Here’s How Disney Fans Are Celebrating Mickey Mouse’s Birthday in 2020
Disney fans first met this lovable mouse in 1928. Since then, he’s become a cultural icon and the star of several animated features. Now, Mickey Mouse and his friends will go on endless adventures with a new series, available exclusively on Disney+.
Here’s what we know about The Wonderful World of Mickey Mouse and the significance of its premiere date.
The Disney Channel ‘Mickey Mouse’ shorts are available on Disney+
He loves Minnie Mouse, his dog pluto, and dancing. Since Steamboat Willie, Disney’s premiered plenty of cartoons featuring Mickey Mouse. Most recently, that includes the Mickey Mouse shorts, which premiered in 2013 and earned a number of Emmy Awards.
It’s this stylized version of Mickey featured in the cartoon shorts that inspired a global line of consumer products, as well as the new attraction, Mickey and Minnie’s Runaway Railway, in Disney’s Hollywood Studios at Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando, Florida.
Although they were originally available on Disney’s television network, Disney Channel, all five seasons of the shorts are currently available to stream on Disney+. Now, there will be a new original series featuring the same style of animation, available exclusively on Disney’s subscription service.
‘The Wonderful World of Mickey Mouse’ cartoons premiere on Mickey’s birthday
For the first time ever, a cartoon series about Mickey, Donald, Daisy, Minnie, Goofy, and Pluto will be available exclusively on Disney+. This is the series titled The Wonderful World of Mickey Mouse, a cartoon featuring new music, bright colors, and the same style of animation as the Mickey Mouse cartoons, created by artist Paul Rudish.
Rudish serves as executive producer and supervising director, according to a statement from D23. What makes the premiere date of this series so special? It all takes place on Mickey Mouse’s birthday.
“Fans are in store for a mouse-terful combination of laugh-out-loud comedy, modern settings, timeless stories, new music, and the unmistakable art style of the Mickey Mouse shorts, which put a contemporary twist on a classic look that harkens back to Mickey’s 1928 beginnings,” the statement continues.
New ‘The Wonderful World of Mickey Mouse’ cartoons will premiere on a weekly basis
Six friends set on endless more adventures. This new Disney+ original series will debut on Mickey’s birthday, which is Wednesday, Nov. 18, with two new shorts debuting every Friday beginning Nov. 27. Throughout the year, 10 shorts will premiere, with 10 additional shorts set for Summer 2021.
Some Disney theme parks will remain closed for Mickey Mouse’s birthday. However, fans can celebrate this character with a few beloved productions aside from The Wonderful World of Mickey Mouse. Plenty of other movies and television shows are already available on Disney+ featuring Mickey Mouse and his friends.
That includes movies like Mickey’s Twice Upon a Christmas, Mickey’s Christmas Carol, Fantasia, and The Three Musketeers. To learn more about Disney’s streaming platform and to subscribe, visit their website.
