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{{short description|2000 Video game}}
{{Infobox video game
|title=Dance Dance Revolution Disney Mix
|image=Dance Dance Revolution Disney Mix North American PlayStation cover art.png
|caption=North American PlayStation cover art
|developer=[[Konami]]
|publisher=Konami
|series=''[[Dance Dance Revolution]]''
|platforms=[[Arcade game|Arcade]], [[Game Boy Color]], [[PlayStation]], [[Handheld TV game|Plug and Play]]
|released='''Arcade'''{{vgrelease|JP|November 30, 2000}}'''PlayStation'''{{vgrelease|JP|November 30, 2000<ref name=psrelease>{{cite web|url=http://www.gamefaqs.com/ps/529433-dance-dance-revolution-disney-mix/data|title=PlayStation Release Dates|access-date=2013-10-08}}</ref>|NA|September 18, 2001<ref name=psrelease />|WW|September 28, 2001<ref name=psrelease />}}'''Plug and Play'''{{vgrelease|WW|December 12, 2006<ref name="PlugPlayPR">{{cite web |title=Konami Ships Dance Dance Revolution: Disney Mix to Retail Stores! |url=http://www.konami.com/ctlimg/konami/pressrelease/12_12_06_ddr_disney.pdf |website=Konami |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061224001930/http://www.konami.com/ctlimg/konami/pressrelease/12_12_06_ddr_disney.pdf |archive-date=December 24, 2006 |date=December 12, 2006}}</ref>}}
|genre=[[Music video game|Music]], [[Exergaming|exercise]]
|modes=[[Single-player video game|Single-player]], [[Multiplayer video game|multiplayer]]
|arcade system=Bemani System 573 Digital
}}

{{nihongo|'''''Dancing Stage featuring Disney's Rave'''''|ダンシングステージフィーチャリングディズニーズレイブ|Danshingu Sutēji fīcharingu Dizunīzu Reibu}} is a [[music video game]] released in Japan in [[Amusement arcade|arcades]] on November 30, 2000. On the same day, it was also released for the [[PlayStation (console)|PlayStation]], but under the name {{nihongo|'''''Dance Dance Revolution Disney's Rave'''''|ダンスダンスレボリューションディズニーズレイブ|Dansu Dansu Reboryūshon Dizunīzu Reibu}}. It was later released in September 2001 North America as '''''Dance Dance Revolution Disney Mix''''' and in Europe and Australia as '''''Dancing Stage Disney Mix'''''. It is based on [[Konami]]'s ''[[Dance Dance Revolution]]'' (''DDR'') series with animated [[Disney]] characters and electronic dance music remixes of past Disney songs. They also include a few non-Disney songs that were popular at the time of the game's release. It is considered to be one of the rarest ''DDR'' game released in arcades.

==Gameplay==
{{Main|Gameplay of Dance Dance Revolution}}
Gameplay is typical to other [[Dance Dance Revolution 4thMix|4th Mix]] generation DDR games. The game also features ''Dance Magic'' mode, an item battle mode using a [[tug of war]] style lifebar, where combos increase a gauge which sends modifiers to the other player. The mode was not seen on any future DDR game until it was revived as Battle mode on ''[[Dance Dance Revolution SuperNova|SuperNOVA]]''.

==Releases==
=== Arcade ===
The arcade release of ''Disney's Rave'' was historically available at a few [[Walt Disney Parks and Resorts]] locations, including [[Disneyland]] in [[Anaheim, California]] (at [[Innoventions (Disneyland)|Innoventions]])<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ddrfreak.com:80/locations/locations.php?action=displayLocation&locationID=11116|title=Machine Locations (California)|date=17 February 2007|website=DDR Freak|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070217142117/http://www.ddrfreak.com/locations/locations.php?action=displayLocation&locationID=11116|archive-date=February 17, 2007|url-status=dead}}</ref> and [[Walt Disney World]] in [[Lake Buena Vista, Florida]] (at [[Innoventions (Epcot)|Innoventions West]] and [[Tomorrowland (Disney Parks)|Tomorrowland]])<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ddrfreak.com:80/locations/locations.php?action=displayState&stateID=10|title=Machine Locations (Florida)|date=March 5, 2005|website=DDR Freak|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050305044514/http://www.ddrfreak.com/locations/locations.php?action=displayState&stateID=10|archive-date=March 5, 2005|url-status=dead}}</ref> The parks also carried other dance games which would eventually replace ''Disney's Rave'', and conversely, ''Disney's Rave'' is also available at non-Disney locations.

=== Console ===
The [[PlayStation]] version was the only version officially released outside Japan. The non-Japanese versions had slightly different song lists and included an unlockable "Maniac" difficulty level that could be reached once "Basic" and "Trick" difficulties were completed for each song. A [[Game Boy]] version of the game was also released in [[Japan]].

