The Creation & Closure of Disney's Abandoned MMO - Toontown Online | Expedition Virtual Theme Park

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[@Ultraman1fan2023x]

Minnie Mouse is my favorite

[@JoeyAnimate]

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[@theofficialdragongamerZ]

When are you doing theWicker man video

[@hiEste]

we all remember boarding the trolley waiting for three more ppl to show up so it could leave then at the last second hopping off and waving goodbye

[@ExpeditionThemePark]

You stink! 😄

[@alexa-fx2fb]

You guys hurt my feelings :(

[@ToontownTV]

This video is great for learning all about Toontown Online's history! The game was enjoyed by millions, and we couldn't be more proud to continue providing the safe, fun, and immersive experience that Disney started. Toons of the world, UNITE!

[@ExpeditionThemePark]

Thank you guys so much for all the hard work you have done to keep Toontown alive!

[@krististarosta6736]

Are you Toon enough?

[@brycevo]

Thank you for keeping this community alive. Thank you so much

[@rissamarie1280]

Thank you so much for keeping TT alive 😻 Toons of the world, UNITE! 💖

[@Misckelskyisch]

shut up

[@WorldscapeScenery]

As someone on the original development team @ WDI R&D back in 2000, this is a great video and generally pretty accurate. Some minor inaccuracies, though. Our team who did Toontown was not the Disney Quest team - we did Aladdin VR and Pirates of the Caribbean for Disney Quest. Some of us also did the Who Wants to Be a Millionaire interactive game you could play from home while the show was airing live. But DQ itself was a larger team that wasn't within the R&D group. We just created the software/hardware that they would install along side a bunch of other things R&D had nothing to do with (such as Cyberspace Mountain IIRC). Also, there actually was an original chat box that had language filtering. I tested it and broke it, because my filthy mind figured out a whole bunch of ways to get around it. That's why we moved to a menu based system. In 2001 WDI was hit with massive layoffs and the team actually was moved from WDI to Disney Interactive, so WDI was only the formal developer for the first year and change. After that it was DI. Overall, though, this brought back a lot of memories and I'm glad everyone still thinks fondly of it!

[@spindleclown]

I'm really glad we have Toontown ReWritten; I couldn't play much of the original as a kid because of the pay-to-play system, so it's great to be able to finally experience it in-full for free as an adult.

[@coyoteartist]

I remember that commercial like it was yesterday, especially the other woman's face.

[@ExpeditionThemePark]

Haha it's so distint

[@idunnobutyay2520]

Same! I remember those commercials

[@NatYourAverageNerd]

Such a blast from the past! I thought I would forget it eventually, but like the Shirley Temple or the Zoo Books commercials, you never truly forget it.

[@elijahbrown5179]

My good sir, you have made my day! I've been playing Toontown since 2006, I was there when it closed in 2013, I came back to rewritten in 2014, expanded my Journey with Corporate Clash, and joined a Toontown team called Market Crash!

[@ExpeditionThemePark]

Awww I hope you enjoy this video!

[@justinbond558]

They should have played this card once again. During the lockdowns, this probably would have taken off!

[@rissamarie1280]

The TTR community BLEW UP during lockdown. It was insane I've never seen so many people on the servers!

[@greatestutuberhd]

The evil corporation story must have hit too close to home for Disney.

[@naadeiashie6053]

I remember those commercials so vividly. I never got to play tho, but I'm glad that a new generation of kids get to experience something like this

[@rissamarie1280]

TTO and TTR were and still are such a big part of my life. Crazy I've been fighting cogs now for 16+ years 😹 So glad this game is finally getting more coverage 💖

[@kerobop]

I feel an immense amount of nostalgia from remembering seeing $20 gift cards for this and Club Penguin at the grocery store, and begging my mom to buy me one haha

[@IOUThrall]

As an early teenager I loved this game I had no clue it was still around! Thank you for telling me about rewritten I'm signing up for a account when I get home from work.

[@HoneyLust18]

Wanna be toontown friends? I havnt played in probably a decade or more!

[@mkrudesign4036]

Funny that the real life suits funding this project didnt want themselves as the villains in their own game.

[@rolfathan]

I feel like all the toons looked... oddly tired. Also, I love how they kept having toonfest, and kept NOT having it in ACTUAL Toontown in Disneyland?

