Mouse Mingle gives users chance to find partner who might be the Belle to their Beast - with Mickey playing cupid

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Jasmine and Aladdin, Belle and the Beast, Carl and Ellie, Lady and the … you get the picture; Disney couples have set the standard for relationship goals for decades.

They (probably) never fight over what to watch on the television; never have arguments about putting the toilet seat down; never end up screaming at each other in the supermarket.

With the introduction of Mouse Mingle– a dating website for Disney fans– the opportunity exists to finally find a partner who might be the Belle to your Beast.

The Mouse Mingle logo. Photograph: Mouse Mingle

The brainchild of Disney devotee Dave Tavres, Mouse Mingle allows people to post their pictures and information, rate users, and answer Disney-related questions, as well as share their favourite Disney moments.

The site works on a freemium model. It’s free to sign up, but $12.55 (£8) a month to send private messages.

Tavres, who once worked as an engineer at Disneyland in California, had the idea of Mouse Mingle in 2011, bemoaning that there was “no way to narrow down the searches” to Disney-loving women within existing services.

Tavres said: “My hope is that people literally around the world will find the site useful. Just as there are big Disney fans near Disneyland and Disney World, that same single fan-base also lives near Tokyo Disney, Disneyland Paris and other Disney parks.

There are countless single Disney fans Dave Tavres

“However, there are countless single Disney fans that live in the spaces between Disney parks. Those people often have a greater passion for Disney, as they don’t get to visit as often.”

A search of Mouse Mingle shows many users choose to dress up as their favourite Disney characters in their profile pictures. Popular outfits include: Snow White, Robin Hood and Pluto. Other users display drawings of characters or pictures with merchandise.

Members state their favourite Disney films, songs, characters, heroes and heroines, princes and princesses in their profiles.

Mouse Mingle users choose their favourite Disney songs. Photograph: Mouse Mingle

Despite a resounding lack of LGBT Disney characters, with the possible exception of Ursula from the Little Mermaid, you can also set your preference for someone of the same sex.

It remains to be seen how happy Disney is with the whole enterprise of Mouse Mingle, or its logo, which is designed to look like Mickey’s famous silhouette.

But the site is just the latest in a long line of niche dating sites, including those dedicated to Doctor Who fans, and plenty matching individuals according to religion, vegetarianism or, um, farming.

Still, a website for Disney fans? It’s a whole new world.

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