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Teleportation and time-travel are used to bring the guests to the House of Mouse.

This explains not only why characters from entirely different eras and countries can regularly meet at the same club, but why so many of them seem to show up at different points in their lives. Consider: Simba is sometimes seen as a cub, other times an adult; Ariel is usually a mermaid, but sometimes a human and with Eric; and in one episode the Beast is dating Cruella de Vil, with no sign of Belle!

But who would have such power? The fairies of course. Cinderella's godmother's wand at the very least is capable of time travel, as seen in "Cinderella III: A Twist in Time." The Fairies bring the characters to the House of Mouse, pulling them from random points in their lives each time. Upon returning to their own lives, their memories are wiped, and the fourth wall is closed again. If they retain vague memories of the place they dismiss it as dreams. But as soon as it's House of Mouse time again, they regain all, or at least most, of their memories, and pick up where they left off.

The House of Mouse is still up and running
Just because the TV series ended doesn't mean Mickey's Club did. Two decades after opening the House of Mouse is still going strong. Confirmed, as it makes an appearance in the "Toon Village" tracks in Disney Speedstorm with a brand-new marquee sign. Current events include, but are not limited to:
  • Dr. Facilier is the latest male villain to attempt romance with Maleficent (she bops his talisman with her staff, breaking it, and causing him to be dragged away by his Friends from the Other Side).
  • Rapunzel's hair ends up in Lady and Tramp's spaghetti, leading to some mayhem. It gets worse when Spider-Man’s webs get in the spaghetti too.
  • Pete wants to build a wall around the House of Mouse (to keep the acquired characters out), and make the Three Caballeros and the casts of Coco and Encanto pay for it. He even drags Elena of Avalor into this.
  • Assuming the above WMG is true, Kovu and Kiara run into Simba and Nala, all four as cubs, leading to cuteness and confusion.
  • In addition to the Code Blue (kiss from a prince needed due to a poisoned apple), there is now also a Code Green (kiss from a princess needed for someone turned into a frog). Thankfully there isn’t one for the Infinity Stones just yet.
    • Another new emergency code added is a Code White (act of true love needed due to a frozen heart).
      • And then Thanos goes on to snap half the guests and staff... Code Purple! It could even be a 3-parter.
  • In light of all the mayhem villainous guests have caused over the years, rotating security guards patrol the House, including Judy Hopps, Nick Wilde, Darkwing Duck, Bonkers D. Bobcat, Lucky Pickles—er, Piquel, Miranda, Bolt, and Agent P. The Guardians of the Galaxy also auditioned at one point but got turned down for this. General Yunnan and Frobo were also considered but due to Yunnan's Blood Knight personality and Frobo's attachment to Polly, they were both turned down for this.
    • Better yet, what if the House of Mouse had a security team with Vallejo being chief of security along with X Middle School's Safety Patrol (Danny O'Farrell, Joseph Anza, Karen Tehama, and Wyne Liggit) as well as Judy Hopps, Nick Wilde, Darkwing Duck, Bonkers D. Bobcat, Lucky Pickles—er, Piquel, Miranda, Bolt, and Agent P. Fillmore and Ingrid would be the club's best security officers with Fillmore retaining his Cowboy Cop personalty and Hilarity Ensues when he engages a chase with a suspect.
  • The Electric Mayhem and the Max Rebo Band have both been guest bands, as have Powerline and the Fantasia orchestra. The Modal Nodes have tried for a spot but were found to be “too repetitive” in their performance, which leads them to try to showcase more variety. The Halloween Town band was also rejected.
  • Chewbacca brings his embarrassing Yuletide holiday of Life Day to the House of Mouse, and we explore all sorts of Yuletide celebrations.
  • Oswald has taken a job as the warehouse manager. His first day would have him manage items like Pym Particles, Ernesto’s skull guitar, a Keyblade, and some lightsabers.
  • Hopper uses Pym Particles to get revenge on Flik, inadvertently shrinking Mickey to the size of a real mouse.
  • Much like how many of the male villains are after Maleficent, Loki becomes the apple of the eyes of many female villains, notably Mother Gothel, Captain Phasma, and... Madame Medusa? Loki won’t reciprocate them.
  • Mortimer tries to make his own bootleg House of Mouse, but Constantine has other, darker ideas for it...
  • Julius the Cat returns to the House of Mouse, surprising everyone.
