Hidden Mickey scavenger hunt

[charmama4]

I would like to have the kids do a scavenger hunt looking for hidden mickeys at DL. Could someone tell me where I could find a list of the ones in the parks and possible the DL hotel? TIA

 

[Sherry E]

I would like to have the kids do a scavenger hunt looking for hidden mickeys at DL. Could someone tell me where I could find a list of the ones in the parks and possible the DL hotel? TIA

Well, that is part of the fun of finding Hidden Mickeys - no one knows exactly where ALL of the Hidden Mickeys can be found.

First of all, you have to start with the basics. There is a book called "Disneyland's Hidden Mickeys" by S.M. Barrett. It is thin, so it can easily be carried in your purse or backpack, etc. as you make your way around DLR. You can find it easily on Amazon, and it is fairly cheap. That book will tell you of many of the "official" and confirmed (by Disney Cast Members) Hidden Mickeys around both parks and all three hotels, as well as in Downtown Disney. However, they will not reveal where most of the Hidden Mickeys are.

This book only scratches the surface. It basically just gives you an idea of what kinds of things to look for when hunting for Hidden Mickeys, and to keep an open mind because you may find them in everyday items as long as you are in the DLR. Some of them can be very tiny; some can be very obvious Hidden Mickeys; some are kind of abstract and almost 'accidental-looking' Hidden Mickeys; some are so well blended into fabrics (like in the carpeting at the DLH) and other patterns that you really have to stare for a long time at them. The Hidden Mickeys can be found on and inside rides and ride vehicles. They can be on rocks or plants. They don't all have the standard front view of Mickey's face - some of them have profiles or maybe just the silhouette of ears. Some of them are meant to look rough and unfinished and leave you guessing as to whether or not it is a real Hidden Mickey, and some of them are unmistakable. Look everywhere. Keep your eyes and mind open. Look on walls, on ceilings, on floors. Look in bathrooms, in parking lots, on dishware. Look in restaurants, in foliage (check out the Mickey cactus in Frontierland), in shops, on signs everywhere, on lampposts - all over DLR. Once you spot some really well-hidden or out-of-the-way ones, you will begin to think that you see Hidden Mickeys (of Hidden Goofys, Donalds, Plutos, Minnies, etc. in everything - whether you do or not!

And check out this Hidden Mickey website (link below) - it gives you a good idea of what kinds of things to look for (lots of the 'unconfirmed/unofficial' Hidden Mickeys not listed in the book) at DLR: http://www.hiddenmickeysguide.com/catalog.php?id=104

 

[charmama4]

Thanks, sounds like we have our work cut out for us!!!! I just thought it would be fun while we are waiting in line, etc.

 

[PinkBudgie]

I have that book and love it. I was so proud of myself when I found a hidden mickey all by myself without the book and when I looked it up, it was worth 4 points! The book is arranged in a way that you can make it a game for points if you want. One section gives hints and another tells you where they are.

 

[Sherry E]

I have that book and love it. I was so proud of myself when I found a hidden mickey all by myself without the book and when I looked it up, it was worth 4 points! The book is arranged in a way that you can make it a game for points if you want. One section gives hints and another tells you where they are.

It's nice to have at least a bunch of the Hidden Mickeys (albeit, just some of the confirmed ones) in one place that you can pack in your bag and bring to DLR. I love going on that website that I referenced above (the Hidden Mickeys Guide) to see a bunch of the unconfirmed and unofficial Hidden Mickeys, but I have to literally make notes and jot down all the locations of them in detail so I can find them. I wish someone would compile a book of as many of the UNconfirmed and UNofficial ones that can be found. The orginal book of confirmed Hidden Mickeys is great to start with, but when I want to start finding those really out of the way Mickeys or less obvious-looking ones that are etched into potatoes or whatever, it would be nice to have the information from that website on hand.

 

[charmama4]

I have that book and love it. I was so proud of myself when I found a hidden mickey all by myself without the book and when I looked it up, it was worth 4 points! The book is arranged in a way that you can make it a game for points if you want. One section gives hints and another tells you where they are.

Wait a minute.....they have assigned points for the hidden mickey's??? Wow!!

 

[TheParsec]

My Family and I did a game, each hidden mickey was worth 1 point. My Brother Found over 100 hidden Mickeys! (We had to take pictures of them to prove it!)

There are hidden mickeys every where in the whole Disney Resort!! Even in the DTD Stores! Every Disney Hotel, Everywhere!!

 

[bluedoll]

Wait a minute.....they have assigned points for the hidden mickey's??? Wow!!

The book is actually set up kind of like a scavenger hunt. So it would probably be perfect for you.