New Disneyland App This Summer

[Jerryp49]

From MousePlanet :

Disney Play to offer a new way to pass time in line


Last week, Disney announced a new smartphone application designed to let visitors "play in the parks like never before" through "activities that interact with the surrounding environment." It's difficult to know what the app will offer based just on the brief description and one screenshot provided, but this appears to be a location-based game like Ingress or Pokemon Go, but with a family-friendly Disney skin. Disney says the app will be free to download, but that doesn't mean there won't be in-app purchases or upgrades.

Disney says the app will launch this summer, and we hope the new offering comes with a more robust Wi-Fi presence in the theme parks.

With Disney adding more features to their in-park apps, including the mobile ordering feature announced earlier this month, it seems adding some sort of game was almost inevitable. With the continued popularity of books like the Hidden Mickeysseries, and a host of in-park scavenger hunt events, Disney knows that some fans want a novel way to pass the time in line. Hopefully this app has a social element, so groups and families can interact with one another, and not just spend more of the day staring at their devices.

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[tarheelalum]

I've heard they have not done much to improve the wifi from a friend who was there this past weekend. He said he could not even load their app while on Disney's wifi. I think Disney feels people will use there own data plans to use their app. That way they don't have to continue to make more investments in their network that they cannot immediately monetize.