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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 21, 2014
Filed:
Mar. 15, 2013
Disney Enterprises, Inc., Burbank, CA (US);
Anthony W. Baxter, Anaheim, CA (US);
Edward A. Nemeth, Hermosa Beach, CA (US);
Alfredo M. Ayala, West Covina, CA (US);
Disney Enterprises, Inc., Burbank, CA (US);
Abstract
A ride adapted for providing riders or passengers with a unique ride experience. The ride includes a first turntable assembly including a first turntable and a drive mechanism operable to rotate the first turntable about a rotation axis extending vertically through the first turntable. The ride apparatus includes a second turntable assembly that is supported on the first turntable, and the second turntable assembly includes a second turntable and a drive mechanism operable to rotate the secondary turntable about a rotation axis extending vertically through the second turntable. The ride apparatus includes a number of passenger vehicles mounted on the second turntable that are rotated to maintain an angular orientation to cause the vehicles to face a focal point or area on a projection surface provided about the turntables. The drive mechanisms are operable to independently rotate the first and second turntables about the rotation axes, e.g., no mechanical linkage.