Play Disney Parks Reviews

by Mrsadingfield

I am at Magic Kingdom, trying to play the games that require you to be in the que for the rides to play the game, and it’s a 2+ player game, but I cannot add a 2nd player. I cannot type in their name and the save button changes from gray to blue but will not ‘click’ on it or anywhere you tap on the screen around the button. So, there’s no way to add more than 1 player, and no way to play those games while waiting in a 1+ hour long que!
I have cleared my cookies, turned device off and back on, and deleted app then reloaded it and turned device off and on again with no luck.
App has just failed for me, beyond frustrating!

by CT Cali Girl

I used this this month, both at WDW and at DL/DCA. I tried it at Magic Kingdom and Animal Kingdom and, only very briefly at both DL and DCA, just to see if it was any better there ... it wasn’t. Whenever I tried to use it, it would say there was no experience near me, except one time at Animal Kingdom ... where it just wanted me to download some music I did not want. Maybe I needed to spend more time poking around with it outside the park, but, it was advertised to be used in the parks. I ended up getting irritated that it was distracting me from looking around at the theming and spending time with the people I was with, so, I put it away. After I came out of MK, I found it had earned an achievement for a ride by walking past it when I don’t think I even had PlayDisneyParks open. Take a cue from the very well-done Sorcerers’ card game at MK, which really enhanced our visit and was not distracting at all. So much wasted potential here.

by Princess.leia.14

I was in the Disneyland park yesterday playing through all the fun games in the new Star Wars Galaxy’s Edge. My boyfriend and I were having lots of fun. My phone closed due to inactivity because we were talking to a cast member. When I went to open up my phone and play with the data pad again, all of the work I had put into the game for the last 1.5 to 2 hours was gone. I was kinda upset. I tried a few again and it happened then too. My boyfriend was able to close his phone and even shut PlayDisneyParks down and still have all of his info saved. I got so discouraged that I just stopped playing. Any help in this matter would be great. I’d like to be able to keep up with my boyfriend and continue to play. Please let me know if there are any questions for me. Thank you for your time.

by Ni2ros

PlayDisneyParks is extremely fun and addicting especially at SWGE edge. To walk around and interact with the land is an amazing experience. It makes the land so much more immersive. Accepting jobs and earning credits kept bringing me back. But acquiring credits and items takes a big down fall if PlayDisneyParks ever crashes or if you close PlayDisneyParks without exiting. Twice now PlayDisneyParks has either crashed or I’ve closed PlayDisneyParks on my phone and when I return I’ve lost all my credits and items from hours of scanning, hacking and doing missions. The first time it wasn’t a big deal since I only had a few credits but now after having multiple thousands I’m done. Great app but the glitches make it feel like a complete waste of my time.

by Dcoppins

I have location tracking on “all the time” and it can’t find me. Over and over. I received no achievements, even though I did everything expected. You link people, but there is no reason to do so (as far as I can tell). We have been playing trivia separately- no recognition at all that I am standing next to a person that I linked to and is playing PlayDisneyParks too. Need many more trivia questions. I took the quiz once and then the second time they were all exactly the same questions. For the engineers that may be reading this I am using an iPhone X with up-to-date iOS. Unfortunately, the marketing department way oversold PlayDisneyParks capabilities and the engineers way under-delivered. Kind of surprising for Disney. You expect everything to be top quality.

by Chomp94

It’s ok but maybe you should but consider that PlayDisneyParks is for kids. and if your under age you can’t ever make an account. on the devise again so say a kid try’s to make an account. and it blocks them from doing so or a parent try’s to make a account. and she uses the kids age she can’t and if you delete PlayDisneyParks and download it again it still blocks you. I know it’s for kid safety but what is is the point if it doesn’t have communication features. so many before making it to where a kid can never play it if they make one mistake isn’t the best idea. and you might say that you can still play without an account. well barely most of the features are blocked if you don’t.

by Draveiskaden

I love the idea, and it’s executed good. But there is a few flaws. First, the trivia achievements don’t work for me. The kingdom conservation hero doesn’t come up. I haven’t tried all the parks (Hollywood mainly) but I’m sure there is a few bugs. Im sure through a few patches it will be fine. Anyways thanks for reading.

