Frontier Developments, the Cambridge-based video games developer and publisher, has agreed a deal with Disney to develop and publish a new game drawing on Disney's intellectual property.
The AIM-listed group will fully fund the title itself, adding a major new licensed franchise to a strategy built around the creative management simulation (CMS) genre.
Frontier already leads that genre with Planet Coaster, Planet Zoo and Jurassic World Evolution, alongside an unannounced Planet title currently in development.
"Our mission with this game is to connect a passionate creative community of players with one of the world's most iconic and beloved brands", said Jo Cooke, Chief Executive Officer of Frontier Developments.
The Disney tie-up marks Frontier's first announced move to bring an external, non-owned entertainment brand into its CMS pipeline, sitting alongside its existing slate of proprietary and licensed franchises.
News Intelligence what this means for the company
Frontier Developments has secured a deal with Disney to develop and publish a new game using Disney intellectual property, with Frontier self-funding the title entirely. This marks the company's first move to bring an external, non-owned entertainment brand into its creative management simulation (CMS) pipeline, extending a portfolio that already includes Planet Coaster, Planet Zoo, and Jurassic World Evolution—franchises that drove FY26 revenue guidance to c.£103 million and adjusted operating profit to c.£16 million.
The Disney deal validates Frontier's CMS expertise to major IP holders and diversifies revenue risk by adding a world-class external brand to a pipeline previously anchored on owned and smaller licensed franchises. Self-funding the title preserves cash and avoids dilution, though execution risk on a Disney project is material—the company's track record with Jurassic World Evolution 3 suggests capability, but Disney's brand expectations and oversight will be a new constraint.
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