In this video, we’re heading back to 1930 and walking through every single Mickey Mouse short and Silly Symphony that will enter the public domain on January 1, 2026. That includes:
• 9 Mickey Mouse cartoons from 1930
• 10 Silly Symphonies from the same year
• plus the Minnie’s Yoo Hoo sing-along reel made for Mickey Mouse Club meetings
We’ll look at:
• How 1930 fit into Disney’s bigger story (Ub Iwerks and Carl Stalling leaving, Columbia stepping in, Mickey’s comic strip debut)
• Why certain shorts matter historically (Frolicking Fish and overlapping action, The Chain Gang and Pluto’s prototype, Pioneer Days and large-scale action)
• How the Silly Symphonies evolved from simple musical experiments into more story-driven cartoons
🗓 New Year’s Day Compilations
On January 1st, I’ll be posting two compilation videos:
One with all of the 1930 Mickey Mouse cartoons entering the public domain
One with all of the 1930 Silly Symphonies entering the public domain
I’m expecting a few copyright claims to sort out, but my goal is to have both compilations live as early on New Year’s Day as I can. Once they’re up, you’ll see them linked on this video’s end screen so you can jump straight into the cartoons themselves.
💬 Question for you:
Which of these 1930 cartoons are you most excited to explore once they’re in the public domain? Is it a Mickey short like The Picnic or The Gorilla Mystery, or a Silly Symphony like Frolicking Fish, Night, or Playful Pan? Tell me in the comments—I’d love to hear what’s on your watchlist.
👍 If you enjoy deep dives into classic Disney animation, please like, subscribe, and ring the bell—there’s more coming from the early days of Mickey, the Silly Symphonies, and beyond.
📚 Sources
Sources I used for this video are listed below.
Interested in my references? Here are some of the best (Amazon Affiliate, commissions earned):
• Walt Disney: The Triumph of the American Imagination, by Neal Gabler - https://amzn.to/3SsGn4f
• Walt Disney: an American Original, by Bob Thomas - https://amzn.to/4dbhwLL
• Walt Disney's Mickey Mouse: The Ultimate History, by David Gerstein, J.B. Kaufman, and Daniel Kothenshulte - https://amzn.to/44Cv8xH
• Disney's Art of Animation, by Bob Thomas - https://amzn.to/4iTflhi
• The Illusion of Life, by Frank Thomas and Ollie Johnson - https://amzn.to/3GP5xaK
• The Walt Disney Film Archives: The Animated Movies 1921-1968, by Daniel Kothenshulte - https://amzn.to/3EVj3sX
• The Art of Animation, by Bob Thomas - https://amzn.to/4dl0DP6
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Дата на публикация: 28 декември, 2025
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