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    Ask Otto?

    Has anybody used "Ask Otto?" I was reading about this somewhere, can't remember where... Is this a pretty reliable way to get updated info? Also, what is everybody's favorite apps for information regarding the park?


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    Since the Fastpass window started being enforced, I mostly use Otto to find out what the current Fastpass return time being distributed is so I know if it's worth a trek across the park to pick up a Fastpass. If it's during a time I have a dinner reservation or plan to be taking a break, I save myself some walking. I find that the times are a little behind, so I usually add 30 minutes to whatever Otto says.

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    Ask Otto?

    What's ask Otto?


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    Love ask Otto. I use it all the time(even when I'm at home lol). I would say he's usually about 30 minutes off fast pass times but usually pretty accurate on wait times. Pretty helpful for us people who don't have smart phones.


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    Quote Originally Posted by disneyland addict13 View Post
    Since the Fastpass window started being enforced, I mostly use Otto to find out what the current Fastpass return time being distributed is so I know if it's worth a trek across the park to pick up a Fastpass. If it's during a time I have a dinner reservation or plan to be taking a break, I save myself some walking. I find that the times are a little behind, so I usually add 30 minutes to whatever Otto says.
    Isn't there a good app out there that can do this? I think I would rather look up this info than call. The apps I have tried in the past have not been that accurate but they were crows -sourced and that was a couple of years ago - which is really light years in app development. Any suggestions?
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    There are lots of apps. There have been discussions of the best ones before. Like the person above you said, not everyone has a smart phone though. Also, wifi doesn't work very well inside DL. It drains my battery always searching for it, so I found shutting down anything connected (even my email) to wifi saves my battery.


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    Because my girls don't have smart phones, they use Ask Otto all the time.

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    I will be trying out "Ask Otto" for sure on my next trip. If I wanted to use an app for my smartphone, what would everybody recommend?


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    Mousewait is one we like.


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    Thanks for the tip on ask Otto. We don't have a smart phone and it will come in handy :-)


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    My husband use Otto a lot during our trip. There were a lot of unplanned closures when we visited. Several mornings Little Mermaid and GRR were down (at least one time it was due to a power outage). He kept checking with Otto to see when GRR was back up. It really was a nice feature.


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    I use Mousewait, Touring Plans Lines app, and something called disneyland wait times. I find Ask Otto is the most accurate by a lot, I kind of sort with the others and verify with Otto before I cross the park or parkhop based on the prediction.


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    We just back from our magical week at Disneyland! And I just wanted to report on ASK OTTO. What a great informational tool that Disneyland has added. It worked wonderfully and I would say that for the most part it was always right. I also tried a few apps that I had downloaded. After trying them both, I will only be using ASK OTTO in the future. It was so simple to use. Only just took a few seconds. Didn't use up my data. And I would say for me it was right about 90% of the time.


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    Thank you for reporting back. We all get caught up in life after our trips and forget. Good to know. I had shut down everything that used wifi last time to save my battery (it worked so well, I went 9AM to 11PM without needing a charge and got on the bus home, put it on flight mode and still had battery in the morning to text DH to pick us up.), so I think that is a better option anyway.


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