Play Disney Parks

The Duck tails game at Epcot was outstanding with so many wow factors for both my kid and myself. No spoilers: United Kingdom, Japan, and France were our favorites. United Kingdom’s portion of the hunt set the bar really high for the other quest. My son is still talking about the red phone booth. Even spectators were wowed by our ability to “magically” unlock unseen wonders of the park. We loved it and will definitely tell others about it. Our only criticism was the lackluster finale… it just felt sort of flat compared to the rest of the quest. We would have loved for the finale to unlock one more app powered activator for something in the park around Spaceship Earth (petty complaint). Also worth noting, I often hear of people with kids avoiding EPCOT. This adventure app made the visit magical for my son. He couldn’t wait to travel to the next country. It could do the same for others. Peace and love.

About time, Disney has made a fun unique app that involves you being in person at the Disney theme parks while waiting in line of your favorite attraction. The maps created for each park are nice and cute with retro throwbacks of the 1960s to 1990s look, but with a modern twist. Waiting in a queue line with the Play Disney Parks App on can give you achievements, also select attractions has some pretty fun mini-games I’ve yet to try. However, wacky and unique Roger Rabbit’s Car Toon Spin needs a achievement while waiting in the detailed queue, since it moves slow. Mickey’s Toontown needs more fun stuff instead of just select music to download. Toontown needs a mini game and some easter eggs to unlock while walking around the town. I’m glad Disney has made this app for Disney theme parks; Disneyland Resort and Walt Disney World Resort. It’s a good compliment to the parks to kill time while waiting in line and the games fit with the Disney parks rather than playing a non-Disney app in the parks. Thank you, Disney for creating Play Disney. It was needed for a long time, in fact it should have been made long ago.

I love this app and I think it was a great idea to create it. But I feel that there are some small flaws. For example, the Magic Kingdom trivia is all about Typhoon Lagoon and Blizzard Beach??? Also, the Tomorrowland trivia is all about Toy Story (I’m assuming because of Buzz Lightyear's Space Ranger Spin). The Hollywood Studios trivia is all about Star Wars. Meanwhile, Epcot and Animal Kingdom have no trivia. Also, there is a trivia button in Toy Story Land in Hollywood Studios but its title is Pixar Place (which is closing soon anyway). Another thing is that Animal Kingdom and Epcot have almost no achievements for going on some main rides. Lastly, Animal Kingdom has no games for main rides, such as pandora rides or Expedition Everest. Overall, I feel like Animal Kingdom and Epcot were forgotten when making the app. Honestly, I am nitpicking and naming every detail, but better to address them than not. The app is still wonderful and is great for keeping everyone entertained while waiting in long lines at the parks.