Mickey's Magical party ,the new event

[invasion]

Mickey's Magical Party

Mickey and his friends are throwing a gigantic party all over the resort. Join along in the succeeder to the 15th Anniversary Celebration.

Early rumours about Mickey's Magical Party features:

DISNEYLAND PARK

» New stage with 3 satellite stages on Central Plaza.
» Daily show on the new Central Plaza Stage featuring characters, dancers and puppeteers.
» Disney Characters' Express repainted.
» Small show in Discoveryland.
» New (but mostly recycled) decorations on Le Chateau de la Belle au Bois Dormant.
» New decorations on Main Street, U.S.A.


WALT DISNEY STUDIOS PARK

» Playhouse Disney Live on Stage (confirmed).
» Disney Stars and Cars Event (confirmed).


The theme for the year seems to be very modern, not nostalgic at all. The focus is on a "party", but not really a birthday celebration. Think Toon Circus meets Kids' Carnival...

[soundtracker]

Think Toon Circus meets Kids' Carnival...

Shudders... Probably not the two best examples to pluck out of the air, to be honest.

All told though, I'm quite looking forward to Mickey's 80th. I know it won't be anything big and fancy, but a lot of this promises to be quite fun, on paper at least.

I have to admit though, I was keeping my fingers crossed for some "vintage" character stylings. But hey, beggars can't be choosers, I guess.

[nathan detroit]

So when is this due to happen? Mickey turns 80 this December but the current 15th Anniversary extension isn't due to end until next March.
Well, I suppose if they can make a birthday party last 2 years, they must feel that they can push a mouse's birthday back by a few months.
However, Mickey's milestone would suggest a more traditional and nostalgiac approach that I would dearly love to see. I assume that the powers-that-be feel that it wouldn't sell though.

[fizzog]

Well to me that doesn't sound like the most attractive celebration. Perhaps DLRP doesn't have to have some kind of party on all the time...

[pussnboots]

Perhaps DLRP doesn't have to have some kind of party on all the time...

Then how would they cover up Main Street?

[fizzog]

Well quite. But that's just it, in my opinion it's the best-looking of all the main streets, if only for the floor, not horrid concrete (as well as other reasons of course but we all know those).

[Zarniwoop]

[pussnboots]

Is that official? It's not awful. I had a feeling they were eventually going to change the logo into that permanently, and it isn't/wouldn't be such a bad idea, is/would it? Although I wonder why they're doing another celebration-specific resort logo -- as if the resort hadn't seen enough logos over the years and they thought a change would be nice. Somebody over at the napkin department is losing his mind as we speak.

The artwork is... Lazy, as those character renderings are obviously recycled from the 15th. But it could just be a preliminary press release thing. But the Mickey's Magical Party logo has a nice old-timey feel to it -- something that's rarely seen from DLRP's snazzy design department.

Now if only they weren't going to **** up Main Street again.

[Craigroy8287]

Shudders... Probably not the two best examples to pluck out of the air, to be honest.

All told though, I'm quite looking forward to Mickey's 80th. I know it won't be anything big and fancy, but a lot of this promises to be quite fun, on paper at least.

I have to admit though, I was keeping my fingers crossed for some "vintage" character stylings. But hey, beggars can't be choosers, I guess.

I agree with this.

[Hathaway Browne]

Doesn't float my boat that's for sure. If we were talking a Parisien take on Mickey's Birthdayland (re-theme of somewhere rather than a new land) then maybe.

Then again why not make the "patch o' grass" by Toon Studos Mickey's 80th-Birthday Temporary-land?

[nathan detroit]

Why can't I see this?

[Hathaway Browne]

I have no idea. You're not exactly missing much. Just a Duck, a Mouse and two dogs tearing though the page with Le Chateau in the back.

[fizzog]

I am not looking forward to this celebration...

[pussnboots]

Oh now come on, give them a chance. It can't be worse than Toon Circus.

[fizzog]

Can't it? Well probably not actually, as a rule I say don't even think about using the word 'Toon' in Disneyland Parc, (hence no Duckburg in ANY form, ruining the integrity of the place totally, I hate Toon Town as it is, let alone toon town fair). I just want to the park to be itself for a bit, they don't have to have a reason to put on advert on the telly, ie. the 15th, just put an advert on the telly. Chances are it won't make a massive load of difference.