Presumably to better promote the "Fantasyland" section of Disney's theme park, MICKEY MOUSE IN FANTASYLAND (1957) crosses over some of Disney's best known animal-heroes with figures from stories steeped in magical fantasies. In one such tale, Mickey and Goofy take the air in a two-person flying machine and end up in Neverland, where they aid Peter Pan against Captain Hook. Tinkerbelle, the Indians, the mermaids and the Lost Boys all appear.
In the next story, Donald Duck goes into the fishing business with Pinocchio (still a puppet for whatever reason). The two fishermen rescue a castaway who informs them of a place to reap a harvest of "jolly berries," but the two sharpers from Pinoccio's film, the fox and the cat, horn in on the deal. For good measure, the fearsome cetacean Monstro also turns up but gets tamed by a dose of the berries.
In an even more expansive crossover, Dumbo the Elephant flies Chip and Dale all the way to the cloud-domain of Willy the Giant from MICKEY AND THE BEANSTALK.
In an even more improbable crossover, Snow White and her dwarf-buddies want to get the (still living) Wicked Witch off their backs, so they hire Uncle Scrooge to lure her away from her evil plans with a cushy job. Oddly, Scrooge's hardheaded Scots realism limits the effect the Witch's magic has on him.
Then Huey, Dewey and Louie help Casey Junior battle a hard-headed ram.
The final story is the only non-crossover, since all the characters are in the "Mickey Mouse" cosmos, with Mickey and Goofy in an Arthurian milieu, saving Princess Minnie from frequent Mickey-villain Black Pete.
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