The beginning of 2026 brought new copyrighted items entering the public domain, including multiple iconic Disney cartoons and characters ...

Get Animated! and Animation Courtyard closed last summer. They will reopen this summer, with the courtyard reimagined into the Walt Disney Studios lot. Replacing the old dance party will be the new ...

Crew members removed the Lightning Lane and stand-by wait time signs from the Disney Jr. show entrance at Disney’s Hollywood Studios on the morning of January 6. The show closed last summer and a new ...

Walt Disney Resort announces the return of Cool Kids' Summer, boasting new and updated attractions for kids of all ages.

Big Brother 27 alum Mickey Lee is in the ICU after suffering from flu-related cardiac arrests. “Mickey recently suffered a series of cardiac arrests following complications from the flu and is now in ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Disney invests $1 billion in OpenAI and licenses more than 200 characters — including Mickey Mouse and Moana — to ...

Walt Disney Co. is licensing iconic characters including Mickey Mouse and Cinderella to OpenAI for use on its artificial intelligence video platform and has agreed to take a $1 billion stake in the ...

As part of the Walt Disney Company's $1 billion investment in ChatGPT parent OpenAI, the entertainment giant will let you use Mickey Mouse and other Disney, Pixar, Marvel and Star Wars characters in ...

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Disney has agreed to license 200 of its most beloved characters for use in Sora's generative AI videos, alongside a $1 billion investment in OpenAI. The three-year deal will allow users to generate ...

December 11, 2025 Add as a preferred source on Google Add as a preferred source on Google But it seems not all companies want to go down this path. Take Disney, as a prime example. On Thursday, OpenAI ...