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DisneyWorld with or without the watch
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Don't think you'd have to worry about that. Seeing as universal is metal detectoring everyone before they ride and forcing guests to put anything metallic in lockers including prescription glasses; it is doubtful you would even be allowed your watch on the Hulk or Dragons.
Greetings from the land of the Mouse. I just wanted to stop by and let you all know that I am the proud owner of three limited edition Magic Bands... Christmas Olaf, Summer Olaf and Flower & Garden Anna & Elsa!
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I hope you all have a fantastic time on your upcoming Disney trips!
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I hope you all have a fantastic time on your upcoming Disney trips!
Hopefully they still have some of the flower and garden Elsa & Anna bands when I get there in May. It's limited to 5000, so I would presume there isn't much left, if any. Oh well.
How is Disney Springs coming along I wonder? Saw some pics of the amphicars.
http://www.disneyfoodblog.com/2015/04/15/review-the-boathouse-at-disney-worlds-disney-springs/
How is Disney Springs coming along I wonder? Saw some pics of the amphicars.
http://www.disneyfoodblog.com/2015/04/15/review-the-boathouse-at-disney-worlds-disney-springs/
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Not going to happen. While the tech isn't a mystery per-se, you could kiss your Apple Watch battery goodbye in the short-term given how the MagicBand works. Not to mention all the backend tech.
RFID sure - Long Range RF no.
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Actually coming together quite nicely. I had an opportunity to have some drinks at the dockside bar at the Boathouse Monday and it was quite a nice spot. Menu is still a bit limited out there, but I am sure it will get better with time. Still a sea of construction walls overall however, it will be another good 6 months or longer before it really starts to come together.
And the Amphicars are awesome as are all of the Chris Craft boats on display.
The Orange County Register says they're working on a new implementation — they might choose a more smartphone-friendly technology.
No metal detectors last trip (we were just there for Christmas/Grinchmas in December, we go about 2-3 times year
) but I was aware they were doing some "soft tests" early this year. For major inverted rides (that I'd assume being limited to Hulk, Rockit and Dragons), I understand the safety concern of people getting clocked upside the head by a loose cellphone (which apparently happened, prompting this new initiative).An ejected iPhone 6+ is like a flying guillotine
I'd be shocked though if you were required to remove prescription glasses[?] Seems like a liability issue? A bunch of half blind people stumbling around a ride
I'd also assume anything strapped to your person like a watch, jewelry, etc., would be fine. Also hoping that even long term, none of the "closed" ride designs impose anything like that, even rides like The Mummy that's coaster based.When Space Mountain first opened, I think it was much faster than it is today. When I got in, the cast member told me in a serious tone to take off my glasses and put them in my pocket. Of course as we whipped around the first corner, I slipped them back on because I wanted to see the light show. So I spent the remainder of the ride with my glasses in my mouth trying to keep a grip on them and Mom lost her wig.
Guh. No, I wish. We're still newb cruisers so we're doing a trial four day run on the Dream in Sept to make sure the crowds and kids don't make us too crazy (we'll be hanging out in the 18+ areas a lot), and that I don't have a motion sickness problem. But I'd love to do a TA, in theory.
I'm going on a Disney cruise next month, and I was wondering the same thing. Guess I will find out soon enough.
I also live in Orlando, have been to the Harry Potter Studio tour in Leavesden, England, and have not been to Harry Potter at Universal Orlando!
On Topic - I'm hoping my Apple Watch arrives 4/24-5/8. If someone drags me to one of the theme parks after that date, I'll be wearing it.
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Actually yes, short range NFC can be read by long range FRID antennas, though after some more research, I have found WDW does have those antennas.
The MagicBands though have long range chips, that interact with eg parades or lunch at Be Our Guest, where the waiters know where you're seated and bring your meal.
They also use it to survey section/area traffic and detailed research.
They could update the MyDisney+ app to have a Watch app can only do Fastpass+ but I doubt they would. Can't have non-watch guys feeling left out and watch people not having the full features.
Besides, the My Disney Experience app is still slow and buggy.
You're right, my bad. And the App is not buggy for me, and it does have 6/6+ support, you might need to update.The MagicBands though have long range chips, that interact with eg parades or lunch at Be Our Guest, where the waiters know where you're seated and bring your meal.
They also use it to survey section/area traffic and detailed research.
They could update the MyDisney+ app to have a Watch interface with only Fastpass+ but I doubt they would. Can't have non-watch guys feeling left out and
Besides, the MyDisney+ app is extremely slow, buggy and still lack support for 6/6+.
Hahaha, nice. We hit up Disney last year for the little G's 6th birthday (did up a whole princess room experience, pretty fun), she wanted to ride Space Mountain, again, and again, and ...
At least with the larger coasters at Universal, we're already tag-teaming since she's not big enough for those, so we're leaving stuff with the other person - just sounds like we have to leave a few more things (re: the new "nothing in your pockets" policy).
It's pretty super fantastic. Definitely hit up both parks (Studios and Islands), there's excellent HP stuff on both sides - plus - the train/ride that connects them can only be ridden if you have access to both parks, and it's a pretty neat experience.
Yep my mistake, I just re-downloaded and it's in native resolution.
I think it's not the app itself but more server-side loads. It suffered park-wide outages twice when I was visiting. and during lunch hours, where everyones setting up FP+ presumably, it often failed to load. They should make it less web-based.
The CMs were always nervous at the FP+ kiosks
Yep my mistake, I just re-downloaded and it's in native resolution.
I think it's not the app itself but more server-side loads. It suffered park-wide outages twice when I was visiting. and during lunch hours, where everyones setting up FP+ presumably, it often failed to load. They should make it less web-based.
The CMs were always nervous at the FP+ kiosks
Agreed backend system overloaded / very slow 2 weeks ago.
