Mickey Arrested After Shocking Find in Demolished House

Fan favorite Mickey Mouse was arrested and charged with counterfeiting after a shocking discovery in the basement of his recently demolished home.

Authorities were called to Mickey's demolished home in the former Toontown Fair area of the Magic Kingdom in Walt Disney World around noon yesterday. A trap had been discovered in the ruins which led workers to a vault containing hundreds of counterfeit mouse ears.

"We knew something odd was going on when Mickey kept trying to scale the fence to get to his house in the former Toontown Fair," stated head of security Grumpy Dwarf.

The street value of the ears is estimated to be around 45,000 when compared to the ears Disney sells in their stores.

"I never thought knew there was so much money in ears.  I've always stuck to smuggled gems but now I'm thinking twice," stated Doc Dwarf.  

Authorities would not comment on how long they feel Mickey had been bootlegging the ears but did say all the facts would be brought to light when the trial starts.

If convicted on all charges Mickey could be facing a prison term of 5 to 10 years.

Mickey’s Toontown Fair is Officially Gone

Last week Mickey’s Toontown Fair officially closed.  I’ll be honest.  In all my trips to Disney World I never once went through this area of the Magic Kingdom.  I never rode any of the rides or saw any of the characters there.

If I had been able to get down to Disney before the area was shut down I would have gone through it.  It sounded ok and seemed like it had some fun areas and details.  I guess that’s my only regret is the fact that I never got to really see Toontown.

I know a lot of other people are really upset at seeing this area close.   I can understand that.  I feel bummed every time I think about the original Journey Into Imagination, Horizons, World of Motion, and the Original Version of the Universe of Energy.

Most of the time people are not upset about the attraction closing.  Most of the time people are upset because it feels like something is being taken away and there is nothing they can do about it.  People like to go back to Disney and share their memories with family and friends.  You can stop and point to an area and reminisce about a fond memory.  When that area is no longer there you are just left with a memory.  When the area no longer exists you can’t relive the experience with your children or friends.  I think that’s what really bothers people.

One thing I try to keep in mind when anything is replaced is the “Norway Syndrome.” The Norway Syndrome is when something is left in place for too long and it goes from relevant to annoying to humorous.  Of course I am talking about the movie in Norway.  Believe it or not but that was an ok movie when I was a kid and saw it the year it opened.  Within ten years it was bad and needed to be replaced.  If it had been replaced I guarantee you that there would be people today who would claim the movie was good and wish it hadn’t been replaced.

Even though we loved Horizons and other long gone attractions would we still love them today?  Sometimes we would.  Sometimes Disney makes a timeless attraction like the original Journey Into Imagination.  If Horizons was still around it would have needed some major rehabs over the years but we might still like it.

Let us hope that the Mickey’s Toontown Fair attractions are remembered with more smiles than frowns ten years from now.

Donald Duck Involved in Armed Stand Off

Disney fan favorite Donald Duck was recently involved in an armed standoff at his boat in Mickey’s Toon Town Fair.

Disney security was called to Mickey’s Toon Town Fair last Friday morning after a report of a “heavily intoxicated” Duck who was “up to all kinds of shenanigans.” When security arrived they found Daisy Duck in a yelling match with Donald Duck. The situation quickly escalated when Donald ran inside after spotting the security cast members.

“Mr. Duck barricaded himself inside his boat at which time Ms. Duck informed us that Donald was intoxicated and armed to the teeth,” stated Disney’s SWAT team leader Grumpy Dwarf.

Through out the stand off police found out that Donald was upset because of an eviction notice he received. His boat is to be demolished as part of the Fantasy Land expansion.

After hours of trying to reason with Donald they decided to gas him out of the boat. A squad car was sent over to Tomorrow Land to pick up Stitch. Stitch arrived on the scene, belted out a huge chili dog burp, and within two minutes Donald fled the confines of the boat. Unfortunately the wind was blowing in the wrong direction and a majority of SWAT team and hundreds of guests became sick from the stench of Stitch’s burp.

Once the location was secure, security was able to search the boat. They found two bazooka’s, a M16 assault rifle, a dozen hand grenades, back issues of “Ducks and Guns Quarterly,” countless bags of beef jerky, bottled water, and a voodoo doll in the form of Mickey Mouse.

Donald is currently undergoing psychiatric evaluation and charges are pending the outcome.

Disney Announces Plan to Get Boys into Fantasy Land

A few weeks ago it was announced that the Fantasy Land Expansion was being adjusted so boys would be attracted to the land and not just little girls who love princesses. At the time it was not announced what would be introduced to accomplish this feat but some details have started to leak out.

According to an unnamed inside source (Dopey Dwarf), a new stall is being built inside fantasy land. The new stall will rent paint ball equipment. Each paint ball gun will come with a laser scope, score card, camera mounted helmet / face shield.

The score cards have a list of bounties to be collected. Anyone who racks up 1000 points worth of bounties receives a special prize. All of the bounties are Fantasy Land related. Here are some of the bounties:

Shoot anyone dressed as Cinderella: 50 points

Shoot anyone dressed as Belle: 50 points

Shoot anyone dressed as Jasmine: 50 points

Shoot anyone dressed as Ariel: 50 points

Shoot anyone dressed as Aurora: 50 points

Shoot anyone dressed as Tiana: 50 points

Shoot anyone dressed as Snow White: 50 points

Shoot any adult dressed as a princess: 100 points

Shoot Belle in the backside: 200 points

Shoot Cinderella in the glass slipper: 500 points

Shoot the tiara off any princess: 300 points

Shoot two different princesses in less than 10 seconds: 200 points

Shoot Peter Pan: 100 points

Shoot Tinker Belle: 100 points

Shoot any member of the 100 Acre Wood: 100 points

Shoot the tail off Eyeore: 500 points

Shoot any princess while they are posing for a picture: 200 points.

The camera mounted on the helmet is activated each time you pull the trigger to capture evidence of your bounties so no one can cheat.

The booth is expected to be a big hit. Rentals start at $50 for the basic package and go up to $300. The $300 package also includes a tee shirt you can take home and a DVD of your exploits.

The booth should be up and running when the rest of the Fantasy Land Expansion opens.