John and Craig talk all about the technology you might interact with before and during a visit to a theme park like Disney or Universal Studios. From E-tickets, the color of a light when you swipe your arm band, dealing with edge cases, to tracking animal's bowel movements - technology is everywhere at theme parks.

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  title: 'Theme Park Technology',
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Recording date: Nov 19, 2021

John Papa @John_Papa

Ward Bell @WardBell

Dan Wahlin @DanWahlin

Craig Shoemaker @craigshoemaker

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Timejumps

  • 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.