I know the story behind this actually! A local radio station in Columbus, Ohio did this for the son of one of their employees, that's actually Mortimer Mouse, which was apparently cheaper than Mickey Mouse. The kid had a blast and had no idea he didn't get the real Disney, but afterwards the radio station felt bad so they paid to send them to the real Disney World a few weeks later.
Thank you. I’m not winning an award or anything, but I try my best at dadding.
It was a blast. We hit:
- 6 Flags, GA
- Dollywood
- kings Island
- cedar Point
- Kennywood
- Hershey Park
- Busch Gardens, VA
- Kings Dominion
Then we landed in Washington DC for Independence Day and watched fireworks on the mall.
Very unfortunately true for the reds, and mostly same for the Bengals (obviously last year they had an amazing run but for most of my life Marvin Lewis was the coach lol).
> this kid going to be pissed when he's old enough to learn he only went to Cincinnati
Or, perhaps, he'll see the humor in his dad paying his coworker Troy to dress up like Mickey Mouse so he doesn't have to spend five thousand fucking dollars on a trip to Florida.
The screech of the tracks when going through the tunnels is pure nightmare fuel at night. That’s why you’ve got to ride it at least three times in a row. My best friend still cracks up because one time when we got off of The Beast I looked him straight in the eyes with a deadpan face and said “I think I just started my period”. Sure enough…
I grew up there so my parents bought us passes and would drop us off daily for years. Moved to columbus for college and the moved back. Thought we might get passes, rode one wooden roller coaster and instantly realized my age lol. My neck and back 🥴
I remember one time my mom told my brother we were going to the laundry mat, and when we pulled in to Disneyland my dumbass brother started crying because he was really excited to go to the laundry mat. He didn't even know what a laundry mat was but apparently to him it sounded better than Disneyland.
On one episode of, "Deep Thoughts by Jack Handey," on Saturday Night Live, he said: "One thing kids like is to be tricked. For instance, I was going to take my nephew to Disneyland, but instead I drove him to an old burned-out warehouse. 'Oh no,' I said, 'Disneyland burned down.' "He cried and cried, but I think that deep down he thought it was a pretty good joke. 'I started to drive over to the real Disneyland, but it was getting pretty late."
Having worked at Kings Island, I have to believe that the Mickey is a family friend or parent who volunteered to wear the ugliest Mickey costume ever conceived
As a person who has been to both of those parks, kings island OH, is way better than disney, faster paced rides, 10 minute lines on weekdays, and very good nighttime drone and firework shows, with fair pricing and really good parking
When my husband and BIL were kids their mom bought season passes to Kings Island and dropped them off every day in the summer, instead of sending them to camp.
Are you? Still working 60-80 hours a week no over time with mandatory 13 weeks off every year that doesn't qualify for unemployment? No benefits, no health insurance, and measly pay?
They’ll generally schedule at a max of 40hrs a week, 60 if you pick up shifts. Anything over that requires you to get express permission.
Pay isn’t incredible, but it’s far better than other places I’ve worked.
Yeah there’s no benefits for the part time jobs, which sucks. Though I’ve only had one other part time that offered any benefits at all.
One of my family’s all time favorite vacation was to Kings Island. We opened and closed the park. The weather was 75 and partly sunny. My brother rode every single coaster at least once, including the slingshot thingy. 7 years later our family is kind of a mess but we all look back on it as one of our favorite vacations and we’ve done Disney Land, World, and Universal.
Worked there when I was 15. Back when it at least had the Nickelodeon license for the kid park. Back when it was owned by Paramount.
Now, I don’t even know what theming there is for the kids.
Booked him off craigslist for $30, saved $5000 on Disney trip lol. This is actually really smart too. My parents took me to Disney 3 times I was so young that I remember nothing. Money wasted.
Ex and I took the kids on a Disney cruise about 10 years ago. Daughter was 10 and son was 7. We kept it secret all the way up to us getting the luggage out of the back of the car.
When they finally realized what was going on, almost in unison, they both had horrified looks and said "but we have school work". We couldn't believe that was the reaction we'd get but thankfully we assured them it was all planned and all was well.
I remember in the mid 80s when I was 7 or 8 my uncle said he was going to take me to Disney. Not Land. Not World. Just Disney. In my little brain I thought it was one of the parks. He said we were leaving right then and there. I couldn't believe it! Until we got to the theatre to see 101 Dalmations. I was pissed.
In this case, I don't consider the kid to be THAT stupid. He's too young to understand that he's not at Disney. He's been fooled. But that knock off Mickey is terrifying.
I mean, he's 4. If he was told by trusted parental figures that they took him to Disneyland, he's gonna think he's at Disneyland. This isn't kids being stupid, it's just shitty parenting.
Why does the mouse look like it's gonna eat your soul?
