The majority of us are itching to visit the world of Batuu and enter the Black Spire Outpost and Galaxy’s Edge, and upon doing so our Play Disney Parks mobile app will change, immersing us even further into the GFFA.
Polygon take a closer look at this forthcoming update to the app.
After arriving in the land — which is set up to be a distant outpost planet called Batuu — the Play Disney Parks app will transform into Star Wars: Data Pad. The app contains four different tools to use while navigating the park. Guests can use the “hacking” tool to interact with door panels, and also hack the memories of droids (which might be unethical in the greater sense of the Star Wars universe? maybe?); the “scanning” tool to examine the contents of cargo boxes; the “translation” tool to understand the signs written in the Aurebesh language; and the “tuning” tool to tap into communication devices and antennae in order to pick up secret messages.
Beyond the tools, the app prompts immersive, almost role-playing-like experiences. A parkwide game will encourage guests to pick support for either the Resistance or the First Order — or be an independent “scoundrel” — as they complete more activities and “jobs” around the park. For instance, when boarding the Millenium Falcon ride with the app, guests will have a choice to take on a smuggler’s mission.