Hidden Mickeys

The next time you take a holiday in Disneyland Paris, watch a Disney cartoon or even watch your favourite Disney movie, make sure you keep you eyes peeled. There may be more fun going on than you probably know about....

What are Hidden Mickeys?

Hidden Mickeys are an image of the classic Mickey Mouse head silhouette cunningly concealed within the design of a Disneyland Paris ride, attraction or general architecture. Hidden Mickeys have also been known to appear in Disney® Cartoons and movies. Typically a hidden Mickey is formed from three circles, a larger one for the face and two for the ears. However some of these hidden icons are created using a side profile of Mickey. It is thought that hidden Mickeys started out as inside jokes among the Walt Disney Imagineers. During the designing, constructing and finishing of attractions, Imagineers carefully and tactfully hid silhouettes and patterns representing the head of everyone’s famous mouse. New Hidden Mickey's make appearences with every show or ride added to Disneyland Paris.

Be sure to keep your eyes peeled during Mickey's Magical Party! season for example. Today, dedicated fans search all things Disney in the hope of searching out every... last... one! Psst!... here are a few to get you started.

Main Street USA

As you enter Main Street USA from the park entrance there is a food store to the left which has a cake and two smaller cupcakes forming a great example of a hidden Mickey.

This Mickey is on the clock of City Hall. The back of the minute hand and the hour hand of the clock are two black circles and when they are approximately 15 minutes apart, they form a great hidden Mickey the hands being the ears and the centre of the clock the head.

There is a hidden Mickey on each side of the arcade made up of a lamp and the colums design.

Frontierland

Over at this scary part of Disneyland Paris there are quite a few hidden Mickeys waiting to be found. As you enter the first room in Phantom Manor look up at the ceiling and above the chandelier there is a ceiling design that is an obvious hidden Mickey.

In the ballroom scene of this Disney Attraction take a look near the feet of the ghost, near the window you will see 3 large burns that form the shape of Mickey.

This is a very expensive hidden Mickey to feast your eyes on! Towards the bottom of the screen that sees Jafar as a Genie there are at least 2 hidden Mickeys. One made out of coins and one made out of sparkly jewels.

In the pirate’s treasures scene there are three tablets displayed on a heap of gold which form a perfect hidden Mickey.

Fantasyland

The trees in Fantasyland are surrounded by metal grates containing a hidden Mickey pattern all the way around.

At the highest pillar there is a golden ornament with 2 little golden rounds on top forming the perfect Mickey silhouette.

A tricky hidden Mickey!

This is quite a tricky Mickey to see so pay attention! Approximately half way along the ride, where the boat takes a sharp left. Examine the left hand side of the scene and on the wall you will see a rotated version of everyone’s favourite mouse.

Take a peek at the 8 ball on the pool table at the attraction.

If you look inside the coal bin you'll see a great hidden Mickey.