The new Mickey Mouse Clubhouse show at Disney California Adventure seeks to give kids a chance to dance, sing and burn off a little nervous energy while their parents cool their heels in air conditioned bliss on hot summer days.
The new “Mickey Mouse Clubhouse Live” stage show will debut on Friday, May 16 in the Disney Theater in Hollywood Land at Disney California Adventure.
Disneyland unveiled the new kids show on Tuesday, May 13 during a media preview of the 70th anniversary celebration.
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Mickey and Minnie have been once again cast as the stars of this brand new Disney Junior stage show with a host of new supporting characters — including Goofy, Daisy and Pluto.
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The backstory for the show finds Mickey inviting his friends over to his house for a party. When the guests fail to show, Mickey and Minnie head out in search of their buddies.
Sam the DJ serves as host, plumber and electrician during the journey to find Mickey’s pals and wrangle them together for the house party.
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The house-to-house hunt finds Goofy in a busted shower, Daisy in a blacked out apartment and Pluto’s dog house buried under an avalanche of snow. Fortunately, DJ Sam is able to fix the problems thanks to his handy man day jobs and his hot tunes are able to melt the snow.
Even Sam didn’t seem to understand why it was snowing in Southern California — other than as an excuse to blast faux snow into the theater.
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Don’t bother searching for a coherent storyline in “Clubhouse Live.” It’s all about getting to the party, dancing along the way and the obligatory confetti finale when the gang is finally reunited.
The “Mickey Mouse Clubhouse Live” show is geared toward preschool and young grade school children with songs and scenarios based on the Disney Junior television show.
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For the kids, “Clubhouse Live” is a great way to see some of their favorite Disney characters without having to wait in line for meet-and-greet photo ops.
For the parents, the darkened theater is a great way to get off their feet, get out of the sun and enjoy a break during a busy day at the parks.