Overview
- Screenshots posted Aug. 20–21 on X by users including Heather and TravelHackerTM showed the My Disney Experience app displaying mismatched character icons.
- Notable mash-ups documented included Belle as Tramp, Mickey Mouse as Pocahontas, and Darth Vader as the Queen of Hearts, among other unexpected pairings.
- Inside the Magic, Disney Dining, and DisneyFanatic compiled the viral examples after multiple users reported seeing the swaps in their app interfaces.
- Disney has not issued an official comment as of Aug. 21, and outlets suggest a likely short-lived data or asset misalignment that would be resolved by a routine update.
- Users and reporters say core functions remained available, noting that ride bookings, mobile food orders, PhotoPass access, and hotel check-ins continued to work.