# Park Signal

> Theme park ride wait times, planning, and a daily prediction game. (iPhone/iPad app by Nicholas Williams.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/park-signal/id6780278453 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Nicholas Williams](https://appshunter.io/developer/6780278455)
- Category: Travel, Reference, Entertainment
- Price: Free
- Rating: 5.00/5 from 3 App Store ratings · 3 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 18.6 · 64 MB
- Languages: English
- Released: 2026-06-22
- Data updated: 2026-10-01
- Monetization: free
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/park-signal/id6780278453/reviews.md

## What is Park Signal?

Spend less time in line and more time in the park. Park Signal shows you live ride wait times across the theme parks — beautifully native on iPhone and iPad, with the speed and polish of an app built for the iOS you already know. Open it and every ride at every park is right there, updating in real time.

SEE EVERY WAIT AT A GLANCE
• Live waits across all the parks, with average wait, crowd level, and open / down / closed counts
• Tap any park for the full ride list — sort by wait, name, or status, or filter to your favorites
• Park hours and Lightning Lane details, updated through the day

PLAY PARK PULSE
• A new daily game: predict the wait time each park will post at the afternoon checkpoint
• Earn points by how close your guess lands, build a streak, and level up your tier
• Climb the leaderboard with a fun generated name and avatar

FIND YOUR NEXT RIDE
• Nearby ranks the shortest waits around you by wait time and walking distance
• A full-color native park map with a wait-time pin on every ride — switch parks with a tap

PLAN YOUR PERFECT DAY
• The Day Planner builds a smart, walking-aware schedule from your park hours and must-ride list — shown as a timeline and a route-line map
• Save plans for multiple days and check off each ride as you go

ON YOUR LOCK SCREEN & HOME SCREEN
• Live Activities keep the shortest-wait rides on your Lock Screen and Dynamic Island, updating as waits change
• Track a single ride with a running "waiting" timer while you're in the queue
• Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets keep park waits — and your day plan — one glance away
• Ask Siri the wait, or search straight from Spotlight

KNOW BEFORE YOU GO
• Insights turns years of wait history into an hourly heatmap, best/worst-time windows, and a ranked list of the longest-wait rides

MADE YOURS
• Star your favorites and get a heads-up when a wait drops
• Create an optional free account (or use Sign in with Apple) for a profile and the Park Pulse leaderboard
• Your favorites, alerts, and saved day plans sync across your devices with iCloud
• Choose from 10 app icons
• No ads, and no account required to get started

Park Signal is an independent app and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by The Walt Disney Company or any theme park operator. Wait-time data comes from a third-party source and may differ from official times. All park and attraction names are trademarks of their respective owners.

## Key features

- Live ride wait times
- Park hours and Lightning Lane details
- Daily wait time prediction game
- Interactive park maps
- Customizable day planner
- Lock screen and home screen widgets
- Wait time history insights

## Is Park Signal safe?

Not enough ratings yet to assess Park Signal.

## Is Park Signal legit?

Park Signal has limited verification signals. The AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for Park Signal is 48 out of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data.

## Recent user reviews (3 of 3)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/park-signal/id6780278453/reviews.md

### 5/5 — Absolutely Essential!

*2026-06-25*

Finally! A way to check attraction wait times in real time. Maximizes ride time while minimizing walk time. No more useless hiking only to discover an attraction down for maintenance or a wait time that ends some time next week. KNOW BEFORE YOU GO!

### 5/5 — Guilty Pleasure

*2026-06-23*

I love watching wait times!

### 5/5 — The one thing I’ve wanted.

*2026-06-23*

Gets me exactly what I need without even having to even unlock my phone. Love the live activities!

## Frequently asked questions about Park Signal

### What is Park Signal?

Park Signal is a free iOS app that provides live ride wait times for theme parks. It helps users plan their day with features like park maps, wait time history, and a daily prediction game.

### Does Park Signal have ads?

No, Park Signal is ad-free and does not require an account to get started. You can enjoy all its features without interruptions.

### What devices does Park Signal support?

Park Signal is available on iPhone and iPad, offering a native experience optimized for iOS.

### How accurate are the wait times in Park Signal?

Wait-time data comes from a third-party source and may differ from official times. The app also provides average wait times and crowd levels for context.

### Can I use Park Signal offline?

While the app's core functionality relies on live data, features like saved day plans and park maps can be accessed offline. However, real-time wait times require an internet connection.

### What is the Park Pulse game in Park Signal?

Park Pulse is a daily game where you predict the wait time for each park at a specific afternoon checkpoint. You earn points based on your prediction's accuracy and can level up your tier.

### How often is Park Signal updated?

The latest version of Park Signal is 2026.7.2, last updated on 2026-07-02. Updates typically include new features, bug fixes, and performance improvements.

### Is Park Signal affiliated with any theme park companies?

No, Park Signal is an independent app and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by The Walt Disney Company or any theme park operator.

## Version history (last 3 releases)

### 2026.7.2 — 2026-07-02

The biggest Park Signal update yet:

• A brand-new app icon — a glass map pin, live signal, and drawn route — plus 4 alternate icons to choose from in Settings, and a new animated opening that fills the whole screen: fly out of a miniature park world, castle and Ferris wheel included, with fireworks overhead, every time you launch.
• Day Planner Concierge — build a personalized, hour-by-hour park plan from real wait-time history. Save multi-day plans, pin dining reservations and fixed-time events, and let the plan adjust around them (rain-aware, too).
• Ride Reliability grades (Premium) — honest A–F grades for every ride based on real operating history, with 7/30/90-day views and per-ride detail.
• Rain Shield & rain alerts — see the nearest indoor cover, and get a heads-up push when rain is about to hit the park you're in (opt-in).
• Park Pulse — a daily prediction game: call tomorrow's headliner waits and climb the leaderboard.
• Redesigned widgets — one configurable Park Waits widget, Best Time Today, Favorite Ride, and an interactive Day Plan widget.
• iCloud sync — favorites, alert preferences, and saved plans follow you across devices.
• Accounts, portable — Sign in with Apple, generated display names & avatars, email verification, and easy password reset.
• Countless fixes and performance improvements across the live wait board, maps, and Live Activities.

### 1.3 — 2026-06-25

Park Signal 1.3 — our biggest update yet.

NEW — Day Planner: Build a smart, walking-aware plan for your visit. Tell us your park, your hours, and your must-ride list, and we'll lay out the best order as a timeline and a route map. Save plans for multiple days, check off rides as you go, and keep your current stop on your Home Screen with the Day Plan widget.

NEW — A live companion on your Lock Screen: See the shortest-wait rides around you right on your Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island, updating as waits change — with quick controls to refresh, jump to the next pick, or mark a ride as done.

NEW — iCloud sync: Your favorites, wait-time alerts, and saved day plans now stay in sync across all your devices automatically. Change something on one device and it follows you to the rest — all in your own iCloud account.

Also improved: more accurate ride availability, clearer Lightning Lane status (including sold-out), and a faster, favorites-first My Rides list.

### 1.2 — 2026-06-23

No release notes.

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*Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-10-01.*
