I hate to say it but Mickey Saves Christmas is probably my least favorite Mickey Mouse cartoon. The only thing I really enjoyed was the fact that this is a stop-motion special, it's a medium that Disney hasn't really done with Mickey and friends before and looks very colorful, but they literally have nothing but a completely preschool-friendly saving santa plot and all the characters act far too much like their Disney Junior counterparts as if the only audience watching this were small children. It shouldn't have been a Disney Channel release as Disney Channel is more of a network for all ages, it would've made sense airing on Disney Junior.
An earlier Christmas special Mickey's Once Upon a Christmas honestly did this way better as it gave the characters a lot of humor and heart and even some conveyed messages about Christmas. The characters here barely even act like the sensational six that everyone loves as they're all just acting surprisingly generic and barely have any jokes or memorable moments in this overdone Santa saving storyline. It may sound like I'm nitpicking but it just feels surprisingly basic compared to all the other Mickey projects I've seen.
Like I said, this holiday special would've been better off airing directly on Disney Junior. This doesn't feel like anything more than a watered down TV special for kids.
An earlier Christmas special Mickey's Once Upon a Christmas honestly did this way better as it gave the characters a lot of humor and heart and even some conveyed messages about Christmas. The characters here barely even act like the sensational six that everyone loves as they're all just acting surprisingly generic and barely have any jokes or memorable moments in this overdone Santa saving storyline. It may sound like I'm nitpicking but it just feels surprisingly basic compared to all the other Mickey projects I've seen.
Like I said, this holiday special would've been better off airing directly on Disney Junior. This doesn't feel like anything more than a watered down TV special for kids.