Disney Digital Entertainment
- Open roles
- 0
- Founded
- 2024
- Employees
- 51-200
- Offices
- 2
About Disney Digital Entertainment
Disney Digital Entertainment is The Walt Disney Company’s in-house games and digital-platform division, formed around the company’s 2024 strategic partnership with Epic Games. The team develops connected interactive experiences that bring Disney storytelling, attractions and franchise worlds into real-time game environments, particularly the Fortnite and Unreal Engine ecosystem.
Rather than operating as the former Disney Interactive publishing business, the division focuses on contemporary game development, platform engineering and live-service technology. Its work spans gameplay and combat systems, real-time visual effects, creator tools, cloud-native backend services, account authentication, telemetry and cross-enterprise digital integration.
Connected entertainment
A central focus is linking physical and digital experiences. In August 2026, Disney Digital Entertainment, Disney Games and Walt Disney Imagineering launched Smugglers Gambit, a Fortnite adventure connected to the Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run attraction. The experience uses Disney’s account-linking platform to connect theme-park participation with digital rewards and gameplay.
The division also supports Disney’s participation in Fortnite’s IP Partner Program. Its work includes official UEFN toolkits for Star Wars and The Simpsons, giving creators approved tools and frameworks for building franchise-based Fortnite experiences.
Technology and services
Its technical work includes Unreal Engine 5, Unreal Editor for Fortnite, Niagara visual effects, SceneGraph, Verse scripting, C++, Blueprints, AWS-hosted Go microservices and event-driven data systems. Commercial activity includes:
- In-house interactive game and virtual-experience development
- MyDisney and Epic Games account authentication and identity synchronization
- Toolset authoring for UEFN creators
- Live-service telemetry, lifecycle management and digital-platform integration
Disney Digital Entertainment operates within Disney Games and Digital Entertainment and is aligned with Disney Entertainment, while maintaining cross-functional collaboration with Disney Experiences and Walt Disney Imagineering. The division is part of Disney’s broader effort to develop a persistent social games and entertainment universe built around its franchises and Epic’s technology ecosystem.
More about Disney Digital Entertainment
Leadership and organisation
- Sean Shoptaw is Executive Vice President of Disney Games and Digital Entertainment.
- Ray Gresko is Senior Vice President and Head of Product and Development; he previously served as Chief Development Officer at Blizzard Entertainment.
- In March 2026, Disney integrated its Games and Digital Entertainment business into Disney Entertainment while retaining operational collaboration with Disney Experiences and Walt Disney Imagineering.
Development model
The division’s work combines franchise storytelling, theme-park experiences and creator-facing game tools. Its Star Wars and The Simpsons UEFN toolkits were developed with Disney franchise partners to support Fortnite creators working within Disney brand rules and engagement-sharing frameworks.
Notable credits
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Where Disney Digital Entertainment is based
- Glendale, California, United States
Disney Grand Central Creative Campus (GC3)
HeadquartersOperational headquarters and core development studio at Disney Grand Central Creative Campus.
- 500 South Buena Vista Street, Burbank, CA 91521Burbank, California, United States
The Walt Disney Studios Lot
Corporate executive headquarters site and executive leadership offices.
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