Disney and Universal have both published patents for new advanced ride systems featuring more interactive and unique experiences. Details of the patents were first shared by Orlando Business Journal. Disney’s Rider Control System The Disney patent (figure above) is for a “rider-controlled amusement park ride” with a force sensor in the vehicle that guests can … Read more
Disney has filed a patent for a new two-dimensional guiding system that could change points of view on a water flume ride. The patent’s images hint at a possible “Moana”-inspired ride. Potential ‘Moana’ Water Flume Ride Patent The patent, named “Guided boat with external discrete yaw control,” was filed in 2020 and published in 2024. … Read more
Disney filed a patent for a “more aggressive” version of the Soarin’-style flying theater attraction, the Hocus Pocus Villain Spelltacular was confirmed to return to this year’s Mickey’s Not-So-Scary Halloween Party, and a new live show debuted at EPCOT — all this and more in today’s daily recap for Sunday, March 31, 2024. Walt Disney World … Read more
A patent filed by Disney shows how they plan to improve flying theater attractions like Soarin’ with a greater range of motion. New Soarin’ Patent Disney Imagineer Mark Sumner designed the original Soarin’ mechanism with an Erector Set. The new mechanism references Sumner’s original patent, aiming to improve upon the original design. The updated flying … Read more
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
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
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 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
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
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 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 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
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
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
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
A recent patent filed by Disney seems to point towards a technology that randomly generates content for users. Long has there been visual narratives that are affected by user decision making, but these narratives are predefined and scripted. The patent specifically talks about how AI in the narrative may “walk behind a building”, but nothing … Read more