Toontown at least has been picked up by a team of fans [1] who reverse-engineered the client and built their own server software on top of Disney's open-source

Toontown at least has been picked up by a team of fans [1] who reverse-engineered the client and built their own server software on top of Disney's open-source release of their networked actor model system, Astron [2]. They're really doing a great job with it, adding new features and content and making significant expansions to the game lore. In some ways they're able to do more with the world than Disney ever would have. Their marketing has also been very polished - especially for a fan revival of a game targeted at young children - and the community is surprisingly healthy as a result. In run-ups to a major releases, they've run puzzle trails/mini-ARGs that have brought hundreds of people to try and piece together the clues [3]. I hope Disney doesn't swoop in one day and shut it all down, Nintendo-style. They must know about it in some capacity, as core team members from Toontown Rewritten are now major contributors to Astron. Perhaps they think it's better for their public image to let it be. [1] https://www.toontownrewritten.com/ https://www.toontownrewritten.com/ [2] https://github.com/Astron/Astron https://github.com/Astron/Astron [3] http://toontownrewritten.wikia.com/wiki/Alternate_Reality_Game http://toontownrewritten.wikia.com/wiki/Alternate_Reality_Ga...