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Christopher Willis, composer, Nothing Can Stop Us Now: “I write songs with my wife, Elise. We were working on a whole different song, actually...I was literally in the shower one morning when I suddenly realized that Kevin (Rafferty) has been saying in his Mickey voice that when they get into trouble, Mickey and Minnie, Mickey is going to keep saying, ‘I know what we’ll do, we’ll do this, and nothing can stop us now’, and that was going to be a refrain, a spoken refrain, through the ride, and I realise, that’s the title of the song, hiding in plain sight. I then thought of the opening notes of the song, literally in the shower.”
seven minutes, so we timed it. From start to finish, the ride lasted five and one-half minutes. There are four cars to each train, each car seating four guests in two rows, or 32 riders per train. There appeared to be six trains operating, with a complete cycle of load/ride/unload/begin to load again lasting seven and three quarters minutes. That results in an hourly capacity of 1,486 riders. Typical Disney numbers. During the media preview we rode four times without waiting. It’s different now.
Classic Disney Storytelling Mickey & Minnie’s Runaway Railway blends classic Disney attraction design with cutting-edge technology to turn a two-dimensional cartoon world into a rich, vibrant environment. The attraction features a combination of physical sets, audio- animatronics figures, animated media and projection-mapping techniques, all syncing in time with trackless vehicles and a jaunty musical score. The attraction experience is
an all-encompassing environment full of rich and varied storytelling. Guests have the freedom to look in all directions and may see different details depending on which vehicle they ride in and where they’re sitting within each vehicle. Several scenes make transformations right before guests’ eyes by combining theatrical effects in ways never seen before on a Disney attraction. Projections are used across multi-plane scenic flats and dimensional sets to provide depth of field while still maintaining a cartoon aesthetic. Disney Imagineers experimented with new
printing and painting techniques in ultraviolet light – mixing them with scenic elements and projections to create an environment evoking the vibrant, hyper-reality of a “Mickey Mouse” cartoon. Trackless vehicles that carry guests through Mickey & Minnie’s Runaway Railway are anthropomorphic. They become their own characters in the story, each reacting differently to the action as it unfolds around them with their own specific animation programming. In one scene, they scurry away in fear from a volcano, while in
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Beloved Disney characters populate
a cartoon world Mickey & Minnie’s Runaway Railway is full of iconic Disney characters, and one new little bird destined to fly right into guests’ hearts. • Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse – These true originals are ready to take their little red convertible for a leisurely drive through Runnamuck Park in search of the perfect picnic spot. What could possibly go wrong?
• Pluto – The dutiful dog just wants to bring Mickey and Minnie their lost picnic basket.
• Engineer Goofy – Mickey and Minnie’s lanky pal invites guests into the cartoon world for what surely promises to be an uneventful train ride through Runnamuck Park.
• Daisy Duck – The proprietor of Daisy’s Dance Studio is ready to teach guests some fancy new moves.
• Donald Duck – Everyone’s favorite hot- headed “problem child” is steaming again, as someone made off with the sign from his hot dog stand at the carnival.
• Jackhammer Pete – The big brute’s vibrations may have some unforeseen consequences for Mickey and Minnie.
• Chuuby (pronounced “choo-bee”) – This adorable little bird – created exclusively for the attraction – likes to sing and dance in Runnamuck Park.
Thomas Niederhiser, associate show manager, WDI: “Mickey and Minnie’s Runaway Railway is the first-ever ride-through attraction we’ve built
with Mickey and Minnie and it’s happy. It’s the happiest little attraction.”
another they dance in formation to music. Audio- animatronics figures appear throughout the attraction, giving guests up-close encounters with beloved Disney characters.
New merchandise collection
No one does merchandising better than Disney. Mickey & Minnie’s Runaway Railway is the inspiration for a new line of fun Disney products evoking the attraction’s lighthearted spirit. They include a whistle that re-creates the sound made by the Runnamuck Railroad locomotive, a pull-back toy of the Runnamuck Railroad locomotive and ride vehicle, a mug in the shape of the Runnamuck Railroad locomotive, and a light-up glow spinner featuring Mickey and
Minnie that plays the attraction’s theme song, “Nothing Can Stop Us Now.” There is a MagicBand featuring Mickey, Minnie and the attraction logo, an assortment of apparel and pins themed to the attraction, a new Wishables collection featuring Mickey and Minnie, Engineer Goofy, Chuuby and more. Also debuting in conjunction with Mickey &
Minnie’s Runaway Railway is the latest headwear design from the Disney Parks Designer Collection. Imagineer Kevin Rafferty designed the piece featuring Mickey and Minnie in the setting of their newest cartoon from the attraction, “Perfect Picnic.” Launched in May 2019, the Disney Parks Designer Collection is a series of limited-release Mickey ear hats and Minnie ear headbands designed by notable celebrities and artists.
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