Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida is arguably the most magical place on the planet, and there is a lot of stuff to do at the parks and resorts. Each park and hotel has tons of neat details spread throughout every wall or shelf, prop of animatronic, and more. You can find secrets and hidden details all over Walt Disney World, including hidden Mickeys. The outline of Mickey Mouse with the three circles has been uniquely hidden all over the theme parks, waterparks, and resorts in a multitude of locations. So today, I’ll be ranking the 50 best hidden Mickeys at the resort. The 4 hidden Mickey lists before were just warm-ups, with a top 15 for each park. But today, I’ll be including some of those hidden Mickeys, the waterparks, hotels and resorts, golf courses, and so many other experiences at Disney World. So with that, let’s start this massive ultimate ranking from the top at number fifty.
#50: Tubes at the Exit – Teamboat Springs – Blizzard Beach
A classic hidden Mickey can be found as you exit the TeamBoat Springs attraction at Blizzard Beach Waterpark. Look to the right to find 3 tubes propped up against a wall. These tubes form Mickey Mouse, even the tube representing Mickey’s face being a multi-rider tube and the tubes representing his ears are smaller, single-rider tubes. This hidden Mickey isn’t very hidden, but it is a classic at the Disney water parks.
#49: Mickey Ornaments – Winter Summerland Golf Course
Walt Disney World also has some golf courses, including the Winter Summerland Miniature Golf. Around the themed course you’ll find Christmas trees with some ornaments. If you take a close look at some of the ornaments, some of them are shaped like Mickeys. A nice Disney bling to a cool mini golf course at Disney World.
#48: Cookie Trays – Boma-Flavors of Africa – Animal Kingdom Lodge
This restaurant at Disney’s Animal Kingdom Lodge has a couple of sneaky hidden Mickeys. On the sweets table are three trays of cookies for guests. The trays are laid out in the shape of Mickey’s head, with the head tray being larger than the trays representing his ears. This isn’t a super hard Mickey to spot, but if you’re just grabbing a cookie and not paying attention to the trays, you’ll probably miss it.
#47: Behind C3-PO – Star Tours – Hollywood Studios
Personally, C-3PO is one of my favorite animatronics at Walt Disney World. It really makes it seem like C-3PO is real. It’s insane. In the queue for Star Tours, you might be focusing on this wonderful animatronic figure when you’re missing a very clever hidden Mickey. Next to C-3PO is a couple of screens. On the bottom of the top screen, you might have noticed 3 planets: 2 small planets in the top corners of a bigger planet, at least the top half of that planet since the bottom is off-screen. This layout mimics Mickey Mouse, with the 2 small planets as the ears and the bigger planet as his face. So next time you’re admiring the C-3PO animatronics as you wait to experience Star Tours: The Adventures Continue, check out this interesting hidden Mickey.
#46: The Slide – Sand Castle Pool – Old Key West Resort
This hidden Mickey isn’t difficult at all to spot, but it’s so well-known and a classic Mickey at Walt Disney World that it deserves a spot on the list. At the main pool at the Old Key West Resort in Disney Springs, a slide coming from a sand castle structure is shaped like a hidden Mickey. The hole with the slide inside is the head, and the two circles around it are the ears. Classic, but not at all hidden.
#45: Carpet Bubbles – Art of Animation Resort
At Disney’s Art of Animation Resort, you’ll need to take a look at the colorful carpet in the hallways to find this next hidden Mickey. Some of the bubble outlines around the colorful design are the outline of Mickey Mouse. You can find a few of these around the hallways. Have you spotted any of these at this resort? Comment below if you have. It’s not too hard to spot unless you aren’t looking down.
#44: Mickey on the Counter – Kona Cafe – Disney’s Polynesian Resort
At Disney’s Polynesian Resort, you’ll find the Kona Island Cafe. This beautiful restaurant is a nice, chill eatery and fits in perfectly at the themed resort. One part of the restaurant has a countertop that looks like misshapen, colored tiles. A couple of parts of the counter have a sneaky outline of Mickey hidden within the tiles. They aren’t too hard to find, but if you aren’t thinking closely at the counter’s design, you’ll miss them.
