Disney Canada Inc.
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Formerly called
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New Horizon Interactive Inc. |
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| Industry | MMORPGs |
| Founded | Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada, 2005 |
| Founder | Dave Krysko (as New Horizon Interactive Inc.) Lane Merrifield Lance Priebe Dave Krysko (as Disney Online Studios Canada) |
| Headquarters | Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada |
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Area served
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North America, Europe, Asia |
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Key people
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Lane Merrifield, Executive Vice President Chris Heatherly, General Manager of Club Penguin Division at Disney Internet Group |
| Products | Club Penguin |
| Parent | The Walt Disney Company |
| Website | Official Website |
Disney Canada Inc. (formerly New Horizon Interactive, and later Club Penguin Entertainment then Disney Online Studios Canada) is a leisure software company, specialized in producing and maintaining MMOGs. It partnered with RocketSnail Games in making Club Penguin, a site which generated significant revenues and attention.
History
The company became a subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company on August 1, 2007 for $350 million.[1][2] New Horizon Interactive achieved growth targets in 2009, and $350 million was added to the existing $350 million, making a total $700 million that Disney had invested into New Horizon Interactive by 2009.
The company dropped the words "Online Studios" from its name[3][4] in 2013.
In late 2012, Club Penguin co-founder Lane Merrifield left Disney Interactive to focus on his family and a new educational product, Freshgrade. Chris Heatherly took Merrifield's former position.[5]
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