Darkbeer1
Theme Park Reporter and TV producer
- Joined
- Dec 3, 2012
Well, as we have learned here, looking at required government documents in things like Permits and Zoning can give you some "inside" information. Time to add patents to the list...
http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-flight-simulator-drift-racer-20161209-story.html
>>Universal City Studios has filed three patent applications, including an attraction that resembles a race car from a Nintendo video game.
The race car, dubbed a “Drift Racer,” would hold two passengers and allow them to control the speed and rear tires with a steering wheel, according to the patent application. The unique feature of the attraction is that the back end of the car would be able to drift or fishtail, based on how the riders steer or accelerate the vehicle.
Another application describes a flight-simulator ride that puts riders in what resembles an Iron Man suit. The riders are suspended from an overhead frame that lets them pitch and sway to simulate the sensation of flying, according to the patent application.<<
Also worth mentioning, was at Knott's Berry Farm yesterday, and the area east of the Sky Cabin has been totally cleared. Knott's employees have been told to tell guests they are building a Ballroom there....
Well, very easy to convert a Ballroom into an "Action Theater". Cedar Fair has the rights to Electronic Arts (EA) properties to convert them into use for their Action theaters,
Great America in NorCal just got Mass Effect New Earth, A 4D Holographic Journey across the galaxy.
And Carowinds got Plants vs. Zombies™ Garden Warfare: 3Z Arena.
So I think the better questions are, which one, and when will it open?
Knott's has already announced two new slides for Soak City, and Sol Spin to replace Windjammer.
Will we have to wait until 2018 to shoot Gnomes????
http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-flight-simulator-drift-racer-20161209-story.html
>>Universal City Studios has filed three patent applications, including an attraction that resembles a race car from a Nintendo video game.
The race car, dubbed a “Drift Racer,” would hold two passengers and allow them to control the speed and rear tires with a steering wheel, according to the patent application. The unique feature of the attraction is that the back end of the car would be able to drift or fishtail, based on how the riders steer or accelerate the vehicle.
Another application describes a flight-simulator ride that puts riders in what resembles an Iron Man suit. The riders are suspended from an overhead frame that lets them pitch and sway to simulate the sensation of flying, according to the patent application.<<
Also worth mentioning, was at Knott's Berry Farm yesterday, and the area east of the Sky Cabin has been totally cleared. Knott's employees have been told to tell guests they are building a Ballroom there....
Well, very easy to convert a Ballroom into an "Action Theater". Cedar Fair has the rights to Electronic Arts (EA) properties to convert them into use for their Action theaters,
Great America in NorCal just got Mass Effect New Earth, A 4D Holographic Journey across the galaxy.
And Carowinds got Plants vs. Zombies™ Garden Warfare: 3Z Arena.
So I think the better questions are, which one, and when will it open?
Knott's has already announced two new slides for Soak City, and Sol Spin to replace Windjammer.
Will we have to wait until 2018 to shoot Gnomes????