Alright so I was done writing but after I got home I found that it didn’t remember my account. I try to use the forgot password thing, doesn’t remember my email. So the progress I made is gone. It’s fun to play, but very frustrating when it technically wipes your account.

by ~*~TraceyMichelle~*~

Great little bonus experience, but two trips to WDW now and I am constantly logged out and it never remembers my password, so it’s a hassle and a loss to stay logged in to collect my achievements! I am missing so much!
Trying to jockey between MDE and Play usually leaves Play behind, and for phone battery conservation (even with a backup charger), it hasn’t been worth the trouble.
Now that I’m at home I wish it would have registered with my magic band to complete my missing badges.
It would be great to have a phone vibrate or tone alert to remind me to Play. It was so hot last week, hydration and cooling off we’re on the forefront. Play reminder placards weren’t proved until deep in the wait lines when it was too late to start a round, and most times (as mentioned before) I was logged out so I missed what would have been granted/started upon approach.
Needs work, but great start!

by Anningang

I really like the idea of PlayDisneyParks but found it not amazing as I would have hoped. Several times it did not register that I went on the ride and it’s catered for people who are waiting in long lines, not for Fastpass users. So some of the items are impossible to earn.

I’ve also tried playing Agent P’s with it at Epcot which has been frustrating. It doesn’t even start working until 11am even though a couple of the countries are open at 9am. That’s the best time to play when it’s not crowded and you’re just wandering around.

Worst part is how much space it takes on my phone. No other app even comes close to taking up 711mb!! They have a lot to improve on if they are counting on this to be part of the interactive experience at Star Wars Land

by Stunt Ranger

Hello. I’ve been totally blind for quite a while now, and whenever I go out to any theme park my friends or family members had to tell me EVERYTHING THAT’S GOING ON!
When Star Wars galaxy’s edge was finally built, I thought it’ll be the same old song. But when PlayDisneyParks was created I thought I can have my own Star Wars experience...until I’ve discovered voice over doesn’t work for the choosing sides in Star Wars, and who knows what else??? I always had assistance to guide me through theme parks and that’s not a problem, but if I can’t scan for items in crates or translate Orebesh or hack into computers, droids, or cameras, then how am I suppose to have an experience I can call my own? This is a major flaw that needs to be fixed by next update...thank you.

by Dug Dab Again And Pay

I downloaded PlayDisneyParks to play in the lines of Disney, PlayDisneyParks says 4+ I’m 10 turning 11 this is my account and it won’t let me in because I’m “too young” I don’t know when or is the creators are reading this but if you are but I’m angry, and I think that if you are in double digits you can sign in not just the parents, I hope the creators are reading this because the 4+ is very misleading I thought I could play this because of the 4+ please fix this and if you can fix this I want to be let in! Please and thank you! 🥺👑💖

by Piximator

This is most likely because I have an outdated iPhone 6, but PlayDisneyParks is EXTREMELY buggy. I mean, don’t get me wrong, PlayDisneyParks is very fun! It made Space Mountain a lot more fun in line. However, while I’m scrolling through the map of Disneyland, PlayDisneyParks tends to freeze up, forcing me to restart PlayDisneyParks multiple times. Sometimes it crashes My phone is updated to the latest iOS as well. The problem only seems to occur in the map and nowhere else, so that’s fine. A fix would be greatly appreciated :)

Also I wrote this review IN the Disneyland park, so bonus points for me I guess :P

by Tori Hdz

I love PlayDisneyParks 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 PlayDisneyParks . Honestly, I am nitpicking and naming every detail, but better to address them than not. PlayDisneyParks is still wonderful and is great for keeping everyone entertained while waiting in long lines at the parks.

by Samraj786

Fun & easy to use but just what is the point of having music in PlayDisneyParks when it’s doesn’t play full song & I wish there could be freebie giveaway of Disney merchandise like lanyards & pins & other collectibles that are given away for doing tasks on PlayDisneyParks & I would like to see facts about Disney Theme Parks & Walt Disney in PlayDisneyParks also I shops from the theme parks on PlayDisneyParks so when we visit the particular shops @ the theme parks we can unlock cool Disney collectibles which Disney can ship to us free which con be an unlocked achievement in PlayDisneyParks & also if PlayDisneyParks could have suggestions of the best shops to buy collectibles from Disney Theme parks

by 1tacobell9

So far, I’m loving PlayDisneyParks . I have only done trivia so far but I’ll for sure use it once in the parks. My only gripe about PlayDisneyParks is the Tomorrowland trivia. The trivia questions seem to mostly be about the Star Wars movies. I know that in other lands, they have trivia questions about movies that relate to the land but there seems to be a healthy balance between movie trivia and land history. With Tomorrowland though, it seems to be mostly Star Wars movie questions with a couple of questions about the land and past attractions thrown in there. I get that Star Wars is very popular right now but there is so much more to Tomorrowland than just Star Wars. Just some more questions that focus on the rides (both past and present) and the land itself, rather than just Star Wars, would be greatly appreciated.

by Browncoat2112

This is a fun app for use in the park, but not much to keep you going in between visits to Disneyland or Disney World. It was a must have for the first trip to Galaxy’s Edge. Even though there was only one major attraction open at the time of our visit in November (Smuggler’s Run), using the data pad built into the Disney Play app while wandering the park definitely enhanced the experience. Strongly recommended download for that reason alone.

