Mickey Mouse is a cartoon character who was created by Walt Disney and Ub Iwerks. He is now probably the most well known Disney character in the world and one of the most reconisable cartoons in the world. He is also the mascot for 'The Walt Disney Company' and because he is the masot he has played a vital role in the Disney Theme Parks all around the world. Mickey also has attractions in the theme parks like the Mickey's Toontown. The other characters include Goofy - a tall dog created in 1932, Minnie - a mouse created in 1928, Pluto - a light brown dog first created in 1930 and is often the compainion of Micky and Donald Duck - a duck of course created in 1934.
Winne the Pooh was originally a book written by A.A.Milne. A.A.Milne wrote the book for his son Christopher Robin. A.A.Milne started to write a series of books about Christopher Robin and his friends basing it in a wood callled the Hundred Acre Wood. The author based the characters on his son's suffed toys. The Pooh Bear books were loved by Walt Disney's daughters and it inspired him to make the books into a film in 1966. In 1977 'The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh', the first 40 minutes or more of animated film was released. The main characters are Winnie the Pooh or Pooh Bear, Piglet, Eeyore, Rabbit, Owl, Tigger, Roo and Kanga and Christopher Robin.
Originally, Alice In Wonderland was a childrens book written by Lewis Caroll. The book was published in 1865 and called Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. It is story of a girl named Alice who falls down a rabbit hole in to 'Wonderland'. In Wonderland there are all sorts of strange creatures. There is a sequel called Through The Looking Glass. In 1951, Disney produced an animated version of Lewis Caroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland adding a few extra details from Through the Looking Glass. The main characters are Alice, the Cheshire Cat - a strange cat who can disappear and re-appear, The Mad Hatter, The Caterpillar, The Queen Of Hearts - the evil queen, The White Rabbit and Tweedle Dum and Tweedle Dee.
Disney Princesses is very popular among girls. The six origanal princesses Snow White, Cinderella, Aurora, Ariel, Belle and Jasmine. These were later joined by Pocahontas, Mulan, Rapunzel and Tiana. Snow white was the first Disney Princess and Cinerella was second. Then Aurora, Ariel and Belle were third, fourth and fifth. Jasmine was the sixth Disney Princess.