food IS a theme park
Yes, hello, it’s us again, and we’re here to tell you about a very neat Disney patent!
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You know that we love to lurk in the Disney filings to see what new technology the Imagineers have in store for the theme parks and beyond. We’ve seen innovations with drones for nighttime shows and LOTS of virtual and augmented reality inventions. But wait ’til you see the latest Disney patent!
Disney is pretty well known for pushing the envelope when it comes to technical advancements, and that includes when it comes to outfitting a guest’s theme park experience.
Disney Genie Concept Art
Disney has revealed some big upcoming changes to mobile technology. In addition to the upcoming release of the Disney Genie vacation planning application, Disney also plans to discontinue free MagicBands in favor of mobile expansion.
Now, we’ve spotted a few recent Disney patents that may have something to do with this innovation on the mobile front. Imagineers have been working on developing an artificially intelligent virtual agent and we’re wondering: Could this be what we can expect with Disney Genie?Â
Beach Club Marketplace Refillable Mug Station
StitchKingdom is reporting that Disney has applied for a patent that could mean the end of the beloved refillable mugs in Disney Parks and Resorts…or at least the end of the free refills…
The new “Self-Service Beverage and Snack Dispensing Using Identity-Based Access Control” system would mean that your Key to the World card — or even potentially your fingerprint — could do more than just get you into the parks; it could determine your fate as to how many refills of that Orange Fanta you can get next time you’re at Pop Century’s Food Court!
That’s right, Disney’s proposing using RFID technology to put an end to endless refills — unless you’re [Read more…]
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