Pinocchio is the second film in the Disney Animated Canon. It was produced by Walt Disney. Cast and crew list, summary, reviews, and other details. Disney Learning Adventures Mickeys Seeing the World Mickeys Around the World in 80 Days DVD Details Running Time 59 Minutes 47 without repetition Rating Not. Mickeys Around the World in 8. Days DVD Review. In full, the title of this DVD is Disney Learning Adventures Mickeys Seeing The World Mickeys Around the World in 8. Days. Despite the length of its name, you may be scratching your head and wondering, Just what is this new Disney DVD bearing the beloved Mickey Mouses name and image And do I need to get it. The short answer to the first part is that Mickeys Around the World in 8. Days is part of the second wave of an educational DVD line the studio launched last October. The first two volumes of Disney Learning Adventures featured Winnie the Pooh and his friends from the Hundred Acre Wood. Those DVDs sought to impart wisdom to preschoolers, emphasizing lessons on the alphabet and numbers. From the back cover, this new disc purports to teach Language and Geography Skills, Cultural Awareness, and Problem Solving. In response to the second question, the most likely answer is no, you do not. Large/684/245/53363-0078693684245.jpg?odnBound=460' alt='Mickey, Donald, Goofy: The Three Musketeers Movie Rating' title='Mickey, Donald, Goofy: The Three Musketeers Movie Rating' />As enticing as the DVD may be for diehard Mickey Mouse fans, this disc offers very little beyond its primary purpose of educating very young children in an entertaining fashion. And even in its efforts of achieving that basic goal, the disc does not succeed very well. The DVD starts out promising enough with an exciting montage of a wide range of animated Disney characters set to a catchy theme tune. Learning with your favorite personalities from Disney films seems like a reasonable idea, no After being welcomed by the unseen narrator voice of Cam Clarke, you the sorcerers apprentice embark on a global learning trip, only you dont literally go anywhere. The program begins with a simple activity in which the viewer practices saying Hello, Mickey in a bunch of different languages, from England to France to Italy to Egypt and so on. Theres a word on screen, and the narrator and properly accented children responding follow up by greeting the mouse. Then we go into the first cartoon, which is Around the World in 8. Days. This short originally aired on Mickey Mouse Works, a half hour program on ABCs One Saturday Morning that played a variety of cartoons featuring the enduring personalities of the Disney shorts from yesteryear. Its tough to view these creations with the same perspective as the classic shorts of the late 2. Those old toons had budgets and formulas, but the shorts that comprise Mouse Works are more freeform and even less ambitious. Whereas classic shorts aired in theaters before some films we now consider great historical pieces of art, these aired at noon on Saturdays, sharing a lineup with things like Pepper Ann and Brand Spanking New Doug. Mouse Works was cancelled in the fall of 2. With all that said, Around the World in 8. Days is a pretty charming short. It departs from Jules Vernes story almost completely, except for the setting. In this version, Mickey runs a financially troubled orphanage. He stands to inherit a fortune from Scrooge Mc. Duck, but only if Scrooge deems him worthy. As a test, Scrooge challenges Mickey to circumnavigate the globe in 8. With Goofy as his trusty sidekick, Mickey sets off on the expedition. Halfway into the cartoon, we go back to learning. Viewers are tested with a series of questions on which animals live in different environments, with very generous hints pushing them in the right direction. Somehow this segues into the conclusion of the cartoon, in which Minnie Mouse is brought in, as a beautiful Indian princess who doesnt want to get married. A rescue is in order, as Mickey and Goofy race to get back home in time to save the orphanage. More questions follow, with the narrator now calling upon children to identify different types of houses and what types of places they might be found. Download Howl`S Moving Castle Movie In Hd. This conveniently leads into Mickeys Mechanical House, another Mouse Works production. Like that one, its also narrated by the comedic actor John Cleese. This short also provides quite a bit of fun, as Mickey, fed up with the various noises of his house, settles into a state of the art home where every task is seamlessly conducted with the help of electrical gadgets and technological innovation. If that all seems too perfect and easy, it is, and theres a moral in there amidst the imaginative visuals. Mickeys Mechanical House is also included as part of Mickeys House of Villains. Following this, we get a bookend to the opening portion of learning greetings in different languages. Now, we learn how to bid farewell in various tongues. One might think this is the end of our program, but actually, its followed up by Around the World in 8. Days. again. This time, its uninterrupted, but I cant imagine any viewer having a great desire to revisit this 1. Whats even more perplexing is theres little specific educational value or content which strongly connects to the simple lessons that have been going on throughout. Now youve finally reached the end, and in just under a hour or slightly less, assuming you skipped through the second viewing of the first cartoon. While its easy to appreciate the intention of the DVD, in execution, its not the best. The two cartoons are well done and would entertain an audience of pretty much any age. But the lessons leave quite a bit to be desired. Despite the narrators attempts to sound amusing, these fact absorption sessions are just not too interesting or exciting. The simple format wears thin fast, and much better efforts have been made elsewhere to entertain and educate at the same time. VIEWING OPTIONSThere are two ways to view the DVD. By default, it proceeds with Guided Play which requires no response from the remote control. If you select Sorcerers Apprentice Play, the DVD takes on an interactive element. In this playback mode, there is more to learn about the various countries explored by pressing Enter when different items become highlighted. This mode also converts the second iteration of Around the World in 8. Days to a read along, where you can opt to read along or read it by yourself. VIDEO and AUDIOAll the new material and both of the cartoon shorts are presented in 1. Theres no fault to find with the picture. All of its bright and vibrant, and the shorts employ clean, simple animation without incident. Audio is supplied in the way of a Dolby Digital 5. At times, its more lively than you might expect from an educational DVD. The opening song, for instance, is nicely conveyed. For the most part, the rest of the presentation is entirely satisfactory surround experience. BONUS FEATURESTheres one bonus feature under the heading of Game Time. This particular game is called Sorcerers World Challenge and offers four levels of educational activities to get Mickey and company back home within 8. Each round is set in a different part of the world New York, London, Egypt, and China and hones childrens skills on the days of the week, telling time, reading maps, and the calendar. Its more inspired than the educational activities in the feature, but it still seems a bit simple to sustain the entire DVD supplements section. Sneak Peeks play at discs start for Poohs Heffalump Movie, the two next Pooh themed Disney Learning Adventures due in the fall, and last months Disney Princess DVDs. The second page of the Sneak Peeks Menu adds a dated promo for last years Bear in the Big Blue House discs and previews for August releases Lilo Stitch 2 Stitch Has a Glitch and Little Einstein. MENUS and PACKAGINGThe 4x. Theyre not the nicest selection screens or even specific to this title, but they serve you in choosing options with a Disney Learning Adventures theme. Inside the case, theres a two sided insert, an activity booklet, and a savings booklet. The insert lists the 7 scene selctions, explains the two viewing options, and on the back, provides an overview of the bonus game. The activity booklet offers nine pages of activities for preschoolers.