  • The cast debates about whether to let in characters from the further ends of the Disney family (ABC, 21st Century FOX, etc.) to the house. In the end, they decide to allow them in on a case-by-case basis, rather than unilaterally.
  • Super-powered heroic characters like Luke Skywalker, Mr. Incredible, and Elsa were all offered positions on the Avengers, who make the club one of their regular off-duty hangouts.
  • The Disney Villains have welcomed many of the villains from other properties into their ranks, including Emperor Palpatine, Thanos, Evil Emperor Zurg, and even a reluctant Darth Vader/Anakin Skywalker, who's unsure of whether he should see himself as a hero or a villain due to his complex history. Ansem would also debate with Vader about their statuses.
  • Mortimer tries to woo Elsa; she responds by freezing him in a block of ice. She's also done the same with other would-be suitors.
    • Mortimer has also tried to woo other heroines like Rey and Captain Marvel to similar results. (Force-induced wedgie and getting his hair blasted off, for example)
  • The casts of both DuckTales series interact with each other, to exciting results. The same goes for both versions of the Seven Dwarves.
  • Snow White and Cinderella have now started a support group for toons with abusive, neglectful, or just straight up missing parents.
  • Timon and Pumbaa listen to "Let It Go" when the latter decides to take Elsa's advice to heart by...letting it go, much to everyone's disgust. Eventually, this causes a fire due to the actions of another guest (possibly Lumiere, Hekapoo, or Human Torch), requiring an elaborate fire-fighting scheme.
  • Cara Dune makes a support group for “banned” characters such as the Br’ers, the crows from Dumbo, etc.
  • Frollo attempts a witch hunt against magic users such as Elsa, Doctor Strange, Lena, and the cast of The Owl House.
    • In addition, Frollo hates Luz and Amity the most due to their relationship with each other.
    • He might make an ally in Syndrome, seeing themselves as having a common goal. Ratcliffe and Belos also take part in the witch hunt.
    • Fortunately, the Force users can defeat Frollo, as Luke, Ahsoka, and the other Jedi use their powers to mess with his mind and trick him into surrendering.
    • A subplot involves Hooty gulping up several mouse characters, leading up to an attempt to eat Mickey. Upon realizing the error of his ways, he spits out the other mice (who are traumatized but alive) and decides to eat Mortimer instead.
  • Mulan and Mushu cross paths with not only Raya and Sisu, but also Jake Long, not to mention Dreamfinder and Figment, as well as Pete and Elliot. They then form a dragon club.
  • Baloo singing "Bare Necessities" while other bears such as Humphrey, Winnie the Pooh, Fozzie, Little John, Kenai, Koda, and the Country Bears join him. “Everybody Wants to be a Cat” could also end up being joined in by other feline characters such as Goose, Peg-Leg Pete, PJ, Tigger, etc.
    • Likewise, the ghosts from The Haunted Mansion sing "Grim Grinning Ghosts" again, only this time, they let Scratch and his friends join in.
  • Remy becomes the club's new head chef as the result of a competition where he competes against the likes of the Swedish Chef and Tiana.
  • Jack Skellington and the other Halloween Town residents all take charge of the House whenever October comes along, culminating in a full-blown celebration on the 31st.
    • Oogie Boogie tries to take over and recreate the House of Villains scenario, only to once again be unraveled and reduced to a pile of bugs - who are then chased off by a hungry Timon and Pumbaa.
  • Deadpool insults almost all Disney Princes not enough macho that Marvel Heroes, who make princes out of rage, almost turn out into a great conflict... Makes Disney!Hercules & Marvel!Hercules feel a dilemma. Luckily Snow White, Sharon Carter, Milo Thatch & Falcon bring their Switch and suggest they better join a fighting game to take a duel.
    • Turns out princes and heroes taking a regular fighting game gathering, in Let's-Play-style gag shorts. Except for M-rated or CERO-D (Deadpool wanna bring those secretly but he’ll always be found), most of the games have been played, like Shrek Super Slam, Punch Time Explosion, Multiversus, Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl, Marvel vs. Capcom, SNK vs. Capcom... even PS All-Stars Battle Royale.
    • On that note, the Marvel characters might consider inviting the Capcom characters over in another crossover.
  • Since before being serum-hyped 4 years ago, Steve Rogers watched the premiere of Snow White and the Seven Dwarves, which makes him a great fan of Snow and Prince Florian, even Florian is flattered surprisingly, and lets him be friends with Captain America.
