Disney Parks Chairman Tom Staggs Talks Wearable Disney Devices

All Things D Interview w/ Tom Staggs

(John's edit - link is fine)

By Bonnie Cha

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If you plan on visiting Walt Disney World in the future, you might find that getting into the theme park, your hotel room, even purchasing souvenirs, will be a completely different experience. This is because the company is moving away from the traditional methods like paper tickets to technology like wearable bands and mobile apps to provide guests with a more personalized experience. Thomas Staggs, chairman of Walt Disney Parks and Resorts, showed off its new high-tech system at the 11th D: All Things Digital conference. You can check out the video below to see it in action, and be on the lookout for a special cameo appearance from Edna Mode, high-tech costume designer for “The Incredibles.”

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I love it when Edna shows up! :blush:

There is a interesting part about 3/4 into video where he talks a little about Counter Service.

Insightful.

My favorite part was when the interviewer held up the band and said, "So when I put this on does money immediately start flowing from my account?"

Orwell would be proud......that said, it sounds interesting enough that I am looking forward to trying it out, not the prebooking my vacations part, but the using the band for purchases, park and room access.

I really like all of it except the Fastpass+ part

Despite alot of the naysayers I really think this is awesome. Not having to fish a park pass out for everything is great.

And the Small World your kids doll showing up while going through the ride is so cool. My Nephew would freak!

I agree, It'll be fun to try, but may be overwhelming. Already we can't eat some places unless we knew 6 months ago we would want to :ack:

I am very excited about the more interactive things like the small world doll. I'm also excited to see if it really does help with spreading out crowds.