Park Alertsv2.0

What changed

• PlatformDeep Siri integration for ride alerts and wait time queries across all parks
• PlatformSupport for iOS 27 screen-aware Siri commands and Visual Intelligence sign scanning
• UXWait-time answers now display as visual cards in Siri and Spotlight
• New featureEnhanced Spotlight and in-app search by ride category (e.g., roller coaster)
• UXRedesigned Shows list with full names, locations, and performance time reminders
• UXNew filtering options between Shows and Character meet-and-greets
• ContentExtended park hours support for ticketed events like Halloween parties
• PerformanceImproved wait time accuracy by preventing false 0-minute alerts during ride reopenings
• UXReduced Live Activity persistence on Lock Screen from one hour to five minutes
• PerformanceGeneral reliability and speed improvements

Original release notes

Siri knows every ride

	•	Say a ride's name: "Set a ParkAlerts alert for Rise of the Resistance" or "Check the wait for Space Mountain in ParkAlerts."
	•	Siri knows the rides in all four Walt Disney World parks from the moment you install, even parks you haven't browsed yet.
	•	Ride names are easier to match. Punctuation, accents and partial names like "Tower of Terror" all work, and rides in the park you're in come first.
	•	On iOS 27, ask about what's on your screen. Say "Set an alert for this" while looking at a ride, or "Cancel this" on an alert or reminder.
	•	Wait-time answers now appear as a card in Siri and Spotlight, not just spoken.

Search by what a ride is

	•	Search for "roller coaster," "boat ride," "dark ride" or "meet and greet" in Spotlight or in the app to find matching rides in every park.
	•	Tap a ride in Spotlight to go straight to its page.

Point your camera at a ride sign

	•	On iOS 27, use Visual Intelligence on a ride's sign to jump to that ride in ParkAlerts.

A better Shows list

	•	Full show names, with the location on its own line.
	•	See the next few performance times and tap one to set a reminder for that showing.
	•	Filter between Shows and Character meet-and-greets.

Fixes and improvements

	•	Parks stay open in the app during ticketed events like Mickey's Not-So-Scary Halloween Party, Early Entry and Extended Evening Hours. Live waits keep updating instead of showing "Park Closed."
	•	An alert set during an evening event now expires when the event ends.
	•	A ride reopening after a breakdown no longer shows a false 0-minute wait, or sets off your alert because of it.
	•	Live Activities for alerts that have gone off now clear from your Lock Screen after 5 minutes instead of an hour.
	•	General reliability and speed improvements.