Navigate Walt Disney World with a Nintendo DS

A member of the WDW Magic forums discovered a pilot program being tested at Walt Disney World which will allow visitors to use their Nintendo DS as an interactive guide the park. The software offers an interactive map of the Magic Kingdom, with guides to various "park offerings" including rides and dining locations, meet-and-greet locations for characters, and a wishlist checklist that allows you to mark off attractions after they've been visited. It also appears that the map will give "you are here" information, presumably by figuring out the Wi-Fi access point to which your DS is connected.

Even more nifty: special themed games are unlocked when you're standing in line for an attraction. This is so cool I can hardly stand it. I'm not even that enamored with Disney World, but this makes me want to take another trip once this is implemented. Someone I was talking to mentioned how great it'd be if they integrated FastPass notifications into this, so your DS could alert you when it's time to walk to the front of the line.

Disney looking at using Nintendo DS systems as an interactive guide map? [Forums.WDWMagic.com via Shacknews] (Thanks, Daveman!)

[#1 posted by License Farm , January 22, 2008 9:52 PM]

My love for Disney and an interest in video games mostly having been left in my teens, I nevertheless find this so freaking cool, somehow moreso than if it had been developed for the iPhone or Blackberries. I wonder if a port of the old NES Adventures in the Magic Kingdom game will be bundled.

[#2 posted by strider_mt2k , January 23, 2008 5:53 AM]

Why would you bring a video game to the...oh yeah the LINES RIIIGHT!

My first thought would be to leave that stuff behind in the room or car, but I'm also the bored guy staring off into space in those lines too...

[#3 posted by cha0tic , January 24, 2008 5:18 PM]

"...not even that enamored with Disney World..."
Yeah but your colleague Cory is. I'd love to see his face when he sees this.