  • Characters from Big Hero 6 appear, with Baymax becoming the club's therapist/medic, Aunt Cass working in the kitchen and Hiro assisting Professor Von Drake with his inventions. The controversial Chief Cruz also appears, but immediately gets kicked out of the club. Even the Disney Villains don't like him.
  • Star Butterfly and her friends show up through a portal, but Pony Head ends up receiving the same fate as Chief Cruz above.
  • The Madrigals come in for a big special occasion, and the villains scheme to get Bruno to join their gang, only knowing him by his song and old reputation. "Um, yeah, about that..."
  • Clone Troopers and Imperial and First Order Stormtroopers share a table as well as war stories.
    • The latter is also contracted to work as security guards but said contract requires them to maintain a neutral alliance, forbidding them from interfering in any potential First Order/Rebel revelry.
  • The House struggles with creating a menu for the ever-increasing number of robotic patrons, only for Baymax and WALL-E to step in.
  • Sofia meets up with the princesses, who introduce her to the ones she hasn't met yet including the ones from Marvel and Star Wars. Vanellope even helps the others make her a new more modern comfy outfit.
  • 4*Town performs at the club, causing the usual fangirl screams from Mei Lee and her friends, who are loudly joined by Mabel, Candy and Grenda. Even Manly Dan screams at the boyband too.
    • 4 2 Sing also performs at the club...only to be booed off the stage.
  • Sometimes the characters from 20th Century Fox (as well as ABC and Touchstone Pictures for that matter) would be a rare cameo guest in the reboot, most notably Xenomorph & Predator wanna join too... however they have been blacklisted, always being grappled and tossed out of the night club by the redeemed ex-villains like Drakken, Anastasia, "Yokai" Robert Callaghan, etc.
  • Various other support groups and clubs are started:
    • One for superheroes who feel oppressed, underappreciated, and taken advantage of, like Big Hero 6 and The Incredibles.
    • One for characters who were given a live-action remake/spinoff (new members are always welcome!)
    • One for characters from the more obscure and underrated shows and movies who feel forgotten. They become rivals to the “banned” character support group.
    • One for villains' henchmen and sidekicks who are sick of being pushed around and want to quit and redeem themselves, with Iago and Anastasia being able to mentor them.
  • According to the other characters from The Jungle Book, Kaa can no longer bear to show his face in the House of Mouse ever again. Not because he's banned, but rather out of sheer embarrassment from the controversial legacy that his reputation has gained over the years. He ends up solving the problem by using a Brown Bag Mask as a Power Limiter.
    • The same goes for the residents of the Hundred Acre Woods after a certain movie was released. However, the gang and Christopher Robin reassure them that the movie has little to do with them and that there's only one Winnie the Pooh that can never be replaced. "Silly old bear."
  • Occasionally, while their parents are busy, children of Disney's many heroes gather amongst themselves and discuss what adventures may await them in the future. This includes the likes of Kiara, Kion, Jane, Melody, Scamp, Zephyr, among others, possibly including the children of characters who we haven't seen. Amongst those could be the kids of Aladdin and Jasmine, Mulan and Shang, and Hercules and Megara. The Descendants roster may also show up at this meeting group, possibly becoming their rivals due to being the children of villains and/or seemingly mutually exclusive. Kylo Ren, Kate Bishop, etc. may also think of joining in.
  • Prince Hans attempts to join the other villains, who only see him as a lame twist villain and joke, preferring the company of acquired villains like Thanos and Palpatine, which would make him feel extra disrespected. So he teams up with other twist villains to achieve vengeance on the "superior villains", but is unsuccessful as one of their colleagues turns out to be Good All Along. The twist villains remain their own clique, possibly getting up with the “generational trauma” pseudo-villains.
  • Timon, Pumbaa, Dinky, and Boomer are all caught trying to eat the cast of A Bug's Life by Ant-Man and the Wasp, who they also almost (accidentally) eat.
  • Ironically, going to the House of Mouse is one of the items on Hailey's bucket list, which she happily checks off.
  • Phineas and Ferb are hired as the club's new maintenance crew, and this time, they have their parents' permission.
    • Meanwhile, Candace unsuccessfully attempts to convince her parents to punish them.
    • The boys decide to pay tribute to a certain duck-billed, hat-wearing crime fighter, which worries Perry as it looks like they've discovered his secret identity. Thankfully, it turns out they were referring to Darkwing Duck, much to Perry's relief.
