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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 06, 2010
Filed:
Nov. 30, 2007
Joseph F. Casey, Orlando, FL (US);
Michael R. Kiddoo, Orlando, FL (US);
Steven C. Blum, Orlando, FL (US);
William F. Whitcomb, Saugus, CA (US);
Scott R. Trowbridge, Windermere, FL (US);
Joseph F. Casey, Orlando, FL (US);
Michael R. Kiddoo, Orlando, FL (US);
Steven C. Blum, Orlando, FL (US);
William F. Whitcomb, Saugus, CA (US);
Scott R. Trowbridge, Windermere, FL (US);
Universal City Studios LLLP, Universal City, CA (US);
Abstract
A ride vehicle includes a tactile or physical contact system. The ride vehicle moves along a path or track. The path or track can be outdoors or partially or entirely indoors, i.e., in a dark ride. The system provides a touch effect by causing a physical or solid touch element to make physical contact with a part of a rider's body. Alternatively, the system can operate by projecting or spraying a gas, such as air, a vapor, such as water vapor or steam, or even a liquid, such as water, toward or onto part of a rider's body or the rider's clothing. The system is advantageously substantially self-contained aboard the vehicle, but may receive power or working fluid from off-board sources, either at discrete locations, or continuously along the ride path.