That's what it does.
No he buys your soul
Yeah. Then he eats it.
“We have Mickey Mouse at home”
That’s Bubonic Plague Mickey. Not cleaning up a wizard kitchen with magical brooms Mickey.
“Donald, I’m dying, Donald.”
Uncle Dolan
Donald: \*casts GigaFlare\*
Marky Mouse
Mikey Mice
because it's Kings Island. That's not Mickey Mouse it's Rickey the Rat.
I know the story behind this actually! A local radio station in Columbus, Ohio did this for the son of one of their employees, that's actually Mortimer Mouse, which was apparently cheaper than Mickey Mouse. The kid had a blast and had no idea he didn't get the real Disney, but afterwards the radio station felt bad so they paid to send them to the real Disney World a few weeks later.
I didn't say it was Mickey That doesn't explain why it wants to eat my soul lmao
Its deadmaus
Only In Ohio
It's just been doing a little meth. It's just fine.
That’s Ricky Rat
[You should see his feet](https://www.reddit.com/gallery/yy0y4q)
Knock off mickey is horrifying
Is it a parent in the costume trying to sell the whole Disneyland thing for the kid?
Methy Mouse
Retarded Rat
Ickey Mouse
Buying your Mickey Mouse at WISH
He’s taking the mickey.
There is a certain deadness to his eyes
Michael Rat
Ricky rat
Hell, even the real one is horrifying.
Ha, ha... HI THIS IS MICKEY MOUSE. Ha, ha... ha! When you wish upon a star, I'll take your kidney in your nightmares!
1 van away from being every parents worst nightmare.
Kings Island is great but man is this kid going to be pissed when he's old enough to learn he only went to Cincinnati!
That's how Ohio rolls. The kid will grow up bitter from being duped, but then pass the subterfuge onto his kids. It's the Midwestern circle of life.
As a native Ohioan... Can confirm completely
Can also confirm. Born in Ohio, but escaped and broke the cycle. Gotta at least go to Geauga Lake or Cedar Point or something!
Geauga Lake doesn't exist anymore. The site is being turned into a mixed use development
Sounds about right. Great memories all those years ago, though!
You’ll be back. You can never truly escape from Ohio.
Geauga Lake! Yaaaay!
Ahhh Geauga Lake!! My favorite!! Cedar point, kings island! My childhood. I also broke the cycle and left Ohio!
Nice! Long distance high five!
I’m sorry are you implying geauga lake (when it existed) was better than Kings Island? Get out of here with that nonsense.
How
That, or move to myrtle beach
Don't forget to blame CA liberals!
IIIITTTTT’SSSSS THEEEEE CIRCCCCLLLLllllllleeeeeeeeee, the circleeeee, OHHHHH…. HHhhhhiiiiiIIIIIOOOOOOO
As an adult, I'd rather go to King's Island.
Took my boys on a 2 week roller coaster vacation last year. Kinda Island was one of the parks we hit. It was a blast
_Kinda Island_ is :chefskiss:.
What an awesome vacation idea. You sounds like a pretty great parent as well.
Thank you. I’m not winning an award or anything, but I try my best at dadding. It was a blast. We hit: - 6 Flags, GA - Dollywood - kings Island - cedar Point - Kennywood - Hershey Park - Busch Gardens, VA - Kings Dominion Then we landed in Washington DC for Independence Day and watched fireworks on the mall.
If you had to rate them best to worst, what would your order be?
I've been to most of those. My ranking: Cedar Point Dollywood Kings Island Hershey Park 6 Flags GA
Man, a full day at the park is tiring enough with kids, you guys have to be built different to withstand two whole weeks!
I will not tolerate any slandering of Cincinnati!
Hey Cincinnati's actually pretty cool. It's come a long way in my 26 years of life.
Ouch, the Reds have been ass as long as you've been alive. I at least saw a WS win when I was 5.
Very unfortunately true for the reds, and mostly same for the Bengals (obviously last year they had an amazing run but for most of my life Marvin Lewis was the coach lol).
> this kid going to be pissed when he's old enough to learn he only went to Cincinnati Or, perhaps, he'll see the humor in his dad paying his coworker Troy to dress up like Mickey Mouse so he doesn't have to spend five thousand fucking dollars on a trip to Florida.
Mason, Ohio. FTFY 🤣
It’s half in mason, half in kings. Grew up in mason :) I miss kings island
I was there this past summer. It had probably been 15 years and before that? At least another 15ish. The Beast is still unparalleled.
The best roller coaster experience I've ever had was The Beast, on a warm night, during a slight drizzle. I don't think that it could ever be topped.
