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Disney has filed a new patent application that focuses on advancing the way animatronics are brought to life in theme parks. The filing describes technology that combines projection systems, sensors, and real-time rendering engines to create more realistic and responsive figures.
Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 15 Sep 2025
Disney has filed a new patent application that focuses on advancing the way animatronics are brought to life in theme parks. The filing describes technology that combines projection systems, sensors, and real-time rendering engines to create more realistic and responsive figures.
Disney patent application US18/592,863 outlines a performance system that projects content onto a "mechanically animated surface" such as an animatronic face, then updates that projection in real time as the figure moves. The Disney patent application was filed March 1, 2024, and published September 4, 2025 as US20250278879A1. The named inventors are Alfredo Medina Ayala, Jr., Nicholas Daniel Gathany, Jonathan Bogie, Brent Yuzo Uramoto, Douglas Fidaleo, and Joel Peavy.
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