Disney Second Screen was an interactive application, released on a computer (via

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(as native app). This app provides onscreen film feature accessible download that provided additional content, and user can views a film released by the

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. The movie linked with the viewer's device through an audio cue, a manual sync, or with a visual sync indicator. As the film plays on a viewer's television, interactive elements such as trivia, photo galleries, and animated flipbooks appeared on the iPad or computer screen.

History

Disney Second Screen was released by

in the ''

Bambi ''Bambi'' is a 1942 American animated drama film directed by David Hand (supervising a team of sequence directors), produced by Walt Disney and based on the 1923 book '' Bambi, a Life in the Woods'' by Austrian author and hunter Felix Sal ...

'' Diamond Edition Blu-ray on March 1, 2011. The feature was included with the following home media releases: *''

'' Diamond Edition Blu-ray on March 1, 2011. *'' Tron: Legacy'' Blu-ray and DVD - April 5, 2011 *''

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'' Diamond Edition Blu-ray - October 4, 2011 *'' Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides'' Blu-ray - October 18, 2011 *''

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'' Blu-ray - January 24, 2012 Branded as ''Real Steel Second Screen''. *''

Lady and the Tramp ''Lady and the Tramp'' is a 1955 American animated musical romance film produced by Walt Disney and released by Buena Vista Film Distribution. The 15th Disney animated feature film, it was directed by Clyde Geronimi, Wilfred Jackson, and Ha ...

'' Diamond Edition Blu-ray on February 7, 2012. *'' John Carter'' Blu-ray - June 5, 2012. *'' The Avengers'' Blu-ray - September 25, 2012. Branded as ''

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Second Screen''. *''

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'' Blu-ray - June 11, 2013. *''

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'' Blu-ray - September 24, 2013. Branded as ''Marvel Second Screen''. *''

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'' Diamond Edition Blu-ray - October 1, 2013 As of 2 October 2016, Disney had ceased support for this feature and removed the website. As of 30 August 2020, the original website re-directs to technical support, including a FAQ stating that the feature is no longer supported.

Special Features

Special features for the Bambi Diamond Edition release include a Thumper flipbook, games, art galleries, videos, and trivia. The '' Tron: Legacy'' DVD and Blu-ray includes an interactive reel of images and a 3-D environment that can be explored using the touchscreen or the mouse. Similarly, the application on ''

'' Diamond Edition allows you to look at storyboards, concept art, and interactive games while the film plays. For the release of '' Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides'', Disney Second Screen allows you to look at concept art,

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, and makeup tests. The ''

'' Second Screen includes stories and opinions from the filmmaker that expand the story. On the ''

'' Diamond Edition release, the Second Screen application includes storyboards, activities, and behind-the-scenes features. For ''

'', the second screen app features the voice of actor

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, who recorded more than 20 hours of original audio content specifically for the app.

References

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History

Special Features

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