The Little Man of Disneyland was first introduced in 1955 in Disney’s Little Golden Books series in a book called The Little Man of Disneyland. It was published as A Mickey Mouse Club Book in this series. The Little Man of Disneyland is the story of a leprechaun who lives at Walt Disney’s original Magic Kingdom, Disneyland. Named Patrick Begorra, his home can be found at the base of a tree in Adventureland, near the entrance of Indiana Jones Adventure.
For St. Patrick’s Day, Patrick Begorra has decorated his home for the holiday. The decorations include rainbow bunting that leads to a pot of gold (at the end of the rainwbow!), some ribbon on the door, and also some garland. Daps Magic team member Steven stopped by Patrick Begorra’s house to check out the decorations and took some photos and video of the decorations. They can be seen here:
In the original book, Begorra lives in the middle of the Anaheim orange groves before Disneyland was built. One day Mickey, Donald, Goofy, and Pluto come walking through the orange groves. They have tools and construction plans for Disneyland. Begorra demands to know what its going on as he wants to live peacefully and quietly. This leads to him getting a helicopter ride to The Walt Disney Studios where he gets to see all that is planned for Disneyland. After seeing all of this, he asks to have a place that is he can live that is quiet and tucked away. Disneyland gets built and while it does, Begorra thinks about being the last leprechaun in the area after the rest had moved away. He eventually ends up moving into his new secret home in a tree in Adventureland that is only known by him (and a few really observant guests!).
This hidden gem of a detail was originally created in Adventureland near the Jungle Cruise docks after the book became popular. However, as time went by, the house disappeared. Then in 2015 the book received a reprint. With the reprint of this book Patrick Begorra’s home was restored in Adventureland at its current location.
Have you found Patrick Begorra’s home in Adventureland? Have you seen this year’s St. Patrick’s Day decorations in person? What do you think of them? Have you read the book? What did you think of it? Share your thoughts and opinions in the comments below!
