Fortnite and Disney are seemingly planning a collab that wants to link real Disney Parks to a digital universe.
This might just be Fortnite's craziest collaboration so far: Gaming in real life.
Fortnite X Disney
In early 2024, Disney invested $1.5 billion in Epic Games as part of a multiyear partnership aimed at expanding their collaboration. Back then, The Walt Disney Company's official website stated that "the new persistent universe will offer a multitude of opportunities for consumers to play, watch, shop and engage with content, characters and stories from Disney, Pixar, Marvel, Star Wars, Avatar and more".
While details have been scarce, both companies have promised a top-tier gaming experience in a persistent world. However, new insights have now emerged from a Disney session at SXSW 2025.
Crossing Digital Worlds And Reality
At SXSW 2025, Director Jon Favreau and Asa Kalama, VP of Walt Disney Imagineering, shared new insights into Disney’s collaboration with Epic Games. Favreau revealed that Unreal Engine is central to Disney’s next major project – an expansive online universe built with Epic.
Kalama added that this initiative will offer Disney creators fresh storytelling opportunities, envisioning an experience where fans can visit a Disney Park, engage in attractions like Smuggler’s Run, and see their actions influence gameplay at home.
The Fortnite Disney Universe will somehow be connected to the IRL Disney Parks "Imagine if you could go to the park, have an experience in Smugglers Run, and then have that affect or connect to your gameplay at home"(Information via @DrewDisneyDude) pic.twitter.com/FLmHUsiAeX
— Shiina (@ShiinaBR) March 8, 2025
While this has provided at least some additional information on this big collaboration, there are still a lot of details left open. We don't know how exactly this idea of linking Fortnite to IRL Disney Parks will work or when it will be turned into reality.
Still, it's an exciting collaboration and it might just be one of Fortnite's biggest projects so far. Are you excited about this upcoming collab? What do you suspect it will look like? Tell us in the comments!