Hidden Mickeys started out as inside jokes among the Walt Disney Imagineers. A Hidden Mickey is an image of Mickey Mouse concealed in the design of a Disney attraction ride, resort, etc.... Originally, it took the shape of a head and ears silhouette, Disney, i.e. one large circle with two smaller circled on top in the appropriate place, but Hidden Mickeys can take on many forms. In designing, constructing or adding the final touches to an attraction, Imagineers subtly hide Mickey Mouse silhouettes in plain sight. Soon, it became a tradition, and as the word spread, Disney fans everywhere went on the search for Hidden Mickeys in Disney movies and theme parks. The first published sighting of a Hidden Mickey was made by Arlen Miller. Arlen wrote an article back in 1989 on Hidden Mickeys for WDWs Eyes and Ears Cast Member weekly publication in the parks. This was the first time it was made publically known and then months later the author was contacted by Disney News for more infomation for an article on Hidden Mickeys.

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