A quick script played back the original soundtrack and — you guessed it — the flutter is already there. You can see the original 7-minute short from Disney’s channel, below.

Mickey Mouse’s introduction to the world was the 1928 cartoon, Steamboat Willie. Not only was it the first appearance of Mickey with sound, it was also one of the first cartoons to employ syn… ...

The Disney 1928 short that brought the world Mickey Mouse & Minnie Mouse is now in the public domain, but not everyone can use it ...

After 95 years of being locked away, Willie is free and he wants his Steamboat back. Check out this creepy trailer for The Return of Steamboat Willie, an upcoming new film being created in Unreal ...

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But in January 2024, the copyright on Steamboat Willie officially expired, and Mickey Mouse is now officially in the public domain.

The official trailer for I Heart Willie teases a public-domain slasher about a group investigating the twisted origins of Steamboat Willie.

In it, clips from Walt Disney's 'Steamboat Willie' are shown are used to tell the story of a mouse mask-wearing killer who stalks college-age kids at an arcade.