Disney Files Patent for Floating Pram Possibly Inspired by ‘The Mandalorian’

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Disney Enterprises filed a patent revealing they may be hoping to bring technology from “The Mandalorian” to life. Disney Patent for Drone Airframe The patent for “Airframe of a volitant body” was originally filed in late 2020, about a year after “The Mandalorian” premiered, and was published last month. Here is the abstract: Systems, methods, … Read more

Disney Files Patent for New Ticket & Admissions System to Counter Fake Theme Park Tickets

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The Walt Disney Company subsidiary Disney Enterprises Inc. filed a patent for a new ticketing and admissions system. Disney Patents New Ticket and Admissions System The patent, filed last June and published this month, is called “Systems and Methods to Produce a Physical Article that Provides Admission Authorization to an Event Which Correlates to a … Read more

Disney Files Patent for Improved Character Costume Visibility

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The Walt Disney Company has filed a patent to improve visibility for performers in character costumes, Orlando Inno shared. Character Costume Visibility Patent The patent is called “Optical Viewfinder for Costume Heads.” It describes — and shows in the above image — a system of lenses within the head of a “fur character” suit. Usually, … Read more

Disney Files Patent for Air and Water-Powered Flying Robots

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Disney has filed a patent for flying robots that would be powered with a hybrid and air and water, Orlando Business Journal reports. The patent is for an “Untethered robot with hybrid air and water power for hovering and quick airborne movements.” It describes how they could control the movements of a flying robot through … Read more

Disney Patents WEB Tech-Like Merchandise That Can Interact with Theme Park Rides

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A patent has been released that Disney filed late last year for merchandise augmentation that can be incorporated into theme park attractions. The patent outlines gameplay systems in theme parks that would allow guests to use “augmenting objects” to enhance a ride experience. The augmentation like that used with WEB Tech items on WEB SLINGERS: … Read more

Disney Files Patent for Possible New Ride System With ‘Drop Swing’ Track

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Every year, Disney Enterprises files patents for a wide variety of inventions – some of which become reality. Recently, a patent, which Disney submitted on May 17, 2021, was published. This patent is for a new park ride system entitled “PARK RIDE WITH DROP SWING PROPULSION.” This patent states this is a “park ride for … Read more

Disney Patents New Water Ride Motion Simulator, Possibly For ‘Moana’ Attraction

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Disney has patented technology for a new kind of water ride that could be implemented at Disney Parks in the near future. As Disney states in the patent, water rides are some of the most memorable attractions but rarely utilize new technology and are tame compared to roller-coasters. Flume rides like Splash Mountain are designed … Read more

Disney Files Patent for Glasses-Free VR Attraction

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Disney has filed a patent for a possible AR or VR attraction that would not require guests to wear 3D glasses or other headgear. The system would utilize a projection screen and beamsplitter, carefully positioned around a physical scenic space to create the virtual object — reminiscent of the Pepper’s Ghost effect used in the … Read more

WDWNT Daily Recap (3/9/21): Disney Stores Closures Begin March 23rd, Disneyland Theme Parks Reopening Next Month, Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure Opening October 1st, Disney College Program Optimistic to Resume by End of 2021, and More

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We bring you a lot of stories every single day. Sometimes it’s hard to keep up. So in case you missed anything from our feed, we have rounded up all our stories in one place to get the news at a glance. Here is your Daily Recap for Tuesday, March 9th, 2021. Walt Disney World … Read more

Disney Files Patent on Highly-Calibrated AR “Lightsaber” Experience, Possibly Connected to Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser at Walt Disney World

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A new patent granted to Disney suggests that new technology would help make lightsaber training at Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser as close as it appears in the movies. The patent, granted May 19th, is for the calibration of a magnetometer within a device used as part of an augmented or virtual reality game. The system … Read more

Disney Patents a Drone-Based Painting System

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Perhaps Disney is tired of getting a ladder to paint the top of their castles. Due to its recent publication, we’ve learned that, on October 31st 2017, the company filed a patent described as “an autonomous painting system for painting a target surface of a structure,” which would use a support arm to carry spray … Read more