Disney's Beauty and the Beast Magical Ballroom

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Disney's Beauty and the Beast Magical Ballroom
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Developer(s) Creative Capers Entertainment
Publisher(s) Disney Interactive
Director(s) David Molina, Natasha Sasic, Terry Shakespeare
Producer(s) Jacqueline Valle, Seth Shapiro, Patrice Monis
Designer(s) Bonnie Leick, Matt Bates
Artist(s) Victoria Pellouchoud
Series Beauty and the Beast
Platform(s) Windows
Release2000
Genre(s) Action, strategy

Disney's Beauty and the Beast Magical Ballroom is a 2000 video game collection and part of Disney's Beauty and the Beast media franchise.

Contents

Summary

The software contains a collection of children's minigames based on the Disney animated movie Beauty and the Beast, [1] involving Belle and her friends throwing a party for Beast. [2]

Development

This and Disney’s The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea were designed to "combine girls’ creative interests with their natural play patterns". [3]

Reception

SuperKids said the package "offers the same enchanting theme and endearing characters we loved" in the film, commending its "creativity and problem solving activities" as "well-planned and enjoyable", while criticising its difficulty and lack of a developed storyline. [4] Strange Little Games said it was suitable for children and fans of the franchise. [5]

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References

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