A Disneyland feral feline who hunted for mice and rats in the evening and hung out with annual passholders at a members-only club by day has actually died after years as a fan-favorite feline with thousands of social networks followers.
Nutmeg the feral cat who patrolled Disney California Adventure for rodents and checked out die-hard Disneylanders at the Magic Key Terrace has actually died, according to WDW News Today.
Sign up for our Park Life newsletter and find out what's new and interesting every week at Southern California's amusement park. Subscribe here.
" Nutmeg was one of Disneyland Resort's feral felines, entrusted with keeping the rat population down around the parks and guaranteeing the only rodents visitors see are Mickey and Minnie Mouse," according to WDW News Today. "Nutmeg strolled the park on a regular basis, however had an affinity for the Magic Key Terrace lounge at Disney California Adventure."
Nutmeg the Magic Key Terrace Cat Passes Away at Disney California Adventurehttps:// t.co/ whWGQ9PVXR.
—-- Disneyland News Today (@dlnt) May 7, 2023.
The legend of Nutmeg grew as Magic Key Terrace beverage masters named a secret menu mixed drink in the cat's honor and Walt Disney Imagineering drew design inspiration from Nutmeg and other feral felines for the annual passholder hideaway.
The Magic Key Terrace secret menu drink was made for the passholder "in crowd" that understands and likes Nutmeg, according to Disney California Adventure cooking director Jeremiah Balogh.
" We have lots of buddies that like to visit us and a few of them are four-legged buddies," Balogh informed Southern California News Group in 2021. "We have a resident feline that will come and go to visitors and cast members whenever she or he feels lonesome.".
The Nutmeg cocktail is made with Myers dark rum, Bailey's Irish Cream, Frangelico hazelnut liqueur and apricot liqueur.
" This is definitely a dessert drink," according to the Disney Food Blog. "If you're a rum fan, a sucker for dessert cocktails or a secret menu hunter, it may deserve a shot. Especially if you love Disneyland cats.".
Imagineering had custom Mexican tile made with feline styles that line the columns of the balcony sprinkled with other accent tiles for a 2022 makeover of the Magic Key Terrace.
SEE ALSO: Inside Disneyland's mouse kingdom is a surprise world of cats.
Nutmeg was a friendly feline who often wandered below Grizzly Peak to engage with restaurants and drinkers at the outside patio bar.
Nutmeg came from a mostly concealed colony of feral cats that hunt rats at the
Anaheim theme parks. The well-fed felines make unusual daytime looks in the parks, however are out in force throughout the over night graveyard shift.
Disneyland supplies feeding stations, neutering and healthcare for the feral felines that supply an important service-- even if their simple presence might make Mickey and Minnie a little anxious.
The Cats of Disneyland have legions of fans with 112,000 fans on Instagram and 17,000 more on Twitter.
Comments
Leave a Reply