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Carol Thompson shows off her Tumwater Washington home

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Carol Thompson hasn't been to Disneyland® Park since 1987, but she plans to return to the Magic Kingdom by the end of the year. To look at her Tumwater, Washington, home, you might wonder why she needs to travel to Anaheim at all.

"This isn't just a display. We live here," Thompson says. "Here" is her 1,800-square-foot home 45 miles south of Seattle. And "we" is Thompson, 55, and her two Shih Tzu dogs, Oliver and Mandy.

Thompson's home boasts an astonishing array of Mickey housewares: area rugs, snow globes, figurines, bed-and-bath ensembles, tea kettles, waffle irons, bedspreads, curtains, telephones, lamps, dinnerware, and bath towels. And that's the partial list.

Mickey Mouse teapot"When I wake up each morning, I see Mickey and it makes me smile," Thompson says. "Even my home-based business is a whole lot more fun with my Mickey office accessories."

Thompson makes sure to get Oliver and Mandy in the spirit, too, by dressing them in "Mickey ears and white T-shirts with their names on them."

She recently hosted an open house that drew more than 132 visitors to her Disneyfied home. During the open house, she told one young guest that she plans to visit Disneyland soon. "I think you're going to be disappointed," he told her. "You've got more stuff here than they have at Disneyland."

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