Hef and his bunnies meet Mickey Mouse and pals

At first, the contrast was laughable: Playboy founder Hugh Hefner, accompanied by a bevy of bunnies, visiting Walt Disney World.

It was one US icon paying homage to another – Walt Disney.

The 78-year-old Hefner and his entourage – in Florida for Playboy’s famed Super Bowl party the night before Sunday’s game – said he and Disney have a lot in common.

Both were US midwesterners who began their careers as cartoonists before founding their companies.