(Photo by Olga Thompson/Walt Disney World Resort via Getty Images) Walt Disney World Resort/Getty Imagesĭisney World changes mask requirements for guests

Jis the first day of the phased reopening. LAKE BUENA VISTA, FL - JULY 11: In this handout photo provided by Walt Disney World Resort, a guest stops to take a selfie at Magic Kingdom Park at Walt Disney World Resort on Jin Lake Buena Vista, Florida. Now, parks including Disneyland in California are reopening their gates, and those behind the scenes like Gary Daniels, vice president of Disney’s digital experience, are thinking about what the parks of the future will be. “Look through your camera lens in the app and you’ll see a beautiful mosaic of special moments shared by our guests to celebrate the 50th.”Īdding augmented Mickey Mouse ears to your photos may seem like an incremental move, but it’s an important addition to Disney parks, which are coming off a rough year after the Covid-19 pandemic shut down the company’s global properties for months. “With the My Disney Experience app, you’ll be able to place your favorite image captured by Disney PhotoPass photographers on the iconic castle with augmented reality,” Disney Parks wrote in a blog post on Thursday. The new lenses will be available to Snapchat users starting Thursday and will be exclusive to Disney World on June 3 in advance the resort’s 50th anniversary this fall. That means users can take pictures holding virtual Disney park balloons or wearing Mickey Mouse ears.” You can can even get a digital Mickey Mouse to pop up in your photos and give you a hug.ĭisney Parks and Snap announced Thursday that they're bringing augmented reality to Disney World. Park goers also can add the AR tech to their photos and videos via Snapchat. So what does such a partnership actually look like?Īccording to Snap and Disney, guests will be able to “transform Cinderella Castle with augmented reality,” using the My Disney Experience, an app that helps guests manage their visit. (DIS)’s efforts to modernize its lucrative parks division by creating a “ metaverse” that connects the digital with the physical. (DIS) World resort in Orlando, Florida with new Snap (SNAP) announced Thursday that they’re teaming up to bring augmented reality to the Walt Disney Have you ever wanted to take a photo with Mickey Mouse, even when he’s not around? How about adorning Magic Kingdom’s Cinderella Castle with your family photos? A new partnership between Disney and Snap will make that possible.

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