Mickey Mouse was recently caught with stolen goods at Disneyland Resort, leaving fans to question if the iconic character is the role model they once thought he was.
The Walt Disney Company icon has already had a tumultuous year. In January, the copyright for Steamboat Willie (1928) and other early Mickey Mouse shorts expired, placing early versions of Mickey and Minnie Mouse into the public domain. Artists quickly put Mickey and his friends in R-rated works, taking advantage of unmitigated access to the once legally protected character.
Now, Disney Parks fans say that Mickey Mouse has been harboring stolen goods at his house at Disneyland Park. Disney Park guests can explore Mickey and Minnie’s houses in Toontown before meeting the iconic characters.
Last week, Redditor u/-_-Voltage-_- shared a photo from Mickey’s house at Disneyland Resort. Drying on the towel rack in the character’s bathroom are some washcloths, a sweatshirt, and a towel–but not just any towel, a towel from the “Toontown Hotel.”
Hotel Towel
“Does anyone know why Mickey has a hotel towel in his laundry at his house?” the Disney Park guest asked. “Im [sic.] going to assume he’s like me back in the day who used to take towels.”
The post amassed hundreds of upvotes and comments as Disney Parks fans joked that Mickey Mouse was “just like them.” Who hasn’t pondered grabbing a fluffy towel to remember your vacation?
“Looks like Mickey is a klepto,” u/Fun_Smile5532 commented.
“No matter what Remy says, rats do be rats,” u/sad_alone_panda joked.
Some felt that Mickey Mouse was above the law in Toontown.
“Pretty sure it’s not stealing if Mickey takes it,” u/PretzelMyDude wrote.
The post made many Disney Parks fans nostalgic. Mickey’s Toontown first opened at Disneyland Park in 1993, and despite a 2023 reimagining, Mickey’s house is one part of the land that remains untouched.
“I feel like stealing hotel towels and robes was like peak 80s- 90s joke somehow,” u/orangefreshy said.
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