food IS a theme park
If you’ve been to Disney World recently, you probably used the My Disney Experience app a LOT!
There Are Lots of Ways to Use This App in the Parks
You may have used the app to check the wait times, make dining reservations, use mobile check-in, check for walk-up waitlist availability at your favorite restaurants, shop in Disney World’s stores, or do other things! Well, now we’ve spotted an update that has been made to the app.
Things are constantly changing at Disney World. Sometimes those changes are big — like a change in mask policy.
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Other times, those changes are very small, but they could point to something bigger coming in the future. Today, we noticed a change that was made in the My Disney Experience app when it comes to wait times.
Most of us probably have a Disney picture as the wallpaper on our phones, right? Who can resist seeing their favorite Disney icons smiling back at them every time they unlock the screen?
The Partners Statue in front of Cinderella Castle at WDW.
If you’re looking for a new image for your wallpaper this month, but don’t know what you want, we have a few options for you. Disney released a series of free wallpapers to help us celebrate Pride Month from our phones.
In recent years, especially since the parks reopened in the summer of 2020, technology has become a crucial part of the Disney World experience. From planning your vacation to checking into your hotel room to ordering food and beyond, there’s a variety of times when you’ll be relying on technology to make sure your trip is a success.
Magic Kingdom
While some of us are more tech-savvy than others, there are a few specific examples of times when technology can get the best of all of us! Luckily, most of these incidents just require a little bit of planning before your vacation so you can be prepared!
Eating in Disney World can be a little tricky right now.
Nomad Lounge
With limited capacities remaining in most Disney World restaurants and demand and capacities rising for the parks as a whole, tables in popular spots are in pretty high demand. This is true for restaurants with Advance Dining Reservations and even for some that are walk-up only. There’s even one restaurant in Disney World that you need to rope drop (in a manner of speaking) if you want to visit!
Have you heard of the Disney Genie planning app? Or maybe you heard of it once, but then completely forgot that it existed (perhaps because Disney hasn’t spoken a lot about it)?
The Disney Genie ©Disney
At the D23 Expo in 2019, Disney announced that a new planning offering called the “Disney Genie” was coming soon. But since the initial reveal, updates about Disney Genie have been few and far between. So, what’s the deal?? Here’s what we know so far!
When it comes to giving you all the best tips, tricks, and hacks for Disney World, we do our best to keep you as informed as possible!
Edeline just over here making magic for everyone!
But we recently reached out on social media to Cast Members to get some feedback on the one thing they wished guests knew before they came to Disney World. And we got a LOT of responses!
Going to Disney World requires quite a bit of planning. That means knowing where you’re staying, how long you’ll be there, and for many of us, where you want to eat! And we always stress the importance of planning ahead when it comes to food, which means making Advance Dining Reservations for those restaurants that are on your must-do lists!
The Crystal Palace
And here’s the deal — you’ll need to make some of those reservations, particularly the hard-to-get ones, 60 days out! But that gives you nearly two months before those reservations, meaning that your plans might change. Well, what do you do then?
A number of changes related to the COVID-19 pandemic, masks, and more have been announced recently.
Health and Safety Signs in Disney World
The Centers for Disease Control have updated their guidance regarding wearing masks outdoors, the Transportation Security Administration extended their mask requirements for planes and public transportation, and we’ve seen some health measures changed in Disney World. Earlier today, Florida’s Governor Ron DeSantis signed an executive order suspending local COVID-19 regulations and also signed a law related to COVID-19 restrictions, and now Disney has responded.
Heading over to Disney’s Animal Kingdom today?
Tree of Life
There’s lots to do, from big thrills to tasty treats to character spottings! But if you’re embarking on your wild adventure here today, there’s one thing you may be missin’ out on.
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