Summer Pignic is the sixth episode of Angry Birds Seasons. A summer-based chapter set in the Golden Fields, it was first announced on the series' Facebook page; and on June 20, their Facebook profile picture announced the name. The episode was released at the beginning of the Summer Solstice on June 21, 2011, featuring 30 levels. Unusually for a non-Christmas episode in Seasons, each level is unlocked in an Advent-calendar fashion, and does not require the levels to be completed in order to access the others. Level 17 is set on the Moon, with low gravity physics, a few days ahead of the 42nd anniversary of Apollo 11.
Storyline
The following is from The World of Angry Birds Official Guide, as told by the Mighty Eagle:
MAD HOGS GO OUT IN THE MIDDAY SUN
With the sun beating down, the birds thought they were safe on the grassy plains near the Golden Fields. Surely it was too hot for the pigs to go egg hunting? Wrong. King Pig doesn't care if his Minions sizzle in the sun. Distracted by a kite flying across the sky, Chuck took his eyes off the nest for a second and, well, you can guess what happened next.
New Features
- This season features many new food items like watermelons, donuts, bananas, etc.
- Pigs now wear new clothes like summer hats, safari hats, etc.
Trivia
- Before the episode colors were removed in an update, the representative color they used in Summer Pignic is beige.
- The music for the Summer Pignic theme is in G minor at 123 bpm.
- Summer Pignic is the first episode to be announced on Facebook.
- It is also the first episode from Angry Birds Seasons to have official merchandise.
- This episode is a play on the phrase, "summer picnic", as the pigs are having a picnic.
- The clouds moving in the background take various shapes, for example, Red and pigs.
- This is the first episode to be based on summer, the second being Piglantis, the third being Tropigal Paradise and the fourth being Summer Camp.
- In Level 20, there is a small Minion Pig wearing a pink hair bow from Hogs and Kisses, and a medium Minion Pig wearing a green leprechaun hat from Go Green, Get Lucky.
- In Level 30, King Pig wears a safari hat with a symbol of a crown, much like the Summer Pignic Short Movie.
- Summer Pignic is the only Seasons episode to be themed on an actual season besides Piglantis and Summer Camp, rather than holidays.
- The Summer Pignic Surprise Video Stage and strategy are almost identical to Theme SP-30.
- One of the Bonus Levels in this chapter is space-themed, like Level 17. Also, it has a "Samsung Galaxy S-II" block that is indestructible.
- The song used in Summer Pignic is later reused in the Wii and Wii U versions of Angry Birds Trilogy.
- The ambience sound in the background was reused for Poached Eggs and Danger Above in Worlds 2 and 8, with minor additions.
Summer Pignic Short Movie
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