These Disney cartoons just entered the public domain. What that means

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

The Top 100 Most-Read Stories On Bleeding Cool In 2025

The story of R.E. Burke being detained in the USA topped the Top 100 Most-Read Stories On Bleeding Cool In 2025 list ...
San Antonio Current

‘Disney World of haunted houses’ to offer daily frights in San Antonio

The Scream Experiment, SA’s first year-round haunted attraction, will open next spring on Alamo Plaza. Credit: Courtesy Photo / Phillips Entertainment Soon, horror fanatics in San Antonio won’t have ...
Los Angeles Times

Disney invests $1 billion in OpenAI, licenses Mickey Mouse to Sora AI platform

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 ...
Bloomberg L.P.

Disney Licenses Characters to OpenAI, Takes $1 Billion Stake

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 ...
USA Today

Disney, OpenAI deal means you can make short videos with Mickey, R2-D2

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 ...
The Verge

OpenAI’s billion-dollar Disney deal puts Mickey Mouse and Marvel in Sora

Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. is a senior editor following news across tech, culture, policy, and entertainment. He joined The Verge in 2021 ...
The New York Times

Disney Agrees to Bring Its Characters to OpenAI’s Sora Videos

The deal is a watershed for Hollywood, which has been trying to sort through the possible harms and upsides of generative artificial intelligence. By Brooks Barnes and Cade Metz In a watershed moment ...
New York Post

Mickey Mouse house heist: Thief swipes California family’s Disney Christmas display

A heartless thief in the Bay Area has managed to ruin the most wonderful time of the year for one San Jose family, making off with $1,200 worth of their cherished Disney-themed Christmas decorations ...
People

Disney World Bus Crash Aftermath Captured in Dramatic Footage: Mickey Mouse 'Smashed into' Minnie

The incident occurred on Buena Vista Drive on Friday, Dec. 5, an eyewitness tells PEOPLE em012522/TikTok Two buses transporting tourists around the Disney World Resort collided on a busy street last ...
collider

Spider-Man and Mickey Mouse Team Up for an Epic New Crossover [Exclusive]

Disney is set to deliver another thrilling crossover following Mickey Mouse teaming up with Stitch. Now he's learning how to dance with our beloved Spider team! The series Spidey and His Amazing ...
Travel + Leisure

Mickey Mouse Hit the F1 Track in Vegas—and It’s Only the Beginning of Disney’s Partnership with Formula 1

Disney and Formula 1 are kicking off their multi-year collaboration at the Las Vegas Grand Prix this weekend with appearances from Mickey & Friends, exciting fan experiences, all-new F1 merchandise, ...