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App of the Week: Theme Parks ~ Disney, Sea World, Busch Gardens, Universal

June 23, 2012 · 1 comment

~ Apps of the Week ~

~ Theme Parks ~

Do your summer plans include a trip to a theme park?
Did you know there’s an app for that? (LOL…couldn’t resist.)

Here are some apps to check out before you go. They could save you time, money and make your day at the park, well…a day at the park!

Disney World Maps is designed for both iPhone, iPad Touch & iPad for only $2.99!

Interactive maps with wait times, GPS, compass, zoom, search and photos make it easy to navigate the parks and find restaurants, bathrooms, and attractions. Covers Magic Kingdom, Epcot, Hollywood Studios, Animal Kingdom and Downtown Disney.

✓ Interactive guide maps for Disney World parks & Downtown Disney
✓ Wait Times on the map shared with the Disney World Wait Times app shown below.
✓ Your GPS Location on the map
✓ Your Compass direction rotates the map to where you are looking
✓ Zoom in to see attractions, restaurants and bathrooms
✓ Zoom out to see park layout
✓ Search for an attraction or restaurant by name
✓ Select a map item to see photo and information
✓ No network connection required except for Wait Times data

Disney World Wait Times is designed for both iPhone & iPad for only $.99!

“It will be the most valuable of all the WDW apps. Planning ones day is the biggest challenge anyone runs into in the parks. A few missteps can waste valuable hours.”
Attraction wait times for Disney World covering the Magic Kingdom, Epcot, Hollywood Studios and Animal Kingdom.
Displayed wait times are based on app user submitted times and park crowd levels. Now with hundreds of thousands of users.
✓ Ride wait times for all 4 Disney World parks
✓ All times for each park displayed on the same screen
✓ See recent times submitted for each ride
✓ Submit a ride wait time if you are in the park
✓ See rides nearest to your GPS location with compass direction to them
✓ Time displayed in minutes, a CL if closed, or dashes if unavailable

Disney World Dining is designed for both iPhone & iPad for only $1.99!

“This indispensable tool gives you exactly what it sounds like: complete menu items, prices for all the restaurants at the parks and hotels. It’s got a clean design, an easy interface, and it seems extremely up to date to me.”
Restaurant and menu info for over 250 restaurants, carts and stands in Disney World covering the Magic Kingdom, Epcot, Hollywood Studios, Animal Kingdom, Downtown Disney, and all Disney Resort Hotels.

✓ Full dining menus for Disney World restaurants
✓ Restaurant info like location, description, photo, and more
✓ Discount info for Disney Dining Plan, Tables in Wonderland, DVC, and Annual Pass
✓ Search by restaurant name or location
✓ Search for particular food with Food Finder
✓ Organize a dining schedule with your reservations
✓ Email your dining schedule to others
✓ Export/Import dining schedule via Email
✓ Mark your favorite restaurants
✓ See restaurants nearest to your GPS location with compass direction to them
✓ Call the Dining Reservations number (iPhone only feature)
✓ Works with VoiceOver Accessibility for the blind
✓ No network connection required

Disney World Magic Guide is designed for both iPhone & iPad for only $4.99!

Comprehensive Disney World guide to the magic. Includes interactive maps, dining info, menus, wait times, park hours, attraction info, search, favorites, GPS, compass and photos.

✓ Interactive guide maps for Disney World parks & Downtown Disney in Florida
✓ Wait Times on the map shared with the Disney World Wait Times app
✓ Your GPS location on the map
✓ Your Compass direction rotates the map to where you are looking
✓ Zoom in to see attractions, restaurants and bathrooms
✓ Zoom out to see park layout
✓ Search for an attraction or restaurant by name
✓ Select a map item to see photo and information

DINING FEATURES
✓ Full dining menus for over 250 Disney World restaurants, carts and stands
✓ Restaurant info like location, description, photo, and more
✓ Discount info for Disney Dining Plan, Tables in Wonderland, DVC, and Annual Pass
✓ Search by restaurant name or location
✓ Search for particular food with Food Finder
✓ Organize a dining schedule with your reservations
✓ Email your dining schedule to others
✓ Export/Import dining schedule via Email
✓ Mark your favorite restaurants
✓ See restaurants nearest to your GPS location with compass direction to them
✓ Call the Dining Reservations number (iPhone only)

