Mickey Mouse turns 95 years old in 2023 and Disneyland has been around for nearly 70 years. Considering how iconic both Mickey and the Disney theme parks are, it’s hard to believe that Mickey Mouse didn’t get a dedicated theme park attraction until Mickey and Minnie’s Runaway Railway opened at Disney’s Hollywood Studios at Walt Disney World in 2020.
Rather than use a classic version of Mickey Mouse for the character’s first ride, Mickey and Minnie’s Runaway Railway is done in the style of the modern cartoon shorts The Wonderful World of Mickey Mouse. I recently had a chance to speak with series producer Paul Rudish about the experience of helping to design the attraction and he explained that Walt Disney Imagineering was specifically inspired by the modern shorts because of their high energy, fast-paced nature that they thought would be for a fun ride. He said…
