Disney Illusion Island Is Built on the Foundation of a Canceled 2016 Game

Disney shut down its internal games development and publishing departments in 2016, canceling an unpublished Dlala project.

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Dlala's Disney project was never announced.

It would have been a four-player couch co-op platformer with hand-drawn characters and a revival of one of Disney's biggest IPs

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Dlala paid $3.5 million to develop it. Disney cancelled Dlala's game after 1.5 years of development.

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Dlala kept some of the payoff but had to turn swiftly to keep the studio alive.1

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Now, Dlala is returning with Disney for a game featuring some of the 2016 game's DNA.

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The four-player co-op platformer Disney Illusion Island was shown today at the Disney and Marvel Games Showcase

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The game stars Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse, Goofy, and Donald Duck.

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Later this year, Disney Illusion Island will launch for the Nintendo Switch.

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