The feral cats of Disneyland

[Californian Elitist]

I'm bored, so yes, I'm creating a thread on the cats that live in Disneyland.

Two years after Disneyland's opening in 1957, Sleeping Beauty Castle was renovated. During this time, over one hundred cats were found the the parts of the castle that were unused, as well as termites and fleas. Instead of getting total rid of the cats, it was decided that they would be kept, "housed", fed and used to keep rodents away.

As of now, the cats have multiple feeding stations in the park. Most of them are neutered and kittens are given away for adoption. They tend to stay backstage, but it's not uncommon to see them around the park. I've seen people feed and pet the cats, they're harmless.

Ryan Gosling talks about the "commando cats."

 

[gsrjedi]

saw one for the first time at the Disneyland Hotel this weekend

 

[AllyInWonderland]

You have cats, we have bunnies!

 

[Pooh'sBuddy]

Bagheera?

 

[Californian Elitist]

Bagheera?

Quite possibly.

 

[tare]

Something besides hidden mickeys to keep an eye out for.

 

[StarWarsGirl]

I'm bored, so yes, I'm creating a thread on the cats that live in Disneyland.

Are you kidding? This thread is awesome!!!!

 

[StarWarsGirl]

I saw one at Grand Californian at night. Round face, mostly white with brown tabby markings. Actually, keeping the cats around sounds like a really good way to keep the area rodent free, as was stated.

I recall seeing one over at Epcot too.

Also, kudos to Disney. Those cats were just trying to make a home, and I'm so glad they decided to let them continue while at the same time neutering to prevent the population from increasing too much.

 

[ajrwdwgirl]

I'm not much of a cat person, but I'm kind of jealous of those cats. They get to live at Disneyland!

 

[thomas998]

Now I know why I didn't see Mickey the last time we were there, the cat must have caught him.

 

[Mickey1984]

I'm not much of a cat person, but I'm kind of jealous of those cats. They get to live at Disneyland!

I wonder what they get up to at night. Does anyone know if any cats have ever got into any ride buildings?
Can you imagine if one popped up in HM :-O

 

[Ralphlaw]

I like the idea of them, but droppings, death and public fights with rats may be a bit shocking. Overall, a plus, but obviously a few unfortunate incidents have probably popped up over the years. Is there a "Keeper of the Cats" at Disneyland to deal with such things?

 

[Tiggerish]

If I needed another reason to go to Disneyland, this is it. Kitties!!

Interestingly, the two cats pictured resemble two of my three boykitties.

 

[mcstensrud]

Okay,I just found my dream job "Keeper of the Cats".
I am going to keep my Eyes out for them in 57 Days!

 

[Cosmic Commando]

Found this little guy on the walkway to the parking structure. Wanted to take him home, but he didn't want to come with us... I guess he liked living at Disneyland. It would be a cool souvenir, though.

 

[Zman-ks]

Okay,I just found my dream job "Keeper of the Cats".
I am going to keep my Eyes out for them in 57 Days!

lmao...that would be a kind of cool job.

 

[Californian Elitist]

Found this little guy on the walkway to the parking structure. Wanted to take him home, but he didn't want to come with us... I guess he liked living at Disneyland. It would be a cool souvenir, though.

That's a beautiful cat.

I'm curious, did you really approach the cat and try to take it home? LOL.

 

[BoarderPhreak]

They're actually AAs.

 

[Nemo14]

They're actually AAs.

So they just shine strobes on them at night? Wow - Disney magic!

 

[BoarderPhreak]

So they just shine strobes on them at night? Wow - Disney magic!

Yep. See also: yeti.