But on the whole, "The Rescuers Down Under" is Disney animation at the peak of its form — and, to coin a cliche, kids of all ages should be more than pleased with the results.

— PLAYING WITH "The Rescuers Down Under" is a Disney featurette, about 25 minutes long, a light, but enjoyable stretched-out cartoon short, "The Prince and the Pauper."

Mickey Mouse has the title roles in this variation on Mark Twain's classic story. Goofy, Donald Duck, Pluto and other Disney veterans are also on hand, offering silly anachronisms and slapstick comedy to pad out the story.

The slapstick isn't up there with the classic shorts turned out by Disney some 40 years ago, but it's still fun.

I'm less enthused, however, about the 10-minute intermission between "The Prince and the Pauper" and "The Rescuers Down Under," which displays a clock on the screen counting down the time. This is an obvious ploy to sell more popcorn.

It could be argued that the audience of children needs a break, since the two cartoons together add up to about 100 minutes of sitting time. But if that's true, how do you explain the two-hour "Fantasia," which originally did have an intermission, but now plays without interruption?

Both the feature and featurette are rated G.