Disney and Fortnite: Current skins and future possibilities

Again in February 2024, Epic Video games and the Walt Disney Firm revealed a collaborative deal that will see the 2 firms work collectively to broaden the gaming and leisure attain of the Disney model. One notably entertaining aspect of this deal is the concept of well-known characters from Disney’s ever increasing catalogue of franchises turning into playable as skins in Fortnite. 

Disney went so far as to speculate $1.5 billion in Epic Video games, making it clear that the collaboration is severe enterprise for each events. Numerous characters below the Disney model at the moment are part of Fortnite. However which Disney Fortnite skins are at the moment obtainable, and what new Disney Fortnite skins might we see sooner or later?

There are many Disney Fortnite skins at the moment obtainable on the time of writing (June 2025), but it surely’s necessary to classify these skins when it comes to the manufacturers that they fall below. The present Disney-owned properties will be present in Fortnite by way of skins for the participant:

We’re solely going to be wanting on the Disney animation, Disney photos and Pixar skins at the moment available in Fortnite, as a few of the different skins, similar to sure Star Wars and Marvel ones, had been obtainable earlier than the deal between Epic Video games and Disney was made. Needless to say we aren’t going to incorporate LEGO variants. 

There are three Disney villain skins at the moment obtainable in Fortnite. On the time of writing, these are the one skins primarily based on Disney animated characters. There was additionally a pores and skin for Baymax from Massive Hero Six, however that was solely obtainable by way of the Chapter 6 Season 1 battle go. 

There are additionally skins for Jack Skellington and Sally from The Nightmare Earlier than Christmas. Sally and Jack are Tim Burton creations, although Disney produced and distributed the movie.  

There are solely three Disney Fortnite skins obtainable for Pixar characters on the time of writing. These skins all come from The Incredibles movie sequence. 

There are many potentialities with regards to what Disney Fortnite skins could possibly be added sooner or later, however there are restrictions that can be put in place with regards to sure characters. Gamers aren’t going to see Mickey Mouse or Donald Duck operating round mowing down gamers with firearms in Fortnite anytime quickly. 

The characters that can be chosen to enter the world of Fortnite can be judged on a person foundation, as Disney characters which are extra family-friendly and rated E for everybody is not going to swimsuit the operating and gunning nature of Fortnite. This was confirmed by Saxs Persson, the EVP of Epic Video games, throughout an interview with The Verge. Within the interview, Persson stated the next: 

“Not each outfit will have the ability to do all the things… Manufacturers ought to have the ability to implement the model pointers to the diploma that they’re comfy with that model being related to specific scores… Some IPs aren’t teen IPs or mature IPs. They’re E for everybody IPs”

The selection of Disney characters added to Fortnite up to now makes plenty of sense from this attitude. The Incredibles is a sequence that’s really useful for youngsters aged 13 and over, and never considered appropriate for youths youthful than 8. This makes the characters the right match for the Fortnite demographic, therefore why they’re allowed to wield weapons. 

The identical will be stated for the Disney villains who’re included. Maleficent, Captain Hook and Cruella de Vil come from movies which are kid-friendly, however they themselves are the villains from these motion pictures and are a part of the scarier, extra disturbing scenes. 

These pointers will rule out sure characters, however in the mean time, it’s unclear as to who will get a go and who gained’t be coming to Fortnite. For instance, a few of the princess motion pictures, similar to Moana and Courageous, are PG, which means that parental steerage is usually recommended. Does that imply that gamers will have the ability to shoot up enemies as Moana or Merida? Most likely not. For now, we’ll simply have to attend till we get extra updates from Epic Video games or Disney concerning the characters that may seem as skins. 

In terms of speculating on what characters would possibly seem, it’s at all times a good suggestion to have a look at Disney’s upcoming motion pictures or tv reveals. Some upcoming tasks embody Zootopia 2 – releasing in November 2025, Toy Story 5 – in June 2026, and the live-action Moana movie, additionally in 2026. There’s a likelihood that characters from these franchises might seem in Fortnite by way of crossover occasions, however for now, it’s nonetheless simply hypothesis. 

Because the launch of the Epic Video games and Disney collaboration, there have been loads of opinions from the Fortnite group. Whereas some have been disheartened by Disney’s involvement, as a consequence of their place as the biggest leisure firm on the earth, others have been constructive, or at the very least impartial in regards to the collaboration. 

Reddit person Worldwide-Pass22 makes some interesting speculation in regards to the Disney characters and weapons conditions, saying: “I might see them including a non-violent mode sooner or later for the core Disney characters.” 

On the identical Reddit thread, thegoatfeederDVC additionally thinks a brand new sport mode could possibly be potential: “I’m a weirdo that will like to see Mickey and co on the island. However there’s no likelihood these characters are going to be armed with weapons…it’s going to be boxed off in different modes can be my guess.”

This could possibly be the right method to navigate the difficulty of Disney characters wielding weapons, though a very new mode with out violence can be a dangerous inclusion for Epic.

In terms of group hypothesis on what characters could possibly be included as skins, Deep_Yam_5365 states in the identical thread that they imagine that skins will solely be launched for more moderen Disney characters: “The one characters I can see in Fortnite are the Disney princesses that got here out lately. Characters like Rapunzel, Anna, Elsa, Moana, and others will little doubt be introduced in.”

At present, the one Disney characters (not together with Marvel, Star Wars and twentieth Century Fox characters) included in Fortnite are these from PG motion pictures or Disney villains. That is as a result of difficulty surrounding which characters are allowed to wield weapons, which makes it notably troublesome to inform which characters will enter Fortnite. That is comprehensible, as Disney has a kid-friendly model picture to take care of. 

Whereas it’s unlikely that we are going to see basic Disney characters in battle royale, there’s a likelihood that new sport modes could possibly be created to permit gamers to make use of Mickey Mouse, Goofy, and different members of the core Disney solid as Fortnite skins.