Thematic interactive attraction
An attraction includes a geometrically arranged set of displays mounted around a vertically oriented ring shaped support. The displays form a closed loop with an open center, a front side where the displays are visible to an audience, and a rear side where a human concierge facilitating content shown in the displays, such as through an interactive control system, can be positioned and would be visible by the audience through the open center of the vertical loop of displays.
1. An improved thematic attraction comprising:
a vertically oriented ring shaped support;
a geometrically arranged plurality of displays mounted to the support and positioned to form a vertically oriented closed loop of displays with an open center, the closed loop of displays having a front side wherein images shown on each of the plurality of displays would be visible to an audience facing the front side and a rear side where a human concierge can be positioned and would be visible by the audience through the open center.
2. The improved thematic attraction of claim 1 , further comprising a control system for providing images to be shown on the displays and an interactive control coupled to the control system for selecting the images to be displayed, wherein the human concierge using the interactive control and positioned by the rear side would be visible by the audience through the open center.
3. The improved thematic attraction of claim 1 , wherein each display is mounted to the support with a respective mounting apparatus.
4. The improved thematic attraction of claim 3 , wherein the support comprises an inner structural element and an outer shell, the mounting apparatus for each respective display attached to the inner structural element.
5. The improved thematic attraction of claim 4 , wherein the mounting apparatus for each respective display comprises a mounting plate connected to the respective display and a standoff connected between the mounting plate and the inner structural element.
6. The improved thematic attraction of claim 4 , further comprising conductors to connect the plurality of displays to a computer, the conductors routed circumferentially around the support inside the outer shell.
7. The improved thematic attraction of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of displays are in separate respective housings and adjacent displays of the geometrically arranged plurality of displays at least partially overlap each other.
8. The improved thematic attraction of claim 1 , wherein each display has a horizontal axis, the horizontal axes of adjacent displays of the geometrically arranged plurality being angled with respect to each other.
9. The improved thematic attraction of claim 1 , wherein the closed loop is generally circular.
10. A improved thematic attraction comprising:
a vertically oriented circular support;
a geometrically arranged plurality of displays mounted to the support and positioned to form a vertically oriented circular loop of displays with an open center, the loop of displays having a front side wherein images shown on each of the plurality of displays would be visible to an audience facing the front side and a rear side where a human concierge can be positioned and would be visible by the audience through the open center.
11. The improved thematic attraction of claim 10 , the support comprising an inner structural ring and an outer shell surrounding the structural ring, each display mounted to the support by a mounting apparatus attached to the structural ring.
12. The improved thematic attraction of claim 11 , further comprising supports positioned between the structural ring and the outer shell.
13. The improved thematic attraction of claim 11 , further comprising conductors to connect the plurality of displays to a computer, the conductors routed circumferentially around the support inside the outer shell.
14. The improved thematic attraction of claim 11 , wherein the plurality of displays are in separate respective housings, each display having a horizontal axis, the plurality of displays mounted to the support so that adjacent displays at least partially overlap each other and so that the horizontal axes of adjacent displays are angled with respect to each other.
15. The improved thematic attraction of claim 10 , further comprising a control system for providing images to be shown on the displays and an interactive control coupled to the control system for selecting the images to be displayed, wherein the human concierge using the interactive control and positioned behind the rear side would be visible by the audience through the open center.
16. A improved thematic attraction comprising:
a vertically oriented circular support having an inner structural ring and an outer shell surrounding the structural ring;
a geometrically arranged plurality of displays mounted on respective mounting apparatus connected to the structural ring;
the plurality of displays positioned symmetrically around the support to form a vertically oriented circular loop of displays with an open center, each display being in a respective housing and having a horizontal axis, the plurality of displays mounted so that adjacent displays partially overlap each other and so that the horizontal axes of adjacent displays are angled with respect to each other;
the loop of displays having a front side wherein images shown on each of the plurality of displays would be visible to an audience facing the front side and a rear side where a human concierge can be positioned and would be visible by the audience through the open center.
17. The improved thematic attraction of claim 16 , further comprising conductors to connect the plurality of displays to a computer, the conductors routed circumferentially around the support inside the outer shell.
18. The improved thematic attraction of claim 16 , further comprising supports positioned between the structural ring and the outer shell.
19. The improved thematic attraction of claim 16 , wherein the mounting apparatus for each respective display comprises a mounting plate connected to the respective display and a standoff connected between the mounting plate and the structural ring.
20. The improved thematic attraction of claim 16 , further comprising a control system for providing images to be shown on the displays and an interactive control coupled to the control system for selecting the images to be displayed, wherein the human concierge using the interactive control and positioned by the rear side would be visible by the audience through the open center.