Disney California Adventure Park Hidden Mickeys

Playhouse Disney - Center Stage

Playhouse Disney - Live on Stage: During several of the set changes, a Classic Mickey appears center stage. A Playhouse Disney logo is also projected onto the stage and on the Mickey shape.

Hollywood Land - Film Canisters

Hollywood Land: Occasionally, there are three film canisters in a backlot display window that create a Hidden Mickey.

Muppet Vision 3D - Rizzo Hidden Mickey

Muppet Vision 3D: Rizzo appears during the preshow video, shown in the lobby prior to entering the theater. Rizzo the Rat appears in a rare video Hidden Mickey, since he is dressed just like Disney icon, Mickey Mouse.

The Studio Store - Picture Frame Hidden Mickey

The Studio Store: Featuring Monsters, Inc. & Muppet's merchandise, the Studio Store (formerly Rizzo's Prop & Pawn Shop) has an odd picture frame hidden on one of the store's walls. The Classic Hidden Mickey is made from three picture frames, with the larger center frame creating the head. It can be tough to find, but it is there - high up on one of the front corner support posts.

Studio Store - Hidden Mickey Lute

The Studio Store: Featuring Monsters, Inc. & Muppet's merchandise, the Studio Store was formerly Rizzo's Prop & Pawn Shop. Hidden up in the store's rafters, is an unusual three-stringed lute with three holes in the soundboard. It may be a little wishful, but the way the sound holes are shaped and proportioned, they seem to create a Classic Hidden Mickey.

Monster's Inc., Car Headlights Hidden Mickey

Monsters, Inc. Mike & Sulley to the Rescue: The car headlights (shown in posters and on TV monitors in queue) create a Classic Hidden Mickey.

Monstropolis Cityscape Hidden Mickey

Monsters, Inc. Mike & Sulley to the Rescue: A Mickey shaped water tower is hidden in the city scape. It can be found at the very beginning of ride, before entering the tunnel.

Harry Hausen's - Hidden Mickey Shadow (right side)

Monsters, Inc. Mike & Sulley to the Rescue: A shadow of Mickey's silhouette can be seen rotating in the Harry Hausen's Restaurant windows. This particular photo shows windows on the right side of the car, but Mickey's shadow is actually hidden in the windows on both sides.

Photo courtesy of Mike and Chyron Madsen. Thank you! Luckily the ride stopped for a moment, the shadows weren't rotating and Mickey's shadow was in plain sight! What a great shot! :)

http://flickr.com/photos/creepymonkey/2084689879/

Harry Hausen's Hidden Mickey Shadow (left side)

Monsters, Inc. Mike & Sulley to the Rescue: A shadow of Mickey's silhouette can be seen rotating in the Harry Hausen's Restaurant windows. Mickey is tough to spot because his shadow is hidden within a crowd of monsters. This particular photo shows windows on the left side of the car, but Mickey's shadow is actually hidden in the windows on both sides.

Hard photo to get! We had to take video and freeze the frame.

Sulley's Bottom Hidden Mickey

Monsters, Inc. Mike & Sulley to the Rescue: A few Classic Mickeys are disguised as purple spots, hidden on Sulley's bottom. Keep looking, because this Hidden Mickey appears in the attraction multiple times.

Sulley's Bottom Hidden Mickey

Monsters, Inc. Mike & Sulley to the Rescue: Classic Mickey, hidden on Sulley's bottom. This Sulley is found standing on an elevated catwalk, in the door storage warehouse.

Color Changing Randall

Everytime Boo clobbers Randall, he changes colors. To catch a glimpse of the Hidden Mickey, keep an eye out for Randall's change to purple and yellow. In that color scheme, the purple Hidden Mickey will be on his belly.

Monstropolis News Truck Control Panel Hidden Mickey

Monsters, Inc., Mike & Sulley to the Rescue: Hidden on the news truck control panel, three of the dials iin the center create a proportioned Classic Mickey.

Animation Building Flagpole Hidden Mickey

Animation Building: On the Hollywood Pictures Backlot, a Classic Mickey sits hidden at the very top of the Animation Building flagpole.

