Mickey Mouse was part of the Ethan Allen | Disney collection featured at the Buffalo Niagara Convention Center's Design Home. The occasion was the Buffalo Home Show at 153 Franklin St., where Ethan Allen decorated a showcase space known as the Design Home using its new collaboration with Disney.
A Showcase Built Around Subtle Mickey Details
The Design Home featured the Ethan Allen | Disney collection. Buffalo Rising described the showcase as a 1,400-square-foot show home decorated by Ethan Allen.
CT Post described Hidden Mickeys tucked into the Animator's Chair's silhouette. The same report characterized the broader collaboration as spanning everything from pillows to a sectional couch, with prices ranging from about $30 to $5,000.
Celebrity Appearances and a Two-Weekend Run
The Buffalo Home Show brought in celebrity guests, including Chris Lambton, who was scheduled to appear Saturday and Sunday, per the Buffalo News account. Tyler Wisler was scheduled to appear the following weekend. The Buffalo News account said the show ran Friday through Sunday on two consecutive weekends, with the second weekend running March 10–12. Buffalo Rising lists the venue as 1 Convention Center Plaza.
Buffalo Rising listed over 300 exhibitors. Admission prices were $8 for adults purchasing online and $11 for adults at the box office. Admission for children ages 6 to 12 was $3; children ages 5 and younger were admitted free, according to the Buffalo News account. Show hours ran 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays and 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Sundays, per the same account.
How the Disney Collaboration Reached Stores
The Buffalo showcase arrived amid a broader national rollout of the Ethan Allen and Disney partnership. D23 detailed a collection preview that included Mickey Mouse comic-strip sheets and a pair of Mickey and Minnie shadow cabinets described as nightstands, calling them the ultimate his-and-hers pieces for Disney fans. D23 also listed a Mickey Mouse Club Chair and a Half. CT Post reported that the collection launch was timed to Mickey Mouse's birthday on November 18, 2016, and that the full collection became available at DisneyStore.com on March 31, 2017.
