MICKEY AND FRIENDS is another name for the MICKEY MOUSE UNIVERSE. This is a shared universe involving the major classic Disney cartoon characters: Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck, Goofy and Pluto. Other secondary characters include, but are not limited to: Minnie Mouse, Daisy Duck, Pete, Scrooge McDuck, Chip 'n' Dale, Huey, Dewey, Louie and Clarabelle Cow. The Mickey Mouse Universe is not an official universe. Disney only ever refers to the group as MICKEY & FRIENDS or MICKEY & THE GANG, and it is only consistent in that the characters always act in character. The whole cast can be re-enacting the tale of the Three Musketeers, and it is still in this unofficial universe. The DONALD DUCK UNIVERSE is a sub-set of the Mickey Mouse Universe concentrating on the Duck characters, extending to include Ducktales and Darkwing Duck.
