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Hey SpeedStars!

The “Looking for Trouble” season, inspired by Disney’s Pirates of the Caribbean, brings a swashbuckling adventure and new content to the game, including an expansion of the already available “A Pirate’s Life” racing environment!

Get up to speed with all the new content arriving in Season 9 below and catch up with the additional improvements we made in our most recent Community Pit Stop.



[h2]4 NEW PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN-INSPIRED RACERS[/h2]

Racers Captain Hector Barbossa, Davy Jones, Tia Dalma and Will Turner are revving up their engines to take you on a race for the horizon!

Captain Hector Barbossa is a Brawler Class Racer, Davy Jones is a Defender, Tia Dalma is a Trickster, and Will Turner is a Speedster Class Racer.

Details of how to unlock each of our 4 seasonal Racers are listed below.

• Davy Jones will be unlockable via the premium tier of the Golden Pass Part 1*(and via the shop after Part 1)
  
• Captain Hector Barbossa will be unlockable via the premium tier of the Golden Pass Part 2*
  
• Tia Dalma will be unlockable via the Season Tour in both Parts.
  
• Will Turner will be unlockable via the free tier of the Golden Pass in both Parts.
  

*Requires Golden Pass Credit or purchase of €9,99/$9.99 or equivalent in local currency

[h2]PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN-INSPIRED RACERS UNIQUE SKILLS[/h2]

[h3]CAPTAIN HECTOR BARBOSSA – THE CURSE OF THE BLACK PEARL[/h3]

Passive: Barbossa starts the race with a curse that makes him invulnerable but slower. The curse can be lifted by collecting cursed coins, making him recover full speed but losing invulnerability.

Normal Activation: Several skeleton hands appear on the racetrack in front of Barbossa, slowing opponents down on contact and generating a cursed coin.

Charged Activation: Skeleton hands spawn around Barbossa for an average period of time, slowing opponents that get close to him and generating a cursed coin for Barbossa.
[h3]
DAVY JONES – UNLEASH THE KRAKEN[/h3]

Normal Activation: Davy Jones calls forth a very small number of tentacles. The tentacles appear right in front of him one at a time, giving him a push and stunning opponents.

Charged Activation: Davy Jones calls forth a very small number of tentacles. They appear in waves, stunning opponents and giving him a push if he drives over them.

[h3]TIA DALMA - TRUE FORM[/h3]

Normal Activation: Tia Dalma gains a shield of crabs for a moderate time, which extends to any racer she touches. When she grants a shield, she collects a Piece of Eight. After collecting Nine Pieces of Eight, Tia Dalma adopts her true form as goddess Calypso, creating a whirlpool around herself that pushes opponents away.

Charged Activation: Tia Dalma channels the power of the sea to generate boost fuel for a moderate time. Whenever she touches a Racer, she grants them long-lasting fuel generation, and collects a Piece of Eight. After collecting Nine Pieces of Eight, Tia Dalma adopts her true form as goddess Calypso, creating a whirlpool around herself that pushes opponents away.

[h3]WILL TURNER – HONEST PIRATE[/h3]

Normal Activation: Will adopts a counteroffensive stance for a moderate time, guarding him from one attack. When it ends, he ripostes with a push. If an opponent is caught in the push, the skill is refunded.

Charged Activation: Will adopts an agile stance for a moderate time. Whenever he overtakes an opponent or is overtaken himself, he pushes himself forward.

[h2]NEW CREW MEMBERS[/h2]

A whole new collection of Crew members will also be added to support you during your races, including:

Carina Barbossa
Maccus
Rock Crabs
Henry Turner
Captain Sao Feng
Bo'sun   
Theodore Groves   
Cotton
Ian Mercer    
Shansa
Bootstrap Bill Turner
Prison Dog



[h2]A PIRATE’S LIFE [/h2]

Season 9 brings an expansion of the already available “A Pirate’s Life” racing environment that includes Tia Dalma’s Shack, the treasure cave, an underwater area with sunken ships and Fort Charles!



That’s a wrap on all of the new gameplay content coming to Disney Speedstorm Season 9! We’ll see you all out on the racetrack!

Disney Speedstorm is available worldwide as a free-to-play title*.

