On January 1, 2024, The Walt Disney Company will no longer own the rights to its iconic characters, Mickey and Minnie Mouse. As Mickey and Minnie enter the public domain in the New Year, the company ...

Breaking news, Mickey Mouse is no longer the official Disney mascot. Disney has decided to make their new mascot Figment. Disney is doing this because the Mickey Mouse copyright expired this year. All ...

Online legend holds that Walt Disney changed the name at his wife’s request, which Snopes determined to be true. Quinn also sent Snopes the following two quotes to further confirm the tale: I'd fooled ...

In just a few short days, an early version of Disney’s most iconic character will join the public domain for the first time. For nearly a century, the image of Mickey Mouse has been married to the ...

On July 28, 2023, the unofficial Disney fan website known as Inside the Magic published an article with the headline, "Mickey Mouse Officially Being Retired Effective Immediately." The story began ...

The rare 1941 Mickey sketch is a centerpiece of Goldin’s 2026 Winter Hollywood Memorabilia Auction. Impact on current cards and collectibles is timeless. The Mickey sketch was drawn during Disney’s ...

Gordon was a reporter for TIME, based in the London bureau. Gordon was a reporter for TIME, based in the London bureau. When Walt Disney first released the cartoon short film Steamboat Willie in ...

Disney’s Gulfstream gave him the freedom to create entertainment genius Dave Kindy Walt Disney was an aviation enthusiast who traveled around the country aboard his private airplane, which was ...

ORLANDO, Fla. — Oh boy! It's time to celebrate Walt Disney's most iconic character, the one who started it all — Mickey Mouse! On Nov. 18, 1928, Walt Disney and Ub Iwerks released the Walt Disney ...