  • Shelby Turtle and his mother return... only to finally be told off and banned from the House of Mouse once and for all for their terrible behavior, using their cartoons and the club's security cam footage as proof. In a twist, the mother has a Heel–Face Turn and accepts the ban, apologizing to everyone, especially Donald.
  • Doc McStuffins offers her services to Woody and the gang, who also spread the word to the other numerous toy characters.
  • Swedish Chef attempts to cook Pascal, only for Rapunzel to whack him on the head with a frying pan. Watching from a distance, Eugene/Flynn Rider makes a relieved remark, only to then get the same fate by Baby Sinclair, who shouts "Not the mama!".
  • The Proud Family attends a show, but Oscar ends up being kicked out after an attempt to cater his snacks to everyone. He soon runs into Doofenshmirtz and the two of them bond over how similar they are.
  • Dr. Facilier casts a spell on Anne and Sprig, swapping their species, before turning himself into King Andrias, a nod to them both being voiced by Keith David.
  • Donald, along with Beast, Iago, Hades and Animal, attend an anger management class run by Anger himself. Unfortunately, the Incredible Hulk might give them other ideas.
  • The Greens become the official provider for the kitchen's supply of ingredients, delivering only the freshest fruit and vegetables for the club's dishes.
  • A newly built time machine brings in some new guests from the previously-inaccessible prehistoric past; including Aladar, The Sinclairs, Arlo and Spot and even the Ice Age cast. Then arriving from the future are Tiny the T-rex and the Robinsons. Tyrannosaurus Debt could also make a cameo.
  • Amos Slade, Gaston, Clayton, and McLeach prepare for a big hunt, but for obvious reasons, their guns get replaced with harmless toys. The quartet is then chased away by various animal characters. Unfortunately, they’re later lent more advanced weaponry by Yellowjacket & Boba Fett, so it’s up to the Ewoks to stop them.
  • Ariel bonds with Luca and Alberto over their shared experiences of being merfolk fitting in with human society. Meanwhile, Chef Louis tries once again to cook Sebastian, when Tamatoa comes to his aid and scares off the chef, who is then washed away by The Ocean itself. The Swedish Chef, meanwhile, shows no such fear of poor Tamatoa…
  • Dinky and Boomer chase after Squeaks the caterpillar, who is then pursued by Timon and Pumbaa. The two pairs of bug eaters start arguing over who gets to eat him, allowing him to get away. Heimlich also becomes curious about Squeaks and encourages him to become a butterfly.
  • Similar to Black-and-White Day, the House of Mouse celebrates Fantasia Day, on which it screens segments of the two Fantasia films. Professor Owl, accompanied by the Little Einsteins, presents each short.
  • Minnie announces worriedly that "the crowd is turning ugly" yet again, this time with Bruce Banner turning into the Hulk, Mei Lee turning into her panda form, and Anakin turning into Darth Vader. Mei, in particular, is not pleased to hear that.
  • The villains argue over who could achieve whose evil plots, leading them to swap roles in each other's movies and interact with the heroes of those movies. In an interesting turn of events, the sidekicks all team up to save the day.
  • On Christmas Eve, Wayne and Lanny have to help prep the club for Santa's arrival, all without getting caught by any of the guests.
  • Dipper tries to check the Journal, but is interrupted every time by Harry and Elsie singing an annoying song about it. The same thing happens when Dr. Strange tries to look in the Darkhold, or Milo Thatch with his journal. In the end, they all have to check the three books at once to get them to shut up. Isabella and the Fireside Girls decide they don't want to get interrupted when checking their handbook, so they quickly join the trio.
  • Roger Rabbit, running late for a gig, catches a ride in Benny the Cab. They soon get caught up in a street race against Lightning McQueen, and subsequently pulled over by the Sheriff. Shortly after Mater tows away a disgruntled Benny, Herbie comes in and offers to drive Roger the rest of the way.
  • King Magnifico is welcomed with open arms by the other villains, calling him a "breath of fresh air" after not having any true villains for so long. Cue an "I'm Standing Right Here" comment from a nearby Tamatoa… and a long, long line of Marvel villains.
  • Cuckoo Loca becomes the club's stage manager, being in charge of keeping the show on track.
  • Mowgli and Tarzan become friends over both being raised by jungle animals. King Louie rubs elbows with them, with a short reprise of "I Wanna Be Like You", and later tries (unsuccessfully) to convince Mama Odie to turn him human. Dr. Facilier is willing to pull it off, but results may vary.
