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{{Infobox Disney ride
|name= Mickey's Royal Friendship Faire
|image=Mickey's Royal Friendship Faire WDW.jpg
|caption=
|park=[[Magic Kingdom]]
|type= Castle stage show
|theme=Royal Faire
|opened= [[June 17]], [[2016]]<ref>{{cite news|title=‘Mickey’s Royal Friendship Faire’ Begins June 17 at Magic Kingdom Park|url=https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2016/05/mickeys-royal-friendship-faire-begins-june-17-at-magic-kingdom-park/}}</ref>
|closed= [[March 16]], [[2020]]
|predecessor= [[Dream Along With Mickey]]
}}'''Mickey's Royal Friendship Faire''' is a daily castle stage show performed in front of [[Cinderella Castle]] at the [[Magic Kingdom]] park in [[Walt Disney World]]. The show stars [[The Sensational Six|Mickey and other classic Disney characters]], as they celebrate the worlds and stories of some of the recent Disney animated classics, including ''[[The Princess and the Frog]]'', ''[[Tangled]]'', and ''[[Frozen]]''.<ref>{{cite news|title=New ‘Mickey’ stage show at Magic Kingdom to debut in June, new info revealed|url=http://www.insidethemagic.net/2016/04/new-mickey-stage-show-at-magic-kingdom-to-debut-in-june-new-info-revealed/}}</ref>


As of 2021, this show is no longer in operation due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
==Show summary==
[[Mickey Mouse|Mickey]] and his troupe of Merry Makers have been preparing to host a joyous festival and have ventured far and wide to invite friends from other lands to join their celebration.

From [[New Orleans]], [[Goofy]] has invited [[Tiana]], [[Prince Naveen|Naveen]], and [[Louis (The Princess and the Frog)|Louis]] (later version) to add a little spice of New Orleans jazz to the party ("[[Down in New Orleans]]", "[[When We're Human]]", "[[Dig a Little Deeper]]"). From [[Corona]], [[Donald Duck|Donald]] brings [[Pub Thugs]] from [[The Snuggly Duckling]], and [[Daisy Duck|Daisy]] introduces us to her special guests, [[Rapunzel]] and [[Flynn Rider]] (instrumental of "[[When Will My Life Begin]]", "[[I've Got a Dream]]").

Finally, Mickey shares a surprise with [[Minnie Mouse|Minnie]], as he has traveled to [[Arendelle]] to invite [[Olaf]], [[Anna]] and [[Elsa]], who contributes a blast of her icy magic ("[[In Summer]]", "[[Let It Go]]").

It all culminates in a grand dance ("[[With a Smile and a Song]]"), as the Merry Makers invite all their special guests to join in the fun on this special day in Magic Kingdom Park.

===Seasonal overlays===
Starting on September 2, 2016, during ''[[Mickey's Not-So-Scary Halloween Party]]'', the ending of the show was revamped with new costumes and a finale song celebrating the autumn season, which replaces "With a Smile and a Song".

By November, it had a Christmas finale with a few Christmas songs prior to the the dance.

==Trivia==
*Mickey and Minnie's updated looks (first seen at [[Shanghai Disneyland]]) make their North American debuts in this show.
*Louis was withdrawn from performances during and following the show's premiere due to an incident where a two-year-old boy was killed by an alligator near [[Disney's Grand Floridian Resort & Spa]], three days prior to the premiere.<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://nypost.com/2016/06/29/disney-parks-are-quietly-removing-any-gator-references/|title =Disney is quietly removing any gator references from its parks|website = New York Post|date = June 29, 2016}}</ref> He has since been added back into the show as of July 13th, 2016. <ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BLWmTwVLbng</ref>
**This show is the first appearance of Louis with an [[Disney Characters' Articulated Heads|articulated head]].
*[[Mama Odie]] is mentioned by Tiana in the show.
*Near the end, "[[With a Smile and a Song]]" from ''[[Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs]]'' is featured.
*Although Olaf and Louis have articulated heads, they do not join in Mickey and the rest of the cast in singing a song in the dance and "On This Day" in the finale. However, Mickey, Minnie, Goofy, Donald, and Daisy do not sing while dancing during the Christmas version.

==Gallery==
<gallery captionalign="center" spacing="small" position="center" widths="200">
Mickey's_Royal_Friendship_Faire_Magic_Kingdom.jpg|Concept art featuring ''The Princess and the Frog''.
Mickey's Royal Friendship Faire.jpg|Concept art featuring ''Tangled''.
</gallery>

==See also==
*[[One Man's Dream II: The Magic Lives On]], a similar show at Tokyo Disneyland.

==References==
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{{The Princess and the Frog}}
{{Tangled}}
{{Frozen}}
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