Overview
- The Disney Imagineering Labs app went live Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2026, for Disneyland Magic Key holders and requires an iPhone 14 or newer for the initial iOS-only tests.
- The first experiment, Secrets of the Spire, is a Galaxy’s Edge AR prologue that turns your phone into ‘quadnoculars’ to scan sites, ‘slice’ into systems as an AR minigame, trigger physical effects in the land, and end with a Rebel-or-Empire choice.
- Disneyland Enchanted Guide is an AI-driven, multimodal park assistant being trialed in the app that can give directions, report wait times, identify sights from photos, and run hands-free with devices like Meta glasses or AirPods.
- Early reporter tests recorded reliability and UX problems for the AI guide, including a hands-free wake word that worked less than half the time, inconsistent answers in some cases, and notable battery drain during AR play.
- Imagineering labels each experiment by development phase and collects in-app feedback and surveys to decide whether to iterate, ship, or retire features, with Android support and a wider guest rollout planned but not yet available.