Summary
- Alaska Airlines unveils its newest themed aircraft featuring Mickey Mouse and friends at Disneyland Resort.
- The Boeing 737-800, titled “Mickey’s Toontown Express,” will operate its inaugural flight from Seattle to Orange County.
- The unique design is eighth collaboration between the carrier and Disneyland and was hand-painted over 400 hours.
Mickey Mouse and all his pals are taking to the skies once more with Alaska Airlines after a two-year hiatus. The Seattle-based airline unveiled its newest uniquely themed aircraft on Wednesday, celebrating its long-standing relationship with Disneyland Resort in Southern California.
The intense-colored Boeing 737-800, named “Mickey’s Toontown Express,” features playful images of Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse, Goofy, Pluto, Donald Duck and Daisy Duck in Mickey’s Toontown at Disneyland Park. Chip ‘n’ Dale are also tagging along near the boarding door and on the winglets.
Nothing can stop us now!
The aircraft, registered N565AS, will appropriately perform its inaugural flight in its shiny latest paint on Wednesday from Seattle Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to John Wayne Airport in Orange County, California. The airport is situated just 14 miles southeast of Disneyland Resort. In accordance with Flightradar24.com, the aircraft will operate as AS1104 and is scheduled to depart from SEA at 17:15 and arrive at SNA at 20:00.
Photo: Alaska Airlines
The unique design is Alaska’s eighth livery in collaboration with the unique Magic Kingdom. It’s inspired by the newly reimagined Mickey’s Toontown, an animated neighborhood where families can explore, play, discover, and unwind together. Guests may enjoy latest interactive experiences resembling Mickey & Minnie’s Runaway Railway, an attraction that features the unique song, “Nothing Can Stop Us Now.”
Artists hand-painted the special scheme from the plane’s nose to tail, a process that took over 400 hours and 20 days. N565AS was ferried to Spokane International Airport from SEA on October eleventh to receive the paint job and returned to SEA late Tuesday, in accordance with flight data.
“The magic of Disney”
Sangita Woerner, Alaska’s Senior Vice President of Marketing and Guest Experience, spoke concerning the latest livery.
“It’s heartening how much our Disneyland Resort-themed airplanes spark joy in our guests — young and young at heart. As a family-friendly airline, it speaks to the care we try to point out on a regular basis with these special touches.”
Alaska and Disney invited several families and special guests to experience the inaugural flight. The airline said it would offer quite a lot of advantages for the guests, resembling priority boarding for families with children under two and family seating at no additional charge. Moreover, coloring books and the favored Kids’ Selection Picnic Pack and Jetsetter’s Jam Sandwich will likely be offered onboard.
said Sybil Crum, Vice President of Marketing and Business Strategy at Disneyland Resort.
A protracted-term collaboration
Alaska’s other current Disneyland Resort-themed liveries are featured on other 737-800s:
- N537AS, titled “Friendship and Beyond on the Disneyland Resort.” The aircraft portrays larger-than-life versions of Woody, Buzz Lightyear, and Jessie from Disney-Pixar’s franchise at Pixar Pier in Disney California Adventure Park
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- N538AS, often called “Star Wars Transport to the Disneyland Resort,” is an area black scheme that showcases , a 14-acre land in Disneyland Park. The aircraft’s tail notably boasts the long-lasting Millennium Falcon chased by TIE fighters
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Woerner said.
Mickey and his friends were formerly featured on “The Spirit of Disneyland II,” a 737-900 registered as N318AS. The plane featured a shiny blue livery from 2009 to 2021 until it was repainted into Alaska’s standard Eskimo scheme. It was inspired by the unique “The Spirit of Disneyland” livery that was unveiled on a 737-400 in 2002.