

The human children do have a pet mouse wearing a circus uniform as a Mythology Gag to Timothy Q. Adapted Out: Just about all of the Talking Animal characters from the original are absent, and the one who remains (Mrs.Casey Junior doesnt even seem to be animate.

Jumbo, or Casey Junior possess communicative abilities beyond simple animal noises/whistling.

Almost all of the human characters are wholecloth inventions as well. Due to the elimination of Talking Animal characters and the relative shortness of the original film, most of the key events of the animated feature provide only the first act of this remake. Adaptation Expansion: An extreme example.Actor Allusion: As with Tim Burton's previous film Big Fish, Danny DeVito plays a circus ringmaster.Action Girl: Miss Atlantis, the "mermaid", easily takes down some guards.Action Dad: Holt Farrier, who is a World War I veteran.But behind all the bright lights and fancy attractions, Dreamland is hiding many dark secrets, and Holt's discovery of these secrets will prompt him and his children to fight to protect Dumbo from danger.
