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After months of advertising and marketing — Seriously, have you seen an NFL game the past two weeks? Or driven by a bus stop in the greater Los Angeles area? Or a billboard? Or your aunt’s Facebook feed? — Disney+ launches today. It is doing so with the full weight of Disney’s brands, including some of its most beloved stories.

They represent Disney’s commitment to making its new streaming platform the “permanent home” for all of its iconic films and TV shows, going all the way back to the “Steamboat Willie” days. From the beloved “Star Wars” trilogies to the Marvel Cinematic Universe to Pixar’s greatest achievements, the following represents only the must-watch content that will immediately be available to subscribers for $6.99 a month. (And if you’re opting for the ad-supported Hulu/ESPN+ option — it takes you to a cool $12.99.)

In the gallery below, we pared that...

Dancing with the Stars honored Disney with Disney Night, allowing the dancers to dress up as characters from different animated films and dance to their soundtrack songs. Dancing With The Stars Recap: Disney Night First up are Victoria Arlen and Val Chmerkovskiy, who do a jazz routine to “Steamboat Willie” from Steamboat Willie. The music proves a bit […]

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Last Monday was incredible. It was Most Memorable Year night and we got to hear everyone’s incredible stories. That was far beyond anything I could have imagined and I was a hot mess by the time we got to our dance.

We started our dance with me in my old wheelchair and that was really emotional. It was really emotional to sit back in a wheelchair. As soon as I walked out into the ballroom and I saw my chair I absolutely lost it. But Val was there to keep me calm and focused and looking at the bigger picture,...

It's week five of Dancing With the Stars!

As the 10 remaining contestants and their pro partners take the stage on Monday, they'll transform into some of the most magical characters from their favorite Disney films.

That's right, it's Disney night, and Et's breaking down everything we can expect to see in the ballroom!

Who's on top of the leaderboard?

1. Jordan Fisher & Lindsay Arnold: 29/30

2. Victoria Arlen & Val Chmerkovskiy: 27/30

3. Lindsey Stirling & Mark Ballas: 26/30

Watch: Nikki Bella Opens Up About Her 'Scary' Neck Injury Following Most Memorable Year Night on 'DWTS'

Who's in danger of elimination?

Nick Lachey & Peta Murgatroyd received the lowest score from the judges last week, 22/30. Whether they'll stay in the competition will heavily rely on fan votes. Guess we'll have to wait and see what happens!

What are the stars dancing to?

Drew Scott & Emma Slater

Viennese Waltz, "Rainbow Connection" from The Muppet Movie

Frankie Muniz & Witney Carson

Argentine Tango, "Angelica" from [link=tt...

Back when she was still Princess Elizabeth, the future Queen enjoyed playtime with classic toys of the era — including a Mickey and Minnie set that predates the iconic characters’ film debut.

Now five of Elizabeth’s dolls, as well as 20 of her childhood outfits, are set to be sold at auction by the British auction house Burstow & Hewett. The collection includes several outfits the Queen wore as a child, as well as three girl dolls and the Mickey and Minnie set are included in the sale. The (slightly creepy-looking) Mickey and Minnie dolls were made by Dean’s Rag Book...

Disney has been with us through thick and thin, from the Mickey Mouse whistling Steamboat Willie days to the 3D computer-animated films like Moana that makes us want to step through the screen and swim in the Pacific ocean amongst demigods. Now that Disney has announced it plans not to renew its distribution agreement with Netflix after 2019, its beloved movies will soon no longer be available to stream during your binge-watching nights (although Marvel and Lucasfilm hits may still survive the cut). Here are 12 nostalgic and new Disney movies you should watch before the entertainment mogul pulls...

A look at Disney’s live-action remakes to assess whether the music of the originals is still necessary.

As Disney celebrates opening their live-action take of Beauty and the Beast to the tune of $170m domestically, they are also preparing another re-imagining. It should come as no surprise that many of their properities are making the transition to live-action and Mulan is looking like the next movie to get a fresh treatment. The only problem is that Disney is considering releasing the movie without music.

