 Located next to Mickey & Minnie’s Runaway Railway, EngineEar Souvenirs features a selection of Mickey Mouse and pals toys, apparel, headwear and more to “choo-choo-choose” from – including the new Mickey & Minnie’s Runaway Railway Remote Control Trackless Train. EngineEar Souvenirs offers merchandise mobile checkout, which enables guests to scan and pay as they shop for select items right from their phones using the Disneyland app.       The entire store is dedicated to rich Disney nostalgia including Walt's love of trains.        Notice here are paint jars of Mickey Mouse colors!  These colors are for Goofy!  Pastel jars of paint for Daisy Duck.  These are for our beloved Donald Duck.     Walt had his own little tiny miniature train in his backyard in Carolwood and the first day he rode on that train was May 7th 1950. You'll see that year on the register. Another register says $12.05 which is Walt Disney's birthday. And on the register next to it, it says $124.93 which represent the day that Toontown opened officially.    There's a real mini train riding high above the store and guess who the engineer is??
Donald Duck!!  Toon Town is FULL of color and unique painting techniques. Using the color wheel there's orange and blue next to each other. Those two colors live opposite of each other on the color wheel therefore creating the most amount of contrast. As we look deeper we can see this darker shade of blue is about 20-40% darker than the mid-tone. Then as we go over to the edge we can see the highlight. The natural shadow that exists on the faux plank boards is actually painted. You can see that there is a transparent light black airbrush that makes the shadow feel darker and deeper than what it actually is. Then that same technique is also applied to the bricks. Imagineers carved into the side of this plaster where if you look you can see on the bottom lines there is a darker hit of paint. It gives a very animated look but also an insane amount of depth. Let's have a look around at some of this amazing detail.         And because white and black are not colors but pigments, the City Hall building gets a seafoam blue color for shadowing.       I just love the cartoon look of Toon Town.   Mickey's house tour is open and check out his new outfit! He traded his formal tails for a casual athletic look!    For the first time at any Disney park, Pete also makes appearances as he causes mischief around the neighborhood. WATCH THE VIDEO     Check out this adorable refreshment souvenir The Perfect Picnic Basket!     After a massive renovation and reimagining,Toontown officially opens March 19 after a yearlong closure. Mickey and Minnie's Runaway Railway ride opened early for the start of Disney100, the yearlong celebration of the 100th anniversary of the Walt Disney Company, but the rest of Toontown remained walled off in the intervening months. I can not get enough of this fountain!!! This is part one, too many photos to share!             Off the Rails Step into the whimsical universe of a Mickey Mouse short and hitch a ride on Engineer Goofy's train. What could possibly go wrong? Cue hilarious hijinks! A relaxing train ride suddenly turns into a zany, free-ranging romp through ever-changing and rearranging cartoon scenes. You’ll quickly learn that anything can happen in this out-of-control animated world. But don’t worry, with friends like Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse, you’re bound to get back on track. All aboard! A Modern Mouse-terpiece! You’re invited to the grand world "prem-ear" of Mickey and Minnie's latest cartoon short, "Perfect Picnic"—and where better to watch it than Toontown's favorite small-town movie palace, the El CapiTOON Theater! As you tour the lobby inside, you'll encounter "Mickey Through the Ears," an exploration of the illustrious film career of the world's most famous mouse, featuring movie props and memorabilia. And when it's your turn to step inside the auditorium to enjoy the premiere, you'll soon learn to expect the unexpected!                 |
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