MICKEY MOUSE CLUBHOUSE: MINNIE-RELLA DVD Review

MICKEY MOUSE CLUBHOUSE: MINNIE-RELLA  DVD Review

When I was given the opportunity to review MICKEY MOUSE CLUBHOUSE: Minnie-Rella DVD; I was BEYOND excited!  Why you ask would a 45 year old woman be excited to watch a Mickey Mouse Club DVD? I will tell you why—- it is that beautiful, giggly, little three-year-old granddaughter you see pictured above.  There was one thing I learned quickly when I met her this past May and that is she lovvvvesssss Mickey and Minnie Mouse.  So getting this DVD to review, as you can tell, was exciting for me to watch with her.

The Minnie-Rella DVD comes with a little cardboard castle, that you can put together with your child. For us, Emma watched the DVD while I put together the castle. If your child is a bit older, it makes a really cute decoration for their dresser or on a table. You can see how mine turned out below.

 

This DVD of Mickey Mouse Club’s Minni-rella is based off of the ‘Cinderella’ story as you can tell by the title. This is the first episode on the DVD of four along with 10 Minnie’s Bow-Toon Shorts that’ll surely be a sweet treat this Valentine’s Day.

Synopsis: Our pals need to get Minnie a surprise present, so they keep her busy with plenty of chores to do at the Clubhouse.  Tired from so much work, Minnie falls asleep and dreams that she is MINNIE-RELLA!  Inspired by the fairy tale of Cinderella, the story of Minnie-rella sparkles with music and fun as we recognize our favorite Clubhouse characters in familiar roles.

Emma enjoyed this DVD so much, it was the first thing she asked to watch when she woke up this morning. This is after she watched it twice last night. “Minnie-rella” she kept saying, “I want to watch Minnie-rella”.

Below are two clips from the DVD for you to enjoy, as well as see why Emma looked so happy ! If you have a Mickey Mouse Clubhouse fan in the house this would truly be a great gift; just in time for Valentine’s Day.(instead of candy, hint , hint.)

Film Clip: You and Me

Film Clip: The Handy Helper Song

I would definitely give this two thumbs up, which again Emma would have if she didn’t have to hold the DVD. She just “LOVED IT”.

 

Clubhouse TV Series:        state-of-the art CG animation, Disney Junior’s Emmy-nominated “Mickey Mouse Clubhouse” introduces a whole new generation of preschoolers to Mickey and his lovable pals Minnie, Goofy, Donald, Pluto and Daisy.  The series’ curriculum is designed to introduce problem solving and early mathematics skills (sequencing, counting, classifying, sorting, complex patterns, spatial relations, size and distance comparisons, addition, subtraction, weights and balances) in a fun way through contemporary, interactive storytelling. A global hit since its premiere in 2006, the learning-focused, song- and fun-filled series is seen in over 163 countries in 33 different languages and consistently ranks in the top 10 cable TV series with preschoolers in the U.S.  Rob LaDuca is executive producer and Mark Seidenberg is producer and story editor.  Produced by Disney Television Animation, “Mickey Mouse Clubhouse” airs daily on Disney Channel and Disney Junior.  

Cast:   Bret Iwan (as Mickey Mouse); Russi Taylor (as Minnie Mouse); Bill Farmer (asGoofy and Pluto); Tony Anselmo (as Donald Duck); and Tress MacNeille (as Daisy Duck).  

Director:                                          Donovan Cook (Return to Never Land) 

Exec. Producer:                            Rob LaDuca (Jake and the Never Land Pirates)  

Producer and Story Editor:     Mark Seidenberg (Jake and the Never Land Pirates)

Release Dates:                            DVD debuts on Tuesday, February 11, 2014

Airs on TV on Friday, February 14, 2014 at 9:00 a.m., ET/PT on Disney Channel and 5:30 p.m., ET/PT on Disney Junior

Packaging:  1-Disc DVD (Each DVD comes with a FREE Castle Play Set, 3 additional episodes and 10 Minnie’s Bow-Toons Shorts)
Main Feature:   Minnie-rella 

Bonus Episodes:  Pluto’s Tale – In Pluto’s very first fairytale adventure, we help Prince Pluto rescue Princess Bella from the clutches of sneaky Wizard Pete.

                               Mickey and the Enchanted Egg – Mickey finds an egg which soon hatches into a Baby Dragon. Mickey and his friends have to return the Dragon back to her castle home and convince the powerful Wizard Pete that they didn’t steal the egg in the first place.

Daisy’s Pony Tale – When Professor Von Drake’s new invention, a Fritzer-Spritzer Spray Potion, accidentally gets spritzed on Daisy’s ponytail, it makes her hair grow super long! That’s not goody-good at all. Along with Mickey and Sire Goofs-a-Lot, Daisy travels on her pony to find twelve leaves of the magical plant, Rapunzel, in order to reverse the effects of the Professor’s potion and fix her ponytail. 

Minnie Bow-Toons Shorts:

Piano Movers and Shakers

A Good Sign

Locked Out

Feelin Crabby

Cucko-Loca’s Egg-celent Adventure

Funny Bunny

Weather or Not

Mechanical Mayhem

Adventures in Piggy Sitting

Minnie’s Makeover Madness   

Ratings:                                          TV-Y (US)

Feature Run Time:                     Approx. 102 minutes

Aspect Ratio:                                2.35:1

Audio:                                              Dolby Digital Surround Sound

Languages:                                     English

Subtitles:                               English, Spanish

 

One more exciting thing (updated 2/10/14) We are giving away 1 copy of Mickey Mouse Clubhouse: Minnie-Rella DVD Giveaway!— you can enter HERE