“Yes, from what I understand, no songs right now, much to the horror of my children.” Director of Mulan, Niki Caro.

When the new director of the live-action Mulan sat down with Moviefone while promoting her new film, The Zookeeper’s Wife, she confirmed that Disney has no plans to make the new Mulan a musical. That means all the hit songs you might remember from the original animated film are gone...

This article originally appeared on FWx.

The Happiest Place on Earth has never been the cheapest. A single adult ticket to Disneyland will currently set you back between $95 and $119 depending on what day of the year you want to go (for those of you interested in such things, prices have more than doubled since 2000). That’s a lot of money to almost puke on the tea cups. But the price of an evening at the newly opened Disneyland restaurant, 21 Royal, might be enough to make you a little sick without spinning in circles.

21 Royal, which, by its own description is...

On this day in showbiz history...

1872 Suffragette Susan B Anthony is arrested for illegally voting. She was recently forced to turn over in her grave. Where's her biopic?

1917 Pedro Infante, Mexico's biggest movie star has his centennial next year! He died young at only 39 but not before his legend was cemented with nearly 60 movies and over 300 songs

1928 Steamboat Willie, the first Mickey Mouse sound cartoon is released.  It was his third appearance but Disney considers this Mickey Mouse's official birthday. So happy birthday!

1932 The 5th annual Oscar ceremony before the ceremonies started following exact calendar years...

And our dear Mickey turns 18. All these years, we have grown up with Mickey so much so that he has become a household name for us. Be it any age, Mickey Mouse, our favorite Disney character, holds the interest of both, the young and the old. Walt Disney’s character Mickey Mouse, made his debut on November 18, 1928 with ‘Steamboat Willie’, the first fully synchronized sound cartoon. And, that marks his birth anniversary. Mickey Mouse has paved his way not only in the world of cartoons but in our hearts as well. Mickey toys, T-shirts, paintings, Mickey themed birthday parties and the list goes endless with kids. How can we forget Mickey’s gang? Goofy, Donald, Pluto and cute Minnie mouse. All of them have entertained us so much and made it worth remembering our childhood. As our B-town stars don’t leave a single moment of celebration to go by like that,...

Blame it on Al Jolson. Ever since that infernal crooner delivered the line “You ain’t heard nothin’ yet!” in 1927’s The Jazz Singer, audiences have demanded to hear actors speak in movies. The very next year, Mickey Mouse spoke in Steamboat Willie, and the era of the talkie had truly arrived. Displaced silent actress Norma Desmond (Gloria Swanson) would bemoan the situation in 1950’s Sunset Boulevard: “They had to have the ears of the whole world, too. So they opened their big mouths and out came talk, talk, talk!” The only silent films that have been made in recent decades have been deliberate throwbacks, like Michel Hazanavicius’ Oscar-winning The Artist. But maybe the silent movie, or at least the dialogue-free movie, has not yet breathed its last. On September 7, The Hollywood Reporter accidentally uploaded a wordless version of the trailer for the upcoming sequel Bridget Jones ...

Steamboat Willie's come a long way.

Disney and Warner Bros are currently embroiled in a major feud regarding the super hero movies they produce, based on characters from the rival comic book companies they own; Marvel and DC. However, the competition between the two studios goes back to the 1930s; which was long before the WB ever purchased DC and before Marvel Comics even existed. Cinelinx looks at the first rivalry between these two big movie studios, which pre-dates super heroes. It involved a mouse and a rabbit.

The Walt Disney Company made its mark in 1928 when it introduced the iconic character who would become its symbol/mascot. Micky Mouse debuted in the short film Steamboat Willie in 1928. Throughout the 1930s and into the 40s, Disney established itself as the dominant masters of cinematic animation. Other popular characters like Donald Duck, Minnie Mouse, Goofy and Pluto, among others, appeared to enthrall kids and amuse adults. The...

