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 Magic 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, adventuer, and romance.

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 cast members in the costumes of characters from Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Tarzan, Mulan, One Hundred and One Dalmatians, Toy Story 2, Lady and the Tramp, Sleeping Beauty, Pocahontas, and The Lion King performing songs from these films. In 2011, it include new numbers The Little Mermaid and Beauty and the Beast form Hong Kong Disneyland version, and even the new Tangled.

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 Walt Disney Theater, they walk down the red carpet with paparazzi on both sides furiously snapping photos of the "celebrities" (the attendees). Outside of 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 show, 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 this highlights of the Disney Cruise 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 Disney's 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)
 * Under the Sea (The Little Mermaid)
 * Villains
 * Cruella DeVil (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)
 * Colors of the Wind (Pocahontas)
 * I See the Light (Tangled)
 * Can You Feel the Love Tonight (The Lion King)
 * Beauty and the Beast Song (Beauty and the Beast)
 * Reprise of The Golden Mickeys Song

Notes:


 * Note 1. Changed the new float from Hong Kong Disneyland version
 * Note 2. Replaced By The Little Mermaid on 2011.
 * Note 3. Moved to Disney's Believe Show
 * Note 4. Come from Hong Kong Disneyland version

Hong Kong Disneyland version
A version of the show is performed at the Storybook Theatre in the Fantasyland area of 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 to the two sides of the stage before the characters enter through the auditorium 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 cast members in the costumes of 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 these films. 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)
 * Adventuer
 * 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

Differences between the versions
Although the shows in Disney Cruise Line and Hong Kong Disneyland are similar in many respects, there are some differences between the two versions.