Mickey Mouse in Podcasts

Meanwhile, nine new Mickey Mouse cartoons are also becoming public domain today, two years after Steamboat Willie made the first version of him public.

Disney is investing a billion dollars in open AI to bring characters like Mickey Mouse and Luke Skywalker to the AI company's Sora video tool.

Starting in 2026, users will be able to use Sora to gin up their own videos using Mickey Mouse, Ariel, Captain America, Luke Skywalker, and 200 other characters from Disney, Star Wars, and Marvel Worlds.