Toontown Beta

Toontown Beta refers to the time of development of Toontown Online prior to it's release to the public on June 2nd, 2003. During this time, the game had no cost to volunteers.

There were two phases of beta development: Beta 1 and Beta 2. The exact bug fixes and additions can be found on the release notes section of the test website

Beta 1
Beta 1 was the first of public testing, and began in August 2001. During this time, many common gameplay elements that are currently in the game were added. Unfortunately, the game was very unstable at this time, resulting in the common loss of data, including the deletion of toons, loss of gameplay data, and the loss in-game achievements. Testing lasted until January 16th, 2002. The game servers were noted by Disney Online Worlds as being "accidentally left on... by some forgetful developer".

Beta 2
Beta 2 began on September 10th, 2002. This phase of testing holds much resemblance to Beta 1, in that the game was still gaining stability. Beta 2 only lasted one month until October 21st, 2002. After Beta 2 was finished, Limited Engagement, otherwise known as "Sneak Preview", began for those who played the game prior to it's official release.