This isn't going to be a "monthly" thing after all -- the last post was August. So it's going to be a quarterly post, with the August post being "Summer".
FRIENDS FROM FRESNO
We got together with some friends of ours at Disneyland and California Adventure a couple of weeks ago. They were doing Lightning Lane, and I wasn't, so that gave me plenty of time to do some Hidden Mickey hunting. I also acted as a "Safari Spotter" of sorts, pointing out Mickeys as we saw them. I did a LOT of pointing on Runaway Railway, of course.
One of the other things I track on my site is "Other Hidden Characters". We spotted one on Runaway Railway a number of weeks ago, but I didn't have a picture of it. It's hard to get good photos when you're being thrown around in a trackless ride vehicle. Anyway, the new listing is "Cactus Stitch", and he's right in front of you at eye level as you enter the Western room (first room after the train comes apart). It's even got some stitches to the right so that you know it's him.
While they were riding Roger Rabbit, I headed over to Mickey's House to verify a bunch of books and a painting. There are several book cases before you get to the washing machine room, and all of them have at least one book with a "publishers mark Mickey". Examples are "2001: A Mouse Odyssey", "See You Next Squeak", and "My Fair Mouse"
There's also this weird painting with a floating Mickey. I thought at first that this was some kind of weird Salvador Dali-esque imitation, but there's no evidence of a Dali painting that looks like this. ChatGPT seems to think this was an original concept.
CHECKLIST UPDATE
I did end up creating the Other Hidden Characters checklist, and ended up putting both parks' entries into the same list; there's only 4 of them at California Adventure (so far).
I'd also been working on a "Disneyland In A Day" checklist, which would have persistent checkboxes that also fired a timestamp. This would enable you to map your progress through the park as you try to ride everything in a single day.
After completing the Disneyland list, I also built one for California Adventure. At that point, I decided to create a separate Checklists page.
RECENT SIGHTINGS
Spent some time looking around New Orleans Square, and found a few interesting things. The Royal Courtyard, which used to just be a place to wander around, has been converted into a meet-and-greet. I saw Jack Skellington while I was there, and there were several parents that were bringing their terrified children into the courtyard for pictures. I'm not sure a five-year old can appreciate the humor of our favorite skeleton from Halloween Town, as there were a lot of screaming children there.
Anyway, I was able to sneak in to the front of the courtyard for a quick picture of the gate, which has a Mickey on the lower corners. I was excited to confirm this one, as the original sighting dates back to the original site, on 24 Mar 1998. Gregory Hahn, if you're out there, you'd be pleased to know that someone confirmed your Mickey, and it only took 27 years to do it!
There were three Mickey sightings for La Mascarade d'Orleans which no longer apply as the paintings they belonged to have been removed. Since they were never confirmed, they don't make it to the Isle Of Lost Mickeys. But I did manage to confirm an old listing here as well; just below the frosted glass just below the ceiling behind the cash registers, there are these wooden pieces with Mickeys in them. The original posting for this one was also in 1998, so thanks to Reina, Helen & Shannon for you 08 Nov 1998 posting!
Nothing to do with Hidden Mickeys, but just a New Orleans Square note: The entrance to Club 33 is no longer next to the Blue Bayou. It's now located across from La Mascarade, and is marked with a big lit "33" button. I assume that's a doorbell of sorts. Anyway, the original entrance is still marked "33", but it's being used for stroller parking.
Over in California Adventure, I spent some time looking for Mickeys in the paint splotches outside Guardians Of The Galaxy. I had six entries on the site, with only one of them confirmed, so I was hoping to spot some of the missing five. But instead of finding the listed Mickeys, Micheala and I found four new ones, which brings the number of possible "splotch Mickeys" up to 10. I've still got five pictures of Mickeys that I can't find, and I'm starting to wonder if they're in the queue rather than outside the attraction?
HIDDEN MICKEY COUNT
As of 14/Nov/25:
- 931 Sightings
- 608 Unknowns
- 244 Confirmed Hidden Mickeys
- 79 Others (Decor, Wishful Thinking, Other Hidden Characters)
The land with the most Hidden Mickeys is Mickey's Toon Town, which currently has 62 confirmed Mickeys, and 71 Unknowns.
That's all for this quarter.. As always, this is a good place to discuss Hidden Mickeys, so leave comment if you'd like to have a conversation. Happy Hunting!