Disneyland is auctioning off an estimated $1 million worth of rare and vintage memorabilia from the park's early days.

From the first-ever Mickey Mouse wristwatch to Annette Funicello's bronzed Mickey Mouse Club ears, superfans from all over the world will bid to own a piece of Disney's beginnings at Collecting Disney, hosted by Van Eaton Galleries in Sherman Oaks, California.

One of the auction items literally outlines the beginning of the amusement park. Discovered by the widow of the man who helped build the Disneyland railroad, one of the first blueprints of Disneyland is now up for auction. The blueprint...

Disneyland is gearing up for its 60th anniversary celebrations by auctioning off an estimated $1 million worth of rare and vintage memorabilia from the park's early days. From the first-ever Mickey Mouse wristwatch to Annette Funicello's bronzed Mickey Mouse Club ears, superfans from all over the world will bid to own a piece of Disney's beginnings at Collecting Disney, hosted by Van Eaton Galleries in Sherman Oaks, California. One of the auction items literally outlines the beginning of the amusement park. Discovered by the widow of the man who helped build the Disneyland railroad, one of the first blueprints of...

Disneyland is gearing up for its 60th anniversary celebrations by auctioning off an estimated $1 million worth of rare and vintage memorabilia from the park's early days. From the first-ever Mickey Mouse wristwatch to Annette Funicello's bronzed Mickey Mouse Club ears, superfans from all over the world will bid to own a piece of Disney's beginnings at Collecting Disney, hosted by Van Eaton Galleries in Sherman Oaks, California. One of the auction items literally outlines the beginning of the amusement park. Discovered by the widow of the man who helped build the Disneyland railroad, one of the first blueprints of...

Walt Disney's hand-signed Mickey Mouse doll and personal animator's desk are two highlights of a massive Disney auction expected to yield $2 million to $3 million. The "Collecting Disney" sale, scheduled for June 18th at Los Angeles' Van Eaton Galleries, will feature over 700 lots of memorabilia from the Disney archives, Reuters reports.

"This particular doll was given to woman that he drove an ambulance with in 1917 in World War One," said gallery owner Mike Van Eaton, who estimated the signed item to bring between $50,000 and $70,000. "A lifelong friend of his, [Disney] gave her...

The Simpson’s has had some truly epic couch gags in their day, and this latest one, appearing on an upcoming episode, is another winner. Longtime Disney animator Eric Goldberg, who has worked on everything from Aladdin to Pocahontas to the the upcoming Moana, takes everyone’s favourite yellow family on a tour through Disney’s early animated classics, with the likes of Steamboat Willie, Snow White, and The Jungle Book all getting a look in. Check it out below.

Ever since Steamboat Willie first whistled his way down the river in Walt Disney’s 1928 short, the animation studio have been bringing dreams to life, shaping and informing our childhoods. The next generation are fortunate enough to have similar experiences, as Disney have maintained that sense of quality control – evident in their latest endeavour,

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Disney's D23 live action panel is in full effect this afternoon, as the studio teases their new Marvel and Star Wars movies to a packed house. They also have the live action The Jungle Book arriving next year, and brought out the cast and it's director Jon Favreau. They not only debuted the first footage from this adaptation of the iconic Richard Kipling novel, which we hope to have for you here shortly. They also released the first poster, which was handed out to audience members leaving the auditorium. We have the poster for you to check out here.

Jon Favreau revealed that this was his first ever D23, and that he was born the year Disney released the original animated The Jungle Book in 1967. He's recently been hanging out with Richard Sherman, who wrote all the music for the original Disney classic. He then went on to praise Disney...

It's seldom an accident. It's not a lightning strike or a shooting star — more like a mad science. It's specifically designed to make viewers weak in the knees and unable to suppress an "Awwwww" while held in its thrall. (Resistance is futile.) It's the art of manufacturing mass-produced, all-consuming Pop Culture Cuteness — and it's huge business.