=== Plug and play ===
Konami partnered with [[Majesco Entertainment]] to release ''Dance Dance Revolution Disney Mix'' as a [[Handheld TV game|plug and play TV game]] with dance pad on December 12, 2006. It was originally sold exclusively at [[Walt Disney Parks and Resorts]]. The 8-bit video game is single-player only, with Arcade and Free Play modes, and is built into the basic dance pad. The song list is limited to nine [[chiptune]] renditions of Disney music. The game requires four [[AA battery|AA batteries]] and uses built-in [[RCA connector|composite cables]] to connect to a television.

==Music==
The Disney games feature a total of 31 songs. The Japan-exclusive songs are licensed covers of non-Disney music, while the non-Japan exclusive songs are Konami original songs.
{|class="wikitable"
|-
| Standard songs
| style="background:#ccffcc;"|<abbr title="Only these songs are available on the plug and play version.">Also available on plug and play</abbr>
| <abbr title='Songs with a dagger (†) cannot be played on the Game Boy Color version.'>† Not on Game Boy Color</abbr>
|}
{|class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!colspan="4"|{{Nowrap|''Dance Dance Revolution Disney Mix'' soundtrack}}
|-
!style="background:#fff;"|Song
!style="background:#fff;"|Artist
!style="background:#fff;"|DJ
!style="background:#fff;"|Note
|-
|-style="background:#ccffcc;"
|"[[Mickey Mouse March]] (Eurobeat Version)"
|DOMINO
|[[Mickey Mouse]]
|cover of ''[[The Mickey Mouse Club]]''
|-style="background:#ccffcc;"
|"[[It's a Small World#Song|IT'S A SMALL WORLD]]"
|AbeatC ALL STARS
|[[Chip 'n' Dale]]
|cover of [[Sherman Brothers]]
|-style="background:#ccffcc;"
|"Macho Duck"
|DOMINO
|[[Donald Duck]]
|
|-style="background:#ccffcc;"
|"[[Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah]]"
|DOMINO
|[[Pluto (Disney)|Pluto]]
|cover of [[James Baskett]]
|-style="background:#ccffcc;"
|"Mickey Mouse March (SUMMERTIME EXTENDED Version)"
|DOMINO
|Mickey Mouse
|cover of ''The Mickey Mouse Club''
|-style="background:#ccffcc;"
|"[[Chim Chim Cher-ee]]"
|DOMINO
|[[Huey, Dewey, and Louie]]
|cover of [[Julie Andrews]] and [[Dick van Dyke]]
|-style="background:#ccffcc;"
|"D.D.D ! 〜Happy 65th Anniversary for Donald Duck〜"
|THE ALFEE feat. [[Donald Duck]]
|Donald Duck
|
|-style="background:#ccffcc;"
|"IT'S A SMALL WORLD (Ducking Hardcore MIX)" †
|[[Tomosuke Funaki|♪♪♪♪♪]]
|Donald Duck
|cover of Sherman Brothers
|-style="background:#ccffcc;"
|"[[Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious]]"
|Go Go Girls
|Chip 'n' Dale
|cover of Julie Andrews and Dick Van Dyke
|-style="background:#ffffff;"
|"Mr.Bassman"
|♪♪♪♪♪
|Donald Duck
|cover of [[Johnny Cymbal]]
|-style="background:#ffffff;"
|"(Are You Ready) Do The Bus Stop" †
|♪♪♪♪♪
|[[Goofy]]
|cover of [[Fatback Band]]
|-style="background:#ffffff;"
|"[[Initial D|Night of Fire]]"
|NIKO
|Huey, Dewey, and Louie
|
|-style="background:#ffffff;"
|"Fire" †
|Combined
|Huey, Dewey, and Louie
|cover of [[Scooter (band)|Scooter]]
|-style="background:#ffffff;"
|"[[Let's Twist Again]]"
|[[Chubby Checker]]
|Goofy
|
|-
!colspan="4" |{{Nowrap|Japan exclusives (11 total)}}
|-
|"[[Main Street Electrical Parade|ELECTRICAL PARADE]] (Retro Future MIX)"
|[[Tomosuke Funaki|♪♪♪♪♪]]
|Goofy
|cover of [[Perrey and Kingsley]]
|-
|"[[Surfin' U.S.A. (song)|Surfin' U.S.A.]]" †
|♪♪♪♪♪
|Mickey Mouse
|cover of [[The Beach Boys]]
|-
|"[[Johnny B. Goode]]" †
|♪♪♪♪♪
|Chip 'n' Dale
|cover of [[Chuck Berry]]
|-
|"[[Disco Inferno]]" †
|♪♪♪♪♪
|Huey, Dewey, and Louie
|cover of [[The Trammps]]
|-
|"[[Twilight Zone (2 Unlimited song)|Twilight Zone]]" †
|Zodiac
|Goofy
|cover of [[2 Unlimited]]
|-
|"[[Superstition (song)|Superstition]]"
|♪♪♪♪♪
|Donald Duck
|cover of [[Stevie Wonder]]
|-
|"[[Vacation (Connie Francis song)|Vacation]]" †
|♪♪♪♪♪
|Pluto
|cover of [[Connie Francis]]
|-
|"[[Let's Groove]]"
|♪♪♪♪♪
|Mickey Mouse
|cover of [[Earth, Wind & Fire]]
|-
|"The Bump" †
|♪♪♪♪♪
|Goofy
|cover of [[Commodores]]
|-
|"[[Macarena (song)|Macarena]]"
|2 Locos in a Room
|Chip 'n' Dale
|cover of [[Los del Rio]]
|-
|"[[I Want You Back]]"
|♪♪♪♪♪
|Pluto
|cover of [[The Jackson 5]]
|-
!colspan="4" |{{Nowrap|North America exclusives (6 total)}}
|-
|"B4U" †
|NAOKI
|Mickey Mouse
|from ''DDR 4thMix'' and [[Dance Dance Revolution Konamix|Konamix]]
|-
|"HIGHER" †
|NM feat. SUNNY
|Pluto
|from ''DDR 4thMix'' and [[Dance Dance Revolution Konamix|Konamix]]
|-
|"Let the beat hit 'em!" †
|STONE BROS.
|Goofy
|from ''DDR Solo Bass Mix''
|-
|"Midnite Blaze" †
|U1 Jewel Style
|Mickey Mouse
|from ''DDR 4thMix'' (PS) and ''[[DDRMAX Dance Dance Revolution 6thMix|DDRMAX]]'' (AC/PS2)
|-
|"MY SUMMER LOVE" †
|MITSU-O! with [[Geila Zilkha|GEILA]]
|Pluto
|from ''Dance Dance Revolution 4thMix''
|-
|"Share My Love" †
|Julie Frost
|Chip 'n' Dale
|from ''DDR 4thMix'' (PS) and ''[[DDRMAX Dance Dance Revolution 6thMix|DDRMAX]]'' (AC/PS2)
|}

