Year of the Dragon

Year of the Dragon
Info
Release Date:	January 19, 2012
Levels:	15
Episode No.:	10
Previous Episode:	Wreck the Halls
Next Episode:	Cherry Blossom
Game(s):	Angry Birds Seasons

Year of the Dragon is the tenth episode of Angry Birds Seasons, announced in Rovio's YouTube video "Happy New Year from the Angry Birds", seen below. Rovio's teaser trailer states that the update will land on January 20th, but it landed on the 19th in most areas of the world. In the trailer, the birds are puppets being operated by the pigs below.

Trivia

• This episode commemorates the third Chinese Zodiac, the Dragon and is the second Chinese-specific episode, the first being Moon Festival and the third being Mid-Autumn Festival 2012.
• The Orange Bird appears for the third consecutive episode of Seasons and its fourth appearance overall (the Orange Bird also appears in Birdday Party in the original Angry Birds game).
• In the app icon, the Red Bird sits on the red bamboo landscape.
• In the episode, the Mighty Eagle is replaced by the Mighty Dragon, and the sardine prism is replaced by a Red Koi Fish
• This is the the first world where Gold Blocks appear.
• A Year of the Dragon Comic strip was released with a story based on the animation of the same name.
• Red wood is used in the Year of the Dragon.
• An animated short for this episode debuted on January 21, 2012. It was the second to premiere first on television (on Nickelodeon) rather than online.
• It is the second episode to have a comic book.
• On January 15, 2012, it was announced that Year of the Dragon was pushed on this date from January 20th to January 19th.
• It is the only episode to have a level selection page without Red Bird on the bottom left in the entire Seasons game.

Birds

The following birds:

• Red Bird
• Yellow Bird
• Blue Bird
• Green Bird
• Orange Bird
• Big Brother Bird
• Purple Bird

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Making of Angry Birds Seasons - Year of the Dragon Animation

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