The Golden Mickeys

The Golden Mickeys is a musical revue-style stage show presented in the style of an awards ceremony with characters from Disney films being nominated for awards including heroism, symphony, villains, friendship, and romance. The show originated on the Disney Cruise Line as a replacement for Morty the Magician's show. The show was first introduced in September 2003 aboard the Disney Wonder. Later in the fall of 2004, the show was brought to the Disney Dream while in dry dock. The show is performed in the premiere theater on the ship, the Walt Disney Theater on Deck 4. In 2011, symphony and romance had some new scenes to replaced the old scenes.

The show made its land debut in Hong Kong Disneyland, its presented in the style of an awards ceremony with characters from Disney films being nominated for awards including friendship, heroism, adventure, and romance. This version of the show is closed on July 26, 2015 to make way for "Mickey and the Wondrous Book" which began on November 17, 2015.

Disney Cruise Line version
On the cruise ships, the show features "Ensign Benson", a timid crew member who finds herself thrust into the role of "host" when the scheduled host (supposedly, the ship's Captain) is missing at show time. Shy Ensign Benson (originated by Nadia Wahhab), not feeling confident in her role as host, receives encouragement from various (real) celebrities in the form of interactive video clips. She is also involved in several of the song and dance routines. These feature characters from Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Tarzan, Mulan, One Hundred and One Dalmatians, Toy Story, Lady and the Tramp, Sleeping Beauty, Pocahontas and The Lion King performing songs from their respective films. For the Disney Dream version, introduced in 2011, new musical numbers were added from The Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast and Tangled.

The show also includes aerial acrobatics, martial arts, puppetry and fireworks.

One particularly fun aspect of this show is the pre-show area outside of the Walt Disney Theater. As guests enter the hallway towards the Theater, they walk down the red carpet with paparazzi on both sides furiously snapping photos of the "celebrities" (the attendees). Outside the theater doors, "Rona Rivers" (originated by Crystal Monee Hall) conducts interviews with some of the "celebrities" (folks coming to watch the show) as they come up the red carpet to enter the theater, all the while a live video feed of the "celebrity interviews" is being shown on the two large screens in the front of the theater. Most people break out the fancy clothes to attend this event on the ship. It is truly an "event" and one of the highlights of the Disney Cruise Line experience.

Additional original cast members included Mark Baratelli, Jeremiah James, Joshua Carlson, Danny Calvert, Tony Wichowski, Erik McEwen, Emma Green and Michele Kaye. The Golden Mickeys was directed by Diane Paulus (who also directed The Donkey Show in New York City) and choreographed by Maria Torres (who also co-choreographed the 2007 film Enchanted).

Show Soundtrack

 * The Golden Mickeys Song
 * Classic
 * Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
 * Some Day My Prince Will Come
 * Whistle While You Work
 * Heigh-Ho
 * Heroism
 * Out There (The Hunchback of Notre Dame)
 * Son of Man (Tarzan)
 * I'll Make a Man Out of You (Mulan)
 * Symphony
 * Trashin' the Camp (Tarzan, no longer a part of the show)
 * Under the Sea (The Little Mermaid, since 2011)
 * Villains
 * Cruella De Vil (One Hundred and One Dalmatians)
 * Friendship
 * You've Got a Friend in Me (Toy Story 2)
 * Romance
 * Bella Notte (Lady and the Tramp)
 * Once Upon a Dream (Sleeping Beauty, moved to Disney's Believe)
 * Colors of the Wind (Pocahontas, moved to Disney's Believe)
 * I See the Light (Tangled, since 2011)
 * Can You Feel the Love Tonight (The Lion King)
 * Beauty and the Beast Song (Beauty and the Beast, since 2011)
 * Reprise of The Golden Mickeys Song

Hong Kong Disneyland version
An alternate version was performed at Storybook Theater in Fantasyland at Hong Kong Disneyland. The show is narrated in Cantonese, with simplified Chinese and English subtitles. All of the songs are performed in English. Here, the show begins with a performance of the title song, including a dance performance based around cast members preparing costumes and taking press photos of arriving celebrities. “Live” film footage of Disney characters arriving by limousine and entering the theater along a red carpet is then projected on screens located on the two sides of the stage before the characters enter through the theater aisle.

This version of the show has a running commentary from the host Bebe, who conducts interviews with Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse, along with Goofy, Donald Duck and Pluto and is also involved in several of the song and dance routines. These feature characters from Toy Story 2, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Tarzan, Mulan, Lilo and Stitch, The Little Mermaid and Beauty and the Beast performing songs from their respective films.

Like its Disney Cruise Line incarnations, the show also includes aerial acrobatics, martial arts, puppetry and fireworks.

Show Soundtrack

 * The Golden Mickeys Song
 * Friendship
 * You've Got a Friend in Me (Toy Story 2)
 * Heroism
 * Out There (The Hunchback of Notre Dame)
 * Son of Man (Tarzan)
 * I'll Make a Man Out of You (Mulan)
 * Adventure
 * Hawaiian Roller Coaster Ride (Lilo & Stitch)
 * Under the Sea (The Little Mermaid)
 * Romance
 * Beauty and the Beast
 * Something There
 * Beauty and the Beast (song)
 * When You Wish Upon A Star (Pinocchio)
 * Reprise of The Golden Mickeys Song