19 Facts About Duckburg

Life in the Donald Duck universe centers on the city of Duckburg and is a part of the larger Mickey Mouse universe.

Duckburg was the setting of the 1987 animated series DuckTales.

In Quack Pack, Duckburg was populated almost entirely by human beings, with Donald, Daisy, and Donald's nephews as the only anthropomorphized animals that usually appeared.

Duckburg was the setting for one of the three initial levels of the video game Quackshot and for the second level of the video game Donald Duck: Goin' Quackers.

Duckburg was used for the setting of Mickey's Birthday land at Walt Disney World's Magic Kingdom from 1988 to 1996.

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The connection to Duckburg was removed as the land was renovated in 1996 to become Mickey's Toontown Fair.

In one specific story by Barks, Monsterville, Duckburg was even transformed into a futuristic city by Gyro Gearloose, however it proved that the citizens were not ready for the high level of technology that the new city provided.

However, Duckburg seems to have its own governor, if it is not a sort of city-state.

In more than one story a "Duckburg embassy" has been shown, which would place it outside the US at a diplomatic level.

Duckburg is a major center for Space exploration, mainly operated and overseen by Gyro Gearloose, and has had expeditions to the Moon, Mars, Venus, the Asteroids, and more remote parts of the Galaxy.

Duckburg is home to Yarvard University, an institution more notable for its athletic teams than for its academic achievements.

Duckburg is the home of the Billionaires Club of some of which Scrooge McDuck, John D Rockerduck and, according to some stories, Flintheart Glomgold are influential members.

Duckburg has a Ritz Hotel, first mentioned in Carl Barks' story Turkey with All the Schemings at which Scrooge McDuck had a business meeting with Donald Duck; who was disguised as the Duke of Baloni, the World's Second-Richest Duck at that time.

In other languages, Duckburg is not only home of "the Ducks", but Mickey Mouse and friends live there too.

In Carl Barks' story The Day Duckburg Got Dyed, it is revealed that Cornelius Coot at some point in Duckburg's history managed to pipe mountain water into the town.

Duckburg remained a quiet, small town until the arrival of wealthy businessman Scrooge McDuck.

Duckburg had bought the old fort and the hill from fellow prospector Casey Coot, a descendant of Cornelius Coot, during the Klondike Gold Rush in 1899.

Duckburg is among the cities located there, as well as Goosetown, a traditional rival of Duckburg, and Mouseton.

Duckburg is located north of San Francisco, with a map in Don Rosa's The Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck showing Calisota corresponding to the part of California north of the 39th parallel.