Mickey Hats and Embroidery

From the start of the Mickey Mouse Club, ear hat have been a very strong part of Disneyland History and they are still as popular decades later.

To date, more than 80 million Mickey ear hats have been sold. In 2005, more than 1 million Golden Mickey Mouse ears were sold in celebration of the 50th Anniversary of Disneyland park.

Gone are the days when the ultimate souvenir from Disneyland was a pair of black Mickey or Minnie Mouse ears with your name hand embroidered on the back.  Disney has removed all hand embroidery machines from their facility and have replaced them with computerized embroidery machines.

Embroidery was always free for each hat you purchased.  Now they charge extra for having your name stitched by their new process.

See which hat you believe was stitched using the old and new process.

The one on the left is the old process and the one on the right is the new process.  How sad.

In 2010, an array of hats from Disney Theme Park Merchandise will provide shade, disguise, holiday cheer or simply fashion-friendly looks, including the classic Mickey Mouse ear hats, Princess hats, Goofy hats, the famous Mad Hatter hat, pirate themed hats, baseball hats, holiday hats, a Grumpy hat, and even a Create-Your-Own ear hat.

Be very careful which hat you select when purchasing this souvenir.  What hat you are wearing says a whole lot about what kind of Disney fan you are.