One of iPhone’s best features is finally coming to Disney World and Disneyland
- Disney is now rolling out support for Live Activities on iPhone.
- The improved feature should make it easier to get food at Disney World or Disneyland.
- As with other implementations, support for Live Activities extends to the Dynamic Island.
Disney parks around the world are known for their food, and your iPhone is about to become a lot more useful when you get the goods at Disney World in Florida or Disneyland in California. Disney is now adding support for one of the iPhone’s best features to its mobile ordering system for Disneyland and My Disney Experience for Disney World iOS apps.
Live Activities on the front of your iPhone lets you track your mobile order at select locations, and without even unlocking your smartphone, you can prepare your order and then find the pickup location. And whether you’re craving a pretzel, a full meal, or an ice cream bar, those extra seconds can count.
Since Live Activities works on the lock screen or at the top of the iPhone screen, if you have Dynamic Island you can also track mobile order pickup without having to open the app as you can just glance at the top.
The best part, though, is that Apple doesn’t limit Live activities to the latest and greatest iPhone; it is supported on any iPhone running iOS 16.1 or later. To get the experience at the top of your screen, you’ll need an iPhone 14 Pro or 14 Pro Max or an iPhone 15 or iPhone 16, as these have the Dynamic Island.
As part of watchOS 11, your iPhone’s live activities are automatically transferred to your wrist. This means you can simply look down to select ‘I’m here, prepare my order’ or see which window your food is ready for collection.
This new functionality doesn’t necessarily require another update to the Disneyland or My Disney Experience apps, but it’s best to make sure you’re using the latest version, especially if you’re visiting the parks. Both apps offer extensive functionality that allows you to get even more out of your visit.
Thanks to the latest addition of Live Activities support, you should be spending less time on your iPhone in the parks and enjoying the experience more; it’s also a way to display some of the most essential details right on the front of your phone.
For example, if there’s a snack you’re really hoping to score or maybe it’s the latest limited-edition popcorn bucket, you can capture the order when you first arrive at the park and then from the “I Am” live activity select. here’ so the cast members can begin preparing your order. It can save you a lot of hassle and make the whole experience a lot easier.
In addition to ordering food, both apps – Disneyland and My Disney Experience – make it easy to view your scheduled reservations, reserve a “Lightning Lane” to quickly access a ride, view different wait times for attractions and, perhaps, most importantly, view a map of the parks.
That all remains standard here, and now Disney is rolling out support for mobile ordering through Live Activities. So next time you’re in the parks, don’t necessarily rush to unlock and just see if there’s a live activity on your lock screen.
It will be fun to see what other ways Disney could support this iOS feature as well.