One concern though, I’ve personally accumulated dozens of badges for the experiences in both Disneyland and Disney World, but I received an update telling me I need to uninstall then reinstall PlayDisneyParks to continue using Bluetooth enabled features on my next trip to the park. Moderately concerned that if I uninstall then reinstall, I’ll lose all my badges and have to start over. Major setback of that turns out to be the case.

by Pristinaangelina

I love it !!! I love Disneyland so very much !! And so does my children who are grown up now and I have a grandson who is 5 yrs old . My daughter 26 yrs and my son is 19 yrs old . We had a very hard life . Trying to fight to live daily. And Disneyland had made it possible to be able to be a kids again and have family time and to be able to live life in peace and Joy and together we got to experience life in a very special way and you brought that home to us available on our phones in someways you make us feel at home so thank you Disneyland .

by Jo10!

Our whole family loves PlayDisneyParks and we use it a lot while in the parks especially while waiting in line. With the current environment, it would be nice if we could access some if not all the interactive park specific stuff while the parks are closed. If a new update could include that, that would be great! At least until the parks reopen and we can come back!

by Kyliecantrallfan1234

Hey People who are reading this, I really love this Disney app. I love how you can do interactive queues, quizzes and even the new Mickey’s Runaway Railway game! This is one of the best apps in my phone. Disney World is like my favorite place in the world, so it’s really great I can continue to be reminded of my favorite place! From Mickey, to Minnie, to Donald, Daisy or Goofy, they all are the best! Thank you for developing such an amazing creation and I could not have done it better myself! Would 100% recommend PlayDisneyParks to EVERYONE I know I use it like every day. I love the trivia, because I can use it while on the monorail or even in my hotel before bed! I love you Disney! 💋
DISNEY FOREVER!!!!!!❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

by GieAnne

So what I love is that it has its a small world and other rides, but I want to add is that we can play on all of the rides and doesn’t have to matter where you are, you can play anywhere, and shows the inside of the ride, and make things move like the real one, and I love you guys you make the best things in the world and made the whole park and I want to add you guys to make all of the parks all around the world, thank you!

by Dog Lover3476

I think it is a great idea how you can play at the park (dong see how with do much to do lol 😆) I really like how you can choose where you are and the map is a lot like the actual park thus is great though I don’t like that you can only really use it when you are at the park and not while you are at home and it does not have an option for the Disney cruise which would be so great also ever considered maki an album to put pictures frome your trip amc you can pick cute “frames” and add cool “stickers” also it’s just encouraging more screen time even on vacations which should be anti screen time or at least only partial screen time such as only before breakfast in lines after dinner etc but so good idea although I like universal and there movies huge Harry Potter fan I’ve never seen them have an app like this or any other games apps for that matter so please only download this if you are at the park. P.S. the trivia is a bit hard asking a lot of production questions (when did the first Snow White come out what was the first Mickey Mouse movie etc) Id like to see questions more on the line of-this (who is Donald ducks nephews where does minor mouse work where do the seven dwarfs work dumbo works at where in the beginning )

by TheGamer501😊

This is most likely because I have an outdated iPhone 6, but PlayDisneyParks is EXTREMELY buggy. I mean, don’t get me wrong, PlayDisneyParks is very fun! It made Space Mountain a lot more fun in line. However, while I’m scrolling through the map of Disneyland, PlayDisneyParks tends to freeze up, forcing me to restart PlayDisneyParks multiple times. Sometimes it crashes My phone is updated to the latest iOS as well. The problem only seems to occur in the map and nowhere else, so that’s fine. A fix would be greatly appreciated :)

Also I wrote this review IN the Disneyland park, so bonus points for me I guess :P

by Squishy.k

Brought the immersion level for the new Star Wars: Black Spire Outpost up to 11. Loved it! Makes me want to go back because there is so much I didn’t have time to do (which is exactly what they wanted). If this is the shape of things to come for new Disney Lands then I’m really excited. It will drain your battery though, but we expected that and brought backup power banks.