Inspired by scenes and locations from the Disney Animal Kingdom theme park, Disney Animal Kingdom Explorers was created by Playdom in partnership with the park’s scientists to ensure environmentally correct game play. Players will have the opportunity to become part of the Global Wildlife Research team, learn about rare and endangered species and build their own virtual preserves to house and protect hundreds of animals and plants from around the globe. Players are even encouraged to be conscious of the needs of animals and their habitats - placing animals who cohabitate well next to each other will earn the player extra points.
The launch of Disney Animal Kingdom Explorers demonstrates the continued execution of Disney’s social gaming strategy -- merging Disney IP with Playdom’s expertise in social game play, which together, have successfully launched and sustained other hidden object social games, such as Garden’s of Time. Disney Animal Kingdom Explorers is the first hidden object game on Facebook to highlight animals, and classic, hand-drawn Disney animation brings the game to life in a way only Disney can.
Developed by Disney Social Games, Disney Animal Kingdom Explorers is a hidden object game that provides players with a social, ecologically minded play experience. Players can create and nurture their own wildlife nature preserve around the Tree of Life populated with their favorite exotic animals, and search for hidden objects in spectacular natural settings from the
Appealing to a broad base of consumers who have an affinity for animals, nature and exploratory travel – Disney Animal Kingdom Explorers brings players into the heart of the jungle without having to leave home. Animal Kingdom Explorers incorporates a deeper narrative and developed characters into the game play. The Global Wildlife Research team members will guide players through exotic wilderness, build and grow their own wildlife preserve and protect endangered species.
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John Gaudiosi
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John Gaudiosi has been covering videogames for the past 20 years for outlets like The Washington Post, CNET, Wired Magazine and CBS.com. He has focused on the convergence of entertainment and videogames for outlets like Video Business, Home Media Magazine, Entertainment Weekly, The Hollywood Reporter and Variety. He currently serves as Editor-in-Chief of Gamerlive.TV and is also a freelance game columnist for Reuters and writes for outlets like Forbes.com, NVISION, Official PlayStation Magazine, EGM Now, Geek Monthly, PrimaGames.com, and Yahoo! Games. John also serves as the video game expert for NBC in Washington D.C. and has produced videogame documentaries for The History Channel and Starz Entertainment. John was named one of the Top 50 Game Journalists in the world by Next-Gen.biz in 2007. He is the co-author of Scholastic Books' How to Get into Videogames, Prima Publishing's Madden: Twenty Years of Videogame Football and Electronic Arts: The Official History.
