This was one of my favorite shows at Disneyland! I am sad to say, it seems like they are retiring this show and not bringing it back. I am so glad I filmed it, so I have this reminder of what a great show this was. So entertaining for kids, and enjoyable for all.
This 25-minute musical, which casts Mickey Mouse in his classic role of the Sorcerer's Apprentice from Fantasia, features songs from half a dozen Disney animated films. The show was arranged by Timothy Williams.
The story begins with Mickey once again in the studio of Yen Sid,
as a team of mapmakers puts the finishing touches on an enormous map
using giant paintbrushes. Trouble ensues when the mapmakers quit for the
day, leaving a curious Mickey alone in the studio with a nearly
complete map capable of taking dreamers to any place imaginable. Before
long, a paintbrush-wielding Mickey is absorbed into the world of the
animated painterly map (an ingeniously disguised LED screen spanning the
width of the stage, along with a trapdoor to initiate the shrinking
effects). His nemesis throughout the story is an amusing and stubbornly
unfinished portion of the map named Spot.
From here, a series of choreographed set pieces
starring a succession of Disney characters leap from itinerary stops
made during Mickey's journey through the magic map. After Mickey paints
his way out of the map, the show concludes with a pair of big production
numbers set in Hawaii and New Orleans.
In the end, Mickey realizes his mentor has been watching over him
the entire time, when the adversarial Spot is revealed as the pupil of
Yen Sid's eye.
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