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Disney XD is today announcing the launch of the “Disney XD Grand Prix” racing-game app for smartphones and tablets, which will have Disney XD fans revving up for victory with their favorite characters in a variety of high-octane game modes. The app is live now in the Apple App Store and is coming soon to Google Play and the Amazon Appstore. The regular price will be $2.99, but it’s currently available for .99 cents for a limited time.

Pixar Summer Movies To Go splashes into summer with Finding Nemo! Each week throughout the summer a different fan favorite film is made available on the app along with exclusive bonus content like special filmmaker introductions, film trivia and the “Countdown to Pixar’s Ultimate Movie-Making Secrets.”

Check out a sneak peek of this week’s 12 Surprising Facts About Finding Nemo below and then head to the Disney Movies Anywhere app‘s Discover section to see the complete countdown!Wondering how many Pixar movies you can pack in to your up-coming summer trip? Get ready to have your mind boggled by how many movies you could watch between some pretty awesome destinations!

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From the creators of Disney’s #1 hit game Frozen Free Fall comes an all-new match 3 puzzle-adventure, Maleficent Free Fall! Inspired by Disney’s epic live-action film Maleficent, you’ll embark on a spectacular journey with exciting and challenging objectives like you have never seen before!

Disney XD is launching its “Gravity Falls Mystery Shack Attack” tower defense strategy game app today on select Android devices in Google Play and Kindle Fire in the Amazon Appstore for $2.99.

In the game, Li’l Gideon has called upon his minions from the great beyond to scare Dipper, Mabel and Grunkle Stan out of Gravity Falls. Players can help the trio by strategically placing an array of revamped gadgets and odd knickknacks from the Mystery Shack in the path of the creatures and other supernatural baddies.

Core features of the game include:

Help Dipper and Mabel defend key “Gravity Falls” locations: the Mystery Shack, Dusk 2 Dawn, Arcade, Summerween Superstore and the Tent of Telepathy.

Access to more than 20 defensive items, including the Manotaur War Horn, Gnome Launcher, Sneezing Powder and more.

Summon the Giant Gnome Monster, Rumble McSkirmish and other Gravity Falls characters to help defend and block the minions.

All versions of the app, including iPad and iPhone, now also include the following updates:

Challenges Gameplay Mode: Players test their building skills in 15 hand-crafted challenges, including Drats Bats!, Sneeze Attack, the Brain Train, Defend a Lot, With the Li’l and Yeti or Not, Here I Come!, among others.

Endless Gameplay Mode: Defeat endless waves of enemies in an attempt to earn the highest score. Each wave will get progressively harder until the enemy’s forces become overwhelming.

Enhanced World Map: The new Gravity Falls world map makes it easier to select locations and challenges.

Upgrade Shop: Grunkle Stan has opened up a new shop, serving up upgrades that permanently enhance gameplay.

Currency: Stars: By completing areas in Story Mode and completing challenges, players can earn Stars that can be used to buy item upgrades.

“Gravity Falls” is an animated adventure comedy riddled with mystery. In it twin brother and sister, Dipper and Mabel, are sent to spend their summer vacation with their great uncle, Grunkle Stan, who enlists the siblings’ help in running the Mystery Shack, a fun tourist trap he owns that overcharges unsuspecting customers. While Dipper has a hard time getting used to his new surroundings, Mabel’s upbeat optimism comes in handy in her quest to find true love. When Dipper stumbles upon an elusive book, he discovers it is the key to unlocking the town’s mysterious secrets, and the brother and sister duo soon realize they must rely on one another to navigate the unfamiliar place. Meanwhile, when he isn’t busy trying to make a quick buck from his unsuspecting customers, Grunkle Stan guards his own secret that might hold the key to unlocking the mystery of Gravity Falls.

New research released by Disney UK suggests that the much dreaded question ‘are we nearly there yet?’ could soon be a thing of the past. A nationwide UK study reveals that more than half of parents are able to enjoy a respite of least an hour before their children get bored, and start to complain during journeys, thanks to games and apps played on smartphones and tablets proving to be a welcome distraction. In comparison, only a fifth of parents travelling without games and apps will enjoy the same amount of respite.

The report, conducted by Disney UK to celebrate the launch of its new iOS app Disney Junior Play, polled 5,000 British parents with children under the age of 10, to reveal the techniques typically employed to keep the family happy during journeys. The research demonstrated just how much mobile technology is increasingly relied upon, with more than four out of five (83%) parents agreeing that tablets and smartphones can help to relieve car boredom. Only 14% consider traditional travel games such as ‘I Spy’ essential to their journey.

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Disney wants you to be among the first to experience our new free app, Disneynature Explore, made possible by Disney Citizenship. Kids and families can now explore the outdoors like never before through the world of animals.

Watch this video to learn how to get a head start on planning your next visit to the Disneyland Resort! These free apps can help you search for approximate attraction wait times, character meet-and-greet schedules, dining options, shopping, guest services and more.

Disney Junior is debuting an all-new appisode for its popular animated series “Jake and the Never Land Pirates,” on the Disney Junior Appisode App for iPad, iPhone, and iPod Touch for $4.99.

Developed by Disney/ABC Television Group’s Digital Media team, the Disney Junior Appisodes app offers true interactive viewing, allowing fans 2-7 to touch, tap, swipe, tilt, shake and talk their way through various fun-filled activities embedded into full episodes of some of their favorite Disney Junior shows.

One of Disney Junior’s most popular iOS apps, “Jake’s Never Land Pirate School,” is now live for Android devices in Google Play and for Kindle tablets in the Amazon Appstore.

The Walt Disney Studios unveils its exclusive cloud-based digital movie service, Disney Movies Anywhere. Read more: http://bit.ly/1hOHypM