New Disney patent could turn your car into a ride

Inside Disney, the next thrill may involve you getting behind the wheel of your own car. And you could experience the ride before even stepping foot inside the parks, as Matt Trezza explains. One day, Disney's hottest ride could be your car. The theme park giant has obtained a patent for technology that uses your own vehicle to navigate through the ride. The way that I see this patent, it's kind of like taking test track and bringing it outside the park. Loyal Pazinski is a business consultant and former Disney Imagineering executive. He says the patent describes a way for Disney to set up a ride almost anywhere, like the car rental pickup at Orlando International Airport. What if you actually got in your car and you actually entered like one of these tunnels and you actually had a show and, you know, your vacation, your attraction experience actually started before you even left the airport. Titled Vehicle Entertainment System and Method, the patent described different ways Disney could take control of your vehicle and guide it through a tunnel filled with visual elements like animatronics or projections. All the while, it's using your car stereo to play sounds and even control the headlights and air conditioner. You come to a really hot spot like you're about to enter a volcano and the car's heaters turn on all of a sudden. It gets really warm in the car like that's a really kind of fun way to engage guests. A self-driving car could pilot itself through the ride while one without that feature could move along a track like at a car wash. Theme park expert Seth Kaberski says it could be a way for Disney to bring the park to you. This could be like a traveling temporary theme park. It could be set up in a large parking lot. If you remember a few years back, the Oviedo Mall during Halloween had a drive-through haunted house experience. It's innovative technology, but as with all patents, it's important to note that it could be years before Disney actually puts this tech to use, if at all. Matt Trezza, Fox 35 News.