Disney testing bus wait time system for MDE app

[Dan Murphy]

http://www.wdwmagic.com/other/mymag...-time-system-for-my-disney-experience-app.htm

 

[DISNEYD14]

It was nice to have the video monitors at the bus stop this time telling us how long we would have to wait but would be great if next year it was on our app

 

[Mickeygolf]

This would be very cool. Too bad it's still in test phase. We would use this a lot!!!

 

[rwdavis2]

I'm surprised it's taken this long. We've had it here at work for years. Although much smaller than WDW it's just a matter of scale and not the technology.

 

[bumbershoot]

Yay, another thing to get frustrated about!

Why not just have the video monitors at the stops? The app was so obnoxious this week. Constant needing to log in, ignoring my login, etc etc. Now, I'll say that hours after each horribly frustrating time they did keep rolling out new things or interfaces, but that doesn't help you while you just cannot get into the app while trying to do something (relatively) important on it.

 

[grimley1968]

This will be a good thing, if it's accurate. If it doesn't, in real time, account for something like a shift change, loading an ECV, etc. it may end up causing more frustration for guests, but I think that's something that can be incorporated later if necessary. I am glad to see them moving in this direction.

 

[Redarrow5150]

I don't think FP+ will work for this ride.

 

[goofy4tink]

Come on Dan...try to keep up. I reported that last week........ I was at BW and was waiting for a bus there. I overheard the CM who was working the bus stop (tracking buses and such) chatting with another family about changes coming to the BW bus system. So, I asked him what he had been saying. He told me that BW was going to have it's own bus...no sharing. And it was supposed to start sometime this week. I checked out on Monday and moved to Kidani so I never got the chance to check it out.
He also said they were working on a bus time tracking app...we could check when the bus we wanted was due in while we were still in our room! He wasn't sure when that was going to happen though.

 

[Dan Murphy]

Come on Dan...try to keep up. I reported that last week........ I was at BW and was waiting for a bus there. I overheard the CM who was working the bus stop (tracking buses and such) chatting with another family about changes coming to the BW bus system. So, I asked him what he had been saying. He told me that BW was going to have it's own bus...no sharing. And it was supposed to start sometime this week. I checked out on Monday and moved to Kidani so I never got the chance to check it out.
He also said they were working on a bus time tracking app...we could check when the bus we wanted was due in while we were still in our room! He wasn't sure when that was going to happen though.

Yes, Diane, but you just said, 'an app'. I was more specific as it being the MDE app.

http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=3349563

 

[jimmytammy]

Thanks for sharing this Dan! We have avoided buses through the years as we tend to drive to parks these days. Hope this will help streamline the bus system a bit more.

 

[magicaldisney]

Does anyone know which resorts have the screens. I know I read one of the values has them, but I haven't heard about others.

 

[goofy4tink]

Yes, Diane, but you just said, 'an app'. I was more specific as it being the MDE app.

http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=3349563

Quibble, quibble, quibble!!!!!
How ya feeling? Hope the joints are working better now.

 

[Dan Murphy]

Quibble, quibble, quibble!!!!!
How ya feeling? Hope the joints are working better now.

Doing better, Diane, thanks. Physical therapy is tough, but necessary. Thanks for asking.