*This game contains in-app purchases, including paid random items

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Hey SpeedStars,

Disney Speedstorm’s Season 9, inspired by Disney’s Pirates of The Caribbean, is visible just beyond the horizon! The team has prepared a number of improvements based on Community Feedback which are outlined below.

[h2]TREASURE RUSH GAME MODE[/h2]

Season 9 will see the introduction of a new game mode called Treasure Rush. Treasure Rush will task players with gathering special collectibles during races. Your driving skills will be pushed to the limit as you try to juggle picking up as many collectibles as possible while still trying to win the race.

The collectibles you have gathered at the end of the race will be converted into Season Coins and you’ll receive a bonus multiplier if you finish in the podium places. Upgrade Coins will also be earnable via Objective Milestones. There will be a set amount of daily Tries attached to the event.



[h2]UI/UX IMPROVEMENTS[/h2]

[h3]PURCHASE ITEMS DIRECTLY FROM THE CUSTOMIZATION MENU[/h3]

Players can now purchase customization items such as Race Suits or Kart Bodies directly from the relevant customization menus.

[h3]MAIN MENU[/h3]

We’ve made several improvements to the main menu UI/UX based on community feedback.

The changes are outlined below:

• Both Racers and karts are now visible.
• The MPR progress of your selected Racer is now visible.
• The current season’s timer is now visible.
• A gamepad shortcut has been added to access the Racers list.

[h2]SHOP – DAILY SPECIALS[/h2]

Several issues have been fixed in the Daily Special section of the Shop and are outlined below:

• Players will no longer have duplicate offers.
• Players will no longer have offers for maxed out Racers/Crew members.

[h2]SEASON 9 TOURNAMENTS AND VAULT PASSES[/h2]

During Season 9, Tournaments and Vault Passes will become available for the Frozen and Oswald The Lucky Rabbit Collections.

Tournaments will be available for Racers Elsa, Anna, Olaf, Kristoff and Hans from the Frozen Collection and Racers Oswald and Ortensia from the Oswald The Lucky Rabbit Collection.

[h2]RACER BOOST[/h2]

Racers Vanellope, Wreck-It Ralph, Sergeant Calhoun, King Candy, Kermit The Frog and Fear are now available to select.
[h2]
RACER VOICEOVER[/h2]

This season, Racers Will Turner, Captain Hector Barbossa, Davy Jones and both of the 2 mid-season Racers will have voice lines in-game.

[h2]GENERAL FIXES AND IMPROVEMENTS [/h2]

• Various game crash occurrences fixed across all platforms.
• Dashing with a Brawler Class Racer will now correctly apply a stun effect.

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Hey SpeedStars,

We hope all of you have been enjoying Disney Speedstorm’s Season 8, inspired by Disney and Pixar’s Inside Out. Part 2 of the season is approaching fast, and we have a mid-season hotfix ready to roll out on July 8 with improvements and fixes based on community feedback.

[h2]LOGIN CALENDAR[/h2]

Season 8 will see the introduction of a Login Calendar to the game. First-time and veteran players alike will be able to claim some amazing rewards simply by logging in each day. The details of the rewards available from the Login Calendar are outlined below:



[h2]UI/UX IMPROVEMENTS[/h2]

[h3]UI/UX CHANGES MADE BASED ON COMMUNITY FEEDBACK[/h3]

The team has made several improvements to the game’s UI/UX based on the feedback received from the community. We will continue to make improvements based on community feedback in future updates.

• The Upgrade Racer button will no longer be selected by default in the Racer profile tab.
• Information about a Racer’s Common and Unique Skills can now be viewed regardless of whether you have unlocked the Racer or not.
• Clicking on the Racer in the Main Menu will now take you directly to the Racer profile tab.
• Clicking on a Racer in your Party in the Main Menu will now take you directly to the Party profile tab.
• The Racers button has been repositioned closer to the Play button on the Main Menu.

[h3]DUPLICATE EXCHANGE FLOW[/h3]

The duplicate exchange animation flow that occurs when a duplicate item is converted into Season Coins has been shortened.

[h2]UNIQUE SKILL FIXES[/h2]

We have made several fixes to Unique Skills issues that appeared with the launch of Season 8.

RACER MICKEY MOUSE

• The charged activation of his Unique Skill should now correctly grant invulnerability to rival Racers.

