in a swirl of stars
ANIMAL KINGDOM
The Boneyard
- Wooly mammoth dig site—fan with two hardhats
- Playground—in soft ground covering under the ground-level drinking fountain
Chester and Hester’s Dinosaur Treasures
- Mr. Imagination cement dinosaur sculpture just outside the store—on the right side of the dino’s neck is a gold Steamboat Willie pin
Conservation Station
- The main building contains more than 25 Hidden Mickeys. Look in the eyes of animals in the entrance mural, on butterfly and insect wings and bodies, and in the tree trunks of the rain forest
- Neonatal Care section—on the back wall of the green room, a flower to the left of the blue koala
- Neonatal Care section—on the back wall of the pink room, in the bubbles near the ceiling
- Neonatal Care section—white fluffy clouds in the light blue sky
- Song of the Rainforest—on the back of a cockroach in the queue waiting area
Dinosaur
- Building entrance—in wall mural depicting Florida’s Cretaceous-era wildlife. Look on the bark of the painted tree in the far left background
- Building entrance—under wall mural, three "floating" water lilies
- Photo imaging pick-up—in Carnotaurus wall mural. In a shadow under a fold in the dinosaur’s lower jaw
Cretaceous Trail
- On the back of the large red and green "picture" dinosaur
Harambe Village
- To the right of Tamu Tamu Refreshments—utility cover with pebbles in the ground forming the ears
- Harambe Fruit Market—section of cement poured into shape of MICKEY MOUSE’s head
Gorilla Falls Exploration Trail
- Naked mole rat building—in reflection of lights in the central display case near the wall
- Naked mole rat building—on "Asepso" box on desk to the right of the building’s entrance
- Naked mole rat building—on a backpack in the far left-hand corner of the room
Pizzafari
- In the camouflage room—spots of the leopard in the wall mural
Restaurantosaurus
- In the "plaster room"—MINNIE MOUSE ears in white plaster hanging over entrance to the "bunk room"
Wildlife Express Train to Africa
- Conservation Station Train Station—in the rafters where the cross-beams connect
WALT DISNEY WORLD RESORTS
Disney's Animal Kindgom Lodge
- Resort front entrance—Fiber Reinforced Plastic (FRP) totem pole
- Front door—Rivet
- Lobby—Chandelier
- Lobby—Log columns
- Lobby—Rockwork
- Lobby vestibule—Leopard painting
- Victoria Falls—Rockwork
- Slide stairway—Pool deck rockwork
- Rear of Slide—Pool deck rockwork
- Flamingo overlook—Pool deck rockwork
- The Mara—Pool deck wall
- The Mara—Leaf painting
- Jiko—Stream outside (looking through window from inside Jiko)
- Jiko—Pizza oven
- Boma—Chair backs
- Child activity area—Mural
- Health Club—Elevator to health club
- Arusha Rock—Carved giraffe
- Arusha Rock—Animal overlook
- Arusha Rock—Spiral staircase vine
- Guest room—Corridor carpet
- Guest room—Bedspreads
- Deluxe Guest room—Drapes
Disney's Beach Club Resort
- Near Ariel’s—figure sitting on hallway sand castle picture
- In Guest rooms—on bedspreads, in bubbles
Disney's Blizzard Beach Water Park
- On Cross Country Creek—in the stonework of a bridge behind Summit Plummet
Disney's BoardWalk
- Lobby—miniature carousel—on several of the horses
- Lobby—on top of some lamps
- Lobby—in wicker on back rests of a couch
- Disney's BoardWalk Villas—in rug pattern in front of elevators (on all floors)
- Disney's BoardWalk Villas—pattern in door lamps in front of each room
Disney's Contemporary Resort
- Parking lot—floral arrangement of a MICKEY MOUSE watch
Disney's Coronado Springs Resort
- The Dig Site—in the walls on either side of the pool’s entrance
- Guest rooms—yellow sheets of stationery (several images of MICKEY MOUSE appear)
- Room Service menu
Disney's Grand Floridian Resort & Spa
- Convention center—weather vane
Disney's Magnolia Course
- The sixth hole—a sand bunker
Disney's Polynesian Resort
- Main lobby—design in the flagstone floor
Disney's Port Orleans Resort- Riverside Region
- In the check-in areas—in the wood latticework above the destinations and on either side of the giant fans
Disney's Vero Beach Resort
- In the Island Grove Packing Company – mural on the wall – three oranges strategically placed in the upper right corner.
