RECEIVED MY FIRST EMAIL SIGHTING
This is like the restaurant that frames their first dollar. On February 18, I received an email from Garrin P, a Hidden Mickey fan who had three Mickeys on Runaway Railway that I didn't know about. Hopefully this is the start of many more such reports. Mrs. Pianoman and I can't be expected to find ALL of the Hidden Mickeys on the Runaway Railway, and we definitely need "a little help from our friends".
GARRIN'S MICKEYS
The three Hidden Mickeys Garrin reported are:
- The bass drum near the plane. This one is tough, because you can't see it if you get too close to it. You have to step back as far to the left of the queue as possible. Garrin indicated that this Mickey was confirmed by the Disney Parks TikTok site, and that's good enough for me.
- In the Snack Bar area, there's a BBQ sauce spill. The Mickey is just below the main spill, and you need to look at it from the right angle to see it clearly.
- At the end of the ride before you enter the barn, there's a signpost on the right with four signs. One of the signs is "Fishin' Hole", and the Mickey is the "O" in that sign.
Ther'es also a "Yensid Valley" sign on that signpost, which cracks me up. I always like seeing "Yensid" references in Disney parks.
DECOR SIGHTINGS IN THE ENGINE EARS SOUVENIR STORE
Garrin also reported Mickeys on the top shelves of the store that you pass through after the Runaway Railway ride. There are a LOT of Mickeys there, but I'm not sure if they are really "Hidden". They seem pretty obvious to me. There are some other hidden characters here -- Donald is pretty tiny, and Goofy appears to have slammed his plane into a barn. Those two are much better hidden than the Mickeys.
I might put on my "Goes To 11" hat, and try asking a bored Cast Member whether those Mickeys are considered "Hidden" or not. Maybe I can get some kind of consensus. If they are indeed Hidden, it might explain why the "There's over 100 Hidden Mickeys!" claim is out there.
SITE UPDATES
As mentioned in the last report, Wishful Thinking reports have been moved to their own page: "Pianoman's Wishing Well". I've been gradually migrating Wishful Thinking entries into this location. Once that's done, I'll be removing them from all the table summary data, just as I did with the "Lost" Mickeys.
I added a "spinner" to the site, which displays whenever links are clicked on. It's a feedback thing, that tells users that "something is happening" whenever they navigate.
Checklists are now updated whenever navigating to them. If you go back or forward to a checklist, it'll get refreshed. This will enable users to check the box on the main link, then go back in their browser to the checklist and see it updated.
GAVE UP ON SAFARI
While working on some of the site changes, I found that using Firefox was generally a cleaner experience on my iPhone. I've started using it more often in the parks as well. I haven't used Chrome for a while, but it's probably very similar to Firefox. Stock browsers like Safari and Edge are just not great for performance and ease of use.
HIDDEN MICKEY COUNT
As of 4-Mar-26:
- 930 Sightings
- 600 Unknowns
- 253 Confirmed Hidden Mickeys
- 77 Others (Decor, Wishful Thinking, Other Hidden Characters)
The land with the most Hidden Mickeys is Mickey's Toon Town, which currently has 65 confirmed Mickeys, and 69 Unknowns.
That's all for now. As always, this is a good place to discuss Hidden Mickeys, so leave a comment if you'd like to have a conversation. Join the Facebook page for Hidden Mickey updates. Or contact Pianoman at:
hiddenmickeywiki at pobox dot com
Happy Hunting!
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