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^Yes January 31, 2013. It's a new patent.

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^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j8MS0Iz1Da0

For people that were asking about the "Floating Omnimover Ride" patent, here are the first 7 pages. I'm sure with a bit more research, you might be able to figure out the key points that I'm missing..

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^An interesting thing is this patent was filled by Derek Howard. The only other patent he holds is for the "rocking cars" of the Seven Dwarfs Mine Train Coaster.. He's currently working on Shanghai Disney ride systems. This patent also credits a number of other people currently working on Shanghai rides. So if they decide to build this ride at Shanghai, what does everyone think the theme would be?

^I agree.. the only guess I had was a space mountain type ride, that had the same "forces" of what's already been built, but seems much faster to the rider based upon the angle they are viewing the ride. Would love to hear everyone's thoughts on where this new type of roller coaster would make sense at a Disney park.

Patent 2- Is a bit more interesting since I have no idea which ride theme Disney would implement this on.. So it's a rollercoaster ride, that once the ride leaves the station, the seats fall backwards. The patents claims the seats could move up and down based upon the ride profile but the "articulation" is done to give a sense of speed.. Here's a photo. Cool stuff it if ever gets built.

The idea of this thread is to provide an area to share the POSSIBLE future of themed entertainment. Many corporations spend millions of dollars researching ideas that may be implemented in parks tomorrow or may never even see the light of the day. So with that being said, here are a couple recent patent applications from Disney Imagineering. A little backstory first... Ed Nemeth (Principle Ride Systems Engineer for Disney Imagineering) and David Crawford (Director of Creative Advanced Development-Disney Imagineering) have been on a tear recently. In recent years Disney has patented an average of 3 ride designs in a year.. In the past 12 months they've filed 15 patents.. Disney is spending a lot on R&D these days (possibly for Shanghai Disney rides).. Anyway, here is their two most recent applications. Patent 1- Discusses an Omnimover based ride themed on Pirates of the Carribean. The invention is that this would be an ominmover ride with an included wave pool and drops. Think Splash Mountain with higher capacity and random waves hitting so each ride is different, with a story themed to Pirates of Carribean.

Career Day = 2013's Dippin Dots Guy.

^I completely agree. Again, I apologize if I didn't show you respect.. Just thought it was something interesting to share with the group. Do I think it will come to fruition? I do. Have I been wrong before? Absolutely.

^Wes.. The thing is if you look at the past 40 patent applications by Disney, every single patent before 2009 has actually come to fruition.. If you look at the past 40 patent applications by Apple, It's 2-4 (lot of grey area) that actually came to fruition.. Disney only patents things they actually build. Conversely Apple, being scorned by not patenting things 20 years ago, PATENTS EVERYTHING.. Random idea on the sh*tter? Apple patents it. Disney- Six years of development and when we finally reach the end game, we file a patent.

Post from the future (heard it hear first)... World of Color in 3D by 2014.... Thoughts? -chris "McKayla is not impressed" con

^no worries.. Just trying to keep the post count up with new and original material

Wow.. I made an effort to share some well researched information with TPR (instead of my exclusives recently on screamscape) and my post is merged... Thanks TPR! Glad I thought of you and put in the effort!

^That's basically the (1 billion dollar) hope.. By eliminating lines or at least minimizing them in real time, guests will experience more attractions, spend a minimal amount of time in a queue, and have more time to happily spend at the gift shop because they didn't feel rushed Larry, the end of standby lines comes from a recent patent application (that was quickly pulled and then accidentally resubmitted twice).. So I'm just saying. It's not my idea. It's theirs.

Based upon leaked documents,patent filings, building permits, and conversations with two people that would be in a position to to know, this is what next gen/fast pass +/my magic + is really all about. The year is 2016. You enter the park using your RFID enabled bracelet. Since the ticketed fastpass system has been completely eliminated, you pull out your smart phone (or in park device provided by Disney if you still don't have a smart phone).. Based upon a profile that you've either preselected before the trip or you quickly typed in while on the monorail, you are presented with 5 choices of what ride you'd like to ride first while bypassing the line. After finishing the ride you are provided with an additional number of choices to ride next without a line. Using your RFID bracelet the computer determines your location, analyzes current wait times on rides close to you or in your profile, as well as guest distribution amongst the park, and makes a number of complex decisions on what 2-5 rides you can experience next while skipping the line. Everything is completely in real time so the need to plan or use strategy for touring the park is eliminated. Want to spend 20 minutes taking photos of the castle or spending time charging your phone for free at one of the new "relaxation stops"?No problem, when you are ready to ride you are presented with a current selection of choices. Essentially Next Gen is the idea of using a computer to spread out people evenly amongst a park, while giving the guest constant choices of what to experience next, while also eliminating the need to rush from ride to ride to get the next fast pass. This benefits Disney by being provided with a huge data mine (which is what the roll out right now is really all about) of customers spending habits, locations, and actions.. Sure, they'll use that information to sell you more things, but they also use it to maximize the guest experience by having the computer virtually eliminate all guest's wait times. As enthusiasts, we may have learned ways to milk/maximize the fastpass system , but this system allows even the first time park visitor to experience the maximum amount of rides with the shortest wait. So imagine an opportunity to enjoy a Disney Park at your speed while always having "something" to ride next with a super short line and never feeling rushed. Thoughts? -chris "and the standby line is gone by 2020" con

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Kind of specific to all the Disney nerds that were busy bitching about the cancellation of non expiring tickets.. They were wrong.