Steven M. Barrett - Hidden Mickeys Go To Sea: A Field Guide to the Disney Cruise Lines Best Kept Secrets

A Field Guide to the Disney
Cruise Line s Best Kept Secrets ND EDITION Steven M. Barrett HIDDEN MICKEYS
GO TO SEA A Field Guide to the Disney Cruise Line s Best Kept Secrets 2nd edition Published by The Intrepid Traveler P.O. Box 531 Branford, CT 06405 http://www.intrepidtraveler.com Copyright 2013 by Steven M. Barrett Second Edition Cover design by Foster & Foster Interior Design by Starving Artist Design Studio ISBN-13: 978-1-937011-23-9 All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without the express written permission of the publisher, except for the inclusion of brief quotations in a review. Trademarks, Etc.

This book makes reference to various Disney copyrighted characters, trademarks, marks and registered marks owned by The Walt Disney Company and Disney Enterprises, Inc. All references to these properties are made solely for editorial purposes. Neither the author nor the publisher makes any commercial claim to their use, and neither is affiliated with The Walt Disney Company in any way. Also by Steven M. Barrett Hidden Mickeys: A Field Guide to Walt Disney World s Best Kept Secrets Disneylands Hidden Mickeys: A Field Guide to Disneyland Resorts Best Kept Secrets Photo by Vickie Barrett About the Author Steven M. Barrett paid his first visit to Walt Disney World in the late 1980s, after attending a conference in Orlando.

He immediately fell under its spell, visiting it twice yearly with family and friends for the next several years, offering touring advice to the less initiated, and reading almost everything written about the WDW theme parks. In 1998, Barrett relocated to the Orlando area from Houston, Texas. He began visiting the WDW parks every chance he got to enjoy the attractions, sample the restaurants, and escort visiting friends and relatives. His interest in Hidden Mickeys led him to take pen in hand and write the Hidden Mickeys field guides to Walt Disney World, Disneyland, and the Disney Cruise Line. Since Mickey reserves the right to come and go as heand Disneypleases, these guides require periodic updates. You hold in your hand the Second Edition of Hidden Mickeys Go to Sea, updated to include all the latest Mickey sightings on all four of Disneys cruise ships, as well as its private island, Castaway Cay.

Enjoy your hunts! Dedication I dedicate this book to my wife Vickie and our son Steven, who have been tolerant always and supportive most of the time of my passion for Hidden Mickeys. Furthermore, this book would not be possible without the many wonderful Hidden Mickey fans Ive met through my website, in the Disney parks, and on the Disney Cruise ships. Thanks to you all. Acknowledgements No Hidden Mickey hunter should work alone. While Ive spotted most of the Hidden Mickeys in this book on my own, and personally verified every single one of them, finding Hidden Mickeys is an ongoing group effort. Im indebted to the following dedicated Hidden Mickey lovers for alerting me to a number of Hidden Mickeys I might otherwise have missed.

Thanks to each and every one of you for putting me on the track of one or more of these Disney Cruise Line treasures and, in some cases, also helping me verify them. (Names in boldface spotted the most Hidden Mickeys on the ships and on Castaway Cay.) You can find each persons contribution(s) by visiting my website: www.HiddenMickeyGuy.com Alex, Amanda, Nancy Ahlsen, Tacey Atkinson, Coleen Bolton, Patti Boyle, Michelle Buchecker, Malcolm Cleveland, Mary Jo Collins , Claire Covey, Michael and Lydia Cross, Gary Cruise, Sharon Dale , Calvin Dolsay, Jessica Fortin , the Frazier family, Jason Gall , Andrew Harris , Carrie Henderson, Rick Howard , Lynette Huey, Andy Jackson, John Koerber, Ronald Laliberte, Ronald Laliberte, Jr., Danielle Lalliberte, Marc Lorenzo , Jack Lynch, Linda Mac, Fawn McDonald, Nozomi Muraka, Bill Owen, Carol Ray, Sally-Ann Rose, Kim Schmitt, the Skazick family from the UK, Stu Sumner, Amanda Tinney , Vickie (HiddenMickeyGal), Carole and Dennis Wazaney, Max Weitkamp, Jodi Whisenhunt, Don Willis, and Johnson Willis. Table of Contents True to their name, Hidden Mickeys are elusive. New ones appear from time to time and some old ones disappear (see Hidden Mickeys Change with Timein Chapter One). When that happensand it willI will let you know on my website: www.HiddenMickeyGuy.com So if you cant find a Mickeyor if youre looking for just a few morebe sure to check it out. Have you ever marveled at a Hidden Mickey? People in the know often shout with glee when they recognize one.

Some folks are so involved with discovering them that Hidden Mickeys can be visualized where none actually exist. These outbreaks of Hidden Mickey mania are confusing to the unenlightened. So lets get enlightened! A Hidden Mickey is a partial or complete impression of Mickey Mouse placed by Walt Disney Imagineers (the creators and builders of the Disney parks) and artists to blend into the designs of Disney attractions, hotels, restaurants, and other areas such as the Disney cruise ships and Disneys private island, Castaway Cay, located in the Bahamas. The most common Hidden Mickey form is the tri-circle Mickey silhouette: three circles that form Mickeys round head and adjoining round ears as seen from the front. I call this image the classic Mickey. Other forms include a side or oblique (usually three-quarter) profile of Mickeys face and head, a side profile of his entire body, a full-body frontal silhouette, a detailed picture of his face or body, or a three-dimensional Mickey.

Sometimes, just his gloves, handprints, shoes, or ears appear. Even his name or initials in unusual places may qualify as Hidden Mickeys. And dont forget other Hidden Characters such as Minnie, Donald Duck, Goofy, Daisy Duck, and Tinker Bell; they, too, are part of the Hidden Mickey family. Some images are more hidden than others and thus harder to discover. However, anyone can have fun finding Hidden Mickeys! Hidden Mickeys probably started as an inside joke among the Imagineers. According to Disney guru Jim Hill (www.JimHillMedia.com), Hidden Mickeys originated in the late 1970s or early 1980s, when Disney was building Epcot.

Disney management wanted to restrict Disney characters like Mickey and Minnie to the Magic Kingdom Park. However, the Imagineers designing Epcot couldnt resist slipping Mickey into the new park, and thus Hidden Mickeys were born. Guests and Cast Members (Disney employees) started spotting them and the concept took on a life of its own. Today, Hidden Mickeys are anticipated in any new Disney construction, and Hidden Mickey fans cant wait to find them. The sport of finding Hidden Mickeys is catching on and adds even more interest to an already fun-filled Disney cruise. This book is your field guide to more than 300 Hidden Mickeys on the Disney Cruise Line ships and Castaway Cay.

To add to the fun, instead of just describing them, Ive organized them into five scavenger hunts, one for each of the four cruise ships and one for Castaway Cay. The hunts are designed for maximum efficiency, starting on the upper decks on the ships and at the dock end of Castaway Cay. Follow the Clues and you will find the best Hidden Mickeys the Disney Cruise Line has to offer. If you have trouble spotting a particular Hidden Mickey (some are extraordinarily well camouflaged!) you can turn to the Hints at the end of each scavenger hunt for a fuller description. Scavenger Hunting