My Disney Experience gives you the flexibility to plan as much or as little as you’d like to create the exact Disney experience you want. You can book dining and other experiences and reserve times for your favorite attractions, shows, and create and itinerary with Disney Genie. Upon arrival to the Walt Disney Resort, you can use your smartphone to change plans in the moment spontaneously. You can also use the My Disney Experience system to connect with family and friends to coordinate plans and share photos.
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My Disney Experience App
This app is a mobile application created by Walt Disney Parks and Resorts Online that is currently available for free for Apple App Store for iPhone and iPad, and on Google Play for Android smartphones. My Disney Experience is designed to help guests make the most of their experience while visiting the Walt Disney World Resort. Below are some of the highlights of the current app.
- The app includes state-of-the-art maps with GPS and in-park navigation that provide a vivid, accurate representation of the theme parks, resorts, and other on-property points of interest.
- My Disney Experience also includes park hours, wait times, dining (menus, availability & ability to make reservations) and attraction information, a digital tip board and character locations, and appearance times.
- Here & Now feature, which instantly shows attractions and events closest to your current location.
- Times Guide provides a simple look at key events and activities going on within the park. Guests can browse entertainment, including parades, fireworks, stage shows and performance times
- Some of the features require Guests to create an account and sign in to activate the functionality.
- Build and manage your personalized itinerary in My Plans. This includes dining reservations, personal notes, and reminders, and view your reserved activities for the day.
- Use Disney Genie to build you a customized itinerary with updates and reccomendations
- Share plans with others through Family & Friends.
- Scan your tickets and passes with your phone or tablet to link them to My Disney Experience
- Use MagicMobile as your park tickets, check on your Lightning Lane, and charge food and merchandise to your Disney Resort Hotel.
- View PhotoPass Photos. Guests with Memory Maker may also download photos to their mobile devices
Here are several handy features of the My Disney Experience App:
- While actually at the Walt Disney World Resort, guests can get information about attractions, restaurants, and other services, such as restrooms and baby care centers, located close to their location.
- Making dining reservations is as easy as clicking the restaurant of your choice on the map (or using the ‘Dining’ tab), selecting a time frame, and choosing one of the available times offered. Please be advised that to make the actual reservation, you will need a Disney.com account.
- You can use the Mobile Ordering option to order food at Quick-service dining locations around Walt Disney World. This way, your food is waiting for you when you arrive!
- The Characters tab lists Disney characters alphabetically and tells Guests where they can meet them.
- The Dining tab lists restaurants nearby and includes links to view menus and to make reservations.
- The Restrooms tab helps Guests quickly find the nearest facilities.
- Using the Entertainment tab, Guests can find offerings throughout the day. They can then add it to their itinerary to generate a reminder before showtime.
- One particularly handy feature is the ability to sort characters and entertainment by schedule and attractions by wait time. Wait time categories include: no wait (0 min), short wait (5-30 min), moderate wait (35-60 min), and a long wait (65 minutes plus), as well as “open throughout the day.” Also available is specific attraction information such as height requirement and whether EVC or wheelchair boarding is available, along with the current wait times.
Complimentary Resort-wide Wi-Fi for Your App
Use of the MyDisneyExperience app while at Walt Disney World is now easier than ever. Disney has made complimentary Wi-Fi Walt Disney World Resort theme parks and hotels. This includes all of its theme parks, water parks, Disney Springs, Disney’s Boardwalk and The Campsites at Disney’s Fort Wilderness. Disney hotel guests can also enjoy complimentary Wi-Fi in room, bus loading zone, pool areas and the arcades. In the theme parks, guests can select the network Disney – Guest. Once the network is selected on a wireless device and the terms of use are accepted, guests will be logged in. Guests will remain connected to the network in locations where the Wi-Fi is available and will not have to log in each time they wish to access the app.
MagicMobile
Disney MagicMobile service is a feature on the My Disney Experience app. You can use it to
- Enter the theme parks. MagicMobile acts as your tickets
- Link your Disney PhotoPass Images to your Disney Account
- Check in for your Lightning Lane Experiencs
- Charge food and merchandise to the payment card on file at your Disney Resort Hotel room during your stay
Link your tickets, Disney Resort Hotel Reservations, memberships and passes to your Disney Account. Currently available on Apple Devices and Android Devices.
Lightning Lane
With Lightning Lane you can skip the the stanby line and join a shorter line for select attractions and experiences. Disney Resort guests can purchase Lightning Lane passes up to 7 days in advance of their stay, and other Guests can purchases passes up to 3 days in advance of their park visit.
There are three types of Lightning Lane Experiences:
- Lightning Lane Multi Pass, where you can shoose up to 3 park experiences and arrival windows in a park
- Lightning Lane Single Pass, where you can get the most popular and in-demand attractions and arrival window.
- Lightning Lane Premeir Pass. This pass allows the guest to enjoy a one-time entry to each available Lightning Lane experience in a theme park.
Mobile Websites
Mobile Websites: Disney has also created two websites m.disneyland.com and m.disneyworld.com–both designed to deliver information such as that found on disneyworld.com but optimized to work on cell phones and mobile devices. Minus the GPS ability to locate the position, users will be able to access park hours, entertainment schedules, shopping, and dining information, and more with their browser-enabled phones at home or in the parks.
Dining
Along with making Advance Dining Reservations on your home computer, you also have the ability to do the same on through your Disney App. While in the app you choose your party size, the date and timeframe, and the location for the meal.
Hungry now? Select your party size and date and join the Walk-up list. It’ll show the wait times of the restaraunts you are close to. Enjoy a short wait, or no wait at all for some of your favorite restaruants.
Disney Mobile Order is an excellent way to not have to wait in line for your Quick Service Dining. Simply select order food from your My Disney Experience App. Choose the restaurant, select your meals and pay using your credit card or Disney Gift Card. You’ll receive a arrival window and will be notified when your food is ready.
Social Media
Disney’s Social Media page gives information to help fans stay connected via social networks. Guests can connect on Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, Threads and YouTube and instantly find out what’s happening right now.
You can follow them at @WaltDisneyWorld or @DisneyParks.