New Mickey Video Website and App

WDWNT on July 17, 2013

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Are you a fan of Mickey Mouse? If you are reading this blog, I will go ahead and assume that you are. This past week Disney announced a new website and mobile app featuring both new and classic Mickey Mouse shorts.

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Both the app and the website are nicely laid out and are easy to navigate. New shorts are prominently featured, or you can browse by selecting from the featured characters (Mickey, Minnie, Pluto, Donald, Daisy and Goofy) to see videos featuring that character. The one complaint I do have about the app on the iPhone is that it is a little to easy to accidentally play a video while scrolling through the list.

The new shorts are currently being released weekly, first on the Disney Channel, then on the website and in the app. The cartoons draw their inspiration from the more slapstick and zany era of the early Mickey Mouse cartoons, while taking place in modern settings. I particularly enjoyed New York Weenie, which takes place in Central Park in New York City (where I happen to live), and Croissant de Triomphe, which takes place in Paris (where I recently spent my Honeymoon). Croissant is entirely in French, although even if you do not speak the language, you will likely be able to understand the story.

Some of the classic Mickey cartoons are included as well, such as Mickey and the Seal, On Ice, and Mickey’s Trailer. I must have watched Mickey and the Seal hundreds of times as a child, including while sitting in the lobby of a Disney resort waiting for my parents to check in. Okay, and this past year while standing in the lobby checking myself in.

I am really happy to see the Mickey Mouse cartoons getting featured again. If you have an iOS device, it really is worth downloading this app, especially since it is free. Everyone else can check out the website to get the same content, as well as some flash games based on the new shorts. Enjoy!

VIDEO: “It’s A Small World: The Animated Series” Debuts On Disney.com

WDWNT on March 18, 2013

Disney Interactive’s it’s a small world: the animated series debuted today across multiple portals including Disney.com, Disney’s Youtube channel and throughout Disney’s connected TV apps.

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The new original online series, sponsored exclusively by Rosetta Stone, exploits the interactive medium to bring the classic Disney experience to life online for a new generation of fans. The eight episode series will introduce families to new words and customs from around the world.

Featuring original music from Richard Sherman, the legendary songwriter behind the attraction’s theme song, it’s a small world: the animated series will take viewers on a journey with a group of children from different countries as they explore new lands across the globe in a digital narrative brought to life through animation that was inspired by Mary Blair’s original design for the wildly popular theme park attraction.

Check out the first episode below:



Update To Disney Animated App Adds “Frozen” Content

WDWNT on March 18, 2013

Today, Disney Interactive update their Disney Animated app to include new content from the current #1 film in the nation, Frozen. Fans can now discover how Frozen‘s beloved characters were developed by animators as well as learn about the art and inspiration behind Elsa’s kingdom of  Arendelle with exclusive behind-the-scenes access to concept art, character sketches, test animations and more.

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Using an authentic recreation of the visual effects animation system used in the film, the app’s users can control Elsa’s magical snow and create their own animations which can be shared via e-mail or social media.

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Disney Animated gives users an inside look at all the art and technology used to create all of Walt Disney Animation Studios films from 1937’s Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs up to this year’s Frozen. The app also features digital story chapters packed with interactive images, animated clips, user-animated authentic Disney 3D character models, a browsable timeline of all 53 Disney feature animated films, an interactive color map and much more.

 

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The Disney Animated app is available for the special price of $9.99 from the Apple App Store or you can learn more at Disney.com/Animated.

 

VIDEO: Disney Interactive Launches New “Hidden Worlds” Game

WDWNT on March 18, 2013

Disney Interactive has launched a new fully-connected experience on Facebook, iOS and Android that features iconic scenes from beloved Walt Disney Animation Studios films.

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Disney Hidden Worlds is a free-to-play hidden object adventure that allows players to interact with nostalgic scenes from Beauty & the Beast, Tangled and Aladdin, with many more Disney animated films to come. The adventure is able to sync a game across Facebook, iOS and Android, allowing players to continue their game on all their mobile devices.

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In Disney Hidden Worlds, you can enter a world of imagination where Disney stories come to life. But when imagination goes awry a mysterious Villain is created, bringing darkness and chaos to the created Kingdoms. Crucial objects have gone missing from each story and it is up to the players, along with their guide Chrona, to search iconic Disney scenes for components, craft the missing objects, and restore each character’s “happily ever after.”

Check out the trailer for the game below:

Features:

  • Interact with magical Kingdoms based on well-known Disney stories like Beauty & the Beast, Tangled and Aladdin, with many more movies to come soon.
  • Play through Disney animated film-based hidden-object scenes and spot-the-detail scenes.
  • Collect ink and craft objects to help each story progress towards “happily ever after.”
  • Help Chrona and the Inklings save the magical Kingdoms from a mysterious villain in this original Disney story.
  • Play and sync a single game across Facebook, iOS and Android devices.

Players can head over to https://apps.facebook.com/hiddenworlds and dive into Disney Hidden Worlds today. The game can also be downloaded for iOS devices at http://bit.ly/1cExHhd and for Android at http://bit.ly/1gtvatB.

“A Mouse Of Epic Proportions”: Epic Mickey Has Arrived!

WDWNT on November 30, 2010

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The long awaited “Epic Mickey” for the Nintendo Wii has finally arrived! Why is this game worth a portion of your valuable holiday shopping budget? If you’re a Disney fan, this is the game you have been waiting for. Combining theme park references, classic Disney animation stars, and innovative gameplay; there is really nothing more you can ask for. As well, there’s a special edition of the game that any Disney fan wpuld gladly give their left arm for. Here’s a deeper look at Mickey’s motion-controlled debut on the Nintendo Wii: