In the past, I've done several threads on a dark ride with Mickey and friends at WDW's Magic Kingdom, going into Storybook Circus and based on an old concept for a ride called Mickey's Mad House, set in what would have been Dumbo's Circusland at Disneyland. Here are but two sample threads on the subject: 1) https://forums.wdwmagic.com/threads/three-mickey-rides-which-one-is-the-best.940296/; and 2) https://forums.wdwmagic.com/threads/some-unfinished-business-in-fantasyland.954370/.
However, in the meantime, a real Mickey ride has obviously opened: Mickey and Minnie's Runaway Railway at the Studios, which includes a scene in my Mickey ride concept: a twister scene where everyone gets caught up in a twister. I was going to have that in my ride, as a climax of sorts, but now I can't do that anymore. As it is, I'm concerned that my concept would be cannibalizing the actual Mickey ride, even though my concept will be themed to the classic cartoons, not the Paul Rudish shorts that Runaway Railway is based on.
My idea was to do vignettes of old cartoons, as with the original Mad House concept, although not as a roller coaster, but more of a wild dark ride (like Mr. Toad or Roger Rabbit). However, with so little information to go on for reference, it was suggested that I should scrap the cartoons aspect and just do something new from scratch, especially since I was told that the ride through cartoons seemed less fitting in a circus setting and would be better suited for Toontown (which WDW obviously no longer has).
But then I got a look at a video of a level of "Cuphead" (based around old cartoons like those from Fleischer and, yes, Disney). The level in question is set in a funhouse (it's called "Funhouse Frazzle"):
I don't really see anything overtly circus-related in this funhouse, so I thought the old concept could be brought back.
The concept is that Mickey is doubling as funhouse proprietor and magician. The story could extend to the Town Square Theater on Main Street, connecting to Storybook Circus by way of the WDW Railroad. I'm trying to somehow bring the magic show and funhouse together, at least as an initial plot device, if nothing else. I'm also trying to involve Donald Duck with a seal act for the show (based on "Mickey's Circus"). Presumably, Donald would be looking for a baby seal (possibly Salty) who has strayed off. How could the seal and magic show cause some chaos for the funhouse? Any ideas?
However, in the meantime, a real Mickey ride has obviously opened: Mickey and Minnie's Runaway Railway at the Studios, which includes a scene in my Mickey ride concept: a twister scene where everyone gets caught up in a twister. I was going to have that in my ride, as a climax of sorts, but now I can't do that anymore. As it is, I'm concerned that my concept would be cannibalizing the actual Mickey ride, even though my concept will be themed to the classic cartoons, not the Paul Rudish shorts that Runaway Railway is based on.
My idea was to do vignettes of old cartoons, as with the original Mad House concept, although not as a roller coaster, but more of a wild dark ride (like Mr. Toad or Roger Rabbit). However, with so little information to go on for reference, it was suggested that I should scrap the cartoons aspect and just do something new from scratch, especially since I was told that the ride through cartoons seemed less fitting in a circus setting and would be better suited for Toontown (which WDW obviously no longer has).
But then I got a look at a video of a level of "Cuphead" (based around old cartoons like those from Fleischer and, yes, Disney). The level in question is set in a funhouse (it's called "Funhouse Frazzle"):
I don't really see anything overtly circus-related in this funhouse, so I thought the old concept could be brought back.
The concept is that Mickey is doubling as funhouse proprietor and magician. The story could extend to the Town Square Theater on Main Street, connecting to Storybook Circus by way of the WDW Railroad. I'm trying to somehow bring the magic show and funhouse together, at least as an initial plot device, if nothing else. I'm also trying to involve Donald Duck with a seal act for the show (based on "Mickey's Circus"). Presumably, Donald would be looking for a baby seal (possibly Salty) who has strayed off. How could the seal and magic show cause some chaos for the funhouse? Any ideas?
