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| style="width: 650pt;text-align: left;padding-left: 1em;" | This page gathers together all the Mickeys that have been found to be "Wishful Thinking".  These Mickeys were removed from the regular pages after a few months.
| style="width: 650pt;text-align: left;padding-left: 1em;" | This page gathers together all the Mickeys that have been found to be "Wishful Thinking".  After 4-6 months of being categorized as "Wishful Thinking", these Mickeys are relocated here to make room for Decor, Hidden Mickeys, and Unknown sightings.
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== Esplanade / Entrance / Downtown Disney ==
== Gibson Girl Ice Cream Parlor ==
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{{HM-Basic | color = silver | type = Lost | descr = Just outside Entry Turnstile 8, among the rocks that are embedded in the cement on the ground, there is a grouping of three rocks that is undeniably a Mickey. To find it most easily, look for the 'stream' of concrete flowing away with rocks in it. Go two cracks towards Turnstile 8, then look at the right of this 'stream' (When facing the turnstiles) about 2 feet past the second crack.<br>'''UPDATE:''' This Mickey was reported when the "CALIFORNIA" sign was still present, and may no longer be in the ground.<br>'''LOST:''' This Mickey is definitely gone, probably when the "CALIFORNIA" sign was removed. | image = [[File:Dca-glass-mickey.jpg|100px|center]] | rpts = REPORTED: Ray J. Parker 03 JAN 01<dt>CONFIRMED: Meg & Jared & TR Shaw 08 APR 01<dt>CONFIRMED: Mrs. Pianoman 02 SEP 01<dt>UPDATE: Pianoman 15 NOV 24<dt>LOST: Pianoman 23 JAN 25}}
{{HM-Basic | color = khaki | type = Wishful Thinking | descr = Along the back walls of the Gibson Girl Ice Cream Parlor, there are sconce lights. The brass base of these lights form Mickey heads.
{{HM-Basic | color = silver | type = Lost | descr = When you enter the park, there are ticket takers that let you in. Look where they are standing at about knee level. There is a speaker grid for the sound system which has Mickey for the hole designs.<br>'''LOST:''' Disney has replaced the old turnstiles with plastic panels that open after you scan your pass.  The old speakers are lost. | image = [[File:Dltickettakers.gif|100px|center]] | rpts = REPORTED: John Azevedo 03 DEC 95<dt>CONFIRMED: Eric B 01 FEB 96<dt>CONFIRMED: Brad C Willoughby 02 APR 96<dt>UPDATE: Meg 16 JUN 96<dt>LOST: Pianoman 7 MAY 25 | land = Disneyland_Resort}}
'''WISHFUL THINKING:''' This looks like "common brass styling".  Also, the ears and head are almost the same size. | image = [[File:Gibson sconce.JPG|100px|center]] | rpts = REPORTED: Sue Branin 25 SEP 00<dt>CONFIRMED: shaida 23 JUN 01<dt>WISHFUL THINKING: Pianoman 21 FEB 24}}
{{HM-Basic | color = silver | type = Lost | descr = In the Marceline's Confectionery store in Downtown Disney, the bottom serif of the "M" in Marceline's and the two serfs of the "C" in Confectiony form a Mickey.<br>'''LOST:''' Marceline's has been replaced with the candy equivalent of "The Wonderful World Of Sweets", and it's HUGEIt's like the candy store equivalent of the Disney Store.  Anyway, Marceline's has been shuttered, and I'm afraid the Mickey in the sign is now lost. | image = [[File:Marcelines downtown disney.jpg|100px|center]] | rpts = REPORTED: Laura 17 FEB 01<dt>CONFIRMED: Rita Fetter 13 JAN 02<dt>CONFIRMED: Pianoman 12 OCT 24<dt>CONFIRMED: [https://mickeyvisit.com/hidden-mickeys-disneyland/ Mickey Visit] 27 MAR 25<dt>LOST: Pianoman 7 MAY 25}}
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== Great Moments With Mr. Lincoln ==
== Partners Statue ==
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{{HM-Basic | color = silver | type = Lost | descr = In the exit lobby, on the mural to the left of the reservation center, there is a picture of Walt. Just to the right of Walt is a globe with mouse ears.<br>'''LOST:'''  The mural is no longer there, and has been replaced with the picture of Walt walking into Fantasyland before the park opened. | image = [[File:WaltGlobe.gif|100px|center]] | rpts = REPORTED: Shawn Connelly 10 AUG 93<dt>CONFIRMED: W Michael Jacobson 01 SEP 93<dt>CONFIRMED: Eric B 26 JAN 96<dt>CONFIRMED: Brandon Davis 02 AUG 99<dt>CONFIRMED: Susan 11 MAY 00<dt>LOST: Pianoman 22 DEC 23}}
{{HM-Basic | color = khaki | type = Wishful Thinking | descr = On Walt's right hand there is a ring that makes a Hidden Mickey.
{{HM-Basic | color = silver | type = Lost | descr = This one is really real and intentional. Towards the end of Mr. Lincoln, the clouds on the left form Mickey's head with facial feaures. The cast member who turned on the show announced this, and everyone saw it.<br>'''WISHFUL:'''  On the left side, there is an eagle that appears. This has always been here, but I haven't seen a Mickey in this.<br>'''UPDATE:'''  I know that there once was a Mickey in the clouds, but now it seems to be an eagle. The only explanation is that there are two versions of the lighting.<br>'''LOST:''' It's not a Mickey, it's not an eagle.  As of 2024, it looks like the American flag. | image = No Photos Yet | rpts = REPORTED: Ghost Host 27 JUL 97<dt>CONFIRMED: Loretta Drummond 15 AUG 97<dt>WISHFUL THINKING: Benjamin Rockwell 28 DEC 97<dt>UPDATE: Ghost Host 16 APR 99<dt>LOST: Pianoman 2 JAN 24}}
