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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 21, 2019
Filed:
Nov. 07, 2017
Universal City Studios Llc, Universal City, CA (US);
Daniel Matthew Freedman, Ocoee, FL (US);
Ji Hyun Han, Winter Park, FL (US);
Universal City Studios LLC, Universal City, CA (US);
Abstract
A ride vehicle includes a base configured to move through an attraction environment and a sphere engaging the base and further including one or more ride seats disposed within the sphere. The one or more ride seats are coupled to an upper surface of a platform disposed within the sphere. The ride vehicle also includes a sphere drive system of the base configured to engage with an external surface of the sphere to rotate the sphere relative to the base. The upper surface of the platform is configured to remain substantially horizontal while the sphere drive system rotates the sphere.