For the most part, the cuteness-industrial-complex runs parallel to the zeitgeist, but sometimes — when the stars align to shine a certain twinkle down upon us — it violently butts into the mainstream. The recent arrival of Minions,...

PBS’ Fall 2015 primetime schedule is revealed today as all genres — from drama to the performing arts to sumptuous nature and science programs.Of note: “Walt Disney” on American Experience “Walt Disney is an entrepreneurial and cultural icon,” said American Experience Executive Producer Mark Samels. “No single figure shaped American popular culture in the 20th century more than he.”From Steamboat Willie to Pinocchio to Mary Poppins, Disney’s movies grew out of his own life experiences. He told stories of outsiders struggling for acceptance and belonging, while questioning the conventions of class and authority. As Disney rose to prominence and gained […]...

When Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 ReMIX hit the PS3 last year, it was satisfying for fans of the series to finally get the high-definition remaster of the PS2 title that started it all, as well as the card-battling spinoff, Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories. Unfortunately, though, it didn’t provide as full a package as it could have, as Kingdom Hearts II was notably absent.

That has now been remedied with Kingdom Hearts HD 2.5 ReMIX, which not only includes the previously-absent sequel, but also the formerly PSP-exclusive prequel, Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep, and remastered cutscenes from the DS spinoff, Kingdom Hearts Re:coded. Not only is this the first high-definition release all three have seen, but besides features like trophies and full widescreen support, this collection marks the North American debut of the Final Mix versions of both Kingdom Hearts II and Birth by Sleep, which contain various refinements and additions.

Kingdom Hearts HD 2.5 ReMIX is less than a week away from its December 2nd North American release date, and Square Enix has released two new promotional trailers to drum up further hype. Compared to previous trailers, this pair focuses more on the familiar faces that players will encounter within the three games that make up the compilation of re-released Kingdom Hearts games.

Disney fans will recognize literally dozens of different characters, from the likes of Mickey Mouse circa his Steamboat Willie years, Jack Sparrow, Captain Hook, Mushu, Hercules, and many more. One of the trailers also focuses on the other, less prominent crossover that the Kingdom Hearts series has provided over the years, that being the appearances of many iconic characters from Square Enix’s own Final Fantasy games. From Cloud and Tifa to Squall, the Gullwings and Auron, fans of the long-running Jrpg series will get an added dose of fanservice through their cameos.

Lin-Manuel Miranda now has what he considers a "superpower" thanks to his years rapping with his hip-hop improv group Freestyle Love Supreme. That "superpower," an ability to rhyme with ease on a deadline, has not only affected his own work for the stage, it's also one of the reasons he was tapped to compose closing raps for two of Neil Patrick Harris's Tony hosting stints. And now that superpower, along with the others who possess it, has a platform: a Freestyle Love Supreme TV show premieres on Pivot tonight. EW chatted with Miranda—best known as the star, composer...

I'm surprised that we haven't seen a really good biopic based on the life of Walt Disney. The closest thing we've gotten is his portrayal by Tom Hanks in the movie Saving Mr. Banks. There is an independent film coming though called Walt Before Mickey, which chronicles the early days of Walt's animation career. The film was directed by Juilliard graduate Khoa Le, and it's based on a 2011 book by Timothy Susanin called Walt before Mickey: Disney’s Early Years, 1919-1928. The feature stars Thomas Ian Nicholas (American Pie) as Walt, Jon Heder (Napoleon Dynamite) as his brother Roy, David Henrie plays an animator, and Jodie Sweetin (Full House) as Charlotte Disney.

This may seem like the kind of made for TV movie biopic that you'd see on Lifetime, but it's what we've got for now. I'm sure someday fans of Walt will get the amazing biopic we've all be waiting for.

While fans got a glimpse of 1960s Walt Disney in last year's Saving Mr. Banks, the upcoming Walt Before Mickey gives fans a whole new perspective on the animation legend. The first trailer has been released, starring Thomas Ian Nicholas as a young Walt Disney, who was struggling to survive for 10 years, before the creation of Mickey Mouse. Deadline also reports that the filmmakers are closing in on a distribution deal, with a fall release being planned.

