Main Points from the Article
- Stoopid Buddy Stoodios, a stop-motion animation company, is the producer of ‘Mickey and Friends Trick or Treats’
- The new show will premiere on October 1 on Disney Channel, Disney Junior, and Disney XD, followed by a release on Disney+ and Hulu the next day.
- Characters in the show include Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse, Goofy, Donald Duck, and Daisy Duck, all transformed into the creatures their costumes represent.
- The show features multiple sets, each with detailed, handcrafted elements, and complex stop-motion animation techniques.
- Every character in the show is a physical puppet, and some visual effects such as Ghost Goofy’s appearance and Witch Hazel’s green smoke, are achieved through stop-motion animation.
- The production of the show involves the use of 3D computer graphics, 3D printing with companies hand painting and finishing each prop and puppet to create the child-friendly, stop-motion visual aesthetic.
- Soundtracks for the show have been composed by Beau Black, a regular contributor to Disney’s tunes especially for junior shows.
- The challenges of the meticulous stop-motion animation process don’t dampen the morale of the crew as they believe it “gives the best way to tell this story with the talents that we have.”
The Realists Take
Gather round, citizens of Disneyland, for a hocus pocus-filled animation marvel is slated for arrival. Mickey and Friends Trick or Treats is practically a Willy Wonka’s Chocolate Factory of animation. Mini Mickeys, bouncing around sets, multiple versions of themselves serving up hefty trick or treat servings for Halloween. Spider Minnie is giving us some serious runway vibes with six high-heeled shoes – talk about redefining ‘extra’. And don’t get us started on the Ghost Goofy – who, by the way, is a certified party trick with a bioluminescent Halloween look. Meanwhile, Daisy has devised a recipe for the perfect princess look, one painstakingly glued crystal at a time. And with Beau Black bringing in tunes, apple bobbing dance-offs seem inevitable. So, grab your pumpkin latte, folks. This Disneyland offering promises to be a deliciously detailed delight that’ll animate your spirits and spook up your screens this October.
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