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 ...

A lost 1928 Walt Disney cartoon featuring Oswald the Lucky Rabbit, the character that would lead to the creation of Mickey Mouse, has been found in Japan. By Gavin J Blair A lost 1928 Walt Disney ...

A Walt Disney movie featuring the first appearance of Mickey Mouse moved into the public domain on New Year’s Day. The 1928 short film "Steamboat Willie" introduces audiences to a non-speaking Mickey ...

Some ideas for Mickey Mouse cartoons had a tough time making it into production. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. This, ...

Old-school Disney fans were saddened last week when, at a shareholder’s meeting for the company, Disney CEO Bob Iger said that the hand-drawn 2-D animation for which the studio has long been known — ...

The 2D series aims to pay homage to the art direction and storytelling of Walt Disney and his animators in the 1920s and '30s. By Kimberly Nordyke Managing Editor, Digital Mickey Mouse is making his ...

The dynamic Disney duo shares the same birthday because Nov. 18 marks the anniversary of when "Steamboat Willie" first showed at the Colony Theater on Broadway in New York in 1928. It is the very ...

What if I told you that Mickey Mouse was not a mouse, but a rabbit? At least originally that was the case. When Walt Disney first got into cartoons, his signature creation was Oswald the Lucky Rabbit.

New Mickey Mouse cartoons will come to TV this summer when the Disney Channel premieres a series of short cartoons featuring the comic antics of the 85-year-old children's character with contemporary ...