#43: Crates – Singapore Sal’s – Typhoon Lagoon
Inside Singapore Sal’s Gift Shop at Typhoon Lagoon, you’ll spot a neat hidden Mickey. In the back right is the wall of flip-flops. On shelves above the shoes are a few crates for decoration. If you take a look at the right-most crate, a hidden Mickey can be seen on the side. If you aren’t looking up and you’re only looking at the array of flip-flops, you’ll miss this hidden Mickey in Singapore Sal’s.
#42: Drain Cover – Japan Pavilion – Epcot
For this difficult-to-find secret, head to the Japan pavilion at World Showcase. As you’re walking in the Japan pavilion, you’ll pass a pond. By the edge of the pond, you might have spotted a drain cover. Nothing special, right? Well, if you look closely at it, you’ll notice this drain cover is a bit different, as it actually has a very small hidden Mickey in the middle. It’s so subtle you’ll probably miss the cover itself if you aren’t looking, let alone this unique hidden Mickey.
#41: Mickey Swinging Nautical Flags – Sand Bar – Disney’s Contemporary Resort
This next hidden Mickey can be found at the Sand Bar at Disney’s Contemporary Resort. To the left of the bar inside, looking at the top of the wall. There are little stick figures holding nautical flags in different positions. If you look closely, you’ll find one of these stick figures, one of them actually has a Mickey head. Clever, right?
#40: Wall Clocks – Singapore Sal’s – Typhoon Lagoon
At Typhoon Lagoon Waterpark, you’ll find Singapore Sal’s gift shop. Outside to the right of the entrance, you’ll notice some wall clocks. These clocks are placed on the wall in the form of Mickey Mouse. Next time you head to this place, check out these secretive clocks on the wall.
#39: Mickey Sand Trap – Various Golf Courses
A rather large hidden Mickey can be found at Lake Buena Vista Golf Course. One of the sand traps in the course includes the iconic shape of Mickey Mouse. This bunker isn’t hard to notice, but is a unique Mickey. Sand traps with this shape were also created at other courses such as Ko Olina Golf Club.
#38: Mickey Bush – The Grand Fiesta Tour starring The Three Caballeros – Epcot
The Grand Fiesta Tour starring The Three Caballeros is a classic Disney dark ride, found in the Mexico pavilion in World Showcase at Epcot. As you tour in your boat through a Mexican city and listen to the Three Caballeros singing, plus some silly Donald the Duck moments, look out for a neat hidden Mickey. As you watch the short video of Donald chasing his bathing suit, look in the background at the beachside city. If you look to the far right, you might notice a uniquely-shaped bush in front of the building. This bush is indeed shaped like a hidden Mickey. There are a couple of really well-hidden Mickeys on The Grand Fiesta Tour, but this one is probably my favorite.
#37: Pixel Mickey Lights – Coronado Resort
In the Convention Center at Disney’s Coronado Resort, you’ll find circular chandeliers in the hallways. If you take a look at the sides, you’ll notice a pixelated Mickey silhouette lines the side of these lights. It’s neat seeing a hidden Mickey in this blocky form. Pixel Mickey can also be found in the Veracruz Exhibit Hall, with a square light fixture on the ceiling including a neat pixelated Mickey outline design.
#36: Toilet Head – Journey Into Imagination with Figment – World Celebration
Journey Into Imagination might not be the best ride at Walt Disney World, but it does have a neat hidden Mickey to find. This detail can be found in Figment’s upside-down house. In the second room of the house, you’ll find a toilet. The wall is covered in circles as the design. If you look at the toilet at the right angle, it’ll look two circles are in the top corners of the toilet bowl on the ceiling, forming a classic hidden Mickey. It’s neat how you can only see it from this angle with the circles, and it’s also on the ceiling. This is a pretty fun hidden Mickey that seems to have a lot of imagination.
