It’s arduous to imagine December is already right here! And in case you missed it, Mickey Mouse has accepted a heartwarming mission to unfold a bit of magic to youngsters in want this vacation season.
Right here’s the plan: Mickey will head to Disney Retailer Occasions Sq. to choose up new, wrapped toys donated as a part of the Disney Final Toy Drive. From there, he’ll assist ship them to Walt Disney World to be shared with native youngsters in want and the Marine Toys for Tots Program, spreading the happiness and surprise of the season.
However earlier than he units off, our favourite mouse has just a few last issues to test off his to-do listing. He’s already checked in with Santa and requested Goofy to observe Pluto whereas he’s away. Now, he simply has to pack for the journey! Don’t fear – he’s promised Minnie Mouse he’ll be again simply in time for the vacation festivities. It needs to be a fast journey, proper?
Comply with alongside on Mickey’s vacation journey at DisneyConnect.com/MickeyTracker. Plus, stream The Fantastic World of Disney: Vacation Spectacular on Hulu and Disney+ starting Monday, December 2 the place Mickey’s thrilling journey was first introduced!
Mickey’s Journey Kicks Off at Disney Retailer Occasions Sq.!
When Mickey was tasked with delivering toys through the vacation season, he knew that Disney Retailer Occasions Sq. was the place to choose up toys for his journey! Right here, Mickey and Disney VoluntEARS picked out particular items for teenagers of all ages — from plush to dolls, collectibles, video games and extra. Alongside Disney Ambassador Shannon Smith-Conrad, Toys for Tots, and Marines, Disney VoluntEARS helped Mickey load up with goodies galore and gathered toys for teenagers in New York. Earlier than heading out, Mickey helped the Disney Retailer workforce shock the Marine Toys for Tots Program with a donation of 10,000 toys from Disney Retailer, via the Disney Final Toy Drive!
A Fast ESPN Detour on First Take
As he was leaving Occasions Sq., Mickey heard that some buddies down the road at ESPN had been gathering toy donations as a part of the Disney Final Toy Drive. What’s one fast detour on ESPN’s First Take earlier than heading down?
Mickey took to the streets of New York and joined host Molly Qerim reside on air, serving to add the collected toys to his rising stash of vacation cheer. It was a second of festive enjoyable, teamwork and group spirit!
Mickey Joins Disney VoluntEARS at New Hudson Sq. Workplace
Shortly after his look on ESPN’s First Take, Mickey obtained a name from the brand new Disney workplace house positioned in Hudson Sq. to hitch Disney VoluntEARS and Marines arduous at work sorting toys collected via the Disney Final Toy Drive. After listening to Mickey was within the metropolis, they invited him to cease by and be a part of. In fact, he mentioned sure!
The festive worker occasion obtained an additional dose of magic when Mickey arrived to lend a serving to hand. Collectively, they organized toys that can quickly be delivered to youngsters and households in want.
Delivering Presents and Video games with Crew Members from the Disney Want
Shortly after his time in New York, Mickey obtained one other invitation and took off to the Disney Cruise Line at Port Canaveral. He was joined by Disney VoluntEARS aboard the Disney Want to assist shock college students and households at an area elementary faculty in Brevard County, Florida!
Disney VoluntEARS introduced items, performed video games, and shared snacks with the youngsters whereas Mickey shared hugs with lecturers, college students, and households bringing the Disney spirit to all for a contented vacation season.
Mickey Visits the Bahamas to Convey Toys to a College in Nassau
Earlier than making his solution to Walt Disney World, Mickey obtained a name from Cruise Director Joshua asking him to go to a faculty in Nassau, Bahamas. In fact, Mickey was overjoyed! He visited Disney VoluntEARS from the Disney Want to shock college students and households at a main faculty in Nassau. Right here, the scholars obtained new books from Disney Publishing Group and many Disney plush toys earlier than taking pictures with Mickey.
Mickey Goes to Paris to Ship Toys at a Youngsters’s Hospital
After a superb night time’s relaxation, Mickey wakened vivid and early to start his travels to Walt Disney World, however on his method, he obtained one more name from his buddies in France asking for his assist!
After being greeted in entrance of Sleeping Magnificence Fortress by Jose Alfaro Navarro and Dylan Legras, the Disney Ambassadors of Disneyland Paris, Mickey joined a whole lot of Disney VoluntEARS with their households to wrap hundreds of Christmas items destined for 60 hospitals throughout France. Mickey then accompanied Disney VoluntEARS to distribute the items to hospitalized youngsters on the Parisian Hospital Trousseau.
A Pit Cease in Hong Kong for “Give a Toy Share the Love”
Whereas leaving Paris, you guessed it! Mickey obtained one other name and was off to a different metropolis to unfold much more vacation magic.
Disney VoluntEARS, together with Disney Ambassadors of Hong Kong Disneyland Resort, Beyan Tse and Gisele Abejero, and executives, got here along with Mickey to convey vacation happiness to youngsters from underserved communities in Hong Kong. In collaboration with The Salvation Military Hong Kong and Macau, Mickey gathered with round 80 Disney VoluntEARS to pack hundreds of Disney toys, creating personalised Christmas present luggage with objects from every little one’s want listing.
Mickey Helps Wrap Presents for Chinese language New 12 months in Shanghai
Pals at Shanghai Disney Resort heard Mickey was within the space and invited him over! Our favourite pal simply needed to cease by, so he despatched Minnie a fast message that he was stopping for an additional heartwarming occasion – this time, at a Chinese language New 12 months present wrapping occasion.
