A few years after his lukewarm reception at Disney World, Duffy merchandise was introduced at a store at Tokyo D ...

In the decades since, the character of Duffy has become “very popular in Japan,” a spokesperson for Disneyland told Nexstar.

“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. In the ...

But the same can’t really be said for “Duffy the Disney Bear,” despite being more than a decade older than any of the names above. Duffy, who is currently making a rare appearance at a new ...