| Layer | Content Type | Examples | Preservation Method | |-------|--------------|----------|----------------------| | | Broadcast episodes (video + audio) | S01E01 “Daisy Bo-peep” | Lossless video files, closed captions | | Paratext | Interactive web games, app minigames, “Mouseketools” tutorials | “Mickey’s Silly Sing-Along” (Flash) | Emulation (Ruffle, Flashpoint) | | Context | Merchandise scans, user YouTube reactions, discontinued park shows | “Clubhouse Birthday Party” at Disneyland (2010) | Metadata documentation, photo archives |
Henry Jenkins’ convergence culture framework shows how interactive web games (e.g., Mickey’s Color Adventure on DisneyJunior.com) are often lost when Flash dies. MMCH’s 2007–2012 online “Playhouse” portal is almost entirely inaccessible. mickey mouse clubhouse archive
We ask: What would a comprehensive MMCH archive include? And how can scholars, librarians, and fans construct it ethically under copyright constraints? 2.1 Children’s Media Preservation Historians like Jason Mittell (2020) note that preschool television is chronically under-archived relative to adult “prestige TV.” Sesame Street has a dedicated archive; Disney’s preschool slate does not. | Layer | Content Type | Examples |
Collaborate with the Internet Archive’s Software Library and Flashpoint Archive to ingest MMCH games, using emulation to maintain interactivity. Disney could grant a non-commercial preservation license (as Nintendo does for some ROMs via the Video Game History Foundation). And how can scholars, librarians, and fans construct
| Layer | Content Type | Examples | Preservation Method | |-------|--------------|----------|----------------------| | | Broadcast episodes (video + audio) | S01E01 “Daisy Bo-peep” | Lossless video files, closed captions | | Paratext | Interactive web games, app minigames, “Mouseketools” tutorials | “Mickey’s Silly Sing-Along” (Flash) | Emulation (Ruffle, Flashpoint) | | Context | Merchandise scans, user YouTube reactions, discontinued park shows | “Clubhouse Birthday Party” at Disneyland (2010) | Metadata documentation, photo archives |
Henry Jenkins’ convergence culture framework shows how interactive web games (e.g., Mickey’s Color Adventure on DisneyJunior.com) are often lost when Flash dies. MMCH’s 2007–2012 online “Playhouse” portal is almost entirely inaccessible.
We ask: What would a comprehensive MMCH archive include? And how can scholars, librarians, and fans construct it ethically under copyright constraints? 2.1 Children’s Media Preservation Historians like Jason Mittell (2020) note that preschool television is chronically under-archived relative to adult “prestige TV.” Sesame Street has a dedicated archive; Disney’s preschool slate does not.
Collaborate with the Internet Archive’s Software Library and Flashpoint Archive to ingest MMCH games, using emulation to maintain interactivity. Disney could grant a non-commercial preservation license (as Nintendo does for some ROMs via the Video Game History Foundation).