Mickey's Tale of Two Witches is a Halloween television special that premiered on October 7, 2021 on Disney Junior. It is produced by Disney Television Animation. It is the first spin-off special of Mickey Mouse Mixed-Up Adventures before Mickey and Minnie Wish Upon a Christmas.
Premise
On Halloween, Mickey tells Pluto a story about two witches-in-training, Minnie the Wonderful and Daisy Doozy, who must pass four tests to graduate from the Witch Academy in Happy Haunt Hills. While Daisy isn’t confident about passing, she and Minnie join forces, along with Count Mickula and the gang, to defeat a mischievous ghost. Minnie and Daisy learn that working together makes their magic and their friendship much stronger.
Voice cast
Bret Iwan as Mickey Mouse, Count Mickula
Bill Farmer as Goofy, Franken-Goof, Pluto, Werewolfy Pluto
Daniel Ross as Donald Duck, Mummy Donald
Tress MacNeille as Daisy Duck, Daisy Doozy
Kaitlyn Robrock as Minnie Mouse, Minnie the Wonderful Witch
Jim Cummings as Pete, Pete the Ghost
Frank Welker as Figaro, Butch the Bulldog
Nika Futterman as Cuckoo-Loca, Spooky-Loca
April Winchell as Clarabelle Cow, Witch Master Clarabelle
Additional voices by Bill Farmer, Daniel Ross, and Frank Welker
Songs
"How to Witch" – sung by Daisy Doozy, Minnie the Wonderful Witch & Witch Master Clarabelle "The Fright Stuff" – sung by Pete the Ghost "Spooky Side" – sung by Daisy Doozy & Minnie the Wonderful Witch "Spooky Spirit" – sung by Count Mickula & the gang
Release
Mickey's Tale of Two Witches premiered on October 7, 2021 on Disney Junior. It was later released on DisneyNow. The television special was made available to stream on Disney+ on October 8, 2021.
Reception
Critical response
Brett White of Decider included Mickey's Tale of Two Witches in their "Best Halloween Movies, TV Episodes and Specials To Stream on Disney+" list. Larry Stansburry and Cameron Jenkins of Good Housekeeping included Mickey's Tale of Two Witches in their "52 Best Disney Halloween Movies of All Time" list and found it to be a "film that's perfect for kids." Casey Suglia and Sydni Ellis of Romper ranked Mickey's Tale of Two Witches 39th in their "40 Of The Best Halloween Movies To Stream On Disney+" list, calling the Halloween special "cute," and wrote, "It features fun songs, magic spells, a mischevious [sic] ghost, and plenty of Halloween fun."
Ratings
On its premiere airing on Disney Junior at 7:00 p.m., the special was watched by 0.35 million viewers. The special was broadcast again the next day on Disney Channel at 9:30 a.m. and was watched by 0.30 million viewers.
Accolades
In other media
Books
In July 2023, Disney Publishing Worldwide released a book inspired by the television special titled Mickey’s Tale of Two Witches.