Mickey's Magical Christmas: Snowed in at the House of Mouse (2001)

Mickey and all his friends hold their own Christmas party at the House of Mouse, after being snowed in.

Directors:

Tony Craig, Roberts Gannaway

Writers:

Thomas Hart, Roberts Gannaway (story editor)

Stars:

Carlos Alazraqui, Wayne Allwine, Tony Anselmo

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Carlos Alazraqui	...	Panchito (voice)
Wayne Allwine	...	Mickey Mouse (voice)
Tony Anselmo	...	Donald Duck / Huey / Dewey / Louie (voice)
Jeff Bennett	...	Mr. Jollyland (voice)
Jodi Benson	...	Ariel (voice)
Robby Benson	...	Beast (voice)
Corey Burton	...	Ludwig Von Drake / Mad Hatter / Grumpy / Gus / Captain Hook (voice)
Eddie Carroll	...	Jiminy Cricket (voice)
Pat Carroll	...	Ursula (voice)
John Cleese	...	Narrator (segment 'The Nutcracker') (voice)
Peter Cullen	...	Eeyore (voice)
Bill Farmer	...	Goofy / Pluto / Practical Pig (voice)
Jonathan Freeman	...	Jafar (voice)
Jennifer Hale	...	Cinderella (voice)
Maurice LaMarche	...	Lumiere (voice)

Storyline

After everyone is snowed in at the House of Mouse, Mickey suggests they throw their own Christmas party. Everyone is happy, except for Donald who just isn't in to the Christmas spirit. So Mickey shows a series of cartoons that show just what Christmas is all about. It features a star studded cast of Disney characters from everyone's favorite animated Disney movies.

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Plot Keywords:

duck | dog | little mermaid | animal as human | direct to video | 

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Genres:

Animation | Adventure | Comedy | Family | Fantasy | Music

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Certificate:

TV-G

Did You Know?

Trivia

In the Christmas Carol part of the movie (originally released as Mickey's Christmas Carol (1983)), we see cameos from multiple characters from animated Disney classics, such as Mr. Toad, Rat, Mole, MacBadger, and Cyril (from The Wind in the Willows (1949)), the Big Bad Wolf and the three pigs (from Three Little Pigs (1933)), and several characters from Robin Hood (1973). Jiminy Cricket (from Pinocchio (1940)) and Willie the Giant (from Mickey and the Beanstalk (1947)) portray two Christmas spirits.

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Goofs

In "The Nutcracker" story, it is clearly stated and mentioned that the character Minnie Mouse was playing was named Maria, and Mickey played the Nutcracker. So why when it cut to the stockings did the stockings read; Mickey, Minnie, and Pluto?

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Quotes

[first lines]
Mickey Mouse: Well everybody that's our show. Thank you for spending Christmas Eve at the House of Mouse. Here's wishing everybody a Merry Christmas and a safe trip ho-ho-home!

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Connections

Version of Barbie in the Nutcracker (2001)

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Soundtracks

Don't Fall in Love
Words and Music by Randy Petersen and Kevin Quinn
Produced and Arranged by Randy Petersen and Tim Heintz
Orchestrated and Conducted by William Ross
Mixed by Cary Butler
Recorded at Todd A-O Studios
Mixed at Signet Soundelux Studios
Performed by Julian Glover

User Reviews

I liked it

I don't think Mickey's Magical Christmas:Snowed in at the House of Mouse is the best Christmas movie nor is it among the best Disney has ever done. It is though a decent movie and worth seeing if you like the show House of Mouse(I do), if you love Christmas(once again I do) or if you like Disney(once again I do). This has been compared to House of Villains. I will say I liked them both equally, both had their faults but both have their virtues. I feel Snowed in at the House of Mouse is less rushed and has the better combination of shorts, while House of Villains had the better story and animation.

So what were Snowed in at the House of Mouse's faults? While less rushed, which is in some ways a good thing, the story does drag and does revolve a little too much around the shorts. The animation on the whole is pretty decent, but I did not like how Belle and the Beast were animated, Belle is deflated and Beast is ripped of his majesty. Also, it is a little too short.

However, the animation as I have said apart from Belle and the Beast is decent, there are some nicely drawn characters and the backgrounds are lovely and colourful, and it sticks reasonably true to the animation style of the show like House of Villains does. The animation in the shorts though is better than the animation inside the House of Mouse I feel. The music is very nice too, especially loved the end song, and the ending was better than that of House of Villains(it wasn't as abrupt). There is some nice dialogue, without being too sappy or going overboard with the humour, the voice work is pretty much excellent and it was wonderful seeing Disney characters such as Lumiere, Jiminy Cricket, Ariel, Jafar and Peter Pan again, and Mickey, Donald, Minnie, Daisy and Goofy of course. What made this film though was the cartoons. Donald on Ice was amusing, and matches the humour evident in the early Donald Duck cartoons. Mickey's Christmas Carol and Pluto's Christmas Tree are both Christmas classics, while the take on the Nutcracker was a lot of fun, especially for Donald's Mouse King which was hilarious.

Overall, I liked this film. It's nothing extraordinary, but it is not a bad way to pass an hour or so of your Christmas holiday. 7/10 Bethany Cox

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

6 November 2001 (USA)

Also Known As:

Mickey's Magical Christmas: Snowed in at the House of Mouse

Company Credits

Production Co:

Disney Television Animation

Technical Specs

Runtime:

65 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color