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PatrickvD wrote:That Goofy character design is EPIC.

Sotiris wrote:

PatrickvD wrote:That Goofy character design is EPIC.

Really? I find it awful. It's the only of the character redesigns I really dislike.

SWillie! wrote:To think that not even 4 or 5 months ago everyone was asking 'does Disney even remember Mickey anymore? He's more than a preschool babysitter and corporate mascot!' And now we have an entire series of shorts, a new mobile game, a console game, and multiple WDAS projects dedicated to him.

...it almost makes me think... that Disney... is watching this forum.........

SWillie! wrote:...it almost makes me think... that Disney... is watching this forum.........

Mickeyfan1990 wrote:If Disney was on these forums then they would know hand-drawn animation still has an audience.

Sotiris wrote:

SWillie! wrote:...it almost makes me think... that Disney... is watching this forum.........

Disney IS watching this forum. How else do you think they learn about leaks so fast? They even have an account here!

Sotiris wrote:

SWillie! wrote:...it almost makes me think... that Disney... is watching this forum.........

Disney IS watching this forum. How else do you think they learn about leaks so fast? They even have an account here!

Big Disney Fan wrote:

Mickeyfan1990 wrote:If Disney was on these forums then they would know hand-drawn animation still has an audience.

Unfortunately, that audience is probably in the minority.

Mickeyfan1990 wrote:Can't wait til the 28th to see No Service? Well, why not watch it online now!:

http://blogs.disney.com/oh-my-disney/20 ... ocialmedia|||

Semaj wrote:Goofy's kinda mean this time around, isn't he? (Not to mention, he's not wearing pants either for some reason.)

TsWade2 wrote:I like the part whereMickey is imitating Donald Duck.

jazzflower92 wrote:Is it me or does this cartoon bring some spunk back into Mickey.I mean he really feels a little like his 20's personality again.

While the initial assumption would be to think Bret Iwan, Mickey’s official voice, is imitating Walt’s early Mickey voice to match the throwback nature of the series, that’s not the case. According to Disney animator Aliki T. Grafft, in the new shorts Mickey’s got a brand-new voice actor, Chris Diamantopoulos from Arrested Development and The Office. A visit to Diamantopoulos’s own Twitter profile shows that he indeed has been excitedly tweeting about Mickey since March.

This comes as a huge surprise considering the effort Disney makes to preserve the continuity in its characters’ voices. For instance, Wayne Allwine voiced Mickey for nearly 30 years with no replacement. If Bret Iwan has only been Mickey’s voice since 2009, why is Disney already switching things up? Even more peculiar is that the rest of Mickey’s pals in these new cartoons retain their regular voice actors who have personified the characters for years: Russi Taylor as Minnie, Bill Farmer as Goofy, Tony Anselmo as Donald, and Tress MacNeille as Daisy.

Mickey is portrayed in the new series as the plucky adventure-seeker from his early days who lives a bit wilder than the calm, reserved Mickey seen in recent years, so perhaps the change in personality prompted the change in voice.

Whatever the reason, the voice shift to Diamantopoulos only seems to be for the Mickey Mouse shorts series. Bret Iwan is still considered to be the mouse’s official alter-ego. Iwan still voices Mickey in Mickey Mouse Clubhouse and made an appearance as recent as last week at an official, Disney-sponsored fan event at Disneyland.

Sorcerer Mickey wrote:According to Disney animator Aliki T. Grafft, in the new shorts Mickey’s got a brand-new voice actor, Chris Diamantopoulos from Arrested Development and The Office.

This comes as a huge surprise considering the effort Disney makes to preserve the continuity in its characters’ voices. For instance, Wayne Allwine voiced Mickey for nearly 30 years with no replacement. If Bret Iwan has only been Mickey’s voice since 2009, why is Disney already switching things up?