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Mickey and the Beanstalk

Updated: Sep 17, 2023

Mickey and the Beanstalk Card Game, from Walt Disney's "Fun and Fancy Free"


First Published: 1947, Pepys Series Games by Castell Brothers Ltd., Bow Street London and North Wallace Street, Glasgow

Illustrator or Designer: Ern Shaw designer, illustrated after Walt Disney Studios


Contents: 44 Cards, 1 Fold-Out Beanstalk card + Rules Booklet


Mickey and the Beanstalk Box Front With Title Card
Mickey and the Beanstalk Box Front With Title Card

There are 44 cards in 9 sets of 4, lettered and numbered from A1 to I4, plus 4 Fairy Harp and 4 Willie the Giant cards. Laid out in order, using the fold-out Beanstalk card as a guide, the cards tell the story of Mickey and the Beanstalk.


Mickey and the Beanstalk cards: Sets A & B
Mickey and the Beanstalk cards: Sets A & B

Mickey and the Beanstalk cards: Sets C & D
Mickey and the Beanstalk cards: Sets C & D

Mickey and the Beanstalk cards: Sets E & F
Mickey and the Beanstalk cards: Sets E & F

Mickey and the Beanstalk cards: Sets G & H
Mickey and the Beanstalk cards: Sets G & H

Mickey and the Beanstalk cards: Set I, 4 Giant Willie cards and 4 Fairy Harp cards.
Mickey and the Beanstalk cards: Set I, 4 Giant Willie cards and 4 Fairy Harp cards.


Mickey and the Beanstalk fold-out card, Top
Mickey and the Beanstalk fold-out card, Top
Mickey & the Beanstalk fold-out card, Base
Mickey & the Beanstalk fold-out card, Base
















































The game is based on the Mickey and the Beanstalk section of Disney's 1947 animated package film Fun and Fancy Free. In the film Walt Disney gave his last major performance personally voicing Mickey Mouse, as he had done since 1928.


The film is based on the fairy tale Jack and the Beanstalk.


In this instance Ern Shaw's credit must be for the game's design rather than the illustrations. In slightly later printings Ern Shaw's signature is dropped from the cover of the rule book, see below.



Game & Version Details



Mickey and the Beanstalk - Card Back

Mickey and the Beanstalk - Card Back


​Mickey and the Beanstalk - Folding Card Back

Mickey and the Beanstalk - Folding Card Back


Mickey and the Beanstalk - Rules Front

Mickey and the Beanstalk - Rules Front


Mickey and the Beanstalk - Rules Back

Mickey and the Beanstalk - Rules Back


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​Mickey and the Beanstalk - 2nd Rules Front

Mickey and the Beanstalk - 2nd Rules Front



An alternative rule book without the Ern Shaw credit.


​​Mickey and the Beanstalk - 2nd Rules Back

​​Mickey and the Beanstalk - 2nd Rules Back

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Mickey and the Beanstalk - Box Back

Mickey and the Beanstalk - Box Back


Mickey and the Beanstalk - Box Top

Mickey and the Beanstalk - Box Top


Mickey and the Beanstalk - Box Side Left

Mickey and the Beanstalk - Box Side Left


Mickey and the Beanstalk - Box Base

Mickey and the Beanstalk - Box Base


Mickey and the Beanstalk - Box Side Right

Mickey and the Beanstalk - Box Side Right


Mickey and the Beanstalk ​- Box Back With Flap

Mickey and the Beanstalk ​- Box Back With Flap


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