Mickey Saves Christmas

[Dacey]

You haven’t given any “answers” to shoot down.

[Daniel]

Plus, as I've said in the past and will no doubt again, it is no longer a "cable" series and has not aired on TV for years.

[Daniel]

Bret Iwan shared some behind-the-scenes photos of himself and his mini figure:




As I deduced, it is in the style of the interstitials. So darn cute! Looks like there's some cotton around Mickey's legs, no doubt to mimic snow. What little we see of Santa's Workshop looks great. Tons of neat details like the toys on the shelf and where the presents drop from. I'm stoked!

[EricJ]

...Whew. So looks like they ARE going for the Rankin-Bass retro.

[Daniel]

Yes, who'd a thunk it.

Poster:



Hidden Mickey! They look cute in their elf outfits.

[Daniel]

More promo pics:




Magical. Steamboat Willie is still on the mantel! Santa looks adorable.

[Daniel]

Trailer:



Looks too adorable.

[Daniel]

Clip:



When they're sleighing that is a nod to "Once Upon a Wintertime". It's framed the same way as they pass through the snow and mirrors it exactly when it changes perspective. That's so cool.

[Ben]

That’s a neat touch.

I take it this will go to D+ after the airings? I’m hoping we can see it there in the UK.

[Daniel]

Yep, next day on November 28.

[Ben]

Nice! We'll save that for nearer Crimbo then!

[Daniel]

Interview with director David H. Brooks. Answers how they engineered Mickey's ear. Pretty nifty!

[Ben]

As I noted above, the ears intrigued me as I immediately noticed them as a very neat touch and something that would have been incredibly hard to pull off in stop-motion, let alone CG! And they did it like that!? That’s kind of insane, but brilliant!

As long as the story holds up and the characters stay true, this seems like it might be something quite special!

[Daniel]

Mickey Saves Christmas... more like Pluto Keeps Ruining Christmas.

Thought the special was cute, but nothing grand. Couple of cute Easter eggs. Really enjoyed seeing them in stop-motion.

[Daniel]

Cast and crew photos:




By the way, it was revealed after I had answered you: UK Disney+ gets it December 9. Still works out, but just in case you wanted to watch it sooner!