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  • New Design and Enhanced Features For Disney Cruise Line Onboard Mobile App

    New Design and Enhanced Features For Disney Cruise Line Onboard Mobile App

    If you’re going on a Disney Cruise, you’re going to want to keep your smartphone handy for selfies and countless family photos, but also for the The Disney Cruise Line Navigator app.  The app keeps you informed of the fun happening all cruise long and lets you stay in touch with family and friends onboard and it just got a major upgrade!

    Now, you can enjoy a brand-new design and enhanced features of this incredibly handy mobile app, making it more convenient and even easier to use. Here are some highlights:

    • Horizontal Scrollable Menu – This new design gives you quicker access to learn what’s happening when and where each day. You can view the day’s activities all at once or filter to narrow down what you want to see.
    • Quick Access to Cruise Details – The Disney Cruise Line button at the bottom of the screen instantly takes you to your personalized plans and other important cruise information.
    • My Plans – Once you link your cruise reservation, your dining schedule, Port Adventures and onboard reservations (Palo, Senses Spa & Salon, beverage tastings, etc.), plus activities you “favorite” in the app, will magically appear.
    • Ship Tips – Get helpful tips for your voyage, like safety reminders and information for guests with disabilities.
    • Spotlight at Sea – This section includes information about offerings such as Senses Spa & Salon, Palo, Remy, Shutters photo packages, onboard merchandise and more.

    All these new features are in addition to what you already love about the app: individual and group chats with friends and family onboard, deck plans of the ship, a map of Castaway Cay, plus information about dining, entertainment, shopping, youth clubs, character experiences, ports of call and more.

    Our printed Personal Navigator, a quick glance at the day’s activities, has always been a great way to plan your family’s cruise agenda. We raised that to a new level when we introduced our mobile app, the electronic version of the Navigator, giving you the chance to see what’s happening during the entire cruise at once. I love how you can save your favorites to one convenient list and receive notifications when your selected activities are about to begin. Now, we’re excited to bring you even more great features!

    The Disney Cruise Line Navigator app is available for Apple and Android smartphones and is free to download and use. Be sure to download the latest update before you leave home, and stay tuned for even more enhancements coming soon.

  • All-New Interactive ‘Play Disney Parks’ App Launching This Summer

    All-New Interactive ‘Play Disney Parks’ App Launching This Summer

    Today, Disney announced that they have created a new app which will allow guests to interact with their environment depending on where they are in the parks. With the all-new Play Disney Parks app guests can soon explore Disneyland Resort and Walt Disney World Resort in a whole new way.

    This new, free to download, interactive app allows guests to access exclusive experiences at both Disneyland Resort and Walt Disney World through activities that interact with the surrounding environment. Coming this summer on iOS and Android, guests can play in the parks like never before using this soon-to-launch mobile app.

    With the touch of a button, wait time turns into play time with family and friends at certain locations. And the more you explore in Disney parks, the more there is to discover on the app. This is just the latest way we are making a visit to our parks even more fun and memorable in new and innovative ways.

    Since the launch of My Disney Experience at Walt Disney World Resort in 2013, we continue to reinvent digital offerings at our parks around the world. The My Disney Experience app, our guests’ go-to vacation companion, has continued to evolve – including the Get Directions feature, Online Check-In and the recently launched Digital Key.

    Guests are also loving the Disneyland App, Disney MaxPass and soon mobile order at Disneyland Resort – currently available at Walt Disney World – and we’re excited to bring this latest innovation to the parks!

  • Disney And Pixar Join Forces On New Mobile Game Disney Heroes: Battle Mode

    Disney And Pixar Join Forces On New Mobile Game Disney Heroes: Battle Mode

    Want to create your own fab five and battle them against other Disney and Pixar characters?  Well now you can as Disney announced Monday that it has partnered up with PerBlue to create a new mobile role-playing adventure called Disney Heroes: Battle Mode.

    Disney Heroes: Battle Mode is a new, action-packed mobile role-playing game that features Disney and Pixar heroes battling together in the same universe in all new ways. Players will experience fun, unexpected 5v5 match-ups with fan-favorite characters from The Incredibles, Wreck-It Ralph, Pirates of the Caribbean and much more. Pre-registration has already started on Google Play, and the game will be available on the App Store and on Google Play later this year.

    Disney Heroes Battle Mode

    The came takes place in the digital City where a wicked virus is corrupting every pixel, turning even the heroes’ own friends and family against them! You will pull together the best teams for the job, equip powerful gear, and battle against incredible odds to save your fellow heroes.

    “Disney Heroes: Battle Mode brings together Disney and Pixar characters in an all-new, original universe,” said Lisa Anderson, vice president, Games, Disney. “PerBlue has done a great job of bringing our characters to life in authentically Disney ways, and players will be surprised and delighted as they mix and match hero team-ups.”

    Only YOU can win the day! No cape required.

