Hidden Disney Details - Buena Vista Street Mailboxes

There are dozens of Disney Details to discover along Buena Vista Street, Disney California Adventure Park's newly remodeled main thoroughfare. Hidden in a private entryway next to the Los Feliz Five & Dime is an apartment-style mailbox.

The nameplates on the personal mailboxes feature a few familiar names with Disney ties. From left to right the names read; S. Yoshiwara, E. Valiant, T. Ogelvie and P. Peabody.

The S. Yoshiwara mailbox is a tribute to Staci Rei Yoshiwara, a Disney fan and former cast member who passed away before Buena Vista Street's completion.

"This name is dedicated to a good friend and former Disney cast member who passed away during the creation of Buena Vista Street. Being a fan of Disney and knowing she'd never get to see Buena Vista Street, I felt it was only fitting she'd always be able to call it home."

- Brandon Kleyla, WDI Set Decorator

Bob Hoskins plays Eddie Valiant, who receives his mail directly from the postman - Who Framed Roger Rabbit © Touchstone Pictures

E. Valiant - Eddie Valiant from Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988). Valiant was the circus clown turned heroic cop, who then turned into a drunken detective after an evil cartoon dropped a safe on his brother. Eddie was played by real life actor Bob Hoskins, who starred alongside the animated Roger Rabbit. A bit too sexy and risque to be a traditional Disney feature, the Academy Award-winning Who Framed Roger Rabbit was released under Disney's Touchstone Pictures. 

Don Knotts as Theodore Ogelvie (L) & Tim Conway as Amos Tucker - The Apple Dumpling Gang © Walt Disney Productions

T. Ogelvie - Theodore Ogelvie, was Don Knotts' hapless character from Walt Disney Productions' The Apple Dumpling Gang (1975) and its sequel, The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again (1982). In the 1975 box office hit, Knotts teamed with comic actor Tim Conway, who co-starred as the dimwitted Amos Tucker. Together, Theodore and Amos were a pair of inept outlaws, bumbling their way through the Wild West.

Officer Percival P. Peabody - Disney's Hollywood Studios at the Walt Disney World Resort © StudioCentral.com

P. Peabody - Officer Percival P. Peabody, one of the eccentric citizens from Disney's Hollywood Studios at the Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando, Florida. Officer Peabody is entrusted with Keeping the streets of Hollywood safe, one star at a time. (Percival P. Peabody photo courtesy of StudioCentral.com.)

Update on Thursday, August 16, 2012 at 1:19PM by Admin

Billy Campbell as Cliff Seacord & Alan Arkin as A. "Peevy" Peabody in The Rocketeer (1991).The Walt Disney Pictures - Touchstone Pictures production, The Rocketeer (1991) is set in pre-World-War II Los Angeles. Looking to acquire advanced weaponry, Nazi spies steal a prototype jet pack from aviation mogul Howard Hughes. Despite the FBI, Nazi agents and local mobsters vying for the rocketpack, it ends up with stunt pilot Cliff Seacord. With technical help (and trepidation) from his best friend and mechanic, A. "Peevy" Peabody, Seacord straps the jet pack on to become the heroic Rocketeer.

Instead of a Florida based cop, the P. Peabody mailbox could belong to the Southern California-based mechanic from Bigelow's Air Circus. The Rocketeer is set in 1938, during Hollywood's Golden Age, so Cliff and Peevy would fit right into Buena Vista Street's 1920's & 30's theming. It would also explain who's been posting all of the Bigelow's flyers up and down Buena Vista Street.

Annie Leibovitz Disney Dream Portraits 2012

Disney has unveiled three stunning new images by Annie Leibovitz for the ongoing Disney Dream Portrait series. The series began in 2007 to promote Disney's "Year of a Million Dreams" campaign. The portraits feature celebrities transformed into Disney characters.

This first image will be the cover of the special insert in fall issues of GQ, O - The Oprah Magazine, People, People En Español, Vanity Fair, Real Simple, Essence and InStyle magazines.

"Where wickedly good times await."

This next image features Russel Brand as Hook in the jaws of Tick-Tock Croc.

