Interactive dark ride

• US 20030106455A1
• Filed: 06/14/2002
• Published: 06/12/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 06/14/2001
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: MQ Gaming LLC
• Original Assignee: Denise Chapman Weston
• Inventors: Weston, Denise Chapman
• Granted Patent: US 6,796,908 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 104/53
• CPC Class Codes: A63G 31/007 involving water
• CPC Class Codes: A63G 31/16 creating illusions of travel
• CPC Class Codes: A63G 7/00 Up-and-down hill tracks; Switchbacks

Abstract

The invention provides an interactive dark ride configured and designed to stimulate the development of creative thinking and problem solving abilities and to encourage group cooperation and team work. A dark ride vehicle is also provided having inward-facing seating adapted to facilitate socializing and group gaming activities among ride participants during the ride sequence. Various interactive effects are provided along a defined ride path and/or along various associated ride cueing areas. The interactive effects are configured and arranged such that ride participants selectively actuate the various effects by successfully completing various requested tasks. Some or all of the interactive effects require the cooperation of multiple ride participants (either on the same vehicle, other vehicles and/or in adjacent queuing areas) in order to actuate the desired effect(s).

Claims

1. A dark ride having one or more interactive effects disposed along the ride path which may be actuated by a team of ride participants operating an interactive ride vehicle.

2. A dark ride having two or more multi-passenger ride vehicles configured to traverse along a defined path through various light controlled rooms, wherein each ride vehicle is configured with inward facing seating whereby ride participants in each vehicle face one another while riding on the ride.

3. An interactive dark ride vehicle having an electronic personality with voice functions and one or more consoles and/or wands thereon for actuating various interactive effects disposed throughout the dark ride sequence.