House of Mouse to close down

It turns out that major clubs in Toontown are not immune to the recession. After the recession started and many of the cartoons started losing their jobs, the club lost popularity among the villains for not serving any alcohol. Many referenced a classic Disney cartoon at a bug getting drunk as a reason for their complaint.

After losing nearly 1/2 of their customer base, they had to cut costs by switching to florescent bulbs and going back to using a projector instead of a plasma display. To attract new customers they tried playing more suggestive music and lowering the prices of their menus and removing their "exclusive" label by getting rid of reservations. All they did was get cartoons from a lot of forgotten characters like Pepper Ann, Fluppy Dogs, Doug and Recess. This was not nearly enough to make up for their loss. They were not able to cross company borders beyond MGM's All Dogs Go to Heaven because they still had negative views about the club.

They were almost done with paying off their loans for building. They were smart enough to get a low fixed-interest loan. However, with the rising cost of energy and bealth care they were starting to run behind on their profit margin. They decided to switch to LED lighting to lower their energy costs even further. Then a rumor started that the House of Mouse was going to lower the quality of their food, a key factor the started its popularity.

Even when they decided starting serving alcohol, things went wrong. They lost their sound for more than two weeks. It cost upwards of $20,000 to upgrade. Despite this, they knew it would be cheaper than repairs. "Oh dear, if we start having more problems we may lose all of our reserve cash," said Minnie, assistant manager.

Donald was outraged when they finally told him about their financial problems and he outright quit. Despite saving on labor costs, many of the customers were furious about losing their favorite mallard. Scrooge and various characters from Duck Tales were no longer eating at the place. "I'm no longer investing in a failing business," yelled Scrooge, "I learned that mistake before, and I won't do it again!"

After losing their chief investor, the House of Mouse filed for bankruptcy. Mickey then proposed that they purchase a clubhouse somewhere in rural Florida. "Sorry, boys, there's nothing more that we can do."