Interactive Appisode of DOC MCSTUFFINS: PET VET Now Available on Amazon Freetime Unlimited

Disney Junior's "Doc McStuffins: Stuffy and Squibbles" interactive appisode is live now as part of Amazon FreeTime Unlimited, Amazon's all-you-can-eat content subscription service for kids available on Fire tablets, including Fire Kids Edition. In the appisode, kids can help Doc diagnose and cure Stuffy's pet Squibbles when he runs low on energy. The "Stuffy and Squibbles" episode is part of "Doc McStuffins: Pet Vet," a multi-episode story arc highlighting care and responsibility for pets that premiered on Disney Channel last year.

Key features enabling kids to fully engage in the episode include:

• Diagnose Squibbles - Players use Doc's medical instruments to help give Squibbles a complete check-up.
• Charging Station - Players help Squibbles get back into his solar-powered charging station and back on the road to recovery.
• Every pet Doc helps gets recorded in the Pet Vet book. Players add Squibbles to the book by drawing and coloring him in.

"Doc McStuffins" airs daily on Disney Channel and Disney Junior.

Additional Appisodes available as part of Amazon FreeTime Unlimited include: "The Big Sleepover" and "The Great Aunt-Venture" from "Sofia the First"; "Toby the Cowsitter and Blue Jay Blues" from "Sheriff Callie's Wild West"; and "Hide the Hideout and Captain Hook's Hooks" from "Jake and the Never Land Pirates," among many others.

Additionally, select Appisodes are also available in Google Play and the Amazon Appstore and through the Disney Junior Appisodes app for iOS devices. Developed by Disney|ABC Television Group's Digital Media team, each Disney Junior Appisode offers true interactive viewing, allowing fans 2-7 to touch, tap, swipe, tilt, shake and talk their way through various fun-filled activities embedded into full episodes of some of their favorite Disney Junior shows including, "Quest for the Crystal Mickey" from "Mickey Mouse Clubhouse," "Enchanted Science Fair" from "Sofia the First" and "Treasure of the Pirate Mummy's Tomb & The Never Sands of Time" from "Jake and the Never Land Pirates."

The Disney Junior Appisodes app launched in 2012 with the "Mickey Mouse Clubhouse Road Rally Appisode," introducing an innovative new way for kids to enjoy their favorite shows. Well received by both fans and the industry, the app topped iTunes charts for weeks - making it No. 1 on the Overall Free list - and won the 2012 Mobile Excellence Award for Best Content Extension Made for Mobile, as well as the iKids award for Best Web/App Series. Most recently, the Disney Junior Appisodes app for iOS was the highest-grossing Kids iPad app in 2014 and finished within the Top 5 in 2015.

Disney Junior reflects the emotional connection generations of consumers have to Disney storytelling and Disney characters, both classic and contemporary. It invites mom and dad to join their child in the Disney experience of magical, musical and heartfelt stories and characters, while incorporating specific learning and development themes designed for kids age 2-7. Disney Junior's series blend Disney's unparalleled storytelling and characters kids love deeply with learning, including early math, language skills, healthy eating and lifestyles, and social skills. In the U.S., Disney Junior is a daily programming block on Disney Channel and a 24-hour channel reaching over 74 million U.S. homes. In total, there are 34 Disney Junior channels in 27 languages around the world.

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