It's been YEARS since Disney has pushed out new short films, particularly ones starring Mickey, Donald, Goofy, Pluto - you know, the old gang. This was practically ALL Disney made back in the 50s and 60s, but very few have come out since. In fact, the last short they produced was "How to Hook Up Your Home Theater", which saw its premiere in 2007 - 6 years ago.

But now Disney's decided to go ahead and produce a total of 19 new Mickey Mouse short films. In fact, the very first one is already available to view! (Embedding is not allowed with this video, so click the image above to view.)

The style of all the characters is definitely meant to bring back memories of the pre-1940s MIckey Mouse, but the style of the animation itself - well, it's different, that's for sure. Perhaps it's because of the popularity of today's animated shows on Cartoon Network that made Disney decide to go FLASH-STYLE animation, or maybe they're just trying something new and different.

Regardless, this is a two-sided coin. On one hand, Disney's making an effort with their short films again. I mean, growing up, how many of you watched the Disney Channel and saw all those awesome short films looping in the afternoons? But on the other hand... the animation style just is NOT Disney. The company is known for their quality animation, and what we see here is not exactly that.

Anyway, just thought I'd share this with you. Enjoy!