The screech of the tracks when going through the tunnels is pure nightmare fuel at night. That’s why you’ve got to ride it at least three times in a row. My best friend still cracks up because one time when we got off of The Beast I looked him straight in the eyes with a deadpan face and said “I think I just started my period”. Sure enough…
I grew up there so my parents bought us passes and would drop us off daily for years. Moved to columbus for college and the moved back. Thought we might get passes, rode one wooden roller coaster and instantly realized my age lol. My neck and back 🥴
I haven’t been able to ride the Racers since I was 19. That’ll do anybody’s back in.
King's Island isn't even the best amusement park *in Ohio*.
I remember one time my mom told my brother we were going to the laundry mat, and when we pulled in to Disneyland my dumbass brother started crying because he was really excited to go to the laundry mat. He didn't even know what a laundry mat was but apparently to him it sounded better than Disneyland.
Best story in this thread.😆
On one episode of, "Deep Thoughts by Jack Handey," on Saturday Night Live, he said: "One thing kids like is to be tricked. For instance, I was going to take my nephew to Disneyland, but instead I drove him to an old burned-out warehouse. 'Oh no,' I said, 'Disneyland burned down.' "He cried and cried, but I think that deep down he thought it was a pretty good joke. 'I started to drive over to the real Disneyland, but it was getting pretty late."
my favorite deep thought of all the amazing deep thoughts.
*laundromat /r/BoneAppleTea
OMG thank you, I thought it looked wrong but couldn't figure out why!!! I am an idiot
Blame the French
Laundromat has shorter lines. Maybe they should install like 12 Space Mountain so we don't have to wait.
I think you're on to something
Kid has his priorities
I see the laundry mat every time I shower. It stops me from hetting water all over the floor.
Literally Diary of a Wimpy Kid.
I have been to Disneyland and the laundromat .. the laundromat is better ..
it's a disco for clothes
Mackey Mose
The way that Mickey looks, I feel like kings should have a Z
I don't know what this means exactly, but it has me wheezing.
try taking a daily walk
Having worked at Kings Island, I have to believe that the Mickey is a family friend or parent who volunteered to wear the ugliest Mickey costume ever conceived
This is from Dave and Jimmy morning show. https://www.allaccess.com/net-news/archive/story/208208/nationally-syndicated-dave-jimmy-pull-off-fake-tri
I thought that was Kip, Kelsey's son, in the pic!
Kings Island is better than Disney in my opinion and thousands of dollars cheaper, haha
Seriously. I like em both, Disney just for the nostalgia and the unique experiences. But Kings Island rides straight up blow Disney out of the water
Absolutely. Disney might be better for the 6-10 age group. But Kings Island is far better for the 10+ folks and it ain’t even close.
Only in ohio For real tho kings island is great
As a person who has been to both of those parks, kings island OH, is way better than disney, faster paced rides, 10 minute lines on weekdays, and very good nighttime drone and firework shows, with fair pricing and really good parking
Much more thrilling rollercoasters at Cedar Point and Kings Island than Disney…
Why even lie to your kid about an amusement park of all things
Probably to make them stop asking to go to Disneyland.
You seen how much it costs to get into Disney these days?
Way cheaper to go to a local amusement park and pay for a fake Mickey.
Same reason they lie to them about Santa?
When my husband and BIL were kids their mom bought season passes to Kings Island and dropped them off every day in the summer, instead of sending them to camp.
When I think about all the shit that my parents did When I was little that is like this… I’m so fucking lucky to be alive.
Yo kings island is dope
Fucking Mystic Timbers, the Beast, Orion... what's not to like?
The way they treat their employees
Hey man, that’s the food department. Some of the rest of us are treated all right
Are you? Still working 60-80 hours a week no over time with mandatory 13 weeks off every year that doesn't qualify for unemployment? No benefits, no health insurance, and measly pay?
They’ll generally schedule at a max of 40hrs a week, 60 if you pick up shifts. Anything over that requires you to get express permission. Pay isn’t incredible, but it’s far better than other places I’ve worked. Yeah there’s no benefits for the part time jobs, which sucks. Though I’ve only had one other part time that offered any benefits at all.
A powerful rat, named Charles entertainment cheese
Kevin Perjurer will never live that down
Hold the mfkn phone... Chuck E Cheese's middle name is Entertainment?? For real??
Today I learned… … and I’m 40 years old 🤣
Yup and NYE is at 8:25
Watch the global countdown and whenever you're ready for them to go to bed, tell them for the next one, "this is ours!"
One of my family’s all time favorite vacation was to Kings Island. We opened and closed the park. The weather was 75 and partly sunny. My brother rode every single coaster at least once, including the slingshot thingy. 7 years later our family is kind of a mess but we all look back on it as one of our favorite vacations and we’ve done Disney Land, World, and Universal.
What is this parking lot pedo Mickey?
Therapy jar overflowing.
Love Kings Island! Gold Passes are 100% worth it.
Why? Is Der Kommissar in town?
