39 Hidden Mickeys in Disney Animated Movies
1. and 2. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937)
Hidden Mickeys have appeared in every Disney full-length animated feature film since the very beginning with the release of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
in 1937. Two Hidden Mickeys appear early in the film—when Snow White
finishes scrubbing the castle’s steps, and when the Prince serenades
Snow White under her balcony.
3. Pinocchio (1940)
After the Blue Fairy turns the puppet Pinocchio into a wooden boy,
Mister Geppetto and his cat Figaro and goldfish Cleo celebrate his
arrival. When Pinocchio sets his finger on fire, Geppetto rushes to put
it out. They pass by a chair, which looks like Mickey Mouse’s head.
4. and 5. Fantasia (1942)
Disney’s high-concept animated film Fantasia features two
Hidden Mickeys: one during the Nutcracker Suite, and the other in the
legendary Sorcerer’s Apprentice movement before Mickey gets caught in a
whirlpool.
6. and 7. Dumbo (1941)
A majority of Hidden Mickeys involve water ripples and bubbles,
perhaps because this is the easiest way to introduce various circles of
all shapes and sizes.
In Walt Disney’s 1941 animated film, when Dumbo receives a loving
bath from his mother, the soap bubbles form a Hidden Mickey. Then, when
Dumbo’s miniature companion Timothy falls into a bucket of champagne, he
emerges ostensibly drunk as he hiccups pink bubbles, which form
another.
8. Bambi (1942)
At the very beginning of Bambi, when the wildlife of the
forest celebrate the start of a new spring season, a bird feeds her
three baby birds a small group of berries that resembles the iconic
Mickey Mouse.
9. Cinderella (1950)
As Cinderella scrubs the floor, soap bubbles float up to reveal her reflection in a trio of bubbles that form a Hidden Mickey.
10. Peter Pan (1953)
The film is actually bookended with the same image of the Darling
home. In front of their London house, a cluster of trees forms a Hidden
Mickey.
11. Sleeping Beauty (1959)
After the wicked fairy Maleficent curses the baby Aurora to death
when she reaches the age of 16, the trio of good fairies have tea to
talk about what they’re going to do about Maleficent’s curse and how to
protect the new baby. The blue fairy Merryweather conjures cookies in
the shape of Mickey Mouse’s head to go with her tea.
12. 101 Dalmatians (1961)
Considering Dalmatians are white dogs with black spots, this could
have been an opportunity for the animators to go overboard with the
Hidden Mickeys, but only one appears—on Pongo’s right shoulder.
13. Robin Hood (1973)
During Robin Hood and Maid Marian’s love song at the pond, there are three lily pads that make up a Hidden Mickey.
14. The Rescuers (1977)
At the very beginning of the film when the Rescue Aid Society
assembles at the United Nations in New York City, the clock on the wall
is a watch with a Mickey Mouse clock face.
15. The Fox and the Hound (1981)
When Todd and Copper first become unlikely friends at the beginning
of the film, they play a game of hide and seek. Todd hides behind a
cluster of bushes; some of their berries form a Hidden Mickey.
16. Tron (1982)
At the end of the film when Tron, Flynn, and Yori escape, they board a
“solar sailer simulation” that travels throughout the Grid. They pass
through an open plain that reveals a large Hidden Mickey underneath the
solar ship.
17. The Great Mouse Detective (1986)
When the evil Professor Ratigan proclaims himself the Supreme Ruler
of All Mouse-dom at his headquarters, as one of his followers lights his
cigarette, you can see the follower is wearing Mickey Mouse-shaped
cufflinks.
18. Oliver & Company (1988)
When the stray dogs’ human friend Fagin looks at his collection of
watches, the first watch on his wrist has a Mickey Mouse clock face.
19. and 20. The Little Mermaid (1989)
At the very beginning of the film, King Triton enters an underwater
concert hall full of eager concertgoers. Mickey Mouse and Goofy are two
of them, and a number of spectators are wearing Mickey Ears.
There is also a Hidden Mickey when Ariel sings "Part of Your World."
21. Beauty and the Beast (1991)
In the animated film’s second act, the Beast gives Belle his
humongous library of books as a gift to show his gratitude for helping
him mend his wounds. At the very top of the center bookshelf is a Hidden
Mickey that brings the entire library together.
22. and 23. Aladdin (1992)
There are a few Hidden Mickeys and additional Easter eggs throughout the animated film Aladdin.
At the beginning of the film, when Aladdin meets Princess Jasmine for
the first time in the Agrabah marketplace, a bushel of apples makes up a
Hidden Mickey at one of the vendor’s fruit stands.
At the very end of the film, after Jafar is tricked into becoming an
all-powerful genie, the baby cub Rajah quickly morphs into Mickey Mouse
before turning back into a full-sized tiger.
24. and 25. The Lion King (1994)
During “I Just Can’t Wait To Be King,” a pair of monkeys grooms
Mufasa’s assistant Zazu. The monkeys pick off a Hidden Mickey from
Zazu’s head.
While Simba’s cast out from the Pride Lands, Pumbaa and Timon
befriend him. When Timon shows him that they eat insects and grubs to
survive, one of the grubs in the background has a Hidden Mickey on its
back.
26. Pocahontas (1995)
During “The Colors of the Wind," Pocahontas shows John Smith the
beauty of her land. While they frolic in a field of Sunflowers, three
sunflowers create a Hidden Mickey in the background.
27. and 28. The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996)
The animated film is bookended with the Notre Dame Cathedral; a Mickey is part of the architecture of the giant church.
29., 30. and 31. Hercules (1997)
One of the Hidden Mickeys in the animated film Hercules is actually part of one of its main characters. Calliope’s (the muse) hairdo is an upside-down Hidden Mickey.
The other two Hidden Mickeys are reflected in the animated film’s
struggle between good and evil. In Hades’ lair, there’s a map of the
underworld, which is in the shape of Mickey Mouse’s head. When Hercules
meets his father Zeus for the first time as a teenager, there’s a Hidden
Mickey in the ceiling of Zeus’ monument.
32. and 33. Mulan (1998)
After Mulan has had a makeover to be presented to the Matchmaker, and
the other hopefuls are lined up, the last woman on the right side of
the frame has a hairdo shaped like Mickey Mouse’s ears.
Captain Li Shang’s horse also has two Hidden Mickeys on his front and rear side.
34. and 35. Lilo & Stitch (2002)
When Lilo is teaching the alien Stitch how to hula, there’s a Hidden
Mickey in the fruit stand behind them. There’s also another Hidden
Mickey when Lilo shows Stitch her room for the first time. Mickey Mouse
is in one of the photos on her wall.
36. and 37. Tangled (2010)
At the very beginning of the animated film, Flynn Rider narrates
Rapunzel’s origins and reveals the power of her long hair. When he
mentions a single sun drop fell from the sky, the sun drop forms a
Hidden Mickey when it hits the ground.
Rapunzel’s birth mother also wears a necklace with a Hidden Mickey at its center.
38. and 39. Wreck-It Ralph (2012)
Mickey Mouse is on a billboard behind the arcade at the very beginning of the animated film.
Once Wreck-It Ralph is inside the Sugar Rush video game with
Vanellope von Schweetz, the video game’s racetrack is lined with round
peppermint candies that form a handful of Hidden Mickeys.
