Misery in the Marketing Department

Character Conservation

Is Disney quietly using live-action remakes to cheat the copyright system? What if every single Disney live-action remake isn’t about “reimagining classics", but a calculated, multi-billion-dollar strategy to keep Mickey, Simba, Elsa, and the entire empire under lock and key forever? In this explosive episode, we look into the theory that Disney’s remake machine (The Lion King, Aladdin, Beauty and the Beast, The Little Mermaid, etc.) is less about creativity and more about copyright protection warfare. Are these soulless cash-grabs actually a brilliant legal hack to reset the clock on beloved characters before they risk falling into the public domain? Or is it all just corporate greed disguised as nostalgia? 51 Minutes.

Mail Bag #16

Submissions were requested specifically for this episode, and we read all the emails we had received by the time we cracked open the mics. Thank you to all those that took the time to write in. We really appreciate it. 63 Minutes.

Past Moments: Redeploy

In the runup to Episode 300, your hosts thought it might be fun to look at some MiceCast past moments. BUT lacked complete motivation (and time) to go through our more recent works. Accordingly, we are just going to repackage and redeploy the last episode we made that had past moments in it. Please enjoy the trip down memory lane. 40 Minutes.

Misery in the Marketing Department

What if the company that sells dreams just fired the entire team responsible for making you believe in them? Hundreds of creatives, strategists, and campaign wizards let go by new CEO Josh Damaro. The same people behind your childhood nostalgia, billion-dollar blockbusters, and “Happiest Place on Earth” campaigns are being shown the door. Your hosts and guest Matt theEsquire give the subject some analysis and discussion. 60 Minutes.

The Churro Economy

Some social media post somewhere asserted that Churros earn more money for Disney than their streaming service Disney+. Along with special guest, Matt "theEsquire", your hosts take a look at the available information to see if the assertion is true. 61 Minutes.