All I Got Was This Lousy Potato
By Jeff Moffitt
@moffittjc (124810)
Gainesville, Florida
July 10, 2025 12:04pm CST
Most of you know that I am a die-hard Disney fan. But as much of a fan that I am, there is still new things I learn and discover every time I visit the Disney theme parks.
Over the past several years, I've been hearing more and more about this place called Potatoland, but didn't really understand what it had to do with Disney. But it seems to be gaining cult status among Disney die-hards. Well, I finally figured out what it was all about, having accidentally discovered a small room adjacent to a theater at Disney's Hollywood Studios (see photo).
The story of Potatoland goes back about 10 years or so. It was a Mickey Mouse short cartoon, in which Mickey takes Minnie and Goofy on a roadtrip to visit a theme park, only to discover that Potatoland was nothing more than a sign on the side of the road welcoming visitors to Idaho. Not wanting to disappoint his friends, Mickey sets out to build an actual theme park out of potatoes. You can only imagine how all that turned out.
Although the cartoon was only a filler in between Disney tv shows, it seemed to have struck a chord and resonated with Disney fans, so much so that Disney has referenced it several times in other Mickey cartoons.
I've now discovered and visited Potatoland (well, I watched the cartoon)! And for all my efforts, all I got was this lousy potato!
...and a t-shirt that I found online and ordered.
Now I can boldly walk around Disney World in my Potatoland t-shirt and have the satisfaction of knowing that I'm now a Potatoland insider.
Aren't you jealous? LOL
Have you ever traveled somewhere, only to be greatly disappointed in what you found once you arrived at your destination? Poor Mickey Mouse tried to make the best of a bad situation.
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15 responses
@JudyEv (358073)
• Rockingham, Australia
4h
Wave Rock is a great tourist attraction but isn't really all that impressive. That was a bit of a disappointment.
@much2say (57753)
• Los Angeles, California
5h
What in the world - I've never heard of this Potatoland 
! That's quite a discovery - I would have thought you of all people would have already explored every inch of Disney World 
. I was thinking there'd be at least a potato restaurant or a potato ride 
. We've been to restaurants where the food was not as delicious as the hype made it out to be 
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! That's quite a discovery - I would have thought you of all people would have already explored every inch of Disney World . I was thinking there'd be at least a potato restaurant or a potato ride . We've been to restaurants where the food was not as delicious as the hype made it out to be .
@GardenGerty (164671)
• United States
8h
i have had bad hotel rooms or things that were less that I expected but mostly I do not go too many places. I am wondering how many people will see continue to wonder about Potatoland.
@MarieCoyle (46089)
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5h
We know how you love Disney World...I am glad you got your Potatoland shirt to show off when you go there! And yes, sometimes a person possibly expects too much when they go to a new place, or we have built it up in our minds as how great it was going to be. Then when we do get there, we are wildly disappointed and wonder just what all they hype was about. But...there are places you go to in life that you had no expectations of at all. Not any! And you discover you loved it, you will come back whenever you can, and you wonder just why you never went there before?
I think it works both ways. You are adventurous, and I am sure you will find many more destinations in your life that you love and go back again and again--but with your love of Disney World, I bet you never find a destination you like as much. You do love your Disney! 
@Ineeddentures (9703)
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9h
Have you ever traveled somewhere, only to be greatly disappointed in what you found once you arrived at your destination?
Yes indeed I have
Indiana.
@snowy22315 (192509)
• United States
14h
Bermuda...not for me..Humid, cold water, and overly expensive. I didn't know potatoes came that big!
@LeaPea2417 (38030)
• Toccoa, Georgia
13h
This is the first time I have heard of Potatoland. There was a time my husband and I stayed in a hotel where we thought it had a hot tub with the pool when it only had a pool. That disappointed us a little bit. Also, we stayed in a beach condo once where there was construction right nearby and we could hear it which took away from having an excellent time even though I look back on it and we still had some fun on that trip.
@RasmaSandra (86779)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
12h
Glad you got your T-shirt. Cannot remember a place disappointing me oh, yes wait I can, Way back when in NYC the club Copacabana opened up and I like the Manilow song so I had to go to the club, Big disappointment for me not what I expected and too crowded to even dance,
@Melanie_Marie (2171)
• St. Clair, Michigan
13h
Yes I am jealous and I’m thinking maybe for Halloween let’s make huge potato hats. Forget the costumes.
Potato hats 
I’m in the midst of working and saving and finding a suitable place to call home but I’ll be back soon, esp before Halloween and then don’t forget we have the NYE hat competition template to work off of after that.
See you soon and you look great!
