Mickey and Minnie's Runaway Railway confirmed

[MisterPenguin]

Potatoland.

That is all.

 

[Movielover]

Potatoland.

That is all.

 

[rle4lunch]

What really surprised me was just how much heart they have. Yes they have flashy animation and sometimes gross out humor, all of which I love, but at the core the characters all feel so warm and inviting. Especially the love between Mickey and Minnie. At the end of the day the Mickey here is still Mickey and the hero. It's perfect example of updating characters and stories to modern audiences while keeping true to the characters as Walt created them.

Agreed on all that. My intial reaction to the Ren and Stimpy style animation was a bit offputting (Goofy looks like a Depression era hobo), but once you get acclimated to it, you can really enjoy them. The Christmas special was our sons favorite for about a year straight. The way Donald (who in my opinion, is the ONLY Disney character grounded in reality) is portrayed in the shorts and letting him fly off the handle is just terrific. The time when Professor Von Drake makes a franken-Donald is hilarious.

 

[Goofyque']

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Instead of Mickey ears, everyone will be wearing eyes!!!
Sorry.

 

[Ponderer]

What really surprised me was just how much heart they have. Yes they have flashy animation and sometimes gross out humor, all of which I love, but at the core the characters all feel so warm and inviting. Especially the love between Mickey and Minnie. At the end of the day the Mickey here is still Mickey and the hero. It's perfect example of updating characters and stories to modern audiences while keeping true to the characters as Walt created them.

Yes, yes and yes. The love and imagination that goes into these shorts is astonishing, and it hasn't flagged a bit since they started producing them. My wife is a great example of that modern audience - she grew up with Mickey as an icon, but as a character, she had never warmed to him particularly. He was kind of an adorable relic. But with the series, not only does she adore this Mickey, but she gets the appeal of him over all his incarnations as well.

 

[Cmdr_Crimson]

Agreed on all that. My intial reaction to the Ren and Stimpy style animation was a bit offputting (Goofy looks like a Depression era hobo), but once you get acclimated to it, you can really enjoy them. The Christmas special was our sons favorite for about a year straight. The way Donald (who in my opinion, is the ONLY Disney character grounded in reality) is portrayed in the shorts and letting him fly off the handle is just terrific. The time when Professor Von Drake makes a franken-Donald is hilarious.

The director of the series is Paul Rudish. Most of his work can be seen during the time he worked at Cartoon Network..

Paul Rudish | Art Department, Writer, Producer

Known for: Mickey Mouse, Samurai Jack, Star Wars: Clone Wars

www.imdb.com

 

[Hakunamatata]

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I love potatoes.

 

[Cmdr_Crimson]

I love potatoes.

 

[bclane]

Potatoland may be a dream, but our friendship is real.

 

[Cmdr_Crimson]

Potatoland may be a dream, but our friendship is real.

 

[Mike S]

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I’d buy a shirt if they had it.

 

[bclane]

I’d buy a shirt if they had it.

Dude I was inspired to google potatoland shirt after reading your post and they are actually out there! Some really nice ones too! I think I’m gonna buy one.

 

[Ponderer]

I am so ridiculously happy that this has turned into the Official Potatoland Appreciation Thread.

 

[Hakunamatata]

I am so ridiculously happy that this has turned into the Official Potatoland Appreciation Thread.

#OPAT

 

[Magicart87]

Dude I was inspired to google potatoland shirt after reading your post and they are actually out there! Some really nice ones too! I think I’m gonna buy one.

If only it the shirt looked like this:

 

[rle4lunch]

If only it the shirt looked like this:
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Just go on customink.com and use that image and make your own shirt for $30. Easy.

 

[Magicart87]

Just go on customink.com and use that image and make your own shirt for $30. Easy.

too much work. Have to crop it out, redraw the potato topper, fix Donald's shadow, etc.
And get sued for infringement. Easy! I think instead I'll just forward the image to shop Disney and ask they recreate it.

 

[rle4lunch]

too much work. Have to crop it out, redraw the potato topper, fix Donald's shadow, etc.
And get sued for infringement. Easy! I think instead I'll just forward the image to shop Disney and ask they recreate it.

custom ink would get sued for printing it, not you. lol.

 

[MisterPenguin]

too much work. Have to crop it out, redraw the potato topper, fix Donald's shadow, etc.
And get sued for infringement. Easy! I think instead I'll just forward the image to shop Disney and ask they recreate it.

If Disney sued everyone who used their IP for shirts, Etsy would shut down tomorrow.

 

[ToTBellHop]

If Disney sued everyone who used their IP for shirts, Etsy would shut down tomorrow.

I’m sure they realized long ago that the free advertising from fans wearing shirts that inexplicably write “Big Thunder” under the image of Space Mtn or write “Home” in Disney font under the silhouette of Hogwarts Castle was better than the cost and optics of lawsuits.