Disney Files Patent for Reset of Physical and Digital Ride Vehicle Effects

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Disney has filed a new patent for physical and digital effects to be reset on a ride vehicle between unload and load stations. What this means is that effects would be triggered throughout the attraction causing physical or digital changes to the ride vehicle, so it has a different appearance at the end than it … Read more

PHOTOS: New Patent Reveals Possible Ride System for Universal Monsters Attraction at Universal’s Epic Universe

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Although the massive Universal’s Epic Universe project is still expected to open within the next few years, we’ve heard very little specifics on the actual attractions coming to the highly-anticipated third gate of Universal Orlando Resort. Thanks to Alicia Stella, we have a look at a new patent filed last month may shed some light … Read more

Walt Disney Imagineer Lanny Smoot Receives 100th US Patent

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Walt Disney Imagineering is known for innovation, but Imagineer Lanny Smoot has reached a milestone never before reached by any other in the company with the issuing of his 100th US patent. From Disney Parks Blog: We are excited to report that longtime Walt Disney Imagineering Research & Development Imagineer and Disney Research Fellow Lanny … Read more

WDWNT Daily Recap (4/10/21): Inclement Weather at Disney’s Animal Kingdom, On-Ride Photos Watermarked at Attraction Exits, More Cinderella Castle Turrets Decorated, Drone Footage of Brightline Rail Expansion, 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 Saturday, April 10, 2021. Walt Disney World … Read more

WDWNT Daily Recap (3/6/21): Osprey Builds Nest in Magic Kingdom, Restaurant Marrakesh Menus Removed, Behind the Scenes Look at New EPCOT Music, 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 Saturday, March 6, 2021. Walt Disney World … Read more

Disney Files Patent for New Multimedia Show System

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Disney has filed a patent for a new multimedia system that would transform a room into an interactive show. The abstract describes the technology as follows: A show system or in-room entertainment or show system configured to provide engaging and immersive multimedia shows or presentations in nearly any space (or “room”) that is defined by … Read more

WDWNT Daily Recap (2/4/21): Cinderella Cookie Jar from Walt Disney World, New Orange Bird Merch Coming to EPCOT, CA Assembly Bill to Help Open Disneyland, Valentine’s Desserts Flood Animal Kingdom, 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 Thursday, February 4, 2021. Walt Disney World … 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

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 Files Patent For System That Deciphers Individual Guest Preferences Using Scannable Apparel and Accessories

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Despite ongoing furloughs and park closures, Disney is still keeping busy to plus up its parks and resorts by filing a number of permits and patents, including this recent one, which caught our attention due to the flashy graphics used to explain the new technology––whenever a complex patent is explained by way of a comic … Read more

Disney Files Patent on Haptic Floor System for Large Vibration-Based Effects in Rides and Attractions

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It’s patent application time once again! A recent filing shows that Disney is developing technology that could be used to simulate vibrating ground effects. Of course, this technology could be for any upcoming ride or attraction, but what stuck out the most was this description, “when a super strong fictional character strikes the floor nearby,” … Read more

Disney Applies For Patent on a “Portable Pepper’s Ghost Effect” For Potential Use in Ride Vehicles

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It’s always fun to see what Disney’s most recent patent applications are, and this week brought us a good one. Fans of Disney are probably familiar with the Pepper’s ghost effect, made famous by the Haunted Mansion at Disneyland, and this patent deals with advancing this classic effect. Here’s how the patent application describes Pepper’s … Read more

Disney Developing New Interactive Device That Would Activate Audiovisual Effects

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Disney is developing a technology that is totally not like the interactive wand experiences over at the Wizarding World of Harry Potter. According to this patent application, the user of a directional antenna (the wand in the image) would send a signal to a second interactive device which would then perform an audiovisual effect. Essentially … Read more

New Disney Patent Would Allow Costumed Characters to See Without Any Visible Viewpoints

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Theming is important for immersing guests into a story and is why many people flock to Disney Parks. One major challenge for Disney is to create realistic props and characters that not only look convincing, but can operate properly: The disclosure is directed to providing operator visibility through an object that occludes the view of … Read more

Recent Patent Application Shows New User-Controlled Trackless Attraction System Currently Under Development For Disney Parks

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A recent patent filed by Disney shows that they are working on a whole new type of attraction for their theme parks. Consisting of a ride vehicle with four seats, the vehicle can be moved in any direction determined by the occupants of the vehicle. The ride technology has been designed with guest interaction in … Read more

Recent Disney Patent Application Indicates New “Smellitzer” Scent Technology Being Developed for Use at Disney Parks

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Have you ridden Soarin’ Around the World and noticed that you can smell scents that correspond with the scene on the screen? This is thanks to a technology called “smellitzers” that dispense a scent, similar to an air freshener, to help immerse guests in a story. Disney is trying to improve that technology so that … Read more