/ 3 April 2023

The divine Disney irony of Mickey Mouse

Walt Disney Partners
Partners is a 1993 copper statue by Blaine Gibson depicting Walt Disney holding the hand of the most popular character he created, Mickey Mouse. Now, the mouse's time with the company might be coming to an end. (Photo by AaronP/Bauer-Griffin/GC Images)

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