Hey Disney! Disney Experiences Coming to Your Amazon Echo

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by Joe Tracy, editor of Theme Park Magazine

Disney fans with Amazon Echo devices will soon have access to “Hey Disney!,” a way to bring Disney experiences home.

Last November, Disney started rolling out Hey Disney on Amazon Echo devices with mouse ears at Walt Disney World’s Polynesian Village Resort.

Meet Disney Characters on your Amazon Echo with the Hey Disney Amazon Alexa Skill.

Hey Disney – a Magical Disney Voice Assistant

Hey Disney allows users to bring the magic of Disney into their homes. Once enabled via Alexa Skills, Amazon Echo devices will become Disneyfied. Hey Disney will allow users to:

Hear Disney characters comment on the local weather.
Hear Disney characters tell jokes.
Play Disney trivia games.
Listen to Disney Soundscapes (i.e., Endor, Magic Kingdom, etc.).
Listen to Disney stories.
Set alarms.
Hear Disney character introductions.

Hey Disney will also have interactive features for MagicBand+ users. For example, when a user gets a trivia question correct, their MagicBand+ will light up and vibrate. This will be the first time Disney has programmed the MagicBand+ to work outside of Disney parks.

Hey Disney will also interact with the MagicBand+ (photo ©Disney)

Hey Disney Soundscapes Put Users in Various Disney Experiences

While jokes, trivia, stories, weather, etc. are typical features of Alexa, one of the more unique features of Hey Disney on Alexa Echo devices is the ability to be immersed in Disney worlds via Soundscapes. This feature will allow users to spend hours immersed in the sounds of places like Endor, the Magic Kingdom, and others. The Soundscape experiences include:

Spirit of the Pride Lands (The Lion King)
Tiana’s Bayou Celebration (Princess and the Frog)
Nemo’s Undersea Enchantment (Finding Nemo)
Pirate Adventures (Pirates of the Caribbean)
A Frozen Journey (Frozen)
Moana’s Voyage (Moana)
A Coco Homecoming (Coco)
Guardians of the Galaxy: Planet Mix (Guardians of the Galaxy)
Disney Parks Magic (Magic Kingdom)
Several more, including Star Wars Endor.

Listen to Disney stories, soundscapes, and more with Hey Disney (photo ©Disney)

Hey Disney Alexa Voice Assistant Will Not Be a Disney Character

Instead of using a Disney character to respond to commands given to Hey Disney, Disney went with a voice actor instead and use characters in supporting roles. Nicolas Roye, who has done many anime and video game voiceovers, is officially the voice of Hey Disney. Roye’s role is “the Disney magical companion.”

More than 20 characters will be part of the Hey Disney launch for home Alexa Echo devices. Characters include:

Disney classic characters like Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse, Goofy, Pluto, and Donald Duck.
Star Wars Chewbacca, R2-D2, C-3PO, and BB-8 droids.
Guardians of the Galaxy’s Rocket Raccoon and Groot.
The Muppet’s Fozzie Bear and Miss Piggy
Alladin’s Genie
Finding Nemo’s Dory
Frozen’s Olaf
Encanto’s Mirabel
Princess and the Frog’s Princess Tiana
Cars’ Mater

Hey Disney FAQ

What is Hey Disney?

Hey Disney is an Amazon Alexa Skill that brings allows users to bring Disney experiences home, like playing Disney games, interacting with Disney characters, listing to Soundscapes from Disney movies, and more. It also interacts with MagicBand+ for additional features.

How Do I Get Hey Disney?

Hey Disney will be part of Amazon Kids+ or can be purchased from the Amazon Skills Store. Click here for availability notifications.

What devices does Hey Disney work with?

Hey Disney will work with any Amazon Echo device, including Amazon Echo speakers and Amazon Echo Show devices.

When will Hey Disney be released?

Hey Disney is expected to be released in Spring 2023.

How much will Hey Disney cost?

Hey Disney is included with an AmazonKids+ subscription. It will also be available to purchase/enable from the Alexa Skills store. The price has not been announced.

Where do I get Mickey Mouse ears for my Amazon Echo?

The Mickey Mouse ears for Amazon Echo 5 users is available here (affiliate link)

Explore More (Videos)

CNET takes a look at Hey Disney at CES

Hey Disney Hotel Announcement in 2022

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Notifications: Be notified when Hey Disney is available

Editor’s Note: The term “Hey Disney!” contains an exclamation point at the end. For the sake of easy readability of this article, we used it properly in the title, and the first sentence, then removed the exclamation point in future references.

Editor’s Opinion: It would be nice to see Disney take this experience even further, especially for Echo Show users with video access. Things we’d love to see in order to improve the experience:

A live look into a Disney park (i.e. “Hey, Disney! Show me Disneyland right now.”)
POV rides (i.e., “Hey, Disney! Let’s ride Pirates of the Caribbean!”)
Inside looks (i.e., “Hey, Disney! Tell me the history of the Haunted Mansion.”)
Digital Character meet and greets. (i.e., “Hey Disney! Let’s meet Tiana”)
More life (i.e., animation) from the characters when they appear on screen.
Consider making your voice assistant Mickey Mouse.
Ability to listen to Disney music without being thrown back to Alexa.

There is a lot that can be creatively enhanced for this skill, even within the limits of the device. That would help set this Disney experience more apart from the everyday Alexa experience.