#35: Baseballs on the Carpet – Sport Goofy Gifts – All-Star Sports Resort
At Disney’s All-Star Sports Resort, you’ll find Sport Goofy Gifts and Sundries, a little shop that sells sport-themed Disney merchandise. If you look at the carpet pattern, you’ll spot soccer balls, footballs, basketballs, and baseballs. Some of these baseballs have two white circles in the top corners that form a hidden Mickey. This detail can be found in a few places around the store.
#34: Horse Statue Entrance – Saratoga Springs Resort
In the Disney Springs area is the Saratoga Springs Resort & Spa. At the main entrance, you’ll be delighted with a beautifully-sculpted statue of a man riding a horse. On the side is an intricate blanket of roses. Toward the top of the rows of roses is a small hidden Mickey carved into the statue. It’s so discreet and blends in so well that it’s an easy hidden Mickey to miss.
#33: Mickey Cabinet – Yacht Club Resort
It seems like Mickey and his friends stay at the Yacht Club Resort. In the main lobby, you’ll find these cabinets decorated with a neat secret. The 6 drawers are labeled with names of Mickey and his friends: Mickey, Minnie, Donald, Daisy, Huey, and Goofy. This hidden Mickey isn’t too hard to spot, but it is a very clever secret.
#32: Flamingo Island – Kilimanjaro Safaris – Animal Kingdom
Kilimanjaro Safaris is a must-do experience at Animal Kingdom. Since it’s a safari, it doesn’t really have any secrets or hidden details – it’s just a safari at a Disney park. Despite this, a really neat hidden Mickey can be found on the safari. At one point during your ride, you’ll pass the flamingo island. Well, this island with all the flamingos on it is actually in the shape of Mickey’s head. What a neat way to hide a secret on an attraction that’s not have any in plain sight. This is such a cool secret on a ride that doesn’t really need any.
#31: Mickey Cloud – Beach Club Resort
For this next hidden Mickey, head to the Beach Club Resort. Inside you’ll find a painting of kids playing in the ocean with a cruise ship behind them. Look at the cloud in the top right corner to spot Mickey’s face, eyes and all. This isn’t too hard to spot if you’re looking hard at the picture, but if you just glance at it and keep walking you’ll definitely miss this unique hidden Mickey at the Beach Club Resort.
#30: Seashells by the Seashore – Beach Club Resort
At Disney’s Beach Club Resort, you’ll find the Vacation Club sign next to a statue of a mermaid. Look below the rock the two statues are sitting on to find seashells embedded into the rock. Three actually form a sneaky hidden Mickey. I love how the seashells tie into the theme of the resort. It’s pretty clever.
#29: Finding Nemo Pools – Art of Animation
A sneaky hidden Mickey can be found at the Finding Nemo pool at Disney’s Art of Animation Resort. At the ends of the pool, you’ll find 2 statues of a green fish. Three specific spots on the fishs’ backs connect to form a classic hidden Mickey. It’s so subtle you’ll miss it if you aren’t looking closely at these statues. It is a bit apparent compared to the other spots around it if you look at the fishes.
#28: Mickey on the Map – Wilderness Lodge
Disney’s Wilderness Lodge is a really uniquely-themed resort at Walt Disney World, themed to the Wild West and the rich theming and concept of Frontierland at Magic Kingdom. A great example of the theming is this map in the lobby, called ‘Scenic Line of the West’. Look around at certain scenes across the U.S. states to find Mickey appearing in most of them. Such as a scene of Mickey fishing in Lake Michigan, making a teepee above Nebraska, and taking professional photos of Minnie in California, which seems to be right above Anaheim by the way.
#27: Mickey Nutcracker – Carousel of Progress – Magic Kingdom
Another sneaky hidden Mickey on Walt Disney’s Carousel of Progress is actually in the form of a nutcracker. Unsurprisingly, this Carousel of Progress Mickey is in the Christmas scene. Why does this scene have so many hidden MIckeys? I can name 4 off the top of my head. Anyway, look very closely to the left above the fireplace to find a few nutcrackers. One is actually Mickey himself. You can find the Mickey nutcracker on the far left of the 4 nutcrackers. The nutcrackers are far left on the mantle, next to the hanging wreath. I know I’ve already said this and I’ll say it again later, but I love when hidden Mickeys are more creative than just the three circles. It’s what I appreciate the most when it comes to these secrets: expecting the unexpected. That being said, expect many hidden Mickeys in this scene of Carousel of Progress.