==Reception==
{{Video game reviews
| GR = 72.95%<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gamerankings.com/ps/529433-dance-dance-revolution-disney-mix/index.html|title=Dance Dance Revolution Disney Mix PlayStation Review Score|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190501141042/https://www.gamerankings.com/ps/529433-dance-dance-revolution-disney-mix/index.html|archive-date=2019-05-01}}</ref>
| MC = 74/100<ref name = "Metacritic"/>
| EGM = 5.5/10<ref name = "EGM">{{cite magazine|last=Johnston|first=Chris|title=Dance Dance Revolution Disney Mix|date=October 2001|issue=147|magazine=[[Electronic Gaming Monthly]]|page=154}}</ref>
| GamePro = 14.5/20<ref name = "GamePro">{{cite web |last=Spell|first=Miss|date=September 18, 2001 |url=http://www.gamepro.com/sony/psx/games/reviews/16784.shtml|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040315072427/http://www.gamepro.com/sony/psx/games/reviews/16784.shtml|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 15, 2004|title=Dance Dance Revolution Disney Mix |publisher=[[GamePro]] |access-date=June 14, 2022}}</ref>
| GSpot = 6.4/10<ref name = "GSpot">{{cite web |author-link=Jeff Gerstmann|last=Gerstmann|first=Jeff|date=May 17, 2006 |url=https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/dance-dance-revolution-disney-mix/1900-2813141/ |title=Dance Dance Revolution Disney Mix Review |publisher=[[GameSpot]] |access-date=October 24, 2019}}</ref>
| JXV = 14/20<ref name = "JXV">{{cite web|date=October 8, 2001 |author=Pilou|url=http://www.jeuxvideo.com/articles/0000/00001618_test.htm|title=Test : Dancing Stage Disney Mix|language=fr|website=[[Jeuxvideo.com]] |access-date=October 24, 2019}}</ref>
| OPM = {{rating|4|5}}<ref name = "OPMUS">{{cite magazine|last=Rybicki|first=Joe|date=October 2001|url=https://archive.org/details/official-us-playstation-magazine-issue-49-october-2001/page/n141/mode/2up|title=Dance Dance Revolution Disney Mix|magazine=[[Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine]]|issue=49|page=136|access-date=June 14, 2022}}</ref>
}}
''Dance Dance Revolution Disney Mix'' garnered "mixed or average" reviews from professional critics, according to aggregate website [[Metacritic]],<ref name = "Metacritic">{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/dance-dance-revolution-disney-mix/critic-reviews/?platform=playstation|title=Dance Dance Revolution Disney Mix for Playstation Reviews|website=[[Metacritic]]|access-date=June 14, 2022}}</ref> although it was widely recommended to fans of Disney and the ''Dance Dance Revolution'' series.<ref name = "EGM"/><ref name = "GamePro"/><ref name = "GSpot"/> Kim Wild, in a 2017 piece for ''[[Retro Gamer]]'', described Disney's video games in the late-1990s and early 2000s-period before ''[[Kingdom Hearts (video game)|Kingdom Hearts]]'' (2002) as uninventive, capitalizing on established trends such as ''[[Mario Kart]]''-esque [[racing video game]]s, [[skateboarding video game|skateboarding game]]s, and [[platform video game|platformers]]. ''Dance Dance Revolution Disney Mix'', for example, was part of the popularity of [[dance pad]]-controlled games.<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Wild|first=Kim|date=April 2017|url=https://archive.org/details/retro_gamer/RetroGamer_166/page/64/mode/2up|title=The Bluffer's Guide to Disney|magazine=[[Retro Gamer]]|issue=166|pages=64–71|access-date=June 14, 2022}}</ref>

