Disney's Party , a party game using the Disney license and characters, is created by Hudson Soft, the creator of Mario Party .
The story revolves around Uncle Scrooge inviting four characters - Mickey and Minnie Mouse, Donald and Daisy Duck, Goofy, and Billy the Ghost - to his theme park. The goal of the game is for each character to complete rows on their five-by-five game board by placing items of the appropriate color, with the first player to complete their board being the winner.
The gameplay involves moving characters on a 3D game board using the Wheel of Destiny, which determines the next space to move to. There are 14 different types of spaces, including items, events, shops, transportation, and mini-games. The mini-games, with 30 different ones, are played by all four characters together and include racing, shooting, image-matching, counting, pressing button combinations, and more.
Players can collect power notes to gain an advantage during mini-games and use them to sabotage other players' efforts. Special items can be used to re-arrange the board grid or block off rows. Completing rows earns rewards, including unlockable character cards depending on the reached score.
Once the set number of rows is completed, a final challenge round follows, consisting of another mini-game and special awards for achievements such as "best item collector" or "best mini-game player". Unlocked mini-games can be played in Mini-Game Mode , while Free Pass mode allows navigation around the game board freely.
Disney's Party is released for the Gamecube on October 17, 2003. Players can select from six characters and compete to complete their boards first, with the winner earning rewards and unlockable character cards.