Disney has announced that an all-new animated shorts series, "The Wonderful World of Mickey Mouse" will be heading to Disney+. On Mickey's birthday, Wednesday, November 18, the series will premier with two new shorts rolling out every Friday beginning November 27.
In "The Wonderful World of Mickey Mouse," it's nothing but fun and excitement for Mickey and his best pals - Minnie, Donald, Daisy, Goofy, and Pluto - as they embark on their greatest adventures yet, navigating the curveballs of a wild and zany world where the magic of Disney makes the impossible possible. Each seven-minute short is filled with laugh-out-loud comedy, modern settings, timeless stories, new music, and the unmistakable classic art style of the "Mickey Mouse" shorts. The series will include stories inspired by various lands at Disney parks and cameos by classic Disney heritage characters.
The series is produced by Disney Television Animation with Emmy Award-winning artist and director Paul Rudish serving as executive producer and supervising director. Christopher Willis, the Emmy Award-winning composer of the "Mickey Mouse" shorts, also provides the music for this series.
Marked by a contemporary art style that harkens back to Mickey's 1928 beginnings, the "Mickey Mouse" cartoon shorts premiered on Disney Channel in 2013 and ran for five seasons, consisting of a total of 96 episodes, and garnered seven Primetime Emmy Awards, two Daytime Emmy Awards and 21 Annie Awards. The shorts inspired a global line of consumer products, toys, and clothing as well as the new attraction, Mickey & Minnie's Runaway Railway, the first ride-through attraction in Disney history starring Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse, now open at Disney's Hollywood Studios at Walt Disney World Resort in Florida.
All five seasons of the shorts are currently available to stream on Disney+.
