Amazon's first home Alexa custom assistant that can use voice assistants with more than 20 Disney characters at 'Hey, Disney!' Appears



The new voice assistant ' Disney Magical Companion' that uses Amazon's voice assistant '

Alexa ' is now available on the smart speaker ' Amazon Echo ' June 15, 2023 local time with Amazon Disney announced. It can be activated by calling out 'Hey Disney!' to Echo, and it is possible to answer questions and requests from users with the voice of more than 20 types of Disney characters.

Amazon and Disney announce Hey Disney!
https://developer.amazon.com/en-US/blogs/alexa/device-makers/2023/06/amazon-hey-disney-june-2023



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'Hey Disney!' is now available to replace Alexa on US Echo devices - The Verge
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Disney's Magical Companion was initially available exclusively within the parks of Walt Disney World Resort in the United States. However, on June 15, 2023, Amazon and Disney announced that Disney Magical Companion is now available on Echo devices in the United States.




In 2021, Amazon announced `` Alexa Custom Assistant '' that allows you to build your own voices, skills, and wake words and install them in Alexa. Disney's Magical Companion became the first Alexa Custom Assistant to launch on Echo devices in the home.

Disney Magical Companion, which is activated by the wake word ' Hey , Disney !' From there, it is also possible to respond specifically to Disney-related content, such as 'Play environmental sounds from Star Wars.'

Below is a video that actually uses Disney Magical Companion. When you call 'Hey, Disney! Good morning!', you can confirm that Ana speaks to the user.

“Hey Disney” in Disney Resort Rooms! #shorts #disney #wdw #heydisney #disneyworldresorts-YouTube


“Disney Magical Companion is all-new content that brings more Disney fun to Disney fans of all ages,” said Mark Yoshitake, GM and Director of Alexa. I think,' he said.

To use Disney Magical Companion, you need to subscribe to an annual subscription of $ 5.99 (about 840 yen) or register with Amazon Kids + for $ 4.99 per month (about 700 yen) or $ 48 per year (about 6700 yen) . After registration is completed, by asking ``Alexa, introduce ``Hey, Disney!'''', ``Hey, Disney! You can also get an overview of how to use the Disney Magical Companion by saying, 'Hey Disney! Start making magic.'



Disney Magical Companion is available on Fire tablets , Fire TV , Echo Show 15 , Echo Auto , and Echo devices except 1st gen Echo. At the time of writing the article, the use of Disney Magical Companion is limited to the United States, and it is undecided whether the service will be provided in Japan.

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