“Minnie presented her hand-sewn bear to Mickey in a duffel bag, which is how Mickey came up with the name Duffy,” according to a history of the character on Disney’s official website.

Disney is currently pushing Duffy and ShellieMay at Disneyland once again, putting them front and center in the all-new “Celebrate Happy Cavalcade” as it parades through the park in honor of ...

“Minnie presented her hand-sewn bear to Mickey in a duffel bag, which is how Mickey came up with the name Duffy,” according to a history of the character on Disney’s official website.

Duffy, who is currently making a rare appearance at a new Disneyland cavalcade, was specifically created for merchandising purposes and first sold at Disney World’s Once Upon a Toy shop during ...