"Where every moment leaves you hungry for more."

There's a little matter I forgot to mention... beware of hitchhiking ghosts! This next image features Jack Black, Will Ferrell and Jason Segel as Phineas, Ezra and Gus. This is the first image to feature characters original to Disney parks.

"Where you can go on the ride of your afterlife."

Hidden Mickey Monday ºoº - Miracle - T-Shirt Hidden Mickey

In honor of the XXX Olympic Games in London, England, here's an olympic-inspired Hidden Mickey from the Walt Disney Pictures film Miracle (2004). Starring Kurt Russell as head coach Herb Brooks, Miracle chronicles the gold medal winning U.S. Mens Ice Hockey team from the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, New York.

As an unheralded group of American amateurs and collegians defeated the heavily favored Soviet Union, sportscaster Al Michaels made the iconic call, "Do you believe in Miracles?"

Due to the overwhelming odds and Michaels' quote, that emotional medal round victory is simply known as the Miracle on Ice. However, the miracle wasn't complete until two days later, when the U.S. won the gold medal match against Finland. After beating the Soviets, the Americans defeated the Finnish team, earning the improbable gold in a 4-2 comeback win.

The Hidden Mickey appears as Mike Eruzione (played by Patrick O'Brien Demsey) gears up for the U.S. hockey tryouts. As he chats with Rob McClanahan (Nathan West), Eruzione's Mickey Mouse T-shirt becomes visible for several seconds.

Kingdom Hearts 3D - Dream Drop Distance - North American Release

On July 31, 2012, Square-Enix and Disney Interactive officially release Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance to keyblade fans in North America. Created for the Nintendo 3DS, Dream Drop Distance is the seventh installment in the wildly popular Kingdom Hearts series, which team Disney characters with heroes from Square-Enix's Final Fantasy RPG titles.

Sora and Riku return as the game's main characters, continuing the storyline set in Kingdom Hearts Re:coded. The duo must prepare for the return of the Xenahort, as the heartless villain aims to re-establish Organization XIII. 

For Disney fans, Kingdom Hearts 3D will feature new worlds based on Walt Disney's Pinocchio (1940), Fantasia (1940), The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996), Mickey, Donald, Goofy: The Three Musketeers (2004), and TRON: Legacy (2010). Mickey Mouse returns with Donald and Goofy, topping the long list of Disney characters who appear in the new game. Although Disney is prominently featured, Square-Enix has chosen to omit most of its Final Fantasy characters from Dream Drop Distance, with only one moogle appearing in the storyline.

Originally released in Japan on March 29, 2012, North Americans have had to wait several months for their regional release. However, Square-Enix presented glimpses of Kingdom Hearts 3D at E3 (June 5-7, 2012) and the 2012 San Diego Comic-Con International (July 12-15).

Square-Enix presents Kingdom Hearts 3D at the 2012 San Diego Comic-Con 

2012 San Diego Comic-Con - Square-Enix Kingdom Hearts 3D Demos 

To make up for the long wait, Square-Enix will offer North American gamers a chance to acquire special content exclusive to the region. Gameplay will be identical to earlier releases (from regions like Japan & Australia), but the limited edition Mark of Mastery set sold in North America, bundles the game along with featured artwork, a Kingdom Hearts Nintendo 3DS case and the ability to unlock bonus content, including special Dream Eaters.

Hidden Mickey Monday ºoº - Radiator Springs Racers - Cacti Hidden Mickey

Three Cacti create a Classic Hidden Mickey - Radiator Springs Racers Queue - Cars Land

There are dozens of Hidden Mickeys scattered throughout the all-new Cars Land at Disney California Adventure Park. There are also dozens of desert plants that accentuate Route 66's Southwestern motifs, including the round Golden Barrel Cactus, jokingly called the Mother-in-Law's cushion.

Hidden in the desert-themed extended queue for Radiator Springs Racers is a grouping of three spherical barrel cacti. The cactus Hidden Mickey has been placed near the base of an old road sign, visible along the queue's railing. Planted close together, the obvious proportions create a Classic Mickey.