Find of the Day: Mickey Mouse Kettle Popcorn Popper

Hey there Disney Fans!

Today's Find of the Day is a Mickey Mouse Kettle Popcorn Popper!!!

©Disney

Does that thing make you happy or what? Look at it's little ears!!!

What it is: This is a popcorn maker. A MICKEY MOUSE KETTLE POPCORN MAKER!!!

What it Costs: $74.95 plus shipping and tax.

How to Get it: You might be able to find it in some stores, but you can pretty much always find it online at the Disney Store. You can also find it at Box Lunch. It's a little more (usually $99.90, currently on sale for $79.92), but if you read my previous post on why I love Box Lunch or you read their own website about how they give back, you'll know it's frequently worth it to pay a little more at Box Lunch. Wherever you get it, I think you'll agree it looks pretty cool.

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What's Included: This is actually pretty cool. The first picture makes it look like you just get a popcorn maker, but you actually get the maker, little scoopers for kernels and oil, AND 4 Mickey serving cups. Those alone make this thing awesome. The Disney Store website does not show the cups or the scooper, but when you read the details, you'll see they're still included.

Why it's a Find of the Day: If you've read any of this blog before, you know that I love it when form and function come together. I'm not a knick-knack person. If I'm going to collect things, I want them to be useful. What could be more useful than a popcorn maker.

Another reason this is a Find of the Day is the uniquely Disney nature of the item. I mean, yes, it has Mickey ears, so that makes it Disney. But, I'm actually talking about the popcorn. When Disneyland first opened, one of its many signature snacks was popcorn. To this day, many people associate a trip to Disney with having popcorn. There is something just so very Disney about having popcorn out of a machine that looks like Mickey.

Controversy Time: For a long time, Disney had its own popcorn. I know nothing about this popcorn, all I know was that it was unique and many people really loved it. However, part of the way Disney frequently pays for upgrades to the parks is through sponsorship. Back in 2015, Disney switched all of its popcorn to Pop Secret, presumably for purposes of the sponsorship money. A lot of people were mad.

However, a lot of people continue to talk about their love of the popcorn at Disney. Maybe it tastes better in the park, maybe the way they make it makes a difference, I don't know. In any case, the potential bright-side here is that you can buy Pop Secret and make it in your Mickey popcorn maker at home. So, if you're looking for a Disney sense-memory experience, it's here and ready for you. I think it would be really fun to make authentic, Disney parks popcorn at home in a Mickey popcorn maker.

What do you think? Do you love this popcorn maker? Are you tired of me declaring every mickey-appliance a Find of the Day? (I'm probably not going to stop) Do you love Pop Secret and not care who knows it? Let me know in the comments!