Summary
- Disney and Fortnite's collaboration will include an entirely new mode in the popular battle royale.
- Players will be able to buy physical Disney merchandise, though it isn’t yet clear what will be available.
- No release window for this collab has been revealed.
New details about Disney and Fortnite’s previously announced collaboration have been announced, which might include a completely new game mode that could rival Disney Dreamlight Valley or Disney Infinity. Many of the game's biggest pop-culture crossovers have been with Disney-owned properties like Marvel and Star Wars, with the former even having a massive Doctor Doom-centric event last year. Other popular Disney movies featured in Fortnite include The Incredibles, Pirates of the Caribbean, and Avatar, with many more likely to come in the future.
Speaking of the future, last year Disney and Epic announced that they were forming a new partnership that would lead to the creation of a full-fledged Disney-themed gaming experience in Fortnite to go with any further crossovers. Further details of what this meant followed in late 2024, with Epic Games EVP Saxs Persson describing the future experience as a sort of standalone game mode that could be accessed through Fortnite and allow gamers to interact with the Disney universe.
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The Disney/Fortnite collaboration was brought up once again during a recent Disney shareholder meeting over the conglomerate's future media projects, as reported by ComicBook. Disney CEO Bob Iger shared some of his company’s plans for the impending Epic partnership, including an “entire Entertainment Universe in parallel with Fortnite.” Users will reportedly be able to play Disney-themed games in this mode, as well as make their own using some kind of content creation suite.
Disney and Fortnite Collab Will Feature Content Creation and In-Game Purchases
Fortnite has always included in-game purchases for character skins and other items, and this planned Disney collaboration will be no different. Additionally, players will be able to buy physical Disney merchandise, though it isn’t yet clear what will be available. This will likely include some sort of Disney/Fortnite apparel, similar to Disney Dreamlight Valley’s partnership with Loungefly.
Fans have already drawn comparisons between Disney’s planned Fortnite collaboration and Disney Dreamlight Valley, as well as the defunct crossover title Disney Infinity that featured collectible Disney, Marvel, and Star Wars toys that players could use in-game. Others have shared their ideas about what this exciting collaboration could entail, like character skins based on properties like Beauty and the Beast and Kingdom Hearts or a way to have a player’s in-game avatar made into a real doll or action figure. Disney and Fortnite’s future collaboration is filled with possibilities, and more insight into those possibilities will likely be revealed the closer it comes to fruition.
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OpenCritic Reviews
- Top Critic Avg: 84 /100 Critics Rec: 94%
- Released
- September 26, 2017
- ESRB
- T for Teen - Diverse Content: Discretion Advised, In-Game Purchases, Users Interact
- Developer(s)
- Epic Games
- Publisher(s)
- Epic Games
