Disney Adds Amazing New Feature to My Disney Experience App

There is so much planning to be completed on Disney World’s My Disney Experience App. However, it can be difficult at times to keep up with everything. Disney just added a feature that will make this so much easier going forward now.

My Disney Experience

The My Disney Experience app and website is the heart of planning Disney vacations both at home and while on vacation. Guests manage reservations as well as tickets and itineraries on the “My Plans” section.

Before planning your Disney World vacation, be sure and set up a My Disney Experience account. Start by personalizing your profile with your favorite Disney Character, enter a few details, and you’re ready to start planning. For even more help, subscribe to Character Locator for the best Disney planning tool!

Why Include Everyone?

One important thing to remember is that you want to include your entire party on your My Disney Experience app. My Disney Experience breaks down the Friends and Family List into those you have plans with and those you don’t. 

Without access to others in your party, you cannot book park reservations together or see dining reservations. In addition, linking everyone also lets you see each other’s PhotoPass photos. Another reason to add your friends and family is Genie and Genie+. You’ll need everyone linked for one person to book ride return times for your entire party.

New Feature

While it’s crucial to include everyone, before the update, it was necessary to follow 1 of 3 steps to add everyone. You can see how to do that HERE. (You can still do it this way if you want.)

Now, you can search for someone by their name, phone number and email address. Note that everyone added this way must opt in to allow access. This will make it much easier to link accounts for Genie+, dining reservations, and more!

NOTE: You must add people using the Disney website either on your mobile device or computer. Then, you’ll have access to see each other in the My Disney Experience App. (See the picture above.)

Now, you can search for someone by their name, phone number and email address on Disney World’s My Disney Experience. Note that everyone added this way must opt in to allow access.

What do you think of this new feature? Will you use it? Please let us know in the comments and share this post with a Disney loving friend.