While I should have been getting an extra couple of hours worth of sleep today I was obsessively refreshing my Twitter feed to get the latest news from the Disney Interactive Panel from friends who were at D23 Expo. While the panel discussed games like Kingdom Hearts III, Playmation, Disney Magic Kingdoms, Star Wars Battlefront – Battle of Jakku, I was more interested to see what was revealed for Disney Infinity 3.0. What special revelations would come out of the event. New characters? New Playsets? More info on the Toy Box Mode? I wanted to know it all.

So I read along with my friends on Twitter. I retweeted and favorited many of their tweets. They put up images of the newly announced characters like Nick Wilde and Judy Hopps from Walt Disney Animation Studios’ Zootopia, Spot from Disney•Pixar’s The Good Dinosaur and a limited edition set of Light FX Star Wars™ character figures that light up when placed onto the Disney Infinity Base. While those were very cool reveals there was also the announcement that Peter Pan would be coming to Disney Infinity 3.0 next year. There was also a reveal of two characters from the upcoming Star Wars™ The Force Awakens themed Play Set, Finn and Rey. The audience was treated to a surprise when the actors who play these characters came out on stage with the character reveal. They even gave away figures to two lucky attendees.

Another special announcement was that the Keyblade from Kingdom Hearts will become an item in the Disney Infinity 3.0 Toy Box. Attendees received a special Disney Infinity 3.0 Power Disc that lets Mickey Mouse dress in his King Outfit from that game. I believe that attendees also got the Mickey Mouse figure as well. I bet that power disc is all over eBay right now.

DISNEY CONSUMER PRODUCTS AND INTERACTIVE MEDIA SHOWCASES UPCOMING LINE-UP OF PRODUCTS AT D23 EXPO 2015

Co-Stars of Star Wars™ The Force Awakens John Boyega, Daisy Ridley Surprised Guest On Stage And Gave Away Their Disney Infinity Character Figures To Audience Members

Limited Edition Star Wars™ PlayStation®4 Hardware Bundles Unveiled

New Products and Updates From Across Disney Interactive’s Games Slate Announced

ANAHEIM, Calif. – (August 16, 2015) – Today, during a presentation at the D23 Expo 2015, Disney Consumer Products and Interactive Media revealed new details about some of the biggest products in the interactive entertainment industry including Disney Infinity 3.0 Edition, Playmation and KINGDOM HEARTS III plus two new limited edition Star Wars™ PlayStation®4 hardware bundles.

“We have the most exciting slate of upcoming game titles in our history, and we’re also focused on new platforms and technologies that enable us to develop experiences we would never have dreamed possible just a few years ago,” said Jimmy Pitaro, co-chairman of Disney Consumer Products and Interactive Media and president of Disney Interactive.

Highlights from today’s presentation include:

· On November 17, fans will be able to purchase two very special limited-edition Darth Vader-inspired PlayStation®4 Star Wars bundles: Star Wars: Battlefront and Disney Infinity 3.0: Star Wars. The bundles include a fully customized PS4™ featuring an image of Darth Vader, a controller inspired by Darth Vader’s suit and more. For full information for the Limited-Edition PlayStation®4 Hardware Bundles visit http://blog.us.playstation.com/2015/08/16/star-wars-ps4-bundles.

· John Boyega and Daisy Ridley, co-stars of Star Wars™ The Force Awakens, surprised guests on stage and gave away their character figures, Finn and Rey, for the upcoming Disney Infinity 3.0 Edition Play Set based on the film.

· Other character reveals also included Nick Wilde and Judy Hopps from Walt Disney Animation Studios’ Zootopia, Spot from Disney•Pixar’s The Good Dinosaur and a limited edition set of Light FX Star Wars™ character figures that light up when placed onto the Disney Infinity Base. Exciting new Disney Infinity integrations with Walt Disney World and Disney Cruise Line® were also unveiled.

· Guests who attended the Hall D23 received a special Kingdom Hearts Mickey Costume Power Disc that unlocks a one-of-a-kind costume of King Mickey, Keyblade Master and King of Disney Castle for Disney Infinity’s Mickey Mouse character and a classic Mickey Mouse figure.

For full information about Disney Infinity 3.0 Edition reveals visit http://bit.ly/1Le7F4B

· Coming this Fall, Playmation Marvel’s Avengers Gamma Gear – inspired by the 7-foot Hulk – lets you smash into battle using motion-sensing technology putting you in the Avengers action. Slip your hands into the Gamma Gear and use the motion-based controls to smash your way through missions and stomp through battlegrounds with different Hulk moves like Ground Slam, Thunder Clap, and other combos.

· Square Enix and Disney Interactive revealed that Baymax and other beloved characters of Walt Disney Animation Studios’ Academy Award®-winning film Big Hero 6 will make their debut in the ever-expanding narrative of KINGDOM HEARTS III. For full information about the Big Hero 6 world in KINGDOM HEARTS III visit http://bit.ly/1Kq0aEP.

· Disney Interactive announced Disney Magic Kingdoms, a new mobile game being created with Gameloft that lets players build the Disney theme park of their dreams by recreating and placing iconic attractions such as Space Mountain, Haunted Mansion, California Screamin’ and many more in a fun animated landscape. For full information about Disney Magic Kingdoms visit http://bit.ly/1hgFvwo.

About Disney Infinity
Disney Infinity is an interactive gaming platform where players have unprecedented freedom and endless opportunity to create stories and play experiences starring the beloved characters from across The Walt Disney Company. Building on the success of Disney Infinity 1.0 and 2.0, Disney Interactive announced its latest installment to the best-selling “hybrid toy/video game” this year — Disney Infinity 3.0 Edition. In its third iteration, players will utilize real-world interactive figures to activate original storylines (Play Sets) in the virtual game worlds of popular Star Wars franchises and create new adventures with other Disney Infinity characters from across the Walt Disney Company in the Toy Box mode. Disney Infinity 3.0 is rated E-10+ by the ESRB and will be available in stores this fall. For more information, visit Disney.com/Infinity.

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