The Disney logo used to start with a weird backwards G

[MazeHaze]

Not really obviously, but when I was a kid I always saw the Disney logo as starting with some weird backwards G treble cleff hybrid thing. I assumed it was some fancy ass cursive that I wasn't hip to yet and didn't question it. I was probably middle school age before I even realized it was really just a D with a little swirl.

Did this happen to anyone else?

 

[TheSkullPrince]

Yeah when I was a kid I thought it was a weird ass G too.

 

[bye]

same

 

[Whitemex]

Yeah I always thought it was weird

 

[Mariolee]

Yup, happened exactly to me. Hell, even as an adult I still don't see the D sometimes.

 

[Selphie]

No but as a kid I did think it was called Disnep

 

[super-famicom]

It's a cursive D

 

[PROh1bited]

I used to think the Y was a P.

 

[Common Knowledge]

Yes, all the time.

 

[Cybersai]

I thought it was a "G" for the longest time.

 

[TheSkullPrince]

Every time I see it I always think of the little theme sound too

 

[Zackat]

Yes. I was probably like 9-10 years old when my sister told me and it blew my mind. Probably one of the most "well, duh!" moments I have ever had.

 

[Stopdoor]

Yeah. Didn't realize this was a common thing, haha.

 

[Quacktion]

Yes, I used to joke that they are called Disnep.

 

[Deleted member 14002]

I used to think the Y was a P.

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This for me.

Read it as Disnep...

 

[MazeHaze]

It's a cursive D

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It's definitely not. A cursive D has a little tail, the Disney D has a swirly loop that hooks back into it.

 

[Osahi]

I think everybody had this. I was in High School before I realized

 

[Pein]

Lol it's all I see even now

 

[IfSleepoversCouldTalk]

I always just thought it was weird cursive.

 

[Dysun]

I was in my 20's when I finally started seeing it as a D rather than a backwards G

 

[RoKKeR]

I'm still convinced it's a G tbh

 

[Finale Fireworker]

This is very common. When you're a youngling learning to read and you learn to distinguish the difference between a G and a D, the D in Disney is definitely a G.

It's hard to unlearn that misconception even as an adult. I always knew it was supposed to be a D, but my brain still always says "that's a G."

 

[Jersey_Tom]

Glad I'm not the only one who saw a G when I was younger.

 

[ctj]

Yeah I thought it was a G too

 

[Kapryov]

When I was little I also thought the Y was a P, and figured it was just silent as nobody said "Disnep".

 

[KHarvey16]

Never heard of this. It's a stylized D and I guess even as a kid I knew Disney started with a D, so it's a D.

 

[Xiaomi]

Good old Gisnep.

 

[Cream]

Jizzney.

 

[ryutaro's mama]

G-Isney, the rapper.

 

[CrazyDude]

Yup, still do when I glance at it.

 

[MazeHaze]

I see it as the D now all the time, when I look at it I can see the G, but I almost wish I could go back to seeing a G at first glance.

 

[Persephone]

Three things in life are certain: death, taxes, and wondering why the fuck it's spelled "Gisney".

 

[Wiped]

WTF is this thread

Never ever looked at that logo and thought g. I mean, it's completely the wrong way round to be a g. You'd have to look at it in a mirror to think it was a g.

Was taught how to read handwriting, I guess.

Edit: LOL at the timing of the post below me

 

[BLEEN]

You fucks are all lysdexic.

 

[SpankyDoodle]

Yep, I thought it was a backwards G too, always confused the hell out of me but I just accepted it

It's a cursive D

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I hate to break this to you but if you've been writing cursive D's like that you've been doing it wrong

Edit: Found a better example with it in context!

 

[Zackat]

WTF is this thread

Never ever looked at that logo and thought g. I mean, it's completely the wrong way round to be a g. You'd have to look at it in a mirror to think it was a g.

Was taught how to read handwriting, I guess.

Edit: LOL at the timing of the post below me

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I never thought it was a G, more like a Disney "thing" for lack of a better term.

 

[Deleted member 13015]

I still see it today, all my life its been a G.

 

[Cap G]

I knew it wasnt a G, but I always thought the D was so overly stylized it didnt look like a D.

 

[MazeHaze]

WTF is this thread

Never ever looked at that logo and thought g. I mean, it's completely the wrong way round to be a g. You'd have to look at it in a mirror to think it was a g.

Was taught how to read handwriting, I guess.

Edit: LOL at the timing of the post below me

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I mean, look at all the responses agreeing with my OP. Most of us formed this opinion long before we could read handwriting, so it's not like we're stupid or something. The way it's written out in their old animated logo might have something to do with it.

I never thought it was a G, more like a Disney "thing" for lack of a better term.

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This exactly. I wouldn't say we all though it was G per se, but more like it was some kind of disney symbol ampersand type of thing.

 

[Leeness]

It was stylized off of Walt's signature...

 

[TheMan]

you couldn't post a fucking pic?

 

[Silky]

Gisney

 

[MazeHaze]

you couldn't post a fucking pic?

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good point, I'll edit the OP.

 

[pulga]

Yeah exactly the same

Seems like a fuck up but w/e it's not like its hurt them at all

 

[NekoNeko]

Yup, happened exactly to me. Hell, even as an adult I still don't see the D sometimes.

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We all go through dry spells.

 

[KarmaCow]

I had the same problem with a grocery store called Dominion.

I had to force myself to see it as a D.

 

[KeyBladerXIII]

I still see it as a g, despite knowing it's not. I only realized it when I stared at the name long enough on the side of a Disneyworld resort.

 

[nihilence]

It still feels like it's playing mind games.

 

[djkimothy]

Do they not teach cursive writing in school any more?

 

[Truly Gargantuan]

It always looked like some weird musical staff to me, which made sense in my younger mind considering every Disney movie back then was a.
musical.