Amazon and Disney have introduced that the brand new voice assistant ‘Hey Disney!’ is now formally accessible for Echo gadgets within the US.
The brand new voice assistant is constructed on Alexa expertise and in addition known as the ‘Disney Magical Companion’.
Customers can now buy it within the US “as an annual, auto-renewing subscription within the Alexa Expertise Retailer to be used on their supported Echo gadgets at house. Moreover, Hey Disney! is included as part of subscription to Amazon Youngsters+,” Amazon stated in a blogpost on Thursday.
“Hey Disney! marks the primary time an Alexa Customized Assistant (ACA) is accessible on supported Echo gadgets for purchasers at-home and uniquely brings collectively an array of content material that includes 20+ characters throughout Disney, Pixar, Star Wars, and different beloved franchises,” it added.
Disney was in a position to create an assistant with a customized voice (the Disney Magical Companion) and wake phrase (“Hey Disney!”) due to ACA, a complete answer.
Prospects simply must say, “Alexa, introduce me to Hey Disney,” to buy and arrange the service.
After the acquisition is made and the expertise is enabled, customers can say “Hey Disney, begin the magic” to Alexa to learn the way the Disney Magical Companion works alongside Alexa.
“Hey Disney! represents the artwork of what is attainable when two main corporations marry their inventive and technical experience,” stated Mark Yoshitake, Normal Supervisor and Director of Alexa Expertise.
“It is a complete new approach to carry Disney storytelling to life for followers of all ages and we’re thrilled to supply a magical, new expertise for purchasers to get pleasure from on their Echo gadgets,” Yoshitake added.
Amazon and Disney had first introduced the collaboration to launch this new voice assistant on the Shopper Electronics Present (CES) 2023 in January this 12 months.