New App For Verizon Phones For Disney Parks!

[Meteornotes]

Imagine having a personal tour guide to lead the way around the vacation magic of Walt Disney World Resort and Disneyland Resort. Now imagine that tour guide is in the palm of your hand and able to point you to a visit with a Disney princess or directly to a Fantasyland attraction.

 

Starting today, Verizon Wireless customers have exclusive access to Mobile Magic, the first Disney-developed mobile application that enables them to easily navigate Disney parks on both coasts, providing helpful and timely information. With either a swipe of their fingers or the touch of a few keys, guests can access an array of park features on their Verizon Wireless phones, including:

 

* Updated attraction wait times and FASTPASS return times for the park they are in

* Locations of their favorite attractions, characters and restaurants, with GPS-enabled maps

* Restaurants for breakfast, lunch, dinner or snacks

* Tips on what's happening in the parks

* Trivia games to play against other parks guests

 

New content will continue to be added to the Mobile Magic application as the attractions and opportunities at the Disney parks and resorts continue to evolve.

 

Exclusive to Verizon Wireless customers, Mobile Magic is available for download and purchase for $9.99 for a 180-day subscription*. Customers can find the application in the Media Center/Get It Now® under the Travel and Navigation category. Verizon Wireless customers can also text MAGIC to 2777 to purchase the application on a wide variety of feature phones. Download and message charges may apply. Airtime or megabyte data charges may apply when browsing, downloading and using certain applications.

 

Mobile Magic, marking a first in both the travel and mobile industries, is the outgrowth of a new multi-year relationship between Disney Parks and Verizon Wireless aimed at enhancing the park experience. Verizon Wireless continues to invest in its nationwide wireless network, and the relationship with Disney means Verizon Wireless users will benefit from further enhancements to the Verizon Wireless network in the parks.

 

Guests are currently using Verizon Wireless' technology with Disney's Kim Possible World Showcase Adventure, an ultra-interactive attraction at Epcot at Walt Disney World Resort.

 

Guests who are not Verizon Wireless customers can access select information, such as park hours, attraction information, entertainment schedules and dining information, through the new m.disneyworld.com and m.disneyland.com mobile Web sites with their browser-enabled phones.

 

*Message and data rates may apply. Coverage not available everywhere. Availability subject to handset limitations. If you're under 18, get your parent's permission first. Valid theme park admission required.

 

For more information on Verizon Wireless products and services, visit a Verizon Wireless Communications Store, call 1-800-2 JOIN IN or go to www.verizonwireless.com.

[ParkTrips]

subscription apps suck, Im sure you can get most of the same info in your web browser

[Speeddeamon128]

This will be so helpful on off days when I'm living in Orlando in a few weeks

[Wes]

subscription apps suck, Im sure you can get most of the same info in your web browser

 

As stated in the press release, they have free mobile sites that have much of the same info, including Wait Times and Fast Pass availability.

 

Guests who are not Verizon Wireless customers can access select information, such as park hours, attraction information, entertainment schedules and dining information, through the new m.disneyworld.com and m.disneyland.com mobile Web sites with their browser-enabled phones.

 

http://m.disneyworld.com

http://m.disneyland.com

[jray21]

^ I read on another site that the difference is that with the Verizon app you get the actual wait and fast pass times, whereas on the mobile sites you get general times. For example, Fast pass = unavailable, available, limited availability (Website), versus actual return times from Verizon App. Don't have Verizon so I can't verify it, but does not seem to be worth 9.99 every 180 days.

[ParkTrips]

Thanks Wes I read right over that. I think I just say "9.99 ever 6 months" and stopped listening, I don't want to give Verizon any more money

[RCFreak]

I think the most who will benefit from this would be the locals of Southern California (YAY me!) you know the ones that are debating whether or not to go to the park for the day/ night until they see the times of some of the rides.

[PeoplemoverMatt]

Maybe I'm being old fashioned, but I don't see the need. Walk to the ride & see the information. Ride, or don't.

 

This kind of thing is meant to keep your eyes glued to your phone, and not much else.

[jray21]

^ I think of it like google maps traffic. You get to see the place that is the least crowded. Lets say your at the Jungle Cruise. Instead of walking all the way over to Space Mountain and finding out the wait is 1 1/2 hours and no FP's, you see that Splash Mountain has a 30 minute wait. It just helps you get more things done. Hopefully people will just glance at the phone and not stare at it and try to walk. Most people at Disney forget how to walk anyway, having them glued to their phones would be a lot worse