Disney Experiences

Disney Experiences
Type	Division of The Walt Disney Company
Founded	Walt Disney Outdoor Recreation Division June 3, 1980 Walt Disney Computer Software 1984 Walt Disney Attractions 1989 Disney Interactive December 5, 1994 DisneyQuest June 19, 1998 (closed July 2, 2017) Buena Vista Games 2003 Disney Interactive Studios 2007 Walt Disney Parks and Resorts Worldwide 2008 Disney Games and Interactive Experiences 2014 Walt Disney Parks, Experiences and Consumer Products 2018 Disney Electronic Content 2018 Disney Parks, Experiences and Products 2019 Disney Experiences 2023
Headquarters	Orlando, Florida, U.S.
Key people	Bob Iger, Chairman
Industry	Theme parks, toys, video games
Products	Theme parks, toys, video games
Number of people	undisclosed
Website	https://disneyconnect.com/

Disney Experiences is a division of The Walt Disney Company, the latter of which is commonly known simply as Disney.

Theme parks

Walt Disney Outdoor Recreation Division

The Walt Disney Outdoor Recreation Division was formed on June 3, 1980, to handle the theme park business of Disney.

Walt Disney Attractions

The theme park division was renamed Walt Disney Attractions in 1989.

DisneyQuest

Disney opened an interactive theme park and arcade named DisneyQuest on June 19, 1998. DisneyQuest closed on July 2, 2017, however, Disney continued its interest in interactive experiences in its theme parks.

Walt Disney Parks and Resorts Worldwide

Walt Disney Attractions was renamed Walt Disney Parks and Resorts Worldwide in 2008.

Video games

Walt Disney Computer Software

Disney formed its video game division, Walt Disney Computer Software, in 1984, and began developing games internally in 1988. Walt Disney Computer Software was then reorganized into Disney Interactive on December 5, 1994.

Buena Vista Games

Buena Vista Games was spun out of Disney Interactive in 2003, to act as a game publisher. Buena Vista Games was consolidated back within Disney Interactive and was renamed Disney Interactive Studios in 2007.

Purchase of LucasArts and renaming it Lucasfilm Games

Disney purchased Lucasfilm in 2012, and shut down internal game production at Lucasfilm's in-house game development studio, LucasArts, on April 3, 2013. Fewer than ten employees remained so LucasArts could continue to act as a licensor and publisher. Disney continued publishing and licensing video games under the LucasArts label until 2014, after which it published and licensed games under the Lucasfilm Games label.

Disney Games and Interactive Experiences

Disney renamed their game division Disney Games and Interactive Experiences in 2014. Disney shut down its internal game development studios in May 2016.

The remaining games division at Glendale, California was closed on November 14, 2018.

Merger of the Disney video game and theme park divisions

After the closure of the Glendale games studio in 2018, Disney merged their video game and theme park divisions into Walt Disney Parks, Experiences and Consumer Products.

Disney Electronic Content

In 2018, Disney created Disney Electronic Content, a group that publishes video games that use intellectual property owned by Disney that are not outsourced to other video game companies.

Disney Parks, Experiences and Products

Walt Disney Parks, Experiences and Consumer Products was shortened to Disney Parks, Experiences and Products in 2019.

Disney Experiences

The division was shortened to Disney Experiences in 2023.

Video games overseen by Walt Disney Computer Software

Name	Developer	Platforms	Released	Notes
The Animation Studio	Silent Software	Amiga DOS	1991	Disney assisted with art and animation. Also published by Disney Software.
Aladdin	Virgin Games	DOS Game Boy Game Boy Color Sega Genesis	1993	Disney assisted with art and animation.
Hare Raising Havoc	BlueSky Software	Amiga DOS	1991	Disney assisted with art and animation. Also published by Disney Software.

Video games developed by Disney Interactive

Name	Platforms	Released	Added to Museum	Notes
Kingdom Hearts	PS2 PS4	2002	September 17, 2002 November 16, 2017	Co-developed with Square Soft.
Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories	PS4	2004	November 16, 2017	Co-developed with Jupiter.
Maui Mallard in Cold Shadow	Windows	1995	May 18, 2019	Disney Interactive developed the Mega Drive and Windows versions.

Video games developed by Buena Vista Games

Name	Platforms	Released	Added to Museum	Notes
Kingdom Hearts II	PS2 PS3 PS4	2004	PS4: November 16, 2017	Co-developed with Square Soft.

Video games by Disney Interactive Studios

Name	Platforms	Released	Added to Museum	Notes
Kingdom Hearts coded	DS	2008	November 16, 2017	Co-developed with Square Enix and h.a.n.d..
Kingdom Hearts: 358/2 Days	DS	2009	November 15, 2017	Co-developed with h.a.n.d..
Kingdom Hearts: Birth By Sleep	PS4	2010	November 16, 2017	Co-developed with Square Enix.
Kingdom Hearts: Dream Drop Distance	PS4	2012	November 16, 2017	Co-developed with Square Enix.
Kingdom Hearts χ	Android	2013	June 7, 2019	Co-developed with Square Enix, Success, and BitGroove

Video games by Disney Games and Interactive Experiences

Name	Platforms	Released	Added to Museum	Notes
Kingdom Hearts 0.2: Birth by Sleep – A Fragmentary Passage	PS4	2017	November 16, 2017	Co-developed with Square Enix.

Video games by Disney Parks, Experiences and Products

Name	Platforms	Released	Added to Museum	Notes
Kingdom Hearts III	PS4	2019	May 30, 2019	Co-developed with Square Enix.
Kingdom Hearts VR Experience	PS4	2019	August 7, 2019	Co-developed with Square Enix.