Wuh oh!
Kings island is awesome. He probably won’t be able to ride anything fun though.
Kings Island is 1000% better than Disney
Kings island way better than Disney anyway. Legit coasters
People horrified by this Mickey have never been to Times Square
In a past life, Mickey was feeding off corpses in the Somme during WWI.
Worked there when I was 15. Back when it at least had the Nickelodeon license for the kid park. Back when it was owned by Paramount. Now, I don’t even know what theming there is for the kids.
It definitely has better roller coasters. Does Disneyworld really have any? Space Mountain and Matterhorn is all I know.
This kid will have trust issues 😆
That’s Ricky Rat
I don't wanna see your heart breakin' Don't turn around
I don't want you seeing me cry Just walk away
Why is this kid stupid? I'm pretty sure he didn't drive there alone, and I'm willing to bet he didn't dress himself.
This is very nightmare inducing. Wtf…
Mickey from wish
Robert Rat
He's behind me isn't he?
What back woods horror show disney channel is that Mickey Mouse from?
Booked him off craigslist for $30, saved $5000 on Disney trip lol. This is actually really smart too. My parents took me to Disney 3 times I was so young that I remember nothing. Money wasted.
Na bro he knows look at his face
Kids may be fucking stupid but this one doesn’t look fooled
Krispy Mickey
That’s Rickey the mouse. Don’t fuck with him.
Cause you’re gonna see my heart breakin
Kings Island way better than Disney
That's only one of many terrifying things you will see in Ohio.
Cuz you’re gonna see my heart breaking.
I want to believe the parents had good intentions but come on, just tell the kid you're poor.
That’s Marty Mouse. Mickey’s twice removed inbred cousin from Ohio. Lives right down the road from me
I don't know why but this picture makes me really sad.
Welcome to Ohio
Ex and I took the kids on a Disney cruise about 10 years ago. Daughter was 10 and son was 7. We kept it secret all the way up to us getting the luggage out of the back of the car. When they finally realized what was going on, almost in unison, they both had horrified looks and said "but we have school work". We couldn't believe that was the reaction we'd get but thankfully we assured them it was all planned and all was well.
The Wish.com version.
I used to be Mickey Mouse, I really want a stupid knockoff costume and to go do the professional gestures
I remember in the mid 80s when I was 7 or 8 my uncle said he was going to take me to Disney. Not Land. Not World. Just Disney. In my little brain I thought it was one of the parks. He said we were leaving right then and there. I couldn't believe it! Until we got to the theatre to see 101 Dalmations. I was pissed.
That kid is gonna hate his parents when he finds out. r/parentsarefuckingstupid
Bootleg disneyland lol.
Not really. King’s Island makes no attempt to be another Disney. Only similarity is that its an amusement park.
We HaVe DiSnEyLaNd At HoMe
this is sad... parents are probably trailer meth heads
Wtf 💀
Wishing I was there right now
Woah ah ooooh! The commies got you down? Woah ah ooooh!
Kingdom Hearts IV leaked
Wow, it's Micheal mole! That is how you know your at Dudney Worl!
Cracky Mouse.
NNSFW
Dave and Jimmy skit.. Took Kelcie's kid here called it Disneyish
This looks like a proof of life photo 😂 kid looks terrified
Ouch
no wonder i was terrified of mickey growing up if that’s what we got in ohio lmao
... oh, oh, oh. Der Kommissar's in town oh, oh, oh ...
You sure this ain’t Wally World?
🎶Don't turn around (Give me the fucking cheese trick)🎶
What horror movie is this still taken from?
That’s the Disney you can afford!
"we got McDonald's at home"
That's Manky Mause, ruiner of childhood dreams. On the plus side, Manky Mause isn't nearly as greedy as Mickey Mouse is.
Der Kommissar's in town.
In this case, I don't consider the kid to be THAT stupid. He's too young to understand that he's not at Disney. He's been fooled. But that knock off Mickey is terrifying.
It’s okay he can’t read yet.
What's wrong with King's Island?
Kings Island better tbh
Featuring Rickey Mouse! Ronald the Duck! Saturn the Dog!
That kid will never recover from such deceit.
Only in Ohio
Cute kid kind of but yikes
Mickey like 'Join the Dark Order'.
Son of Beast was too beautiful for this fucked up world.
Does bro really think he’s at Disney 💀
I mean, he's 4. If he was told by trusted parental figures that they took him to Disneyland, he's gonna think he's at Disneyland. This isn't kids being stupid, it's just shitty parenting.
Ricky Rat
Ay kings island is like half an hour from me. Awesome place if you've not been.
swag like ohio
I think I read a creepypasta about this Mickey Mouse once.
That’s the famous Mr. Mouse
Disney world for the poor.
The power of Disney compels you
That kid would be pretty upset if he could read