IzzyB
V.I.P. Member
Just logged into the app for the first time in a couple of weeks (wanted to check the wait times to see if a little Presidents’ Day trip might be worth it…yikes, it’s not lol) and noticed there’s been an overhaul in the design. And at the surface, it seems much…worse?
The lands on the map are now shaded in colors which just makes it a huge cluster when you’re first opening it. The individual ride bubbles have new, more intricate logos for “thrill,” “roller coaster,” etc. which just clutter up the UI. Then when you go to click on one of the bubbles, they’ve shifted the font to a smaller, crisper look where nothing useful jumps out at you (example: the wait times are now tucked away in a little top left corner…why? This is arguably the main thing people are looking for).
I usually don’t care to comment on the app because I know my way around but knowing the usability was a hot topic before I’m honestly curious, does anyone think it looks better right now than it did last month?
Bringing this in from the other thread. Sorry for double post, but didn't want to reply over there when Brian directed them here.
So I used the app in reality yesterday at IOA and yes, it is worse. The wait times disappear in the graphics but even more so they are not always clear. So sometimes there is just no wait time for rides. It was hard to know if something was open or not. Because they did have closed or delayed for some and nothing for others. I couldn't find a pattern of why some rides just had no black tab as if it was a play area instead of a ride. And those rides switched thru the day.
The filters don't hold for the whole day, so I kept having to filter on IOA several times. The ONE improvement was I selecting dining and it did seem to show me the place I was closest too which was 3 broomsticks. Maybe it was accidental, but I didn't have to scroll thru like normal which was always a pain. I was able to click and start ordering right away. Also, the ordering process itself was much quicker than the last time I used it. It didn't freeze on me.
I very rarely use the map, so can't really say whether it is better or worse as I had no need for the map itself this time. I normally only use it when finding bathrooms which was difficult on the last map, but didn't try yesterday as I knew where they were when I needed one.