As reported by wdwmagic.com, last week, Disney Enterprises, Inc. published a patent for "a way to make a flat ride track feel like it's climbing or dropping, without the track actually changing height."

The core version of the trick needs no moving parts and no screens at all, just angled walls and stairs, though the patent leaves room for add-ons like video projection and set pieces that shift or change dimension as a vehicle passes, layered on top of the static illusion for a stronger effect. — Read the rest

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