Disney+ to Celebrate Mickey’s Birthday with Premiere of Original Shorts Series “The Wonderful World of Mickey Mouse”

Mickey Mouse and the gang are about to star in a brand new original shorts series created especially for Disney+. The first entry in The Wonderful World of Mickey Mouse series premieres on November 18th—Mickey’s birthday!

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What’s Happening:

  • Mickey Mouse and friends are heading to Disney+ in the all new-animated shorts series, The Wonderful World of Mickey Mouse. The series hails from the team behind Disney Channel’s Mickey Mouse cartoon shorts.
  • The original shorts series will debut on Disney+ on Mickey’s birthday, Wednesday, November 18.
  • Additionally, two new shorts will roll out every Friday beginning November 27.
  • Ten shorts will premiere this year, with 10 additional shorts set for Summer 2021.

About the Series:

  • 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.

Creative Team:

  • The Wonderful World of Mickey Mouse is produced by Disney Television Animation
  • Paul Rudish serves as executive producer and supervising director.
  • Christopher Willis, the composer of the Mickey Mouse shorts, also provides the music for this series.

About They Mickey Mouse Cartoons:

  • 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 many 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+.
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