How five Disney Infinity superfans turned their passion into level-design gigs

Up until a few months ago, Patrick and Stewart were just like any other Disney Infinity fan. They bought the figurines. They made their own levels in Toy Box mode. They submitted their best work to weekly contests, and sometimes, they won.

Disney Interactive and developer Avalanche Software noticed. They hired 29 year-old Patrick “PapaEcho” Efird and 44 year-old Stewart “Crazybynick” Malcolm as full-time level designers. Three other active community members have since joined them: Tyler “Tyforce” Cole, Jose “doctorlogicgate” Abalos, and Quinn “quinnjitsu” Johnson.