Based on Timothy Susanin's book Walt before Mickey: Disney's Early Years, 1919-1928, this adaptation shows how Walt Disney honed his early animation style while working for a number of different companies before creating Walt Disney Studios and the character that would define his legacy, Mickey Mouse. Take a look at the first trailer, which also features Jodie Sweetin, David Henrie and Jon Heder, then take a look at the official description...

Throughout the summer, an admin on the r/movies subreddit has been leading Reddit users in a poll of the best movies from every year for the last 100 years called 100 Years of Yearly Cinema. The poll concluded three days ago, and the list of every movie from 1914 to 2013 has been published today.

Users were asked to nominate films from a given year and up-vote their favorite nominees. The full list includes the outright winner along with the first two runners-up from each year. The list is mostly a predictable assortment of IMDb favorites and certified classics, but a few surprise gems have also risen to the top of the crust, including the early experimental documentary Man With a Movie Camera in 1929, Abel Gance’s J’Accuse! in 1919, the Fred Astaire film Top Hat over Alfred Hitchcock’s The 39 Steps in 1935, and Stanley Kubrick’s The Killing over John Ford’s...

Flight is cool. It’s always been cool. Its sheer physical absurdity and majesty has inspired countless works of art. Look no further than the trio of Oscar-winning cartoons I featured back in April, all of them about birds. Animation is particularly adept at capturing the breathless drama of a creature shooting through the open air. That’s certainly part of why we are now facing a second DisneyToon Studios movie about sentient aircraft. Thanks to the impressive box office success of last year’s Planes, in the face of absolutely dismal reviews, this weekend brings us Planes: Fire and Rescue. The cast list includes not one, but three talking forklifts. That may very well be all that anyone needs to know about the film, and you will be forgiven if you don’t rush out to see it. However, that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t seize another opportunity to celebrate the long love affair that...

If you want to see how far the visual effects industry has come in 136 years, look no further than this incredible three-minute video by YouTuber Jim Casey. Also read: ‘Gravity’ Dominates Visual Effects Society Awards “The Evolution of Visual Effects” has been a viral hit since it premiered on the video sharing site May 6. Casey's video features rapid clips of movies starting all the way back in 1878, when the zoetrope first introduced the moving image. Classics like “A Trip to the Moon,” “King Kong,” “Steamboat Willie” and “The Ten Commandments” all make appearances before “Jurassic Park,” “Independence Day,” “Gravity” and.

Why Watch? In this dreamy animated short film from Derek Fong, an old woman begins to see shadowed figures in her living room, which would be enough to concern anyone, but then a whale floats up to her windowsill. Naturally, she hops on for a ride back into her own memories. As you can see from the image above, the style is rudimentary — a nod back to Steamboat Willie that Fong uses deftly to build visually layers to coincide with the story itself. Fishing at Lethe is about finding clarity and bringing the past into focus, so our simply outlined main character gets dropped into each space almost as a cutout. A figure that doesn’t quite belong in the environment. The comic strip style also evokes an endearing fantasy element even with a difficult subject matter lurking beneath. The only misstep is a repeated piano tune that breezes in and too obviously highlights certain moments. Without...

Pixar must have known what it was doing when it scheduled Toy Story 3 for Fathers’ Day weekend 2010, over a decade after the release of Toy Story 2. For as much as kids were eager to catch up with Woody and Buzz, it was the fathers who inevitably stayed in their seats during the film’s closing credits, trying to compose themselves before their children noticed dad’s cheeks were wet. Adult conversations about the film that summer often began with, “Sooo… Did you cry?” or rather, “How hard did you cry?”

Toy Story 3 cracked a lot of adults’ armor,...

Here's a fun piece of art that mashes Mickey Mouse's Steamboat Willie with the popular video game Bioshock. The illustration comes from Liz is the Biz, and this is what she had to say about it,

This piece was done for one of my classes where we had to mash-up two different styles. I chose to mash-up Bioshock and Steamboat Willie. I did a lot of research into different postures that characters had, along with researching what characters could be combined. Super fun project and I’m very proud of the finished product.

