Colonial Williamsburg Explorer
| Category | Price | Seller | Device |
|---|---|---|---|
| Travel | Free | The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
• Easy access to your tickets, Historic Trades and Sites information, where to meet up with notable residents, Event schedule, and more
• Skip the line and purchase admission and event tickets for your visit*
• Quickly pull up your tickets—purchased in person, online, or in-app—all in one spot with My Tickets
• Store a payment method for fast checkout
• Browse the GPS-enabled map to explore the town and find your way around with step-by-step directions
• Use the Meet feature to see when some of our most notable residents, including our mascot Liberty, are in town and get directions to their location
• Have up-to-the-minute event information and schedules in your pocket during your visit
• Look for exclusive sales and offers, only available in this app, in the Coupon section
• Take fun family photos and selfies with the Colonial Camera and share your memories online
• Build a custom list of your favorite sites and events and receive notifications when your events are about to start
• Filter locations and events by your interests and accessibility needs
• Search to quickly find what you're looking for
*colonialwilliamsburg.com account required. You may either log into an existing account or create a new one in this app. Admission and Event tickets purchased in-app and for the same day will be available for immediate use. Purchases made online, in person, or for future dates will need to be activated by a Ticket Agent prior to use in this app. See the Need Help section in My Tickets for more information.
Without an internet connection, map locations, operating hours, event information, and ticket purchases will not be available. Colonial Williamsburg provides free guest Wifi for all visitors, simply connect to the "MakeHistory@CW" network.
This app will request access to your location so it can show your location on the map and provide walking directions during your visit. It will also give you the option to receive push notifications for information related to your visit. The Colonial Camera feature will request access to your camera and storage to function correctly.
Reviews
Somewhat useful
Kiddos'Mom
The map feature of this app was useful, and our family used it several times during our stay during the week of Independence Day. Although this seems like the perfect place to note schedule changes and up-to-date holiday happenings, be advised that CW does not do so. We missed going to a desired restaurant because the app said it would be closed until another day, but when we walked by later that same day, we found it was open to the public. The app would have been the perfect place to note this. They don’t necessarily update other things either. For example, the app noted this about the Post Office: “Thinking of sending home a postcard? Scribe your thoughts in ink with a quill pen for an authentic 18th-century look and feel.” I told my kids all about this, and they were set to write with a quill. When we arrived, the person there said that they no longer do that (and stopped quite a while ago). The app wasn’t updated. We were disappointed and felt frustrated that CW advertises the app but doesn’t really keep it updated. Over a month later, the incorrect information about the postcards still comes up in the app. Bottom line...use the map and maybe look at other things for reference, but don’t count on the app to be accurate.
Weak functionality
johnthad
I was expecting to be able to link my annual pass to this account and reserve/book tickets to events in the colonial area. This does not seem possible. All I see is the same info available on the website & brochures. Moreover a phone is so small that you’re better off with a paper map.
Broken
Marie 204653
It’s been a year since the app was last updated and it shows! The app is not comparable with the iPhone 6S software and crashes each time I open it. This wouldn’t be such an issue if the app weren’t touted on CW’s social media platforms but you shouldn’t advertise a tool that doesn’t work... disappointed
Crashes
Ripster414
Downloaded this app to purchase my tickets prior to going on vacation and every time I try to use anything but the map the app crashes.
Don’t Bother
2rovers
Don’t buy tickets through the app, you still have to stand in the long, slow-moving line, and it doesn’t save you any time.
Wouldn’t Even Let Me Make an Account
Gigfran
I tried to make an account after going to the CW website, but it kept freezing up before I could even get it sone. I tried 4 times.
Horrible app
Fralaxis
Don’t bother download this app, their map is useless and it has nothing to do with reality, doesn’t allow you to specify a start and end point
Junk don’t bother
fernandina
It was very hard to register login, finally was able to use my wife’s Facebook Purchased apps easy enough, but turns out you still have to wait in the will call line to get real tickets, and the QR code is just for show it’s a lengthy process of where the look up your purchase in a horribly slow computer system Only printed 5 of 6 tickets purchased then blew another 30 minutes sorting that out at the help desk It’s colonial period attraction just remain in period and pay cash , will move much faster in the door
This app is valorous
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I very much liketh this app all except one thing. Wherefore is th're misprise to the british? England is most wondrous. Prithee addeth m're british patriotism
Great idea, poor execution
Cuorvidae2
App never got beyond “view ware”. Booking something like a carriage ride didn’t work. “Events” offered a poor comparison to printed sheet offered at visitors center.
