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My First Experience with Disneyland App Car Locator Feature

Jason @disneygeek.com

Recently a Car Locator feature was added to the Official Disneyland App (both iPhone and Android).  I tried the Android version out on my visit on Oct 21st.  Below are some screen shots of my experience.  Overall I found it to be a bit cumbersome due to the location services not working properly so it took a lot more effort and time than traditional ways of marking the location or remembering it.

The nearest column to my spot today, I was near the far corner of the Mickey and Friends Parking structure on the 4th floor.
The nearest column to my spot today, I was near the far corner of the Mickey and Friends Parking structure on the 4th floor.  Traditionally I would take a picture of this and use that to remember where my car is this visit (or I would just remember if it was a memorable spot).  Before digital cameras and with the old parking tickets in the original lot and in the garage for years you could mark the location on your paper ticket.
Car Locator Signage
Near the walkway, elevators and escalators are some signs advertising the new feature.
I started up the app and scrolled down to find the Car Locator button. It is near the bottom of the menu.
I started up the app and scrolled down to find the Car Locator button. It is near the bottom of the menu.
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The first screen gives an overview of the service.
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I clicked the button to save my vehicle location and it threw this error/warning up on the screen. Seems the app believed I was parked so far away I was off the grid!
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So I opted to manually enter my information. First up select the lot you are in.
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Then choose the level you are parked on.
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Select the aisle
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And finally the section I was in.
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The app shows your location to you and you can change it if you want.

 

The process to enter the information was straightforward but a lot of clicks and extra steps compared to snapping a quick picture.  I will have to try again on a future visit to see if the locator finds me to save the typing, that would speed up the process some saving a few clicks.

Ideally I would have like to have seen the application do a push notification asking if you wanted to save your parking location then save it.  Then when you return it knows that and gives you a notification/reminder of where you parked.  Another useful feature would be to share the location with other members of your traveling group.