[@micycles1200]

I never played Toontown. I saw the commercials for it but I never checked it out. Man, those commercials take me back. Watching Suite Life of Zack and Cody or Phineas and Ferb, the commercial breaks would consist of ads for Toontown, Danimals, Zoobooks... it takes me back, man. Those commercials were so iconic that even though I didn't actually play the game, it felt like it was part of my childhood. Anyways, I can't wait to see more expeditions in the virtual world, especially Planet Coaster. That's my favorite game right now.

[@allie9594]

I remember VIVIDLY dragging my parents to our TV set while the Toontown commercial was on and begging them to please purchase a subscription! Fast forward to today: I'm 26 years old. MULTIPLE servers now host their own wonderfully created versions of Toontown! It's amazing that a game 90's kids would only remember and enjoy is still thriving and the community is still going strong. Nothing replaces the original, however, so many versions exist now for you to try out. I play Corporate Clash since Rewritten doesn't work with my firewall system- no matter how many times I've tried even with customer support lol. But still, each version has it's own experience to play

[@Club33FactsMore]

Yooo, Toon Town was my thing back when I was a kid, I fainted when i found Toon Town rewritten

[@ExpeditionThemePark]

Yessss

[@RobertRothman_]

Great video, Sam! Toontown Online and Rewritten (as well as other private servers) were a huge part of my childhood (and occasionally I'll still hop on for a bit), so I'm really glad you made this video 😂😭

[@ExpeditionThemePark]

Thank you so much for watching

[@Iaurenz]

i’m so happy you guys are doing a video on toontown! i started playing it in 2007 and after disney closed it down in 2013, i began playing toontown rewritten in 2014 and have been playing on and off throughout the years ever since. this game holds a special place in my heart

[@mori_cinis]

It's always a great day when Toontown gets some much deserved attention (although the fact that there was no mention of Toon Tag at Epcot saddens me). For those of you who are discovering this game for the first time or rediscovering it after it's closures, there is so much to do, and even more happening as time goes on! For those of you who want to dip their toes into Toontown without playing it, there's a small but lively community of content creators on KZbin and Twitch who make Toontown Online (TTO) content thanks to the fan servers in existence today! Also for those who want to play, yes, I did say servers, as in multiple. Toontown Rewritten is the closest thing you'll get to TTO, but there's also Tooniversal Studios (TVS), Corporate Clash (CC), and more! TVS has the same structure as your average Toontown game but with new content, whereas CC has reinvented what it means to be a Toontown server with added content, gameplay mechanic additions and changes, and the first new boss for Toontown since TTO's Chief Executive Officer. Overall, Toontown has a growing community, with more coming out every day! There's never been a better time to get back into it, so if you'd like to, feel free to say hi and explore what the Toontown community has to offer!

[@PeppersnoopTT]

I love your content, and I'm really glad you made this video. Toontown was my favorite game growing up, and it taught me a lot about myself and inspired me in ways no other game ever could. It also has such an intriguing history, you could likely pour 2hrs of video into the rabbit hole of the game's development, what was lost to time, the "why" behind its closure (Disney had already diverted most of Toontown's dev team to Club Penguin by 2008, explaining the sudden slowdown of updates in 2009-2013), etc, so you covering this game is like PB&J to me.

[@AverytheCubanAmerican]

Grim reaper: It's time to go Toontown: Was I a good multiplayer Grim reaper: No. I'm told you were the best

[@ExpeditionThemePark]

Awww haha

[@alphazeroproductions4811]

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[@MovieFan1912]

Grim Reaper: When you were around.

[@bethanywashington1243]

I remember playing neopets after toon town left, good times. Someone take me back lol

[@codyt821]

Dude same, neopets was the shit back in the day. Oh to be a kid again 😂

[@MaidOfPasta]

Oh man the commercials alone bring me back. I never played it, but I’m still nostalgic

[@SamKFCNyanJAHorsley]

First played this game in 2005 and haven't really stopped since. It's pretty mad that I subscribed to this channel for roller coaster stuff and I get this video as I am really getting back into it. Very cool to see.