'''WISHFUL:''' It is a "Claddagh" ring, a traditional Irish ring in which a heart represents love, the crown stands for loyalty, and two clasped hands symbolize friendship. | image = No Photos Yet | rpts = REPORTED: anon 12 JAN 24<dt>WISHFUL: Pianoman 26 JUN 24}}
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== Emporium ==
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{{HM-Basic | color = silver | type = Lost | descr = There are Hidden Mickeys carved in the Headless Mannequins.<br>'''CONFIRMED:'''  Inside the Emporium where they sell the golf shirts and other fine clothing is a chest only mannequin displaying a shirt. The hidden Mickey lies on the part where the neck would be if it was a full mannequin. I am not sure what shirt it was actually displaying but it is there.<br>'''LOST:''' The mannequins no longer have the Mickeys in the neck. | image = No Photos Yet | rpts = REPORTED: Kirby Lim 20 JAN 97<dt>CONFIRMED: Chris Case 16 JUL 97<dt>CONFIRMED: Brandon Davis 02 AUG 99<dt>CONFIRMED: Meg 25 JUL 00<dt>LOST: Pianoman 13 MAR 24}}
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== Penny Arcade ==
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{{HM-Basic | color = silver | type = Lost | descr = In the Penny Arcade, they have an Esmarelda machine that, for a price, will tell you your fortune. In front of her, she has some cards laid out (a royal flush). They are Mickey Mouse cards! Actually, they have Minnie on them too, but still…<br>'''LOST:'''  The cards are no longer Mickey cards.  They are generic Tarot cards. | image = [[File:Fortune3.gif|100px|center]] | rpts = REPORTED: Kirby Lim 20 JAN 97<dt>CONFIRMED: Chris Case 16 JUL 97<dt>CONFIRMED: Brandon Davis 02 AUG 99<dt>CONFIRMED: Meg 25 JUL 00<dt>LOST: Pianoman 21 DEC 23}}
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== Main Street Magic Shop ==
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{{HM-Basic | color = silver | type = Lost | descr = On the ceiling of the store are a bunch of cards.  In the middle is the Ace of Clubs, but the center club is a Mickey head.  This is the same Hidden Mickey as the Ace of Clubs in the Houdini display to the left of the store entrance.<br>'''LOST:''' They repainted the ceiling, and while there are some cards up there, the Ace Of Clubs Mickey has been removed. | image = [[File:Cards on ceiling.JPG|100px|center|border]] | rpts = REPORTED: Pianoman 13 MAR 24<dt>LOST: [https://www.thatdisneyfam.com/ Liz Morgan] 21 JAN 25<dt>LOST: Pianoman 22 JAN 25}}
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== Plaza Inn ==
== Plaza Inn ==
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{{HM-Basic | color = silver | type = Lost | descr = I ordered the Cobb Salad. The server took two small plastic cups and started ladling salad dressing into them. I thought, "Why are they giving me *two* cups of dressing?" She handed the cups off to another server, who put them on a plate, and tossed a large circular roll beneath and to the center of the two cups of dressing. I looked at the plate and just laughed out loud. I consider this a Hidden Mickey; it's not as obvious as the little Mickey chips they serve with sandwiches, and not everyone in my group could see it until I pointed it out. | image = No Photos Yet | rpts = REPORTED: Pianoman 02 JUL 97}}
{{HM-Basic | color = khaki | type = Wishful Thinking | descr = Upon entering the Plaza Inn, look around at the wonderful Victorian decoration. Follow the intricate woodwork to the corners of the archway. There are three circles together, with a slight spread between one pair. <br>'''UPDATE:''' By standing on the porch of the Plaza restaurant look at the edging of the filigree that surronds the porch. Little Mickeys are all around by looking out at the edging. My husband and I were celebrating our honeymoon and made it a part of our stay to search them out.<br>'''WISHFUL:'''  It's a standard trefoil, with no additional spreads or whatever.  | image = [[File:Plaza inn outside.JPG|100px|center]] | rpts = REPORTED: Kory Trapane 19 NOV 96<dt>CONFIRMED: Candee Gyll 06 JAN 00<dt>WISHFUL: Benjamin Rockwell 30 AUG 97}}
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== Plaza Point ==
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{{HM-Basic | color = silver | type = Lost | descr = In the photo display are a couple of antique cameras with a Hidden Mickey on the front. They might have been moved from outside to behind the cash register inside the store.<br>'''LOST:''' Plaza Point is now selling Christmas items, and no longer has anything to do with photography. | image = No Photos Yet | rpts = REPORTED: anon 12 JAN 24<dt>LOST: Pianoman 26 JUN 24}}
