Mickey Mouse short: "Our Floating Dreams"

Season 5, Episode 16: “Our Floating Dreams” 6/22/19
Starring: Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse
Costarring: Chip ‘N’ Dale
Setting: Thailand
Plot: Mickey and Minnie squabble over the last docking space in a crowded, floating market in Thailand.

Short Stuff

This is the series' 25th international short:
“Yodelberg” (The Swiss Alps) (S1, E2)
“Croissant de Triomphe” (Paris, France) (S1, E3)
“Tokyo Go” (Tokyo, Japan) (S1, E5)
“Panda-monium” (Beijing, China) (S1, E8)
“‘O Sole Minnie” (Venice, Italy) (S1, E12)
“O Futbol Classico” (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) (S2, E4)
“Mumbai Madness” (Mumbai, India) (S2, E8)
“Mickey Monkey” (Africa) (S2, E11)
“Clogged” (Amsterdam, Netherlands) (S2, E12)
“Al Rojo Vivo” (Pamplona and Bunol, Spain) (S2, E16)
“Bottle Shocked” (Monte Carlo, Monaco) (S2, E17)
“One Man Band” (London, England) (S3, E2)
“Feliz Cumpleanos” (Mexico) (S3, E7)
“Dancevidanya” (Moscow, Russia (S3, E12)
“Turkish Delights” (Istanbul, Turkey) (S3, E14)
“Entombed” (Luxor, Egypt) (S3, E17)
“Locked in Love” (Seoul, South Korea) (S4, E4)
“Carnaval” (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) (S4, E4)
“Year of the Dog” (Shanghai, China) (S4, E5)
“Amore Motore” (Rome, Italy) (S5, E1)
“Safari So Good” (Arusha Region, Tanzania) (S5, E6)
“For Whom the Booth Tolls” (Potsdam, Germany) (S5, E7)
“Outback At Ya” (Sydney, Australia) (S5, E11)
“Over the Moon” (briefly Paris, France; Tokyo, Japan; and the North Pole) (S5, E13)

The characters in this episode all speak Thai.

Floating markets can be found in many Asian countries but they are most prevalent in Thailand.  While still supported locally, today the markets serve mainly as tourist attractions.

This short features an array of exotic animals, including some that are idigenous to Thailand: tigers, bears, elephants, monkeys...  and, some that are not: hippopotamuses and giraffes.

Minnie is cooking up shrimp fried rice while Mickey is offering pineapples.

While Mickey and Minnie bicker over the empty parking spot, Chip ‘N’ Dale snatch it up and make hay selling their acorns.

Apparently, pineapple Thai fried rice is already a thing and NOT an invention of Mickey and Minnie’s.

Final Grade: B+
The highlight of this episode is the vibrant colours and bustling riverscape of Thailand.  Mickey and Minnie are fine but I don’t remember them ever bickering like this in a short. If you want to create this sort of dynamic, I’d have leaned on Donald and Daisy since that’s already been a well-established component of their relationship. However, the ending where they touch hands and blush is a sweet and satisfying conclusion to their adventure.