Universal City Studios, Inc.

Universal Studios LLC

John Leisner

Nicholas H Drobnis

Benjamin L Sheldon

Edward S Newquist

William F Whitcomb

Gene Leasure

David D Danon

Michael Taylor

James M Lehner

Ben Van Elk

Harry E Largman

Fred Gallo, Jr

Tim Sepielli

Harry C Corbin

Chris Peters

Frank Masi

Leo Kohler

Rene Ploum

Jim Crossley

Neil Engel

A ride attraction includes a vehicle having a seat mover for use by physically disabled passengers. A swing arm is pivotally attached to a jack post in the boat, with an extension arm attached to the swing arm. The physically disabled passenger is moved to a loading position on a seat supported by a dolly. The extension arm of the seat mover engages the seat. The seat is locked onto the extension arm and unlocked from the dolly. The jack post lifts the seat high enough to clear the side of the vehicle. The seat is swung into position in the vehicle and lowered on the jack post, and then locked into position in the vehicle. Accordingly, the physically disabled are provided access to theme park ride attractions.

Ride attraction system for the physically disabled

A film to live-action theater includes a screen facing an audience seating area. The screen has exit and entrance openings and movable panels to open and close off the openings. A screen elevator lifts the screen from a lowered position, wherein the entrance and exit openings are concealed behind a stage, to an up position, to allow an actor and/or a prop to move through the openings. The audience views a film presentation projected onto the lowered screen. At a predetermined time, the screen is quickly raised and a live actor and/or a prop move through the screen to a front stage area, on a track. The opening of the door panels is preferably partially concealed through special effects such as fog or lighting. As the film presentation is preferably made with three dimensional film technology, the audience perceives a film-to-live transition.

Film and live action theater

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