Naming a Disney Character something else?

[Tom Orrow]

This is something I would have never thought of.
When I was last in Disney World I saw a little girl come out of mouse gear holding a micky plushie. She went up to her father and stated that she had named her micky, Steve!
I would have never thought to rename a character that already had a name that you would know!
If this has ever hit you please post below! :wave:

 

[WDW_Emily]

Maybe she was confused and thought that a mouse=mickey. so renaming mickey would be like renaming a mouse?

 

[zurgandfriend]

I said "Hello Goofy" to Pluto once, but that was just a senior moment they are both dogs after all.

 

[MarkTwain]

Nah, I did this as a kid too. :lol: Specifically, I bought a Shamu plush at SeaWorld when I was 5 and named it Randy.

 

[ctosh]

Thats just a kid thing. It's just what ever comes in to their mind. You just smile and go with it.

 

[tiaragirl]

Maybe she was confused and thought that a mouse=mickey. so renaming mickey would be like renaming a mouse?

Overextension of the term 'Mickey' Love Psycholinguistics.


It's kind of cute when kids do that. Eventually they'll figure out their mistake, but probably still keep the name.. why not. Mickey-Steve.. while Steve wouldn't be my first choice, I can understand wanting to make a plush your own!

 

[WDW_Emily]

Overextension of the term 'Mickey' Love Psycholinguistics.


It's kind of cute when kids do that. Eventually they'll figure out their mistake, but probably still keep the name.. why not. Mickey-Steve.. while Steve wouldn't be my first choice, I can understand wanting to make a plush your own!

Hey I'm a Psychology major what can I say

 

[sublimesting]

This is something I would have never thought of.
When I was last in Disney World I saw a little girl come out of mouse gear holding a micky plushie. She went up to her father and stated that she had named her micky, Steve!
I would have never thought to rename a character that already had a name that you would know!
If this has ever hit you please post below! :wave:

No offense to Steve but I think it's funny that a little girl would name Mickey Mouse, Steve.

 

[TubaGeek]

I bought my girlfriend (then 20?) one of those spherical Mickey plushies, and she named it Turkey.
I don't know why, but there you go.

 

[Prince-1]

I bought my daughter a Figment doll but she hated the name so she changed it to Tinkerbell. It's her favorite character. Pretty sure they don't look alike.