MICKEY'S CHRISTMAS CAROL 30TH ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL EDITION (HOME VIDEO)

Purchased this because I used to watch this as a kid and forgot about it. Took me back to my childhood years!

All my kids enjoyed this movie and it was nostalgic for me as I watched it when I was young. It has several bonus animated short films at the end with Goofy, Donald Duck, Chipmunks, etc. There are no words, but they are entertaining and funny and my kids loved them as well.

This was the VERY start of the second golden age of Disney animation. Without this there wouldn't been a 'Little Mermaid','Beauty and the Beast' or 'Lion King'. Disney took quite a chance on this as they had a lot riding on how this did. It's certainly possible that the Disney we know today would be far different than it is. I don't really like Michael Eisner but he sure was right about taking a chance on this. The shorts contained on this are as follows: 1. All-new 'Yodelberg' which is Disney's latest attempt to update Mickey to make him more reverent today. It doesn't fail but it's not a home-run either. I didn't care a whole lot for the story or Mickey's voice - I would rate this a 3 out of 5 stars. 2. 'Hockey Champ' was next. It's a Donald and his nephews piece that I don't believe I've seen before. It's cute and filled with imaginative parts. I would rate this one 4.5 out of 5 stars. 3. 'Pluto's Christmas Tree' was next. I have seen this a couple of times. It is very cute and well done. I would rate this one at least a 4.75 out of 5. 4. 'The Art of Skiing' was 4th with Goofy. This was well done and had many good parts however Goofy has never been a big favorite of mine. I would rate this a 4.25 out of 5.0. 5. 'Corn Chips' was the last bonus short. It is Donald with Chip and Dale. It was very, very cute. I would rate this one a 4.5 out of 5. And last was the headliner - "Mickey's Christmas Carol'. I watched this on a 51 inch top-of the-line LCD. I felt the picture and sound were as good as they could be. In fact the picture on all of the shorts was exceptional. I was impressed with the restoration. The only way this could have been better, for me, would have been to have some added scenes that had been cut, etc. 'Mickey's Christmas Carol' is the rare 'movie' that would benefit from being 15 or 20 minutes longer. I would rate this 4.75 to 5.0 out of 5. The 3 songs as a intermission were just ok - would of been nice to have 2 or 3 more songs. My only other very minor complaint is it would have been great to have 1 or 2 more Christmas/winter shorts. Overall I would rate this a VERY, VERY HIGH 9.75 out of 10 stars - VERY HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!!!

I have watched this every time Christmas came and it’s so good and fun to watch it’s a classic

This has always been a huge favorite since I was a little girl! f only Disney made movies like this more often, especially 2D format. Come on, Disney, reopen your 2D department and bring back the classic style! It's not outdated! Why do you think people love anime so much??

I purchased this item in December 2021. We enjoy watching this video at Christmas time each year. It originally played with several shorts after the main feature: Yodelberg, Pluto's Christmas Tree, The Hockey Champ, The Art of Skiing, and Corn Chips. We noticed upon replaying it this year that the shorts have been lost or removed. Is this a technical glitch at Amazon? (When we reach the end of the video in the player, a different screen shows the video as 50% played.) A commenter on Reddit suggested using Movies Anywhere linked to an Amazon Prime account to get access to the whole title, including the shorts. "It looks like they just added them to the end of the movie on Movies Anywhere. In that case, I have seen that happen for certain collections, but they are still available. They aren't on Amazon, but maybe they're working on it. Either way, you can just create an account on Movies Anywhere (which I personally find easier to use on TV's and whatnot) and link your Amazon account in the settings, and most movies you have will sync over there as well." Haven't tried this yet, but may give it a shot. Hopefully Amazon can sort this out and get the shorts back up.

if you don't watch this at Christmas, what are you doing with your life?

This is my favorite Christmas video. I've read all of Dickens' works (English majors pretty much have to do those sorts of things), and found this short piece particularly evocative. But Disney managed to make it comic as well. And it is a comedy, in that it ends happily ever after. I splurged for the HD version, and on my Kindle Fire HD, it is superb. I also appreciate the captions, which are not always in sync on Amazon vids. This is well worth the money, especially if you have kids, or like me, still harbor a bit of kid in yourself. This is a feel good family tradition flick. Get it, because it's not easy to find in the stores and it does not show on mainstream TV during the holidays. One would think it would these days, what with all the fascination producers have for zombies and grim fairy tales.