#26: Neptune Fountain – Italy Pavilion – Epcot
As you walk through the Italy pavilion in Future World at Epcot, you’ll pass by Neptune’s Fountain. King Neptune’s on the middle rock with two fish next to him. To find this hidden Mickey, check out the rockwork behind the statues. If you stand around the area where the left fish is looking, you can look to the left of the left fish on the rockwork to find this hidden Mickey. It is a bit hard to see if you aren’t at the right angle, but once you see it, it’ll be the only thing you see when you pass this beautiful fountain at Epcot.
#25: Mickey in Big Ben – Peter Pan’s Flight – Magic Kingdom
Another neat hidden Mickey not in the form of three connected circles can be found on Peter Pan’s Flight in Fantasyland. As you fly over London, you’ll pass by the famous Big Ben clock tower. But a sneaky hidden Mickey is inside. Look closely at the windows at the very top of the tower to find Mickey’s silhouette inside – but not just the three circles, it’s Mickey himself! This one is a bit hard to spot, but still really cool. If you’re looking for an easier hidden Mickey to spot on Peter Pan’s Flight, there’s also one on the marquee sign for the attraction as the cloud Peter Pan is standing on.
#24: Tree in the Model – Dinosaur – Animal Kingdom
Of all the attractions at Animal Kingdom, I find Dinosaur to be a bit underrated. Some say it shakes too much, and some say it’s too scary. I find the ride to a fun, thrilling attraction at the park. I also found the queue to be quite interesting. In one part, you’ll pass by a model with a bunch of trees everywhere. On the mural behind the model is a classic hidden Mickey. Check out the tree in the foreground to the left side and you’ll spot a clever hidden Mickey to the left of the first branch. This is such a clever secret as you aren’t really looking closely at these trees. If you do, you’re rewarded with this hidden Mickey.
#23: Cloud Mickey – Toy Story Mania – Hollywood Studios
The Toy Story Mania queue is a vibrant piece of art all over the walls, and still seems like something Andy would create – including a hidden Mickey. You’ll find this hidden Mickey in the carnival room. Along the top of the wall, you’ll notice circular-shaped clouds. One of these is a hidden Mickey, peeking its head out. Above the balloon popping stand to the left of the large circus tent, you’ll find a hidden Mickey in the shape of a cloud. Maybe I’m including this just because it’s one I actually found at the park, but I still think it’s well hidden. Your eyes are drawn more towards the carnival booths and not the clouds; and even if you are looking up, many of the clouds are also circular shaped, but only one forms a hidden Mickey.
#22: Earrings – Maharajah Jungle Trek – Animal Kingdom
This is a pretty neat hidden Mickey, since it’s not very easy to spot if you don’t know where to look. On the Maharajah Jungle Trek at Animal Kingdom, you’ll pass by this mural. While the man in the mural might seem to be part of the theme, it seems like he enjoys Disney as well, since his earring is an upside-down Mickey shape. Just turn your head slightly and you’ll notice the Mickey hanging on the man’s ear.
#21: Mickey’s Pants – Muppet Stage 1 Company Store – Hollywood Studios
The Stage 1 Company Store in Muppets Courtyard is hiding many details, including a unique hidden Mickey, as it’s technically not Mickey himself! To find this secret, you’ll need to look up. Look for the corner with a line of hanging clothes. You know those doors by the ceiling? The clothes line is right under doors 6 and 7. One of the pieces of clothing is a pair of red shorts with white circles. You know, like Mickey’s red shorts? I guess Mickey needs the Muppets to clean his shorts.
#20: The Dress – All-Star Music Resort
At Disney’s All-Star Music Resort, you’ll find Melody Hall. Behind the main check-in counter in this area, you’ll find this mural of two dancers. Taking a close look at the one dancer’s dress to find a clever hidden Mickey. The design of the circle representing the head has a curve in the center, which really helps this unique hidden Mickey blend right into the picture.
