Drones Coming To Disney Parks

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    Originally Posted By dagobert

    Disney is thinking about using drones for their fireworks displays.

    <a target="blank" rel="nofollow" href="http://disneyandmore.blogspot.com/2016/01/disney-asks-faa-permission-to-fly.html">http://disneyandmore.blogspot....fly.html</a>

    <a target="blank" rel="nofollow" href="http://www.forbes.com/sites/gregorymcneal/2014/08/27/four-things-you-need-to-know-about-disneys-drones/">http://www.forbes.com/sites/gr...-drones/</a>

    Hopefully nothing like this incident at a ski race in Italy will happen at WDW. It happens after nine seconds, but luckily no one was injured.

    <a target="blank" rel="nofollow" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JisIf5LxPxw">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v...If5LxPxw</a>

    I guess at the Disney Parks no guests will be near the operating area of the drones.
     
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    Originally Posted By trekkeruss

    The LotteWorld video; those look like remote controlled helium balloons to me. As for Disney, perhaps some kind of tethering system would prevent the drones from crashing outside of a safety zone?
     
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    Originally Posted By FerretAfros

    I saw the patent filed for this a while ago, and figured it was one of Disney's research projects that they might license out, rather than use in the parks. It's interesting that they've filed for permission to fly them, since that would indicate they intend to use it themselves

    I would guess the most likely use is in a replacement/overhaul for Illuminations, or the new Rivers of Light show if they get approved in time. With the distance from guests, I'm not sure it would work well for MK or the Studios
     
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    Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt

    Would love to see Tinkerbell and/or Dumbo fly over Disneyland without the ugly zipline running from the Matterhorn to Frontierland. Maybe that's what their planning to do. Or perhaps do away with them altogether for something even more spectacular.
     
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    Originally Posted By CuriousConstance

    "Or perhaps do away with them altogether for something even more spectacular. "

    Are you thinking what I'm thinking? A life size King Triton flappin his fins above everyone's head!?
     
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    Originally Posted By monorailblue

    Flippin' your fins you don't get too far--legs are required for jumping, dancing . . . .
     
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