Mickey Mouse is getting the horror movie treatment, now that "Steamboat Willie" is in the public domain. Simon Phillips Actor/YouTube Mickey Mouse isn’t just for kids anymore. A trailer has dropped ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - November 18, 1928. Walt Disney’s Mickey Mouse makes his film debut in Steamboat Willy. It was the first cartoon to feature synchronized music, dialogue, and sound effects.

Disney's decades-long copyright on the character's Steamboat Willie incarnation will be no more, and the public can do with him as they please. Reading time 2 minutes January 1, 2024 won’t just be the ...

The 1928 version of Mickey Mouse will now enter the public domain, despite Disney trying to save its copyright on the iconic character that started it all. Disney will lose the copyright of Steamboat ...