Over 60 strangers played a hilarious prank on their husbands and partners by making them all wear the same vibrant Mickey Mouse shirt while on a Disney cruise.
Mollie and Mitchell Auchmuty, from near Dublin, Ohio, have always shared a love of Disney with their two children, so they started looking for a Disney cruise after one of their sons said he would like to go.
The vacation made perfect sense, Mollie said, as it provided on-ship entertainment and everything would be taken care of, so they booked a four-night cruise sailing from Fort Lauderdale to the Bahamas.
While carrying out research, Mollie discovered many Disney cruisers see their own Facebook groups being created by passengers, and having joined a group for her cruise, she started following conversations about events on the ship.
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A traveler posted a video of a church group pranking their husbands into wearing the same shirt to worship, which led cruise passengers to ask if they could arrange it for their husbands and partners.
In the build-up to the cruise, around 60 strangers committed to the prank, deciding on a shirt choice, which was in Hawaiian style and covered in Disney characters.
Then, on July 27, the night itself, Mollie and Mitchell, wearing his shirt, headed down for the evening’s entertainment.
As more and more men appeared wearing the shirt, Mitchell couldn’t help but see the funny side of his wife’s ingenious prank – a moment she captured at various stages on video.
Mollie later shared a video of the social media, where the post quickly went viral.
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She said: “My husband is a great sport, and while at first he thought it was just a popular shirt, when he realized I was in on a master plot with strangers, he knew this is exactly something I’d get caught doing.
“As he said, ‘This is right up your alley!’ I was thrilled that he was such a team player and really embraced the situation when he realized how many people were smiling and enjoying the moment.
“He really thought it was special and a memory that not only would we never forget, but that our kids would love to look back on when they grow up.
“Ultimately, I want people to think about how a group of people – mostly women – from multiple states and several countries, with some even speaking different languages, were able to come together and create joy.
“I want people to understand how, honestly, something that involves fairly minimal effort, became something so big that we were able to spread happiness that stemmed beyond the individuals on the cruise itself, but to almost three million other people – who are also from all over the world.
“That is powerful stuff – as humans, I don’t think we realize how much power we have to impact others in a positive way.
“There is so much negativity out there, I was proud to be part of a little bit of the light that came shining through.”
