Here's the 411 on Disney’s Club Penguin App, Waddling onto the iPad...
Disney’s Club Penguin, the #1 virtual world for kids, is coming to iPad today with the new My Penguin app available for free download. With the app, Club Penguin’s millions of players will be able to access some of their favorite games and activities from the virtual world and earn coins and items for their penguin on the go. When connected to Wi-Fi, My Penguin will sync with the virtual world in real-time, allowing players to transfer items and coins that they earn in the app and customize their penguin avatar. And for the first time, players will be able to easily access the popular Club Penguin Blog and video channels together in one place.
Free app syncs with the #1 virtual world for kids
“With the launch of the My Penguin app, we will give players the games and activities that they love most about the Club Penguin experience,” said Chris Heatherly, Vice President and General Manager, Disney Interactive Worlds. “This app is just the beginning for us as we provide an increasingly connected mobile experience for Club Penguin players around the world.”
Current players will be able to quickly login using their penguin name and password from the virtual world, while new players will be able to create a penguin within the app itself. My Penguin will feature four of the most popular games from ClubPenguin.com including Pufflescape, Puffle Rescue, Puffle Roundup and Ice Fishing. Additionally, the app will feature an all new game for mobile, Sushi Drop, which will give players the chance to win coins, bonus items and treasure.
Penguins can also shop for the latest fashions in the My Penguin ‘Penguin Style’ catalog. Players will have the opportunity to access mobile exclusive items and then sync them with their ClubPenguin.com account.
My Penguin features include:
· Play four of the most popular games from ClubPenguin.com to earn coins
o Explore 16 underground caves in the hit game Pufflescape
o Save puffles in danger in 18 levels of Puffle Rescue
o Gather up crazy puffles in Puffle Roundup
o Catch fish and avoid shocking jellyfish, crabs and sharks in Ice Fishing
· Shop for fashions in the Penguin Style catalog and unlock mobile exclusive items and styles
· Sync items and coins to use between the app and ClubPenguin.com
· Win coins, bonus items & treasure in the new and exclusive Sushi Drop game
· Throw snowballs at penguin friends online and add new buddies
· Watch the newest videos and get sneak peeks on the ‘What’s New Blog’
My Penguin is now available in English for free for iPad on the iTunes App Store at: http://itunes.apple.com/app/id505544063?mt=8
Additional languages coming soon.
About Club Penguin
Club Penguin (http://www.clubpenguin.com), is the #1 virtual world for children. Club Penguin works to maintain a fun and safe online entertainment experience by using filtering technology and live moderators. The award-winning virtual world of Club Penguin contains no third-party advertising and is free to use and enjoy, however a subscription membership provides access to additional features that enhance the play experience. Club Penguin, headquartered in Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada, is enjoyed by children around the world, and can be played in English, German, Portuguese, French and Spanish.
Thanks for joining me today. My kids loved playing Club Penguin and this new app for the iPad makes it even more more fun. With the app, millions of penguin players can access some of their favorite games and activities from the virtual world and earn coins and items for their penguin on the go. Enjoy!
AND a big thanks to Disney Interactive for all the info.
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BURBANK, Calif. – May 16, 2013 – On June 17, D23: The Official Disney Fan Club,
will launch a massive reimagining of its D23.com
website, opening up the wonderful worlds of Disney like never before to its
members. The site will provide access to newly digitized content that delves
deeply into The Walt Disney Company’s vault of material, past and present,
along with exclusive glimpses of the future. The new gated content will be free
to current D23 Members; plus D23 is launching a new free level of membership,
which will include access to this incredible content. D23.com
will continue to offer the latest Disney news free to all guests who visit the
site. But D23 Members can unlock even more magic in each section by logging in
and accessing content whenever a golden key is shown.
“We’re
creating a unique destination that celebrates, in all respects, the essence of
Disney,” says Steven Clark, head of D23. “We believe the new site will offer
one of the most engaging Disney experiences yet—with even more to come in the
future. We look forward to debuting the new D23.com
to our current members as well as to new ones from around the world.”
In addition,
new departments and sections include: Weird Disney, looking at some of
the more unusual and outrageous pieces of Disney’s past; Characters, profiling
the most beloved characters from television, film and comics with concept art
and complete biographies; The Quotable Walt Disney, a digitized version
of the out-of-print book featuring some of Walt’s most enduring words; Ask a
Legend, a video feature in which Disney Legends like Marty Sklar
answer fans questions; First Look, which gives members a glimpse into
what’s new and what’s next including Monsters
University; Attraction Rewind, celebrating the beloved attractions
of Disney’s past which once delighted theme park guests; and Muppetology,
which opens up the Muppet-acular universe of our fuzzy friends. D23’s popular
video series Armchair Archivist
and Disney Geek will also
return with all-new episodes.
Current players will be able to quickly login using their penguin name and password from the virtual world, while new players will be able to create a penguin within the app itself. My Penguin will feature four of the most popular games from ClubPenguin.com including Pufflescape, Puffle Rescue, Puffle Roundup and Ice Fishing. Additionally, the app will feature an all new game for mobile, Sushi Drop, which will give players the chance to win coins, bonus items and treasure.
· Play four of the most popular games from ClubPenguin.com to earn coins
