Your favorite Disney characters are now emoji

It's been a good week for app-inspired nostalgia. On top of last week's Pokémon craze, Disney also has a new app that will provide some throwback joy.

The company just launched its new emoji app, Disney Emoji Blitz, which brings some of its most-love characters to your keyboard.

Part game part emoji keyboard, the app offers a somewhat different take than the typical emoji keyboard. The keyboard starts out with only a handful of characters, and users earn more by playing the accompanying match-three game. 

The game itself is similar to other Disney games: players match sets of three or more of emoji in 60-second rounds, while earning bonuses and racking up points. Points get you in-game coins, which can be redeemed for additional characters for the keyboard portion of the app. Read more...