The original design of Mickey Mouse from the 1928 animated short Steamboat Willie officially entered the public domain on January 1, triggering a flood of parodies and memes. Not to mention, a handful ...

Kingdom Hearts is kind of in the bad books with Nintendo fans at the moment. After years of requesting the franchise make its debut on the Nintendo Switch, we got what we asked for... albeit via an ...

When Walt Disney first released the cartoon short film Steamboat Willie in November 1928, it was groundbreaking. It was one of the cartoons to use synchronized sound, and would go on to become one of ...

If you’ve ever rewatched An American Werewolf in London and found yourself distracted by Mickey Mouse popping up in the ...

The copyright on Mickey Mouse expires today, meaning The Walt Disney Company no longer has the exclusive rights to the character. Does this mean you can put Mickey in your own cartoon? Not exactly.

Arguably the most well-known animated character on the planet, Mickey Mouse is as recognizable (if not more so) than Santa Claus, and his name is the name most frequently scrawled in as a write-in ...

Testing will be done of products sold in Disney's own stores and through third-party retailers Disney is to begin random testing of 65,000 product lines based on its characters to ensure they are not ...

34. “Whether it’s as the hero of an adventure story, as a teacher and friend, as an icon on a watch, shirt, or hat — everyone knows Mickey Mouse.” —Warren Spector 35. “Girls bored me—they still do. I ...

Mickey Mouse, created by Walt Disney and Ub Iwerks in 1928, is an unparalleled cultural icon and the epitome of animation's global impact. With his cheerful demeanor, iconic ears, and plentiful ...

Back in 2013, Disney published a new Mickey Mouse cartoon entitled Tokyo Go, which shows the famous rodent running into some bother when he accidentally boards the wrong Japanese bullet train. The ...