DVD Review: “Mickey Mouse Clubhouse: Minnie’s Masquerade with Mickey Mote”

Mickey Mouse Clubhouse: Minnie’s Masquerade with Mickey Mote

Released: February 8, 2011

Studio: Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment

Running Time: 120 minutes

ABOUT:

Parents and their preschoolers are invited to join in the ultimate masquerade party with Minnie, Mickey and pals in a fun-filled collection of Mickey Mouse Clubhouse latest episodes that celebrate themes of friendship, teamwork, sharing and problem solving.

This latest release features four playful Minnie-themed adventures previously seen on the Mickey Mouse Clubhouse TV show, a never-before-seen episode, and a free paper mask with festive embellishments that kids can personalize. And as a special option for consumers, Disney has packaged a version of the DVD to include the exclusive Mickey Mote – a child-friendly handheld remote control, shaped like Mickey ears, that takes children’s viewing experience to a whole new level of play. The DVD + Mickey Mote Play Set is the ultimate value for moms and equally fun and engaging for kids! The Mickey Mote uses infrared wireless technology and may not be compatible with all devices.

Mickey Mouse Clubhouse: Minnie’s Masquerade starring Disney’s Fab Five — Minnie, Mickey, Donald, Goofy and Daisy – takes viewers on an all new adventure as they dress-up in their favorite costumes for Minnie’s Masquerade Ball.  In this episode, Minnie needs some help getting everything ready for her party including making royal crowns for their costumes, searching for Sir Goofalot’s lost shoe, stringing up paper lanterns and much, much more. At the ball, Professor Von Drake hosts the great Clubhouse Costume Show and gives out prize ribbons to all the friends who have dressed up in some funny and fancy costumes.  All it takes is a heaping helping of imagination…and the right Mouseketools.

About Disney’s Exclusive Mickey Mote:

Disney’s Mickey Mote works with any Disney Preschool DVD that includes the Discovery Mode™ feature – an interactive “Watch & Play” feature on the DVD.  All parents have to do is program the remote control – there’s an easy and quick set-up guide in each DVD- and select the Discovery Mode feature on the menu screen.  Within minutes, kids will be easily responding to questions, throughout the story, about scenes they just watched by pressing one of four color-coded buttons on the device — a
yellow star, green circle, orange triangle or blue square – to click in their responses.  Discovery Mode features include two levels of play, which provides more challenging questions as the child grows.

The Mickey Mote can be used with any Disney Preschool DVD that includes the Discovery Mode feature. To date there are more than 11 titles that can be used with the remote control, just take a look at the back of the package to make sure.

MY THOUGHTS:

Even though I have boys, they love all the Disney characters including the girls.  I think it is important for them to watch shows that might be a little girly.  “Minnie’s Masquerade” is a DVD that includes five Disney Mickey Mouse Clubhouse episode, one of which is brand new!  The episodes do focus on Minnie Mouse and Daisy but they of course feature all the Mickey Mouse Clubhouse gang!  They dress up, have a costume party, work together, go on a mystery shoe hunt and more!

The cool thing about this DVD though is that it comes with the Mickey Mote.  It is a small kid-size remote with only four buttons that are colored and in different shapes.  While your child is watching the episodes you can choose Disney Mode to answer fun questions about colors, shapes and sizes.  It doesn’t really interfere with the show but it does make it more engaging for kids so they are not just staring at the tv blankly!  I will say I wish there were more questions as it can get kinda slow when you have an excited kid who wants to use the Mickey Mote!  All the episodes are also very bright, fun, and full of music!

Setting up the Mickey Mote is pretty easy, you just aim it at your regular DVD remote at the Mickey Mote and just press each corresponding button.  I wasn’t able to sync the Mickey Mote with one of my DVD players, but it did work with the other.  If you do have issues setting it up, your child can just use your regular DVD remote Up, Down, Left, and Right arrow buttons.  I just marked the regular DVD remote buttons with little star stickers and my son used it just fine.

BUY IT: You can buy “Mickey Mouse Clubhouse: Minnie’s Masquerade with Mickey Mote” wherever DVDs are sold or check it out on Amazon for $21.99.

Mama’s Money Savers Disclosure: I was sent this DVD to review in exchange for my honest opinion. Please see my Disclosure Policy.