We've got a few photos from a new movie that focuses on Walt Disney called Walt Before Mickey. This is the first time I've heard of the film, but it's in the middle of production, and it stars Thomas Ian Nicholas (American Pie) as Walt, Jon Heder (Napoleon Dynamite) as his brother Roy, Disney alum David Henrie as an animator, and Jodie Sweetin (Full House) as Charlotte Disney.

This is an independent film being directed by Ari Taub, and it's based on a book by Timothy S. Susaninthat. The movie is set from 1919-1928, so it chronicles the life of Walt up to the point when Mickey Mouse was introduced to the world. The photos come from the film's Facebook page via: /Film.

Here's a full description of the book that the film is based on:

For ten years before the creation of Mickey Mouse, Walt Disney struggled with, failed at,...

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Last week I wrote a long and rant-y column about the Disney Myth, as constructed in Saving Mr. Banks and deconstructed in Escape From Tomorrow. In an effort to prove I’m not the world’s biggest grouch — and because I spent the past week in the metaphorical Disneyland known as “being back home with my family for the holidays” — I decided to try an experiment that...

‘Nymphomaniac’ ‘sexually explicit’ red band trailer shown at ‘Frozen’ screening in Florida? Horror Non-News Story of the Year (image: Shia Labeouf in ‘Nymphomaniac’ poster) A "sexually explicit" scene was accidentally shown to adults and children attending a screening of Disney’s Chris Buck and Jennifer Lee-directed box office hit Frozen, which features the voices of Kristen Bell and Josh Gad. Well, at least that’s reportedly what happened at Regal Cinemas Park Place Stadium 16 in Pinellas Park, Florida. Now, first of all, bear in mind that "sexually explicit" movie content frequently refers to movie sex that’s anything but explicit. It’s just (sexually repressed?) people with lots of (kinky?) imagination, seeing body parts that aren’t quite there. (See also: “‘Nymphomaniac’ Shia Labeouf sex scene photo teaser.”) Anyhow, due to "technical difficulties," before Frozen was to have provided some Family Friendly Fun, the theater decided to show a Mickey Mouse cartoon,...

Over Thanksgiving weekend, a Regal Cinemas theater in Florida showed a sexually explicit movie clip prior to a screening of the animated movie Frozen. "I was appalled," moviegoer Lynne Greene told Tampa Bay television affiliate Fox 13. Greene had brought her grandchildren to see the PG-rated Disney holiday title at Regal Cinemas Park Place Stadium 16 in Pinellas Park on Nov. 29. After technical difficulties delayed the start of the movie, "they put in the filler, it looked like Steamboat Willie, the old Mickey Mouse cartoon, and then all of a sudden it goes into this other [sexually explicit]

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The audience of a screening of Disney.s Frozen in Florida was exposed to explicit sexual content that was played before the film got started. As you can imagine, parents (and grandparents) of small children who were in attendance when this happened were not pleased. Was it an accident or a deliberate prank? That seems unclear at the moment. The video below comes from Fox.s Tampa Bay news affiliate and shows the reactions of some theater goers who were treated to what sounds like some kind of sexually explicit movie scene. The news report says a moviegoer explained that there were technical difficulties that delayed the start time, so the theater played another cartoon: "They put in the filler, it looked like 'Steamboat Willie,' the old Mickey Mouse cartoon, and then all of a sudden it goes into this other scene," Lynn Greene said. From Lynn.s description,...