WAIT TIMES FEATURES
✓ All times for each park displayed on the same screen
✓ See recent times submitted for each ride
✓ Submit a ride wait time if you are in the park
✓ Mark your favorite rides
✓ See rides nearest to your GPS location with compass direction to them
✓ Time displayed in minutes, a CL if closed, or dashes if unavailable

PARK HOURS FEATURES
✓ Park operating hours for all 6 Disney World parks
✓ Event times such as parades or fireworks
✓ Up to 6 months of information
✓ Quickly scroll to any day with the dates on the right


SeaWorld’s first OFFICIAL park app – a must-have for your visit. Sea World app is FREE for iPhone, iPod touch, & iPad and Android! This app is specially designed for all three SeaWorld parks.

Features for iPhone:
- Includes San Diego, San Antonio and Orlando locations.
- True GPS navigation provides a highlighted path to your destination.
- Interactive park map with search. Find nearest restroom, place to eat, ATM and more.
- Up-to-date wait times on rides, plus ride height requirements.
- Displays next show times for each park’s SeaWorld’s spectacular shows.
- Get basic park info, calendar with operating hours, weather forecast and driving directions.
- Stay up-to-date with each park’s Facebook and Twitter feeds.
- In-app camera. Take pictures of your trip without leaving the app.
- Learn about our animals and their conservation status, then get directions to connect with them in person.
- Personalize your day with guided tours and Quick Queue.

**Sea World Rukus Reader is FREE for iPad! Perfect for emergent readers (ages 4–6), Shark Goes to the Doctor is an engaging story teaching children about sharks while following a sand tiger shark as it is checked by vets. Peppered with fun-facts, children are presented with a different angle on sharks’ lives.
Ruckus iReaders engage kids with story-driven activities such as a word hunt, catch the falling objects, what’s wrong with this picture and a make-your-own-story page, which help kids hone word recognition, vocabulary and reading comprehension skills.


Busch Gardens’ first official park app is a must-have for your visit. Bush Gardens is FREE for iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad and Android! This app is specially designed for both Busch Gardens parks.

Features:
- Includes Florida and Virginia locations.
- True GPS navigation provides a highlighted path to your destination.
- Interactive park map with search. Find nearest restroom, place to eat, ATM and more.
- Up-to-date wait times on rides, plus ride-height requirements.
- Features show times for each park’s spectacular shows.
- Get basic park info, calendar with operating hours, weather forecast and driving directions.
- Stay up-to-date with each park’s Facebook and Twitter feeds.
- In-app camera. Take pictures of your trip without leaving the app.
- Learn about our animals and their conservation status then get directions to connect with them in person.
- Personalize your day with guided tours and more.


Universal Orlando is FREE for iPhone, iPod Touch & iPad! Interactive maps with wait times, GPS, compass, zoom, search and photos make it easy to navigate the parks and find restaurants, bathrooms, and attractions. Covers Universal Studios and Islands of Adventure in Orlando.

✓ Interactive guide maps for Universal Orlando parks
✓ Wait Times on the map shared with the Universal Orlando Wait Times app HERE and go HERE for Android
✓ Your GPS Location on the map
✓ Your Compass heading rotates the map to where you are looking (iPhone only)
✓ Zoom in to see attractions, restaurants and bathrooms
✓ Zoom out to see park layout
✓ Search for an attraction or restaurant by name
✓ Select a map item to see photo and information
✓ No network connection required except for Wait Times data

Smartphones are everywhere!

Every Saturday morning we feature an App of the Week!

We feature apps that save us time and/or money (or just ones that we really love) and pass them along to you!

You can also share your favorite apps with us that could be featured on True Couponing!
Send your favorite app to Save@TrueCouponing.com with “App of the Week” in the subject line.

How fun is that?

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  • Crissy S.

    As far as Disney goes, I prefer the official Disney app. Originally it was only available for Verizon wireless customers. However, it is now available to AT&T iPhone customers as well. I believe it is free.

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