The scientists behind the letter say a few "invalid" names among the 11,000 signatures do not diminish their very real warning.

A mother from Spruce Grove was on a mission to reunite a lost and torn up Mickey Mouse stuffed animal with its owner, after finding the Disney doll on a park bench.

But it took 40 years for Minnie to join Mickey on the Walk of Fame.

Courtney and Tom Gilmour had been fostering 12-year-old Janielle and 10-year-old Elijah for about three years and had long planned to adopt the children.

Canadian EDM star Deadmau5 has settled a dispute with Disney over his plan to trademark a caricature of his mouse head.

The union representing actors who portray characters at Walt Disney World filed a complaint with a national labour board.