[@DrFrankenolly]

I didn't get to play Toontown Online but I was HUGE into Pirates of the Caribbean Online! I used to spend hours sailing around, doing ship upgrade mini games, fighting all kinds of enemies in the swamp and the infamous ghost pirates "raids" on tortuga. So much fun, and was super bummed to find out that it was shut down. I wasn't aware of that the shutdown was happening and logged on one day to find that "Access to the Server is no longer available". Same thing with Magic Kindom Online. Ahh the early days of the internet, fond memories indeed. Great Video as always!

[@HuntE_Richardvich]

You can play pirates on Legend of Pirates Online

[@paloma13]

I've played this since I was little. I remember going to Target and begging for a membership card. TTR is a lifesaver.

[@Gingerfied.]

Absolutely looooooved toontown, I played it pretty much all of middle and highschool, it was just so easy and fun to pop on for a bit, run around like a mad man, earn some beans, and hop off. Still consider it one of my favorite mmos 💖

[@ThemeParkBar]

I absolutely love the 8bit intro!

[@ExpeditionThemePark]

Yesssss haba

[@NatYourAverageNerd]

I remember seeing these commercials all the time growing up, but I never played the game. I was a Neopets kid who also got into the free account editions of Club Penguin and Pixie Hollow, but it's still a trip back in time to see the Toontown commercials once more over a decade and a half later. I never thought it would live to the present day, but for all the fans out there enjoying it, I'm thrilled for you all!

[@NeonfanY2K]

I remembered play ToonTown Online when I was a kid. It was good times.

[@ExpeditionThemePark]

Good times indeed!

[@Sparkster217]

This just reminded me that TT:Rewritten is a thing.

[@brycevo]

Those ads were so Nostalgic. Thanks for covering this great game

[@MadoyaTatemano]

I love TT Rewritten but I’m more into the other server called “Tooniversal Studios” which is like TTR but it adds on to it: New Gag Track, Spin. New Cog Type, Pressbots. Sellbot Field Offices, Lawbot Field Offices. 10 Story Buildings. The Max laff is around 166 - 172. New Species, Hedgehog. Cog Race Tracks, Cog Golf Courses. There’s more like after you’re done with the main story, you can get sos card tasks from the HQ counter and it’s really helpful!! There’s more stuff in the game that I have not mention. Right now it is in their beta mode and although it doesn’t have a lot of players getting online, I bet it’ll be an awesome game to play once it’s fully done and out. They’re also taking suggestions in which is very lovely and doesn’t take too long for them to fix bugs. :) For people who are realizing TTR’s existence or plays TTR. Best to check out Tooniversal as well. It’s a fun game.

[@krististarosta6736]

No way! Disney Toontown! I used to love playing that online game! And I did try to get back on the rewritten one, but I haven’t had any luck. Thank you for uploading this!

[@PeterGriffin11]

ToonTown was a game a younger me always wanted to play by never did.

[@ExpeditionThemePark]

What did you play!

[@kermit3382]

there’s a new version of it, completely free and there are tons of people playing

[@shurbitup]

loved how Go the Distance was playing in the background when talking about how it was closing

[@ianprivett9210]

TT Rewritten is nice and all, but ToonTown Corporate Clash has a new gag track, new bosses, and a more MMO leveling system - I'd highly recommend it to anyone interested in ToonTown!

[@JCBro-yg8vd]

I'll have to look into Toontown Rewritten. I think something you didn't mention is that as the years went by, the original Toontown began to lock more and more content behind paid memberships, which is also what would befall Club Penguin.

[@blacksonder9252]

Disney had a lot of these types of games. While I played ToonTown a lot as a kid, it was Pirates Online, Pirates of the Caribbean, that my heart was at for many years and many hours and all nighters were spent as kid me had a routine of going to the most difficult islands and facing the toughest enemies. I still have so many clear memories of the Jolly Roger raids, the original cutscenes of the bar owner's wife slapping you down and guy being dissolved for accepting double pay from Sparrow, and all the potion games. There was a well known glitch in the game that allowed you to stand outside the confines of the map, and so many people knew. So much so that, when you went into that area, there were always people already there. It's was a great MMO and I would probably go back if something like the ToonTown remaster came today. Pirates was a LOT bigger, so it's not an easy task to bring that back.

[@Ronnie_Powell]

I play toontown rewritein constantly and I love it

[@princesskristan]

I played this all the time! This was my other favorite game next to VMK. It was so much fun

[@ExpeditionThemePark]

Toontown was the best !