The most discussed aspect of ''Dance Dance Revolution Disney Mix'' was its track list, which divided critics. The inclusion of both Disney covers and unrelated songs was appreciated as diverse by ''[[Jeuxvideo.com]]'' writer Pilou and ''[[Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine]]'' reviewer Joe Rybicki, while [[Jeff Gerstmann]] of ''[[GameSpot]]'' found it an "odd mix".<ref name = "GSpot"/><ref name = "JXV"/><ref name = "OPMUS"/> David Smith was enthusiastic towards the Disney songs, elaborating that their amalgamation of child-like lyrics and hard [[techno]] styles separated the game from other ''DDR'' games.<ref name = "IGN">{{cite web|last=Smith|first=David|date=January 3, 2001|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2001/01/04/dance-dance-revolution-disney-mix|title=Dance Dance Revolution Disney Mix|work=[[IGN]]|access-date=June 14, 2022}}</ref> Less positively,  they were considered mediocre by ''[[Electronic Gaming Monthly]]''{{'}}s Chris Johnston and "awful Eurobeat remixes" by Gerstmann.<ref name = "EGM"/><ref name = "GSpot"/> Joe Rybicki enjoyed the non-Disney tracks more, particularly "Let's Twist Again" and cuts that were also in Japanese versions of other ''DDR'' games, arguing players would have to be Disney fans to enjoy dancing to the Disney renditions.<ref name = "OPMUS"/> The tracks were unfavorably compared to previous ''DDR'' games by Gerstmann, who found them "a little too similar to be exciting" which went against the "charm" of ''DDR'' games,<ref name = "GSpot"/> and Miss Spell of ''[[GamePro]]'', who opined they were not as "infectious" as other ''DDR'' titles. Miss Spell cited "Chim Chim Cheree” and "It’s a Small World (Ducking Hardcore Mix)" as the weakest songs.<ref name = "GamePro"/> 

In terms of difficulty, critics summarized Normal and Trick was really easy and lacked any "feverish energy" in the step patterns, while Maniac was the only one to give adult ''DDR'' players a challenge.<ref name = "EGM"/><ref name = "GSpot"/> ''[[Electronic Gaming Monthly]]''{{'}}s Chris Johnston argued the game had little replay value due its small amount of songs, not helped by the Disney covers being forgettable.<ref name = "EGM"/> Modes such as two-player, Diet and Dance Magic were highlighted by Rybicki and ''[[Jeuxvideo.com]]'' writer Pilou, while Johnston disliked Dance Magic as "unbalanced and short-lived".<ref name = "EGM"/><ref name = "JXV"/><ref name = "OPMUS"/> Gerstmann and Pilou found the backgrounds un-noticeable and sufficing for the function they serve, although Gerstmann found the animation "a bit choppy".<ref name = "GSpot"/><ref name = "JXV"/> On the other hand, Miss Spell called them out as too stilted for a late-era PlayStation title with an animation license, and resulting in some steps accidentally camouflaging.<ref name = "GamePro"/>

==References==
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[[Category:Arcade video games]]
[[Category:Dance Dance Revolution]]
[[Category:Disney video games]]
[[Category:Game Boy Color games]]
[[Category:PlayStation (console) games]]
[[Category:Video games developed in Japan]]
[[Category:Video games developed in the United States]]
[[Category:Video games developed in Germany]]
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