December 16, 2009 09:05 AM Eastern Time

Disney Interactive Studios’ New App Rocks! Rock & Roll Legend Animal of the Muppets Beats the Band…And the Drum

Challenge Animal’s Mad Drumming Skills or Jam Along to iTunes Music Library Songs with One of the World’s Greatest Drummers, Animal

NORTH HOLLYWOOD, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Disney Interactive Studios announced today the latest (and loudest) addition to its slate of Apps, The Muppets Animal Drummer. Available now on the App Store for $1.99, The Muppets Animal Drummer puts iPhone and iPod touch users in the drummer’s seat for a game that will test the skills of every wannabe rock drummer out there. Watch and listen to Animal play, then match Animal’s beat and timing to score points and unlock new songs. (Note: Rock & Roll Groupies not included with this app.)

The Muppets Animal Drummer app also features a Free Play Mode where users can rock out with Animal to original music or songs imported from your iTunes music library (3.0 OS or higher required). Users can also score points and create combos to charge their Rock Meter and power their stage presence. You can even use the App to create original music, then hit the record feature and watch Animal replay your jam session.

“We’re excited to bring Animal and The Muppets to a broad mobile audience, and what better way to do that than an innovative, music-based App that taps into Animal’s wild personality and the unique functionality of the iPhone and iPod touch,” stated Stephen Saiz, director of marketing, Disney Interactive Studios.

Animal, who usually lets his drums do his talking, was typically pithy about this new app: “Louder! Faster! Drum! Drum! Drum!” “Precisely,” agreed Disney’s Stephen Saiz.

For more information, please visit http://www.itunes.com/waltdisney.

About Disney Interactive Studios

Disney Interactive Studios, part of Disney Interactive Media Group, is the interactive entertainment affiliate of The Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS). Disney Interactive Studios self publishes and distributes a broad portfolio of multi-platform video games, mobile games and interactive entertainment worldwide. The company also licenses properties and works directly with other interactive game publishers to bring products for all ages to market. Disney Interactive Studios is based in Glendale, California, and has internal development studios around the world. For more information, log on to http://www.disneyinteractivestudios.com.

About The Muppets Studio

The Muppets Studio, LLC (TMS) is a subsidiary of the Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS). TMS’s mission is to ensure that this beloved, world-class brand franchise entertains audiences of all ages by leveraging Disney’s best creative resources and worldwide distribution platforms. TMS plans to develop new content in all arenas, including television, feature films, internet, music and theme parks, and to enhance the Muppets global licensing and distribution presence.