[@222daley]

I play it on toon town rewritten

[@418Im_a_teapot]

I still own all of the toontown cards they used to send in the mail, never getting rid of them!

[@JomasterTheSecond]

Man, I loved this game as a kid. I'm SO glad that Rewritten's still alive and kicking! ...I should probably keep completing some quests in the game, actually. :P

[@ryanlewis7679]

As someone who played both TTO beta in 2003 and TTR beta it almost brought tears to my eyes to relive the closure and everyone being disconnected while wishing our friends we would never see again goodbye. :(

[@griffinlevine5228]

I never played but this video game me so many flashbacks about those commercials, "are you toon enough?" will never leave my head

[@kyle.m8451]

Oh my gosh you made me dig out a memory I didn’t even remember I had. Wow this was a great episode!

[@jeffb33]

I loved this game so much! I remember when the racing expansion launched and I got to go to the studio for the event. So much fun!

[@Lvlyj10]

I hope TTR is still going, I’ve been inspired to open it up again. Also did you know that every fake door in the streets has a unique knock knock joke when you walk up to them?

[@TheDarksaphira]

I remember playing this at least for the free trial period, there's no way I had ever spend any money on this, but it's one of these deep-buried memories I thought I had forgotten until just now. Wow.

[@alleyoliver3315]

14:35 I never played ToonTown, but this commercial is engrained into my brain!

[@averyeml]

Honestly I’m so ready for your inevitable video on Club Penguin because I super want to know how that worked out for Bob Iger, thinking everyone would just move over. I mean, I have an idea what happened, but can’t wait either way.

[@austinandjulia]

I forgot about this game and then the music played and everything came back to me

[@arrowstriker9977]

If you’re gonna continue the trend of Disney online games, can you please do a video about Club Penguin and Club Penguin Island? :)

[@drewcification]

Theres another popular remake known as Corporate Clash, you should definitely check that out as well!

[@BeansAHH]

Video Idea: The down fall of the Epic Mickey series

[@thisismyprivateaccount6546]

omg that kid crying absolutely killed me... i was lucky enough to play for 7 years and toontown ended when i was 16 i can’t imagine being a kid playing and finding out it’s going away forever that’s dark

[@FregOff]

Much to the chagrin of my parents, this absolutely crippled the family Dell desktop computer. Great to see another expedition!

[@VindiVinchi1]

I didn’t get to go to this part of the park. I had the chance to go to Disney World in 2015 and I was PISSED. I absolutely adored toontown growing up, and I still play it

[@LorNrocks]

Great video as always! I hope someday you will cover the Epic Mickey games. My favorite part of those games was the recreation and twists on the Disney Parks. I still get creeped out thinking of the Small World level in the first one.

[@EmilyElizabethxox]

I remember wanting this sooo bad as a preteen but the family computer was sh*t and every time the commercial came on I felt an incredible sense of FOMO. it’s cool to see what this game was actually like 17 years later.

[@cydneyking7453]

Oh my god I played this when I was a kid!!!! I had completely forgotten about it until this moment.

[@OldMovieRob]

Excellent overview of this classic game.

[@silverfire1248]

Oh lord. I forgot this game ever existed! I never played it, but now that’s it’s mentioned I remember every goddamn commercial.

[@isabelleoh-criner6697]

I’ve never been more disappointed in my Chromebook. I can’t download toontown rewritten and relive my childhood because nothing uses Chrome OS besides chromebooks.

[@eddybernstone]

worth watching this video just for the computerised version of the iconic opening music!

[@fmc9229]

I like his vice it is soothing

[@alexgeorge501]

Please...make the next Expedition Virtual on Rollercoaster Tycoon, Have a heart Huh?

[@dreamincolor14]

Toontown Rewritten saved my sadness hahaha

[@christopher27531]

Quite interesting Sam, thanks for putting the effort into making this video. 👍

[@ExpeditionThemePark]

Thank you

[@xsnowfrightx]

OH MY GOSH!!! I DIDN'T THINK THIS WOULD COUNT AS AN EXPEDITION!!!!! THANK YOU!!! :D I LOVED THIS GAME SO MUCH AND WAS DEVASTATED WHEN IT CLOSED!!! :(

[@ExpeditionThemePark]

I thought I could just about class it as a virtual!