RACER MINNIE MOUSE

• She will now correctly receive a speed boost from both the normal and charged activations of her Unique Skill.

RACER RANDALL

• Fixed an issue causing a visual effect from his Unique Skill to persist for the full duration of races.

RACER JUMBA

• In Team Mode, the normal activation of his Unique Skill will only target the Racer in first place and not the highest placed Racer on the rival team.

RACER ANGEL

• The normal activation of her Unique Skill should now correctly grant invulnerability to rival Racers.
• She will now correctly receive a speed boost from the charged activation of her Unique Skill.

RACER JOY

• She will now correctly receive a speed boost from the normal activation of her Unique Skill.

RACER HERCULES

• Teammates will now correctly receive invulnerability by touching the trail during the normal activation of his Unique Skill.

[h3]TEAMMATE UNIQUE SKILL INTERACTION ISSUE[/h3]

The team has identified an issue where certain items spawned from Unique Skills are being destroyed by the Unique Skills of their teammates. The team is working on the issue and aims to fix it in the next update.

[h2]RACER VOICEOVER[/h2]

Racer Fear now has voice lines in-game.

[h2]SEASON BOXES & SEASON BOX CREDITS[/h2]

[h3]SEASON BOXES[/h3]

We are making adjustments to Season Boxes based on community feedback. The main adjustment is that the drop rate for Racer Shards in Epic and Rare rarity Season Boxes are being doubled. The full list of changes that will come into effect at the start of Season 8 Part 2 are listed below:

EPIC RARITY SEASON BOXES

· The drop rate of Racer Shards will be increased from 15% to 30%.
· The drop rate of Common Rarity Crew Shards will be decreased from 40% to 30%.
· The drop rate of Rare Rarity Crew Shards will be decreased from 30% to 20%.

RARE RARITY SEASON BOXES

· The drop rate of Racer Shards will be increased from 20% to 40%.
· The drop rate of Common Rarity Crew Shards will be decreased from 45% to 35%.
· The drop rate of Rare Rarity Crew Shards will be decreased from 30% to 25%.

COMMON RARITY SEASON BOXES

· The drop rate of Racer Shards will be increased from 40% to 45%.
· The drop rate of Common Rarity Crew Shards will be decreased from 30% to 25%.

[h3]SEASON BOX CREDITS[/h3]

In Season 8 Part 2, the amount of Season Box Credits earnable via the Golden Pass and Season Tour is being adjusted. There will now be an even split between Season Box Credits and Reward Capsules. The total combined amount of Season Box Credits and Reward Capsules, including the repeatable tier, earnable will remain the same as in Season 8 Part 1, they will just be split evenly between the 2 types of reward.

[h2]GENERAL FIXES AND IMPROVEMENTS [/h2]

• Various game crash occurrences fixed across all platforms.
• We have resolved the issue causing some players to get stuck on loading screens.
• Your filter selection on the Racer Collection tab will now persist between sessions.

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Hey SpeedStars!

The “Journey of Emotions” season, inspired by Disney and Pixar’s Inside Out, brings a memorable adventure and content to the game, including the brand-new Riley's Mind racing environment!
Get up to speed with all the new content arriving in Season 8 below and catch up with the additional improvements we made in our most recent Community Pit Stop.

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[h2]5 NEW INSIDE OUT-INSPIRED RACERS[/h2]

Racers Joy, Fear, Anger, Disgust, and Sadness are revving up their engines to take you on an emotion-filled racing challenge.

Joy is a Speedster Class Racer, Fear is a Defender, Anger is a Brawler, Disgust is a Trickster, and Sadness is a Defender Class Racer.

Details of how to unlock each of our 5 seasonal Racers are listed below.

• Joy will be unlockable via the premium tier of the Golden Pass Part 1 (and via the shop after Part 1)*
  
• Fear will be unlockable via the free tier of the Golden Pass in both Parts
  
• Anger will be unlockable via the Season Tour in both Parts
  
• Disgust will be unlockable via a season-long Time Limited Event
  
• Sadness will be unlockable via the premium tier of the Golden Pass Part 2*
  

*Requires Golden Pass Credit or purchase of €9,99/$9.99 or equivalent in local currency

[h2]INSIDE OUT-INSPIRED RACERS UNIQUE SKILLS[/h2]
[h3]JOY – SPARK OF JOY[/h3]

• Normal Activation: Joy activates an inspiring aura, making her and other racers around her dash forward for a short period of time.
  
