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MyMagic+

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Do you look forward to more of Disney’s next generation advances like “MyMagic+”?

Tom Staggs, Walt Disney Parks and Resorts Chairman, wrote about MyMagic+ today on the Disney Parks blog:

“A major component of MyMagic+ is the new My Disney Experience website and mobile app, which gives guests planning their trip the latest information on all Walt Disney World Resort has to offer. We know that some people like to plan every aspect of their Disney vacation in advance while others like to plan very little, letting their day unfold spontaneously.”

“No matter where guests fall in that spectrum, My Disney Experience gives them the flexibility to plan as much or as little as they’d like to create the exact Disney experience they want. They can book dining and other experiences and reserve times for their favorite attractions, shows and more through an enhanced FastPass system, FastPass+. Once they arrive, they can use their smart phones to spontaneously change their plans in the moment, exploring our parks at their own pace and getting the most out of their visit.”

Articles:

“Disney unveils ‘MyMagic+,’ the centerpiece of its sweeping NextGen technology project” – Orlando Sentinel

“At Disney Parks, a Bracelet Meant to Build Loyalty (and Sales)” – New York Times

One bracelet to rule them all! ^_^ My preciousssss…

If you’ve ever read “Down & Out in the Magic Kingdom”, it seems we’re on our way to what Cory Doctorow wrote as science fiction years ago.

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Here’s a thought: Guys! Guys! MyMagic+ can be abbreviated to MM+! (MickeyMouse) (MinnieMouse)

What are your thoughts on NextGen and MyMagic+ — leave a reply below or follow me (DisneyEcho) on Twitter and leave a comment there!

Weird stuff viewed on the Disney Echo this yEAR

Crunchy numbers

4,329 films were submitted to the 2012 Cannes Film Festival. This Disney Echo blog had 28,000 views in 2012. If each view were a film, this blog would power 6 Film Festivals. But probably not very well.

Disney Echo readers are weird. Or maybe I’m weird, I forget. But here are the posts that somehow got the most views in 2012:


Subliminal Message in Disney Tangled Marketing


Ghost orb photo courtesy D.Frazier, http://www.diannespiritlight.comTitanic Ghost Tour


Disney Park AppNew Official Disney Parks iPhone App Features Augmented Reality And Official Wait Times


TangledDisney Tangled: Spoilers


Free iPhone app lets you zoom while recording


Disneyland PeopleMover, Innoventions replacement, Tomorrowland revamp, Frontierland expansion approved? Here’s why


Song of the SouthDisney rereleases classic Song of the South


Lego Store at Disneyland’s Downtown Disney


20121110-130130.jpgiPhone — The Missing Manual for iOS 6, iPhone 5 and earlier iPhones


20121112-183334.jpgiPhone iOS 6 Bug with Sounds


20120929-200532.jpgHappy birthday, Siri!


20120921-153417.jpg Siri vs Siri: The battle of the iPhone 5 turn-by-turn navigation apps


20120304-200613.jpgSiri and iPad 3


Thanks, everyone, for a wonderful year!

The Land of Disney


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This is a parody of adventure movie trailers. It was shot on iPhone at Disneyland in Anaheim, California and edited in iMovie. Enjoy it on YouTube or in higher quality on Vimeo.

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Disney and Yahoo might make an Internet TV deal

According to the Wall Street Journal and other sources, The Walt Disney Co. is considering making some of its television content available for Yahoo’s Internet TV service.

I think it is something the forward-thinking Walt Disney would have done had he lived long enough to still have control of his company in today’s world.

What are your thoughts? Agree or disagree?


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New Official Disney Parks iPhone App Features Augmented Reality And Official Wait Times

Disney Park App

Disney’s first official iPhone park app is available now for free in the Apple App Store. It looks great, is easy to navigate, and is the first Disney parks app to show official wait times for attractions and — get this — augmented reality using geolocation and your iPhone camera (more on that later).

The only trouble with the app is . . . Read more

Disney Living’s Ghoulish Greetings & Halloween Costumes

Disney Living’s Disney Halloween Spoof Ghoulish Greeting #1:

Ghoulish Greeting #2:

UPDATE: Ghoulish Greeting #3:

Halloween video, “30 Costumes in 30 Seconds”:

You can enter Disney’s sweepstakes for a chance to win a Disney Store costume of your very own! See the rules here.


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Tinker Bell wants to make an iPhone 4 in blue at Disneyland’s Pixie Hollow

The fairies and pixies at Disneyland discovered the iPhone 4 on our summer vacation this year. First we met Silvermist inside Pixie Hollow, home of Tinker Bell. Silvermist was so intrigued by my iPhone 4 that she called Tink over to take a look at it. Then she asked Tink to make her one just like it, but in her favorite color!


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Saints and Disney Prove “Dreams Do Come True Down in New Orleans!”

Dreams do come true down in New Orleans: New Orleans Saints are 12-0 NFC South Champs and Disney’s “The Princess and the Frog” opens nationwide this Friday!

Southern Premiere of Disney’s The Princess and the Frog


Disney’s The Princess and the Frog held its southern premiere tonight at Clearview Mall in Metairie, Louisiana, a suburb of New Orleans.

Two of the movie’s stars, Elizabeth Dampier (who voices young Tiana) and Breanna Brooks (who voices her friend Charlotte) attended the premiere.

The New Orleans-based animated feature opens nationwide December 11th.


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