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 ...

More Mickey Cartoons Entering Public Domain Nearly a year ago on January 1, 2024, “Steamboat Willie,” and the original versions of Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse, entered the public domain.

Walt Disney's signature creation, Mickey Mouse, in his breakout 1928 cartoon short, "Steamboat Willie." (Photo: ©Walt Disney/Courtesy: Everett Collection) He may have hit the big 9-4 in calendar ...

In essence, Mickey Mouse does indeed enter public domain Monday, but only the specific depiction character from the "Steamboat Willie" cartoon.

Check out some incredible weird Mickey Mouse cartoons. The amusing and stylized shorts will befuddle you but they'll entertain for sure.

Mickey's been mostly absent as a star of traditionally-animated cartoons for over a decade, but this week the Walt Disney Company announced the surprise return of their Big Cheese to the small ...