[@xsnowfrightx]

Does that mean you could do videos about other game sites? Club Penguins? Wizards 101? Zwinky? :o

[@ExpeditionThemePark]

Yes 😂

[@xsnowfrightx]

Hooray!!! I would very much appreciate that!! :)

[@ReddFourBirds]

Curse old Disney DVDs and VHS tapes... I saw the ads for it all over those discs, and I literally thought it was still around. Sadly childhood was disappointing, I never got to experience any of the HUGE early MMOs. Although I've missed out on them, they'll never be forgotten. How can you forget, "Are you toon enough?"

[@FunkyStudios]

I had no idea that the team that made DisneyQuest also made Toontown Online!

[@krockedteeth]

I loved toon town and club penguin i miss all the old games I played as a kid

[@Woter_X]

Wow how i miss this game. VMK and pirates.... i miss all those

[@christopherthedisneydude6621]

I used to play this all the time!

[@ExpeditionThemePark]

So fun!

[@theresacherco3503]

I remember playing this game as kid I miss it

[@jameseaster9259]

Hi, love the videos. What do you think of the idea of a top gun roller coaster. Backstory: Youre on a g force tolerance run or something like that and your pilot is maverick. Queuing could feature weapons and general aircraft stuff, potentially an old f14 shell. This could be achieved with partnering with the us navy, (could even have a blue Angel's train). Ride: You sit 2 by 2 in a mock up of an f18 or f14 cockpit with no canopy and little wings with 6 cars meaning 12 people (small I know). Its a launch coaster where the launch section is themed like an aircraft carrier in which you're on the catapult. The coaster would be like rocking roller coaster at Disney, probably about 4 or 5, a couple of corkscrew, a loop, and an upside down section to pay homage to the 'flip the birdie' scene. And of course danger zone would be played.

[@xaviercastillo1410]

You should do epic Mickey and the reference to Disney parks

[@Austin.D]

even though i never played the game i definitely remember the commercials on tv

[@pizzacaptain583]

Can't wait for the planet coaster video lol

[@jgarza00]

There’s that epic midi theme!!! 🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼

[@waterlemonandfriends]

Now we need episodes on both Pirates of the Caribbean Online and Pixie Hollow!!

[@elevatoralarmcoasterandarc1214]

Hey, Expedition Theme Park! Please do the History of Buzzsaw Falls/Powder Keg at Silver Dollar City!

[@crdmagicallife]

I wish they would bring this and vmk back. They were so fun

[@saltiissm]

I loved this game it was my childhood ahhhh!!!!!! I also loved disney quest it was an amazing experience when i went around 7 y/o its sadly now gone.

[@ExpeditionThemePark]

Soooo goooood

[@saltiissm]

Expedition Theme Park agreed!!

[@mypikacur3935]

Didn't think I'd see the day that Expedition Theme Park would be sponsored by RaId ShAdOw LegEndS

[@ExpeditionThemePark]

You know only on a gaming vid 😉

[@danielharr01]

you should do an expedition on virtual towers online

[@mistermadmachine6311]

I saw the commercials all the time as a kid

[@TheVloggerDude2018]

I would love a hat with detachable expedition stickers...

[@MsBrynnElizabeth]

I played this constantly when it came out....probably the first 4 years. They really need to bring VMK back!!

[@ExpeditionThemePark]

Yes!

[@princesskristan]

They do! The reboot that's out now is ok but you just can't do much

[@batofdestiny]

God I miss disney quest

[@andreworders7305]

Do you have a video schedule for your alternating between Virtual, Alton Towers, Universal, etc.

[@beemaister4316]

if you continue expedition virtual theme park you should do a video on wizard101

[@abbyginge03]

i wish someone would make a functioning pixie hollow remake :( ive seen a few attempts, but they dont work correctly

[@MicahMatrix]

The commercials made it look amazingly fun but my dumb brain was really confused by the game and stopped playing the first week I got it.

[@js5072]

Bob iger was the dumbest ceo, the video game industry is worth double than the film industry and music industry put together. Disney should have kept pushing for more game content.

[@cascas2284]

Never played it but those commercials toom me wayyyyyyy back…

[@cam3033]

I miss this game. Used to play this alot

[@ExpeditionThemePark]

Can still play!.