Dome theater ride system and method
AssigneeUniversal City Studios LLC
InventorsDaniel M. Freedman, Nathanael G. White
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Abstract
A dome ride system includes a dome, a cartridge, receptacles of the cartridge configured to secure users, a media system configured to communicate a narrative to the users disposed within the cartridge utilizing an interior surface of the dome to display a visual aspect of the narrative, and a drive system. The cartridge is configured to be disposed within the dome, the dome is engaged with the drive system and configured to rotate in multiple directions about a center of the dome in response to input from the drive system, and the cartridge is configured to be coupled to and rotate with the dome.
Claims20
A dome ride system, comprising:
- a dome;
- a cartridge, wherein the cartridge is configured to be disposed within the dome;
- receptacles of the cartridge configured to secure users;
- a media system configured to communicate a narrative to the users disposed within the cartridge utilizing an interior surface of the dome to display a visual aspect of the narrative;
- and
- a drive system, wherein the dome is engaged with the drive system and configured to rotate in multiple directions about a center of the dome in response to input from the drive system, and wherein the cartridge is configured to be coupled to and rotate with the dome.
A system comprising:
- a dome substantially spherical in shape;
- a ride vehicle configured to secure one or more users disposed within the dome;
- a media system configured to display images to the one or more users via an interior surface of a first hemisphere of the dome;
- a drive system configured to rotate the dome in all directions about a center of the dome, wherein the ride vehicle is coupled to the dome such that the ride vehicle rotates in conjunction with the dome.
A method, comprising:
- positioning, via a first translation of a conveyance system, a first cartridge adjacent to an entrance of a dome, wherein the first cartridge comprises a first ride vehicle;
- positioning, via the first translation of the conveyance system, a second cartridge adjacent to a first loading zone, wherein the second cartridge comprises a second ride vehicle;
- inserting the first cartridge into the dome;
- implementing a ride cycle;
- withdrawing the first cartridge from the dome;
- and
- transferring users between the second cartridge and the first loading zone.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.