Frozen

Written by Jennifer Lee

Directed by Chris Buck and Jennifer Lee

USA, 2013

Walt Disney Animation Studios has become, in its relative old age, both charmingly and cripplingly self-conscious. Each new entry seems to quiver in the shadow of the greats, the vaunted classics that have become untouchable for many. The studio just celebrated the 85th anniversary of Steamboat Willie, the short whose iconic image—Mickey whistling a happy tune while commandeering a rickety skiff—appears in its logo; however, Disney animation continues to remain at a creative crossroads. Once Pixar honcho John Lasseter was brought aboard as Disney’s chief creative consultant in the mid-2000s, he declared that hand-drawn animation was no longer dead and forgotten by the company that proved the form’s importance for so many decades. So, in 2009, Disney dipped into the well of fairy tales and princesses once more after what felt like an eternity,...

Bob Iger, chairman and CEO of the Walt Disney Company, shared a secret at the end of an interview Thursday evening in Beverly Hills, where he was presented with the John Wooden Global Leadership Award by Judy Olian, Dean of the UCLA Anderson School of Management. “Mickey Mouse turned 85 on Monday,” said Iger. “I’m not supposed to mention his age because we say he’s ageless, but he was introduced as Steamboat Willie in 1928.” Photos: 10 Highly Paid Entertainment CEOs Iger said Mickey Mouse is more than a symbol; he is also an example of lasting success.

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Tim here. Today, the short film Steamboat Willie celebrates the 85th anniversary of its theatrical debut. And that makes today, according to Disney, the 85th birthday of Mickey Mouse, cinema icon and greatest company mascot in the history of mascots. This despite Steamboat Willie being only the third Mickey short completed (it was, however, the first one commercially distributed). But if the giant media conglomerate wants to semi-arbitrarily choose by diktat which day we are to gather in celebration of their most famous son, who I am to disagree?

Anyway, It’s an ideal excuse to revisit Steamboat Willie, one of the best of all early sound cartoons. Of which it was not the first, no matter what you might have heard; it’s certainly the most technologically sophisticated, though, and the one that introduces the idea that animals and inanimate objects make melodically squeaky noises when you poke at them.

Walt Disney Pictures is celebrating the 85th Anniversary of Mickey Mouse's first short film Steamboat Willie by releasing a new clip from Get a Horse, which will be attached to prints of Disney's Frozen when it debuts in theaters November 27. Watch as Mickey (voiced by Walt Disney) joins his friends Minnie Mouse, Horace Horsecollar and Clarabelle Cow for a 3D hayride.

Get a Horse was released June 11th, 2013 and stars Walt Disney. The film is directed by Walt Disney.

Sneak Peek a new set image of Oscar-winning actor Tom Hanks as 'Walt Disney', creator of Mickey Mouse and the Disney entertainment empire, on the set of director John Lee Hancock's "Saving Mr. Banks".

The new film follows the relationship between Disney and writer P.L. Travers (Emma Thompson), author of children's novel "Mary Poppins".

The book was adapted into a major motion picture in 1964, starring Julie Andrews ("The Sound Of Music") and Dick Van Dyke ("The Dick Van Dyke Show").

In other Disney news, take a look at a hand-drawn cell image and a poster for "Get A Horse", the new Disney 'retro' animated short, recreating the look of the original 'Mickey Mouse' as envisioned by cartoonists Disney and Ub Iwerks, using a combination of hand drawn animation and digital effects to simulate film wear.

"Get A Horse" will officially debut in front of the Disney feature...

Disney has announced its plans for the upcoming D23 Expo, which will take place August 9 through the 11 at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, CA. The event will highlight both Marvel Comics and Star Wars, with a big attraction being concept art of the original trilogy’s iconic villain, Darth Vader.

Well-known properties in their own right, both Marvel Comics and Star Wars are owned by The Walt Disney Company, bought, respectively, in 2009 and 2012. Coincidentally, Marvel was the first comic publishing company to issue Star Wars comics, which ran from 1977 to 1986 and spanned 107 issues (with 3 annual specials).

The press release, originally posted on D23.com, reads as follows.

Disney Consumer Products (Dcp) will give Disney’s most loyal fans an up close look at an extensive collection of interactive experiences and merchandise that celebrate Disney, Marvel and Star Wars timeless characters during the bi-annual D23 Expo, the ultimate Disney fan event.