#19: Jewels – Seven Dwarfs Mine Train – Magic Kingdom
“Heigh ho, heigh ho!” A newer ride at Magic Kingdom can be found in New Fantasyland. Seven Dwarfs Mine Train is a family coaster with amazing audio animatronics that brings the Seven Dwarfs to life. There’s some neat hidden Mickeys here, including one in the scene with the Seven Dwarfs animatronics. In the mine, look for a hidden Mickey behind the dwarf made out of gems. It’s a little hard to see at first, but once you see it you can’t look away. This is a classic hidden Mickey that can be found on this great Magic Kingdom coaster.
#18: Window Roof – Disney’s Grand Floridian
Staying at the Grand Floridian? Look up. At The Villas at Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort, you’ll walk into a beautiful, fancy-designed lobby. If you take a look up you’ll be rewarded with an impeccable stained-glass window on the roof. Look closely at the four sides facing the pole to the chandelier to find a sneaky hidden Mickey design incorporated right into the stain-glass. It fits right in, making this one a tough secret to find.
#17: Bee Pole – Mercantile Store – Animal Kingdom
The Island Mercantile Store at Animal Kingdom was a pretty nicely decorated store at the park. You’ll also find a ‘bee pole’ (as I call it.) This bee pole is just a pool with bees on it, but it’s a bit unique compared to other poles at the store. This pole includes a pretty clever hidden Mickey. If you look closely at this picture, notice that the yellow dots of the bee path form the outline of Mickey Mouse. It’s a clever way of hiding Mickey in this store, and I think it’s one of Animal Kingdom’s most unique secrets.
#16: The Crashed Plane – Jungle Cruise – Magic Kingdom
Most hidden Mickeys are just secrets on the ride, but don’t have any significance outside that. But not many reference a now extinct attraction at a whole other theme park. Anyway, the crashed plane on the Jungle Cruise attraction is a rather new addition. The plane has a very sneaky hidden Mickey on the bottom. But what about the reference to another attraction? Well, would you believe me if I said that this plane used to have a home in Hollywood Studios? Well, this plane used to be the plane in the Casablanca scene on the classic Hollywood Studios attraction “The Great Movie Ride”. This ride might now be home to Mickey and Minnie’s Runaway Railway, but this is still a pretty neat secret you probably never knew about Jungle Cruise, especially with this classic hidden Mickey.
#15: Mickey Detergent Bubble – Mickey and Minnie’s Runaway Railway – Hollywood Studios
Ah, here we are back at the Chinese Theater, exploring Mickey and Minnie’s Runaway Railway. In the nighttime city scene, you can find a boatload of hidden Mickeys. One of these is on a billboard. Look for a billboard on one of the rooftops that says “Delux-O-Detergent” curving over a pink bottle. Look closely inside the bottle to find a tiny hidden Mickey made out of the bubbles. You might have seen this billboard, but have you seen this hidden Mickey? It’s a tough one, and one of my favorites on the attraction. Now, before we move on, let’s look at one more cool hidden Mickey in this area – sort of an honorable mention. As you pass by Pete drilling a hole in the ground, look to the right to see an ice cream shop. The sign is an ice cream cone, with a Mickey-shaped scoop of ice cream.
#14: Loading Station – Slinky Dog Dash – Hollywood Studios
Slinky Dog Dash is hiding some pretty cool secrets referencing Toy Story, Pixar, and Disney. In the loading station, you can find a map drawn by Andy of an epic roller coaster on what is supposed to be pieces of loose leaf paper. Look in the top right of the drawing in the clouds. Here you can find a neat hidden Mickey right above the army men. This is a pretty neat hidden Mickey, especially since it’s so small in this huge drawing. So next time you ride Slinky Dog Dash in Toy Story Land, check out this hidden Mickey in the load station.
