Fun Find Friday
July 6, 2012
Location: Goofy's Candy Co., Downtown Disney
We all know the Fab Five: Mickey, Donald, Goofy,
Pluto and Minnie quite well. They all have their distinct
personalities that truly makes them who they are. The amazing thing
is that Goofy is the only one named after this most recognizable
trait: he's goofy!
Goofy has had one of the most diverse and fulfilling
careers of any member of the Fab Five. He started off as Dippy Dawg,
an audience member during the short cartoon Mickey's Revue. All the
other people in the area were frustrated with his laugh and would
eventually hit him with a mallet. That was meant to be his entire
lifespan as a cartoon character. However, something unbelievable
happened.
Audience members ate up the Dippy Dawg character and
he began to make more and more appearances in Mickey Mouse short
cartoons and would eventually be renamed Goofy. During his eighty
year career (as of this year) Goofy has starred in How to Shorts,
different films (Saludos Amigos and Fun and Fancy Free), and has
even been the host of attractions like The Barnstormer.
If you grew up in the late 1980's/early 1990s, like
I did, you most likely wouldn't associate Goofy with any of these
other projects. Instead you would think back to Goofy's time in
Spoonerville as a father to the one and only Max. And with that
giant ramble in mind, it's time to focus on our Fun Find Friday for
the week!

While walking around any shop or restaurant on
Disney property you will find all the staples of a typical store or
restaurant anywhere else in the world (for safety and health code
reasons), but there is one item you should pay extra special
attention to next time. There is always a spot somewhere, often in a
very obscure section, where a sign informs guests and Cast Members
how many people can come into the shop. I'm sure you've seen the
signs pointing out the maximum occupancy.
While all the stores on Disney property clearly call
this the Maximum Occupancy, Goofy's Candy Co. does things a little
bit differently. Keeping in mind that starting back in 1992
audiences learned all about Goofy's son Max the Maximum Occupancy
sign has been shortened to:

Even more interesting is the fact that '91 was the
year Goof Troop was being worked on in full force. So even though we
may not see Max on a regular basis like we did twenty years ago, or
even five years ago for that matter, Goofy has clearly remembered
his son and gives him a nice little shout out inside of his shop!
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