

The stories then became a work of collaborative fiction with writers working in different mediums and different countries. In 1930, Disney began a Mickey Mouse comic strip which greatly expanded Mickey's world. An exception to this was the reintroduction of Oswald the Lucky Rabbit in 2010 with the release of Epic Mickey. Although Mickey's stories included the character Pete, who was created in 1925, the world in which Mickey lives holds a continuity largely independent from earlier films. The Mickey Mouse universe essentially originated with the debut of Mickey himself in Plane Crazy (1928). 8 Characters from the Donald Duck universe.7 Non-anthropomorphic supporting characters.6.15 Dangerous Dan and Idgit the Midget.The Walt Disney Company typically uses terms such as Mickey & Friends or Mickey & the Gang to refer to the character franchise.

The term "Mickey Mouse universe" is not officially used by The Walt Disney Company, but it has been used by Disney comics author and animation historian David Gerstein. Characters from the Donald Duck universe make occasional appearances in the Mickey Mouse universe and vice versa. Some Disney productions incorporate characters from Disney's animated feature films, such as Bath Day (1946 in which Figaro from Pinocchio appears as Minnie's cat), Mickey's Christmas Carol (1983), and – most extensively – Disney's House of Mouse (2001–2003).Īlthough crossovers between the Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck universes have been infrequent, the two universes overlap. The most well-known include Mickey's girlfriend Minnie, pet dog Pluto, friends Goofy, Horace Horsecollar, Clarabelle Cow, and nemesis Pete. The most consistent aspect of the Mickey Mouse universe is the characters. This fictional state was invented by comics writer Carl Barks in 1952 as the location for Donald Duck's home city, Duckburg. state of Calisota, analogous to Northern California. In modern continuity, Mouseton is often depicted as being located in the fictional U.S. Since 1990, the city in which Mickey lives is typically called Mouseton in American comics. Real-world versions also exist in Disneyland and Tokyo Disneyland, called Mickey's Toontown. Still, its first consistent version was created by Floyd Gottfredson in the Mickey Mouse newspaper comic strip. The universe originated from the Mickey Mouse animated short films produced by Disney starting in 1928.

The Mickey Mouse universe is a fictional shared universe which is the setting for stories involving Disney cartoon characters Mickey and Minnie Mouse, Pluto, Goofy, and many other characters. Mickey & Minnie's Runaway Railway (2020–present)ĭue to the vast filmography of Mickey Mouse and related characters, this infobox does not exhaustively cover all works in this franchise. See list of Mickey Mouse films and appearances § Video games The Wonderful World of Mickey Mouse (2020–present).Mickey and the Roadster Racers / Mickey Mouse Mixed-Up Adventures (2017–2021).
