Using electronic devices to navigate large venues has been tested in some arenas. But the barrier is always in finding a device that is universal enough to make sense. Apparently Disney is testing a program that will allow visitors to use their Nintendo DS as an interactive guide the park. The system presumably uses some kind of Wi-Fi triangulation to locate visitors on a map.

The blogsite Boingboing.net has a complete article.

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From Boingboing:

“The software offers an interactive map of the Magic Kingdom, with guides to various “park offerings” including rides and dining locations, meet-and-greet locations for characters, and a wishlist checklist that allows you to mark off attractions after they’ve been visited. It also appears that the map will give “you are here” information, presumably by figuring out the Wi-Fi access point to which your DS is connected.”

Read the full entry here.