Universal Destinations & Experiences filed a patent for an interactive ride system that would give guests a customized experience. Universal’s Custom Ride System Patent The patent, titled “Choreographed Ride Systems and Methods,” is a continuation of their previous carousel patent. It describes a system that may “adjust a trajectory or traveled course of the ride … 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 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 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
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
A new patent application filed by Disney has revealed a new development in their robotic stunt performer, or “Stuntronics,” program. Recently, Disney’s research arm, Disney Research, tested out a program called “Stickman: Toward a Human Scale Acrobatic Robot.” A stick-like robot is held and then released from a pendulum, curl ups as it falls to … Read more
The Walt Disney Company has filed yet another patent application which we assume will be commercialized for the opening of Star Wars Land. The latest application is for a “Sword Device with Retractable, Internally Illuminated Blade.” The new technology exemplified in this patent application is used to build a lightsaber hilt that works like a … Read more