If you’re expecting to catch a glimpse of Star Wars at Comic-Con next week, you’re out of luck. But if you’re headed to D23, good news – Disney Consumer Products (Dcp) will give Disney’s most loyal fans an up close look at an extensive collection of interactive experiences and merchandise that celebrate the characters of Disney, Marvel and Star Wars. Touted as the ultimate Disney fan event, the bi-annual Expo will be held at the Anaheim Convention Center from Aug. 9-11, 2013.

For the first time at the D23 Expo, Star Wars fans can have access to experiences created for them by Lucasfilm and Disney. Darth Vader: The Evolution of a Villain, located in the Dcp pavilion, showcases the development of the iconic villain from early concepts to striking realization. Crash Course in the Force: Star Wars Saga 101, presented by Lucasfilm’s resident authority Pablo Hidalgo in Stage...

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Not long after San Diego Comic-Con ends, Disney will be holding their annual D23 fan expo. Disney is expected to announce their plans for some theme park developments as well as what they are looking to do for future films and TV series. This year they'll be adding Star Wars to their repertoire. I've gone to D23 the last couple of years, and I've always had a pretty fun time.

Disney revealed some of their plans today in the following press release. The event is held at the Anaheim Convention Center from August 9th to the 11th. As the event gets closer they will reveal what panels will be held.

Disney Consumer Products (Dcp) will give Disney’s most loyal fans an up close look at an extensive collection of interactive experiences and merchandise that celebrate Disney, Marvel and Star Wars timeless characters during the bi-annual D23 Expo,...

The San Diego Comic Con is coming up this week (yay!), and Disney plans on making it all about their Marvel properties, which makes sense. However, that doesn't mean they've forgotten about their other major franchise, Star Wars, and is planning something special in a few weeks during their D23 Expo. Come in to check out their press release about it.

Disney has been hosting their own event in the form of the D23 Expo for a few years now, and in the past it's given fans info on Tron and even The Avengers. This year, we can look forward to a heavy Star Wars presence. The event is just a few weeks away (August 9th-11th), and the House of Mouse has announced that Star Wars will be having a big presence there.

Rumors have been circling for a little while now, that this event is where we are...

Disney Consumer Products (Dcp) will give Disney's most loyal fans an up close look at an extensive collection of interactive experiences and merchandise that celebrate Disney, Marvel and Star Wars timeless characters during the bi-annual D23 Expo, the ultimate Disney fan event. Held at the Anaheim Convention Center from Aug. 9-11, 2013, Disney fans will have the chance to follow their favorite products from "sketch to shelf" and learn how Disney Consumer Products extends storytelling from character and content extension to product development through featured discussions, art and sculptures and final product displays.

While at the D23 Expo fans will also be able to immerse themselves in exhibits, hands-on demonstrations, special signing opportunities and exclusive product offerings at the Disney Consumer Products Pavilion.

Disney Consumer Products' exciting lineup of events and attractions includes:

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Mickey Mouse has been an icon since his inception in the Steamboat Willie cartoon back in 1928. In recent years, Mickey has been delegated to the 3D animated world in his Disney Channel series Mickey Mouse Clubhouse. But, Mickey will be returned to his 2D roots in a new series of shorts set to air on Disney Channel beginning on June 28, 2013. While this first of 19 shorts, titled "Croissant de Triomphe", follows the Oscar winning 2D short Paperman, Disney has no plans in the near...

Mickey Mouse is making a TV comeback. The world famous cartoon mouse will star alongside his old friends including Donald Duck and Goofy in 19 brand new episodes, which are due to be aired on the Disney Channel, Disney.com and Watch Disney Channel from June 28. The 2D adventures - which are each a few minutes long - are being hand-drawn as an homage to animation master Walt Disney and his original 1920s cartoons. The iconic character first appeared in animated film 'Steamboat Willie' 85 years ago and has become a symbol for the late filmmaking pioneer Walt's legacy. Although the episodes will be...