Art Notes

In the Passport to Adventure series by Thomas Kinkade Studios, Disney’s Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse, along with some of their closest friends, explore famous travel destinations around the world. This time Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse, and their friends are visiting the Florida coast.

In Disney Mickey and Minnie in Florida by Thomas Kinkade Studios, we find the pair dancing to a tune carried by a gentle breeze blowing through the colorful papel picado as Goofy and Daisy Duck happily cheer them on. Donald Duck has headed back from a morning of fishing, with enough to provide a feast for all. However, Pluto appears to prefer the sweets in the candy store to Donald’s catch. Always ready for fun, the sombrero-wearing Chip and Dale look down on el pueblo, eager to start a new adventure.

Key Points

• Disney Mickey and Minnie in Florida is the 9th painting in the Passport to Adventure series. Other beautiful destinations where the pair and their friends have been featured include Hawaii, Hollywood, Paris, Ireland, the Alps, the Australian Outback, Greece, and Mexico.
• In addition to the manatee that Goofy is taking a photo of, Disney Mickey and Minnie in Florida also features a young sea turtle emerging from the gentle surf – some of the sea life that makes their home in Florida.
• Lighthouses are an iconic part of many Thomas Kinkade Studios paintings, and Florida is home to the Key West Lighthouse, a historic landmark built in 1825. Can you spot it in this painting?
• Disney Mickey and Minnie in Florida is set in Key West, but also features special animals, pastimes and Disney tributes that residents of and visitors to Florida will recognize and enjoy.
• Fishing for marlin in Florida is a favorite pastime of visitors and locals, including author Ernest Hemmingway. Woods Wall, 20 miles off the coast of Key West, is one of the best places to encounter marlin. Can you find the trophy marlin in Disney Mickey and Minnie in Florida?
• On the horizon is one of the 42 bridges it takes to drive to Key West.
• Orange Bird sippy cups are a treasured collectible at Epcot®, along with the little bee, who has his own sippy cup.
• Horace is giving Clarabelle a famous Florida treat, a Key Lime Pie.
• Scrooge is getting out of his classic convertible in front of his Crab Shack restaurant.
• Who else but Pete would be driving the local bus?
• The Florida state flag flies next to Old Glory outside Scrooge’s restaurant.