    Key Features Include:

    • Deep Bench of Characters: Collect and transform 30+ Disney and Pixar heroes into battle-ready big shots, including The Incredibles, Frozone, Wreck-It Ralph, Vanellope von Schweetz, Judy Hopps, Nick Wilde and more.
    • Missions and Friend Campaigns: Team up unlikely Disney and Pixar characters to battle together in the same universe to earn exclusive bonuses.
    • A New Digital World: Lead characters through a corrupted digital world that they’re charged with saving from an evil virus.
    • Epic Abilities and Gear: Activate skills, equip gear, and level up characters to take on bigger and badder enemies.“We’re excited to be working with some of the most recognizable characters and brands in the world and to bring them together in the new universe we’ve created,” said Justin Beck, CEO, PerBlue. “Disney and Pixar have been great collaborators that have shared our vision for creating a fun, multiplayer experience that can be enjoyed by all gamers.”Disney Heroes: Battle Mode marks the first game developed between Disney and PerBlue since the deal was announced earlier this year.

    You can download and play this game for free. The game also allows you to play using virtual currency, which can be acquired as you progress through the game or by paying with real money. Purchases of virtual currency using real money are performed using a credit card, or other form of payment associated with your account.

    Pre-registration for Disney Heroes: Battle Mode begins today on Google Play. Pre-registered players will receive a free hero of their choice at game launch. Heroes to choose from include Mr. Incredible, Fix-It Felix, Jr., Nick Wilde, Jessie and Sulley with Boo.

  • Disney World Introduces New Digital Key Feature For Keyless Room Entry

    Disney World Introduces New Digital Key Feature For Keyless Room Entry

    Entering your resort room on Walt Disney World property is about to get even easier. Coming soon, Disney will be implementing a new “Digital Key” feature to the My Disney Experience app that will allow guests to quickly unlock their hotel room using a digital key on their mobile devices.

    Guests staying at Disney’s Wilderness Lodge will get to test the new technology first, providing them with another seamless room entry option that brings added ease and flexibility to their experience.

    Guests can also use their digital key to unlock the hotel entrance gate and common area doors requiring a key, which may include pools, fitness centers, elevators and club level lounges. Arriving travel parties that have checked in online may even use their digital key to bypass the need to visit the front desk, giving them the opportunity to go directly to their room when it is ready and start their vacation even faster.

    The feature represents the latest evolution of keyless room entry, which we began offering with the MagicBand, the unique all-in-one device that effortlessly connects the vacation choices guests make in My Disney Experience. Guests may use either or both options to enter their room during their stay.

    So how does it work? To use their digital key, guests can opt in and activate the feature on their check-in day through a brief set up process in the app. To enter their room, guests tap the “Unlock Door” button and then simply hold their phone against the door lock. Check out the video below to see a sneak peek of the feature in action.

    At Walt Disney World Resort, they are always looking for ways to wow their guests with new technology that enhances the experience. The My Disney Experience app is a perfect example, with recently introduced features like mobile order and online check-in that are providing families and friends with additional choices to make their vacation even more enjoyable and convenient.

    Bluetooth-enabled mobile devices with the latest version of the My Disney Experience app are required to take advantage of a digital key for room entry. And don’t forget to wear your MagicBand for all other uses including park entry, FastPass+ redemption, room charges and more.

  • Google Home Brings Disney Interactive Hands-Free Family Fun

    Google Home Brings Disney Interactive Hands-Free Family Fun

    Oh, boy! Gather up your pals for a Mickey Mouse Adventure on Google Home. Now you can invite Mickey Mouse right into your home!

    Help Mickey make all the choices as he navigates across a busy city to get to his magic show performance on time. Should he take a taxi or the subway? Ride a moped or surf the tunnels? Go left or right? If he makes it on time, you may even get to assist him in the magic show! The fun never stops with Mickey Mouse Adventure.

    To play with Mickey Mouse on Google Home, just say “Hey Google, play Mickey Mouse Adventure”. Check out the video below.

    Google Home is a Wi-Fi speaker that also works as a smarthome control centre and an assistant for the whole family. You can use it to playback entertainment throughout your entire home, effortlessly manage everyday tasks, and ask Google things you want to know.

    You can also play along with a “Cars Adventure,” feature with favorites Mater and Lightning McQueen.

    In Cars Adventure, players can play “drive-and-seek” through Radiator Springs with Lightning and Mater. The story can take you to either Flo’s V8 Cafe or Sarge’s Surplus Hut. Choices in this game are made through voice commands as with Mickey Mouse Adventure, and can lead to possibilities like racing with Cruz Ramirez, driving through Carburetor Canyon, or even tractor tipping!

    Yes it can set appointments for you and turn on your lights, but its got plenty of Disney Magic integrated into it perfect for the ultimate Disney Dork.  The speaker is great story teller too and it can now be asked to retell classic fairy tales, including “Snow White” and “Cinderella”.

    Children under 13 can also have their own personalized Google Assistant experience when they log in with their own account, powered by Family Link.