Updated Version of ‘Disney D-Light’ Drone Show Debuting at Disneyland Paris Tonight

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Less than two weeks after its debut, “Disney D-Light” has been updated and the new version of the show will premiere tonight at Disneyland Paris. “Disney D-Light” is a pre-show for “Disney Illuminations” at Sleeping Beauty Castle. It uses drones to create shapes in the sky, alongside other special effects and projections. The original version … Read more

Watch Drones Rehearsing for ‘Disney D-Light’ in Sky Above Disneyland Paris

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ED92 has shared a video on Twitter from their follower Jennifer, who caught some of a drone rehearsal for “Disney D-Light” in the sky above Disneyland Paris. Watch the video below or by clicking here. In the video, the fleet of two hundred drones has formed the Mickey-shaped 30th anniversary logo. They are lit up … Read more

Disney Files Patent For Further Use of Drones To Control Show Elements

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Disney has filed a new patent involving drones that could take their stage shows and nighttime spectaculars to the next level. The patent is formally titled “AERIAL SHOW SYSTEM USING UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE (UAV) ENERGY TO ANIMATE CREATIVE SHOW ELEMENT” and was filed by Disney Enterprises in August 2019, but published this July. The patent … Read more

Walt Disney World Issues Trespass Warning to Man Illegally Flying Drone Over Magic Kingdom

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While Walt Disney World remains closed to guests, some people are determined to get a taste of the magic… and are ready to go to extreme measures to do so. According to Fox News‘ Alexandra Deabler, a Florida man was issued a trespass warning by Walt Disney World security after he was caught hovering a … Read more

Cast Member Parking Lot Closures Announced Ahead of Rise of the Resistance Grand Opening, X-Wing and More Spaceship Drones Will Fly at Disney’s Hollywood Studios

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With Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance opening at Disney’s Hollywood Studios in just a week’s time, various preparations are underway both backstage and on stage. Today, new Warning and Standby signs were added to the entrance of the attraction, and it has just been announced that the BB-8 Parking Lot, which is used by … 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