Canopy or living mat for hiding support features on a ride or display platform

An assembly adapted for use with a system with tracked ride or display system with a platform, a drive mechanism for selectively moving a support member that extends through a slot in the platform, and an object supported by the support member, the assembly comprising:

• a canopy positioned between the supported object and a surface of the platform facing the supported object,
• wherein the canopy comprises a plurality of camouflaging elements positioned between the slot in the platform and the supported object,
• wherein the camouflaging elements are arranged in two or more layers adjacent to the slot,
• wherein at least a portion of the camouflaging elements in adjacent pairs of the layers at least partially overlap when viewed from the supported object, and
• wherein the support member contacts and moves a number of the camouflaging elements when the drive mechanism operates to move the support member through the canopy.

An assembly, comprising:

• a drive mechanism for selectively moving a support member;
• an object supported upon an end of the support member spaced apart from the drive mechanism;
• and
• a canopy positioned between the supported object and the drive mechanism,
• wherein the canopy comprises a plurality of camouflaging elements,
• wherein the camouflaging elements are arranged in two or more layers adjacent to the slot,
• wherein a number of the camouflaging elements include a flexible and resilient shaft supporting an upper body, and
• wherein the number of the camouflaging elements further include a plurality of flexible and resilient arms or protruding members extending outward a central portion of the upper body.