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At the end of the game, once Mickey gets back to his world, his calendar reads the date as "November 18th". This date is the release date of Steamboat Willie, the very first Mickey cartoon, November 18th 1928. November 18th was also the release date for Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two in North America.
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The gameplay design was inspired from the action of the old school The Legend of Zelda games, the platforming of Mario, and the RPG elements of Deus Ex.
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The Lonesome Manor is not based on any one Haunted Mansion Ride but all of them. Plus, there are three cameos from past Disney characters. A painting of Chernabog (the demon from Night of Bald Mountain from the movie Fantasia), Madam Leona (the head in the Crystal Ball), and The Lonesome Ghosts (from Mickey Mouse Cartoons).
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Many areas in the game are taken directly from areas of Disney Land and scenes in Disney animations.
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When Mickey meets Oswald for the first time, Oswald is cleaning a little bunny doll of himself that is kept in a glass case. The doll itself is based on the very first product of Oswald the lucky rabbit, and was made when Walt Disney still owned the character. The doll itself is considered a collectible.
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In Tortooga, if the player helps Beluga Billy, he will give the player a sketch of a stop watch and say "It's dangerous to go alone! Take this." This is a reference to the original The Legend of Zelda.
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While Walt Disney created Oswald the Lucky Rabbit and the cartoons featuring him, Universal distributed them and owned the rights to the character. In 2006, in order to acquire the rights to use Oswald, Disney made a deal that included trading the services of sportscaster Al Michaels to Universal to get Oswald back.
There is some debate over the legitimacy of this deal, as there are no records of Oswald's debut cartoon - "Trolley Troubles" - having its copyright renewed by Universal when it should have in 1955, meaning that Oswald could have been a public domain character as far back as the 50s and it was likely just the trademark that was traded. This is something Disney would still end up utilizing as Oswald has made appearances in merchandising, commercials, and parks that would require trademark ownership, but would not likely inherently be required for a video game project. Oswald is unquestionably confirmed to be a public domain character as of 2023 following the 95-year anniversary of "Trolley Troubles".
There is some debate over the legitimacy of this deal, as there are no records of Oswald's debut cartoon - "Trolley Troubles" - having its copyright renewed by Universal when it should have in 1955, meaning that Oswald could have been a public domain character as far back as the 50s and it was likely just the trademark that was traded. This is something Disney would still end up utilizing as Oswald has made appearances in merchandising, commercials, and parks that would require trademark ownership, but would not likely inherently be required for a video game project. Oswald is unquestionably confirmed to be a public domain character as of 2023 following the 95-year anniversary of "Trolley Troubles".
Article on the trade:
http://espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=2324417
Forum post questioning the trade:
https://animesuperhero.com/forums/threads/exposed-disneys-repurchase-of-oswald-the-rabbit-a-sham.4792291/
http://espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=2324417
Forum post questioning the trade:
https://animesuperhero.com/forums/threads/exposed-disneys-repurchase-of-oswald-the-rabbit-a-sham.4792291/
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Originally, if Mickey used too much thinner when he was in his 'scrapper' mood, he would've turned into a design called 'Thinner Mickey'. Every evil action that Mickey would have done erased his paint and showed more of his basic line-art. The idea was eventually scrapped due to the Disney company not wishing to tarnish Mickey's 'heroic' attitude.
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Mickey was originally to have released his own paint from his hands. As he did this, the paint from his body would vanish, revealing his outline. The idea was later scrapped, and Mickey was given a paintbrush instead.
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According to Warren Spector, there were originally three different designs for Mickey, with his appearance changing based on whether the player made heroic or mischievous choices. The designs were based off different eras of Mickey Mouse cartoons. Hero Mickey was based on his old movie posters, Wasterlander was based on 1930s vintage Mickey, and Scrapper was inspired by the early black and white Mickey cartoons (along with the 1995 Mickey Mouse short 'Runaway Brain').
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