Get your food faster at Disney...
Launched this Spring is the Mobile Ordering Program from your MyDisneyExperience app.
Mobile ordering allows you to pay for meals on-the-go with the My Disney Experience app, bypassing the queue to order in the restaurant.
Using the app, you can select any of the menu items, customize them as you wish, and pre-pay for the meal. Arriving at the restaurant, guests will simply tap “I’m Here”, which will notify cast members to prepare the meal. When it’s ready, you will be alerted in the app to pick up the food at a designated service window. Only credit card payments will be accepted for this service, with Dining Plan guests still having to use the normal queue, at least as of right now.
Animal Kingdom started this program with the Pandora Satuli Café. Magic Kingdom locations joining the program include Tomorrowland Terrace Restaurant, Cosmic Ray’s Starlight Cafe, Pinocchio Village Haus, Pecos Bill Tall Tale Inn & Cafe, and and Columbia Harbour House.
NOTE: Currently the Disney Dining Plan doesn’t work with the application, and guests with a dining plan have to stand in line as usual to complete their order. I'll update this post if there is a future enhancement to the application after Mobile Ordering has been completely rolled out.