    • Fang also befriends Mowgli and Tarzan, happy to have finally found people who wouldn't call her a monkey.
  • Louis the alligator and Tick Tock the crocodile create a catchy rhythm with their respective trumpet and ticking. Terk and the other gorillas (and Tantor) join in with the same "instruments" they played in "Trashing the Camp" (only this time, Mrs. Potts isn't willing to let Chip be tapped with a spoon). A few other characters may also join in, such as the Bandar-Log.
  • Mr. Stork gives baby-delivering tips to Freddy and Pip. However, things change when the latter two bring up his incident with Lambert the lion. Not to mention them questioning Grogu’s origin.
  • Cruella DeVil becomes obsessed with making a coat out of Wookie fur, and hires Bossk with the threat of making him into a purse if he fails.
  • Todd and Riley get so bored of Mickey and the gang that they call Fleemco in order to replace them. Their replacements end up being the robots from "House of Genius". However, the two siblings quickly realize that Mickey and company are better in comparison, so they get them back.
  • Joy and Buzzy become great friends and spend time chatting about their responsibilities in their jobs, as well as comparing notes and sharing tips.
  • Everyone's stuff and the club's cartoons are stolen again, only this time, the family from Guilty Party steps in to help solve the case.
  • Vanellope gets into a race with someone she assumes is Turbo, but after she crosses the finish line, she realizes it's actually Kick Buttowski. She apologizes for the case of mistaken identity while also rubbing in her victory.
  • Sheriff Callie catches Duke Weaselton with her lasso. She then is seen shaking hands with Judy Hopps, a nod to their Latin Spanish voice actress Romina Marroquín Payró.
  • Bolt, Mittens and Rhino get surrounded by a crowd of villains and Bolt attempts to use his super bark on them. Shenzi, Banzai and Ed (who are in the crowd), laugh as they know his power isn't real. Just then, Kion and King show up and use their powers to blow the villains away. An oblivious Rhino thinks Bolt did this and reacts in amazement.
  • Wander tries to cheer up Darth Vader with his banjo, while Sylvia beats up Storm Troopers in the background. Finally resisting the dark side, Darth Vader takes off his costume to reveal he's actually Kermit the Frog and starts playing his banjo as well.
The series will be rebooted one day
With the ever-expanding Disney universe, there are just so many opportunities for a modern-day take on the House of Mouse. For starters, Mickey and the gang will be drawn in the Paul Rudish style. It will also include characters from modern Disney movies and TV series, as well as those from Pixar, the Marvel Universe and Star Wars, (and possibly other acquired properties as well) all alongside the classics who appeared in the original show.

Alternatively, the Reboot/Return might have a Roger Rabbit Effect approach, by having some of the Realistic (The Avengers, the Spider-People, the X-Men, the Star Wars and Indiana Jones Humans and such) drawn in an Animesque style (Or even in more realistic 3D computer animation) while at the same time, having everyone else retain their Cartoonish feels and looks.

The villains Daisy booted out at the beginning of "The Mouse Who Came to Dinner" were starting to form a Psycho Rangers team.
Think about it; they had all the bases covered:

The guests are Animated Actors, though some are more into it than others
That is probably the only reason the villains rarely do anything heinous. Actors like Gaston are just normal people in the "real" world, with Gaston trying to make himself seem more important than he is, hence the "no one acts like Gaston!" running gag. Others, like Jafar, actually believe they are the characters they portray, hence them being more prone to villainy. Others like Cruella and Hook are literal Punch-Clock Villains whose actions vary based on their mood that day (Cruella even says something along the lines of "one movie and you're labeled for life!"), Though for the most part are just playing it up.

Why this show is not on Disney+
This show is not on Disney Plus likely because of the usage of the characters of Song of the South. Disney wants to forget that the movie ever existed since 2020, so they omitted HoM entirely from their service.
  • Additionally, one episode has the crows from Dumbo play a major role.
    • Couldn't they just exclude the episodes that feature them? Same with Song of the South, as I can only think of one, maybe two, where that would be a problem.
    • Alternatively, they can just have one of those "Stories Matter" disclaimers play before the episodes with offending material. This wouldn’t seem out of place, as there’s at least one episode of Timon & Pumbaa that has it tacked in front of it. Still, one of the goals of the Reimagine Tomorrow initiative is to make sure content like HoM isn’t buried in the first place because of controversial characters and content.

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