At Disney theme parks, stuffed animals no longer sit only on shelves or in strollers. Instead, many Disney fans wear them perched on their shoulders. Known as Shoulder Plushies, these magnetic ...

Tiny stuffed animals that use magnets to stay perched on your shoulder have become a must-have accessory for some theme park superfans. By Brooks Barnes Reporting from Disneyland in Anaheim, Calif.

Michael Reilly was backstage at the Pantages Theatre, brushing tiny strokes of blue paint around the bulging eyes of Zazu — a dodo bird hand puppet featured in Disney’s “The Lion King.” The ...