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Interactive dark ride

  • US 6,796,908 B2
  • Filed: 06/14/2002
  • Issued: 09/28/2004
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/14/2001
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. An interactive amusement ride comprising two or more multi-passenger ride vehicles sized, configured and adapted to carry groups of ride participants along a defined ride path through two or more light-controlled rooms, at least one of said ride vehicles being configured with an on-board interactive effects console operable by one or more of said ride participants, said interactive ettects console being disposed on-board ot said at least one ride vehicle generally within operable communications range and/or within reaching range of said one or more ride participants while riding said at least one ride vehicle, and wherein said at least one ride vehicle further comprises two or more occupant seats for safely seating a corresponding number of ride participants, said two or more occupant seats being oriented relative to said at least one ride vehicle and to each other occupant seat such that ride participants riding on said at least one ride vehicle generally face inward of the ride vehicle generally facing one another, and wherein said interactive effects console in said at least one ride vehicle is configured and adapted to selectably produce at least one on-board vehicle effect or console effect in response to an operating input from either:

  • (i) one or more of said ride participants riding said at least one ride vehicle, (ii) one or more ride participants riding in a different ride vehicle, and/or (iii) one or more bystanders observing said at least one ride vehicle and/or waiting in line to ride said interactive amusement ride.

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