News Disney launching 'Play Disney Parks' app this summer

[KBLovedDisney]

Yay.

Now people in front of me have more incentive to stop moving forward because they are too busy looking at their phones for a "play" app, leaving more empty spaces and line back ups...

Welp, this gives me a good reason now to walk around with a car horn.

 

[ThatMouse]

Apple Music seems totally unrelated, which requires Apple's monthly subscription. I wonder if the parks app will be free or filled with ads.

 

[MaC410]

Really excited for this and I can't wait to try it out on our next trip. Love the idea of having fun and interactive things to do when standing in a long line. I use my phone a ton while in the parks in order to keep getting fastpasses so having this will be a lot of fun.

 

[jaklgreen]

I hope they have plenty of single player stuff.

 

[HauntedPirate]

There was a time when most queues and the people in them were enough to keep one occupied. I'd like to look forward to this but... I just can't.

 

[Kevin_W]

There was a time when most queues and the people in them were enough to keep one occupied. I'd like to look forward to this but... I just can't.

My first trip to the parks were ~35 years ago. I remember my parents bringing MadLibs for us to do in line. Even then, the queues and the people in them often weren't enough..

 

[Kevin_W]

Yay.

Now people in front of me have more incentive to stop moving forward because they are too busy looking at their phones for a "play" app, leaving more empty spaces and line back ups...

You do realize that people stopping in line (for the Space Mountain game or anything else) has absolutely no effect on how long it takes you to get on the ride, right?

 

[WondersOfLife]

You do realize that people stopping in line (for the Space Mountain game or anything else) has absolutely no effect on how long it takes you to get on the ride, right?

Thank you.


Also, for those who are bashing on us young whipper snappers for playing this handy dandy game... You guys can go ahead and just wait in line without the game. No one is stopping you. Us, however, don't really wanna wait an hour in line with absolutely nothing to do. Literally the main complaint from anyone that ever goes to Disney is waiting in line and being bored.

Honestly, I'm quite happy I live in the age of smart phones.

 

[WDWVolFan]

Will they drastically improve their WiFi so that it won’t drain people’s phones?

 

[MrPromey]

Im sorry that your attention span is so short that you constantly need to be stimulated.

Yeah, 'cause that standby wait in Soarin' is both short and interesting.

 

[KBLovedDisney]

Thank you.


Also, for those who are bashing on us young whipper snappers for playing this handy dandy game... You guys can go ahead and just wait in line without the game. No one is stopping you. Us, however, don't really wanna wait an hour in line with absolutely nothing to do. Literally the main complaint from anyone that ever goes to Disney is waiting in line and being bored.

Honestly, I'm quite happy I live in the age of smart phones.

You do realize that people stopping in line (for the Space Mountain game or anything else) has absolutely no effect on how long it takes you to get on the ride, right?

Honestly, the game itself is not the issue I have with it. It is when people stop taking notice of their surroundings and have like six people spaces ahead of them. I don't care if it takes me over 2hrs to ride Space Mountain just because I am waiting in line. That never bothers me. It is when I see people just not paying attention. THAT is what bothers me.

Same goes with texting and driving. People not paying attention to whats around them.

Drives me bonkers.

 

[MrPromey]

I say forget building apps for people to stare at their phones in the queue, and instead sink the money into making wonderfully elaborate queues that stand on their own.

Well, I say Steve for president! ... Of Walt Disney World Resort.

 

[KBLovedDisney]

I don't care if it is a Pokemon Go version of Disney stuffs, just please pay attention to what's ahead of ya is all I ask.

 

[MrPromey]

They already are doing that with the new E-tickets. Flight of passage, Battle Escape, Millennium Falcon, MMRR, GotG, all have huge seemingly elaborate queues. The only ones that are sub-par are the C/D tickets

Thanks to the way that FP+ changes the flow of older queues though, they need to go back and revisit the existing attractions... What was there before was fine when the line was constantly moving for most of them but now that they aren't, it just isn't.

 

[jaklgreen]

I don't care if it is a Pokemon Go version of Disney stuffs, just please pay attention to what's ahead of ya is all I ask.

Or they can make it but just put everything off of the main path. Redirect all of those not paying attention to the side. LOL

 

[Hatbox Ghostbuster]

Only boring people get bored...don't forget that.

 

[MaC410]

What's the deal with people being so condescending and just overall mean spirited here?

 

[Missing20K]

Let me see if I understand this. Disney knows wait times are so bad they created an app to distract the guest instead of increasing capacity through new attractions, shows, food and retail? I feel like a broken record.

Can't argue the dollars and cents. Far less expensive to create an app than to build anything in the analog world.

How immersive.

 

[MaC410]

Disney knows wait times are so bad they created an app to distract the guest instead of increasing capacity through new attractions, shows, food and retail?

Instead of? They just built a whole new land in Animal Kingdom, they just finished building a new land in Hollywood Studios and are continuing to build another even more immersive land in HS, they are also building new attractions in Magic Kingdom and Epcot. Why ignore that stuff?

 

[Missing20K]

Instead of? They just built a whole new land in Animal Kingdom, they just finished building a new land in Hollywood Studios and are continuing to build another even more immersive land in HS, they are also building a new attractions in Magic Kingdom and Epcot. Why ignore that stuff?

Pandora took over, and expanded an existing land. Yes it increased capacity, I will give you that. DHS was so far under capacity it needs the two new lands to even be considered a full day park. GotG is another refurb and may or may not add capacity. Rat is a welcome addition, I loved the DLP version and area. MK added Belle's Castle and a few other food options or enhanced options.

I'm not ignoring what they have done, but trying to point out how much more they still need to do to keep up with the increased demand for park resources.

EDIT: I wonder if the allusion to the app being used in SGE could indicate anything regarding the use of an app in the SW resort?