Mickey Mouse may be a happy hero, but the Steamboat Willie version has become the star of several horror movies - here's what ...

People in matching Disneyland outfits — head-to-toe blue, sparkly skirts, glittering Conductor Mickey hats — poured into the ...

Mickey Mouse made his first appearance in the 1928 animated short “Steamboat Willie.” That early iteration of the iconic Walt Disney character officially entered the public domain on January 1 ...

The Return of Steamboat Willie is the latest project taking advantage of this version of Mickey Mouse now being in the public domain after another Mickey-themed slasher flick titled Mickey’s ...

Within a week of Mickey Mouse entering public domain, we've seen three horror movies announced, multiple video games and a surprisingly respectful comic.

Disney has retracted a copyright claim it made on a YouTube video, publicly acknowledging —however tacitly — that 'Steamboat Willie' is a public domain work.

One day after Steamboat Willie entered the public domain, a horror movie was announced that puts a scary twist on the classic Mickey Mouse short.

Mickey Mouse entered the public domain in 2024. Despite a wave of subversive art and parodies, the public domain affords creators many more exciting possibilities.

“Plane Crazy,” Disney’s first Mickey Mouse short, featured a hot-tempered Mickey humiliating and forcibly kissing his beloved Minnie Mouse.