Disney and Epic Games Share Exciting Announcements and Future Vision
This year’s D23 is full of exciting announcements! During the Horizons: Disney Experiences Showcase at D23, Disney and Epic Games also shared some pretty big news and future offerings.
D23 fans at the event and over 1.3 million players worldwide got a first look at new Disney content coming to Fortnite this year. The excitement was live-streamed to Fortnite in a new immersive experience exclusive to the showcase.
Disney leaders from Walt Disney Animation Studios, Pixar, Lucasfilm, and Marvel joined together on the stage to discuss their creative visions for this exciting project.
Disney and Epic Games
Earlier this year, Disney announced a brand new collaboration with Epic Games, the creators of Fortnite. The new partnership will create a place where all of your favorite Disney characters and worlds can connect.
This new experience is still a few years away, but during last night’s showcase, Disney Experiences chairman Josh D’Amaro shared their excitement at this exciting new way to tell stories.
Walt Disney Animation Studios
Walt Disney Animation Studios’ chief creative officer, Jennifer Lee, shared her team’s enthusiasm for the new collaboration.
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They also provided a sneak peek for fans of Disney villains, with Maleficent, Cruella Deville, and Captain Hook becoming the first characters to join Fortnite.
Pixar Animation Studios
Pete Docter, Chief Creative Officer, shared that Epic’s new collaboration gives his team an opportunity to experiment with original ideas in groundbreaking new ways.
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He also shared a sneak peek at upcoming content with the Incredibles in Fortnite.
Star Wars
Last night, D23 fans got another sneak peek. Lucasfilm Chief Creative Officer, Dave Filoni shared new characters and items coming to Fortnite next week.
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Fans will see IG-11, Moff Gideon, and an all-new Grogu dynamic Back Bling coming soon.
Marvel Studios
Marvel Studios had its first crossover into entertainment gameplay in 2018, and it is doing it again. Yesterday’s crossover event started inside Fortnite with an exciting endgame conclusion to Battle Royale.
The power of Pandora’s Box re-emerged as a catalyst for an onstage world premiere of a new cinematic and gameplay trailer. The new content revealed the origins of a new Marvel-themed season.
Fortnite Battle Royale’s Chapter 5, Season Four: Absolute Doom, continues on Friday, August 16. The new season allows players from around the world to continue the Fortnight and Marvel adventure with new gameplay and locations.
Coming Soon
So many exciting announcements and happenings are coming soon and D’amaro confirms all of the developments.
At Disney Experiences, Imagineers dream, create, design and build these stories into real places. And we have Imagineers in place right now all around the world because everything we’re going to share with you is in active development. Plans are drawn. Dirt is moving. I just want to be clear about this: We are doing everything you’re going to hear tonight.
What an exciting collaboration and who knows what this team will think up next. Be sure to stay tuned and follow along with MickeyBlog to stay updated on this and all things Disney.
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