Mickey teamed up with Disney VoluntEARS, Disney Ambassadors Alice Wang and Wendy Feng, and Shanghai Disney Resort forged members to pack themed toys and put together vacation greeting playing cards. On the primary day of Chinese language New 12 months, these items and greeting playing cards from Mickey and the Disney VoluntEARS will likely be delivered to over 900 inpatient youngsters at Fudan Youngsters’s Hospital who will likely be unable to spend the vacation with their family members at house.
Mickey Takes on Tokyo Amassing Toys for Make-A-Want Children
After one other profitable day, Mickey woke to an invite from Tokyo Disney Resort Disney Ambassador, Nodoka Mikata, to hitch fellow forged members and website leaders to assist acquire toys for Make-A-Want Japan youngsters. Because the Disney VoluntEARS gathered across the Christmas tree at Tokyo Disneyland’s World Bazaar to gather toys and items, one thing magical occurred. Mickey all of the sudden appeared to lend a serving to hand! Everybody was delighted to see that Mickey was capable of be a part of them for the big day to ship magic to youngsters in Japan regardless of his busy schedule. Collected toys will likely be delivered to the Japan chapter of Make-A-Want Worldwide to meet youngsters’s needs for vacation presents.
A Cease in Sydney, Australia for Toy Deliveries to Starlight Youngsters’s Basis
As he wrapped up in Tokyo, Mickey journeyed through the Disney Cruise Line to the enduring Sydney Harbour! He spent the afternoon with Disney VoluntEARS delivering toys and vacation happiness to sufferers as a visitor of Starlight Youngsters’s Basis at Sydney Youngsters’s Hospital Randwick and The Youngsters’s Hospital Westmead within the Starlight Specific Rooms.
Because of Mickey’s shock look, the Starlight Specific Room celebrated a festive “Disney Day” full of toys, hugs, and vacation cheer galore. Mickey joined Disney VoluntEARS in handing out presents and sharing festive cheer whereas sufferers and their households loved crafts, baking, music and enjoyable!
Starlight Youngsters’s Basis brings the enjoyable, pleasure and laughter that helps sick youngsters be youngsters in each youngsters’s hospital round Australia.
Mickey Joins Pals from Aulani to Share the Magic
Simply as he was leaving Sydney, Mickey was requested to assist unfold some cheer in Hawai‘i. Mickey determined he wasn’t accomplished but!
Taking a cease in the midst of the Pacific to the island of O‘ahu in Hawai‘i, he met up with buddies from Aulani, A Disney Resort & Spa, at Kapi‘olani Medical Middle for Girls & Youngsters. Mickey joined Aulani Disney Ambassador Dylan Rogers, and Disney VoluntEARS to share vacation happiness with a Hawai‘i twist. Visiting the rooms of younger sufferers with their households, Mickey helped convey smiles to the kids’s faces whereas Aunty and Uncle crammed the halls with the music of vacation classics and the hula maiden offered her present of dance.
A Shock for the Boys & Ladies Membership with Disneyland Resort VoluntEARS
After a lovely night time within the Aloha state, Mickey hopped on a aircraft to Walt Disney World – however guess what? An surprising detour took him to California the place he obtained a name from extra buddies in Anaheim for a fast pit cease!
Within the last stretch of what’s now develop into a magical journey all over the world, Mickey visited Disneyland Resort subsequent, the place he joined Disney VoluntEARS, Disney Ambassadors Jada Younger and Raul Aquino Rojas, and different forged members on the Boys & Ladies Membership of Larger Anaheim-Cypress for a particular vacation supply of toys, festive crafts, and video games for native youngsters to have a good time the season.
Mickey Joins Marines on Capitol Hill in Washington D.C.
Mickey discovered himself on monitor to his authentic vacation spot of Walt Disney World, however on the way in which, he heard about one more occasion – a reception on Capitol Hill in Washington D.C. the place much more toys had been being packed up and donated to Toys for Tots.
The U.S. Marines and Disney VoluntEARS teamed up with Mickey so as to add much more toys to his magical supply earlier than heading right down to Florida. The night was a celebration of service and group.
Mickey’s Vacation Journey Concludes at Walt Disney World (After 12 Detours Across the World)
After making 12 detours all over the world, Mickey Mouse lastly arrived in Florida. He first stopped at Give Children The World Village to share pleasure and toys with youngsters dealing with important diseases and their households alongside Disney VoluntEARS and the Disney Ambassadors of Walt Disney World, Shannon Smith-Conrad and Serena Arvizu!
Then, it was time for Mickey Mouse to formally full his mission with a last cease at Walt Disney World the place he joined dozens of forged members and native Marines on Foremost Steet, U.S.A. in Magic Kingdom.
Whereas the unique mission was for Mickey to ship toys (which he did), Disney World forged members had a shock for him … that they had been gathering toys for native youngsters in want for weeks as a part of the Disney Final Toy Drive supporting Toys for Tots.
Because of the toys Mickey delivered and people collected by forged, further particular vacation happiness was shared with Florida households in want.
So, how did everybody have a good time Mickey’s journey all over the world? A parade down Foremost Avenue full with the Philharmonic Band!
After 4 thrilling days of giving, Mickey is lastly returning house to inform Minnie Mouse and his buddies all about his magical vacation journey. And whereas his journey all over the world could also be over, the Season of Giving by no means actually is!
