10 Facts About Disney Interactive

Disney Interactive is an American video game and internet company that oversaw various websites and interactive media owned by The Walt Disney Company.

Disney Interactive purchased a one-third share of Starwave on April 3,1997, for $100 million.

In October 2013, Disney announced that its Interactive division had a profit of $16 million for its fourth quarter, based partly on sales of Disney Infinity and uniting both halves of the division under one president.

In March 2014, Disney Interactive announced it was laying off 700 people, or one-fourth of its staff as DI combines its two-game units, mobile and social, due to sagging popularity of Facebook games, and closing some Disney Online sites.

Disney Interactive was merged with Disney Consumer Products on June 29,2015, forming a new segment and division known as "Disney Consumer Products and Interactive Media", with Disney Interactive as a direct unit.

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In September 2018, Disney Interactive confirmed the imminent discontinuation of Club Penguin Island in a letter sent to its Disney Interactive Online Studios team in Kelowna, as well as the layoffs of most employees in said studio.

In November 2018, Disney agreed to have Jam City take over operation of its Glendale-based Disney Interactive Studios, sell them Emoji Blitz and development of future Pixar and Walt Disney Animation franchises games.

Disney Interactive announced on April 18,1997 that it will purchase Starwave's Family Planet Web site and merge it with Family.

Disney Interactive Online purchased in 2008 Take 180 from Chris Williams, who stays on until April 2012 as vice president and general manager of Disney Interactive Online Originals, which has Take 180 as creative hub.

In March 2014, Disney Interactive announced it was laying off 700 people, or one-fourth of its staff as DI closed smaller Disney Online sites including BabyZone.