Dalmation Spots Hidden Mickey

Animation Building: In the Animation Building's front window, a dalmatian puppy has a Hidden Mickey made of spots on its lower right leg.

Animation Academy - Hidden Mickey Drum Set

Animation Building - Animation Academy: Hidden up on the shelves found onstage, there is a drum set made in the Classic Hidden Mickey shape.

Animation Academy Mickey Balloons

Animation Building - Sorcerer's Workshop: A series of Mickey balloons in the animation area of the Sorcerer's Workshop.

Hidden Mickey Border

Animation Building - Sorcerer's Workshop: In the animation area of the workshop, there are Classic Mickey shapes surrounding the relief of Mickey, dressed as the Sorcerer's Apprentice.

Treble Cleft Hidden Mickey

Animation Building - Sorcerer's Workshop: Just before leaving the animation area of the Sorcerer's Workshop, there's a Hidden Mickey concealed within a treble cleft.

Coral Hidden Mickey

Animation Building - Turtle Talk With Crush: In the lobby mural before entering the Turtle Talk With Crush theater, there's a Mickey-ish shape hidden in the coral.

Croc Animation Art Hidden Mickey

Animation Building - Off the Page: Assorted animation artwork and displays are displayed up in the gift shop rafters. In the display featuring the Croc from Peter Pan, there is a little Hidden Mickey drawn into the background.

Hyperion Theater - Exit Arches Hidden Mickeys

Hyperion Theater: Hidden Mickeys seems to adorn the crowns on the decorative arches that frame each exit.

Hyperion Theater - Ceiling Hidden Mickey

Hyperion Theater: A Hidden Mickey made of bolts keeps the black cloth attached to the theater ceiling. This Hidden Mickey can be found just inside the Balcony level lobby (between the theater and the stairs).

Tower of Terror - Little Girl's Mickey Mouse Doll

Hollywood Tower Hotel - Twilight Zone Tower of Terror: While watching the Twilight Zone short on television, guests to the Hollywood Tower hotel may notice that the little girl in the elevator is holding a vintage Mickey Mouse doll.

Tower of Terror Lock Mickey

Hollywood Tower of Terror - Twilight Zone Tower of Terror: Mickey-shaped antique lock can be found in queue.

Antique locks come in a variety of shapes and styles, ranging from the extremely ornate to the very simple. There are several Mickey-shaped antique locks used around the Disneyland Resort, leading us to believe that Disney Imagineers have chosen the locks specifically for their Mickey shapes.

Photo courtesy of Chad & Mark from DaysInThePark.com. Thank you!

Tower of Terror - Hidden Mickey Lights

Hollywood Tower Hotel - Twilight Zone Tower of Terror: Pass through the right side lobby and enter the lower level elevator loading area. Shining on the catwalk above, are three lights that form a Hidden Mickey. The Hidden Mickey is directly above the queue to the elevator on the far left (when facing the elevator doors).

Tower of Terror - Camera Hidden Mickeys

Hollywood Tower Hotel - Twilight Zone Tower of Terror: A guests exit the tower, they pass through the Tower Hotel's Gift Shop. One of the window displays features several vintage cameras. A couple of the cameras seems to feature Hidden Mickeys, created by three round lenses/viewfinders.

Disneyland's 50th Anniversary Banner

Hollywood Pictures Backlot: Golden Mickeys were featured on the banners celebrating Disneyland's 50th Anniversary in 2005.

Glowfest - Disco Ball Mickey

During the Summer of 2010, Disney's California Adventure hosted GLOW Fest, a dance party held on the Hollywood Pictures Backlot. GLOW Fest featured dancers, dance club lighting and several types of electronic music. Hidden on the brightly colored backdrops were several Disco Ball Mickeys.

Cruella de Vil's Trailer Hidden Mickey

Specially painted Dalmatian spots create a classic Hidden Mickey on Cruella De Vil's backot trailer.

Note: As of August 2008, Cruella's trailer was permanently removed.

Cruella de Vil's Trailer Hidden Mickey

Dalmatian spots create a classic Hidden Mickey on Cruella De Vil's dalmatian-themed trailer.

Note: As of August 2008, Cruella's trailer was permanently removed.