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== Fantasyland ==
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{{HM-Basic | color = silver | type = Lost? | descr =  There's a Hidden Mickey on the Fantasyland mailbox, located across from Peter Pan.<br>'''UPDATE:''' Here's a link for [https://www.randomactsofcardness.org/blog/disneyland-mailboxes Mailboxes Of Disneyland].<br>'''LOST:''' The mailbox has been removed.  There are still several mailboxes, but not in Fantasyland. | image = No Photos Yet | rpts = REPORTED: anon 03 NOV 24<dt>LOST: Pianoman 22 JAN 25}}
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== Harbour Galley ==
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{{HM-Basic | color = silver | type = Lost? | descr =  Walk to the back of the seafood shack towards the harbor. You'll see a big wall with a couple oars screwed into it. Follow this wall all the way to the back. If you look down at the bottom, you'll see a light brown wooden Mickey Mouse head screwed into the wall.<br>'''CONFIRMED:''' Its located at the Columbia dock in front of Haunted Mansion. In the lower corner (about knee high), to the left of "Fowler's Inn", there's a hidden Mickey nailed to the wall.<br>'''UPDATE:''' I think this Hidden Mickey is lost, I can't see the oars anywhere, and there's no Mickey heads at knee level near Fowler's Inn. | image = No Photos Yet | rpts = REPORTED: Shawn Brewer 19 JUN 98<dt>CONFIRMED: Alex Koreneff 14 AUG 98<dt>CONFIRMED: Mikael Romano 25 MAR 99<dt>LOST? Pianoman 26 SEP 24}}
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== Splash Mountain ==
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{{HM-Basic | color = silver | type = Lost | descr = While in line for Splash Mountain, look at the top where people come down from the final drop. If you stand so that you are facing the drop look at the hole. The gigantic hole and two holes located directly next to it form a Hidden Mickey.<br>'''CONFIRMED:''' The hole where you come out of at the top of Splash Mountain is cut to have a Mickey head as you look at it from the outside.<br>'''LOST:''' Not sure if this is part of the Tiana's Adventure update, but this Hidden Mickey doesn't appear to exist any more.  The big hole is there, but there are no other smaller holes to the sides. | image = No Photos Yet | rpts = REPORTED: Ross Monogram 22 JAN 00<dt>CONFIRMED: Foo Bar 22 JAN 00<dt>CONFIRMED: Rupert 24 MAR 02<dt>LOST: Pianoman 26 SEP 24}}
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== Hollywood Land ==
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{{HM-Basic | color = silver | type = Lost | descr = Upon the entry of Hollywood Pictures Backlot, there are elephant statues above the entrance. There are three circles on the elephant's cheeks that form Hidden Mickeys.<br>'''LOST:''' The elephants are no longer at the entranceThey were removed in 2016 as part of a Hollywood Land redesign. | image = No Photos Yet | rpts = REPORTED: Jeffrey Gee 05 JUL 01<dt>LOST: Pianoman 6 JAN 25}}
{{HM-Basic | color = silver | type = Lost | descr = Underneath the golden elephants flanking the entrance to the Hollywood Pictures Backlot, there is a little motif that runs around the edge of the blocks. Between the lions and atop a little wing design is a Hidden Mickey.<br>'''LOST:''' No longer here, appears to have also been lost in 2016 as part of the redesign. | image = No Photos Yet | rpts = REPORTED: Stephen Wilder 16 OCT 03<dt>LOST: Pianoman 3 MAR 25}}
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== Tower Of Terror / Guardians Of The Galaxy ==
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{{HM-Basic | color = silver | type = Lost | descr = Pre Show, on the television. Little girl in the group is carrying a micky mouse Plush toy.<br>'''CONFIRMED:''' On the Tower of Terror ride, the little girl in the video is holding a Mickey doll. I randomly saw it and accidentally blurted it out in the quiet, dark room, and everyone laughed. But most people went "oh yeah." Just to make sure I went on the ride 3 more times.<br>'''UPDATE:''' In the 88 second library film, and where ever else you see her in the Tower of Terror, the little girl on the elevator is holding a plush Mickey Mouse doll. The little girl ghost is holding the very first Mickey doll ever made. You can clearly see it when the group in walking into the elevator. Also, when on the ride, the ghosts of the girl is still carrying the plush.<br>'''LOST:''' This Mickey is lost due to the Guardians overlay. | image = No Photos Yet | rpts = REPORTED: Jungkhans 27 APR 04<dt>CONFIRMED: Jaime 31 AUG 05<dt>UPDATE: TR Shaw 28 MAR 06<dt>LOST: Pianoman 2 DEC 24}}
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Revision as of 13:46, 1 February 2026

