We first gave you a look at Thrill Seeker 2.0 back in September and since then it's come on leaps and bounds. I'm pleased to tell you that the app is now nearing completion and will hit the app store next month!

So, time for a big update on some of our main features. Here it goes...

First off the gallery is now 100% complete and we've enlarged the thumbnails to fit three photos per row:



Here's a photo that's selected, you can either swipe to scroll through or use the arrow buttons at the bottom right hand corner of the screen. The action button at the bottom left of the screen brings up the option to save the image to your camera roll:



Next up, the nearby screen. It's now fully working and has been re-designed to show the exact distance to each item:



Search is also now implemented. You can perform a text search and use the A-Z index to scrub through results. This screen now displays the category of each item too:



Maps have been a highly requested feature and they've been fully integrated as a method of browsing through a park. Just like in the list view, you can filter what's displayed too. Here's a map showing all of the rides at Alton Towers:



If you change the filter to show more than one type of item, the pins on the map become colour coded. Here's everything in the Forbidden Valley area of the park. Rides are in red, attractions in green and facilities in purple:



Tapping a pin brings up the name of the item, along with its category, and you can tap the arrow to the right to navigate to that item's screen:



You may notice that our hand drawn maps are not yet implemented - 'Why!?' I hear you cry! Well, unfortunately they won't arrive until 2.1 due to some technical restraints. We want our own maps to be very high resolution and we want to allow them to be stored on the device for use without a network connection. We're going to take the time to get this right and we're sure it'll be worth the extra wait. To help soften that blow, here's a teaser of the kind of thing you can expect:



Finally, our much improved directions feature. This has undergone a total overhaul and now includes text directions, an annotated map, estimated walking distance remaining and a compass:



Directions are faster an more intelligent than ever. Here's a more complex route taking place across multiple theme parks within Walt Disney World Resort. The route is from the Classic Carousel in Downtown Disney to Kilimanjaro Safaris in Animal Kingdom and makes use of the resort bus routes:



You can even tap on parts from the list and the map will zoom in and highlight that part of the route:



So, that's a shed load of screenshots covering Thrill Seeker 2.0 to keep you all up to date! There's still some features we've not uncovered so keep checking back for more in the run up to the big 2.0 release. Remember, you can subscribe to our mailing list to be notified when it becomes available.