- October 16
- Bulgaria issues a postage stamp marking the 100 years of motion pictures, including Mickey Mouse. [629.1009]
- November 18
- Disney releases the film Mickey's Christmas Carol on laserdisc in Japan, for 3900 Yen. It also includes the film The Small One. [15]
- November 25
- Disney releases the laserdisc Mickey and the Beanstalk / The Reluctant Dragon in Japan for 3900 Yen. It includes Mickey and the Beanstalk, and The Reluctant Dragon. [15]
1996
- March 17
- The Fox Broadcasting Company airs The Simpsons TV show in the US.
- An early film character "Itchy the Lucky Mouse" has a name similar to Walt Disney's "Oswald the Lucky Rabbit".
- A black and white film from 1919 shows a mouse (Itchy) with double circle ears like Mickey Mouse.
- A film is shown, "Steamboat Itchy" dated 1928, like Steamboat Mickey.
[858]
- (month unknown)
- Disney releases the animated film compilation Mickey Loves Minnie on videocassette. [86.61]
1997
- January 28
- Zambia issues twelve postage stamps for the Year of the Ox, depicting Disney characters: Clarabelle Cow, Minnie Mouse, and Mickey Mouse. [1237.1173]
- March 1
- Mali releases ten postage stamps depicting Goofy, Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck, Minnie Mouse, and Huey/Dewey/Louie. [1190.742]
- October 21
- Palau issues 17 postage stamps depicting Disney characters (Mickey Mouse and Daisy Duck) promoting reading. [1229.43]
1998
- January 29
- Ghana issues 16 postage stamps depicting Mickey Mouse and friends, including Donald Duck and Goofy. [1161.266]
- March 23
- St. Vincent issues nineteen postage stamps marking the 70th anniversary of Mickey Mouse. [656.793]
- May 4
- Uganda issues eleven postage stamps marking the 70th anniversary of Mickey Mouse. [617.688]
- June 16
- Dominica issues six postage stamps for the 70th anniversary of Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse. [1156.831]
- (month unknown)
- Hyperion publishes the book Mickey Mouse, by Pierre Lambert. [250.61]
- October 15
- Grenada issues 18 postage stamps depicting Disney Christmas Trains. Characters include Mickey Mouse, Jiminy Cricket, Pluto, Donald Duck, Daisy Duck, Goofy, Winnie-the-Pooh and friends. [653.467] [1161.522]
- November 13
- Azerbaijan issues ten postage stamps for the World Rapid Chess Championship, depicting Disney characters Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse, Goofy, Donald Duck, and Pluto. [1155.677]
- December 4
- At a Christie's Teddy Bear auction in London, England, a 1931 Mickey Mouse doll sells for 4,370 pounds (about US$7,250). [237.32]
- December 24
- Nevis issues 22 stamps that depict Disney characters playing basketball, including Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck, Minnie, Mouse, Goofy, and Huey/Dewey/Louie. [1190.1249]
- December 28
- Azerbaijan issues a postage stamp for the World Rapid Chess Championship, depicting Disney characters Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse. [1155.677]
1999
- January 11
- Antigua & Barbuda issues 22 postage stamps for the 70th anniversary of Mickey Mouse, depicting Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse, Goofy, and Donald Duck, in water sports. [1155.433]
- January 21
- St. Vincent issues 21 postage stamps for the 70th anniversary of Mickey Mouse, depicting Disney characters in winter sports: Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse, Goofy, Donald Duck, Daisy Duck. [1229.894]
- February 10
- Central African Republic issues 24 postage stamps for the 70th birthday of Mickey Mouse. The stamps show scenes from Disney films drawn by Floyd Gottfredson. [1156.158]
- March 1
- Guyana issues 21 postage stamps for the 70th anniversary of Mickey Mouse. Characters depicted are Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse, Goofy, Donald Duck, Daisy Duck, and Huey, Dewey, and Louie. [1161.631]
- March 12
- Grenada issues ten postage stamps marking the 70th anniversary of Mickey Mouse, depicting scenes from Mickey's Dream Wedding. Characters on stamps include Goofy, Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse, Daisy Duck, Donald Duck, Pluto, and Huey, Dewey, and Louie. [1161.485]
- April 30
- Albania issues four postage stamps depicting Mickey Mouse. [1155.316]
- May
- The ABC TV network introduces the TV show Disney's Mickey MouseWorks to Saturday morning programming. [323.B2]
- May 27
- Maldives issues 42 postage stamps marking the 70th anniversary of Mickey Mouse, depicting Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse, Donald Duck, Daisy Duck, Goofy, and Pluto. [1190.716]
- December 7
- Disney releases the animated film Mickey's Once Upon a Christmas on videocassette. [249.67]
2000
- November 7
- Disney releases the animated short film Mickey's Once Upon a Christmas on videocassette. [259.28]
- November 23
- In New York City, Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade is held. A new Mickey Mouse balloon debuts, wearing the Mouseketeer bandleader outfit and carrying a baton. The balloon is 66 feet long, 40 feet high, and 35 feet wide. [321.29] [483.88] [911.167]
2001
-
- Nintendo releases the Mickey's Speedway U.S.A. video game for the Game Boy Color in the US. [668.62]
- October 18
- Portugal issues ten postage stamps for the 100th anniversary of the birth of Walt Disney. Characters included on the stamps are Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse, Goofy, Pluto, Donald Duck, Daisy Duck, Scrooge McDuck, and Huey/Louie/Dewey. [1229.428]
- (month unknown)
- Disney Editions publishes the book Mickey Mouse: The Evolution, the Legend, the Phenomenon!. [366.80]
