Starbucks Disneyland Park mug: Discovery Series
The Disneyland Park mug from Starbucks' Discovery Series sets Disneyland Park in dark script over a yellow circle, with Mickey in a sorcerer's hat, a castle, a toy train, ice cream and mouse-ear shapes.
- Series
- Discovery Series
- Place
- Disneyland Park, California, USA
- Type
- Mug
- Released
- Not confirmed
- Capacity
- 14 fl ozstandard mug size
- SKU
- Not confirmed
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The drawbridge that has been lowered only twice
Sleeping Beauty Castle rises just 77 feet above its moat, and its drawbridge has been lowered only twice [1]. The first time was on opening day in 1955, when children, mostly Sunday school and church-group kids from Anaheim, ran through it behind Mickey and the other characters into Fantasyland [2]. The second was in 1983, when a new Fantasyland opened [1]. The day itself, an invitation-only press preview on Sunday, July 17, was chaos. Disney's fan club says thousands of uninvited guests got in [3]. History.com counts about 28,000 people through the gates, against far fewer expected, thanks to counterfeit tickets [4], in heat near 100 degrees that melted the fresh asphalt on Main Street [4]. The purple castle with fireworks on the Disneyland Park mug (4) is the one that stood through it.
The mug does not label its drawings, so connecting this one to the story is our reading.
What's on the mug
- 1Lettering
Disneyland Park in dark script capitals over a yellow circle.
- 2Sorcerer's-hat mouse
A cartoon mouse in a pointed blue star-covered hat and a red robe reaches up at the top of the circle.
- 3Cotton candy and ice cream
A pink cotton candy cone and a cup of yellow soft-serve sit at the upper left.
- 4Castle
A purple castle with gold-trimmed windows stands at the lower right, with fireworks above.
- 5Toy train
A small orange-and-red steam train with a smokestack runs at the left edge.
- 6Mouse-ear shapes
A pair of dark purple round ears forms a mouse-head silhouette below the lettering.
The photo shows one side of the mug, standing on its dark green box. The back and the area behind the handle are out of view.
Collector notes
- The yellow circle and the dark lettering are bolder here than on the Animal Kingdom or Hollywood Studios mugs, which use a more orange sun, so the lettering is the safest way to tell them apart.
- The box in the background is dark green with DISCOVERY SERIES lettering, so a seller photo that includes it shows the packaging.
Before you buy
The bold dark lettering on a yellow circle differs from the more orange sun on the Animal Kingdom and Hollywood Studios mugs. A dark green DISCOVERY SERIES box shows in our photo, which helps when checking a seller's packaging.
