Disney dollars
The Disney dollar is a complementary currency that is based on the appearance of the US dollar and was first put into circulation on May 5, 1987. It has a value guaranteed by the Walt Disney Company that is unlimited in time. It can be exchanged one-for-one for US dollars at any time and can be used like normal dollars in the specified locations. The Disney dollar is equivalent to a security with no time limit . Since it cannot expire and can be exchanged for official currency at any time, it is not a voucher .
The Disney dollar is also a sought-after collector's item, with rare bills fetching hundreds of dollars.
In 2016 it was announced that production had ceased.
Appearance
Instead of a president (as on some of the US dollar bills), the notes bear images of well-known Disney characters, e.g. B. Mickey Mouse , Donald Duck , Goofy , Stitch , Dumbo and others. These dollars are sold by the Walt Disney Company. They can be redeemed on the ships of the Disney Cruise Line , all Disney shops within the USA and in Disneyland and the Walt Disney World Resort . They always bear the signature of the fictional treasurer Scrooge McDuck , which is the English name for Dagobert Duck .
Musical notes
Disney dollars have the characters "A", "D" or "T" and thus indicate the location for which they were produced. "A" stands for Anaheim, Disneyland in Los Angeles, "D" for Walt Disney World Resort in Florida and "T" for Disney Stores in the USA.
history
The notes first came out as one-dollar and five-dollar notes between 1987 and 1989. In 1990 the portfolio was supplemented with a ten dollar note. New dollars (with new characters) have been produced every year since 1987 except in 1992, 2004, and 2006. In 2005, a 50 dollar note was produced to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Disneyland in Anaheim, Los Angeles.
In May 2016 it was announced that production would cease from May 14th. Since the Disney dollars do not have an expiration date, the dollars will continue to be accepted as a means of payment at Disney locations until the issued bills are finally returned to Disney. The main reason for the discontinuation was that the banknotes are becoming less important as vouchers become more and more popular; as well as the real currency in the world.
Security aspects
Disney dollars have similar security aspects as normal banknotes. They are micro-printed with reflective ink to protect against scanning or photocopy. They have a unique serial number.
Description of the individual notes
1 dollar note
- 1987–1991: Mickey Mouse waving
- 1993: Mickey Mouse with bow tie (65th anniversary of the character Mickey Mouse)
- 1994–1996: Mickey Mouse waving again.
- 1997: Mickey Mouse as a sorcerer's apprentice in Fantasia (25th anniversary of Walt Disney World Resort)
- 1998–1999: Mickey Mouse waving again
- 2000: Mickey Mouse celebrating
- 2001: Another portrayal of Mickey Mouse as a sorcerer's apprentice in Fantasia
- 2002: Mickey Mouse in the movie Steamboat Willie
- 2003: new portrait of Mickey Mouse with open arms
- 2005: various portraits available: Dumbo, Cinderella and Chicken Little (50th anniversary of Disneyland in Anaheim, Los Angeles)
- 2007: Ariel and Skull from Pirates of the Caribbean
- 2008: Mickey in the drawing style of the 1930s
- 2009: Mickey Mouse and Pluto. Mickey is holding a cake.
- 2011: Skull from Pirates of the Caribbean
- 2013: various portraits available: Malefiz als Drachen, Ursula: Die Seehexe, Cruella Deville, Captain Hook
- 2014: Splash Mountain
5 dollar note
- 1987–1996: Goofy proud and with his eyes closed
- 1997: Goofy with a cylinder (25th anniversary of Walt Disney World Resort)
- 1998–1999: Goofy proud again and with his eyes closed
- 2000: celebrating goofy
- 2001: Mickey Mouse as a mountaineer
- 2002: Snow White
- 2003: new portrait of waving Goofy
- 2005: various portraits available: Donald Duck and Goofy (50th anniversary of Disneyland in Anaheim, Los Angeles)
- 2007: Sleeping Beauty
- 2008: Mickey in the drawing style of the 1950s
- 2009: Minnie and Daisy
- 2014: Big Thunder Mountain Railroad
10 dollar note
- 1990–1996: the portrait of Minnie Mouse
- 1997: Simba from the movie The Lion King (25th anniversary of Walt Disney World Resort)
- 1998–1999: again the portrait of Minnie Mouse
- 2000: Donald Duck celebrating
- 2001: Mickey and Minnie with sunglasses
- 2002: Tinkerbell from the movie Peter Pan
- 2003: Donald Duck takes off his sailor hat
- 2005: various portraits available: Stitch and Minnie Mouse (50th anniversary of Disneyland in Anaheim, Los Angeles)
- 2007: Cinderella
- 2008: Mickey in a modern drawing style
- 2009: Donald Duck, Goofy and Micky. Goofy blows out the candles from a cake.
- 2014: Space Mountain
50 dollar note
- 2005: various portraits available: Mickey Mouse in front of a mirror (is a special edition signed by Charles Boyer) and also his head from the front (50th anniversary of Disneyland in Anaheim, Los Angeles)
parody
Disney Dollars were parodied in an episode of the Simpsons . In the first broadcast on October 2, 1994 episode of Itchy & Scratchy Land (dt. The eerie amusement park changed Homer) 1,100 US dollars in Itchy & Scratchy Money after they told an employee that they are equivalent to regular money, but it all the more Be fun. In the park, however, nobody wanted to accept the Itchy & Scratchy Money .
The same thing happens to the dinosaurs in Treufussland in the eponymous episode.
Web links
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- ↑ History of the Disney Dollar ( Memento of the original from July 2, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Disney Will Stop Printing Disney Dollars This Week
- ↑ Security Aspects of Disney Dollars
- ↑ Facts about the Disney parody in the Simpsons episode