• Charged Activation: Several memory orbs spawns down the track. For each collected orb, Joy activates dash forward for a very short distance.
  

[h3]FEAR – SAFETY FIRST[/h3]

• Normal Activation: Fear shines a flashlight around his kart for a long period of time. Fear protects himself with the light and activates a speed boost if anyone tries to stun him. Can stack up to three flashlights.
  
• Charged Activation: Fear becomes invisible for a short period of time and starts regenerating nitro fuel. The duration of invisibility increases when Fear collides with an opponent.
  

[h3]ANGER – NO DESSERT![/h3]

• Normal Activation: Anger enters the Angry mood for a short period of time. He explodes if any opponent drives near him for too long, stunning everyone around him, refreshing his skill, and refilling the boost bar.
  
• Charged Activation: For a short period of time, Anger activates a concentrated beam of fire from his head and spawns a fire trail behind him. Anger stuns any opponent on touch and refills his own boost bar.
  

[h3]DISGUST – YUCK[/h3]

• Normal Activation: Disgust throws a judgemental look at opponents in front of her at a fast speed. If it hits the opponent loses control of their kart and Disgust's skill instantly refreshes.
  
• Charged Activation: Spawn several broccoli across the track. Each broccoli stuns the opponent on touch.
  

[h3]SADNESS - FEELING BLUE [/h3]

• Normal Activation: Sadness starts crying for a short period of time, making all opponents around her slow down. Sadness regenerates nitro fuel for each affected opponent.
  
• Charged Activation: Sadness throws a sad memory orb, that chases the first opponent at a slow speed. Orb slows down all opponents on the way. Sadness regenerates nitro fuel for each affected opponent
  

[h2]NEW CREW MEMBERS[/h2]
A whole new collection of Crew members will also be added to support you during your races, including:

• Happy Riley
  
• Angry Riley
  
• Scared Riley
  
• Sad Riley
  
• Disgusted Riley
  
• Riley's Mom
  
• Riley's Dad
  
• Meg
  
• The Forgetters
  
• Jangles the Clown
  
• Fritz
  
• Frank and Dave
  
• Helicopter Pilot
  
• Bing Bong
  
• Jordan
  

[h2]RILEY'S MIND[/h2]
Season 8 races will be extra emotional with an all-new environment, Riley's Mind! The track will feature familiar elements from Disney and Pixar’sInside Out.



This new racetrack offers 6 different circuits to discover:

• Joyride Circuit
  
• Dreamscape Ride
  
• Rapid Pulse Track
  
• Imagination Race
  
• Adrenaline Alley
  
• Wild Ride Circuit
  

[h2]MID-SEASON RACERS[/h2]
Make room for new emotion-filled Racers in your Roster, Anxiety and Ennui from Disney and Pixar’s Inside Out 2 are joining the race in thrilling mid-season events! Anxiety will be a Speedster Class Racer and Ennui a Trickster.

If you’re eager to learn more about how Anxiety and Ennui Unique Skills work, we have all the details for you below.

[h3]ANXIETY - OVER-PREPARED [/h3]

• Normal Activation: Anxiety activates a helping aura for a short period of time. When the opponent approaches Anxiety, she opens a suitcase and generates a random common skill for herself and for the opponent.
  
• Charged Activation: Anxiety dives into a suitcase and activates 3 POW1 common skills.
  

[h3]ENNUI - COUCH POTATO[/h3]

• Normal Activation: Ennui lays down on her couch and her kart starts autopiloting for a very short period of time. All opponents in Ennui's path have their karts start autopiloting as well.
  
• Charged Activation: Ennui sends her couch autopiloting forward, chasing the first racer at a moderate speed. Couch makes all opponents on the way begin slowly autopiloting forward.
  

That’s a wrap on all of the new gameplay content coming to Disney Speedstorm Season 8! We’ll see you all out on the racetrack!

Disney Speedstorm is available worldwide as a free-to-play title*. The game will be available on Mobile devices on July 11, 2024!

*This game contains in-app purchases, including paid random items

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