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New Patent Explains How Disney Could Use DRONES in Future Theme Park Shows!

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We love Disney fireworks shows — there’s just really nothing quite as magical.

Fireworks in Disney World

Whenever a NEW nighttime spectacular debuts, we’re always pumped to spot the new ways that Disney uses tech in these shows. We’ve been wondering about the addition of drones to Disney shows for a while now. We saw them used in Disney Springs a few years ago. And Universal used them recently as well. Some of the concept art for EPCOT Forever made us think we might see them, but it’s just really cool kites instead.

But don’t fear, Disney IS still working hard on ways to incorporate drones in live shows!

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Check Out Disney’s CRAZY New Ride System Invention!

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If you’re like us, you’re looking forward to some of the rollercoasters that are coming to Disney World.

Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind Concept Art ©Disney

Between Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind and TRON Lightcycle Run, we almost have more excitement than we can handle! Now, a Disney patent we recently spotted might give us some insight into Disney’s newest roller coaster attractions. Check out this entirely new coaster ride system! 

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Did Disney Just Create a NEW Way to Make Water Rides?

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It’s no secret that Disney’s attractions are on the cutting edge of technology.

Frozen Ever After Ride

To keep its position at the forefront of theme park tech, Disney is CONSTANTLY putting out new inventions. We love combing through Disney patents to see innovations such as an interactive phone case or a crazy VR lightsaber experience. Well, we recently spotted a patent that might point to a whole new way to create a water ride!  Let’s take a look!

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One More TOTALLY NEW Way Your Phone Could Have A HUGE Impact On Your Disney World Vacation!

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For most Disney World guests, phones are their best friends when they’re in the parks.

Star Wars Datapad ©Disney

Between the My Disney Experience app helping you plan your trip, virtual queues for Rise of the Resistance, and the Play Disney Parks app keeping you entertained, it’s pretty important that you’ve got your phone on you. Now, Disney is working on ANOTHER way that YOUR phone could be used to entertain you in the parks — with a case that interacts with the park environments!

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Spoiler Alert: The SECRET Behind How We Could Get REAL Jedi Powers at a New Disney Attraction!

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Of all the upcoming Disney World updates, we’re pretty excited to see what Disney does with the Star Wars Hotel.

Star Wars Lightsaber Experience

The Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser is set to be a 2-night ultra-immersive experience that opens in 2021. Aboard, you’ll be able to look out windows into space, operate the ship’s defense systems, and offer guests the chance to wield their own lightsaber. Woah! That lightsaber experience sounds pretty cool and, before today, we weren’t sure how we could ACTUALLY wield a lightsaber. Now though, Disney might have developed some tech that could help!

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Creepy or Very Cool? Disney Just Filed a Patent for More Realistic and Advanced Skin for Robots and Animatronics!

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Disney is always working on some crazy new tech, and WE’RE always looking out for their newest innovations!

Hondo Ohnaka

Imagineers have been doing a lot of work on tech for the parks and a LOT of that has to do with robotics. Disney is at the forefront of animatronic and entertainment robotics engineering, so they come up with crazy new inventions ALL THE TIME. Recently, we’ve spotted a realistic robot handshake and a patent for an autonomous park-roaming robot. Today, we spotted a NEW patent and this one focuses on a robot’s…skin? You read that right! Take a look!

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