Disney Speedstorm Season 7 is on the horizon, bringing big changes to the game's upgrade progression system. With the massive overhaul just around the corner, let’s take a look at what’s new in Season 7 of Disney Speedstorm.
Latest news - Full patch notes revealed for Season 7
With Season 7 right around the corner, developer Gameloft has revealed the full Season 7 patch notes for Disney Speedstorm. Along with introducing the world of Wreck-It-Ralph to the game, Season 7 also brings a major overhaul to Disney Speedstorm's progression system.
The biggest update, however, is to the Golden Pass. Gameloft has responded to the recent backlash over the planned changes to the Golden Pass, with a new Golden Pass Credit introduced as a stopgap option.
These credits will be purchasable from the in-game store for 990 Tokens, with a single Credit used to unlock the premium tier of the Golden Pass for either the first or second part of any future season.
Players looking to stock up on Golden Pass Credits need to act soon though, as this option is only valid until May 16.
New characters and environments
Like other seasons, Disney Speedstorm Season 7 introduces new playable racers. The latest season brings the cast of Wreck-it-Ralph to the race, with five characters joining the extensive character list:
- Ralph (Brawler Class)
- Vanellope (Speedster Class)
- Sergeant Calhoun (Brawler Class)
- Fix-it Felix (Defender Class)
- King Candy (Trickster Class)
Ralph is unlockable in both parts of the the Season Tour, while Vanellope is unlockable in the premium tier of the Golden Pass Part 1. After the first part of the Golden Pass, Vanellope will be available via the shop.
Sergeant Calhoun will be unlockable via the premium tier of the Golden Pass Part 2, while Fix-it Felix will be unlockable in the free tier of the Golden Pass in both parts. King Candy will be unlockable via a season-long Time Limited Event.
New Crew Members
Season 7 also introduces a slew of new Crew Members to support you in races including:
- Stan Litwak
- Moppet Girl
- Markowski
- Sour Bill
- Gene
- General Hologram
- Nicelanders
- Wynnchel & Duncan
- Hero's Duty Troops
- Sorceress
- Saitine
- CLAW Officers
- Cy-Bugs
- FPS Robot
- Surge Protector
Welcome to Candy Kingdom
Continuing the Wreck-It-Ralph theme, a Candy Kingdom track inspired by Sugar Rush, the racing game seen in the movie, is also included in season 7.
Six layouts of the candy-themed circuit are available:
- Gumdrop Speedway
- Lollipop Paradise Track
- Gummies Raceway
- Ice Cream Mountain Speedway
- Frosting Heights Circuit
- Sweet Delight Speedway
Upgrade overhaul
Season 7 of Disney Speedstorm aims to simplify the game's complex upgrade system. The overhaul converts all upgrade parts into a single currency that can be used by all racers.
Considering Disney Speedstorm is mainly aimed at a younger audience, having a complicated upgrade system detracted from the main element of the game. The new upgrade system fixes this, with the new Upgrade Coins keeping things nice and simple.
Season 7 also aims to create a closer link between Racer Upgrade Levels and Racer Star Levels. Currently, upgrading your racer is a convoluted process involving Upgrade Parts and Racer Shards. The new system simplifies the whole process more.
Keeping things simple
The new upgrade progression system still involves Upgrade Coins and Racer Shards, but simplifies the whole process. Players unlock racers using ten Racer Shards, the same as before, but from there, it’s all changing.
Whereas before players had to spend large amounts of Racer Shards to increase their Star Level, now players only need to use a maximum of ten Racer Shards to increase their Racer Upgrade Level. Unlocking a racer still costs ten Racer Shards, but the upgrade economy has now been lowered.
Simplifying the whole upgrade progression system keeps the game accessible for younger racers. With the old system overcomplicating the off-track action, players can now focus on the racing rather than getting the calculator out to work out their next upgrade.
New kart customisation options
Another major addition is new character-specific karts and customisation options. These include new liveries, rear antennas, and frontal ornaments.
These new customisation options are available for Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck, Goofy, Mulan, and Ralph, but they will be expanded to other characters in future Seasons.
In addition, the UI has been overhauled with a new layout for the main menu and a 360-degree garage screen.
Season 7 release date
Most Seasons arrive around every two months, and the latest continues that trend. Disney Speedstorm Season 7 was released on April 18 2024.
You can find a full list of changes in the Season 7 patch notes below.
Patch notes
UI improvements
The Main Menu has been updated with a new layout.
- The sections break down in the following way:
- World Map will include the Season Tour and Tournaments.
- Ranked Race will include Ranked Multiplayer.
- Special Events will include time-limited events and Regulated Multiplayer.
- Friendly Race will include Private Track and Local Freeplay.
The garage has been given a fresh new look! Players will now also be able to rotate and zoom in to their selected Racer from the garage.
The Golden Pass menu has received a visual revamp, giving a better visualisation to the rewards and adding clear Season goals.
New customisation options - Deluxe karts
We are introducing Racer-specific karts and premium decorations for several Racers. This season those Racers will be Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck, Goofy, Mulan and Ralph. This list will grow in future Seasons.
These new customization options include new kart liveries and two types of decorations: antennas for the back of the kart, and ornaments for the front.
Limited events
Time-limited event objectives will now appear in the race pause menu.
Racer Boost
Elsa, Anna, Olaf, Oswald, Ortensia, WALL•E, Eric and King Triton are now available to select.
Racer voicover
Starting this Season, only a select number of Racers will have voice lines added in the game. This Season, those Racers will be Ralph, Vanellope von Schweetz, and the yet-to-be-announced mid-Season Racer.
General fixes and improvements
- Various game crash occurrences fixed across all platforms.
- A new type of reward is being added to the game - Reward Capsules will automatically pull a reward from a pre-determined pool of items.
- Push notifications have been added to iOS and Android for various types of in-game refreshes.
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