Sending an Alert for Short Wait Time at Disney / / No Comments Yesterday I had some fun with a web app that made use of APIs to report on rides with the shortest wait times at amusement parks. This was done via the excellent, and free, Queue Times service. The application I built let you select a park, and then rides were displayed sorted by the shortest wait time. While working with the API, I also had another idea for a useful service – notifications for short wait times. Imagine you’re at Disney, or any amusement park, and while you’re there, you would like to be notified when rides have a short wait time. How could you automate this? For now, let’s skip the ‘hard part’ of imagining the service that would let you sign... more → Posted in: JavaScript Tagged with: alert, Disney, Sending, Short, time, wait
Carowinds’ new app shows ride wait times, interactive park map – The Herald / / No Comments The Herald Carowinds' new app shows ride wait times, interactive park mapThe Herald“Carowinds' mobile app is designed to make a day at the park even more enjoyable by offering exciting new enhancements that deliver a personalized and interactive experience,” the park said in a news release. Customers using the app will be also able … map app – Google News… more → Posted in: Interactive Maps Tagged with: Carowinds', Herald, Interactive, Park, ride, Shows, Times, wait