Starbucks Magic Kingdom mug: Discovery Series
The Magic Kingdom mug from Starbucks' Discovery Series sets the name in blue storybook lettering over a yellow circle, with a castle, a fairy, a flying elephant and a pair of mouse ears. Flowers fill the lower edge.
- Series
- Discovery Series
- Place
- Magic Kingdom, Walt Disney World, Florida, USA
- Type
- Mug
- Released
- Not confirmed
- Capacity
- 14 fl ozstandard mug size
- SKU
- Not confirmed
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The film designer who made Cinderella Castle's glass murals
Dorothea Redmond had worked on films such as Gone with the Wind and Rebecca when, tired of “10 years of working weekends to meet Monday deadlines,” she joined Walt Disney’s design studio in October 1964 [1]. Disney brought her in to help create a larger, more lavish apartment at Disneyland, where he could entertain friends and family [2]. He died before it was finished [3]. She went on to Florida and designed the murals in the entry passage of Cinderella Castle [4]. According to D23, the five panels, each 15 feet by 10, were realized in a million pieces of Italian glass, real silver and 14-karat gold [5]. Her colleague Marty Sklar called them her most admired design work [6]. The 189-foot castle around them took about 18 months to build and was finished around July 1971 [7][8]. Disney describes the panels as telling Cinderella’s rise from orphan to princess [9]. The pink and blue castle on the Magic Kingdom mug (2) has her panels in its passage.
The mug does not label its drawings, so connecting this one to the story is our reading.
What's on the mug
- 1Lettering
Magic Kingdom in blue storybook lettering with a white outline over a yellow circle.
- 2Castle
A tall pink and blue castle with spires stands at the left edge.
- 3Fairy
A small winged figure in a blue dress flies above the lettering.
- 4Mouse ears
A dark blue shape with two round ears and a round badge sits at the top of the circle.
- 5Striped roof
A building with a red and white striped roof stands at the upper right.
- 6Flying elephant
A grey elephant with a hat and large ears flies below the lettering.
- 7Sunflowers
A purple and a pink flower with petal rings sit at the lower left.
- 8Leaf plant
A plant with a dark leaf and a yellow stem stands between the flowers and the elephant.
The photo shows one side of the mug. The back and the area behind the handle are out of view. Release year, SKU and any retirement status are not confirmed.
Collector notes
- This mug uses a yellow circle behind the lettering instead of the dark green circle seen on city and state mugs.
- The photo is taken against a dark background and does not show the inside of the rim or any box print, so those are not confirmed.
Before you buy
The yellow circle behind the lettering is how this mug differs from the dark green circle on city and state mugs. The Been There and You Are Here series also carry Magic Kingdom, so check the series name. The photo does not show the inside of the rim.
Other Magic Kingdom mugs
About the Discovery Series
Sources
- Remembering Dorothea Redmond (D23)
- Disneyland Dream Suite press release (The Walt Disney Company, 2008)
- Disneyland Dream Suite press release (The Walt Disney Company, 2008)
- Remembering Dorothea Redmond (D23)
- Remembering Dorothea Redmond (D23)
- Remembering Dorothea Redmond (D23)
- Walt Disney World Memories: Cinderella Castle Through the Years (Disney Parks Blog)
- Cinderella Castle (Walt Disney World Resort)
- Cinderella Castle (Walt Disney World Resort)
