News Disney Park Pass System announced for Walt Disney World theme park reservations

[networkpro]

I can tell you that today for a F&G Sunday, the numbers aren't busy. There are lines for the booze booths, but it's pretty quiet.

 

[Brian]

They want reservations so they can staff the lowest minimum dose of CMs for that day.

Given APs get in after 2pm without a reservation (sans MK on weekends), plus multi-day tickets do not require a reservation, the data becomes far less valuable in terms of staffing. Although, it was certainly very helpful in that regard when every ticket required a reservation.

 

[DCBaker]

If you missed out on Annual Passholder reservations for May 21 and 22 at Disney's Hollywood Studios, they are currently available again:

 

[DCBaker]

As of today, park reservations can now be made completely within the My Disney Experience app, instead of being directed to the Walt Disney World website:

 

[Comped]

As of today, park reservations can now be made completely within the My Disney Experience app, instead of being directed to the Walt Disney World website:

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Praise be. Didn't make sense why we couldn't do that!

 

[dmw]

I have not been to WDW since pre-covid. I have an old park hopper ticket from many years back... Are park reservations still required?

 

[Touchdown]

Only took them 5 years…

 

[Fido Chuckwagon]

I have not been to WDW since pre-covid. I have an old park hopper ticket from many years back... Are park reservations still required?

For that kind of ticket, yes.

 

[HairyLegPirate]

Look, this forum can sometimes be a cesspool of negativity, but the fact that it took this long for something they require to go to the parks to be integrated as part of their base app is actually pathetic. Disney IT may actually be among the worst in the world for a company as huge as they are. Legitimately dumbfounded that it's taken this long.

 

[TrainsOfDisney]

My biggest complaint is still needing to make a reservation if you are at the entrance and reservations are still available.

Why can’t the system automatically scan you in as long as reservations are available?

 

[Dranth]

Look, this forum can sometimes be a cesspool of negativity, but the fact that it took this long for something they require to go to the parks to be integrated as part of their base app is actually pathetic. Disney IT may actually be among the worst in the world for a company as huge as they are. Legitimately dumbfounded that it's taken this long.

My understanding is they are chronically underfunded, under supported and rely on outsourcing way too much.

Don't know if that has changed, but if not, that may explain a good chunk of it.

 

[HairyLegPirate]

My understanding is they are chronically underfunded, under supported and rely on outsourcing way too much.

Don't know if that has changed, but if not, that may explain a good chunk of it.

Ah man, its tough for small little indie companies like Disney to make it in the tech space these days.

 

[Ayla]

Only took them 5 years…

Right?

 

[Ayla]

My understanding is they are chronically underfunded, under supported and rely on outsourcing way too much.

Don't know if that has changed, but if not, that may explain a good chunk of it.

Disney IT has sucked since the internet came into existence. Literally.

 

[wbostic12]

The current state of go.com is truly a sight to see.

 

[SplashJacket]

Praise be. Didn't make sense why we couldn't do that!

Look, this forum can sometimes be a cesspool of negativity, but the fact that it took this long for something they require to go to the parks to be integrated as part of their base app is actually pathetic. Disney IT may actually be among the worst in the world for a company as huge as they are. Legitimately dumbfounded that it's taken this long.

Apple takes a % of revenue for sales within their app. Which is why you go to pay for Disney+ it has to be done on a web browser.

I believe this is likely what kept theme park reservations out of the app, not incompetence from Disney Technology.

It’s probably been a back and forth with Disney Legal and accountants and whatever else was holding this integration up, rather than Disney IT.

 

[Dranth]

Apple takes a % of revenue for sales within their app. Which is why you go to pay for Disney+ it has to be done on a web browser.

I believe this is likely what kept theme park reservations out of the app, not incompetence from Disney Technology.

It’s probably been a back and forth with Disney Legal and accountants and whatever else was holding this integration up, rather than Disney IT.

Except there is no money involved when making park reservations so there would be no cut for Apple.

 

[Tigger&Pooh]

I have not been to WDW since pre-covid. I have an old park hopper ticket from many years back... Are park reservations still required?

How old is the ticket? If prior to 2016, it can be used as-is but yes you will need theme park reservations. If the ticket is after 2016, most likely it expired and will need to be upgraded to a current ticket which does not require theme park reservations.

 

[MisterPenguin]

This duster has always been complaining about Disney's tech. The UX sux. Once they moved away from Google's material design, which tried to get all app developers to adopt the same style, and instead, put in a completely unintuitive configuration of features, it has continually sucked.

Maybe someone A.I.-vibe-coded the solution.

 

[SplashJacket]

Except there is no money involved when making park reservations so there would be no cut for Apple.

I agree, and that’s likely why we saw it integrated at this point, but I don’t think it’s outside the realm of possibility that Disney lawyers were hesitant