#13: Plane Front – The Barnstormer – Magic Kingdom
A fun, silly family coaster at Walt Disney World is The Barnstormer, located in Storybook Circus in Fantasyland. This attraction has a few cleverly-hidden Mickeys, and it’s really cool if you find one. On the coaster, you pass through a giant Barnstormer sign before turning into the unload station. If you look closely at this sign as you pass by, you’ll find a neat secret. On this sign are two planes on the right. Look closely at the smaller one farther behind, directly above the “Staggering Series of Stupendous Stunts” sign. On the front of this plane is a classic hidden Mickey. This is such a well-hidden secret, but you’ll definitely miss it if you don’t know where to look on the sign.
#12: Bus Stop Sign – Coronado Resort
Disney’s Coronado Resort has a bus that takes you around the area. But did you know that while you’re waiting for your bus, you might spot Mickey Mouse riding another bus? Well, at some of the bus stops, such as this one in the picture, Mickey can be seen riding the bus on the bus stop sign. And it’s not just the three circles, as part of his body and his nose are also showing. Yeah, this is actually Mickey Mouse. Cool, right?
#11: Sorcerer Mickey – Blizzard Beach
Did you know you can find not just Mickey at Blizzard Beach Waterpark, but Scorcerer Mickey from Fantasia (sort of)? On a bridge you’ll pass underneath on the walkway, you’ll notice stones layered in the side. In the middle are three circles that represent Mickey Mouse. But not just that, but a tall triangle that looks like the shape of the Sorcerer’s Hat that Mickey wears in the 1940 classic Fantasia. If you don’t know Fantasia, the Sorcerer’s Hat was the big purple hat with stars and moons on it that sat in front of the Chinese Theater in Hollywood Studios until 2015. Neat!
#10: The Plates – Haunted Mansion – Magic Kingdom
Probably the most cheaply-made hidden Mickey is one of Magic Kingdom’s most popular and well-known. The classic Disney attraction The Haunted Mansion has some well-hidden you might have missed, including its own hidden Mickeys. One of these can be seen in the dining hall scene. While you might be watching the ghosts spinning and dancing, did you ever take the time to look at the plates and bowls on the table? Well, three plates actually form a classic hidden Mickey. Made out of plate for the head and two side plates for the ears, you can find a hidden Mickey on the table at both Magic Kingdom in Florida and even Disneyland in California.
#9: Around the Most Magical Bathtub – Magic Kingdom
This is an interesting hidden Mickey since 99% percent of people will not find it – because they aren’t allowed to. A neat detail about Cinderella Castle that Disney fans know about is the suite. There is actually a suite that guests can stay in overnight. However, you can’t stay there anymore. Originally, only lucky people winning contests, etc. got the once-in-a-lifetime chance to stay in what’s known as fantasy. But you can get a tour of the suite. And a detail to look out for on the tour is a very sneaky hidden Mickey. In the fancy bathroom, you’ll find 3 highly-detailed mosaics around the bathtub. The one on the right with the trees has a small hidden Mickey in the bottom left corner. If you look really, really close, you’ll see it. So if you ever get a tour of this beautiful suite, make sure to look out for this hidden Mickey, along with a couple of others.
#8: Trixie – Toy Story Mania – Hollywood Studios
Here’s another Toy Story Mania hidden Mickey that’s just in the queue. At the beginning of the queue, you’ll see a poster for Toy Story Midway Games featuring the toy dinosaurs Rex and Trixie. If you look closely at the design of Trixie, you might spot a hidden Mickey to the right of her left eye. It’s a little slanted, but still pretty easy to spot. Toy Story Land really has a bunch of neat hidden Mickeys, but this one might be my favorite. The clever location of being part of the design of Trixie is smart since some might see it and not realize it’s Mickey. It’s very well-hidden.
#7: 3 – Spaceship Earth – Epcot
A classic, mostly well-known hidden Mickey at Epcot can be found right outside Spaceship Earth. As you exit the attraction, you’ll see a mural of a space station and a planet in the background. The space station has 4 numbers. They’re all red, except for the 3, which is black. If you turn your head, you’ll see a classic Epcot hidden Mickey. This might not be too hard to find, especially since the random black number is a bit obvious, but it’s still a neat secret at Epcot Center.
