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I was shocked to learn my 7yo daughter associates Disney with Mickey and Minnie. She's watched like one Mickey cartoon on Disney+, and she's seen way more Disn

I was shocked to learn my 7yo daughter associates Disney with Mickey and Minnie. She's watched like one Mickey cartoon on Disney+, and she's seen way more Disney stuff than that. Never been to Disneyland. But somehow to her, Disney === Mickey/Minnie. Branding is wild stuff.

jl6 3y ago
Mickey’s silhouette is still used in various Disney logos, so it’s not too wild a connection to make.
- JKCalhoun 3y ago
  (It's the ears.)
chrisco255 3y ago
Grew up in the 90s and Mickey was not a significant character in their movies that decade and the old Mickey cartoons were rarely shown. Mario became more famous than Mickey by then, but the mouse logo is ubiquitous, and most people had at least seen Fantasia or clips of the old cartoons.
- thaumasiotes 3y ago
  > Mickey was not a significant character in their movies that decade and the old Mickey cartoons were rarely shown. My grandparents had several tapes of Disney cartoons; they don't have to be broadcast for people to be familiar with them.
paulddraper 3y ago
It's the ads. https://www.google.com/search?q=disney&tbm=isch https://www.google.com/search?q=disney&tbm=isch
Popeyes 3y ago
Mickey Mouse clubhouse? Lots of Disney branding still has him. Just asked my 6yr old who the most famous Disney Character is.
runarberg 3y ago
Where I grew up Donald Duck magazines were super popular (this was during Don Rosa so they were quite good as well). I got a magazine delivered weekly. I remember being a kid and always skipping the Micky Mouse stories as they were always really boring. First I would read all the Donald Duck and Scrooge McDuck stories, then I would read the weird stories (like Goofy [but only if it didn’t involve Micky], Chip ‘n’ Dale or even the Big Bad Wolf), and only if I had nothing else to do, I would first re-read the Donald and Scrooge stories and then finally read Micky. Growing up I never understood what the big deal was around Micky, objectively the worst of the Disney characters.
- PickledHotdog 3y ago
  Scandinavian, right? It blew my mind to hear about the enduring popularity of Donald Duck at the top of the Disney food chain.
  - runarberg 3y ago
    Yes

jl6 3y ago

Mickey’s silhouette is still used in various Disney logos, so it’s not too wild a connection to make.

JKCalhoun 3y ago
(It's the ears.)

chrisco255 3y ago

Grew up in the 90s and Mickey was not a significant character in their movies that decade and the old Mickey cartoons were rarely shown. Mario became more famous than Mickey by then, but the mouse logo is ubiquitous, and most people had at least seen Fantasia or clips of the old cartoons.

thaumasiotes 3y ago
> Mickey was not a significant character in their movies that decade and the old Mickey cartoons were rarely shown. My grandparents had several tapes of Disney cartoons; they don't have to be broadcast for people to be familiar with them.

paulddraper 3y ago

It's the ads. https://www.google.com/search?q=disney&tbm=isch https://www.google.com/search?q=disney&tbm=isch

Popeyes 3y ago

Mickey Mouse clubhouse? Lots of Disney branding still has him. Just asked my 6yr old who the most famous Disney Character is.

runarberg 3y ago

Where I grew up Donald Duck magazines were super popular (this was during Don Rosa so they were quite good as well). I got a magazine delivered weekly. I remember being a kid and always skipping the Micky Mouse stories as they were always really boring. First I would read all the Donald Duck and Scrooge McDuck stories, then I would read the weird stories (like Goofy [but only if it didn’t involve Micky], Chip ‘n’ Dale or even the Big Bad Wolf), and only if I had nothing else to do, I would first re-read the Donald and Scrooge stories and then finally read Micky. Growing up I never understood what the big deal was around Micky, objectively the worst of the Disney characters.

PickledHotdog 3y ago
Scandinavian, right? It blew my mind to hear about the enduring popularity of Donald Duck at the top of the Disney food chain.
- runarberg 3y ago
  Yes