Walt Disney World has a new home for Mickey Mouse cartoons

Walt Disney World's newest dark ride opens next week, but Mickey and Minnie's Runaway Railway isn't the only new attraction that Disney's First Couple will be opening at Disney's Hollywood Studios then.

Also opening on March 4 at the Orlando park will be the reimagined Mickey Shorts Theater — Walt Disney World's home for Mickey Mouse cartoon shorts.



Concept art courtesy Disney

Keeping with the roadtrip theme of the new ride down the street, the theater will show "Vacation Fun," a short that "celebrates Mickey and Minnie’s favorite vacation memories, plus a few new adventures." Even though Disney is promoting this as a new, park-exclusive Mickey Mouse film, it will include clips from several previously-released Mickey Mouse cartoons, including Panda-monium, Couples Sweaters, Potatoland, Croissant de Triomphe, Entombed, Dumb Luck, Al Rojo Vivo, Yodelburg and Outback at Ya!, some of which will be referenced in the Mickey and Minnie's Runaway Railway ride.

The attraction won't just be a new version of the old Main Street Cinema, however, as it also will feature pop-up-style photo ops inspired by several Mickey shorts, including Yodelburg, Potatoland, Entombed and Panda-monium. (You can find the Mickey shorts on Mickey's YouTube channel, as well as streaming on Disney+.)

I will be at Disney's Hollywood Studios next week for the opening of Mickey and Minnie's Runaway Railway as well as the Mickey Shorts Theater and will bring you fill coverage here on Theme Park Insider and our social media channels. Stay tuned!

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