- In the Island Grove Packing Company – antique pick-up truck cab mounted on the wall. If you look in the rear-view mirror, you will find a MICKEY MOUSE shape
- In the lobby on all of the orange trees – some oranges feature one large orange with two smaller oranges on the top
- Mural behind the resort front desk – features three oranges in a MICKEY MOUSE shape
Disney's Wedding Pavilion
- Stepping stones leading up to the Pavilion
- Design on speakers
Disney's Wilderness Lodge
- Artist Point, right-hand mural—coloration of lower right-hand tree varies creating shape
- Artist Point—cloud in the distance of the left-hand mural
- Library area—in the back side of the lobby fireplace is another fireplace on the next level; on the door of the screen of that fireplace are two sets of acorns which are highlighted by a curved surface, connect the curved surface
- Lobby—in a key on display between the front desk and Mercantile merchandise shop
- Lobby—right-hand side of fireplace just below the red rocks
- Mercantile—outside, the bus driver on the sign showing the resort transportation location
- Outside entrance—right, inside support post below iron band at top
- Outside entrance—right, outside support post below iron band at top
- Territory Lounge—colored area on rear end of a pony in mural on ceiling
- Territory Lounge—map at the entrance, one of the pots about two feet from the bottom
- Whispering Canyon Cafe—in bottom ironwork of fireplace in back room
THE NOT SO HIDDEN MICKEYS –
MAGIC KINGDOM
Cinderella’s Royal Table
Dinnerware—on the crest
Horse Cars (on Main Street, U.S.A.)
Horses’ bridles—blinders
Main Street Confectionery
Candy-making room—the trim of the white cupboards
Main Street Railroad Station
Front of the station—the flower arrangement
Above the station—in the flag
Sir Mickey’s
On the store’s sign
EPCOT
FriendShip Launches
On life vest signs
DISNEY'S HOLLYWOOD STUDIOS
Crossroads of The World
On the globe above the shop
Entrance area
On grassy hill near boat dock—several planting arrangements
In the metal entrance gates
Resort Area
Celebration
Power station tower near I-4
Disney's All-Star Music Resort
Country Fair—boots
Country Fair—bolo ties
Jazz Inn courtyard—on top of the cymbals
Disney's All-Star Sports Resort
On trash cans
Touchdown! courtyard—planter in the center courtyard
Disney's Blizzard Beach Water Park
MICKEY MOUSE ears on the snow child on display
Disney's Contemporary Resort
Inside main entrance arches
Chef Mickey’s—in sign and cut-out figures encircling walls
Convention Center—statue of MICKEY MOUSE shaking hands with Leopold Stokowski
Fun Center—clothes of some famous Disney characters are hanging from the ceiling
Outside near Bay Lake—silver metal structure with MICKEY MOUSE sitting on giant ears
Disney's Fort Wilderness Resort and Campground
Tri-Circle D Ranch—signs and gates
Disney's Old Key West Resort
In the woodwork of railings in various buildings throughout the Resort
The sun in the Disney Vacation Club logo
Disney's Polynesian Resort
On the sign outside the arcade
Disney's Vero Beach Resort
Campfire Ring area - MICKEY MOUSE shapes on backs of the benches
Fence posts surrounding the pool – MICKEY MOUSE shapes cut into the top of the fence posts
Pirate's Plunge pool area – MICKEY MOUSE shapes in the wrought iron fencing
Disney's Wilderness Lodge
Walking on "Bear Crossing" sign on road to main entrance
Wilderness Lodge Mercantile—on totem pole
DISNEY SPRINGS Marketplace
In entrance archway signs
Art of Disney—sign
Toys Fantastic—in mural inside shop
Along the waterfront—in the green wrought-iron tables and chairs
Fantasia Gardens
Tee-off mats
Gateway Entrance Signs (at entry roads of the WALT DISNEY WORLD Resort)
In purple background behind each character
MISCELLANEOUS LOCATIONS
Manhole covers
Merchandise receipts
Monorails (WDW insignia on each cab)
Pizza delivery menus of some WDW Resorts
Road signs
Room keys of WDW Resorts
Security vehicles
Survey markers
Telephone book covers at pay telephones
Topiary figures
Utility covers
WDW insignia flags
