Gadgetory

I am a Disney nut I love going to the Disney parks for a vacation there's so much to see you get to act like a kid there's all these great rides and part of that means waiting in long lines yeah that whole waiting part is not fun but Disney has a new app to help pass the time in line it's called play Disney parks there are many layers to the app there's music trivia games scavenger hunts achievements to unlock but the most interesting thing are these games that you can only play if you're standing in line at a certain ride I tried it out at Toy Story Mania in Disney's Hollywood Studios in this ride you are inside andis bedroom waiting in line the play app has you on a mission to help woody in the gang build this carnival toy set at one point you may be collecting targets for woody or you could be gathering balloons for a trick see the dinosaur and when you're on the ride you're zipping around trying to shoot those same targets and balloons what makes these games unique is that they're themed to the line and the ride you're about to go on and you're playing with your friends and family this is not designed like a typical app game your whole group plays off of one person's phone you pass the phone around to complete challenges sometimes it's interactive where others have to yell out the answers a snake just make sure your Bluetooth and location are turned on and the app automatically knows what line you're in and the game will begin the app can also tell how fast you're moving through the line and the gameplay will adjust so it feels like your game has a start middle and end to the story but there's even a bit of magic that happens outside the app the games can activate special effects in the line at Peter Pan's flight in Disneyland Tinkerbell can appear at Space Mountain in Magic Kingdom look up at the ceiling before boarding and you'll see an animation of a space race showing how your rocket ship scored against other players not every ride has a game the team at Disney says they are working on more content including activities that are tied to the new Star Wars land galaxy's edge opening next year you don't want to be sucked into your phone on a vacation but at least now it can be used to enhance the story and interact with the world and the people around you now only if there was an app to deliver ice cream in line because it's hot