Beta

Doctor Surlee continuing to work on "The Rewritten Experiment".

Beta was the second development stage of Toontown Rewritten after Alpha and before Live where only players with access to an Alpha key and Beta key could play the game, which launched on May 17, 2014, and ended on September 1, 2017, while transitioning from "Semi-Open Beta" to "Open Beta" in the process.

Pre-Beta

Pre-Beta was the first version of Toontown Rewritten before the game was released for a public Beta test, exclusively available to the Toontown Rewritten Team. Joey uploaded two YouTube videos showing gameplay footage of Toontown Rewritten in a pre-Beta stage. Maya also uploaded a YouTube video showing gameplay footage of Toontown Rewritten in a pre-Beta stage where she completed some ToonTasks.

Semi-Open Beta and Open Beta

Semi-Open Beta

Semi-Open Beta was the third to last stage of Toontown Rewritten's overall Beta test where players could visit the website, and use the PlayLine or schedule a PlayTime session to play Toontown Rewritten for three hours, both of which were introduced in celebration of Toontown Online's 11th anniversary on June 2, 2014. PlayTime sessions were eventually increased to six hours after Quadruple Access Weekend on August 6, 2014. Beta keys were still required in order to play the game indefinitely.

Open Beta

Open Beta was the final stage of Toontown Rewritten's overall Beta test where players could play the game without the need of a Beta key. Toontown Rewritten opened to all players on September 19, 2014, which was also the day that ToonFest 2014 occurred.

Content

From Beta to Open Beta, the following features were released.

• Toontorial
• Trolley minigames
• Playgrounds
• Gags
• ToonTasks
• Cogs
• Estates
• Cog headquarters
• Cog Disguises
• Unites
• Codes
• Racing
• Clarabelle's Cattlelog
• Accessories
• Gardening
• Golfing

Beta, Semi-Open Beta, and Open Beta did not have either of the following features.

• Parties
• Grand Prix
• Silly Meter
• Sellbot Field Offices

Name of origin

Beta (uppercase Β, lowercase β) is the second letter of the Greek alphabet. In the system of Greek numerals, it has a value of two. In English, the noun "Beta" is used as a synonym for "second" (in a series), reflecting its Greek roots.

Trivia

• There was originally going to be an "end of Beta" event that would be similar to the Toon Council Presidential Elections concluding Alpha. While the event was believed to be Operation: Duck Hunt despite being unconfirmed, it never occurred.