In March of 2005, New Horizon Interactive set out to create an online world for kids where they could safely play games, have fun and interact. As parents and Internet specialists, New Horizon's owners wanted to develop a place they and other adults around the world would feel comfortable letting their own children and grandchildren visit. On August 1, the company announced it had joined the Walt Disney Company in a business partnership designed to provide Club Penguin with access to unprecedented resources and a wide range of exciting and unique development opportunities.