#6: Mickey Solar Panels
Today, part of the power given to the Walt Disney World Resort is solar panels Disney installed in Central Florida last year. Not only that, but it’s actually shaped like a Mickey. That’s right. Tons of solar panels that are in the form of Mickey Mouse can be found in Florida. Cool, huh?
#5: R2D2’s Ears – Star Tours – Hollywood Studios
Star Wars characters might not know anything about Walt Disney or Mickey Mouse, but that won’t stop R2-D2 from wearing a pair of Mickey ears. In the queue for Star Tours – The Adventures Continue, you’ll pass by a screen on the wall shaped like a vertically-stretched octagon. On the screen, silhouettes of famous Star Wars characters, including droids, will pass by. At one point, R2-D2 passes by. On R2’s head are two circles, implying the droid is wearing Mickey ears. It’s a funny way to blend Disney and Star Wars together for a neat hidden Mickey. It might seem easy to spot, but the scene is only on-screen for a couple seconds, so keep your eyes on this screen.
#4: The Doll – Tower of Terror – Hollywood Studios
Another Hollywood Studios classic is the Twilight Zone Tower of Tower. This ride has a few neat hidden Mickeys, but this one in the pre-show is definitely the most clever. You might never think to look in the queues and pre-shows of attractions for hidden Mickeys, but you’d be surprised. Look closely in the pre-show video on Tower of Terror to find a hidden Mickey – doll? When you see the people in the elevator after the Hollywood Tower Hotel is struck by lightning, look closely at what the little girl is holding. Why, it is a Mickey doll! Yes, the little girl is seen holding a Mickey doll as she becomes a ghost in the pre-show. Does that mean Mickey turned into a ghost as well? Maybe he’s on It’s A Small World somewhere. A creepy, ghostly, Mickey doll animatronic. How cool! (I know I’m heading off track.)
#3: The Shirt – Mickey and Minnie’s Runaway Railway – Hollywood Studios
One more hidden Mickey for Mickey and Minnie’s Runaway Railway, alright? This one is right past the billboard one we spotted before. As you turn into Daisy’s Dance Studio, check out a shirt hanging on a clothes line next to the flower shop, directly ahead from the next room. On the clothes line above Donald’s truck parked outside is a white shirt with a picture of Mickey on it. It is a pretty well-hidden Mickey, I’ll say, and just for it being on a shirt and being cleverly hidden, this is my favorite hidden Mickey on Mickey and Minnie’s Runaway Railway.
#2: Space Ceiling – Cargo Bay – Epcot
If you survived the dreaded Mission: Space and don’t need to sit somewhere for hours, then take a look in the store you exit into called Cargo Bay gift shop to find a unique hidden Mickey – and no, we don’t mean the astronaut Mickey statue in the middle of the shop. Cargo Bay is themed to space, as is the attraction, including decor and products. In the middle of the ceiling, you’ll find a space-themed design. Blue lines connect to a circle in the center of the store. If you look in the middle of this circle, you’ll find a discreet hidden Mickey. This Mickey is a bit different than a normal one, and it looks like the ears are a little farther apart than what you’re used to. But you can’t deny that this is a very clever hidden Mickey and definitely the best and most well-hidden and clever at Epcot.
#1: Steamboat Willie – Under the Sea: Journey of the Little Mermaid – Magic Kingdom
One of the most unique Hidden Mickeys at Magic Kingdom is also one of the hardest to spot. In the queue for the Under the Sea: Journey of the Little Mermaid in Fantasyland, you’ll find a group of rock formations next to a small canal. While there are many rock formations in the queue of this attraction, this specific one is the most significant, as Disney Imagineers carved Steamboat Willie from the 1928 cartoon. You know, that whistling mouse on a boat that is now used in the Disney Animation Studios intro? Well, you can spot him in the queue of Under the Sea. However, you have to stand at the right angle or it won’t look right. It is hard to spot without color as the image of Mickey doesn’t stand out, but that’s what makes it great. The most secretive, unique, and interesting hidden Mickey.
So, what do you think? What’s your favorite hidden Mickey at Walt Disney World? Let me know in the comments!
Check out our Top 15 and Top 10 lists on the best hidden Mickeys at each park at Walt Disney World!
