Mickey Mouse & Friends

**Mickey Mouse & Friends** is a franchise owned by the Walt Disney Company. The franchise revolves around anthropomorphic animals in the life of Disney mascot Mickey Mouse, usually set in *Toontown* (a location from the 1988 film *Who Framed Roger Rabbit*). Along with Mickey, the franchise largely follows the, "Sensational Six" composed of himself, Minnie Mouse, Donald Duck, Daisy Duck, Goofy and Pluto.

## Jungle Cruise connections

### Attractions

#### Adventure Trading Company

The Bird Juju mission of this attraction had guests assist Enchanted Tiki Room affiliate Tiki Kiki Serbano in finding new birds for their musical-revues. One of the required birds to find was, "Waterfowl" of which the two main strategies were to find native California ducks or to photograph Donald and/or Daisy Duck.

#### Africa (Disney's Animal Kingdom)

There is a mural of Mickey Mouse in the Harambe Marketplace with the words, "Fichwa! Fellow". Fichwa means, "Hidden" in Swahili, referencing Hidden Mickeys. The flamingo island of the Harambe Wildlife Reserve is shaped like a *Hidden Mickey*. Mickey & Friends will appear at the *Tusker House* while Chip & Dale will appear as character's in *Rafiki's Planet Watch*.

#### Indiana Jones Adventure: Temple of the Forbidden Eye

At the Lost Delta Archaeological Expedition's offices within the Temple of the Forbidden Eye is a 1938 LIFE magazine with Mickey and Minnie Mouse on the cover. In the mummy chamber is a corpse with souvenir Mickey Mouse ears that have the name, "Bones". In the temple is a, "Maraglyph" depicting Mickey's head and Maraglyphics translating to, "MM".

#### Jungle Cruise

The mask overtop the Jungle Navigation Company's boathouse in the Lost Delta of India depicts Donald Duck. During the Jungle Cruise's 50th anniversary in Disneyland, the Donald Duck tribal mask was replaced with a wooden silhouette of Mickey's head with the number 50 inside it. Removed pygmy war-canoes from the pygmy camp scene of the Magic Kingdom's Jungle Cruise depicted tribal versions of Mickey, Donald and Goofy's heads. A removed cabinet from the boathouse of the Magic Kingdom's Jungle Cruise contained a tribal mask modelled after Mickey's face. In the queue of the American Jungle Cruises, there is a medicine cabinet of "Witch Hazel" which could be in allusion to the Mickey Mouse unverse character of *Witch Hazel*.

##### Jungle Cruise: Wildlife Expeditions

A book with Mickey and Goofy on the cover is in the boathouse for this version of the attraction.

#### Magic of Disney Animation

This area contained a meet 'n' greet section for Minnie Mouse, themed to being her Hollywood dressing-room. One of the posters was for a film titled, "The Jungle Cruise" starring Mickey and Minnie alongside the likes of Trader Sam, Skipper John and Skipper Brennan. This film was listed as being shot with assistance from the Jungle Navigation Company in Zanzibar and Calcutta while also being a parody of the 1951 film *The African Queen*, with Mickey in the role of Charlie Allnut and Minnie as Rose Sayer.

#### Trader Sam's Enchanted Tiki Bar

A vintage stuffy of Donald Duck used to appear on a shelf in Trader Sam's bar. This was later replaced with a wooden, "Tiki" sculpture depicting Donald Duck which was donated by Kevin Kidney. Additionally, there are various references to Sam having accompanied Walt Disney on his 1941 trip to South America. It was this vacation which inspired Walt to make the film Saludos Amigos in-which Donald was protagonist.

#### Walt Disney's Enchanted Tiki Room

The Hollywood executive bird Morris mentioned lining up a contract signing with Donald while at the Enchanted Tiki Room, after having sold the property to Iago from Aladdin and Zazu from the Lion King. A poster in the Magic of Disney Animation also mentioned Donald as being part of the cast for a film titled *Mouse Pacific* which was filmed at the Tiki Room and had the Orange Bird as part of its cast. In the Adventure Trading Company, Donald or Daisy could be enlisted by guests as possible future performers for the Tiki Room. The Tiki Totems from the Tiki Room appear on the tropical island scene of *Mickey & Minnie's Runaway Railway* where their mouths and eyes open and start glowing as the volcano erupts.

### Paraphernalia

#### Jungle Cruise Adventure Game

The baits in this game are each made to resemble a different *Mickey Mouse & Friends* character.

#### Merchandise

Jungle Cruise merchandise frequently includes Mickey Mouse characters.

### Television

#### Mickey Mouse

In the episode *Mickey Monkey*, Mickey guides a jungle river boat based on those of the Jungle Cruise only to be replaced by a monkey. In the episode, "Wish Upon a Coin", he briefly appears dressed as Chief Nah-mee while holding a shrunken-head.

### Video-games

#### Epic Mickey

This game takes place in the Wasteland, a twisted reflection of Disneyland created by the wizard Yen Sid to serve as a home for forgotten and discarded cartoon characters. The Wasteland has an Adventureland analogue called, "Ventureland" which has the Jungle Cruise's boathouse along with a shopkeep named, "Tiki Sam", paralleling Trader Sam.

### Other connections

#### The Great Movie Ride

Mickey Mouse appeared as the Sorcerers Apprentice following the Wizard of Oz scenes. Mickey also had a cameo in the Well of Souls, being dressed as an Egyptian pharaoh on hieroglyphics alongside Donald. Several Mickey Mouse characters have their hand-prints in the cement outside of the Chinese Theatre which held the Great Movie Ride. The attraction Mickey & Minnie's Runaway Railway also references the Great Movie Ride, most notably via a carnival poster for the, "Great Moving Ride", repurposed setting of the Chinese Theatre, and a *Wizard of Oz* inspired twister scene.

## References

1. ↑ https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=871439103077&set=oa.1903682069948046
2. ↑ https://www.parksavers.com/7-hidden-details-from-the-indiana-jones-attraction/
3. ↑ https://www.disneyfoodblog.com/2021/04/14/we-did-a-double-take-a-small-detail-is-missing-from-the-jungle-cruise-in-disney-world/
4. ↑ https://momotraveljourney.wordpress.com/day-2-tokyo-disneyland/
5. ↑ http://allaboutthemousecentral.com/10-great-things-about-the-great-movie-ride/