Episode 163: Theme Park Technology
Dec 09, 2021•46 min•Ep. 163
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Episode description
Recording date: Nov 19, 2021
John Papa @John_Papa
Ward Bell @WardBell
Dan Wahlin @DanWahlin
Craig Shoemaker @craigshoemaker
Brought to you byResources:- Portion of the world with disabilities
- Aria
- Semantic HTML
- Building Websites with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript: Getting Started
- HTML5 Fundamentals
- Disney World Web Site
- Rise of the Resistance
- Geofencing
- Disney World mobile app
- Caniuse.com
- Disney World photopass
- Harry Potter’s Forbidden Journey
- Universal Orlando
- Geolocation API
- Mobile ordering at Be Our Guest
- 00:37 Topic introduction
- 01:55 Technology is everywhere at theme parks
- 03:30 E Tickets
- 04:38 What system has the biggest influence on your experience?
- 06:55 Have you ever seen a purple light?
- 07:42 Sponsor: Ag Grid
- 08:44 The Magic bands
- 12:29 It all starts on the web site
- 16:06 Using semantic HTML
- 18:55 Communicating with backend systems
- 21:24 Dealing with edge cases
- 24:38 What about the mobile app?
- 29:20 Sponsor: IdeaBlade
- 30:22 Phones and Watches to unlock
- 31:52 Technology inside the park
- 35:59 Purchasing systems
- 37:01 The poop app
- 39:10 Food and restaurants
Podcast editing on this episode done by Chris Enns of Lemon Productions.
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