- December 4
- Buena Vista Home Entertainment releases the "Walt Disney Treasures", DVD set of Mickey Mouse in Living Color. [366.16] [1073.201]
- December
- Disney and the China Central Television network make an agreement for 142 Mickey Mouse cartoons to be broadcast on television, to about 225 million houses in China. [701.72]
2002
- April 24
- Grenada issues ten postage stamps depicting Mickey Mouse. [1161.493]
- September 3
- Disney releases the film Mickey's House of Villains on DVD and videocassette. [395.24]
- December 3
- Buena Vista Home Entertainment releases three volumes of "Walt Disney Treasures", each title on two DVDs: Mickey Mouse in Black and White, The Complete Goofy, Behind the Scenes at The Walt Disney Studio. [415.26]
2003
- January
- The US Supreme Court rules 7-2 upholding the passage of the 1998 Copyright Term Extension Act. The Act extends copyright protection from 70 to 95 years. (This extends protection of Mickey Mouse and other Disney characters from 1998 to 2023.) [921.44]
- March 23
- In Hollywood, California, the 75th Annual Academy Awards show is held. An animated Mickey Mouse appears on stage to introduce the nominees for Best Animated Short Film. [650.27]
- November 18
- Seventy-five plaster Mickey Mouse statues go on display in Walt Disney World. The art show is entitled Celebrate Mickey: 75 Inspearations. The statues were created by celebrity artists, to honor the 75th anniversary of the film debut of Mickey Mouse. (The statues will later go on a tour across America, to be auctioned off for charity at Sotheby's in New York.) [651.18] [652.29]
2004
- February 15
- The Fox Broadcasting Company airs The Simpsons TV show in the US. A Chinese restaurant is called "Mickey Mao's", a reference to Mickey Mouse. [1022]
- March 6
- France issues three postage stamps for Stamp Day, depicting Walt Disney characters: Donald Duck (45 cents), Mickey Mouse (50 cents), and Minnie Mouse (75 cents). [1156.1218]
- April
- Seventy-five plaster Mickey Mouse statues decorated by celebrities begin a one-year tour of the United States. (The statues will then be auctioned off for charity at Sotheby's in New York.) [651.18]
- May 18
- Buena Vista Home Entertainment releases a DVD set of Disney Treasures: Mickey Mouse in Living Color, Volume 2. [651.65] [708.97] [733.94]
- June 23
- The United States Postal Service issues four different 37-cent stamps titled The Art of Disney: Friendship. They feature Mickey Mouse, Bambi, Simba, and Pinocchio, each with friends. [671.43] [1155.112]
2005
- March 20
- The Fox Broadcasting Company airs The Simpsons TV show in the US. A vacation photo shows the lead character at a Disney theme park being held by Goofy and punched by Mickey Mouse. [1061]
- April 25
- The April 25 issue of Business Week magazine includes a picture of Hilary Duff in a "Mickey & Co." short, and a picture of Mickey Mouse in a anticle about portable music players. [1108.64]
- May 15
- The Fox Broadcasting Company airs The Simpsons TV show in the US. A child refers to Plutarch. The dad says "Mickey Mouse's dog?". [1063]
- June 30
- The US Postal Service releases four postage stamps depicting Disney characters: Mickey Mouse and Pluto, Alice and the Mad Hatter, Ariel and Flounder, and Snow White and Dopey. [1089.72] [1155.114]
- August 3
- The Republic of China issues 4 postage stamps depicting Mickey Mouse in four films. [1093.70] [1156.304]
- September 12
- Hong Kong issues six postage stamps depicting the grand opening of Hong Kong Disneyland. Characters include Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse, Dumbo, Simba and Nala, and Pluto. [1094.88] [1161.709] [1174.30] [1231.28]
- September
- In New York City, Sotheby's conducts the auction of 75 plaster Mickey Mouse statues. The statues were created in 2003 by celebrity artists, to honor the 75th anniversary of the film debut of Mickey Mouse. The sale raises US$614,000 for charity. [651.18] [914.32]
- October 7
- The Fox Broadcasting Company airs The Fairly Oddparents TV show in the US. A segment in black and white mimics cartoons of the 1930s, with two characters looking like Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse. [1073]
2006
- April 21
- The United States Postal Service issues four Disney stamps entitled "Art of Disney: Romance" with Mickey and Minnie, Cinderella and Prince, Beauty & Beast, Lady & Tramp. [1092.22] [1095.55] [1155.117]
- May 14
- The American Broadcasting Company airs the America's Funniest Home Videos TV show in the US. Disney characters (the type with people inside costumes) Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse, Goofy, Donald Duck, and Pluto appear. [1056]
2007
- March 4
- The Fox Broadcasting Company airs The Simpsons TV show in the USA. A child wears a broken Mickey Mouse Club hat. [1088]
- August 16
- The United States Postage Service issues four 41-cent postage stamps entitles Art of Disney: Magic, depicting Disney characters: Mickey Mouse, Peter Pan and Tinker Bell, Dumbo and Timothy Mouse, Aladdin and Genie. [1166.65] [1174.26]
2008
- May 19
- Belgium issues a #1 (54-cent) postage stamp depicting Mickey Mouse for the 80th anniversary. [1234.61]
- August 7
- The US Postal Service issues the Art of Disney: Imagination postage stamps, four 42-cent stamps themed by films Steamboat Mickey, 101 Dalmatians, Cinderella, The Jungle Book. [1231.26] [1234.56]
2011
- November 24
- Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York includes a giant inflated Captain Mickey balloon representing Disney Cruise Line. [1240]
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