--- title: Frontier Developments posts record FY2026 results,... description: Frontier Developments reported record fiscal year 2026 results, with adjusted operating profit up 62% to £21.4 million and revenue up 16% to £104.8 million,... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/frontier-developments-posts-record-fy2026-results-announces-disney-ip-game-and-planet-zoo-2-lmczc4jhr twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Frontier Developments posts record FY2026 results, announces Disney IP game and Planet Zoo 2 | daily.dev og:description: Frontier Developments reported record fiscal year 2026 results, with adjusted operating profit up 62% to £21.4 million and revenue up 16% to £104.8 million,... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/frontier-developments-posts-record-fy2026-results-announces-disney-ip-game-and-planet-zoo-2-lmczc4jhr og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/lmczc4JHr.png og:image:alt: Frontier Developments posts record FY2026 results, announces Disney IP game and Planet Zoo 2 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Frontier Developments posts record FY2026 results, announces Disney IP game and Planet Zoo 2 **[Collections](https://daily.dev/sources/collections)** · 2 min read · 1 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Frontier Developments reported record fiscal year 2026 results, with adjusted operating profit up 62% to £21.4 million and revenue up 16% to £104.8 million, driven by Jurassic World Evolution 3 and its zoo and coaster franchises. The studio confirmed Planet Zoo 2 launches October 13, 2026, and announced a self-funded, self-published game based on Disney IP. Founder David Braben steps down as president to become a non-executive director on October 1, 2026, with Jo Cooke promoted to CEO and Dan Lazarides joining as CMO. ## Content Frontier Developments, the studio behind Planet Coaster, Planet Zoo, and Jurassic World Evolution, reported its best financial results to date for fiscal year 2026. Adjusted operating profit rose 62% to £21.4 million, and total revenue climbed 16% to £104.8 million. The company credited Jurassic World Evolution 3 along with its zoo and coaster franchises for driving growth, with cost control and tax credits also contributing. The results cap a strategic shift Frontier began in 2023, when it pivoted toward creative management simulation (CMS) titles. The plan seems to be working: the studio now aims to release one CMS game per year. The next one arrives October 13, 2026. Planet Zoo 2 is the immediate priority, and Frontier has also announced a separate game developed in partnership with Disney, based on Disney IP. Details on that title are thin for now, but Frontier will fund, develop, and publish it themselves, which is a meaningful commitment. There are also some leadership changes worth noting. Founder David Braben is stepping back from his president role and moving to non-executive director on October 1, 2026. Jo Cooke has been promoted to CEO, and Dan Lazarides has joined as chief marketing officer. Braben founded Frontier in 1994 and is best known as co-creator of the original Elite. 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