Originally Posted By CuriousConstance "See for me the mobile app would be a disadvantage. I shouldn't have to have a iPhone and being from Canada I would have to pay extra to use it in the US. Not everyone has a data plan on their phone." I second this. I'm digging my heels refusing to pay for data on our phones. Who wants to pay that X2 phones every month?
Originally Posted By FerretAfros >>See for me the mobile app would be a disadvantage. I shouldn't have to have a iPhone and being from Canada I would have to pay extra to use it in the US. Not everyone has a data plan on their phone.<< I have a smartphone, but I hate using it all time, so I'm in a similar boat. From my understanding, most of the NextGen system will involve reservations made in advance of your visit (in large part to encourage guests to book on-site vacation packages and make the reservations early). Once you arrive in the park, there will be some kiosks (I believe MK had 2 locations during recent tests) to reserve same-day FPs. The app is really for checking attractionstandby wait times, and keeping track of all of your reservations. With all the various times reserved months in advance, I suspect that people will have a really tough time keeping everything organized; Disney's current online system is quite cumbersome to use, so I hope they change that There has been no word yet on how the reservations will work for guests staying off-site. Presumably, they would have an opportunity to reserve FPs as well, since they can currently make dining reservations, but with higher demand, they will likely have a reduced experience. However, it could also easily lead to guests cheating the system, by reserving FPs in multiple parks on the same day, using different online registrations, so those options may be limited.
Originally Posted By Yookeroo "See for me the mobile app would be a disadvantage. I shouldn't have to have a iPhone and being from Canada I would have to pay extra to use it in the US. Not everyone has a data plan on their phone." In WDW you wouldn't need the data plan. Well, in theory, the probably need to beef up their wi-fi.
Originally Posted By CuriousConstance What is this "Wifi" (pronouncing it weefee)that everyone keeps talking about???
Originally Posted By CuriousConstance ^^^My dad literally asked me that the other day. And he said it "Weefee". My poor dad. He's just the cutest thing ever.
Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt "See for me the mobile app would be a disadvantage. I shouldn't have to have a iPhone and being from Canada I would have to pay extra to use it in the US. Not everyone has a data plan on their phone." Couldn't Disney make mobile devices available (for a fee of course) for people to use who don't have mobile data plans?
Originally Posted By sjhym333 One would have to expect that Disney is going to have a way for you to retrieve your FP+ stuff without a phone with data. Besides, wont the FP+ stuff be stored on your ticket or wrist band and used just like you do at the park entrance? Which in some ways will be great since it will keep those folks who show up 15 mins early for their FP return time and complain when they can't get in right away
Originally Posted By tashajilek "I second this. I'm digging my heels refusing to pay for data on our phones. Who wants to pay that X2 phones every month?" It even worse over here, some fools pay over $100 a month! "^^^My dad literally asked me that the other day. And he said it "Weefee". My poor dad. He's just the cutest thing ever." LOL, that is cute.
Originally Posted By plpeters70 <<One would have to expect that Disney is going to have a way for you to retrieve your FP+ stuff without a phone with data.>> That's an interesting point. If all that stuff is stored on your wristband, and you didn't have a smart phone, it could get very confusing keeping track of all your dining and attraction reservations. Even if they have kiosks throughout the parks, it's still gonna be somewhat of a pain to have to keep checking all the time.
Originally Posted By mrkthompsn Nice how the tech has gone from this (https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=kM2lgMitoVY) to that
Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt LOL.... I remember the WorldKey Information kiosks fondly. Touch screen TVs in 1982 seemed like magic back then.
