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US 6,796,908 B2Granted
Interactive dark ride
AssigneeCreative Kingdoms, LLC
InventorDenise Chapman Weston
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AssigneeCreative Kingdoms, LLC
InventorDenise Chapman Weston
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The invention provides an interactive dark ride configured and designed to stimulate the development of creative thinking and problem solving abilities and to encourage group cooperation and team work. A dark ride vehicle is also provided having inward-facing seating adapted to facilitate socializing and group gaming activities among ride participants during the ride sequence. Various interactive effects are provided along a defined ride path and/or along various associated ride cueing areas. The interactive effects are configured and arranged such that ride participants selectively actuate the various effects by successfully completing various requested tasks. Some or all of the interactive effects require the cooperation of multiple ride participants (either on the same vehicle, other vehicles and/or in adjacent queuing areas) in order to actuate the desired effect(s).
An interactive amusement ride comprising two or more multi-passenger ride vehicles sized, configured and adapted to carry groups of ride participants along a defined ride path through two or more light-controlled rooms, at least one of said ride vehicles being configured with an on-board interactive effects console operable by one or more of said ride participants, said interactive ettects console being disposed on-board ot said at least one ride vehicle generally within operable communications range and/or within reaching range of said one or more ride participants while riding said at least one ride vehicle, and wherein said at least one ride vehicle further comprises two or more occupant seats for safely seating a corresponding number of ride participants, said two or more occupant seats being oriented relative to said at least one ride vehicle and to each other occupant seat such that ride participants riding on said at least one ride vehicle generally face inward of the ride vehicle generally facing one another, and wherein said interactive effects console in said at least one ride vehicle is configured and adapted to selectably produce at least one on-board vehicle effect or console effect in response to an operating input from either:
An interactive amusement ride comprising one or more ride vehicles sized, configured and adapted to carry one or more ride participants along a defined ride path through two or more rooms having various themed visual and special effects therein, at least one of said ride vehicles being configured with an on-board interactive effects interface including at least one wireless receiver and/or transceiver, said on-board interactive effects interface being disposed on-board of said at least one ride vehicle generally within operable communications range and/or within reach of said one or more ride participants while riding said at least one ride vehicle, and wherein said interactive effects interface is configured and adapted to selectably trigger or control at least one vehicle function or on-board effect in response to one or more wireless input devices operated by either:
A method for amusing one or more ride participants riding on an interactive dark ride, comprising the following steps:
An interactive amusement ride comprising one or more ride vehicles sized, configured and adapted to carry one or more ride participants along a defined ride path through an interactive dark ride experience including various themed visual, aural and/or other sensory effects, each vehicle and/or ride participant being equipped with one or more associated motion-activated wands adapted to wirelessly activate or control one or more of said visual, aural or sensory effects simply by waiving or moving said wand in a particular learned motion.
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