This page gathers together all the Mickeys that have been found to be "Wishful Thinking". After 4-6 months of being categorized as "Wishful Thinking", these Mickeys are relocated here to make room for Decor, Hidden Mickeys, and Unknown sightings.

Gibson Girl Ice Cream Parlor

Wishful Thinking Along the back walls of the Gibson Girl Ice Cream Parlor, there are sconce lights. The brass base of these lights form Mickey heads.

WISHFUL THINKING: This looks like "common brass styling". Also, the ears and head are almost the same size.

REPORTED: Sue Branin 25 SEP 00
CONFIRMED: shaida 23 JUN 01
WISHFUL THINKING: Pianoman 21 FEB 24

Partners Statue

Wishful Thinking On Walt's right hand there is a ring that makes a Hidden Mickey.

WISHFUL: It is a "Claddagh" ring, a traditional Irish ring in which a heart represents love, the crown stands for loyalty, and two clasped hands symbolize friendship.

No Photos Yet
REPORTED: anon 12 JAN 24
WISHFUL: Pianoman 26 JUN 24

Plaza Inn

Wishful Thinking Upon entering the Plaza Inn, look around at the wonderful Victorian decoration. Follow the intricate woodwork to the corners of the archway. There are three circles together, with a slight spread between one pair.
UPDATE: By standing on the porch of the Plaza restaurant look at the edging of the filigree that surronds the porch. Little Mickeys are all around by looking out at the edging. My husband and I were celebrating our honeymoon and made it a part of our stay to search them out.
WISHFUL:  It's a standard trefoil, with no additional spreads or whatever.
REPORTED: Kory Trapane 19 NOV 96
CONFIRMED: Candee Gyll 06 JAN 00
WISHFUL: Benjamin Rockwell 30 AUG 97