I have to say that I have wanted an iPad for a long time and for lots of different reasons. However, (maybe not so) secretly, the biggest reason might have come after Disney released its free Disneyland Explorer app, exclusive to the iPad. So, when the big day came, I went directly home with my new iPad and downloaded the app… and I was definitely not disappointed!

Disneyland Explorer feels a lot like jumping in a Park map, especially if the Park map were animated and interactive. 🙂 Scrolling from left to right across the screen, visitors can explore both Disneyland Resort Parks, land by land, as well as the three Resort hotels and Downtown Disney. Tap on a specific attraction for more details, which include pictures, video clips, and interactive games. You can watch everything from several early Mickey Mouse cartoons (albeit abbreviated versions), Walts Disneyland Dedication Speech, to the attraction preview video that plays in the Indiana Jones queue, and more.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

While a few of the interactive elements are a bit basic, most are really exceptional. More than I would expect in free content in other app. Youll have the opportunity to soar above California; fly through a galaxy far, far away; try to snap a pic of that ever-elusive Yeti, even choreograph your own showing of the Disneyland Fireworks or World of Color! Several of the experiences even offer shareable content, so you can send a postcard to your friends from your adventure on Tatooine or email off the proof that the Abominable Snowman really does exist.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I really only have two small complaints about the app… First, and possibly bordering on obsessive, not all of the attractions feature their original soundtrack. For example, when you play the version of World of Color you have created, a generic piece of music plays that is neither from the show itself nor from the movies that are represented. Secondly, I wish that every Park experience was represented. I would like to be able to explore dining and shopping options, as well as an expanded entertainment selection. Hopefully, however, with a section dedicated to Cars Land, with a Coming Soon sign, features will be continually added to this already amazing app.

This app is definitely a must-have for any iPad toting Disney fans… and maybe even a reason to go out an get an iPad of your own! 😀

 

 

 

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